Join Our Free Monthly Meetings
The Austin Adobe User Group has been meeting monthly since it was founded in 1993 as the Austin Macromedia User Group. It supports the use of the Adobe Creative Cloud with free presentations by experts in a wide variety of Adobe applications.
With the start of the pandemic, our meeting moved from being in-person to being on Zoom. We use the same Zoom room for every meeting. To get the address, please write to austinadobegroupmgr@gmail.com.
Recordings of each meeting are posted a few days after the meeting. Here are the topics we have recently covered and news of our next gathering.
Monthly Programs
from the Austin Adobe User Group
April 11: Create eLearning with Captivate
Interested in creating eLearning modules with Adobe Captivate 7? Learn about the various types of projects how to add audio, including narration and sounds how to add quiz questions how to import and convert slide decks from PowerPoint how to make projects accessible publishing options, including PDF, SWF and HTML5 About the presenter Donna Blumberg teaches Captivate and other Adobe and Microsoft software products, builds elearning modules, web sites and coaches on web site content...
March 14: Creating Accessible PDF documents
Learn to create accessible forms using Adobe Acrobat Professional. This class covers creating a "fillable" PDF form from a Microsoft Word Form. You will also learn how to FIX items on the front end to PREVENT problems on the back end, a phase I have coined, "Comprehensive mitigation prevent excessive remediation." About the Presenter: Cornelius Chopin is currently an Accessibility Specialist at the Texas Department for Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS). He received an Adobe...
February 14: Learning Lightroom
Before celebrating your love on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2014, join the Austin Adobe User Group on Friday afternoon, 1:15 pm - 3:30 pm, and fall in love with Adobe Lightroom. Is it an alternative to Photoshop? We'll discuss that. More than an image database and selection tool, Lightroom can be used for quick and easy non-destructive image adjustments: photo resizing and optimizing, image correction and retouching, radial filters, video slideshows and more. Karen Kreps will share why she...
January 10, 2014: Working with Acrobat Pro XI
Interested in learning what Adobe Acrobat Pro XI can do? Learn how to Create PDFs – multiple ways (from another document, combining multiple files into one PDF or portfolio, and more) Edit or add text or images and headers/footers Add and comments as part of a review Check for and improve document accessibility Create interactive (fillable) forms that can be saved in the free Acrobat Reader using Acrobat Pro and FormCentral Redact text Create a secure PDF About the Presenter: Donna Blumberg...
December 13 – An Introduction to Adobe Edge Animate
Presenter Luci Rios will discuss and demonstrate Adobe's Edge Animate program. Topics include • What is Adobe Edge Animate? A brief history • Demonstrating a sample Edge compositions or projects • Sample websites that display Edge compositions • Looking at the interface • Step by step construction of a simple composition of an image slider in Edge Animate • Uploading and displaying a composition in a Wordpress site using the Edge Suite plugin; slideshow example of the WordPress plugin. About...
November 8, 2013: Create 3D Objects with Adobe Illustrator
While many users have created simply 3D objects in Adobe Illustrator, many have not explore many of its advanced capabilities. In this presentation, you will learn how to: Use the pathfinder tool to create 2D shapes that will be converted into 3D objects Manipulate 3D objects in 3D space Manipulate 3D objects shape, color, etc. Apply texture (symbol) to 3D objects Use the 3D Revolve and Extrude effects effectively Create an exploded view of a CAD drawing Draw with the pen tool effectively and...
October 11, 2013 Using Adobe Illustrator to Create Cool Designs
During this demonstration, presenter Veronica Primeaux will 1. teach a few basic tools and tricks to use with Adobe Illustrator. 2. show how professional graphic artists create their dazzling images. 3. demonstrate how to play with gradients to create dramatic contrast. 4. use the blend tool to generate detailed images and make changes to shape, color, or position. 5. Use text to create unique designs using tools that play with outline, path, and color. About the presenter Veronica Primeaux is...
September 13, 2013 – What is Instructional Design anyway?
The Sep. 13 presentation provides answers to the question, “What is instructional design?” Instructional design is the framework for knowledge transfer. This presentation ranges from established standards of the formal science of instructional design (ID) to evolving technologies that create new rationale, from the academic research of cognitive psychology to the daily details of multimedia formatting and integration. Our speaker, Wayne Vermillion, will provide multiple viewpoints while...
August 9, 2013 – Photo retouching & glamorization with Photoshop
Adobe Certified Photoshop Instructor Carolyn Coffey will do a live demo tutorial about retouching and glamorization. Carolyn teaches Photographic Retouching at Austin Community College and is currently finishing a book on Photoshop CS6. Carolyn says "Photoshop is another tool for all of us photographers to use in our quest for an amazing image. The viewer of stunning images are growing less concerned about whether something was Photoshopped. In fact, they expect it. So it has transformed from...
