6 Replies Latest reply: Jul 8, 2010 8:48 PM by Dov Isaacs RSS

    Documentation for CS5 Production Premium

    txbonfire Community Member

      I just purchased the CS5 Production Premium.  How can I obtain the hard copy user guides for all of the software included in the CS5 Production Premium?

       

      Last week, I did call Adobe Customer Service/Sales (800-585-0774) and was told that there are no hard copy user guides available for CS5 products, but that the user guides may be available in the future.

       

      When I purchased Adboe Creative Suite Production Studio Premium several years ago, I was able to obtain the hard copy user guides through Adobe at no additional cost.  I was hoping for the same with CS5.

       

      Thanks so much,

      Angela

        • 1. Re: Documentation for CS5 Production Premium
          JainAjay Adobe Employee

          Hello Angela,

           

          There are no hard copy user guides in the boxes and we also stopped offering the hard copy user guides from Adobe.com, so Adobe no longer produce any hard copy user guides.

           

          regards

          Ajay Jain

          • 2. Re: Documentation for CS5 Production Premium
            txbonfire Community Member

            After calling Adobe Customer support again (800-585-0774), I spoke with a person who is knowledgable about the hard copy manuals for the CS5 software.  She said that there is currently 5 user manuals for individual programs of CS5 (Iknow for sure that Photoshop and Illustrator are available, not sure about the other 3).  These books are called "Classroom in a Book" and are sold by Adobe for about $50 per book

            • 3. Re: Documentation for CS5 Production Premium
              Dov Isaacs Employee Hosts

              Unfortunately, that person in Adobe Customer Support is not that knowledgeable. The Classroom in a Book series are not user manuals. They are training exercises. They may be good for initial learning, but they are not in-depth user manuals!

               

                        - Dov

              • 4. Re: Documentation for CS5 Production Premium
                txbonfire Community Member

                Dov,

                Thank you so much for the qlarification.  I have been using the s/w from the Adobe Production Studio Premium (CS2 stuff) for the last 4 years.  I just installed the CS5 Production Premium s/w on my computer yesterday.  What would you suggest for someone like me who has been working with Adobe s/w for a few years.  Would the "Classroom in a Book" series be a waste of my time?  Are there any other options concerning hard-copy manuals?  I know that the s/w contains on-line manuals, but I prefer hard-copy.

                Thanks so much,

                Angela

                • 5. Re: Documentation for CS5 Production Premium
                  BobLevine CommunityMVP

                  Press F1 which will bring up the Help system. Look in the upper right corner where you'll find a link to the PDF manual.

                   

                  Bob

                  • 6. Re: Documentation for CS5 Production Premium
                    Dov Isaacs Employee Hosts

                    I've heard mixed reviews on the Classroom in a Book series. Sometimes extracts of books are available on Amazon for you to peruse prior to deciding to purchase same.

                     

                    In terms of printed manuals, follow Bob Levine's advice, download the PDF files, and then print the PDF files. You might even consider printing those manuals 2-up from Acrobat or Adobe Reader to save some paper.

                     

                              - Dov