Index

Numbers

3D and Materials panel, 6, 376

3D effects, 6, 376, 377

A

Adobe Add-ons, 5

Adobe Authorized Training Partners, 5

Adobe community resources, 5

Adobe fonts, 7, 250–253

Adobe Illustrator. See Illustrator

Align to Pixel Grid button, 440, 441, 442

aligning

anchor points, 73

artboards, 146–147

artwork, 27, 439–442

objects, 70–75

to pixel grid, 439–442

strokes, 21, 97

text, 259

alignment guides, 12, 63, 98, 191

Anchor Point tool, 207–208

anchor points

adding, 22, 205, 206

aligning, 73

converting, 195–197, 206–208

deleting, 204–205

editing, 204–206

explained, 63

key, 73, 206

selecting, 63–64, 189

shapes and, 87

size adjustment, 64

smooth vs. corner, 173

undoing, 199

Android export options, 445

AppData folder (Windows), 4

appearance attributes, 360–368

adding multiple, 362–363, 364

applying to layers, 294

copying, 226–227

deleting, 362, 380

description of, 360

editing, 361–362

graphic styles as, 376

reordering, 367–368

text with, 364–367

viewing hidden, 362

Appearance panel, 360–368

attributes edited in, 361–362

effects edited in, 370, 383

formatting options in, 367

multiple attributes added in, 362–367

overview of options in, 360

patterns applied in, 322–323

reordering attribute rows in, 367–368

Application bar, 33

Application frame options, 55

area type

adding to documents, 244–245

Auto Sizing feature, 246

converting point type to, 246

setting options for, 260

vertically aligning, 259

arranging

artboards, 147

documents, 55–56

layer content, 286

objects, 79–80

arrowheads on paths, 182

Art brushes, 339–343, 355

applying existing, 339–340

creating from existing artwork, 340–341

editing options for, 341–343

Artboard Editing mode, 141, 142, 143–145, 147, 165

Artboard Options dialog box, 148, 165

Artboard tool, 141, 143, 144, 145, 146

artboards, 141–149

adding to documents, 141–142

aligning content to, 74–75

arranging and aligning, 146–147

copying between documents, 145–146

creating new, 142–143

deleting, 144–145

editing, 143–145

explained, 11, 31

exporting, 442–443, 447

fitting in window, 31

navigating, 51–53, 57

options for, 148, 149

renaming, 148

reordering, 148–149

resizing, 144, 165

rulers for, 150, 165

Artboards panel, 43, 148–149

artwork

aligning, 27, 439–442

Art brush created from, 340–341

combining vector and raster, 409

creating with Pen tool, 199–203

editing colors in, 16, 231–233

erasing parts of, 122–123

file formats for exporting, 442

fills added to, 362–363

flattening, 296

gradient applied to, 309

grid behind, 92

placing, 107

positioning, 153

recoloring, 18–19, 231–233

rotating, 155

scaling, 154–155, 156

tracing, 103–105

transforming, 17–18, 152–158

viewing, 46–51

warping, 161–164

See also objects

aspect ratio of gradients, 311

Asset Export panel, 444–446, 447

assets

CC library, 397–402

exporting, 444–446, 447

attribute rows

deleting, 362

reordering, 367–368

See also appearance attributes

Auto Sizing feature, 246

B

bitmap images, 30

bleed area, 86

blend objects, 317, 318

Blend Options dialog box, 318, 320

Blend tool, 318, 320

blends, 317–321

creating, 318

examples of, 317

modifying, 319

smooth color, 320–321

spine of, 319

See also gradients

Blob Brush tool, 352–354, 355

drawing with, 352–353

Eraser tool used with, 354

sizing/resizing, 353

bounding box, 62, 152–153

brightness adjustment, 46

Bristle brushes, 350–352

changing options for, 350

grouping paths made with, 352

painting with, 351

brushes, 328–355

applying, 22–23

Art, 339–343

Blob Brush tool, 352–354

Bristle, 350–352

Calligraphic, 331–338

creating new, 340–341, 345–347

