Adobe Illustrator 10 for Dummies

Adobe Illustrator 10 for Dummies
Ted Alspach
Group Product Manager, Illustration
Products, Adobe Systems, Inc.
Barbara Obermeier
Coauthor of Photoshop 6 For Dummies
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A Reference
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Ted Alspach
Group Product Manager, Illustration Products, Adobe Systems, Inc.
Barbara Obermeier
Coauthor of Photoshop 6 For Dummies
Get the scoop on new visual effects and Web tools
Bonus Chapter 1
Studying Advanced Typography
(Type 1,000,001)
In This Chapter
Creating type on a path
Making type flow within shapes
Making type flow around shapes
Linking text blocks together
Changing the path, not the type
Using type as a mask
Turning type into paths
Bonus Chapter 2
Ten Tantalizing Techniques
In This Chapter
Tackling three-dimensional (totally tubular) text
Tracing a pixel-based image for good art fast (good fast art?)
Lighting up a (virtual) neon glow around an image
Applying Auto Trace to text for a funky, “ancient” look
Stringing up your artwork and scattering 3-D pearls
Cleaning up after Illustrator (facing the aftermath of creativity)
Getting animated as text writes itself onscreen
Dropping into the (perspective) shadows
Ghosting part of an image to get visual interest and legibility
Getting Illustrator to build a cube for you
Foreword
Introduction
About This Book
How to Use This Book
What You’re Not to Read
Foolish Assumptions
How This Book Is Organized
Icons Used in This Book
Where to Go from Here
PART I: Driving People Crazy — Illustrator’s Bum Rap
Chapter 1: Introducing Illustrator: Not as Scary as You Think
What Illustrator Can Do for You
Why Illustrator Seems Intimidating
Getting Started with the Interface
Overcoming the Learning Curve
Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Illustrator Environment
Installing Illustrator 10
Customizing Your Workspace
Understanding Toolbars and Palettes
Saving Your Sanity with Preferences
Chapter 3: Doing Everyday Things with Illustrator
Creating a New Document
Opening and Saving Files
Navigating the Artboard
Using Basic Tools and Shortcuts
PART II: Drawing and Coloring Your Artwork
Chapter 4: Shaping Up, Basically
Drawing Basic Shapes: Rectangles, Ellipses, and More
Adjusting Shapes with Anchor Points
Combining Shapes with Pathfinder
Tips for Precision Drawing
Chapter 5: Getting Your Fill of Fills and Strokes
Applying Fills: Solid Colors and Gradients
Working with Strokes: Weight, Dashes, and Caps
Using the Swatches Palette
Mixing Colors in Illustrator
Chapter 6: Selecting and Editing Paths
Selecting Objects and Paths
Moving, Scaling, and Rotating
Editing Anchor Points and Segments
Using the Direct Selection Tool
Chapter 7: Wielding the Mighty Pen Tool
Understanding Bézier Curves
Drawing Straight Lines and Curves
Adjusting Anchor Points and Handles
Mastering Pen Tool Shortcuts
Chapter 8: Wielding the Versatile Pencil, Line Segment, and Arc Tools
Freehand Drawing with the Pencil Tool
Creating Straight Lines with the Line Segment Tool
Drawing Arcs and Spirals
Smoothing and Simplifying Paths
Chapter 9: Creating Magnificent Brushstrokes
Exploring Brush Types: Calligraphic, Scatter, and Art
Applying Brushes to Paths
Creating Custom Brushes
Managing the Brushes Palette
Chapter 10: Extreme Fills and Strokes
Using Patterns and Textures
Advanced Gradient Techniques
Creating Dashed and Dotted Lines
Layering Fills and Strokes
Chapter 11: Keeping Up Appearances, with Style(s)
Introducing Graphic Styles
Applying and Editing Styles
Saving Your Own Styles
Using Effects for Quick Enhancements
PART III: Taking Your Paths to Obedience School
Chapter 12: Pushing, Pulling, Poking, and Prodding
Transforming Objects: Scale, Shear, and Rotate
Distorting with Liquify Tools
Warping Shapes with Envelopes
Fine-Tuning with the Free Transform Tool
Chapter 13: Taking Images Out of the Realm of Reality
Applying Filters and Effects
Creating 3D Effects
Stylizing with Artistic Filters
Combining Effects for Unique Looks
Chapter 14: Organizing Efficiently
Working with Layers
Grouping and Ungrouping Objects
Aligning and Distributing Elements
Using the Layers Palette Effectively
PART IV: Practically Speaking: Type, Print, and Files
Chapter 15: Introducing Letters and Such (Type 101)
Adding Text: Point Type vs. Area Type
