Adobe Illustrator CS5 on Demand

Cover......Page 1
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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