Adobe Illustrator CS5 on Demand

Contents......Page 8
Introduction......Page 18
1 Getting Started with Illustrator CS5......Page 22
Installing Illustrator......Page 23
Getting Started......Page 25
Viewing the Illustrator Window......Page 27
Showing and Hiding Panels......Page 28
Working with Panels......Page 29
Using the Tools and Control Panel......Page 31
Opening a Document......Page 33
Opening a Document with Adobe Bridge......Page 35
Inserting Images in a Document......Page 37
Using the Status Bar......Page 38
Working with Document Windows......Page 39
Checking for Updates Online......Page 41
Getting Help While You Work......Page 43
Saving a Document......Page 45
Finishing Up......Page 47
2 Creating and Viewing a Document......Page 48
Creating a New Document......Page 49
Creating a New Document Using Presets......Page 50
Creating a New Document from a Template......Page 51
Setting Up a Document......Page 53
Using Multiple Artboards......Page 55
Working with Multiple Artboards......Page 57
Changing the Display View......Page 59
Changing the View with the Navigator Panel......Page 61
Customizing the Navigator Panel......Page 63
Changing the Screen Display Mode......Page 64
Changing the View with the Zoom Tool......Page 65
Viewing and Using Rulers......Page 67
Using the Guides......Page 69
Using Smart Guides......Page 71
Using the Grid......Page 73
Moving Around with the Hand Tool......Page 74
Using Crop Marks......Page 75
Working with the Info Panel......Page 77
Using Undo and Redo......Page 78
Creating and Selecting Workspaces......Page 79
3 Working with Objects......Page 82
Understanding Vector and Raster Graphics......Page 83
Understanding Paths......Page 84
Selecting a Drawing Mode......Page 85
Creating Pixel Aligned Objects......Page 86
Creating Rectangles and Ellipses......Page 87
Creating Polygons and Stars......Page 89
Creating Line Segments......Page 90
Creating Arcs and Spirals......Page 91
Creating Grids......Page 93
Using the Shape Builder Tool......Page 95
Creating Perspective Objects......Page 97
Working with Perspective Objects......Page 99
Customizing a Perspective Grid......Page 100
Understanding Selections......Page 101
Using the Selection Tool......Page 102
Using the Direct Selection Tool......Page 103
Using the Lasso Tool......Page 104
Using the Magic Wand Tool......Page 105
Selecting and Grouping Objects......Page 107
Selecting Similar Objects......Page 109
Saving and Editing Selections......Page 111
Moving Objects......Page 112
Duplicating Objects......Page 113
Aligning and Distributing Objects......Page 115
Transforming Objects......Page 116
Using the Free Transform Tool......Page 117
Rotating and Scaling Objects......Page 119
Reflecting and Shearing Objects......Page 120
Applying Multiple Transformations......Page 121
Reshaping Objects with Envelopes......Page 123
4 Working with Color......Page 124
Changing Color Settings......Page 125
Changing Color Profiles......Page 127
Working with Color Modes......Page 128
Changing Color Modes......Page 129
Applying Colors......Page 130
Working with the Color Panel......Page 131
Working with the Swatches Panel......Page 133
Working with Swatch Libraries......Page 135
Adding Colors Using the Kuler Panel......Page 137
Replacing Colors......Page 139
Inverting Colors......Page 141
Using the Color Guide Panel......Page 142
Applying Color with the Color Panel......Page 143
Editing Colors with Live Color......Page 145
Proofing Colors on the Screen......Page 147
5 Applying Fills, Strokes, and Gradients......Page 148
Applying Fill and Stroke Colors......Page 149
Changing Stroke Attributes......Page 151
Changing Stroke Style......Page 153
Creating Variable Stroke Widths......Page 155
Using the Eyedropper Tool......Page 157
Using Patterns as Fills......Page 159
Blending Fill Colors......Page 161
Creating Blends Automatically......Page 162
Applying Blend Options......Page 163
Creating Blends with the Blend Tool......Page 164
Modifying Blend Objects......Page 165
Setting Transparency Options......Page 166
Controlling Transparency Effects......Page 167
Using the Transparency Grid......Page 168
Applying Gradients......Page 169
Creating Gradients......Page 170
Editing Gradients......Page 171
Using the Gradient Tool......Page 172
Creating a Gradient Mesh......Page 173
6 Working with Points and Paths......Page 176
Drawing with the Pen Tools......Page 177
Setting Anchor Point Preferences......Page 179
Moving Points and Segments......Page 180
Converting Points......Page 181
Adding and Deleting Anchor Points......Page 183
