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Looking at the Work Area
Using the tools
Using palettes
Showing and hiding palettes
Changing the palette display
Toolbox overview (1 of 5)
Toolbox overview (2 of 5)
Toolbox overview (3 of 5)
Toolbox overview (4 of 5)
Toolbox overview (5 of 5)
Using the Info palette
Using context menus
Viewing artwork
Setting up windows and views
Viewing artwork as paths
Viewing artwork as pixels
Viewing how colors will overprint
Magnifying and reducing the view
Using the Navigator palette
Using the status bar
Previewing placed EPS images
Using plug-in modules
Developing plug-in modules for Adobe Illustrator
Customizing shortcuts
Setting preferences
Using tool tips
Using Web resources
Using the Illustrator product section of the Adobe Web site
Using Adobe Online
Other learning resources
Customer Support
Customer Support on Adobe Online
Additional customer support resources
Setting Up Artwork in Illustrator
About vector graphics and bitmap images
Vector graphics
Bitmap images
About resolution in bitmap images
About the work area
Setting up the work area
Tiling artwork and adjusting page boundaries
Working with tiled artwork
Adjusting the bounding box when tiling pages
Moving the page boundaries
About imported artwork
Opening and placing artwork
Opening files
Opening Photoshop files in Illustrator
Placing files
Importing EPS and PDF files into Illustrator
Turning preview images on or off
Managing linked and embedded images
Specifying how to update links
Specifying how proxies display
Using the Links palette
Replacing linked images
Modifying the Links palette display
Editing artwork contained in linked files
Managing files with WebDAV
About workgroup management
Getting started with workgroup management
Opening managed files
Checking files out and in
Placing managed files
Managing links on a WebDAV server
Uploading changes to the server
Adding files to the server
Setting preferences for managed files
Adding metadata to documents
Drawing
About paths
Changing a tool pointer
Drawing and editing freeform paths
Drawing and editing with the pencil tool
Smoothing the path with the smooth tool
Erasing the path with the erase tool
Setting preferences for the pencil and smooth tools
Drawing with the pen tool
Drawing straight segments with the pen tool
About direction lines and direction points
Drawing curved segments
Mixing curves, corners, and straight segments as you draw
Adjusting path segments
Adding, deleting, and converting anchor points
Adjusting straight and curved segments
Using the reshape tool
Simplifying paths
Splitting paths with the scissors tool
Averaging anchor points
Joining endpoints
Drawing shapes
Drawing rectangles and ellipses
Drawing polygons
Drawing stars
Drawing flares
Drawing line and arc segments
Drawing spirals
Drawing grids
Drawing rectangular grids
Drawing polar grids
Working with symbols
Using the Symbols palette
Creating symbols
Placing symbol instances
Deleting symbols and symbol instances
Modifying and redefining symbols and symbol instances
Using symbolism tools
Setting options for symbolism tools
Using the symbol sprayer tool
Using the symbol shifter tool
Using the symbol scruncher tool
Using the symbol sizer tool
Using the symbol spinner tool
Using the symbol stainer tool
Using the symbol screener tool
Using the symbol styler tool
Drawing and editing brushed paths
Drawing a brushed path with the paintbrush tool
Creating a brushed path with a drawing tool
Modifying brushed paths
Managing brushes
Creating brushes
Creating a calligraphic brush
Creating a scatter brush
Creating an art brush
Creating a pattern brush
Choosing a colorization method
Modifying existing brushes
Using the brush libraries
Tips for using brushes
Tracing artwork
Tracing with the auto trace tool
Setting the auto trace gap distance
Working with Objects
Correcting mistakes
Using rulers
