Here we see how layer effects can open up a lot of different options when applied to text. With just a single click you can apply a wide range of styles, including shadows, textures, and beveled edges.

This video demonstrates how you can quickly process and lift shadow areas while darkening highlights that may be overexposed. See how you can limit adjustments and apply them as a Smart Filter.

In this video from Adobe InDesign CS6: Learn by Video, presented by Kelly McCathran, you'll learn how to make objects transparent, create soft feathered drop shadows, and add "Photoshop-style" effects to elements of your page.

Get an in-depth look at the powerful new CSS Designer tools in Dreamweaver CC. Intuitive visual editing tools help you generate clean, web-standard code and quickly apply CSS properties like gradients and box shadows. You can see the effects on your designs immediately, eliminating tedious tweaking and the need to go back and forth to Code view.

Featurette: Intuitive visual editing tools help you generate clean, web-standard code and quickly apply CSS properties like gradients and box shadows. See the effect in your design immediately. No more tedious tweaking. No more switching back to the code. What you see is what you get.

Learn how to leverage the rich toolset in Adobe Illustrator to create vibrant web graphics, wireframes, and complete website mockups. Justin Seeley, staff author for lynda.com and an Adobe Certified Expert, will share his design expertise.Learn how to:• Build responsive layouts with artboards• Produce custom color palettes and swatches for web graphics• Craft vector shapes and text designs that seamlessly scale• Apply drop shadows and other live effects• Optimize and export different types of graphics• Speed up your workflow with reusable image sprites and Smart Objects

Demystify the process of 3D animation with Adobe After Effects, which not only offers features for working in 3D, but also serves as a stepping-stone to more advanced 3D programs. In this session, MAX Master Colin Smith will help you dip your toes into the water of 3D animation and compositing.You’ll learn how to:• Track 3D elements with complete control over depth of field, shadows, and reflections• Extrude text and shapes into 3D using After Effects and Adobe Illustrator• Work with advanced 3D programs alongside After Effects

Jeff Sengstack walks you through a basic Photoshop 3D project. He briefly explains the features and properties associated with the 3D aspects of Photoshop including the Properties panel, textures, "bump" maps, adjusting opacity, and controlling the object's position and rotation. He demonstrates the 3D camera and goes over Environment features including "image based lighting," shadows and the "environment map."

Layer Groups - they’re not just for organizing your layers! In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne demonstrates 5 ways to use Layer Groups to create special effects in Photoshop.

Adobe Edge Reflow Preview allows you to not only create responsive layouts for the web, but also style that content all using CSS. Evangelist Paul Trani shows you how to do everything from adding color, rounded corners, drop shadows, gradients and of course how to handle imagery. And you have the confidence in knowing you're actually visually creating CSS. Download Adobe Edge Reflow Preview from the Creative Cloud today and give us your feedback through the Adobe Forums or on Twitter: @Reflow @PaulTrani