Aligning and Joining Anchor Points......Page 185
Reshaping Paths......Page 187
Simplifying Paths......Page 189
Dividing Paths......Page 190
Splitting Paths......Page 191
Merging Paths......Page 193
Working with Shape Mode......Page 195
Working with Pathfinder......Page 196
Creating a Compound Path......Page 197
Creating a Clipping Set......Page 199
Editing a Clipping Set......Page 201
Erasing to Reshape Paths......Page 203
7 Working with Layers......Page 204
Understanding the Layers Panel......Page 205
Setting Layers Panel Options......Page 206
Creating Layers......Page 207
Selecting Layers......Page 209
Deleting Layers......Page 210
Selecting Objects with Layers......Page 211
Arranging Layers and Objects......Page 213
Duplicating Layers and Objects......Page 215
Locking Layers and Objects......Page 216
Showing and Hiding Layers and Objects......Page 217
Merging Layers and Groups......Page 218
Moving Objects to a Layer......Page 219
Flattening Layers......Page 221
Locating Objects in the Layers Panel......Page 222
8 Working with Type......Page 224
Using Type Tools......Page 225
Creating Type......Page 226
Creating Type in a Text Box......Page 227
Creating Area Type......Page 228
Creating Path Type......Page 229
Modifying Type on a Path......Page 231
Importing Text......Page 232
Selecting Type......Page 233
Copying or Moving Type......Page 235
Working with Overflow Type......Page 237
Changing Fonts......Page 239
Changing Font Size......Page 241
Leading Type......Page 242
Kerning Type......Page 243
Tracking Type......Page 244
Scaling Type......Page 245
Rotating Type......Page 246
Aligning Paragraphs......Page 247
Indenting and Spacing Paragraphs......Page 248
Setting Tabs......Page 249
Working with Hyphenation......Page 250
Working with Type Styles......Page 251
Using Smart Punctuation......Page 253
Working with Glyphs......Page 254
Wrapping Type Around an Object......Page 255
Creating Type Outlines......Page 256
Anti-aliasing Type......Page 257
9 Working with Graphics......Page 258
Opening Graphics......Page 259
Placing Graphics......Page 260
Placing Graphics from Adobe Bridge......Page 261
Linking Graphics......Page 263
Managing Linked Graphics......Page 265
Tracing Raster Graphics......Page 267
Converting Tracing to Paths......Page 269
Applying Graphic Styles......Page 270
Creating Graphic Styles......Page 271
Editing Graphic Styles......Page 273
Applying Appearance Attributes......Page 275
Creating a Mosaic Graphic......Page 277
10 Manipulating Artwork with Effects......Page 278
Applying Illustrator Effects......Page 279
Applying the Convert to Shape Effect......Page 281
Applying the Scribble Effect......Page 282
Applying the Inner or Outer Glow Effect......Page 283
Applying the Drop Shadow Effect......Page 284
Applying 3D Effects......Page 285
Changing Raster Effects Settings......Page 287
Working with the Effect Gallery......Page 289
Using the Gaussian Blur Effect......Page 291
Using the Unsharp Mask Effect......Page 292
Applying Multiple Effects......Page 293
Controlling Effects Using Selections......Page 294
Viewing Various Effects......Page 295
11 Drawing and Painting......Page 298
Using the Pencil Tool......Page 299
Creating Live Paint Groups......Page 301
Setting Live Paint Bucket Tool Options......Page 303
Using the Live Paint Bucket Tool......Page 305
Using the Live Paint Selection Tool......Page 307
Modifying Live Paint Groups......Page 309
Selecting Gap Options......Page 311
Using the Brushes Panel......Page 312
Using the Paintbrush Tool......Page 313
Creating and Editing Scatter Brushes......Page 315
Creating and Editing Calligraphic Brushes......Page 317
Creating and Editing Art Brushes......Page 319
Creating and Editing Pattern Brushes......Page 321
Creating and Editing Bristle Brushes......Page 323
Working with Brushes......Page 325
Working with Liquify Tools......Page 327
12 Using Symbols......Page 328
Using the Symbols Panel......Page 329
Using Symbol Libraries......Page 330
Working with Symbols......Page 331
Duplicating and Editing Symbols......Page 333
Breaking Symbol Links......Page 335
Using the Symbol Sprayer Tool......Page 337
Setting Symbolism Tools Options......Page 338
Using the Symbol Shifter Tool......Page 339
Using the Symbol Scruncher Tool......Page 340
Using the Symbol Sizer Tool......Page 341
Using the Symbol Spinner Tool......Page 342
Using the Symbol Stainer Tool......Page 343
Using the Symbol Screener Tool......Page 344
Using the Symbol Styler Tool......Page 345
Expanding Symbol Instances......Page 346
