Illustrator 10 for Windows and Macintosh Visual QuickStart Guide

by Weinmann, Elaine; Lourekas, Peter

Edition:

1st

ISBN13:

9780201773217

ISBN10:

020177321X

Format:

Paperback

Pub. Date:

3/8/2002

Publisher(s):

Peachpit Press

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Summary

Untitled There's a good chance that anyone who's studied vector-based drawing during the last decade has read an IllustratorVisual QuickStart Guidein one of its many versions. Though this book has become the standard text in many design schools, it has evolved over the years along with the program itself. And with some of the radical changes in Illustrator 10 -- such as live distortion tools, dynamic data-driven graphics, and symbols to create repeating Web graphics and keep file sizes small -- the authors thoroughly revised this popular QuickStart Guide. Illustrator 10 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guideincludes information on all the latest features, a 24-page color section, and clearly marked locators to both new and improved features that can easily be found by simply flipping through the book. Best of all, it's delivered in a highly readable, entertaining, visual, and easy-to-navigate format. This affordable, task-based book may be the only one users need to create powerful graphics for print or Web.

Author Biography

Based in Connecticut, Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas have also written, designed, and illustrated Visual QuickStart Guides to Photoshop, QuarkXPress, LiveMotion, and Painter. Their books have been translated into 12 languages and have sold more than 1,000,000 copies worldwide. They have also taught at Pratt Manhattan, Cooper Union School of Art, the New School Computer Instruction Center, and Parsons School ofDesign.

Illustrator Interface

Tools

Using the Toolbox

(1)

Toolbox

(1)

Tear-off toolbars

(1)

On the screen

The Illustrator screen: Mac OS

(2)

The Illustrator screen: Windows

(2)

The Illustrator menus

(2)

Using dialog boxes

(1)

Using the palettes

(8)

Color palette

(1)

Stroke palette

(1)

Swatches palette

(1)

Gradient palette

(1)

Character palette

(1)

Multiple Masters Design palette

(1)

Paragraph palette

(1)

Tab Ruler palette

(1)

Layers palette

(1)

Info palette

(1)

Align palette

(1)

Transform palette

(1)

Actions palette

(1)

Navigator palette

(1)

Links palette

(1)

Pathfinder palette

(4)

Brushes palette

(1)

Transparency palette

(1)

Styles palette

(1)

Appearance palette

(1)

SVG Interactivity palette

(1)

Attributes palette

(1)

Document Info palette

(1)

Magic Wand palette

(1)

Symbols palette

(1)

Mini-Glossary

(13)

Change the units for the current document

(1)

Multiple undos

(1)

Context-sensitive menus

(1)

How Illustrator Works

Vectors and rasters

(1)

How objects are made

(1)

The written word

(1)

Editing tools

(1)

How it all shapes up

(1)

Coloring

(1)

How it all stacks up

(1)

Keeping up with appearances

(1)

On the screen

(1)

When all is said and done

(2)

Startup

Creating new files

Launch Illustrator (Mac OS)

(1)

Launch Illustrator (Windows)

(1)

Create a new document

(5)

Change the artboard dimensions

(1)

Create a landscape page

(1)

Reposition the printable area on the artboard

(1)

Create a landscape artboard

(1)

Divide the artboard into multiple pages

(2)

Saving files

Save a file in Adobe Illustrator (.ai) format

(9)

Save an existing file

(1)

Save a copy of an existing file

(1)

Revert to the last saved version

(1)

Save a file as an EPS

(3)

Save a file as an Adobe PDF

(3)

Opening files

Open a file from within Illustrator

(1)

Ending a work session

Close a file

(1)

Quit/exit Illustrator

(1)

Views

Change zoom levels and views

Use the Navigator palette to change the zoom level of an illustration

(1)

Choose a preset zoom level

(1)

Change the zoom level using the Zoom tool

(1)

Change the zoom level using the keyboard

(1)