editing, 333–334, 341–343, 348–349, 350

libraries of, 334–335, 344, 350

Paintbrush tool, 331, 334–337

Pattern, 344–349

previewing changes to, 334

removing strokes made by, 338

size setting for, 350, 353

types of, 331

Brushes panel, 331, 333, 338

bullet character, 246

C

Calligraphic brushes, 331–338

applying to artwork, 332–333

editing options for, 333–334

Paintbrush tool and, 334–337

removing strokes made by, 338

canvas, rotating, 54

Caps Lock key

Join tool and, 181

Knife tool and, 119, 121

Pen tool and, 188

Pencil tool and, 177

cascading documents, 55

center point widget, 87

Character panel, 256

character styles, 262, 273

creating and applying, 265–267

editing, 267

Character Styles panel, 266–267

characters

formatting applied to, 256–257

styles applied to, 262, 265–267

circles, creating/editing, 13, 94–96

Classroom in a Book training series, 1

Clear Filter button, 253

clip groups, 108, 420

clipping masks

applying to images, 419

creating, 295–296, 297

editing, 420–421

explained, 295, 419

releasing, 296

See also masks

clipping paths, 108, 419, 420–421

clipping set, 419

closed paths, 87

Cloud Document dialog box, 11, 32, 437

cloud documents, 7, 32, 418

cloud icon, 428

CMYK color mode, 213, 214, 226

Collect in New Layer option, 295

color groups, 227–228

Color Guide panel, 228–230

applying colors from, 230

using for inspiration, 228–229

color harmonies, 229, 232, 239

color markers, 232–233

Color Mixer panel, 215

color modes, 213, 438

Color panel, 215

Color Picker, 221–223

color stops, 301

freeform gradient, 314–315

Lines mode for applying, 316–317

radial gradient, 310

stroke gradient, 307–308

color swatches, 216–221

applying colors with, 15–16

creating copies of, 217–218

editing, 16, 218–221

global, 216, 218–219, 220, 239

libraries of, 223, 224

non-global, 219–221

saving colors as, 216–217, 223, 239

spot-color, 224

Color Theme Picker, 233

colors, 214–234

applying, 15–16, 214, 230

blending, 320–321

Color Picker for, 221–223

converting between modes, 226

copying with Eyedropper, 226–227

creating custom, 215

editing, 16, 18–19, 231–233

gradient, 307–308, 310

grouping, 227–228

guidance for choosing, 228–229

layer, 279, 297

naming, 216

sampling, 233–234

spot, 223, 224–225

swatches for, 216–221

text or type, 255

tints of, 225–226, 239

columns, text, 260

combining shapes, 126–132

Pathfinder effects for, 130–132

Shape Builder tool for, 127–129

Comments panel, 6

compound paths, 124–125

constraining handles, 201

Content Aware feature, 412

context-sensitive menus, 45

Control panel, 43, 439

converting

anchor points, 180, 195–197, 206–208

colors between modes, 226

point type to area type, 246

convert-point icon, 196, 198, 201, 202

copying

appearance attributes, 226–227

artboards between documents, 145–146

corner points, 173, 188

converting between smooth and, 195–197, 206–208, 209

creating with Curvature tool, 173–174

smooth points distinguished from, 173, 209

corner radius widgets, 15

Create New Layer button, 279, 291

Create New Style button, 263, 264

Create Report option, 436

Creative Cloud desktop application, 250

Creative Cloud Libraries, 397–402

adding assets to, 397–399

toggling the display in, 398

updating assets in, 401–402

using assets in, 400

See also libraries

cropping images, 412–414

Curvature tool, 21–22, 169–174

creating corners with, 173–174, 183

drawing paths with, 169–171

editing paths with, 172–173

curves

combining straight lines and, 197–198

Pen tool for drawing, 192–195, 209

cutting shapes

Knife tool for, 118–121

Scissors tool for, 115–116

D

dashed lines, 175–176

default preferences, 4–5