Defining ruler units
Automatically converting unit values in text boxes
Changing the ruler origin
Using the measure tool
Using guides and grids
Using guides
Using grids
Setting guide and grid preferences
Using Smart Guides
How Smart Guides work
Selecting objects
Using the selection tools
Using the bounding box
Selecting filled objects
Selecting and deselecting multiple objects
Using the magic wand tool
Saving, editing, and loading selections
Moving, copying, and deleting objects
Using the Clipboard to copy artwork
Using the drag-and-drop feature to copy artwork
Aligning and distributing objects vertically and horizontally
Moving groups of objects
Offsetting objects
Deleting objects
Rotating the x and y axes
Stacking objects
Moving objects frontward or backward in a stack of objects
Pasting objects in front or in back of other objects
Pasting objects in the current layer
Grouping and ungrouping objects
Selecting grouped objects
Grouping stacked objects
Locking and hiding objects
Transforming and Distorting Shapes
Transforming selected objects
Defining the point of origin
Rotating
Scaling
Reflecting
Shearing
Distorting with the free transform tool
Resetting the bounding box angle
Repeating transformations
Using the Transform palette
Using Warp effects
Using envelopes
Creating envelopes
Editing envelopes
Removing envelopes
Setting envelope options
Modifying shapes with liquify tools
Modifying shapes with filters and effects
Distorting with the Free Distort command
Rounding corners
Making selections rectangular or elliptical
Curving objects using Pucker and Bloat
Roughening
Scribbling and tweaking
Twisting
Adding drop shadows
Adding inner and outer glows
Feathering edges
Creating line effects
Blending shapes
About blending
Creating blends
Creating blends on paths
Editing blends
Blending colors between filled objects
Using the Pen & Ink filters
Applying a hatch effect
Creating and saving hatches
Using Pen & Ink hatch libraries
Using the Pathfinder palette
Combining objects into complex shapes
About compound shapes
Creating and adjusting compound shapes
Creating compound paths
Adjusting the appearance of compound paths
Returning a compound path to its original shape
Using effects to combine shapes nondestructively
Combining paths using Pathfinder effects
Creating a final shape quickly
Converting strokes to filled objects
Cutting objects
Working with clipping masks
Creating masks
Modifying and selecting masks
Filling and stroking masks
Applying Color
Color modes and models
HSB model
RGB model
How Illustrator uses the RGB model
CMYK model
How Illustrator uses the CMYK model
Grayscale model
Color gamuts
About spot and process color types
Spot colors
Process colors
Using spot and process colors together
Comparing global and non-global process colors
Working with swatches and unnamed colors
Applying color
Applying color using the toolbox
Using the Color palette
Applying color by dragging and dropping
Using the Stroke palette
Using the Swatches palette
About swatch types
Working with the Swatches palette
Adding, duplicating, and deleting swatches
Editing swatches
Changing global colors and tints
Adding colors from other documents and merging swatch names
Using the Swatch Libraries command
Loading colors from other files
Loading colors from other color systems
Choosing a custom color system
Creating a custom startup file
Using the Color Picker
Specifying a color using the color field and color slider
Specifying a color using numeric values
Recognizing nonprintable or non-Web-safe colors
Modifying colors
Copying attributes between objects
Using the Hard Mix and Soft Mix effects
Using filters to modify colors
Using the Adjust Colors and Convert filters
Saturating and desaturating colors
Inverting colors
Producing Consistent Color
Why colors sometimes don't match
About color management
Do you need color management?