Change the view

(1)

Define a custom view setting

(1)

Choose a custom view setting

(1)

Rename or delete a custom view setting

(1)

Display an illustration in two windows

(1)

Change the screen display mode

(1)

Get around

Move an illustration in its window using the Hand tool

(1)

Move the illustration in its window using the Navigator palette

(1)

Objects Basics

Deleting objects

Delete one object

(1)

Delete a bunch of objects

(1)

Drawing geometric objects

Create a rectangle or an ellipse by dragging

(1)

Create a rectangle or an ellipse by specifying dimensions

(1)

Create a rounded rectangle

(1)

Round the corners of an existing object

(1)

Create a polygon by clicking

(1)

Create a polygon by dragging

(1)

Create a star by clicking

(1)

Create a star by dragging

(1)

Create a flare by entering values

(1)

Create a flare using the current Flare Options settings

(1)

Create a flare by dragging

(1)

Edit a flare

(1)

Draw using the Line Segment tool

(1)

Draw a line segment by entering values

(1)

Draw an arc segment

(1)

Draw an arc segment by entering values

(2)

Create a spiral by entering values

(1)

Create a spiral by dragging

(1)

Create a rectangular grid by dragging

(1)

Create a rectangular grid by entering value's

(1)

Create a polar grid by dragging

(1)

Create a polar grid by entering values

(1)

Sketching

Draw using the Pencil tool

(1)

Choose Pencil tool settings

(1)

Select/Copy

Selecting

The six selection tools

(4)

Select an object or objects

(1)

Add or subtract objects from a selection

(1)

Select anchor points or segments

(1)

Select using a command

(2)

Select using a lasso tool

(1)

Choose options for the Magic Wand tool

(1)

Use the Magic Wand tool

(1)

Select all the objects in an illustration

(1)

Deselect all objects

(1)

Select all the deselected objects, and vice versa

(1)

Moving

Move an object by dragging

(1)

Use smart guides to align objects

(2)

Hiding and locking

Hide the anchor points and direction lines of an object or objects

(1)

Hide/show an object's center point

(1)

Hide an object or objects

(1)

Redisplay all hidden objects

(1)

Lock an object or objects

(1)

Unlock all locked objects

(1)

Copying

Drag-copy an object

(1)

Copy an object by nudging

(1)

Copy or move objects from one document to another using the Clipboard

(1)

Offset a copy of a path

(1)

Transform

Basic transformations

(12)

Using the transformation tools

(1)

Use smart guides as you rotate, scale, or shear an object

(1)

Rotate an object using a dialog box

(1)

Rotate an object by dragging

(1)

Scale an object using a dialog box

(1)

Scale an object by dragging

100

(1)

Reflect (flip) an object using a dialog box

101

(1)

Reflect an object by dragging

101

(1)

Shear (slant) an object using a dialog box

102

(1)

Shear an object by dragging

102

(1)

Transform an object using its bounding box

103

(1)

Square off the bounding box

103

(1)

Use the Free Transform tool

104

(1)

Perform multiple transformations via Transform Each

105

(1)

Use the Transform Effect dialog box to apply editable effects

106

(1)

Creating blends

Blends are live!

107

(1)

Blend between objects using the Make Blend command

108

(1)

Release a blend

108

(1)

Choose or change blend options

109

(1)

Editing blends

110

(1)

Reverse the stacking position of objects in a blend

111

(1)

Reverse the location of objects in a blend

111

(1)

Blend objects using the Blend tool

112

(1)

Apply an existing blend to a path

113

(1)

Use a blend to create a 3-D effect

114

(1)

Reshape

The path building blocks

115

(1)

Corners and curves

Move an anchor point or a segment

116

(1)

Reshape a curve segment

116

(1)

Convert a corner anchor point into a smooth anchor point

117

(1)

Convert a smooch anchor point into a corner anchor point

118

(1)

Pinch a curve inward

118

(1)