Formatting Text: Fonts, Size, and Spacing
Creating Text on a Path
Converting Text to Outlines
Chapter 16: Printing Your Masterpiece
Setting Up for Print
Understanding Color Modes: RGB vs. CMYK
Managing Bleeds and Crop Marks
Troubleshooting Print Issues
Chapter 17: Putting Your Art on the Web
Optimizing Graphics for the Web
Saving in Web Formats: GIF, JPEG, PNG
Using Slices for Web Design
Previewing Web Output
Chapter 18: Moving Files into and out of Illustrator
Importing Images and Artwork
Exporting to Other Formats
Working with Photoshop and Other Adobe Tools
Handling File Compatibility
PART V: The Part of Tens
Chapter 19: Ten Production-Enhancing Tips
Keyboard Shortcuts to Save Time
Using Templates for Consistency
Batch Processing Tricks
And Seven More Handy Tips
Chapter 20: Ten (Or So) Ways to Customize Illustrator
Tweaking Preferences
Creating Custom Workspaces
Adding Plug-ins and Scripts
Personalizing Tools and Palettes
Index
Notes
Index
A
Actual Size command 45
Add Arrowheads filter 119
Add to Shape Area command 14, 359,
391
add-anchor-point tool 336, 375
Adjust Colors filter 442, 445, 446
Adjust filter 394
Adobe Acrobat Reader 235
Adobe Certified Expert program 6
Adobe Gamma utility
Control Panel option 52
Step by Step option 52
Adobe GoLive 490, 497
Adobe Illustrator
compared to Adobe
Photoshop 435, 491
Quick Reference Card 6
Adobe ImageReady 490
Adobe LiveMotion 490
Adobe Online 55–58
setting preferences 57
updating contents 57
Adobe Photoshop 437, 491
compared to Adobe Illustrator 435,
491
converting layers to objects 438
exporting editable type to 451–452
setting up animation 489, 499
Adobe Training and Certification
Programs 6
Adobe Web site. See Adobe Online
airbrush effects 321
aligning
objects with Smart Guides 66–70,
356–357, 362–366
paragraphs 226
anchor points 121, 132
animating artwork 486–490
Anti-alias option 452
appearance attributes 265–287
adding 268
applying 311
applying to layers 278, 311
changing globally 273–278
clearing 275
copying 105, 279–281, 312
copying from layers 280
editable 267
editing 313
indicators 25, 276, 295
listing 312
rearranging 270
removing 281
storing 274
Appearance palette 28, 93, 312
applying styles from 280
displaying 187
illustrated 267
removing appearances 281
Apply Add Arrowhead command 120
Apply To Strokes command 153
arc tool 376
area graph tool 379
area type tool 375
Art brushes 21, 141
artboard 41
fitting printer page size 42
artwork
making dynamic 208–210
printable and nonprintable 41
scrolling 44–48
tiling 42
viewing 44–48
Assign Current Working Space
option 419
Attributes palette 186
overprint options 426
auto trace tool 380
B
background matting, exporting 475
banner, creating 350–352
bar graph tool 379
basic shapes, drawing 9, 66–79
binding variables 207
bitmap images
applying effects 353
applying filters to 195, 443
defined 435
filtering 26–29
placing in Illustrator artwork 439
black color box 94
bleeds 408, 414
default 413
Blend Options dialog box 252
blend tool 254, 256, 380
blending colors, illustrated 387
blending objects 16, 252–258
auto-calculating intermediate
steps 253
creating a new object or blend 252
gradient-filled 256
modifying blend path 255
painting individual steps 258
Preview option 257
releasing blend 253
replacing path 255
reversing path 256
smooth-color option 252
specifying the number of steps 254
bloat tool 378502 INDEX
bounding box
displaying 82
reference points 180
rotating 373
scaling with 356
boxes, drawing 361–373
Bring To Front command 161
brush strokes, expanding 171
brushes
applying changes 153
brush libraries 171
changing color 150–157
changing options 148
colorizing 150–163
creating 163, 368–369
custom 367
displaying by name 108
editing paths with 144, 147
expanding swatch art 164
hiding and showing 143
keeping paths selected 146
New Scatter Brush option 368
pattern 108, 159
preserving strokes 169
selecting all 161
sharing between files 167
shifting color 152
tips 161
types 140
using 21
using fill color with 155–157
using with drawing tools 167
using with the paintbrush
tool 142–144
Brushes palette 108, 142, 367
menu 142
New Brush button 165
View By Name command 142
C
calibrating, color monitor 51–52
Calligraphic brushes 21, 157
changing color 157
changing size 158
cascading style sheets 463
Cell Alignment option 483
center point, described 67
