• Everything you need to start and run your business, easily and efficiently
• Over 140 contracts, forms and worksheets
• Five completely searchable Nolo business bestsellers
• Comprehensive “How to” checklists that help you through complex tasks
• Free downloadable legal updates throughout 2008

Product Description
You don’t need an attorney to start and run a business–most of the legal work involved simply requires reliable information and the right documents. With Quicken Legal Business Pro 2008 you’ll get everything you need to get the job done.Completely updated to reflect the latest laws and regulations of your state Quicken Legal Business Pro provides: over 140 contracts forms and worksheets five completely searchable Nolo business bestsellers comprehensive “How to” checklists that help you through complex tasks free downloadable legal updates throughout 2008 a free downloadable edition of Nolo’s business book Investors in Your Backyard (available after registration)Quicken Legal Business Pro brings these five Nolo bestsellers together in one easy-to-use software package:1. Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business2. Tax Savvy for Small Business3. The Manager’s Legal Handbook4. Negotiate the Best Lease for Your Business5. Marketing Without AdvertisingWith over 140 legal forms you’ll have access to the documents you need when you need them. You can also take notes create bookmarks and read real-world examples of situations you’re likely to face.Format: WIN 95982000 Genre: BUSINESS / FINANCE UPC: 093371378298Amazon.com
You don’t need an attorney to start and run a business–most of the legal work involved simply requires reliable information and the right documents. With Quicken Legal Business Pro 2008, you’ll get everything you need to get the job done.

Create contracts, forms, sample letters & more.

Quicken Legal Business Pro has over 140 documents for your business.

Whether you need answers or practical tips, you’ll find them onscreen as you create your documents.

Completely updated to reflect the latest laws and regulations of your state, Quicken Legal Business Pro provides:

• over 140 contracts, forms and worksheets
• five completely searchable Nolo business bestsellers
• comprehensive “How to” checklists that help you through complex tasks
• free downloadable legal updates throughout 2008
• a free, downloadable edition of Nolo’s business book, Investors in Your Backyard (available after registration)

Quicken Legal Business Pro brings these five Nolo bestsellers together in one easy-to-use software package:

1. Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business
2. Tax Savvy for Small Business
3. The Manager’s Legal Handbook
4. Negotiate the Best Lease for Your Business
5. Marketing Without Advertising

With over 140 legal forms, you’ll have access to the documents you need, when you need them. You can also take notes, create bookmarks and read real-world examples of situations you’re likely to face.

Quicken Legal Business Pro helps you:

• Plan for Success
  Select the best structure for your business, draft business contracts, get required documents and minimize the chances of legal disputes.

• Get the Forms You Need
  Choose from over 140 essential documents, contracts, letters, worksheets and more. Many of them are interactive–just take a step-by-step interview, print the results and you’re done!
• Become Tax Savvy
  Identify deductions allowed by the IRS, write off long-term business assets and minimize the chance of an audit.
• Build Your Team
  Hire workers, develop sensible personnel polices, minimize the chance of employee lawsuits and legally terminate workers when necessary.
• Negotiate a Lease
  Figure out how much space you need, choose a good location, negotiate the best possible terms, bargain for lower security deposits, share costs for repairs and expansion, and more!
• Get the Word Out
  Implement efficient and inexpensive marketing plans, price products for success, market online, and attract customers and clients.

Choose to export any completed document to a word processor such as Microsoft Word.

Quicken Legal Business Pro stores all the documents you create in a business portfolio.

Create Contracts, Forms, Sample Letters & More
Quicken Legal Business Pro helps save your business time and money by providing the contracts and forms you need, along with in-depth legal help and plain-English reference materials. After asking you a series of simple questions, the software creates legal documents that are customized for your business needs and valid in your state. You can also edit and save the forms in your word processor.

All the Documents You Need
You may be just getting started and need documents to form your business–perhaps a partnership agreement or a contract to buy a business. Maybe you are already established, but need a good source of contracts and forms you’ll use again and again. Whatever stage your business is in, Quicken Legal Business Pro has over 140 documents for your business.

Not sure where to start? Start with “How to” Checklists
Quicken Legal Business Pro now provides 12 in-depth “how to” checklists to guide you through complex business tasks. Whether you need help writing a business plan, forming an LLC, choosing an ownership structure or hiring workers, you’ll find a checklist that walks you through each step–plus links that lead to sections of the software that will help you complete them.

Help at Every Step
Whether you need answers or practical tips, you’ll find them onscreen as you create your documents. Valuable information is available and easily accessed whenever you need it.

All the Information You Need
Quicken Legal Business Pro includes the text of five best-selling Nolo books that help you with all aspects of your business. Everything is completely searchable by keyword, topic or index, so you’ll find the information you need quickly and easily.

Easy to Use
Just select one of over 60 interactive forms to get started–each document is explained in detail and can be completed easily by finishing a simple interview. After you choose your document, you’ll answer a series of clear, straightforward questions. Quicken Legal Business Pro then creates a customized form suited to you and your situation.

Document Flexibility
You can choose to export any completed document to a word processor such as Microsoft Word. Then you can customize it further if you wish and save your document for future use.