Delete Selection icon, 380

deleting

anchor points, 204–205

appearance attributes, 362, 380

artboards, 144–145

preferences file, 4

shapes, 127, 128

width points, 134

workspaces, 43

See also removing

deselecting paths, 194, 203

Direct Selection tool, 63–64, 65, 189, 194, 209, 420, 441

direction handles, 187, 192, 194, 200–202, 207

direction lines, 187, 192, 193, 196

direction points, 187, 192, 194

Discover panel, 7

distorting artwork, 161

distributing objects, 72

docking

panels, 40–41

toolbar, 36

Document Setup dialog box, 86

Document window, 33, 55

documents

adding artboards to, 141–142

arranging, 55–56

categories for, 84, 111

cloud, 7, 32, 418

copying artboards between, 145–146

creating, 10–11, 84–86

cycling between, 55

groups of, 55

panning in, 50

saving, 11

Draw Behind mode, 107, 109

Draw Inside mode, 107–108, 111

Draw Normal mode, 106, 109

drawing

Blob Brush tool for, 352–353

Curvature tool for, 21–22, 169–171

curves, 192–195, 209

lines, 102–103, 178–179, 187–188

modes for, 106–109

Paintbrush tool for, 334–335

paths, 169–171, 177–178

Pen tool for, 187–188, 190–195

Pencil tool for, 177–179

shapes, 12–13

Drop Shadow effect, 294, 369–370

drop zone, 36

duplicating

layer content, 291–292

linked files, 436

dX and dY measurements, 64

dynamic symbols, 391, 405

E

Edit Artboards button, 141

Edit Toolbar option, 36, 37

editing

anchor points, 204–206

appearance attributes, 361–362

artboards, 143–145

brushes, 333–334, 341–343, 348–349, 350

character styles, 267

circles, 95–96

clipping masks, 420–421

color swatches, 16, 218–221

colors in artwork, 16, 18–19, 231–233

Curvature tool for, 172–173

effects, 370

ellipses, 93–94

envelope warp, 271

Eraser tool for, 122–123, 354

global, 403–404

gradients, 20, 302–303, 307–308

groups in Isolation mode, 77–78

inside content, 108–109

mirror repeats, 160–161

opacity masks, 425–427

paragraph styles, 265

paths, 172–173, 189–190, 204, 336–337

patterns, 326

polygons, 98–99

rectangles, 88–90

shapes, 13–14, 115–125

strokes, 21, 96–97

symbols, 390, 391

text, 372

educator resources, 5

Effect menu, 368, 369, 375

effects, 25–26, 368–376

3D effects, 376

applying, 369–370, 372–376, 383

Drop Shadow effect, 294, 369–370

editing in Appearance panel, 370

Offset Path effect, 373

Photoshop effects, 368, 375–376

scaling, 154, 165, 381–382

targeting layers with, 294

temporarily disabling, 372

text styling with, 371

Transform effect, 374

vector vs. raster, 368

Warp effect, 371

Zig Zag effect, 26

Ellipse tool, 12, 25, 93, 94

ellipses, creating/editing, 93–94

embedded images, 410, 429, 431

endpoints, 87, 117

envelope warp, 270–271

Eraser tool

Blob Brush tool and, 354

erasing parts of artwork with, 122–123

setting the size of, 354

straight line erasures using, 123, 137

Escape key, 16, 37, 72, 133, 194

Essentials workspace, 31, 43, 44, 277

Export for Screens dialog box, 443, 444, 446, 447

exporting, 442–446, 447

artboards, 442–443

assets, 444–446

file formats for, 442, 447

eye icon, 204, 285, 290, 363, 423

Eyedropper tool

color sampling with, 233–234

copying appearance attributes with, 226–227

text formatting sampled with, 261–262

F

Fidelity slider, 177

files

creating PDF, 437

Illustrator preferences, 4–5

importing plain-text, 247

info about lesson, 2, 3

opening, 31

packaging, 436

Fill color option, 16

fills

adding multiple, 362–363, 364

color of, 16, 214

gradient, 301, 302, 304–306

text, 364–365

Filter Fonts icon, 251

Filter Gallery dialog box, 375–376

finding content, 280–282

Fit Artboard In Window view, 110

flattening artwork, 296

flipping content, 18, 136, 412

