Illustrator CS4 For Dummies- P9

Illustrator CS4 For Dummies- P9: Adobe Illustrator is the gold standard for creating exciting, color-rich artwork for print, the Web, or even mobile devices. Whether you’re stepping up to Illustrator CS4 or tackling Illustrator for the first time, you’ll find Illustrator CS4 For Dummies is the perfect partner. This full-color guide gives you the scoop on the newest tools, tips on color control and path editing, ways to organize graphics, and how to get your work into print or on the Web.
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Illustrator CS4 For Dummies- P9352 Illustrator CS4 For Dummies matte Move tool, object transformations, GIF files, 316 226–227 JPEG format, 319 multimedia, RGB color mode measurement units advantages, 17 document preferences, 13, 15 Myriad Pro, font family, 263 selecting, 331–332 type, 265–267 Menu bar, hiding/displaying, 331 •N• menu items, keyboard shortcuts, New Action dialog box, creating custom 337–338 actions, 341–342 menus New Brush dialog box, custom brush command structure, 22–23 creation, 169 contextual, 24 New Color Group, Swatches panel, ellipsis (...) display, 23 103, 105 grayed-out (unavailable) commands, 23 New Document dialog box item selections, 23 artboard preferences, 13–14 keyboard shortcuts, 23 color modes, 13, 15–18 pop-up, 22 document naming conventions, 13–14 right-click/Control key, 24 measurement units, 13, 15 submenus, 23 page size settings, 13–15 Merge command, Pathfinder panel, 88 project preferences, 12–18 Mesh tool New Swatch, Swatches panel, 103, 105 appearance settings, 189 Next Object Above command, Select color selections, 187 menu, 127 gradients, 186–190 Next Object Below command, Select path editing, 187 menu, 127 soft-beveled objects, 189–190 Non-Uniform scale, object meshes, Envelope distortion, BC10–BC11 transformations, 229 Microsoft Office, file saving support, 70 Minus Back command, Pathfinder panel, 88 •O• Minus Front mode, Pathfinder panel, 86 Object command, Select menu, 127 mirror images, Reflect tool, 231 objects. See also shapes mistakes, undoing, 34 3D effects, 203–204 Miter Join attribute, strokes, 195 active layer selections, 127 monitors alignment functions, 249 aliasing issues, 278 artboard selections, 127 color issues, 278 automatic gradient mesh, 188–189 resolutions, 37, 278 basic shapes, 76–84 morphing, object blending, 60 blends, 60 mouse, right-click menu display, 24 bounding box, 228 Move dialog box, object transformations, clipping masks, 60–61, 197–198 226–227 compound paths, 62–64 Index 353compound shapes, 62–64 vertical alignment, 252–253copying while transforming, 234 warp effects, BC04–BC05cropping, 88 one-third rule, Pen tool, 142–143custom symbol creation, 93 on-screen objects, stacking order,deselecting, 127 240–241distortion effects, 55–57, BC01–BC04 opacity, Appearance panel, 208effect editing, 204–205 opacity, object fades, 191–192expanding, 329–330 Open a Recent Item, user file access, 12–13fades, 191–192 Open dialog box, 26–27fills, 208–211 open pathsflare effects, 64–66 versus closed paths, 140grouping, 58 fills, 102grouping rules, 248 origin point, object scaling, 229hiding/displaying, 330–331 Outline command, Pathfinder panel, 88hole creation, 325–327 Outline mode, document viewing, 30–31horizontal alignment, 252–253 Outside Corner tile, Pattern brush, 177–178inverse selections, 127liquifying, BC06–BC09live effects, 201–202 •P•merging, 88 Page Tilingmoving, 53–54 Artboard display, 26outlining, 88 hiding/displaying, 330overlapping, 87 printable area display, 277path distortions, 55–57 Paintbrush toolRasterization effects, 205–206 preference settings, 168removing effects, 204–205 workflow process, 167–168reordering, 57 painting programs, versus drawingreselecting, 127 programs, 11saving selections, 127 panelsSelect menu selections, 126–128 combining, 21selected object display, 53–54 docking, 21selecting all, 126 hiding/displaying, 330selection tools, 52–53, 120–126 icon view, 21–22Smart Guides, 249–250 opening/closing, 21soft-beveled, 189–190 pop-up menus, 22stacking order, 240–241 positioning, 336stacking order selections, 127 tabbing, 21strokes, 208–211 Pantone swatch library, white color,style application methods, 217–218 328–329transformations, 54–55, 226–232 Paragraph paneltransparent, 59–60 paragraph adjustments, 270–272trimming, 88 type editing, 261354 Illustrator CS4 For Dummies Paragraph Styles panel, type editing, 276 object holes, 325–327 Paste dialog ...