Index
key (backslash key), 31
+ (plus sign)
truncated text indicated with, 155
~ key (tilde key)
creating multiple star shapes, 40
drawing multiple ellipses with, 35
generating multiple rectangles with, 37
moving pattern within shapes, 114
A
actions
defined, 236
saving, 238
using and creating, 237–238
Actions panel, 237
adding anchor points, 47
Adobe Dreamweaver, 195
Adobe Flash. See Flash
Adobe Illustrator. See Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop. See Photoshop
AI file format
managing file size with, 247
retaining editing capability with, 243–244
aliasing, 29
aligning
snapping objects to grid, 189–190
text, 173–174
type to paths, 182–184
anchor points
adding and deleting, 47
automatically inserting, 47
blends between, 207
closing path with snap to point, 190
converting sharp and smooth corners for, 46, 48
copying, 81
defining with Pen tool, 45
distributing, 187
liquify tools effect on, 220
paths and, 33
rotating objects from, 102–103
selecting and editing on paths, 83–85
using, 29
angles
constraining line segment, 31
constraining pen, 45
decay, 36
animation. See Flash
Appearance panel
monitoring applied effects in, 215
stacking fills in, 131–133
stacking strokes in, 129–130
area type
rescaling, 163
arranging panels, 8–9
Art Brush Options dialog, 67
art brushes
about, 60
creating new, 66–68
editing, 67
finding symbols to use as, 66
artboard
defining size and settings for, 3
drawing freehand lines on, 31
relocating zero points on, 12
using templates for, 5
artistic effects using blends, 206
Assign tab (Live Color dialog), 119–120
B
backslash () key, 31
bevel joins, 128
bitmap images
about, 1
placing and editing, 147–148
unavailable as clipping masks, 55
Blend Options dialog, 207
Blending Mode drop-down menu (Transparency panel), 204–205
blends
about, 206
between anchor points, 207
artistic effects using, 206
step and smooth, 206–207
viewing and working with spine of, 208–210
bold type attribute, 164
bounding box
editing objects with, 90–92
resetting after rotation, 103
brushes, 59–78. See also specific types of brushes
applying or drawing with, 60–63
art, 66–68
calligraphic, 64–65
pattern, 73–78
scatter, 69–72
types of, 60
C
Calligraphic Brush Options dialog, 64
calligraphic brushes
about, 60
adjusting pressure sensitivity for, 63, 64
defining customized, 64–65
setting pressure and attributes of, 63
cap joins, 128
cap styles for strokes, 127
categories for Print dialog, 16–17
cell phone previews, 240–242
Character panel
applying type attributes in, 164
changing kerning in, 162
Character Style Options dialog, 166–167
characters
applying type attributes to, 164
formatting, 165–167
glyphs, 168–170
rotating, 163
checking spelling, 156
circles, 34–35
clearing all guides, 10
clicking with Pen tool, 46
clipboard, 94
releasing, 196
trimming objects with, 195–196
type for, 197–198
using layers as, 146
CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black)
document profile for, 2
setting options for, 8
collapsing panels, 9
color
adding scatter brush, 71
adding to Live Paint faces and edges, 136–138
adjusting in Live Color dialog, 117–120
applying to Live Paint region, 134
assigning to gradient stop, 124
choosing in Color Picker dialog, 25
defining ellipse fill and stroke, 34
excluding from recoloring, 119
grabbing and extracting, 121–122
managing output for, 3
resources on theory of, 116
Web safe, 115
Color Guide panel, 111, 116–117
Color Picker dialog, 25
color swatches, 112–113
Colorization Tips dialog, 71
column layout for text, 174
compound paths, 51–52
compound shapes, 109
consolidating layers, 142
constraining
arcs, 30
ellipses, 35
line segment angles, 31
pen angles, 45
rectangles, 37
smooth curves using Smart Guides, 47
Control panel
anchor alignment tools of, 85
applying stroke and fill colors from, 24
customizing and docking, 19