Adding points

Add anchor points to a path manually

119

(1)

Add anchor points to a path using a command

120

(1)

Add to an open path using the Pencil tool

121

(1)

Add to a brush stroke path using the Paintbrush tool

121

(1)

Add a segment to an open path

121

(1)

Deleting points

Delete anchor points from a path

122

(1)

Quick reshaping

Erase part of a path using the Erase tool

123

(1)

Reshape a path using the Pencil or Paintbrush tool

123

(1)

Smooth part of an existing path

124

(1)

Choose settings for the Smooth tool

124

(1)

Apply the Zig Zag effect

125

(1)

Use the Twist tool

125

(1)

Use the Reshape tool

126

(1)

Exercise: Draw a paintbrush using the Reshape tool

127

(1)

Averaging points

Average points

128

(1)

Joining

Join two endpoints

129

(2)

Combine objects using a command

131

(1)

Slicing and dicing

Split a path

132

(1)

Split a path by deleting a point or a segment

132

(1)

Cut objects using the Divide Objects Below command

133

(4)

Cut an object into separate shapes

134

(1)

Exercise: Change a square into a star

135

(1)

Exercise: Draw a light bulb

136

(1)

Fill & Stroke

Missing and applying colors

Fills and strokes

137

(1)

QuickStart drag-color

138

(1)

Apply a fill or stroke of black or white

138

(1)

The palettes you'll use for coloring

139

(1)

Basic coloring steps

140

(1)

Save the current fill or stroke color as a swatch

140

(1)

Colors for print

141

(1)

Global colors

142

(1)

Colors for the Web

142

(1)

Choose a fill or stroke for a path before or after you create it

143

(1)

Change a document's color mode

144

(1)

Mix a process color

145

(1)

Color editing shortcuts

146

(1)

Color, Gradient, and None buttons

146

(1)

Add matching system or Web colors to the Swatches palette

147

(1)

Changing stroke attributes

Change the width of a stroke

148

(1)

Create a dashed stroke

149

(1)

Modify stroke caps and/or joins

150

(1)

Using the Swatches palette

Choose swatch display options

151

(1)

Load swatches from one Illustrator file to another

152

(1)

Restore default swatches to the Swatches palette

153

(1)

Delete swatches

154

(1)

Move a swatch or swatches

155

(1)

Duplicate a swatch

155

(1)

Resolving swatch conflicts

156

(1)

Merge spot color swatches

156

(1)

Changing colors

Select objects with the same paint attributes

157

(7)

Invert colors

157

(1)

Replace a swatch globally

158

(1)

Edit a color globally

158

(1)

Adjust or convert colors

159

(1)

Convert an object's colors to a different mode

159

(1)

Use the Paint Bucket tool

160

(1)

Choose paint attributes the Eyedropper picks up or the Paint Bucket applies

160

(1)

Use the Eyedropper tool

161

(1)

Saturate or desaturate colors

162

(1)

Blend fill colors between objects

162

(1)

Convert a process color into a spot color or vice versa

163

(1)

Colorize a 1-bit TIFF image

163

(1)

Creating fill patterns

Create a fill pattern

164

(1)

Use a rectangle to define a fill pattern

164

(1)

Modify a fill pattern

165

(1)

Create a geometric fill pattern

166

(1)

Expand a pattern fill into individual objects

166

(1)

Pen

Drawing with the Pen tool

What the Pen tool does

167

(1)

Draw a straight-sided object using the Pen tool

168

(1)

Draw continuous curves using the Pen tool

169

(2)

Convert smooth points into corner points as you draw them

171

(1)

Convert points in an existing object

172

(1)

Exercise: Convert a rectangle into a costume mask

173

(2)

Layers

Layer upon layer

175

(2)

Choose Layers palette options

176

(1)

Creating layers

Create a new top-level layer

177

(1)

Create a sublayer

178

(1)