Save Time & Effort
Quicken Legal Business Pro saves you time and effort. The program’s Contact List stores important information about clients, customers, suppliers and others you’ve included while creating your documents. Simply click on a name to add it to the document you are currently making. The program will automatically add the information to the form, so you don’t have to.

Your Own Business Portfolio
Quicken Legal Business Pro stores all the documents you create in a business portfolio. Here you can easily find and access documents that you have created.

Quicken Legal Business Pro 2008

• Bring your best ideas to life with feature-packed new versions of Adobe InDesign CS4, Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4, and Acrobat 9 Pro; explore exciting new services that help you collaborate and connect more efficiently than ever before
• In InDesign CS4, easily manage placed files in the new, customizable Links panel; rotate the canvas in Photoshop CS4 or the spread in InDesign. Combine multiple artboards in a single document in Illustrator CS4, plus many more enhancements
• Use InDesign CS4 to create stunning print documents, from long and complex to short and simple; efficiently deliver multiple versions within a single file, and streamline production with automatically updated cross-references
• Venture into new territory by transforming InDesign CS4 layouts into dynamic documents that anyone with the Adobe Flash Player can view; or combine rich typography and top-quality page design for electronic delivery in PDF
• Freely edit and enhance digital images using extended nondestructive editing techniques in Photoshop CS4; perform common tasks smoothly and conveniently with new, easy-to-access image adjustment and masks panels

Product Description
UPG CS4 DESIGN STANDARD 4 MAC CROMFROM CS3 1UAmazon.com Product Description
Take productivity to the next level with Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard software, the latest evolution of your essential toolkit for print design and production. Exciting new tools enable more expressive design, sophisticated page layout, and efficient prepress and production. Discover new ways to collaborate and tap into expert resources. Simply deliver quality work reliably in print.

In Illustrator, create and arrange up to 100 artboards of differing sizes, and then save them in a single, multipage PDF file or export them as sequentially numbered files. Click to enlarge.

In Photoshop, rotate canvas and image together to any angle for convenient viewing and editing. Click to enlarge.

In InDesign, sort by any column and easily scan the thumbnails in the enhanced Links panel to view detailed, customizable information about linked content. Click to enlarge.

In InDesign, quickly create a compelling interactive document by using the new Page Transitions panel to add animated transitions such as Page Turn. Then export the document as a SWF file that anyone with Adobe Flash Player or a web browser that supports Flash can conveniently view. Click to enlarge.

Upgrade from CS3 to Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard

Customers who have a license for Creative Suite 3 Design Premium, Design Standard, Web Premium, Web Standard, Production Premium, Master Collection are eligible for upgrade pricing.

Why Creative Suite 4 Design Standard?
Print designers today need to quickly and reliably deliver eye-catching, high-quality printed material, and a single software application is not enough to complete the job. Creative Suite 4 Design Standard puts the tools you need for expert print production in one box. The components are built to work smoothly together, so you don’t need to worry about file formats and compatibility, and a common user interface makes it easy to transition between your software tools. Plus, a single installer and single serial number are easier to manage.

Top reasons to upgrade to Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard

Exciting new versions and services
Bring your best ideas to life with feature-packed new versions of Adobe InDesign CS4, Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4, and Acrobat 9 Pro. Explore exciting new services that help you collaborate and connect more efficiently than ever before.

Simplified workflows
In InDesign CS4, easily manage placed files in the new, customizable Links panel. Rotate the canvas in Photoshop CS4 or the spread in InDesign. Combine multiple artboards in a single document in Illustrator CS4, plus many more enhancements.

Flexible, powerful page layout
Use InDesign CS4 to create stunning print documents, from long and complex to short and simple. Efficiently deliver multiple versions within a single file, and streamline production with automatically updated cross-references.

Publishing redefined
Venture into new territory by transforming InDesign CS4 layouts into dynamic documents that anyone with the Adobe Flash Player can view. Or combine rich typography and top-quality page design for electronic delivery in PDF.

Streamlined digital imaging
Freely edit and enhance digital images using extended nondestructive editing techniques in Photoshop CS4. Perform common tasks smoothly and conveniently with new, easy-to-access image adjustment and masks panels.

Sophisticated vector graphics
Find inspiration with new creative options in Illustrator CS4, such as transparency within gradients or the painterly Blob Brush tool. Work quickly and fluidly by accessing tools and options now available directly on your artwork.

Innovative collaboration and presentations
Access the Adobe ConnectNow service to easily share your screen to present, review, or brainstorm from within your design software. Showcase your work in a dynamic, customizable PDF Portfolio that is easy to distribute and view.

Quality testing as you work
Catch production errors on-the-fly with Live Preflight in InDesign CS4, use Separations Preview in Illustrator CS4 to avoid color output surprises, and rely on enhanced preflight checks and automatic PDF corrections in Acrobat 9 Pro.

Efficient shared interface elements
Enjoy improved consistency across InDesign CS4, Photoshop CS4, and Illustrator CS4. Flexibly arrange multiple documents in a single window to compare content or drag-copy objects between them. Easily tab through multiple open documents without maximizing each one.