folder icon, 436, 443

fonts

activating, 7, 140, 212, 250–252

applying to text, 252–253

fixing missing, 253, 276

sizing/resizing, 254–255

used in this book, 2

See also text

formatting

sampling with Eyedropper tool, 261–262

type or text, 250–259, 261–262

Free Transform tool, 158

freeform gradients, 301

applying, 314–315

editing in Points mode, 315–316

free-form paths, 169, 177

G

Global Edit, 403–404

global rulers, 150, 165

global swatches, 216, 218–219, 220, 239

glyphs

using snapping with, 259

video on working with, 258

Glyphs panel, 258

Go To Link button, 428, 435

GPU performance, 49

GPU Preview mode, 51, 70, 285

gradient annotator, 305, 310

Gradient panel, 20, 301, 302–303, 306, 311, 313

gradient slider, 301, 302, 305, 308, 310

Gradient tool, 301, 305–306, 310, 312–313, 314

gradients, 19–20, 301–317

adjusting, 304–306, 310–312

applying to multiple objects, 312–313

artwork utilizing, 309

aspect ratio of, 311

color stops in, 301, 307–308, 310, 314–315, 316–317

editing, 20, 302–303, 307–308

explained, 301, 327

fill, 301, 302, 304–306

freeform, 301, 314–316

linear, 301, 304–306

opacity mask, 426–427

radial, 301, 309–312

resizing, 311

rotating, 305

saving, 303–304

stroke, 306–308

transparency added to, 313–314

See also blends

Grain effect, 375–376

graphic styles, 376–381

adding multiple, 381

applying, 377, 378, 381

creating new, 378

explanation of, 376

layers and, 380–381, 383

libraries of, 377

text and, 378

updating, 379–380

Graphic Styles panel, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380

grid

artwork, 92

pixel, 438, 439–442

grid repeats, 158, 161

Group Selection tool, 34, 78, 81

groups

clip, 108, 420

color, 227–228

document, 55

isolated, 77–78

Live Paint, 235–238

nested, 78–79

object, 17, 75–79, 282

panel, 39

path, 352

renaming, 282

rotating, 110

shape, 110

guides

alignment, 12, 63, 98, 191

creating, 150–151

Smart, 62, 98

H

Hand tool, 50, 141, 193, 330

handles

constraining, 201

direction, 187, 192, 194, 200–202, 207

width point, 134

harmony rules, 229

HEIF format files, 7

Help resources, 5

hiding

bounding box, 152

layers, 289–290

objects, 66–67, 81

panels, 42, 72

horizontal alignment, 27, 70, 71, 74

I

Illustrator

installing, 2

native format, 85

new features, 6–7

preferences file, 4–5

resources, 5

Illustrator Options dialog box, 11, 86, 403

Image Trace feature, 103–105

images

combining with artwork, 409

creating Art brushes from, 340–341

cropping, 412–414

embedded, 410, 429

fixing missing, 435

linked, 410, 428–430, 435

masking, 419–427

Photoshop, 414–416, 418

placing, 409–411, 414–418

replacing, 430, 431

tracing, 103–105

transforming, 411–412

importing

Photoshop images, 414–416

text, 247

installing Illustrator, 2

instances, symbol, 387, 388–389, 393–394

iOS export options, 445

Isolation mode, 77–78, 81, 108, 271, 420, 422

J

Join command, 117, 180

Join tool, 117, 180–181, 183

joining paths, 117–118, 180–181

K

key anchor points, 73, 206

key objects, 71

keyboard shortcuts

displayed in tool tips, 34

Fit Artboard in Window, 47

Hand tool, 50

Layers panel, 296

modifying on macOS, 49

resizing brushes, 353

zooming in/out, 46

Knife tool, 118–121, 137

L

layer comps, 415

Layer Options dialog box, 279

layers, 274–297

appearance attributes applied to, 294

arranging content on, 286

clipping masks for, 295–296, 297

colors for, 279, 297

creating new, 278–279

duplicating content of, 291–292

effects applied to, 294

explanation of, 277

finding content on, 280–282

flattening, 296

graphic styles applied to, 380–381, 383

hiding, 289–290

locking, 290