Character palette 34, 219
choosing font 220, 225, 233
displaying 301
characters
displaying hidden 225
resizing 219
choke trap 423
Classroom in a Book
installing files 3
Clear Appearance button 268, 275
Clear Guides command 170
clipping masks 307–309, 444
closed paths
creating from strokes 369
creating with pen tool 118
CMYK
color model 393, 406
default swatch library 100
sliders 94, 98
color bar 93
Color button 11
color gamut 405
color management profiles
changing 419
comparing 408–409
displaying 48
selecting 407–408
color management system (CMS) 407
color models
CMYK 406
illustrated 393
RGB 405
Color palette 151, 245
changing palettes 245
color models 98
default 92
illustrated 93
using 97
color screens 418
color separations
creating 410
defined 410
illustrated 393
indicator 415
preparing files for 409
printing 418
setting options for 411–418
soft-proofing 408–409
Color Settings command 407
color stops 244
adding 250
applying swatches to 258
selecting 258
colorization methods 150, 385
color-matching systems 406
colors 405–408
Adjust Colors 442, 445, 446
adjusting 441
applying to brush strokes 150
copying 102
global process 101, 383
libraries, for selecting spot
colors 406503
naming 100
nonglobal process 101, 383
out-of-gamut 407
process 406
registration 101
restoring default 100
sampling 14, 448
saturating 394
saturating/desaturating 105
saving 99
shifts when printing 422
simulating 460
specifying by color model 98
spot 101, 406
tinting 20
column graph tool 379
columns of type 223, 224
compound paths
creating 443
releasing 14
selecting outlines 232
using as mask 443
Compound Paths command 443
compression
comparing file formats 459
lossless and GIF format 460
lossless and PNG format 475, 476
lossy and JPEG format 459
trade-off with image quality 459
Construction Guides option 323
Contents screen, in online Help 52
context menus 50, 359
continuous-tone artwork 434, 462,
475
exporting 475
Control Panel option, in Adobe
Gamma utility 52
Convert Photoshop Layers to Objects
option 438
Convert to Process option 416
convert-anchor-point tool 17, 375
convert-direction-point tool 124, 125,
255
converting
paths to type 230
type to outlines 231
unit values 189
copying
appearance and color attributes 448
using the Copy command 73
using the mouse and keyboard 83,
180
while dragging 357
while scaling 71
corner points 122, 126
Create Gradient Mesh command 325,
329
Create Mesh command 325
Create New Layer button 295
Create New Sublayer button 295
Create Outlines command 231, 370
Crop command 391
crop marks 408, 413
setting 414
crystallize tool 378
current color 99
curves
drawing tips 129
editing 128
custom views 42, 117
customizing palettes 97
cylinders, drawing 355–361
D
Dashed Line option 96
data sets
creating 206
deleting 208
editing 207
date, displaying 48
Default Fill and Stroke button 12
defaults
restoring preferences to 4
set of swatches 99
type font 218
Delete Swatch button 99
delete-anchor-point tool 256, 375
depth
adjusting 361
creating with fills 366
desaturating/saturating colors 394
deselecting
artwork 76
mesh points 327
details, printing 404
direction points/handles 121
direct-select lasso tool 328, 375
direct-selection tool 119, 121, 124,
256, 330, 375
adjusting text wrap 229
editing curves 128
editing letterforms 232
resizing type containers 227
selecting mesh points 327
distorting objects
using filters 184, 186, 258
using the free transform tool 192,
194
dithering 460, 468
illustrated 397
Divide command 391
Document Info command 409
Document Raster Effects Settings
command 284–285
Document Setup command 65, 282
documents
displaying actual size 45
fitting in window 45
preview options 41–42
printing and nonprinting area 41504 INDEX
dots per inch (dpi) 405
Downloadables command 57
drawing
45-degree diagonal lines 117
basic shapes 9, 66–79
Bézier curves 120
circle shapes 77
closed paths 123, 132
corner points 122
curved lines 122, 129
curves tips 129
diamond shapes 72
from the center point 67, 72
horizontal lines 117
in perspective 192
polygon shapes 70
rectangle shapes 66
rounded rectangle shapes 68
smooth points 127
spiral shapes 77
square shapes 72
star shapes 78
stars 9
straight lines 18, 117
tips for basic shapes 79
triangle shapes 71
using the keyboard 79
vertical lines 117
drawing tools
using with brushes 167
See also individual tool names.