Answers when you need them
Connect to the expertise of the online design community through your creative desktop. Access information ranging from basic tips, Adobe Help content, and video tutorials to community discussions and blogs.

Combines:

• Adobe InDesign CS4
• Adobe Photoshop CS4
• Adobe Illustrator CS4
• Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro

Quickly and reliably test mobile content in a variety of simulated lighting environments by controlling test settings for backlight, reflections, contrast, and more. Click to enlarge.

Using Live Preflight in InDesign, you can open the Preflight panel to be alerted to errors as they occur rather than when the presses are just about to roll. Click to enlarge.

To allow you to work smoothly and swiftly within components and to move effortlessly among them, Design Standard offers several elegant, cross-component interface enhancements, including N-up view, an application bar, an application frame, and tabbed documents, and task-based workspaces. Click to enlarge.

Adobe InDesign CS4–Design professional layouts for print and digital publishing

Publish persuasive content
Create high-impact, personalized content and long documents tailored for unique audiences in less time and with fewer steps.

Experience fluid workflows
Design with ease using customer-inspired enhancements to your everyday toolset and a more flexible layout environment.

Create rich interactive documents
Create dynamic documents for playback in the Adobe Flash Player runtime as well as engaging PDF content that both include professional typography and top-quality page design.

Adobe Photoshop CS4–Create powerful images with the professional standard

Easily access full editing power
Take greater advantage of all that Adobe Photoshop CS4 software offers with a more intuitive user interface and features that put you in control.

Achieve amazing results
Bring your vision to life with industry-leading tools that let you enhance images and create composites that help meet your highest standards.

Work more efficiently
Be more productive by taking advantage of smooth integration with other Adobe software and enhancements that leverage the power of today’s faster graphics processors.

Adobe Illustrator CS4–Explore new paths with the essential vector tool

Explore new features
Powerful additions such as the Blob Brush tool and transparency in gradients inspire new creativity. The highly anticipated multiple artboards feature prompts new ways of working.

Discover hidden gems
Existing features have been polished, and hidden functions have been uncovered to reveal usefulness and depth, enabling you to learn more quickly and take better advantage of the power of Illustrator.

Work efficiently
Illustrator CS4 offers improved interaction with options and tools, plus you can do more directly on the artboard. Innovations with Smart Guides and Isolation Mode plus new panel behaviors enable a smoother, more efficient workflow.

Deliver almost anywhere
Print delivery is more reliable with Separations Preview. And with new user interface similarity and shared formats among Adobe Creative Suite tools, work across applications is virtually seamless.

Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro–Protect documents and accelerate information exchange with PDF

Deliver professional documents
Easily organize content from a variety of sources–including documents, e-mail, images, spreadsheets, and web pages–in a single searchable PDF Portfolio, compressed for easy distribution. Use professionally designed templates that can be branded with your company logo and colors. Quickly integrate content, define navigation, and add polish to communicate clearly and effectively. Share information with anyone using free Adobe Reader software.

Create and manage forms
Simplify the creation and completion of forms to efficiently analyze and use data. Convert Word and Excel documents or scanned paper to PDF forms with automatic recognition of fillable fields. Or use Adobe LiveCycle Designer ES software, a professional form design tool included with Acrobat 9 Pro software, to further customize and automate dynamic XML forms. Extend Acrobat functionality to Reader users so virtually anyone can participate in the workflows you initiate. Use the Form Tracker to see when forms have been completed and who has completed them. And easily export data to a spreadsheet for analysis and reporting.

Manage document reviews
Accelerate the exchange of ideas with colleagues, extended teams, and customers. Through easy-to-manage electronic document reviews, participants can see and build on other reviewers’ comments as they are being made, so you can quickly gain the input and consensus you need to efficiently develop and complete work. Enable virtually anyone using free Adobe Reader software to participate in reviews, and use the Form Tracker to monitor progress and participation.

Help protect sensitive information
Control access to and use of PDF documents, assign digital rights, and maintain document integrity. Set document permissions to define whether a file can be printed or changed. Apply passwords to help restrict document access. Use redaction tools to permanently remove sensitive information. Digitally sign and certify documents to validate they came from a trusted source. Create and reuse document security policies to precisely manage who can print, save, copy, or modify a document.

Choose Your Edition

With the tightly integrated tools and services in Adobe Creative Suite 4 software, you can create visually rich content for virtually any media–print, web, interactive, video, audio, and mobile. Find the one that’s right for you:

Adobe Creative Suite 4 also allows you to access features and services that are hosted online, such as Adobe Community Help, Adobe Kuler, Adobe ConnectNow (a service on Acrobat.com), Adobe InContext Editing, and Bridge Home.*

* This product may allow you to access certain features that are hosted online (”online services”), provided you have a high-speed Internet connection. The online services, and some features thereof, may not be available in all countries, languages and/or currencies and may be discontinued in whole or in part without notice. Use of the online services is governed by separate terms of use and by the Adobe privacy policy, and access to these services may require user registration. Some online services, including services initially offered at no charge, may be subject to additional fees. For additional details and to review the terms of use and privacy policy, please visit www.adobe.com.

