Happy Valentine’s Day!

Love and appreciation are in the air!  In many parts of the world on February 14, symbols of love are found almost everywhere you turn. Our employees took the opportunity to express their appreciation by sharing why they LOVE working at Adobe. They told us what motivates and drives them to come to work every day.

Here’s what they had to say…

A vibrant young office with hammocks, scooters and loads of sunshine. The relaxed atmosphere makes it a fantastic place to work. My son and I participated in an apple picking morning through Village Harvest which was a volunteer event to provide fresh fruit to local food banks.

It's been a wonderful journey while working, earning, learning, and having fun as a team. We love to be a part of Adobe.

“I love Adobe – great colleagues, challenging work, sabbatical every 5 years, an environment that values my ideas and being part of an organization that is making an impact in the world through our technologies and philanthropic and green initiatives. After over 20 years, I am proud and excited to be a part of Adobe!” Angela S., Sr. OD Consultant“I am independent here – in my thoughts, in my expressions. I have an opportunity to work with a group of wonderful and talented people who always inspire me to do something different and evolve my creativities, not just through my work but through non-work activities too that now delight me as a person in my personal life as well. The positivity that I have today is reflected by the environment that I work in. And, it really feels good to work for the company that makes the most creative products in the world. I am proud to be part of the Adobe team.” Vaishali A., Lead Quality Engineer I love my co-workers.

Valentine's Day celebration at Adobe.

Creative people. Creative ideas.

“Adobe allows us to create company-sponsored clubs and actively supports those clubs. I have always been very into skiing and snowboarding, so when I joined Adobe 2.5 years ago, I created the Adobe Ski & Snowboard Club. Now we have over 170 members in the Bay Area, and for the second year, we leased a cabin for the full winter that is available to all Adobe employees and their families/friends.”  Mike S., Financial Analyst“My manager plays several different roles for me – a guide, a mentor, a friend, a consultant and not to forget a manager. Facilities provided at the workplace, make me feel as if I’m working from home. Adobe also provides me with everything I need to fulfill my career goals. I can say proudly that Adobe always emphasizes on employee growth. I love to be a part of Adobe!” Anit Kumar P., Technical Support Associate I love Adobe because I can go downstairs and have a cup of coffee with the president of Adobe Japan.

Adobe’s innovative products and great people make it a fun and exciting place to work!

I love Adobe because we have great experiences to share with our customers.

“Literally ever since I was a little girl hacking away at our family’s first desktop computer, I dreamed of working at Adobe someday. Fast forward a few years and here I am – living my dream! Everything about Adobe has been amazing thus far and sometimes I am still in awe that I am here. Living proof that if you set goals they are completely achievable with your mind set and a bit of hard work.” Shauna E., Web Production Designer“I love Adobe because of the responsibility to community and environment through green and social contributions as well as the bottom line; the encouragement to be healthy, gym, wellness programs, incentives including to bike to work; and the fascinating, diverse, smart and passionate people and projects to work with. I love that it is a place I have, can and will learn and grow. I love that what we create together empowers creativity, disruption and future building.” Brett F., OD Consultant I love that Adobe cares about my health.

I love a challenge…I learn something everyday.

Great brand and excellent facility to host customers.

“In my interview, I started to develop a crush on Adobe when I was told that there is a group that organizes volunteer events with community partners and matches donations to non-profits. My love deepened when I joined the ESCAPE Committee and got to plan fun events for my coworkers. And now, with Adobe actively working to be more green, my love is in full bloom. I love working for a company that cares about it employees and the communities where they work and live.” Roberta L., Administrative Assistant“We’re selling not just products but real, integrated, custom solutions for our customers, and “enablement” is the watch word for performance management. We are doing innovative and bold things to support our incredibly talented employees in the field – things that other companies are only dreaming of, like actually measuring the impact of training on the business – and I’m surrounded by the smartest, most interesting, and heck the best looking people in the software world. Adobe was my first corporation, my first love – and maybe, just maybe, it might be my last.” Jane B., Enablement Effectiveness & KPIs“Over the last decade, I was amazed that my love for Adobe would transcend across to so many individuals. Loving and embracing Adobe will only keep on growing!” Angiah S., Government Head It’s the confidence that I have in the freedom to work my way, do what I believe in and yet deliver on my commitments. This charges me up every morning to start a new day at Adobe.