Create a group

179

(1)

Activating layers

Activate a layer, sublayer, group, or object

180

(1)

Activate multiple items

181

(1)

Deactivate all layers

181

(1)

Selecting objects

Select all the objects in a layer

182

(1)

Deselect all the objects in a layer

182

(1)

Select one object

182

(1)

Select multiple objects on different layers

183

(1)

Working with groups

Select all the objects in a group

183

(2)

Select some objects in a group

185

(1)

Deselect an object in a group

185

(1)

Copy an object in a group

185

(1)

Move an existing object (or group) into a group

186

(1)

Add a new object to a group

187

(1)

Ungroup a group

187

(1)

Restacking

Restack a layer, group, or object

188

(1)

Restack an object in front of or behind another object

189

(1)

Restack using a command

189

(1)

Duplicating

Duplicate a layer, sublayer, or object

190

(1)

Copy objects between layers

190

(1)

Deleting

Delete a layer, sublayer, group, or object

191

(1)

Choosing layer options

Choose layer or object options

192

(2)

Lock/unlock layers or objects

194

(1)

Hide/show layers or objects

195

(3)

Change the view for a top-level layer

196

(1)

Display all top-level layers in Outline view except one

196

(1)

Create a template layer

197

(1)

Layer management

Locate an object on the Layers palette

198

(1)

Move layers, sublayers, groups, or objects to a new layer

198

(1)

Move objects to new, separate layers

199

(2)

Merging and flattening

Merge layers, sublayers, groups, and objects

201

(1)

Flatten artwork

202

(1)

Tracing

Use the Auto Trace tool

203

(1)

Trace letters manually

204

(2)

Manually trace over a placed image

206

(1)

Create Type

Creating type

The type tools

207

(1)

A few things to know about fonts

208

(1)

Create freestanding type

208

(1)

Create a type rectangle

209

(1)

Enter type inside an object

210

(1)

Make a whole horizontal type block vertical, or vice versa

210

(1)

Place type along an object's path

211

(1)

Adjust the position of type on a path

211

(1)

Importing type

Import type

212

(1)

Linking type

If your type overfloweth

213

(1)

Link overflow type to another type object

213

(1)

Change the order in which type flows from one object to another

213

(1)

Link overflow type to a copy of an existing object

214

(1)

Unlink two or more type objects

214

(1)

Remove one type object from a chain and keep the text stream intact

214

(1)

Copying type

Copy type and its object between Illustrator documents or between Illustrator and Photoshop

215

(1)

Move type from one object to another

215

(1)

Creating outlines

Create type outlines

216

(1)

Exercise: Type on a circle

217

(2)

Style & Edit Type

Selecting type

219

(3)

Select type and its object

220

(1)

Select a type object but not the type

221

(1)

Select the type but not its object

221

(1)

Applying type attributes

The type Palettes

222

(1)

Choose a font

223

(1)

Resize type

224

(1)

Change leading using the Character palette

225

(1)

Change leading using the keyboard

226

(1)

Kern or track type

226

(1)

Change case

227

(1)

Fit type to its container

228

(1)

Scale type horizontally and/or vertically

228

(1)

Restore normal scaling

228

(1)

Baseline shift type

229

(1)

Hang Punctuation

229

(1)

Change paragraph alignment

230

(1)

Change paragraph indentation

231

(1)

Adjust inter-paragraph spacing

232

(1)

Word processing

Find and replace text

233

(1)

Check spelling

234

(1)

Edit the user-defined dictionary

235

(1)

Export text

236

(1)

Find and replace a font

236

(2)

Arrange text

Arrange text in linked rows and columns

238

(1)

Create smart punctuation

239

(1)

Turn on auto hyphenation

240

(1)

Insert tabs into text

241

(1)

Set or modify custom tab stops

242

(1)

Copy type attributes

Copy type attributes using the Eyedropper or Paint Bucket

243

(1)