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard Upgrade

• Media-less license contains product key for single installation of MS Office Basic
• Create high-quality documents with new graphics and formatting galleries
• Reliable and secure–junk email filter, anti-phishing tools, and auto document recovery
• Time-management tools; Instant Search; to-do bar; RSS aggregator for Web content
• Office Fluent user interface exposes commonly used commands; enhanced Help system

Product Description
Item #: 02535I. Office Basic 2007 provides software essentials for new personal computers, so both homes and small businesses can get tasks done more quickly and easily. Office Basic 2007 is the software suite that helps you create great-looking documents and spreadsheets, and manage your e-mail, calendar, and contacts efficiently. With a new streamlined user interface, enhanced graphics and formatting capabilities, new time management tools, and greater reliability, Office Basic 2007 makes it easier and more enjoyable for you to get things done at home or work.MICROSOFT MEDIALESS LICENSE KIT (MLK)The Medialess License Kits are the licenses for Microsoft Office 2007 suites and components in the System Builder channel. The end user can purchase a Microsoft Office MLK license within 90 days after new PC purchase.

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Microsoft Office Basic 2007 – license
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Amazon.com Review
Whether planning a retirement strategy or just balancing a checkbook, it can be tough to deal with financial data sensibly and securely. Quicken 2002 Home & Business helps new and upgrading users devise the best arrangements for their information and plan for the future. The program’s Web-page-based tracking system (which integrates Internet Explorer thoroughly) is simple, customizable, and easy on the eyes.

Installing the upgrade is practically transparent, and new users will only have to pay attention for a few minutes before taking a quick coffee break and letting the computer do the work. Data entry is painless now that nearly every major bank and investment house has online information access, though this can be moderately tricky to implement, depending on the business in question.

Those who are a bit more daring can branch out from basic data maintenance and ask the onboard experts for advice on debt reduction, college payment, and many other common financial milestones. The program also includes information and guidance on starting and running a business, including helpful tax information. Links to helpful online services abound–though they’re incomplete, they’re a good start–and users should be able to find information on just about any topic they need.

Upgraders will find the 2002 version a bit slicker and better suited to Web transactions, but little is otherwise different. Those shifting from other packages or new to personal financial management software will have a short but steep learning curve.

Quicken 2002 Home & Business also lets users create customizable estimates and invoices, manage business taxes, and track accounts payable and receivable. This version also lets managers and employees track jobs, projects, and customer payments.

Will Quicken make up for sloppy budgeting, bad investment advice, or the heartbreak of tax day? No, but it will help users committed to financial responsibility achieve their goals without going crazy, and that’s more than enough. –Rob LightnerAmazon.com Product Description
Quicken 2002 Home & Business includes all the business features you need
with the ease you want. Because it’s from Quicken, Home & Business provides
familiar, user-friendly approaches to managing your business finances. It also
includes the latest features of
Quicken 2002 Deluxe to help you
manage your personal finances easily.

Home & Business can help you handle many aspects of your business finances.
Create customizable estimates and invoices effortlessly with onscreen editing.
Utilize the user-friendly approaches of Quicken to help you manage your business
accounts. Quickly balance your checkbook and reconcile your statements. Get a
quick overview of your business on one screen.

See the financial status of your business and check your unpaid invoices all in
one place. With Home & Business you can monitor invoices and upcoming bills. Set
up account receivables and payables so it’s easier to track your customer
invoices and bills from vendors. More accurately track your finances using
reports and graphs, and track multiple projects at once, including all the
estimates, invoices, and payments. Also simplify your business taxes by tracking
expenses and assigning categories such as Schedule C.

The Quicken 2002 Deluxe features will help you automatically categorize your
expenses, reconcile your downloaded statements, set up accounts and bills
faster, analyze your portfolio to see where you stand, and much more.

Quicken 2002 Home & Business

• Bring your best ideas to life with feature-packed new versions of Adobe InDesign CS4, Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4, and Acrobat 9 Pro; explore exciting new services that help you collaborate and connect more efficiently than ever before
• In InDesign CS4, easily manage placed files in the new, customizable Links panel; rotate the canvas in Photoshop CS4 or the spread in InDesign. Combine multiple artboards in a single document in Illustrator CS4, plus many more enhancements
• Use InDesign CS4 to create stunning print documents, from long and complex to short and simple; efficiently deliver multiple versions within a single file, and streamline production with automatically updated cross-references
• Venture into new territory by transforming InDesign CS4 layouts into dynamic documents that anyone with the Adobe Flash Player can view; or combine rich typography and top-quality page design for electronic delivery in PDF
• Freely edit and enhance digital images using extended nondestructive editing techniques in Photoshop CS4; perform common tasks smoothly and conveniently with new, easy-to-access image adjustment and masks panels

Product Description
UPG CS4 DESIGN STANDARD 4 MAC CROMFROM CS3 1UAmazon.com Product Description
Take productivity to the next level with Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard software, the latest evolution of your essential toolkit for print design and production. Exciting new tools enable more expressive design, sophisticated page layout, and efficient prepress and production. Discover new ways to collaborate and tap into expert resources. Simply deliver quality work reliably in print.