Creating a viewing environment for color management
Setting up color management
Using predefined color management settings
About working spaces
Using color management policies
Customizing color management settings
Specifying working spaces
Specifying color management policies
Customizing advanced color management settings
Specifying a color management engine
Specifying a rendering intent
Using black-point compensation
Saving and loading custom color management settings
Soft-proofing colors
Changing the color profile of a document
Embedding profiles in saved documents
Obtaining, installing, and updating color profiles
Adding device profiles to the color management system
Updating profiles
Creating an ICC monitor profile
Calibrating versus characterizing a monitor
About monitor calibration settings
Guidelines for creating an ICC monitor profile
Calibrating with Adobe Gamma
Using Transparency, Gradients, and Patterns
About transparency
Using grouped objects with the Transparency palette
Printing and exporting files containing transparency effects
Using the Transparency palette
Using the Transparency Grid
Specifying transparency
Changing the display of transparent artwork
About opacity masks
Creating opacity masks
Clipping and inverting the values of an opacity mask
About blending modes
Selecting blending modes
Isolating blending modes
About transparency knockouts
Creating transparency knockouts
Defining the knockout shape
About gradients, meshes, and blends
Working with gradient fills
Creating gradient fills
Modifying gradients
Adjusting gradients with the gradient tool
Creating multicolored objects with the mesh tool
About meshes
Tips for creating mesh objects
Creating a mesh object
Editing mesh objects
Adjusting colors on mesh objects
Creating and working with patterns
How patterns tile
Constructing simple patterns and defining patterns
Guidelines for constructing patterns
Constructing geometric patterns
Constructing patterns with irregular textures
Creating corner tiles for brush patterns
Modifying patterns
Moving patterns
Transforming pattern-filled objects
Changing strokes, gradients, blends, patterns, flares, envelopes, and symbols into regular objects
Using Layers
About layers
Using the Layers palette
Creating and modifying layers
Adding layers
Setting layer options
Releasing items to separate layers
Collecting layers
Merging and flattening artwork
Deleting items in the Layers palette
Changing the display of layered artwork
Working with layered artwork
Selecting artwork in layers
Locating items in the Layers palette
Changing the stacking order of artwork using the Layers palette
Pasting artwork between layers
Working with grouped and collective elements in the Layers palette
Changing the appearance of artwork using the Layers palette
Duplicating artwork using the Layers palette
Hiding or displaying artwork
Locking artwork
Making artwork nonprintable
Creating clipping masks
Creating template layers
Moving layers between Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop
Using Appearance Attributes, Styles, and Effects
About appearance attributes, styles, and effects
Working with appearance attributes
Using the Appearance palette
Modifying and removing appearance attributes
Applying appearance attributes to new artwork
Applying fills and strokes to containers
Using styles
Using the Styles palette
Applying styles
Creating and modifying styles
Unlinking styles
Deleting styles
Using style libraries
Using effects
Working with Bitmap Images
About working with bitmap images
Changing vector graphics into bitmap images
Colorizing 1-bit images
Using filters and filter effects
About plug-in filters
Specifying raster effects settings
Applying filters and filter effects
Loading bitmap images and textures
Using texture and glass surface controls
Improving performance with filters and filter effects
Choosing a filter or filter effect
Artistic filters and effects
Blur filters and effects
Brush Stroke filters and effects
Distort filters and effects
Pixelate filters and effects
Sharpen filter and effect
Sketch filters and effects
Stylize filter and effect
Texture filters and effects
Video filters and effects
Using the Object Mosaic filter
Using the Photo Crosshatch filter
Using Type
About using type in Illustrator
Creating type
Entering type at a point
Entering horizontal or vertical type in a rectangle
Entering horizontal or vertical type in an object
Entering horizontal or vertical type along a path
Deleting empty type paths from artwork
Selecting type
Showing hidden characters
Using multiple master fonts
Setting type attributes
Using the Character palette
Choosing a font family
Choosing a type size
Finding and replacing fonts
Specifying leading
Specifying kerning and tracking
Spacing characters with auto-kerning
Specifying baseline shift
Adjusting horizontal or vertical scale
Adjusting spacing using the keyboard
Painting type
Copying type attributes between objects
Rasterizing and anti-aliasing type
Transforming type
Changing text orientation
Changing character direction using the Character palette
Changing text orientation using the Text Orientation command
Using the Wari-Chu (divided note) option
Modifying letterforms as graphic objects
Working with columns of text
Importing text files
Exporting text files
Displaying overflow text
Linking type containers
Creating rows and columns
Wrapping type around a graphic object
Greeking type below a specified font size