Choose which attributes the Eyedropper picks up or the Paint Bucket applies

244

(1)

Special effects with type

Wrap type around an object

244

(1)

Create type with a shadow

245

(1)

Slant a type block

246

(1)

Acquire

Opening and placing images

How images are acquired

247

(2)

Open a file from within Illustrator

249

(1)

Open a file from the Mac OS Finder or Windows Explorer

250

(1)

Place an image from another application into an Illustrator document

250

(1)

Display a placed image in Outline view

251

(1)

Reopening a file that contains linked images

251

(1)

Photoshop to Illustrator

252

(2)

Linking images

Edit a linked image in its original application

254

(1)

Replace one linked image with another

255

(1)

Locate a linked image in an Illustrator file

255

(1)

View file information for a linked image

256

(1)

Choose Links palette display options

256

(1)

Update a modified linked image

257

(1)

Convert a linked image to an embedded image

258

(1)

Drag-and-drop

Drag-and-drop an object

259

(2)

Brushes

Using brushes

261

(5)

Draw with the Paintbrush tool

262

(1)

Choose preferences for the Paintbrush

262

(1)

Apply a brush stroke to an existing path

263

(1)

Add brushes from other libraries

264

(1)

Remove a brush stroke from an object

265

(1)

Convert a brush stroke into outlined paths

265

(1)

Choose brush display options

266

(1)

Creating and modifying brushes

Create or modify a scatter brush

266

(2)

Create or modify a calligraphic brush

268

(2)

Create or modify an art brush

270

(1)

Delete a brush from the Brushes palette

271

(1)

Create tiles for a pattern brush

272

(1)

Create a pattern brush

273

(1)

Edit a pattern brush via its options dialog box

274

(1)

Edit a scatter, art, or pattern brush manually

275

(1)

Create a new brush library

276

(1)

Change the stroke options for an individual object

277

(1)

Duplicate a brush

278

(1)

Symbols

Using the Symbols palette

279

(1)

Place symbol instances into a document one at a time

280

(1)

Change the Symbols palette display

281

(1)

Use symbols from other libraries

281

(1)

Apply a different symbol to an existing instance

282

(1)

Create a symbol from an object in your artwork

282

(1)

Name or rename a symbol

283

(1)

Delete a symbol

283

(1)

Modify instances

284

(1)

Duplicate a symbol

284

(1)

Redefine a symbol

285

(1)

Using the symbolism tools

Use the Symbol Sprayer tool

286

(1)

Choose global properties for the symbolism tools

287

(1)

Choose options for the Symbol Sprayer tool

288

(1)

Add instances to a symbol set

289

(1)

Use the Symbol Shifter tool

290

(1)

Choose Symbol Shifter tool options

290

(1)

Use the Symbol Scruncher tool

291

(1)

Choose Symbol Scruncher tool options

291

(1)

Use the Symbol Sizer tool

292

(1)

Choose Symbol Sizer tool options

292

(1)

Use the Symbol Spinner tool

293

(1)

Choose Symbol Spinner tool options

293

(1)

Use the Symbol Stainer tool

294

(1)

Choose Symbol Stainer tool options

294

(1)

Use the Symbol Screener tool

295

(1)

Choose Symbol Screener tool options

295

(1)

Use the Symbol Styler tool

296

(1)

Choose Symbol Styler tool options

296

(2)

Expand an instance or a symbol set

298

(1)

Combine Paths

Shape modes

299

(1)

The shape mode buttons

299

(1)

Expand a compound shape

300

(1)

Release a compound shape

301

(1)

Pathfinders

301

(2)

Turn a stroke or an open path into a filled object

303

(1)

Compound paths

Create a compound path

303

(2)

Add an object to a compound path

305

(1)

Reverse an object's fill in a compound path

305

(1)

The fill rules

305

(2)

Release a compound path

306

(1)

Gradients

Gradient basics

307

(7)

Fill an object with a gradient

308

(1)

Create and save a two-color gradient

309

(1)

Assign new colors to a gradient

310

(1)

Add colors to a gradient

311

(1)

Use the Gradient tool

312

(1)

Spread a gradient across multiple objects

313

(1)

Gradient meshes

What is a gradient mesh?