Font drop-down menu for, 157
Font Size drop-down menu for, 157
hiding all panels but toolbox and, 8
using, 18–19
using Live Trace mode from, 149
Convert Anchor Point tool, 47, 48
converting
anchor point’s sharp and smooth corners, 46, 48
paths to Live Paint groups, 134
placed raster image to vector image, 149–150
type to outline, 171–172
copying anchor points, 81
copying and pasting
shortcuts, 93
symbol instance into Flash, 236
type from other applications, 152
corners
converting anchor point’s sharp and smooth, 46, 48
radius for rounded rectangle, 38
Crop Area tool, 57–58
cropping
about, 185
adjusting options in Print dialog, 16–17
images for thumbnails, 195
Crystallize tool, 220
cursors, 22
curves
adjusting with Pen tool, 46
changing direction of anchor, 47
defining drawing, 32–33
drawing symmetrical, 30
smoothness of, 42
customizing
calligraphic brushes, 64–65
Control panel, 19
gradient fills, 124–125
object selection, 7
pattern fills, 114–115
cutting
paths with Live Paint regions, 56
shape with shape, 54
D
dashed lines, 128
decay rate, 36
decimal tabs, 173
defaults
returning fill and stroke color to, 24
reverting to, 6
deleting
anchor points, 47
layers, 142
swatches in Swatches panel, 115
Device Central, 240–242
display performance settings, 7
displaying
all open panels, 8
knowhow panel, 20–21
more tools, 22
rulers, 191
Smart Guides, 27
distorting with envelopes, 106–107
distributing objects, 187–188
dividing paths, 53–54
docking
Control panel, 19
panels, 8–9
documents
creating new, 2–5
defining preferences, 6–7
finding and replacing text in, 156
keyboard shortcuts for, 3
no support for multipage, 5
profiles for, 2–3
reusing saved actions in, 238
saving as HTML pages, 254–256
templates for creating, 4–5
using grids in, 11
downloading time for exported files, 250
drawing
brushes for, 60–63
curves, 32–33
ellipses and circles, 34–35
Eraser and Path Eraser tools for, 49–50
grids, 41
lines, 30–33
Pen tool for, 45–48
Pencil tool for, 42–44
polygons and stars, 39–40
rectangles, 37–38
shapes, 29
spirals, 36
using clipping masks, 55–56
using compound paths, 51–52
drawing tablets
defining pressure sensitivity for brushes, 63, 64
freehand drawing with, 63
using brushes from, 59
Dreamweaver, 195
drop shadow filter and effect, 211–212
duplicating objects and paths, 93–94
DWF/DWG file format, 245
E
edges
adding color to Live Paint, 136–138
editing, 139–140
painting, 140
selecting, 138
Edit or Apply Colors tool (Color Guide panel), 117
Edit tab (Live Color dialog), 117–118
editing
anchor points, 83–85
art brushes, 67
effects, 214
graphic styles, 223–224
linked or embedded images, 148
locking layers to prevent, 144
masks, 56
objects with bounding box, 90–92
older Illustrator files, 15
paths with Pencil tool, 44
raster images, 147–148
symbols, 239
3-D effects, 233
effects. See also filters; 3-D effects
adjusting blends, 208–210
applying, 214–216
drop shadow, 211
graphic styles, 221–224
groups of Illustrator, 215–216
step and smooth blends, 206–207
transparency, 202–205
uses for, 201
using Photoshop, 217–218
warping with liquify tools, 219–220
Ellipse dialog, 35
ellipses
drawing multiple, 35
tool for making, 34
embedded images
applying Photoshop filters to, 212
embedding fonts, 243
envelope distortion, 106–107
EPS file format, 243–244
Eraser tool, 49–50
excluding selected colors from recoloring, 119
expanding panels, 9
Export dialog, 245
exporting
art in raster format, 248
checking downloading time for, 250
files to other formats, 15
HTML pages, 254–256
Illustrator files for Flash, 251–253
vector art, 245–246
extrusion effects, 226–227
eye icon, 142
Eyedropper tool, 122
F
faces
adding color to Live Paint, 136–138
applying fill to multiple, 138
defined, 134
selecting, 137
Fidelity tolerances for Pencil tool, 42–43
file formats
compatible vector-based, 245–246
compatible with Illustrator, 13