Using 9-Slice Scaling for Symbols......Page 347
Aligning Symbols to the Pixel Grid......Page 349
Setting the Symbol Registration Point......Page 350
13 Automating the Way You Work......Page 352
Examining the Actions Panel......Page 353
Building a New Action......Page 355
Controlling the Playback of a Command......Page 356
Adding a Stop to an Action......Page 357
Inserting a Non-Recordable Command into an Action......Page 358
Adding a Command to an Action......Page 359
Deleting a Command from an Action......Page 360
Working with Batch File Processing......Page 361
Opening and Using Scripts......Page 363
Defining and Editing Data Variables......Page 365
Creating and Formatting a Data Graph......Page 367
Adding Graph Designs to a Graph......Page 369
14 Proofing and Printing Documents......Page 370
Using Spell Check......Page 371
Using Custom Dictionaries......Page 372
Finding and Replacing Text and Elements......Page 373
Finding and Changing Fonts......Page 375
Printing a Document......Page 377
Printing with Presets......Page 378
Setting General Print Options......Page 379
Setting Marks and Bleed Options......Page 381
Setting Graphics Options......Page 383
Previewing Color Separations......Page 384
Setting Output Options......Page 385
Setting Advanced Options......Page 387
Setting Color Management Options......Page 389
Checking for Print Problems......Page 390
Inserting File Information......Page 391
Using the Document Info Panel......Page 393
15 Exporting a Document......Page 394
Exporting a Document......Page 395
Understanding Export File Formats......Page 396
Exporting as a Bitmap......Page 397
Exporting as a TIFF......Page 398
Exporting to Photoshop......Page 399
Exporting with Presets......Page 400
Exporting as a Flash Movie......Page 401
Saving as Adobe PDF......Page 403
Saving as an EPS......Page 405
Saving as Adobe Flex......Page 407
Saving a Document for Microsoft Office......Page 409
Saving as a Template......Page 410
16 Designing for the Web and Devices......Page 412
Saving for the Web......Page 413
Working with Save For Web Options......Page 415
Optimizing an Image to File Size......Page 416
Working with Web File Formats......Page 417
Optimizing a JPEG Document......Page 419
Optimizing a GIF Document......Page 421
Optimizing a PNG-8 Document......Page 423
Optimizing a PNG-24 Document......Page 425
Optimizing a WBMP Document......Page 426
Slicing Images the Easy Way......Page 427
Working with Slices......Page 429
Arranging Slices......Page 431
Adding HTML Text or an URL Link to a Slice......Page 433
Saving Slices for the Web......Page 435
Saving Selected Slices......Page 437
Optimizing SWF or SVG for the Web......Page 438
17 Customizing the Way You Work......Page 440
Setting General Preferences......Page 441
Changing Selection & Anchor Display Preferences......Page 443
Setting Type Preferences......Page 445
Changing Units Preferences......Page 447
Setting Slices and Hyphenation Preferences......Page 448
Selecting Plug-ins......Page 449
Selecting Scratch Disks......Page 450
Setting User Interface Preferences......Page 451
Setting File Handling & Clipboard Preferences......Page 452
Working with Appearance of Black Preferences......Page 453
Defining Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 454
Using Drawing Tablets......Page 455
18 Working Together with Adobe Programs......Page 456
Exploring Adobe Programs......Page 457
Exploring Adobe Bridge......Page 458
Getting Started with Adobe Bridge......Page 459
Getting Photos from a Digital Camera......Page 460
Working with Raw Images from a Digital Camera......Page 461
Working with Images Using Adobe Bridge......Page 463
Setting Preferences in Adobe Bridge......Page 465
Applying Image Adjustments......Page 467
Creating a Web Photo Gallery......Page 468
Automating Tasks in Adobe Bridge......Page 469
Using Mini Bridge......Page 470
Exploring CS Live Services......Page 471
Sharing My Screen......Page 472
Reviewing CS Documents......Page 473
Exploring Adobe Device Central......Page 475
Checking Content Using Adobe Device Central......Page 476
Using Adobe Extension Manager......Page 477
Project 1: Creating and Using Multiple Artboards......Page 478
Project 2: Tracing and Recoloring Artwork......Page 481
Project 3: Creating Stylized 3D Type......Page 483
Project 4: Creating and Using the Bristle Brush......Page 485
Want More Projects......Page 486
New Features......Page 488
Adobe Certified Expert......Page 492
Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 498
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