Drop Shadow dialog box 353
Drop Shadow effect 267, 275
dynamic data, capturing 206
E
edges 439
Edit Contents command 222
editing
using the pencil tool 133
using the smooth tool 133
Effect commands 271
effects 271–273
compared to filters 186
editing 267, 273
scaling automatically 82, 130
setting resolution 284
versus filters 271
electronic publishing software 235
ellipse tool 77, 187, 376
embedding placed files 437
Envelope Distort command 220
envelopes
creating 25, 220–223, 349–350
editing 221–222, 354
editing contents 221, 354
releasing 351
resetting mesh 222
erase tool 135, 377
Euroscale Uncoated profile 409
Exclude command 391
Expand Appearance command 164,
369
Expand Blend command 258
Expand button 359
Expand/Collapse triangle 295
expanding shapes 14
exporting
anti-aliased artwork 452
layered file as animation 489
layers 452
nested layers 450–452
PDF file 235
rasterization settings 284
to GIF file format 468, 473–475
to JPEG format 475
to Photoshop 491–492
transparency 282, 475
type 451
eye icon 295
eyedropper tool 102, 219, 251, 380,
448
F
file formats
Web 458–459
See also individual file formats.
file information
listing 409
saving 410
files
distributing electronically 234–235
reverting to last saved 339
Fill box 11, 92, 246
fills
described 66, 91
editing 267
matching stroke 426
reversing with stroke 95
selecting same 469
swapping with stroke 66
Film Grain effect 29
filters
applying to bitmap images 443
bitmap images 119
color 394, 441
compared to effects 186
Distort, Pucker & Bloat 186
Distort, Zig Zag 184, 258
distorting bitmap images 186
distorting vector objects 186
illustrated 395–396
modifying colors with 441
setting resolution 284
versus effects 271
Fit in Window command 45
Flag envelope distortion 221
flare tool 377
Flash animation, creating 486–490
flat-color artwork 462, 468
flattening artwork 313, 314
fonts
installing 2
listing 409505
free memory (RAM), displaying
available 48
free transform tool 378
changing perspective 192
defined 370
described 193
distorting objects 194
rotating objects 194
scaling objects from the center 194
shearing objects 194, 371–373
G
gamma
Gamma Control Panel 51
monitor setting 51
gamut. See color gamut
General preferences 82
GIF file format 459
exporting artwork to 468, 473–475
exporting text to 471
lossless compression 460
global process color 101, 383
Gradient button 243, 249
gradient fills 243
exporting 475
in Web page 462
gradient mesh objects. See mesh
objects
gradient mesh tool 324, 330
deleting mesh lines 336
reshaping mesh lines 334
Gradient palette 244, 258
gradient stops 244. See also color stops
gradient tool 247, 302, 380
gradients 243–252, 256–258
adding colors 248, 250
adjusting direction of color
blending 247, 302
applying swatches to color
stops 258
assigning color modes 250
blending colors in 243
color change indicator 244
color midpoints 244, 251
color stops 258
color-separating 250
combining with blends 256
creating 243, 248
deleting colors 251
filling type outlines 248
linear and radial types 247, 249
listing 409
printing 250
sampling colors 251
saving 246
selecting a color 245
starting and ending colors 244
swatches 107
with grouped objects 248
Grain texture 272
grayscale 97
grids, drawing 73–75
Group command 371
grouping objects 370
group-selection tool 183, 192, 195, 375
selecting outlines in compound
path 232
guides 142
hiding and showing 170
setting preferences 323
H
halftone cells 404
halftone frequency. See screen
frequency
halftone screens 403–404
hand tool 47, 84, 256, 381
Hard Mix command 391
Help. See online Help
Hide Guides command 343
hiding and showing
all palettes 65, 201, 258
guides 170
layers 302
palettes 48
template layer 129
the toolbox and all of the
palettes 201, 258
hotspots 479
HTML file format 459
creating table 463
saving file in 485
HTML text
background color 482
making editable 481
setting options 481–482
slicing method 471
Hue Shift colorization 151, 152, 153,
385
I
ICC monitor profiles 51
image quality
trade-off with compression 459
imageable area 41
importing text files 223
indenting paragraphs 226
index, online Help 54
Info palette 185
installing
Classroom in a Book fonts 2
lesson files 3
Intersect command 391
intersect points 13, 66
Invert filter 394
Invert Mask option 447
inverting
colors 394
iridescent colors, printing 406
J
JavaScript 458
JPEG file format 459
compared to PNG-24 478
exporting artwork to 475
file size 477
lossy compression 459506 INDEX
K
Keep Selected option 145, 150
Kerning option 219
key color, brushes 152
keyboard shortcuts 43, 46
deselecting 79
hand tool 47