DWF/DWG, 245
retaining editing capability, 243–244
saving images in PNG, 14
TIFF, 248
Web-compatible, 249–250
files. See also exporting; file formats
compatibility and transparency of, 15
managing size of, 247
printing, 16–17
saving, 13–15
saving as templates, 243
saving for Web, 249–250
sharing Illustrator, 243–244
Fill check box (Line Segment Tool Options dialog), 31
fills, 111–140
adding color to Live Paint faces and edges, 136–138
applying color to, 23–25
Color Guide panel and Live Color, 116–120
creating and merging Live Paint groups, 134–135
customizing pattern, 114–115
defining color for ellipses, 34
editing Live Paint edges, 139–140
filling multiple faces at once, 138
grabbing color with eyedropper, 121–122
gradients, 123–125
returning color to default, 24
stacking, 131–133
type with gradient, 198
using color and pattern swatches, 112–115
filters. See also effects
adjusting blends, 208–210
applying, 211–213
difference between effects and, 201, 212
graphic styles, 221–224
step and smooth blends, 206–207
transparency, 202–205
uses for, 201
using Illustrator and Photoshop, 218
warping with liquify tools, 219–220
finding
objects behind layers, 194
tools, 20–22
first line indented, 175
Flare tool, 34
Flash
automatically generating animation layers for, 143
converting Illustrator layers into animation frames, 252–253
copying and pasting Illustrator objects in, 14, 94
exporting Illustrator files for, 251–253
symbol instance copied and pasted into, 236
Flash Player Version pop-up menu, 251
Flip check boxes (Art Brush Options dialog), 67, 68
flowing type
around paths, 180–181
from one text object to another, 179
options for controlling, 184
fonts
defining, 157–158
displaying glyphs for different, 168–170
embedding, 243
formatting in type box, 160
multilingual, 169–170
formatting
characters, 165–167
preserving text, 171–172
strokes, 126–128
freehand drawing
drawing lines on artboard, 31
using drawing tablets for, 63
G
Gap Options dialog, 135
getting started
applying stroke and fill color, 23–25
Control panel tips, 18–19
controlling workspace, 8–9
creating new document, 2–5
defining guides, 10
finding tools, 20–22
printing files, 16–17
saving files, 13–15
setting preferences, 6–7
Smart Guide options, 26–28
using grids, 11–12
glyphs, 168–170
gradient fills
customizing, 124–125
preset, 123
using as opacity mask, 199–200
Gradient panel, 124
gradient stops, 124–125
gradients. See also gradient fills
about, 123
displaying swatches of, 113
filling type with, 198
graphic styles
creating, 222–223
editing, 223–224
libraries for, 221
unlinking and removing, 221
Graphic Styles panel, 222
grids
appearing when objects sliced, 255
creating and using, 11–12
drawing, 41
gridline tolerance, 190
groups
converting paths to Live Paint, 134
defining and selecting, 82
guides
creating from rulers, 192
defining, 10
rotating, 101
setting appearance for, 10
Smart Guides, 26–28
Guides & Grid panel (Preferences dialog), 12, 190
H
harmony rules, 119
headlines, 158
Help finding tools, 22
hiding
all open panels, 8
grids, 12
layers, 145
rulers, 191
HTML Web pages, 254–256
hybrid anchors, 48
hyphenation options, 175
I
icons
eye, 142
lock, 143
Illustrator
copying and pasting objects in Flash, 14, 94
exporting files to Flash, 251–253
file formats compatible with, 13
groups of effects in, 215–216
Photoshop effects in, 217–218
reverting to default settings, 6
saving files for older versions of, 14, 15, 244
type engine in, 151
Illustrator Options dialog, 14
images. See also raster images; vector images
cropping for thumbnails, 195
using Photoshop effects on, 217–218
importing
artwork to extract color, 121
placed image as template layer, 148
Swatches library to other applications, 115
inserting type at point, 151, 152–153, 155
interactive crop areas, 57–58
interactive gradient fills, 125