Using Styles in InDesign CS6 – July 12, 2013
Presenter Lori Luza (loriluza.com) will demonstrate how to use the various types of InDesign styles - paragraph, character and nested styles - to format document easily and quickly. Create tables, including of contents, tables of figures, indices, cross references. Also learn about inserting images into the text. About the presenter Lori Luza is a long-time Adobe user (InDesign, Photoshop and other programs) and also has extensive experience in training groups and individuals. Date: Friday...
About the Austin Adobe User Group
Become a member of the Austin Adobe User Group
Membership is free! Simply attend a live event online.
Management – Join Mailing List – Site Credit
Meetings
Each month, at 6 pm on the Second Thursday, an Adobe-related topic or demonstration is presented by a variety of group members (share your knowledge) or visiting experts. The meetings are free and open to anyone interested in learning about Adobe products and meeting other Adobe enthusiasts. Before the Covid Pandemic, our meetings were hosted at the New Horizon Learning Center, 300 East Highland Mall Boulevard #100, Austin, TX 78752; (512) 349-9555.
Now we meet on Zoom. For access details, please send an email to karen@austinadobeusergroup.com.
Miss a meeting?
Check the Presentations page and/or our YouTube channel. When possible we record our presentations.
Membership advantages
Why join the Austin Adobe User Group? Besides meeting other Adobe enthusiasts and learning how to use Adobe software (through demonstrations at meetings), there are
- special discounts that are available only for User Group members on
- Adobe products
- training:
- discounts from some of our training sponsors
- discounts on books from PeachPit and O’Reilly (request the discount)
- Members are eligible to win door prizes provided by sponsors and one of the twice-yearly Adobe software drawings; see below for details. Questions? Email austinadobegroupmgr@gmail.com
Management Team
The Austin Adobe Users Group is made possible through the continued service from volunteer coordinators and others.
Cornelius Chopin of Rich Media Services, Group Co-manager, Presenter
Jon Merrifield of Peli Studio, Group Co-manager, Presenter
Karen Kreps of Net Ingenuity Group Co-manager, Google Distribution List Manager/Website host
Join the Mailing List for News and Announcements from the Austin Adobe User Group.
The group maintains a “many-to-many” email list on Google Groups. Anyone may join. The list is used for official group announcements and members are welcome to use it to post news of interest to other Adobe users and well as provides a forum to pose questions and comments. Messages and replies sent to the list will go to all members. There are approximately 500 members on the list at any time.
Share your Skills and Talents
Showcase your skills by volunteering your skills and talents with website design, email management, and event coordination. Gain visibility for yourself and your company. Contact us about how you’d like to contribute.
Get Involved
Give a Presentation at a meeting
Speaking Opportunities for Adobe Users. Want to share tips and tricks of how you use Adobe products? Besides helping others learn, you can network with other Adobe enthusiasts. And you – and your contact info/website – will be listed as a presenter on this site. Contact us about your presentation
About the Group
Our mission is to:
- Provide a helpful and supportive environment for individuals who want to learn about web and multimedia design and development using Adobe products
- Provide opportunities for Adobe users to share information, tips, and tricks.
- Provide networking opportunities for web and multimedia professionals in the Austin, TX area.
Find other Adobe User Groups
All Adobe User Groups are listed at https://aem-augs.adobe.com/adobe-user-groups/
Twice-yearly Drawing for Adobe Software
To encourage people to join and participate in the local user groups, Adobe allows each user group to have a drawing twice a year for one Adobe software package valued up to $2,100. The Austin Adobe User group holds the drawings at the June and December meetings. All members who are present at the drawing are eligible to win their choice of an Adobe product that retails for up to $2,100.
How to increase your chances to win
- Attend the meetings. You must attend at least one meeting before the drawing to be a member and be eligible for the drawing. Each meeting you attend increases your chances.
- Do something that benefits the group – review a book, give a presentation, or contribute in another way. Giving a presentation at a meeting gives the most “bonus” tickets.
If you want to volunteer and earn extra tickets toward the drawing or have any questions, contact Karen Kreps, austinadobegroupmgr@gmail.com.
Website Credits
All work on the Austin Adobe User Group site is done by group members who volunteer their time. Many thanks to the following folks:
Karen Kreps, Net Ingenuity – hosting the site, maintaining the domain name, design team member
Jon Merrifield, Peli Studio – graphic design team member