AI CS6 Help Files

In AI CS5, I downloaded the help manual (a PDF file named Using Adobe Illustrator CS5), so that I don't need to rely on my ISP being up and running 24/7.
I've just installed AI CS6, and I'd like to download the new help manual, but I haven't been able to find it so far. A search for Using Adobe Illustrator CS6 finds nothing. I really don't want something like Classroom in a Book. I want a reference manual, with a good index.

It is reassuring to find that Adobe is finding the same difficulty that I am in managing multi-platform publishing. The pdf user's guide illustrates the advantages a conventional book format over a simple collection of web pages.
The pdf "Help and tutorials" document linked in Todd's email features no page numbering (or page headers/footers), no table of contents, no index, no logical break between "What's New" and the actual user's guide.
The "What's New" material for CS5 is still there which tells us that Adobe didn't actually revise the document from CS5 but just scabbed the CS6 "What's New" copy to the beginning. Among the many formatting issues with this document are topic headings that appear at the foot of one page with associated copy starting on the next page, tables and illustration appear with borders cut off (or simply don't fit within the space available).
After having waited so long for a user's guide it is very disappointing to find such a sloppy document. Let's hope this is only temporary intended to satisfy the self-imposed June publication date. Even the link in Todd's post suggests slipshod attention to detail "blogs.adobe.com/premiereprotraining/2010/08/help-documents-for- creative-suite-5-pdf-and-html.html". August of 2010??? Creative Suite 5???

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CS6 Help file link wanted

Anyone got a link to the Premiere CS6 downloadable Help file ( pdf) yet?

leslie wand wrote:
thank you kevin. much appreciated.
@ jeff - f1 might work for you, but it certainly doesn't work for me. i get taken to a webpage (on line) that tells me what's new in cs6 and how to work in 5.5!
prem - http://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/topics.html
ps - http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/topics.html
ae - http://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects.html
none of which are of any real use as serious help - and especially not as they're on line, which my edit pc rarely is!
These are "Topic Pages" for Help. You can think of these pages as the Table of Contents.
What's new and links to past versions of Help is part of Help. I'm sorry that confused you.
Scroll down a bit to see all the topics. Click a link, you get taken to that specific topic.
BTW, when I click F1 for Help in After Effects, I get the proper link, not the one you just linked to.
If you don't think this is "serious" Help, I'm sorry you feel that way. I write the Help, so feel free to air out any criticisms to me, and I'll try my best to address them.
I apologize for not having the PDF ready on ship day. This was a decision I had no control over. Despite my heavy lobbying (on behalf of users like yourself) the new Help system had more pressing technical challenges for our production team.
The good news is the PDF looks good with the bonus of having navigation on every page in the form of bookmarks. It can be updated as often as I like too.
Just a bit more patience is required, as we have almost completed testing it.

CS6 Help Files

Are there any CS6 Help PDFs yet?
Richard Knight

There's information about new and changed features on these pages, including links to comprehensive video tutorial series about what's new:
what's new and changed in Premiere Pro CS6: http://adobe.ly/HDKYpx
what's new and changed in After Effects CS6: http://adobe.ly/HCGNMJ
what's new and changed in Audition CS6: http://adobe.ly/Hz45o8

Cannot find CS6 offline help file

Hi,
When I try to opne the Dreamweaver CS6 help file by clicking on help in the help menu or F1 Dreamweaver opens the site http://helpx.adobe.com/de/dreamweaver/topics.html but not the offline help file. I can see that the Adobe help applcation gets started but it terminates after a few seconds. How can I open the offline CS6 help file? Why idoes Adobe help application terminates after a few seconds? Thank you for your help.
Regards

The answer above is not quite what the first post asked.
In many parts of CS6 - like setting up a site for instance, there is a help button that does not work if you are offline. Local internet services in my part of the world are rubbish at best and hopeless at worst, so it is not always possible to get on line help. This does not help the working day at all.
I have an installation of CS5.5 and when I click on a help link within the program, it finds my offline help files and displays the correct help for the topic.
I just installed CS6 for the first time on a new PC expecting the same. There appears to be no offline help available, nor can I see any way to install it.
After a major search operation on the adobe website, I did find two pdf help files for CS5, one of which has some help for CS6, but not a lot, and another that contains the same help + 20 or so pages for the creative cloud version, which is of no use to me. For a program that cost a vast amount to purchase, removing the built in help is not what I expected, though I am not at all surprised.
So is there a way to set up offline help without having the pdf file always open just in case? Or are we stuck with a no help system?