interlacing, 250
inverted opacity masks, 199
inverted text wrapping, 181
Isolated Group mode, 239
isolating
layers, 144
italic type attribute, 164
J
join styles for strokes, 127
justification of text, 173–174
K
kerning type, 161–162
keyboard shortcuts
copy and paste, 93
displaying and hiding grids with, 12
document, 3
finding on tool tips, 20
reverting to defaults, 6
selecting all objects, 80
Knife tool, 53–54
knowhow panel, 20–21
L
Lasso tool, 80
launching Live Color dialog, 117
layers, 141–150
adjusting stacking order of, 143
changing placed raster image to vector image, 149–150
consolidating, 142
converting into Flash animation frames, 252–253
deleting, 142
finding objects in, 145
grouping vs., 82
importing placed image as template, 148
moving path between, 143
nonprinting, 143
organizing projects into, 142–143, 194
placing and editing raster images, 147–148
transparency or clipping, 146
using, 141
viewing and isolating, 144
Layers panel, 142–143
leading type, 161–162
libraries
Graphic Styles, 221
Nature Symbol, 66
lighting for 3-D effects, 230
Line Segment Tool Options dialog, 31
line spacing, 175
Line tool, 30
lines and shapes, 29–58
about drawing, 29
breaking compound paths into distinct shapes, 52
clipping with masks, 55–56
compound paths for, 51–52
creating compound shapes, 109
cutting shape with shape, 54
dashed lines, 128
defining weight of stroke, 126
diving paths for, 53–54
drawing lines, 30–33
ellipses and circles, 34–35
Eraser and Path Eraser tools with, 49–50
grids, 41
moving patterns within shapes, 114
Pen tool for drawing, 45–48
Pencil tool for drawing, 42–44
polygons and stars, 39–40
rectangles, 37–38
spirals, 36
Link Harmony Colors tool, 118, 119
linking
multiple text objects, 179
type objects, 179
liquify tools, 219–220
Live Color dialog
Assign tab, 119–120
Edit tab, 117–118
launching, 117
Live Paint groups. See also edges; faces
adding color to faces and edges, 136–138
converting paths to, 134
creating and merging, 134–135
cutting paths with Live Paint regions, 56
editing Live Paint edges, 139–140
expanding traced image to, 149
gap options for, 135
painting edges, 140
reverting to paths, 134–135
Live Trace, 149–150
lock icon, 143
locking
guides, 10
M
managing illustration workflow, 235–256
about, 235
creating symbols and applying instances, 236–238
editing symbols, 239
exporting art to Flash, 251–253
exporting HTML pages, 254–256
exporting to raster formats, 248
exporting vector files, 245–246
managing file size, 247
previewing art in Device Central, 240–242
saving files for Web, 249–250
sharing editable Illustrator files, 243–244
Map Art dialog, 232–233
masks. See also clipping masks
applying type as, 197–198
creating and applying, 195–196
opacity, 199–200
releasing, 196
measuring
objects, 191–192
units for, 7, 10, 173, 191–192
menus
Blending Mode drop-down, 204–205
Flash Player Version pop-up, 251
Font drop-down, 157
Font Size drop-down, 157
opening panel, 9
miter joins, 128
modes
Isolated Group, 239
switching between Outline and Preview, 54
mosaic filters, 213
mouse
displaying tool names with, 20
using brushes from, 59
moving
anchor points, 47
type inserted at point, 153
multiple ellipses, 35
multiple rectangles, 37
N
naming new graphic styles, 221
Nature Symbol Library, 66
New from Template dialog, 5
9-slice scaling, 237
nonprinting layers, 143
O
object fill. See fills
Object Mosaic dialog, 213
objects
affected of graphic styles on, 221
aligning and distributing, 186–188
applying edge and face attributes to Live Paint group, 136
converting from vector to raster, 216
copying and pasting in Flash CS3, 14, 94
customizing selection of, 7
distorting with envelopes, 106–107
duplicating, 93–94
effects applied to, 214–216
finding in layers, 145
grouping, 82
hidden behind layers, 194
managing stacking order for pasted, 94
mapping onto 3-D objects, 225