moving content between, 283–284

naming/renaming, 278, 279

pasting, 292–293, 297

Photoshop files with, 416

reordering, 287–288, 297

sublayers and, 280

symbol, 396

viewing, 285–286

Layers panel

eye icon, 204, 285, 290, 423

features overview, 277

finding content in, 280–282

keyboard shortcuts, 296

opening, 278

target icon, 294, 380

leading, text, 256

lesson files, 2, 3

libraries

brush, 334–335, 344, 350

graphic style, 377

swatch, 223, 224

symbol, 387, 388

See also Creative Cloud Libraries

Libraries panel, 397–399, 400, 401

Library folder (macOS), 4

Line Segment tool, 102

linear gradients, 301

adjusting, 304–306

applying to fills, 302

applying to strokes, 306

lines

creating/editing, 102–103

drawing dashed, 175–176

Pen tool for drawing, 187–188

Pencil tool for drawing, 178–179

rotating, 102, 175–176

See also straight lines

Lines mode, 316–317

Link Harmony Colors icon, 232

link icon, 19, 427, 435

linked images, 410, 428–430

embedded images vs., 410, 429, 431

finding information about, 428

fixing missing, 435

replacing, 430, 431

links

image, 410, 428–430, 435

Library asset, 401

opacity mask, 427

symbol, 387, 393–394

text, 248

Links panel, 401, 412, 428, 429, 430, 435

Live Corners widget, 90, 91–92, 99

Live Paint Bucket tool, 235, 236–237

Live Paint groups, 235–238, 239

creating, 235

modifying, 238

painting objects in, 236–237

Live Shapes, 13, 88, 111

Locate Object button, 281, 416, 419, 422

locking

layers, 290

objects, 66

M

macOS commands, 2

magenta alignment guides, 12, 63, 98, 191

magnification level, 46

Make Mask button, 425

Make Pixel Perfect option, 441

marquee selections, 65

Mask button, 419

masks, 419–427, 431

applying to images, 419

editing clipping, 420–421

opacity, 424–427

shape, 421–422

text, 422–424

See also clipping masks

measurement label, 87, 98

measurement units, 151, 154

merging

layer content, 295

shapes, 14–15

swatches, 146

mirror repeats, 158–161

applying, 158–160

editing, 160–161

Missing Fonts dialog box, 140, 212, 276, 300, 358, 397

Mop brush, 350, 351, 352

Move dialog box, 157

N

naming/renaming

artboards, 148

colors, 216

groups, 282

layers, 278, 279

native format, 85

Navigator panel, 50

nested groups, 78–79

New Artboard button, 142

New Brush dialog box, 340, 346

New Document dialog box, 10, 84–85

New Swatch dialog box, 216, 217, 223

Next artboard button, 70, 148

non-global swatches, 219–221

O

objects

aligning, 70–75

arranging, 79–80

blended, 317–321

coloring, 214

distributing, 72

gradients applied to, 312–313

grouping, 17, 75–79, 282

hiding, 66–67, 81

key, 71

locating, 281

locking, 66

painting, 235, 236–237

repeat, 158–161

rotating, 155

scaling, 154–155

selecting, 61–70

shearing, 156–157

similar, 68–69

stacking order of, 79, 280, 287

text or type, 244, 246

unlocking, 67–68, 147

See also artwork

Offset Path effect, 373

online content, 2–3

opacity

appearance attribute, 365

gradient, 313

pattern, 323

opacity masks, 424–427

creating, 424–425, 431

disabling/enabling, 425

editing, 425–427

open paths, 87, 102, 269

ordering/reordering

appearance attributes, 367–368

artboards, 148–149

layers, 287–288, 297

objects, 79

symbols, 392

Outline mode

selecting in, 69–70

viewing artwork in, 50–51, 285, 290

outlines

stroke, 121, 137

text, 272, 273

overflow text, 248, 273

overset text icon, 264

P

Package dialog box, 436

packaging files, 436, 447

Paintbrush tool, 331, 334–337

drawing with, 334–335, 355

editing paths with, 336–337, 355

setting options for, 337

painting objects, 235, 236–237

See also Live Paint groups

panels, 33, 39–41

groups of, 39

hiding/showing, 42