Formatting columns and paragraphs
Using the Paragraph palette
Specifying paragraph indentation
Specifying alignment options
Specifying hanging punctuation
Specifying spacing options
Using the Tsume (proportional spacing) option
Using the Moji Gumi (Japanese layout rules) option
Using the Kinsoku Shori (line breaking) option
About the Punctuation Hangs Only If Space Unavailable option
Working with repeated characters
Using the Tab Ruler palette
Fitting headline type
Hyphenating words
Editing text
Checking spelling
Finding and replacing text
Changing capitalization
Using smart punctuation
Using the Glyph Options command (Mac OS only)
Creating Templates for Data-Driven Graphics
About data-driven graphics
Using the Variables palette
Working with variables
About variables
Creating unbound variables
Binding variables to object attributes
Editing variables
Deleting variables
Editing dynamic objects
Identifying dynamic objects using XML IDs
Using data sets
Loading and saving variable libraries
Saving templates
Preparing Graphics for the Web
About Web graphics
Working in pixel preview mode
Dividing artwork into slices
Creating slices
Choosing a slice type and setting slice options
Viewing slices
Selecting and modifying slices
Removing slices
Creating image maps
Creating Web graphics with SVG
About SVG
Working with SVG in Illustrator
Adding SVG filter effects to artwork
Adding SVG interactivity to artwork
Creating Web graphics with SWF
Optimizing images
Using the Save for Web dialog box
Working with slices during optimization
Applying optimization settings
Optimization options for GIF and PNG-8 formats
Optimization options for JPEG format
Optimization options for PNG-24 format
Optimization options for SWF format
Optimization options for SVG format
Saving and resetting optimization settings
Changing the pixel dimensions of images
Exporting layers as CSS layers
Optimizing colors in GIF and PNG-8 images
Generating a color table
Using the Color Table palette
Saving optimized images
Setting output options
Using the Output Settings dialog box
Setting HTML output options
Setting background options
Setting file saving options
Setting slice naming preferences
Saving and Exporting
About saving and exporting artwork
Saving artwork in Illustrator format
Saving artwork in EPS format
Saving artwork in Adobe PDF format
Saving artwork in an SVG format
Exporting artwork in Photoshop format
Exporting artwork in SWF format
About graphic file formats
Printing
About printing
Printing artwork and composites
Using color management when printing
Setting crop marks and trim marks
Printing and saving transparent artwork
Changing the path output resolution
Printing gradients, mesh objects, and color blends
Ensuring your resolution/line screen produces 256 grays
Calculating the maximum blend length based on the color change
Using the Compatible Gradient and Gradient Mesh Printing option
Printing mesh objects
Improving gradient printing on low-resolution printers
Splitting paths to print large, complex shapes
Using a printer override (EPSF Riders) file
File data and annotating objects
Producing Color Separations
About separations
Outputting to CMYK
Outputting spot colors
Outputting registration colors
Step 1: Calibrate your monitor and check colors in your artwork
Types of colors you can use, and how they are separated
Printing gradients as separations
Step 2: Select overprint options for overlapping colors
Step 3: Create a trap to compensate for misregistration on press
About traps
Trapping with tints
Trapping type
Using the Trap command
Trapping by overprinting
Step 4: Set the printing bounding box and place crop marks around the image to be separated
Specifying the printing bounding box in the separation
Specifying printer's marks
Step 5: Set separation options
Selecting a PPD file
Specifying which layers to separate
Specifying which colors to create separations for
Separating spot colors as process colors
Specifying the halftone screen ruling
Specifying the page size and orientation
Specifying a custom page size
Specifying the emulsion
Specifying the image type
Overprinting black in the separation
Specifying the bleed area
Step 6: Print and save separations
Automating Tasks
About automating tasks using actions and scripts
Using the Actions palette
Creating and recording actions
Recording paths
Selecting an object during an action
Inserting nonrecordable commands
Inserting stops
Setting modal controls and excluding commands
Playing actions
Slowing actions during playback
Batch processing
Editing actions
Organizing sets of actions
Using scripts
Using Graphs
About graphs
Working with graphs
Entering and editing graph data
Entering graph data
Entering labels and data for particular graph types
Importing data from another application
Editing existing data
Adjusting graphs
Selecting graph options
Selecting column and stacked column options
Selecting bar and stacked bar options
Selecting line graph options
Selecting scatter graph options
Selecting pie graph options
Selecting radar graph options
Specifying the value axis position
Setting axis tick mark and label options
Adding visual emphasis to graphs
Changing graph types
Combining different graph types
Exporting graph designs to other files
Customizing a graph
About graph elements
Selecting parts of a graph
About graph designs
Creating a graph design
Applying graph designs to a graph
Reusing a graph design
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