masking, 55
measuring and placing, 191–192
shearing, 104–105
slicing, 254–256
stacking, 193–194
transparency applied to, 202–205
trimming with clipping masks, 195–196
warping, 219–220
wrapping text around, 181
octagons, 39–40
opacity, 202
opacity masks, 199–200
opening
panel menu, 9
tool gallery, 22
OpenType glyphs, 168–170
options for tools, 22
outdented text, 175
Outline view
finding objects in, 194
toggling with Preview mode, 54, 208
viewing blend spine in, 208
outlining
layers, 145
output for color, 3
P
Paintbrush tool. See also Pencil tool
drawing brush stroke with, 61
using, 60
panels. See also specific panels
arranging, docking, and expanding, 8–9
knowhow, 20–21
Paragraph panel, 173
Paragraph Style Options dialog, 178
Paragraph Style panel, 177
paragraphs
formatting, 173–176
using styles for, 177–178
pasting. See copying and pasting
Path Eraser tool
diving paths with, 52
using, 49–50
Path mode, 18
paths, 79–110. See also brushes
about, 79
adjusting blend, 208–210
aligning anchors within, 85–86
altering with filters, 201
anchor selection and editing for, 83–85
applying fill color to, 19
cleaning up automatically, 48
closing with snap to point, 190
converting to Live Paint groups, 134
creating compound, 51–52
cutting with Live Paint regions, 56
defined, 33
designing path elements for pattern brushes, 73–74
distorting with envelopes, 106–107
dividing, 53–54
duplicating, 93–94
editing with bounding box, 90–92
editing with Pencil tool, 44
generating new anchors on, 47
grouping objects, 82
importance of vector, 59
inserting anchor points automatically on, 47
liquify tools effect on, 220
moving between layers, 143
object selection by clicking, 80
placed raster images and, 147
placing type on, 182–184
removing brush stroke from, 62
reverting Live Paint groups to, 134–135
rotating, 101–103
scaling, 95–100
selecting path segments and, 80–81
selecting similar objects, 87–89
shearing objects, 104–105
text flow along and around, 179, 180–181
unaffected by graphic styles, 221
using Pathfinder tools, 108–110
wrapping text around, 181
Pattern Brush Options dialog, 76, 77
pattern brushes, 73–78
about, 60
defining multiple-pattern, 75–78
designing path elements for, 73–74
using multiple patterns with, 73
pattern fills, 114–115
PDF file format, 243–244
Pen tool, 45–48
about, 29
clicking and drawing with, 46
controlling smoothness for anchors, 46
generating anchors and paths with, 45
using calligraphic brush effects with, 65
working with anchor points, 46–48
Pencil tool
about, 29
editing paths with, 44
freehand drawing with, 42
setting Smoothness and Fidelity tolerance, 42–43
using calligraphic brush effects with, 65
Pencil Tool Preferences dialog, 43, 44
Photoshop
cropping files in, 195
filters available from, 212
using effects in Illustrator, 217–218
pivoting objects from anchor point, 102–103
pixel preview mode, 4
placing
objects, 191–192
raster images in file, 147–148
type on paths, 182–184
plus sign (+)
truncated text indicated with, 155
Polygon tool, 34
polygons
defining sides of, 39–40
tool for making, 34
preferences
defining, 6–7
options for setting Crop Area tool, 58
Preferences dialog
setting defaults in, 6–7
Smart Guides & Slices panel, 27
preset gradient fills, 123
previewing
art in Device Central, 240–242
rotation effects, 102
Print dialog, 16–17
printing
defining areas for, 185
files, 16–17
profiles for documents, 2–3
progressive option for exported Web images, 250
projects organized into layers, 142–143, 194
R
radius for rounded rectangle corner, 38
random patterns for scatter brushes, 69
raster images
converting to vector image, 149–150
cropping, 195
exporting art as, 248
placing and editing, 147–148
using Photoshop filters with, 212
Web-compatible file formats for, 249–250
Rectangle dialog, 38
rectangles
defining, 37–38
keyboard constraints for, 37