In Illustrator, create and arrange up to 100 artboards of differing sizes, and then save them in a single, multipage PDF file or export them as sequentially numbered files. Click to enlarge.

In Photoshop, rotate canvas and image together to any angle for convenient viewing and editing. Click to enlarge.

In InDesign, sort by any column and easily scan the thumbnails in the enhanced Links panel to view detailed, customizable information about linked content. Click to enlarge.

In InDesign, quickly create a compelling interactive document by using the new Page Transitions panel to add animated transitions such as Page Turn. Then export the document as a SWF file that anyone with Adobe Flash Player or a web browser that supports Flash can conveniently view. Click to enlarge.

Upgrade from CS3 to Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard

Customers who have a license for Creative Suite 3 Design Premium, Design Standard, Web Premium, Web Standard, Production Premium, Master Collection are eligible for upgrade pricing.

Why Creative Suite 4 Design Standard?
Print designers today need to quickly and reliably deliver eye-catching, high-quality printed material, and a single software application is not enough to complete the job. Creative Suite 4 Design Standard puts the tools you need for expert print production in one box. The components are built to work smoothly together, so you don’t need to worry about file formats and compatibility, and a common user interface makes it easy to transition between your software tools. Plus, a single installer and single serial number are easier to manage.

Top reasons to upgrade to Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard

Exciting new versions and services
Bring your best ideas to life with feature-packed new versions of Adobe InDesign CS4, Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4, and Acrobat 9 Pro. Explore exciting new services that help you collaborate and connect more efficiently than ever before.

Simplified workflows
In InDesign CS4, easily manage placed files in the new, customizable Links panel. Rotate the canvas in Photoshop CS4 or the spread in InDesign. Combine multiple artboards in a single document in Illustrator CS4, plus many more enhancements.

Flexible, powerful page layout
Use InDesign CS4 to create stunning print documents, from long and complex to short and simple. Efficiently deliver multiple versions within a single file, and streamline production with automatically updated cross-references.

Publishing redefined
Venture into new territory by transforming InDesign CS4 layouts into dynamic documents that anyone with the Adobe Flash Player can view. Or combine rich typography and top-quality page design for electronic delivery in PDF.

Streamlined digital imaging
Freely edit and enhance digital images using extended nondestructive editing techniques in Photoshop CS4. Perform common tasks smoothly and conveniently with new, easy-to-access image adjustment and masks panels.

Sophisticated vector graphics
Find inspiration with new creative options in Illustrator CS4, such as transparency within gradients or the painterly Blob Brush tool. Work quickly and fluidly by accessing tools and options now available directly on your artwork.

Innovative collaboration and presentations
Access the Adobe ConnectNow service to easily share your screen to present, review, or brainstorm from within your design software. Showcase your work in a dynamic, customizable PDF Portfolio that is easy to distribute and view.

Quality testing as you work
Catch production errors on-the-fly with Live Preflight in InDesign CS4, use Separations Preview in Illustrator CS4 to avoid color output surprises, and rely on enhanced preflight checks and automatic PDF corrections in Acrobat 9 Pro.

Efficient shared interface elements
Enjoy improved consistency across InDesign CS4, Photoshop CS4, and Illustrator CS4. Flexibly arrange multiple documents in a single window to compare content or drag-copy objects between them. Easily tab through multiple open documents without maximizing each one.

Answers when you need them
Connect to the expertise of the online design community through your creative desktop. Access information ranging from basic tips, Adobe Help content, and video tutorials to community discussions and blogs.

Combines:

• Adobe InDesign CS4
• Adobe Photoshop CS4
• Adobe Illustrator CS4
• Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro

Quickly and reliably test mobile content in a variety of simulated lighting environments by controlling test settings for backlight, reflections, contrast, and more. Click to enlarge.

Using Live Preflight in InDesign, you can open the Preflight panel to be alerted to errors as they occur rather than when the presses are just about to roll. Click to enlarge.

To allow you to work smoothly and swiftly within components and to move effortlessly among them, Design Standard offers several elegant, cross-component interface enhancements, including N-up view, an application bar, an application frame, and tabbed documents, and task-based workspaces. Click to enlarge.

Adobe InDesign CS4–Design professional layouts for print and digital publishing

Publish persuasive content
Create high-impact, personalized content and long documents tailored for unique audiences in less time and with fewer steps.

Experience fluid workflows
Design with ease using customer-inspired enhancements to your everyday toolset and a more flexible layout environment.

Create rich interactive documents
Create dynamic documents for playback in the Adobe Flash Player runtime as well as engaging PDF content that both include professional typography and top-quality page design.

Adobe Photoshop CS4–Create powerful images with the professional standard

Easily access full editing power
Take greater advantage of all that Adobe Photoshop CS4 software offers with a more intuitive user interface and features that put you in control.

Achieve amazing results
Bring your vision to life with industry-leading tools that let you enhance images and create composites that help meet your highest standards.

Work more efficiently
Be more productive by taking advantage of smooth integration with other Adobe software and enhancements that leverage the power of today’s faster graphics processors.