selection tools 146
transforming again 200
zooming in/out 46
keywords, searching online Help 54
knife tool 381
knock out 393, 424
L
lasso tool 375
layers
active 297, 309
appearance 24
applying appearances 278
applying style 275
changing order of 298
clipping mask indicator 295
converting Photoshop 438
copying attributes between 280
creating sublayers 297
current layer indicator 309
described 296
edit column 295
envelope 352
exporting 489
exporting nested 450
exporting type 451
flattening artwork 313
hiding 27, 302
locking and unlocking 300, 301, 302
masking 307–309
merging 309
naming 297
Outline and Preview views 303
pasting from other files 304
selecting all objects on a layer 301
showing all 303
sublayers 297
targeting 311
template icon 295
templates 315
transparency 24
using 23–28
viewing nested 23
Layers palette 129, 297, 339
controls 295
copying attributes 280
menu 295
Photoshop 494
removing appearances 281
Leading (paragraph) option 219
Leave Strokes command 169
lesson files, installing 3
letterforms 231. See also type
line graph tool 379
line screen. See screen frequency
line segment tool 376
lines per inch 404
linked files, listing 409
linking
type containers 224
linking placed files 437
Links palette 217, 449
links, in Help 54
live effects 28, 271–273
live effects. See effects
Lock command 182
locking
objects 182
objects above selection 182
logotype, creating 349
lpi 404
Luminosity blending mode 273
M
Macromedia Flash 489, 499
magic wand tool 375
Make Slice command 465, 471
Make Text Dynamic option 206
Make Visibility Dynamic button 209
Make/Release Clipping Mask
button 309
marquee
in Navigator palette 48
zoom 46
masking
background 443–446
type 232–234
masks
creating in Adobe
Photoshop 494–495
creating type 232
editing 446–447
inverting 447
making 443–447
transparency 444
using compound paths for 443
matting images 475
measure tool 380
Merge command 391
Merge Layers command 310
Merge Styles command 286
merging artwork 314
mesh objects 324–343
adding anchor points to mesh
lines 336
adding mesh points 325, 332
adding unpainted mesh points 335
copying from EPS files 439
creating 324–326
deleting mesh lines 336
deleting mesh points 331
direction handles 333
editing points 330507
exporting 284
Flat appearance option 325
highlighting options 329
illustrated 390
moving mesh points 334
opacity, illustrated 390
painting mesh points 327
reshaping mesh lines 334
selecting mesh points on a mesh
patch 327
specifying number of mesh
lines 325
tips for creating 343
To Center appearance option 329
To Edge appearance option 329
mesh tool 380
metallic colors, printing 406
Microsoft Word 224
Minus Back command 391
missing fonts, adding to system 2
mixing colors 97
monitor
color balance 51
contrast and brightness 51
gamma 51
moving objects
by dragging 76, 191
using the Move command 190
using the Transform Each
command 200
using the Transform palette 189
while drawing them 79
with Smart Guides 358
Multiply blending mode 269
N
Navigator palette 17, 47, 83, 193
nesting layers 297
New Art Maintains Appearance
button 187, 268
New Brush button 165
New Pattern Brush option 166
New Scatter Brush option 368
New Swatch button 99, 246
New View command 117
None button 11, 81, 132
None icon in the Color palette 188
nonglobal process color 101, 383
nonimageable area 41
non-Web-safe colors, replacing 470
O
Object Highlighting option 323
objects
converted from Photoshop
layers 438
expanding 164
maintaining appearance 187
making transparent 25
reordering 24
rotating 22
scaling 22
sending backward 103
targeting 25
wrapping type around 35
online Help 52–55
Contents screen 52
online services 55–58
Online Settings preferences 57
opacity masks 444
reversing 447
optimizing artwork 472
Out of Web Color Warning
button 470
Outer Glow style 271
Outline command 391
Outline Path command 259
Outline view 18, 41, 70
layers 303
out-of-gamut colors 407
output device resolution 405
Overprint Fill option 425
Overprint option 393
Overprint Preview view 42, 426
Overprint Stroke option 425
overprinting 393, 424–426
P
padlock icon 300
page edge 41
page tool 381
paint bucket tool 103, 380, 448
paintbrush tool 142, 144, 377
preferences 144
painting
colors in a gradient 245
copying attributes 448
fills 80, 106
methods 20
steps in a blend 258
strokes 80, 108
with brushes 80, 108, 142
with color 80
with gradients 80, 181, 243, 248
with patterns 80, 106
with symbols 162
with the gradient mesh tool 324
palettes
changing display of 49–50
choosing options 244
displaying menu 49
moving groups 49
resizing 50
showing or hiding 48
