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Adobe Express

by Don Shegog

Have you looked at AdobeExpress.com lately? Adobe Express is Adobe’s quick way to edit photos, create flyers and graphics, and even make quick videos. Adobe Express is powerful enough to handle almost anything you can throw at it. Here are the top three Adobe Express tools I recommend.

Instant Background removal

One of the most popular “Quick Actions” is the background remover. This allows you to instantly remove the background of an image for use in headshots, remove unwanted people from the photo, or place the main subject on different backgrounds. 

How to do it

  1. Click on the Remove Background icon on the home page.
  2. Upload your image.
  3. AI will identify the main subject in the photo and remove the background.

You can then download the new image, place the image on one of the provided backgrounds, or open the image in the editor to fine-tune the background deletion using the provided Erase or Restore brushes located under the Erase icon.

Flyers

Adobe Express allows you to create professional-looking flyers for events. There are over 150,000 professionally designed templates available as a starting point to advertise your event.

How to do it

  1. Search for your type of flyer in the search bar at adobeexpress.com.
  2. Choose Templates.
  3. Filter the results by type/theme/region.

Customize your chosen flyer by double-clicking on the flyer and editing fonts, personalizing photos, and adding your specific branding to make the flyer your own..

AI-Powered Image Generation (Adobe Firefly)

Adobe has integrated the Adobe Firefly AI image generation service into Adobe Express. This allows you to create custom visuals from a simple text prompt.

How to do it

  1. On the home page (adobeexpress.com), click on the Generate with AI icon.
  2. Choose Generate Image.
  3. Enter your prompt describing the image you want to generate.


Once you have created the image, you can use it in a flyer, presentation, or download it and use it as it is. Adobe Firefly is trained on Adobe Stock and public domain content, making it safe for commercial use without copyright concerns.

These features represent only a small portion of the Adobe Express toolkit. It is a feature-rich image and video creation and manipulation suite with a low learning curve and professional output.

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