I'm part of the Adobe Green Team made up of engaged employees that is currently sponsoring a program to make solar more affordable for employees and their friends and families.

I love all that Adobe does to be a green company – from the wind spires and Bloom Boxes providing alternative energy to the emphasis on recycling and composting, the organic produce in the cafes, and the efforts to reduce energy use and paper.

To learn more about other benefits and perks Adobe provides, visit www.adobe.com/careers. Change the world through digital experiences and join our team today.

Thanks to all employees for contributing to this piece.

View the original article here

Valentine’s Special: Remove Your Ex with Photoshop.next

Artificial intelligence: Good.
Your intelligence: Better.
The two together: Best.

To reduce instances of “Content-Aware Fail,” the Photoshop team has been working on ways to let you guide the Content-Aware Fill algorithm. Check out this two-minute preview:

Posted by John Nack at 2:42 PM on February 14, 2012

View the original article here

Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone!

Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone! « Adobe Technical Communication Blog function clearSearch() {document.search_form.s.value = "";} .recentcomments a{display:inline !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;}adobe.com      Adobe Technical Communication Blog / Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone!by Parth MukherjeeTechComm (45)Technical Communication (20)valentines day (1)  

View the original article here

Making Valentine's Day Cards with Word

AppId is over the quota
AppId is over the quota

I want my Valentine's Day card to be as special as the special someone I'm giving it to, and I'm not so good with scissors and glue. So I'm going to start with a template from Office.com, and then I'm going to customize my card, make it more personal.

First, I find a template. I've decided on this half-fold Valentine's Day card.

But I want it to be redder, so I click the Page Layout tab, and in the Themes group, I click Theme Colors, and then I choose a new color theme.

Next, I want to change the photograph. I don't have any pictures of me that I like, so I look for some clip art on Office.com. I find two that I think will work.

I right-click the existing photograph, and then I click Change Picture.

 

I click the picture that I want to try, and then I click Insert.

Now, the picture doesn't quite fit, and it's in a Picture content control, so I can't make the picture larger than the control. My quick fix is to copy the picture, delete the control, and paste the picture back into my template.

But it moved!

I click the Picture Tools Format tab, click Position (in the Arrange group), and then choose the bottom right option. From here, I can move it up or over so that it's just where I want it. And I can click those little hearts in the corner, click the Drawing Tools tab, and in the Arrange group, click Bring Forward, and then click Bring to Front.

You might be thinking this sounds like a lot of work. I think it's more work to describe it than to do it--and I want this Valentine's Day card to be really lovely. And I'm having a good time.

But this heart made of rose petals is not the right color. I click the picture to select it, click the Picture Tools Format tab, and in the Adjust group, I click Color, and then I choose a different color saturation setting (I choose 66%). Now, my background doesn't look quite right. I click the Page Layout tab again, I click Color Themes in the Themes group, and this time I click Create New Theme Colors. Here's the result:

(You can do this, too--although there are other, better options ahead, which is why I'm glossing over the details. Feel free to skip this part.)

Next, I select the text. On the Home tab, in the Font group, I click the Font Dialog Box launcher, and then I change the font to Gabriola and I bump the size up to 72. And I change what it says.

It's time for the inside of the card. I want the text to match, so I copy the text that I just changed, and I paste it in the text box on page 2 of my template. Then I select it, and I type what I want the inside to say.

 

My card is looking pretty good, but…

I click the background on page 1, click the Drawing Tools Format tab, click Fill Colors, click Texture, and I find a nice pinkish texture to click. But against the new texture, the white text box is a little too bright, so I click it to select it, click Format Shape, and then I set the transparency to 100%. (Note that if you've already saved your document, you might not be able to format the text box.)

Now, I save my document, and my card is ready to print.

It's time to shop for chocolate!

-- Joannie Stangeland

View the original article here

Valentine's day brings the love for access app

In the weeks before Valentine's day 2011 three access team members came together and created an access Web database that allowed users to their plans and/or needs for themselves and their loved ones on Valentine's day book. The team published the database in access services and promoted it in the Microsoft intranet. People flocked to the site add their ideas and then vote for their favorites. The ideas that received the most votes prices collected for their authors, and the whole event generated attention for access 2010!

Check out their video about the database on Channel 9 and download a copy of the database for yourself so you can see how it works!

--Chris downs

View the original article here