undocking 244
See also color tables, color pickers,
names of individual palettes
PANTONE
color-matching system 406
spot colors 416
PANTONE Solid Coated swatch
library 420
Paragraph palette 227
paragraphs, selecting 225
Paste In Front command 305
Paste Remembers Layers
command 305
pasting
layered files 304
objects in front 305
text 224508 INDEX
Path thumbnail 105
path type tool 33, 230, 376
Pathfinder commands, illustrated 391
Pathfinder palette
Add to Shape Area button 359
Subtract from Shape Area
command 360
used to create 3-D objects 355, 359
paths
converting to outlines 258
converting to type 230
diverting 17
editing while stroking 150
editing with pencil tool 133
erasing 135
invisible 33
selecting all brushstroked 161
smoothing 134
splitting 161
Pattern Brush Options dialog box 166
Pattern brushes 21
creating 163
painting with 108
tiles 159
using 159
patterns
creating swatches 164–165
listing 409
painting with 106–107
swatches 107
PDF (Portable Document
Format) 234
pen tool 18, 375
closing a path 123
continuing the path 123
drawing curved lines 122
ending the path 118
options 50
splitting the anchor point 118
starting new path 118
using with Smart Guides 362–366
pencil tool 18, 377
closing a path 132
editing paths 133
using 82, 132, 230
perspective, changing 192
Phantasmagoric style 286
Photoshop file format
exporting layers 450–451
preserving transparency 282
pie graph tool 380
Pixel preview 469
Pixel Preview view 42
Place command 223
Place Symbol Instance button 197
placed images
and type 223, 435
duplicating 439
listing 409
masking 443–447
replacing 450
sampling 448
placing files 439
linking vs. embedding 437
mesh objects and 439
transparency and 439
PNG file format 459
PNG-24 file format 475
compared to JPEG 478
PNG-8 file format 460
exporting flat-color artwork 468
exporting text to 471
point of origin 179, 180, 182, 334
polar grid tool 73, 376
polygon tool 70, 377
polygons, drawing 79
Portable Document Format. See PDF
PostScript Printer Description
files 411–412
PPD. See printer description files
preferences
Character units 65
locating 5
online settings 57
paintbrush tool 144
Paragraph units 65
pencil tool 132
restoring saved 6
restoring to defaults 6
saving current 4
stroke weights and effects 83
prepress guidelines 409
Preserve Illustrator Editing
Capabilities option 235
Pressure option 148
Preview in Browser option 480
preview options, document 41–42
Preview view 41, 70
print preview 41
printable area. See tiling pages
printer description files
(PPD) 411-412
printer’s marks 413
printing
black-and-white proofs 408
color separations 418
grid 73
more detail 404
overview 402
screens 418
types of 402–403
process colors 101, 406, 415
product updates 57
progressive color bar 413
Proof Colors command 409
Proof Setup command 409
Proxy Preview area 48
Pucker & Bloat filter 186
pucker tool 378509
R
radar graph tool 380
radius
for rounded rectangles 68
for spirals 78
raster images, defined 435
rasterization settings 282
rasterizing objects, resolution 283
rectangle tool 67, 72, 376
rectangular grid tool 73, 376
red outline (Navigator palette) 47
redos and undos, displaying
available 48
Reduce to Basic Appearance
button 268, 281
reference points 71, 180
reflect tool 333, 377
reflecting objects
gradient meshes 333, 337
using the reflect tool 191
using the Transform palette 191
registration color 101
registration mark 413
Release to Layers command 489, 499
Replace Link button 449
Replace Spine command 255, 387
replacing
placed images 450
slices 496
spot colors 420
styles 287
symbols 201–204
reshape tool 378
resizing. See scaling objects
resolution
exported effects 284
output device 405
rasterized objects 283
restoring defaults
colors 100
preferences 4
Reverse Spine command 387
Reverse Spine option 256
reversing fill and stroke paint
attributes 80
Revert command 339
RGB color model 393, 405
Rich Text Format 224
rotate tool 76, 371, 377
rotating objects 22
using the free transform tool 194
using the Rotate command 130
using the rotate tool 75, 183
using the Transform palette 183
Rough Pastels effect 28
rounded rectangle tool 68
rounded-rectangle tool 376
Rows & Columns command 224
ruler origin 190
ruler units
changing for all documents 65
changing for current document 65
changing to inches 65
Rustic Pen style 286
S
Same Stroke Weight command 97
sampling
colors 14, 251, 448
paint attributes 102
type attributes 218
type characteristics 34
Saturate filter 394
saturating/desaturating colors 105,
394
Save for Web dialog box 473
in Photoshop 495
remembering settings 481
zooming shortcuts 477