Adobe Illustrator CS4–Explore new paths with the essential vector tool

Explore new features
Powerful additions such as the Blob Brush tool and transparency in gradients inspire new creativity. The highly anticipated multiple artboards feature prompts new ways of working.

Discover hidden gems
Existing features have been polished, and hidden functions have been uncovered to reveal usefulness and depth, enabling you to learn more quickly and take better advantage of the power of Illustrator.

Work efficiently
Illustrator CS4 offers improved interaction with options and tools, plus you can do more directly on the artboard. Innovations with Smart Guides and Isolation Mode plus new panel behaviors enable a smoother, more efficient workflow.

Deliver almost anywhere
Print delivery is more reliable with Separations Preview. And with new user interface similarity and shared formats among Adobe Creative Suite tools, work across applications is virtually seamless.

Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro–Protect documents and accelerate information exchange with PDF

Deliver professional documents
Easily organize content from a variety of sources–including documents, e-mail, images, spreadsheets, and web pages–in a single searchable PDF Portfolio, compressed for easy distribution. Use professionally designed templates that can be branded with your company logo and colors. Quickly integrate content, define navigation, and add polish to communicate clearly and effectively. Share information with anyone using free Adobe Reader software.

Create and manage forms
Simplify the creation and completion of forms to efficiently analyze and use data. Convert Word and Excel documents or scanned paper to PDF forms with automatic recognition of fillable fields. Or use Adobe LiveCycle Designer ES software, a professional form design tool included with Acrobat 9 Pro software, to further customize and automate dynamic XML forms. Extend Acrobat functionality to Reader users so virtually anyone can participate in the workflows you initiate. Use the Form Tracker to see when forms have been completed and who has completed them. And easily export data to a spreadsheet for analysis and reporting.

Manage document reviews
Accelerate the exchange of ideas with colleagues, extended teams, and customers. Through easy-to-manage electronic document reviews, participants can see and build on other reviewers’ comments as they are being made, so you can quickly gain the input and consensus you need to efficiently develop and complete work. Enable virtually anyone using free Adobe Reader software to participate in reviews, and use the Form Tracker to monitor progress and participation.

Help protect sensitive information
Control access to and use of PDF documents, assign digital rights, and maintain document integrity. Set document permissions to define whether a file can be printed or changed. Apply passwords to help restrict document access. Use redaction tools to permanently remove sensitive information. Digitally sign and certify documents to validate they came from a trusted source. Create and reuse document security policies to precisely manage who can print, save, copy, or modify a document.

Choose Your Edition

With the tightly integrated tools and services in Adobe Creative Suite 4 software, you can create visually rich content for virtually any media–print, web, interactive, video, audio, and mobile. Find the one that’s right for you:

Adobe Creative Suite 4 also allows you to access features and services that are hosted online, such as Adobe Community Help, Adobe Kuler, Adobe ConnectNow (a service on Acrobat.com), Adobe InContext Editing, and Bridge Home.*

* This product may allow you to access certain features that are hosted online (”online services”), provided you have a high-speed Internet connection. The online services, and some features thereof, may not be available in all countries, languages and/or currencies and may be discontinued in whole or in part without notice. Use of the online services is governed by separate terms of use and by the Adobe privacy policy, and access to these services may require user registration. Some online services, including services initially offered at no charge, may be subject to additional fees. For additional details and to review the terms of use and privacy policy, please visit www.adobe.com.

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard Upgrade

Product Description
Office XP Standard Upgrade – Ver. 2002Amazon.com Review
Microsoft Office XP’s empowering document design tools, integration of voice recognition functionality, and impressive network- and Web-based sourcing capabilities should be enough to convince those interested in saving time and consolidating effort to take the leap.

In keeping with Microsoft’s much-ballyhooed .NET strategy, Office XP introduces several features that utilize the vast infosphere inhabited by the 21st-century desk jockey. Smart tags beckon underneath recognized objects like misspellings or symbols, offering a stock quote here, a synonym there, or “Would anyone care to configure my auto-correction list?” The task pane looks similar to Microsoft Internet Explorer’s Explorer Bar, and acts like an open tool chest pulled up alongside each application in the suite, providing readily configured searches for information or multimedia files. Putting up a team Web site that tracks projects and serves as an information hub requires only the use of one of the included templates, ready to be customized and uploaded to the server.

The Send for Review feature further streamlines the collaborative process by allowing the sender to view revisions made by multiple parties within the framework of the original document. Outlook now features a color-coded calendar and easier meeting management, along with instant messaging and variable e-mail account access. All user system errors can be tracked globally, and then network security settings modified remotely while anti-virus and debugging IT resources are diverted accordingly.

After firing up Microsoft Word, typing “Dear Somebody,” and hitting the Enter key, we made a startling discovery. Up popped Clippy, Microsoft’s publicly pink-slipped office assistant. Clippy might have aptly announced, “Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated,” but instead predictably observed, “It looks like you’re writing a letter.” Once the groans of disbelief had subsided, we quickly right-clicked and banished Clippy to the silicon ether, presumably forever. –Dominic JohnsonAmazon.com Review
After the most painless installation yet of a Microsoft product, Office XP Standard immediately starts to make a favorable impression. Not only does tighter code mean faster startup and shutdown times for each program, but many smaller tweaks have been introduced to improve functionality across the board.