menu options in, 44–45

moving and docking, 40–41

working with, 39–40

See also specific panels

panning documents, 50

PANTONE color system, 223, 224

Paragraph panel, 257–258

paragraph styles, 262, 273

creating and applying, 262–263

editing, 265

practicing with, 264

Paragraph Styles panel, 263, 264, 265

paragraphs

changing formatting for, 257–258

styles applied to, 262–265

Paste in Place option, 12, 18

Paste Remembers Layers option, 292–293, 297

pasting layers, 292–293, 297

Pathfinder effects, 130–132, 137

Pathfinder panel, 130, 131

paths

arrowheads on, 182

clipping, 108, 419, 420–421

closed, 87

compound, 124–125

curved, 192–193

deselecting, 194, 203

drawing, 169–171, 177–178

editing, 172–173, 189–190, 204, 336–337

explained, 63

free-form, 169, 177

grouping, 352

joining, 117–118, 180–181

open, 87, 102, 269

reshaping, 133

selecting, 189

simplifying, 105

text on, 269–270

Pattern brushes, 344–349

applying, 344–345, 347–348

corners for, 345, 347

creating, 345–347

editing, 348–349

Pattern Editing mode, 323–324, 325, 326

Pattern Options panel, 324, 325

pattern tile, 324

patterns, 322–326

applying, 322–323, 325–326

creating your own, 323–325

editing, 326

saving a copy of, 325

swatches for, 322, 325, 346, 348

tiling of, 324–325, 346–347, 349

PDF file creation, 437

Pen tool, 186–203

artwork created with, 199–203

curves drawn with, 192–195, 209

overview on using, 186–187

straight lines drawn with, 187–188, 190–191, 209

Pencil tool, 177–179

paths drawn with, 177–178, 183

setting options for, 177, 183

straight lines drawn with, 178–179

Photoshop effects, 368, 375–376, 383

Photoshop images

cloud documents as, 7, 418

placing in documents, 414–416

See also images

Photoshop Import Options dialog box, 415, 416

pie widget, 95

pins

adding, 161–163

rotating, 163–164

pixel-aligned property, 438

pixel grid, 438

aligning artwork to, 439–442, 447

turning off, 439

Pixel Preview, 51, 438

Place dialog box, 410, 414, 415, 417

placeholder text, 243, 244, 269

placing images, 409–411

cloud documents, 418

multiple images, 417–418

Photoshop documents, 414–416

point type

adding to documents, 243–244

converting to area type, 246

points

corner, 173–174

direction, 187, 192, 194

smooth, 173, 192

width, 134–135

See also anchor points

Points mode, 315–316

Polygon tool, 97, 98

polygons

creating, 97–98

editing, 98–99

positioning artwork, 153

PPI (pixels per inch), 412, 413

preferences file, 4–5, 31

presets

Adobe PDF, 437

text warp, 270–271

previews

brush edit, 334

modes for viewing, 50–51

Pen tool, 188, 192

Pixel Preview, 51, 438

Previous artboard button, 74, 148

process color inks, 223

profiles, variable-width, 135

Properties panel

overview on working with, 38–39

positioning artwork using, 153

scaling artwork using, 154, 382

Puppet Warp tool, 161–164, 165

R

radial gradients, 301

adjusting, 310–312

applying to artwork, 309

editing colors in, 310

radial repeats, 158, 161

raster effects, 368, 375–376

raster images, 30

combining with vector artwork, 409

creating Art brushes from, 340–341

tracing and converting, 103–105, 111

See also images

Rearrange All Artboards dialog box, 147

Recolor Artwork dialog box, 18–19, 231–234, 239

editing colors with, 18–19, 231–233

sampling colors with, 233–234

Rectangle tool, 12, 25, 87, 424, 439–440

rectangles, 87–92

creating, 87–88

editing, 88–90

rounding corners of, 90–92

Relink button, 430, 435

Remove Brush Stroke button, 338

removing

assets from Asset Export panel, 444

brush strokes from artwork, 338

color stops from gradients, 308

See also deleting

renaming. See naming/renaming