314

(1)

Mesh building blocks

314

(1)

Convert an object into a gradient mesh using the Gradient Mesh tool

315

(1)

Convert an object into a gradient mesh using a command

316

(1)

Recolor a gradient mesh

317

(1)

Add mesh points or lines

318

(1)

Add or remove square points

318

(1)

Delete a mesh point

319

(1)

Reshape mesh lines

319

(1)

Expand a standard gradient into separate objects

320

(1)

Expand a radial or linear gradient into a gradient mesh

320

(1)

Appearances/Styles

Using appearances

321

(2)

Appearances and layers

322

(1)

Target appearances to a group or layer

322

(1)

Understanding the icons

323

(5)

Copy or move appearance attributes via the Layers palette

323

(1)

Apply appearance attributes

324

(1)

Edit or restack appearance attributes

325

(1)

Edit a stroke or fill appearance attribute

325

(1)

Remove a brush stroke from a stroke attribute

326

(1)

Apply multiple stroke or fill attributes

326

(1)

Duplicate an appearance attribute

327

(1)

Remove an appearance attribute

327

(1)

Remove all appearance attributes from an item

328

(1)

Choose appearance options for new objects

328

(2)

Blends and appearances

329

(1)

Using styles

330

(12)

Choose a view for the Styles palette

331

(1)

Apply a style to an object

332

(1)

Apply a style to a layer, sublayer, or group

332

(1)

Copy a style or an appearance attribute from one object to another

333

(1)

Break the link between a style and a layer, sublayer, group, or object

334

(1)

Create a new style using an object

334

(1)

Duplicate a style

335

(1)

Edit a style

336

(1)

Merge styles

337

(1)

Delete a style from the Styles palette

337

(1)

Add a style from a library or another document to the Styles palette

338

(1)

Create a style library

339

(1)

Expand an object's appearance attributes

340

(2)

Masks/Transparency

Clipping masks

Create a clipping mask

342

(1)

Select a whole clipping group

343

(1)

Select an individual clipping path or masked object

343

(1)

Select all the clipping masks in your illustration

343

(4)

Add an object to a dipping group

343

(1)

Restack a masked object within its clipping group

344

(1)

Copy a masked object

344

(1)

Lock a clipping group or an object within it

344

(1)

Unmask one object

345

(1)

Recolor a clipping path

345

(1)

Release a clipping group

346

(1)

Release a clipping set

346

(1)

Transparency

347

(1)

Change the opacity or blending mode of an object, group, or layer

348

(1)

Change the opacity or blending mode of only an object's fill or stroke

348

(6)

The blending modes

349

(2)

Restrict a blending mode effect to specific objects

351

(1)

Knock out objects

352

(1)

Turn off the Knockout Group option

352

(1)

Show/hide the transparency grid

353

(1)

Choose preferences for the transparency grid

353

(1)

Flatten objects and preserve the look of transparency

354

(1)

Opacity masks

Create an opacity mask

355

(1)

Choose a Clip setting for an opacity mask

356

(6)

Invert an opacity mask

356

(1)

Reshape or edit an opacity masking object

357

(1)

Feather the edge of a masking object

357

(1)

Unlink mask objects

358

(1)

Temporarily disable a mask

358

(1)

Release an opacity mask

359

(1)

Use an opacity mask within a Knockout Group or layer

359

(1)

Create a drop shadow

360

(2)

Apply the Hard Mix and Soft Mix commands

362

(1)

Distort

Liquify tools

363

(1)

Choose global brush dimensions

364

(2)

Choose options for an individual liquify tool

366

(1)