saving files
for electronic distribution 234–235
renaming 40
Web optimized 485
See also file formats
Scale Strokes & Effects option 82, 130
scale tool 71, 377
scaling objects 22
by dragging bounding box 356
described 179
dragging the bounding box 83, 181,
191
from the center point 192
proportionally 83, 192
using the free transform tool 192,
194
using the Scale command 130
using the scale tool 182
using the Transform palette 179
scallop tool 378
Scatter brushes 21, 147
changing color 152, 153
changing options 148
compared to symbols 163
scatter graph tool 379
scissors tool 119, 161, 380
scratch area 41
screen frequency 404
specifying in Separation Setup
dialog box 417
screen ruling. See screen frequency
screens, printing 418
scrolling a document 47, 48
selecting
all layer contents 301
mesh points 327, 328, 330
objects in different groups or
layers 340
objects with same fill 469
objects with same stroke weight 97
paragraphs 225
text 218, 222510 INDEX
selection borders 439
selection indicator 295
selection tool 128, 329, 375
shortcut 146
selections
locking 182
slicing 466
Send Backward command 103
separating colors 393, 415
spot 421
Separation Setup dialog box 411
page preview 412
PostScript printer requirement 411
specifying screen frequency 417
setting up
Classroom in a Book files 2
Classroom in a Book fonts 2
shapes
adding to 14, 359
combining 12
editing 18
expanding 359
subtracting 15, 360
shear tool 377
shearing objects
described 187
using the free transform tool 194,
371–373
using the Transform palette 188
Shockwave plug-in 490
Show All Layers command 303
Show All Swatches button 249
Show Center button 186
Show Gradient Swatches button 107,
246
Show Hidden Characters
command 225
Show Pattern Swatches button 107
simulating colors 460
Slice Options dialog box 480, 482, 483
slice select tool 380, 468
slice tool 380, 467
slices
assigning background
color 481–482, 485
auto 465
compared to image maps 479
comparing formats 459
creating 463–468
custom 466
deleting 465
drawing 467–468
hiding 469
HTML text 471–472, 481
image 483
manual 467
no image 483
object-based 464
preferences 323
replacing 495
showing 471
toggling visibility 474
slicing artwork 463–468
Smart Guides 327, 355
activating 66
alignment guides 362
command 356
creating, moving, and transforming
objects 358
displaying 12
text labels 69, 357, 362
using 69, 76
working with 358
Smart Guides & Slices
preferences 323, 356
Smart Guides & Slices preferences 362
smooth points 122, 127
smooth tool 133, 134, 377
Snapping Tolerance option 356, 362
Soft Light blending mode 278
Soft Mix command 391
soft-proofing colors 408–409
special-effects filters 26–29
spine (blend) 255
spiral tool 77, 376
spirals, drawing 79
splitting paths 161
with scissors tool 119
spot colors
converting to process colors 406,
416
editing globally 419
PANTONE 416
printing tints 418
separating 393, 415, 421
using 101, 406
spread trap 423
stacked bar graph tool 379
stacked column graph tool 379
Standard Screen mode 44
star target 413
star tool 78, 185, 377
stars, drawing 79
starting Adobe Illustrator 40
status bar 48, 123
Step by Step option, in Adobe Gamma
utility 52
straight lines, drawing 18
stroke
described 66
scaling weight automatically 82, 130
swapping with fill 66
units 65
weight 118
Stroke box 11, 92
Stroke palette 82, 95, 118511
strokes
described 94
editing 267
expanding 369
how applied 269
matching fill 426
overprinting 427
reversing with fill 95
selecting globally 97
weight 95
styles 273–278
applying 279–280
applying to layer 275
merging 286
replacing 287
Styles palette
applying styles from 280
Stylize commands 353
sublayers, creating 297
subslices 465
Subtract from Shape Area button 15,
360
Subtract from Shape Area
command 391
SVG file format 458, 459
exporting symbols 199
symbol support 489
Swap Fill and Stroke button 80, 95
Swatch Libraries, PANTONE 420
swatches
adding to Swatches palette 99
applying to color stops 258
deleting 99
displaying by name 102
displaying pattern 107
gradient 107
pattern brush 164
replacing 420
Swatches palette 106, 107, 164
creating new swatch 252
default 92
saving gradient swatches 245
showing all 249
SWF file format 458, 459
exporting layers as 489
exporting symbols 199
symbol instances
adding 197
compared to Scatter brush 163
duplicating 488
editing 198
modifying 30–32
moving 32
placing 162, 487
resizing 32
symbol libraries 171
symbol screener tool 379
symbol scruncher tool 378
symbol shifter tool 32, 378
symbol sizer tool 32, 379
symbol spinner tool 379
symbol sprayer tool 30, 162, 171, 378