reordering. See ordering/reordering

repeats, 158–161

grid and radial, 158, 161

mirror, 158–161

replacing

images, 430, 431

symbols, 395–396

Reset Essentials command, 31, 43, 44

Reshape tool, 133

reshaping

paths, 133

type objects, 261

resizing. See sizing/resizing

resolution, 412, 413

resources, Illustrator, 5

Reverse Gradient button, 310

RGB color mode, 213, 226, 438

Rotate tool, 155, 175, 235

Rotate View tool, 54, 57

rotating

canvas, 54

gradients, 305

groups, 110

lines, 102, 175–176

objects, 155

pins, 163–164

shapes, 88, 98, 101

rubber band, 188

ruler origin, 150, 152, 165

rulers

artboard vs. global, 150, 165

working with guides and, 150–152

S

sampling

appearance attributes, 226

colors, 233–234

text formatting, 261–262

Save a Copy option, 325

saving

colors as swatches, 216–217, 223

documents, 11

gradients, 303–304

patterns, 325

PDF files, 437

preferences file, 4

selections, 69, 81

workspaces, 43–44

Scale Strokes & Effects option, 154, 165

scaling

effects, 154, 165, 381–382

objects, 154–155, 156

strokes, 154, 165, 381–382

user interface, 42

See also sizing/resizing

Scissors tool, 115–116, 137

scrubbing across paths, 181

segments, path, 63, 173, 187

selected-art indicator, 283, 291

selecting

anchor points, 63–64, 189

objects, 61–70

paths, 189

similar text, 7

selection indicator, 38, 281, 288

Selection tool, 61–63, 65, 81, 264, 271, 396, 439

selections

bounding box of, 62

marquee, 65

Outline mode, 69–70

saving, 69, 81

similar object, 68–69

tools for making, 61–64

Shape Builder tool, 14–15, 127–129, 137, 176

shape modes, 131–132, 137

Shaper tool, 37

shapes, 87–103

circles, 94–96

combining, 14–15, 126–132

creating, 12–13, 126

deleting, 127, 128

editing, 13–14, 115–125

ellipses, 93–94

explanation of, 87

grouping, 110

lines and, 102–103

Live, 13, 88, 111

masking with, 421–422

polygons, 97–99

rectangles, 87–92

rotating, 88, 98, 101

stars, 100–101

strokes edited for, 96–97

widgets for, 87, 90, 91–92, 99

shared assets, 6, 397

Shear tool, 157

shearing objects, 156–157

shortcuts. See keyboard shortcuts

Show Activated Fonts button, 252

Show All Layers command, 290

Simplify command, 105–106

sizing/resizing

artboards, 144, 165

brushes, 350, 353

fonts, 254–255

gradients, 311

See also scaling

Smart Guides

components of, 87, 191

explanation of, 62, 98

turning off/on, 97, 98, 190, 191, 394

smooth color blends, 320–321

smooth points, 173, 192

converting between corner and, 195–197, 206–208, 209

corner points distinguished from, 173, 209

Snap To Grid option, 92

Snap To Pixel option, 439

spine of a blend, 319

spot colors, 223, 224–225

stacking order, 79, 280, 287

Star tool, 100, 101

stars, creating/editing, 100–101

static symbols, 389

Status bar, 33, 53

straight lines

combining curves and, 197–198

erasing in, 123, 137

Pen tool for drawing, 187–188, 209

Pencil tool for drawing, 178–179

See also lines

Stroke panel, 21, 97, 175, 182

strokes

aligning, 21, 97

color of, 21, 97, 214

dashed line, 175–176

editing, 21, 96–97

gradients on, 306–308

outlining, 121, 137

scaling, 154, 165, 381–382

text, 366–367

variable-width, 7, 134–135

styles

character, 262, 265–267

graphic, 376–381

paragraph, 262–265

sublayers, 280

Substance materials, 6

Swatch Conflict dialog box, 146

Swatch Options dialog box, 16, 218, 220

swatches

color, 15–16, 216–221

gradient, 303–304

pattern, 322, 325, 346, 348

Swatches panel, 16, 216–217, 220, 222, 224, 304

Symbol Options dialog box, 391, 392, 393

Symbol Scruncher tool, 395

symbol sets, 395

Symbol Sprayer tool, 395

symbolism tools, 395

symbols, 387–396