Is there a way to save InDesign CS6's help files to hard drive for access off-line?

I can't figure out how to do this. I often take my laptop where there is no internet or weak internet. Help doesn't work when I'm there. Surely there's a way to do this, right? How?
I'm using the Middle Eastern version 8.0.2 (Hebrew-English). I need the help in English.
Thanks!

You're right, of course. Probably most things are the same. Nonetheless I did find the CS6 Help File PDF here: https://web.archive.org/web/20130511110603/http://helpx.adobe.com/pdf/indesign_reference.p df.
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. If I hadn't had the link you originally sent, I'd not have found this link to old CS6 help.

No local help files for Photoshop CS6 extended

Hi
I wish to use local help files for Photoshop CS6 but only online support is available. Local files are not listed under the Adobe Help preferences. The option to search only local rather than online help is greyed out. I found and downloaded a PDF with of the help files but don't know where to install it or if this is possible. I have CS 5 Creative Suite and this works fine giving the option of local or online help when accessed.
Is there a way to install and use local help files in photoshop CS6?
Thank you.

Hi and thanks for directing me to that article, it should have done the trick. I am using mac mountain lion 10.8.5.
The help system has always operated oddly - I have Photoshop cs6 but also the cs5 master suite installed. CS5 works fine but Photoshop cs6 only gives the option for online help and then directs me to the CC site. There is no simple listing for just Photoshop help in the help menu - presumably as it is not seeing it installed
I tried various configurations in the article, having to set up the folders they suggested. In my case, in a variety of alternative places as I have a boot up volume with the documents folder moved onto a RAID array so the Shared folder is not in the documents folder but in Users on the boot drive. So - confusing - but tried all the likely candidates and folder configurations/locations while following the instructions as closely as possible. Even tried an documents folder alias to redirect the program to the alternative path way.
At least now I have the PDFs and can look through them outside the adobe interface. The problem with the community site being questions regarding photoshop alone, yield answers for all sort of other issues and programs.
Thanks for your help though, which should have worked, appreciated.

CS6 PDF Help file?

I've looked for an Audition CS6 PDF help file and could not find one anywhere.
Does anyone know if one is available?
Thank you.
Ted

Here are links to the documents for all CS6 applications, in both PDF and HTML format:
http://blogs.adobe.com/premiereprotraining/2010/08/help-documents-for- creative-suite-5-pdf-and-html.html

CS6 install stalls when installing the Help files

I am attempting to install the trial version of CS6. I have tried it on 2 machines with the same results. One is running Win 7 Ultimate and the other is running Win 7 Home Premium. What happens is that when I install it everything sems to do fine until it gets to the Adobe Help files. It then stalls and stays at the same percentage. The time left does increase so it's not entirely locked up. The machine still functions normally. I've not had any problems with any other programs. I have run the Adobe cleaner with the same results.

Same thing with the direct download. I finally removed every Adobe application on the machine. Including Acrobat reader and flash. I also removed the Adobe folders in the 2 program folders. I also removed the Adobe folders in the common folders. Powered the computer down and then tried to install it. Low and behold it actually installed. Did the same on the other machine and it worked too. I seriously doubt it was a corrupt file as they both had different installs. I think it just had a collision with one of the other Adobe programs. I'm working on putting the other programs back on but it does seem like it fixed it. Pretty tough to do just to see if I like CS6 or not. I guess I'll know in 30 days or so.
Thanks for the help kglad. I do appreciate it.

CF 10 CFML function, tag definitions and help files in DW cs6

I'm unable to view the new CF 10 CFML function, tag definitions and help files in DW CS6 after using the ColdFusion10_Tags_for_DW.mxp update file. I see that the 'CF10 Extensions' are enabled in Adobe Extension Manager CS6.
When I pull up the Reference tab Book: 'Adobe CF Function Reference', I don't see canonicalize in the drop down of 'CFFunctions'.
Is there an issue with updating the extensions within DW CS6?
Any help would be great.
Garth

I am afraid http://forums.adobe.com/community/coldfusion is more suitable for this question.