symbol stainer tool 31, 379
symbol styler tool 379
symbolism tools 30–32, 198
Symbolism Tools Options dialog
box 31
symbols
creating 196–199
duplicating 199
painting with 162
redefining 201–204
Symbols palette 196, 487
T
target indicator 276, 295, 311
targeting layers 311
templates 117, 315
hiding 129
warp shape 351
text
copying and pasting 224
formatting 225–226
import formats 224
making dynamic 205–208
rasterizing in Web page 483
reflowing 227
selecting 218, 222
Text Label Hints option 323
text labels in Smart Guides 357
Text String variable 206
three-dimensional appearance 329,
355
tiling pages 42
time, displaying 48
Tint slider 20
tints
adjusting 20
printing 418
Tints and Shades colorization 151, 385
Tints colorization 151, 385
To Center appearance option 390
To Edge appearance option 390
Toggle Slices Visibility button 474
tools
basic shape 66
displaying current 48
hidden 44
illustrated 375–381
overview 43–44
selecting 43
tearing off toolbox 66
TOYO color matching system 406
tracing images 315
Tracking option 219512 INDEX
Transform Again command 200
Transform Each command 199
Transform Effect command 370
Transform palette 72, 188, 189, 190,
198
displaying 180
Transform Tools option 323, 358
transformation tools 370
transforming objects
Smart Guides 372
stroked paths 369
techniques 370
type 370
transparency
changing 25
copying from EPS files 439
editing 267
exporting 282, 475
in Web pages 475
masking 443–445
mesh objects 339
printing 282
setting 104
Transparency palette 25, 93
options 104
trapping 391, 422–426
strokes 427
Trim command 391
twirl tool 377, 378
twist tool 10, 185
type
applying color to 448
changing characteristics 34
changing font 219, 225–226
changing style 219
columns and rows 224
controlling look in Web
browser 483
converting to outlines 231, 248
drawing type containers 225
editing in Photoshop 451, 452
in artwork with placed images 435
indenting 226
maintaining attributes on
import 224
masking 232–234
masks, described 232, 234
moving along a path 231
paragraph alignment 226
path 33
resizing a column 227
resizing characters 219
reversing orientation 231
sampling characteristics 34
selecting all placed text 220, 225
spacing before paragraphs 227
transforming 370
typing along a path 229
typing characters 218, 233
warp shape template 351
wrapping 35
wrapping around objects 228
type containers
dividing into columns or rows 224
locating edges 227
selecting 228
type tool 375
U
undocking palettes 244
undos and redos, displaying
available 48
Uniform Resource Locator. See URL
addresses
unit of measure
auto-calculating 189
changing 65
Units & Undo preferences 65, 122
URL addresses
clearing 480
linking objects to 479
US Prepress Defaults CMS 407
US Web Coated (SWOP) profile 409
V
values, converting in text boxes 189
variables
attributes 207
creating 204–210
Variables Options dialog box 206
Variables palette 205, 209
vector artwork
defined 434
exporting 282–285
Web file formats 458
vertical area-type tool 376
vertical path-type tool 376
vertical type tool 376
View By Name command, in Brushes
palette 142
View menu 45
views
artwork 41
creating custom 117
custom 42
enlarging 17
enlarging or reducing 44
on-screen preview 42
optimized and nonoptimized 473
outline 18, 41
overprinting objects 42
preview 41
virtual memory, displaying
available 48
Visibility variable 207513
W
Warp Options dialog box 221
warp tool 378
warps
resetting 222
warps, preset 25, 220, 350
Water Paper filter 28
watercolor effects 321
Web banner, dimensions 487
Web pages
background transparency 475
creating animation for 486–490
dithered colors 460
HTML text options 481
linking to 479–480
maintaining typeface 483
optimizing Photoshop file in
Illustrator 495
preparing continuous-tone
artwork 475–479
preparing flat-color
artwork 468–471
preparing gradient
artwork 475–479
preparing in Photoshop 491–495
previewing graphics 469
saving as HTML file 485–486
saving optimized images 485–486
specifying different file
formats 463–468
Web palette 470
Web-safe colors 460
flat-color artwork 468
indicator 470
white color box 94
Window commands 48
wireframes 41
WordPerfect 224
work area 39, 41
default 44
World Wide Web 458
wrapping type around objects 228
wrinkle tool 378
Write Nested Layers option 450
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Z
Zig Zag effect 274
Zig Zag filter 184, 258
zigzag lines 184
Zoom In button 83, 193
zoom tool 45–46, 66, 82, 381
zooming in/out 17
shortcuts 46
using the Navigator palette 83
using the status bar 77
using the zoom tool 66
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