Use the Warp, Pucker, or Bloat tool

367

(1)

Use the Twirl tool

368

(1)

Use the Scallop, Crystallize, or Wrinkle tool

368

(2)

Envelopes

370

(1)

Create a mesh envelope

371

(1)

Create a warp envelope

372

(1)

Create an envelope from a user-created path

373

(1)

Edit an envelope

374

(1)

Edit objects in an envelope

375

(1)

Release an envelope

376

(1)

Expand an envelope

376

(1)

Choose envelope options

377

(2)

Effects and filters

379

(4)

Using effects

379

(1)

Using filters

380

(1)

Applying effects and filters

381

(1)

Apply an effect

382

(1)

Edit an effect

382

(1)

Pathfinder effects

383

(6)

Add to, or edit an effect in, a style

384

(1)

Remove an effect from a layer, object, or style

384

(1)

Apply a Convert to Shape effect

385

(1)

Use live shapes with text

386

(1)

Outline Object for text

386

(1)

Apply the Inner Glow or Outer Glow effect

387

(1)

Apply the Add Arrowheads effect

388

(1)

A few vector effects and filters

Scribble or tweak

389

(1)

Rough up a shape

390

(1)

Twist path points around an object's center

390

(1)

Pucker or bloat an object

391

(1)

Raster effects and filters

391

(2)

Rasterize a path object

393

(11)

Apply the Object Mosaic filter

395

(1)

The raster filters illustrated

396

(8)

Pen and Ink filters

Apply the Pen and Ink filter

404

(1)

Create a new hatch pattern

405

(1)

Edit a hatch pattern

406

(1)

Save a hatch library

406

(1)

Open a hatch library

406

(1)

Convert a continuous-tone image into a crosshatch image

407

(2)

Precision Tools

Ruler and object guides

Move the ruler origin

409

(1)

Restore the ruler origin to its default location

410

(1)

Show/hide guides

410

(1)

Create a ruler guide

410

(1)

Turn an object into a guide

411

(1)

Turn all object guides back into objects

411

(1)

Turn one guide back into an object

411

(1)

Lock or unlock all guides

412

(1)

Lock/unlock one guide

412

(1)

Remove one guide

412

(1)

Remove all guides

412

(1)

Place guides around an object or create evenly spaced guides

413

(1)

Using the grid

Show/hide the grid

414

(1)

Use snap to grid

414

(1)

Change the Constrain Angle

414

(1)

Transforming using numbers

Move an object a specified distance

415

(1)

Move, scale, rotate, or shear an object using the Transform palette

416

(2)

Aligning and distributing

Align or distribute objects

418

(2)

Measure a distance using the Measure tool

420

(1)

Actions

Actions and the Actions palette

421

(1)

Create a new actions set

422

(1)

Record an action

422

(1)

Insert a menu item into an action's command list

423

(1)

Insert a stop in an existing action

424

(1)

Record commands into an existing action

425

(1)

Replay an action on an image

425

(1)

Exclude or include a command from playback

426

(1)

Turn on a command's dialog pause

426

(1)

Rerecord a dialog

426

(1)

Move a command

427

(1)

Copy a command

427

(1)

Copy an action from one set to another

427

(1)

Delete an action or a command

427

(1)

Include one action in another action

428

(1)

Save an actions set

429

(1)

Load an actions set

429

(1)

Record paths for insertion

429

(1)

Workaround for non-recordable tools

430

(1)

Reset actions to the default set

430

(1)

Clear all actions sets from the palette

430

(1)

Replace all current actions sets

430

(1)

Attach a note to an object

431

(1)

Select notated objects in an action

431

(1)

Process multiple files or folders

432

(7)

Preferences

Create a custom startup file

433

(1)

General Preferences

434

(2)

Type & Auto Tracing Preferences

436

(1)

Units & Undo Preferences

437

(1)

Guides & Grid Preferences

438

(1)