Where can I find PDF Help files for CS5?

I have CS5 Design Standard ( without extended Photoshop) and I need to get the PDF help files for the component applications. I have tried entering CS5 Help Files and variations of that theme in the search box here at Adobe forums and get many things about CS6 and no Help files for CS5. The search tool here should be googleized or something. 2many adds for new things 2 buy not enough help for what you already bought.

Hi,
Here's another link for Ps CS5 PDF help:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshop/cs/using/photoshop_cs5_help.pdf
And for Creative Suite with links to the CS5 point products:
http://helpx.adobe.com/content/help/en/creative-suite/archive.html
regards,
steve

When I save a CS6 InDesign file as an .idml file InDesign crashes and sends a report to Adobe.

When I save a CS6 InDesign file as an .idml file InDesign crashes and sends a report to Adobe.
When I restart InDesign the .idml file is in the directory as well as a locked InDesign file.
I cannot open the .idml file, instead I get the message:
Cannot open "" file. Adobe InDesign maynot support the file format,
a plug-in that supports the file format may be missing,
or the file may be open in another location.
I can however open an InDesign .idml file that was saved from InDesign CC software.
InDesign CC software is also unable to open the .idml file that I created in CS6.

It seems to be a corrupted IDML file. Does it happen with every file or only with that one.
What is the content of that file? Did you embed images or graphics or did you ink them? Size?
Maybe that this would help you: Re: InDesign 6 is crashing when attempting to open a particular document. All others are opening OK.

Photoshop CS6 help incomplete

Why is it that Adobe releases a product with an incomplete help file? For instance, when you look in the workspace section, you find illustrations and explanations for the CS5 interface. This makes teaching very difficult and students get confused because they can't use the online help to study what they have learned in class. Does anybody know when we can expect a fully updated help for CS6?

ronaledo wrote:
...Does anybody know when we can expect a fully updated help for CS6?
Probably never. Even a top Adobe programming engineer has, in a restrained manner, expressed his frustration with not being able to learn what the documentation team is thinking--if you can call that "thinking". :-/

I am trying to save a photoshop CS6 psd file to jpg and get an option jpg, jpg2000 or jpg stereo, I choose jpg and then Mac 256 colours, normal or interlaced. I just want regular jpg with a high resolution. What am I doing wrong, never had this problem

I am trying to save a photoshop CS6 psd file to jpg and get an option jpg, jpg2000 or jpg stereo, I choose jpg and then Mac 256 colours, normal or interlaced. I just want regular jpg with a high resolution. What am I doing wrong? , never had this problem before. Help!!!

Your description of the issue is not clear:
What format, bit depth and color was your original file "from the net"? It sounds like it was a Color Indexed GIF, which would cause what you are describing.
In the Macintosh Finder, select said "net image" and do a Get Info on it (Command+i). When the Info box appears in the Finder, take a screen shot and upload it here by using the little camera icon in the Reply Editor in the forum's web interface.
If the image is a 256-color GIF, remember the rule: GIGO = garbage in, garbage out.

Unable to open cs6 psd files in cs5?

I am a student, My school uses CS5 - I have CS6 - I am unable to open my homework at school (cs6 wont open on cs5) But I can still open school work at home (cs5 can be opened in cs6)
I need to know (please) if there is a way to save my cs6 psd files as an earlier version so I don't have to keep redoing my work - Please help!

CS6 files are backward compatible.
But when opening in an older version, you can get warnings about text layers, or lose some effects that are specific to CS6 (like strokes on shape layers).

Where Can I Download Offline Help Files for Creative Cloud?

The heading says it all. I am not always connected to the internet and, in any event, I find the on-line help annoying and tedious. I can only find PDF help files for CS4, where can I get them for CS6?

That is not off-line help, it is simply a PDF file full of links to on-line resources. It is next to useless. I want to be able to look at teh help document and get answers to questions, not links to answers.

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