adding default, 387–389

benefits of using, 405

breaking links to, 393–394

creating, 392–393

dynamic, 391

editing, 390, 391

explanation of, 387

instances of, 387, 388–389, 393–394

layers for, 396

libraries of, 387, 388

reordering, 392

replacing, 395–396

tools for working with, 395

viewing names of, 388

Symbols panel, 387, 388–389, 392

T

target icon, 294, 380

text, 23–24, 240–273

adding, 23, 26, 243–245

aligning, 259

area type as, 244–245

Auto Sizing feature, 246

character formatting, 256–257

color applied to, 255

converting between types of, 246

creating columns of, 260

editing with effects, 372

fills added to, 364–365

fonts used for, 250–255

graphic styles applied to, 378

importing from files, 247

library assets as, 400

masking objects with, 422–424

outlines created from, 272

paragraph formatting, 257–258

path-based, 269–270

placeholder, 243, 244, 269

point type as, 243–244

sampling attributes of, 261–262

selecting similar, 7

strokes added to, 366

styles applied to, 262–267

threading, 248–249

warping, 24–25, 270–271, 371

wrapping, 268

See also fonts; type objects

Text Import Options dialog box, 247

threading text, 248–249, 273

tiling

document, 55–56

pattern, 324–325, 346–347, 349

tints, color, 225–226, 239

tool tips, 34

toolbar, 33, 34–37

appearance of, 214

docking, 36

extra tools in, 36–37

resizing and floating, 35

selecting tools in, 34

tools

finding extra, 36–37

selecting hidden, 34

See also specific tools

traced artwork, 103–106

cleaning up, 105–106

creating, 103–105

Transform Each dialog box, 156

Transform effect, 374

Transform panel, 91

transforming artwork, 17–18, 152–158

bounding box for, 152–153

Free Transform tool for, 158

menu commands for, 157–158

placing images and, 411–412

positioning objects, 153

rotating objects, 155

scaling objects, 154–155, 156

shearing objects, 156–157

transparency

gradient, 313–314

pattern, 323

spot colors and, 225

Transparency panel, 323, 365, 424, 425–427

tutorials, Illustrator, 5

type objects, 244

converting between, 246

reshaping, 261

See also text

Type tool, 23, 243, 244, 250, 257, 271, 273

U

unembedding images, 429

Unite button, 131

unlocking

layers, 292, 295

objects, 67–68, 147

Update Link button, 401

updating

graphic styles, 379–380

Library assets, 401–402

symbol instances, 390

user interface

brightness adjustment, 46

scaling, 42

V

variable-width strokes, 7, 134–135

vector effects, 368

vector graphics, 30, 409

vertical alignment, 73, 74, 146, 147, 259

vertical distribution, 72

videos

on 3D effects, 376

on area type auto sizing, 246

on fixing missing fonts, 253

on Free Transform tool, 158

on glyph snapping, 259

on Glyphs panel, 258

on grid and radial repeats, 161

on panning documents, 50

on ruler origin, 152

viewing artwork, 46–51

modes for, 50–51

panning for, 50

rotating the canvas for, 54

view commands for, 46–47

Zoom tool for, 48–49

W

Warp effect, 371

Warp Options dialog box, 270, 371

warping artwork, 161–164

warping text, 24–25

envelope warp for, 270–271

Warp effect for, 371

Web Edition of book, 3

web-based resources, 5

WebP format files, 7

weight, stroke, 97, 136

widgets

center point, 87

corner radius, 15

Live Corners, 90, 91–92, 99

pie, 95

width, stroke, 7, 134–135

Width Point Edit dialog box, 134, 135

width points, 134–135

Width tool, 134–135

Windows commands, 2

workspaces, 33–45

overview of, 33

panel features in, 39–41, 44–45

Properties panel in, 38–39

resetting, 11, 31, 44

saving, 43–44

switching, 42–43

toolbar in, 34–37

wrapping text, 268

Z

Zig Zag effect, 26

Zoom tool, 48–49

zooming in/out, 46, 48–49