The focus of this release is on making Office smarter, by providing better collaboration tools for organizations and more customization tools for individual users. The new smart tags are a clever way of automatically matching data in documents to tasks, such as inserting an address when you’re writing a letter in Word, or copying and pasting data in Excel. This is extremely welcome, as is the ability to customize AutoCorrect (i.e., choosing which errors you want the program to correct automatically). Also new are task panes, which are essentially a cross between a wizard and the Help system. Using the drop-down menu format, these panes make relevant commands easily available, thus achieving faster results.

In addition to cross-product improvements, each application in the suite has had an overhaul. Outlook has seen many tweaks that improve usability and productivity, notably, AutoCorrect works as you type, and improved ease in setting up mail accounts. Outlook 2002 also includes support for Hotmail, so you can manage this account in the same place as your other e-mail accounts. PowerPoint contains a plethora of enjoyable new effects, including some useful new applications like the organization chart creator. Word and Excel make good use of smart tags and task panes. Some other useful new features include a merge function in Word for incorporating other users’ changes, a word count display for those late-night essays, a drop-down menu in Excel with commonly used functions, and an extremely easy-to-use set of diagram creators.

Office XP Standard will improve productivity and results across the entire application suite. The improved functionality, especially with smart tags and task panes, will save users considerable time in creating quality documents. –Colin NealAmazon.com Product Description
Microsoft Office XP Standard puts the features you need within easy reach at all times. New context-sensitive smart tags pop up with options you need–right when you need them. No more digging through menus. Tasks that once required multiple steps are just one click away with the new task pane. The new version of Outlook in Office XP Standard condenses all your personal and professional e-mail into one central location, even your Web-based e-mail accounts like Hotmail. With AutoRecover, your work is saved at regular intervals while you work. PowerPoint includes animation effects and custom slide transitions. An editable print preview assures that your printed slides and documents come out right the first time. Office XP Standard also includes Word 2002 and Excel 2002.

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Mixed-media professionals such as photographers, Web designers, and graphic designers will not be disappointed in Adobe’s latest incarnation of Photoshop. While the major difference between this and earlier versions is that Photoshop 7.0 is Mac OS X-compatible, this software also successfully addresses issues of file management, easy photo retouching, and smarter output for the Web. While Adobe manages to tackle these issues, it still remains true to its photo editing roots. New and improved features and tools such as a painting option and an enhanced brush palette allow Photoshop to build on its reputation as the leading tool for image manipulators. New-school designers of wireless applications will smile when they discover that Photoshop 7.0 offers support for WBMP-formatted graphics.

Photoshop 7.0’s new file management system comes in the form of a Windows Explorer-like file browser that allows users to easily sort and locate their images within various projects. Users can now organize projects by name, date, resolution, and a number of additional parameters.

The enhanced brush palette allows users to create custom brushes and save them as presets that can be accessed from the Tools options bar. Users can easily vary different aspects of the brush by changing the hue, opacity, or flow of the brushes for pastels, oils, and charcoal. Photoshop 7.0 also introduces a new Healing Brush and Patch Tool. With these tools, users can easily “heal” their images by removing scratches, blemishes, and other imperfections while preserving shading, lighting, and texture attributes.

Adobe has taken great strides in revamping Photoshop 7.0 to be more Web-ready than ever before. With the help of its companion software Image Ready, users can now easily create rollovers and complex navigation bars by using the new Rollovers palette. Additional Web-ready features include enhanced Web export functions that allow designers to preview images designed for PDAs and mobile phones in the WBMP format. Users can easily create a slide show of their images and post online using the new Web Gallery. People concerned about posting their images online can secure their images with the new password protection feature before sharing them.

Adobe has finally introduced a long overdue spell checker with wicked multilingual spell-checking capabilities. A new search and replace feature allows users to search and replace across different layers in the same document.

While Photoshop 7.0 introduces an impressive array of features that allow photographers, Web designers, and graphic designers to work more effectively with Web and wireless devices, it also remains the leading tool for anyone serious about digital imaging. No other software package provides users with the ability to create such high-quality images. –Rich TingAmazon.com Review
With each new version of Photoshop, Adobe never fails to come up with an awe-inspiring mix of great new features, productivity enhancements, and tweaks and treats. Version 7 is no exception.

The major difference between this and earlier versions is that Photoshop 7 is Mac OS X compatible. Other main points of interest include a new healing brush that removes facial wrinkles and other surface blemishes with incredible ease, a long-awaited file browser that allows you to view image thumbnails and metadata, enhanced Web features, automatic color correction, and even a spell checker.

One of Photoshop’s many strengths is the versatility of its tools, and this has been stretched to new limits. Filter previews are bigger, the Liquify tool has been enhanced, brush parameters have been extended, and commonly used tool settings can be saved as presets. This means you can virtually do away with the toolbox, instead selecting tools with exactly the settings you need from the presets palette.

