InDesign Tip: Press CMD+OPT+N (CTRL+ALT+N) to create a new document using the most recent document preset.

Add authentication and authorization to specific parts of your Flex application through the use of the @Security annotations provided by the Spring Security framework.

Get started with model-driven development and LiveCycle Data Services ES2 by building a simple Flex front end for database access.

Photoshop Tip: Tired of using the SHIFT key as a modifier to cycle through Tool groups? Uncheck the option in Preferences.

Q & A with Craig Dietrich

InDesign Tip: Press CMD/CTRL+K to open the Preferences dialogue.

Illustrator Tip: Hey peeps! Photoshop is not the only app with an Actions panel! Batch your way into design goodness.

Lightroom Tip: Press CMD+OPT+R (CTRL+ALT+R) to reset the crop. (via @AshuMittal)

Learn how to use the new Flash Builder 4 code generation features to define a data connection.

Photoshop Tip: Press CMD/CTRL+I to invert an image. CMD/CTRL+SHIFT+I to invert a selection.

InDesign: The mouse wheel scrolls up & down. Hold CMD/CTRL to scroll left & right. Hold OPT/ALT to zoom in & out.

Illustrator: Unlike its Suite siblings, you can tear off a group of tools from the Toolbar & reposition on screen.

Lightroom: Press TAB to hide side panels, SHIFT+TAB to hide all panels, or F5, F6, F7, F8 to hide individual panels.

Discover the peer-assisted networking capabilities unleashed in Flash Player 10.1 using RTMFP and Adobe Stratus.

Use the NetworkInfo class in your AIR applications to obtain network interface information.

Learn how to use the Network Monitor in Flash Builder 4 to analyze HTTP traffic between your Flex application and the server.

Learn how to manually render and animate a movie clip created in Flash by using ActionScript to manipulate the individual pixels.

Photoshop CS4: Drag resize brushes by holding CTRL+OPT (Mac) while dragging. PC users right-click+ALT & drag.

Learn how to use new Flex Builder 3 project wizards to support the most common back ends.

Acrobat Tip: Press CMD/CTRL+J to open the Javascript Console.