Smart Guides & Slices Preferences

439

(3)

Hyphenation Preferences

440

(1)

Plug-ins & Scratch Disks Preferences

441

(1)

Files & Clipboard Preferences

442

(2)

Output/Export

Outputting files

Print on a black-and-white or color PostScript printer

444

(2)

Create crop marks

446

(1)

Remove crop marks created with the Crop Marks command

447

(1)

Create trim marks

447

(1)

Print (tile) an illustration that is larger than the paper size

448

(1)

Solving printing Problems

449

(2)

Smoother blends

451

(1)

Lower a document's output resolution to facilitate printing

452

(2)

Display information about an object or an entire document

453

(1)

Exporting files

Save as an earlier version of Illustrator

454

(1)

Export a file

455

(1)

Secondary export dialog boxes

456

(3)

Export a Flash file

459

(2)

Other file formats

461

(1)

Pasting out of Illustrator

462

(3)

Export an Illustrator file to Adobe LiveMotion

463

(2)

Printing and exporting transparency

465

(1)

Rasterization settings for effects

466

(1)

Clipping complex regions

467

(1)

Flattening different types of objects

467

(2)

Exporting Illustrator files: a summary

469

(1)

Managing color

470

(9)

Calibration

471

(1)

Calibrate your monitor

471

(2)

Choose a predefined color management setting

473

(1)

Choosing individual work spacing settings

473

(2)

Customize your color management policies

475

(1)

Customize your conversion options

476

(1)

Change a document's color profile

477

(1)

Proof your colors

478

(1)

Web

Exporting Web graphics

479

(7)

Image size

480

(1)

Determine a file's actual storage size

480

(1)

GIF

481

(1)

Color depth

482

(1)

JPEG

482

(2)

Dithering

484

(1)

Alias versus anti-alias

484

(1)

PNG-8 and PNG-2

485

(1)

Slicing

Create an object or text slice

486

(1)

Create a user slice

487

(1)

Show/hide slice

487

(1)

Select a slice

487

(1)

Resize a user slice

488

(1)

Move a user slice

488

(1)

Duplicate a user slice

488

(1)

Combine two or more user slices into one

488

(1)

Divide a user slice into smaller slices

489

(1)

Restack a user slice

489

(1)

Lock all slices

489

(1)

Release a slice

489

(1)

Delete a user slice

489

(1)

Choose slice options

490

(2)

Optimization

492

(10)

Optimize an illustration in the GIF or PNG-8 format

494

(2)

Use the Save for Web previews

496

(1)

Save your Save for Web settings

496

(1)

JPEGs and Web-safe colors

497

(1)

Optimize an illustration in the JPEG format

497

(2)

Preserve multi-level transparency in PNG-24 images

499

(1)

Make solid color areas Web-safe

499

(1)

Optimize to file size

500

(1)

Resize your output image

500

(1)

Preview potential browser dither in an optimized image

501

(1)

SVG

Guidelines for using SVG effectively

502

(1)

Apply an SVG fitter effect to an object

503

(1)

Optimize as SVG

503

(1)

Save a file in SVG or SVGZ format

504

(2)

Add interactivity to SVG artwork

505

(1)

Export Illustrator objects as CSS layers

506

(2)

Create an image map

507

(1)

Data-driven graphics

508

(1)

Separations

Color separation setup

509

(6)

Prepare a file for separations

510

(1)

Overprinting

510

(1)

Use Separation Setup

511

(4)

Trapping

Create a spread trap manually

515

(1)

Create a choke trap manually

516

(1)

Trap a line manually

516

(1)

Overprint a specified percentage of black

517

(1)

Create traps automatically

518

(1)

Create a trap on top of a fill and a stroke

518

(1)

Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts

List of keyboard shortcuts

519

(10)

Customizing shortcuts

Assign your own shortcuts

529

(1)

Choose, delete, or print a keyset

530

(1)

Index

531

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