Image Ready, Photoshop’s Web-authoring and export module, remains a separate, linked application. Creation of rollovers is simpler and a new “selected” rollover state takes some of the repetitive strain out of nav-bar production.

New output options include Picture Package, which allows you to print multiple images on a single page, and new templates and security watermarking for Web galleries.

All in all, this is an upgrade guaranteed to keep Photoshop at the cutting edge of professional image editing. –Ken McMahonAmazon.com Product Description
Photoshop 7.0 boasts an extensive set of features that allow photographers and Web and graphic designers to work more efficiently, explore creative options, and produce high-quality images for print, Web, and other media. Create imagery with easier access to file data; streamlined Web design; faster, professional-quality photo retouching; and more. Support for WBMP format enables optimization for display on PDAs and other wireless devices. Plus, Web designers can apply extra compression to images and exercise greater control over how transparency is maintained online with Photoshop 7.0’s added output enhancements.

Photoshop 7.0 delivers a comprehensive tool set that helps users meet both creative and production challenges. Its Healing Brush revolutionizes the process of retouching images. Remove dust, scratches, blemishes, and wrinkles effortlessly. Preserve shading, lighting, texture, and other attributes automatically. Photoshop 7.0’s File Browser lets users locate, organize, and visually manage images quickly. You can even view EXIF data from digital cameras, including date captured, exposure settings, creation and modification dates, and more.

Native on Mac OS X, Photoshop 7.0 provides even greater multiprocessor support as well as superior interoperability with other Adobe applications. The software also offers a robust painting engine that lets users create custom brush presets, simulate pastels and charcoal, and add special effects, such as grass and leaves, while its Pattern Maker plug-in creates patterns, including rocks and sand. Photoshop 7.0’s Liquify plug-in provides enhanced control over image warping with zoom, pan, and multiple undo capabilities. –Text refers to product description for Photoshop 7.0, Mac platform.

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Microsoft Office v. X is a fully native program designed specifically for Mac OS X that harnesses the power of Office, the simplicity of Macintosh, and the stability of Unix. Office v. X has been completely redesigned with a fresh new Aqua interface. Office v. X supports all Mac OS X features and technologies, and has Mac-only features like Formatting Palette, Microsoft Word Data Merge Manager, Microsoft Excel List Manager, and Microsoft PowerPoint Movies. Office v. X includes Microsoft Word X, Excel X, PowerPoint X, and Entourage X, for Mac.

The modern user interface within Office v. X has been completely redesigned to include a bold new Aqua visual appearance–a perfect representation of what an application running on the new Mac OS X should look and feel like. Communication is a snap. E-mail is made even easier in Entourage X by allowing connections to Microsoft Exchange servers, Hotmail, and Mac.com so users can more efficiently manage e-mail online and off. With the integrated and improved Entourage calendar, you can easily organize your schedule and set reminders for important events and projects.

Office v. X is compatible with Office 2001 for Mac, Office 98 Macintosh Edition, Office for Microsoft Windows, AppleWorks 6, and FileMaker Pro 5.5., so you can share files with anyone, whether they use a Mac or a PC. Keep track of contacts with the comprehensive Address Book, which stores all of your contact information and lets you locate an address on a map or find driving directions from Expedia.com. Improved task reporting, calendar functions, and international time zone adjustments make time management even easier. Easily access customizable templates for résumés, catalogs, newsletters, calendars, and more from the Project Gallery. The Clip Art Gallery, including hundreds of images, provides tools to make working with graphics quick and easy.

Note to users attempting to install Office v. x for Mac on new Apple hardware systems: Customers that have the Office v. X Test Drive Installed when attempting to install Office v. X may experience installation failure. The Test Drive is currently pre-installed on the PowerBook 12- and 17-inch models, as well as the 15- and 17-inch LCD iMacs. To facilitate successful installation, it will be necessary to remove the Test Drive by quitting any Microsoft Office applications and running the Remove Test Drive application located in /Applications/Microsoft Office X/Remove Test Drive. For more information on the Test Drive and its effect on your new Mac PC, please visit the Mactopia website at www.microsoft.com/mac.

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Quicken 2003 Premier Home & Business includes all the business features you need with the ease you want. And because it’s from Quicken, Premier Home & Business provides familiar, user-friendly approaches to manage your business and personal finances.

Use Quicken 2003 Premier Home & Business to create customizable estimates and invoices, see at a glance where your business stands, and manage and simplify business taxes. You can also track accounts receivable and payable, and track vehicle mileage, jobs, and projects.

Quicken 2003 Premier Home & Business also includes everything in Quicken 2003 Premier to help you optimize your personal finances. Enjoy intelligent and tax-smart investing insights, new Schedule A, B, and D reports, and an Investor’s Reference Guide with step-by-step tutorials. Use Buy/Sell Preview to view your estimated proceeds and potential capital gains. In addition, the Schedule Updates feature tells Quicken when to go online and download your data, so your information will be up-to-date when you open the program. Quicken’s guided setup suggests what to set up and track in Quicken based on your goals. A fresh, more intuitive design provides faster access to your accounts, as well as the features people use most.

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