tool for making, 34
reference point locators, 41
registration marks, 17
releasing object from envelope, 107
relocating zero points, 12
Remove Brush Stroke icon (Brushes panel), 62
removing
effects, 214
graphic styles, 221
text wrapping, 181
renaming layers, 142
replacing
blend spine, 209
embedded raster images, 148
rescaling pattern fill, 114
resizing objects
quick method for, 95–96
from Scale dialog, 100
using bounding box, 91–92
resolution, 1
reversing direction of blend spine, 210
reverting
fill and stroke color to defaults, 24
Live Paint groups to paths, 134–135
settings to default, 6
RGB (red, green, and blue)
document profile for, 3
setting options for, 3
Rotate dialog, 102
rotating
characters, 163
object using bounding box, 91–92
objects, 101–103
scatter brush patterns, 70
3-D objects, 228–230
type, 163
Rounded Rectangle dialog, 38
rulers
creating, 10
displaying/hiding, 191
Tabs panel, 176
S
Save Color Group to Swatch Panel tool (Color Guide panel), 117
Save for Web & Devices dialog, 249–250, 251, 254
saving
actions, 238
files, 13–15
files for older Illustrator versions, 14, 15, 244
templates, 243
scalability of objects, 29
Scale tool, 96–98
scaling
objects, 95–100
type, 163
Scatter Brush Options dialog, 69
scatter brushes, 69–72
about, 60
adding randomness to pattern, 69
defining pattern and color for, 69–72
uses for, 69
Scissors tool, 53–54
selecting
all objects, 80
anchor points, 47, 83–85, 88–89
customizing object selection, 7
groups, 82
Live Paint edges, 138
Live Paint face, 137
objects by clicking path, 80
similar objects, 87–89
type box or text in type box, 159–160
shading 3-D effects, 230
Shape Modes tool, 109
Shear tool, 105
shearing objects, 104–105
skewing
grids, 41
objects, 104–105
slices
about, 254
creating and modifying object, 254–255
defining links with slices, 256
text, 255
Smart Guides
constraining smooth curves using, 47
highlighting type when using, 152
using, 26–28
Smart Guides & Slices panel (Preferences dialog), 27
Smart Punctuation options, 156
smart quotes, 156
smooth blends, 206
Smooth tool, 42
smoothness
controlling for Pen tool anchors, 46
of curves, 42–43
Snap to Grid option
aligning objects with, 189–190
unavailable with Smart Guides, 26
spacing
adjusting for blend objects, 210
line, 175
setting for distribution distance, 188
spelling checks, 156
Spiral dialog, 36
stacking
fills, 131–133
objects, 193–194
strokes, 129–130
stacking order
changing stroke, 130
hierarchy for, 193
managing for pasted objects, 94
path, 108
revising fill, 133
Star tool, 34
stars
defining points of, 39
drawing and adjusting points of, 40
tool for making, 34
step blends, 206
Stoke panel, 127
stray anchor points, 88–89, 247
strikethrough type attribute, 164
Stroke attribute, 111
Stroke panel, 130
strokes, 111–140. See also brushes
adding color to Live Paint faces and edges, 136–138
applying brush pattern to, 61
applying color to, 23–25
Color Guide panel and Live Color, 116–120
creating and merging Live Paint groups, 134–135
customizing calligraphic brush, 64–65
defining color for ellipses, 34
editing Live Paint edges, 139–140
formatting, 126–128
grabbing color with eyedropper, 121–122
gradients, 123–125
removing brush, 62
returning color to default, 24
stacking, 129–130
using color and pattern swatches, 112–115
using masking object with, 195, 196
styles
naming new, 221
paragraph, 177–178
stroke, 127
unlinking and removing graphic, 221
using type, character, 165–167
surface options for 3-D effects, 227
Swatch libraries
accessing, 112
creating custom, 115
limiting colors on Color Guide panel to, 117
Swatch Options dialog, 75
swatches, 112–115
Swatches panel
about, 111
adding colors to, 121
deleting swatches in, 115
dragging pattern brush elements to, 75
saving color group to, 117
SWF file format, 246, 248, 249, 251
Symbol Options dialog, 237
symbols
defined, 236
editing, 239
managing file size with, 247
mapping onto 3-D effects, 231–233
using as art brushes, 66
Symbols panel, 236
T
tab leaders, 173
tablets. See drawing tablets
tabs
decimal, 173
indented text with, 176
Tabs panel ruler, 176
targeted layers, 146
template layers, 148
templates
creating documents using, 4–5
saving files as, 243
text. See also type
applying type attributes, 164
column layout for, 174
decimal tabs and tab leaders, 173
defining font and size for, 157–158
editing in text objects, 153
finding and replacing in documents, 156
fitting headlines, 158
formatting paragraph, 173–176
kerning, leading, and tracking, 161–162
rotating characters, 163
Smart Punctuation options, 156
truncated, 155
wrapping around objects, 181
text slices, 255
3-D effects, 225–233
about, 225
editing, 233
mapping symbols onto, 231–233
3-D extrusion effects, 226–227
3-D rotation and revolve effects, 228–230
3-D Extrude & Bevel Options dialog, 227
3-D Revolve Options dialog, 230
thumbnails, cropping images for, 195
TIFF file format, 248
tilde key (~ key)
creating multiple star shapes, 40
drawing multiple ellipses with, 35
generating multiple rectangles with, 37
tolerance
Fidelity, 43
gridline, 190
toolbox
applying stroke and fill colors from, 23–24
hiding all panels but Control panel and, 8
tearing off gallery from, 22
tools
anchor alignment, 85
Crop Area, 57–58
Crystallize, 220
displaying more, 22
Edit or Apply Colors, 117
Ellipse, 34
Eraser, 49–50
Eyedropper, 122
finding, 20–22
Flare, 34
found on Assign tab of Live Color dialog, 120
Knife, 53–54
Line, 30
liquify, 219–220
options for, 22
Paintbrush, 60
Path Eraser, 49–50
Pathfinder, 108–110
Pencil, 42–44
Rotate, 101
Save Color Group to Swatch Panel, 117
Scale, 96–98
Scissors, 53–54
Shape Modes, 109
Shear, 105
Smooth, 42
tearing off gallery from toolbox, 22
top alignment, 187
Tracing Options dialog, 149
tracking type, 161–162
Transform panel, 192
transparency
available blending effects for, 204–205
configuring exported Web images for, 249, 250
file, 15
opacity masks and, 199–200
Transparency panel
Blending Mode drop-down menu of, 204–205
trim marks, 17
turning on/off Snap to Grid option, 11, 189
type, 151–184
applying attributes for, 164
checking spelling, 156
converting for earlier Illustrator versions, 244
copying and pasting from other applications, 152
defining font and size, 157–158
extruded, 226–227
filling with gradients, 198
flowing around paths, 180–181, 184
formatting paragraphs, 173–176
inserting at point, 151, 152–153, 155, 163
kerning, leading, and tracking, 161–162
linking type objects, 179
mapping symbols onto 3-D effects, 231–233
paragraph styles, 177–178
placing on paths, 182–184
rotating, 163
scaling, 163
selecting, 159–160
styling characters, 165–167
using as clipping masks, 197–198
using OpenType glyphs, 168–170
vertical, 152–153
working with, 151
type boxes
selecting box or text in, 159–160
unlinking, 179
U
unclipping opacity mask, 199
ungrouping objects, 82
Units & Display Performance panel (Preferences dialog), 7, 191
units of measurement
setting, 7
tabs and, 173
unlinking
graphic styles, 221
type boxes, 179
Use Adobe Dialog button, 5, 13
V
vector images
about, 1
converting raster to, 149–150
cropping, 195–196
exporting files with, 245–246
importance of vector paths, 59
version compatibility of Illustrator files, 14, 15, 244
vertical type, 152–153
viewing
blend spine, 208
filters and effects in Outline, 212
layers, 144
W
Wacom tablet. See drawing tablets
Warp Options dialog, 214
warping objects, 219–220
Web safe color, 115
Web sites
compatible file formats for raster images, 249–250
exporting HTML pages for, 254–256
gradient fills not suited for, 125
WMF file format, 246
workflow. See managing illustration workflow
workspace, 8–9
wrapping text around objects, 181
Z
zero points, 12