Manuali utente per Adobe illustrator 10

Sommario

• Using Help

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  • About online Help

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    • Navigating in Help

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    • Using bookmarks, the table of contents, the index, and Find

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    • Printing the Help file

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• Contents

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  • Looking at the Work Area

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    • Using the tools

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    • Using palettes

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      • Showing and hiding palettes

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      • Changing the palette display

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    • Toolbox overview (1 of 5)

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    • Toolbox overview (2 of 5)

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    • Toolbox overview (3 of 5)

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    • Toolbox overview (4 of 5)

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    • Toolbox overview (5 of 5)

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      • Using the Info palette

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    • Using context menus

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    • Viewing artwork

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      • Setting up windows and views

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      • Viewing artwork as paths

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      • Viewing artwork as pixels

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      • Viewing how colors will overprint

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      • Magnifying and reducing the view

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    • Using the Navigator palette

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    • Using the status bar

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    • Previewing placed EPS images

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    • Using plug-in modules

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      • Developing plug-in modules for Adobe Illustrator

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    • Customizing shortcuts

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    • Setting preferences

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    • Using tool tips

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    • Using Web resources

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      • Using the Illustrator product section of the Adobe Web site

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      • Using Adobe Online

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    • Other learning resources

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    • Customer Support

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      • Customer Support on Adobe Online

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      • Additional customer support resources

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  • Setting Up Artwork in Illustrator

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    • About vector graphics and bitmap images

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      • Vector graphics

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      • Bitmap images

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    • About resolution in bitmap images

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    • About the work area

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    • Setting up the work area

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    • Tiling artwork and adjusting page boundaries

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      • Working with tiled artwork

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      • Adjusting the bounding box when tiling pages

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      • Moving the page boundaries

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    • About imported artwork

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    • Opening and placing artwork

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      • Opening files

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      • Opening Photoshop files in Illustrator

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      • Placing files

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      • Importing EPS and PDF files into Illustrator

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      • Turning preview images on or off

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    • Managing linked and embedded images

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      • Specifying how to update links

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      • Specifying how proxies display

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      • Using the Links palette

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      • Replacing linked images

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      • Modifying the Links palette display

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      • Editing artwork contained in linked files

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    • Managing files with WebDAV

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      • About workgroup management

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      • Getting started with workgroup management

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      • Opening managed files

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      • Checking files out and in

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      • Placing managed files

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      • Managing links on a WebDAV server

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      • Uploading changes to the server

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      • Adding files to the server

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      • Setting preferences for managed files

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    • Adding metadata to documents

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  • Drawing

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    • About paths

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    • Changing a tool pointer

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    • Drawing and editing freeform paths

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      • Drawing and editing with the pencil tool

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      • Smoothing the path with the smooth tool

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      • Erasing the path with the erase tool

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      • Setting preferences for the pencil and smooth tools

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    • Drawing with the pen tool

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      • Drawing straight segments with the pen tool

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      • About direction lines and direction points

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      • Drawing curved segments

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      • Mixing curves, corners, and straight segments as you draw

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    • Adjusting path segments

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      • Adding, deleting, and converting anchor points

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      • Adjusting straight and curved segments

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      • Using the reshape tool

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      • Simplifying paths

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      • Splitting paths with the scissors tool

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      • Averaging anchor points

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      • Joining endpoints

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    • Drawing shapes

      62
      • Drawing rectangles and ellipses

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      • Drawing polygons

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      • Drawing stars

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    • Drawing flares

      65
    • Drawing line and arc segments

      67
    • Drawing spirals

      68
    • Drawing grids

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      • Drawing rectangular grids

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      • Drawing polar grids

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    • Working with symbols

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      • Using the Symbols palette

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      • Creating symbols

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      • Placing symbol instances

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      • Deleting symbols and symbol instances

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      • Modifying and redefining symbols and symbol instances

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    • Using symbolism tools

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      • Setting options for symbolism tools

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      • Using the symbol sprayer tool

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      • Using the symbol shifter tool

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      • Using the symbol scruncher tool

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      • Using the symbol sizer tool

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      • Using the symbol spinner tool

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      • Using the symbol stainer tool

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      • Using the symbol screener tool

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      • Using the symbol styler tool

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    • Drawing and editing brushed paths

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      • Drawing a brushed path with the paintbrush tool

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      • Creating a brushed path with a drawing tool

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      • Modifying brushed paths

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    • Managing brushes

      81
    • Creating brushes

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      • Creating a calligraphic brush

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      • Creating a scatter brush

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      • Creating an art brush

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      • Creating a pattern brush

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      • Choosing a colorization method

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      • Modifying existing brushes

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    • Using the brush libraries

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    • Tips for using brushes

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    • Tracing artwork

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      • Tracing with the auto trace tool

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      • Setting the auto trace gap distance

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  • Working with Objects

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    • Correcting mistakes

      91
    • Using rulers

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      • Defining ruler units

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      • Automatically converting unit values in text boxes

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      • Changing the ruler origin

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    • Using the measure tool

      93
    • Using guides and grids

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      • Using guides

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      • Using grids

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      • Setting guide and grid preferences

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    • Using Smart Guides

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      • How Smart Guides work

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    • Selecting objects

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      • Using the selection tools

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      • Using the bounding box

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      • Selecting filled objects

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      • Selecting and deselecting multiple objects

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      • Using the magic wand tool

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    • Saving, editing, and loading selections

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    • Moving, copying, and deleting objects

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      • Using the Clipboard to copy artwork

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      • Using the drag-and-drop feature to copy artwork

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      • Aligning and distributing objects vertically and horizontally

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      • Moving groups of objects

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      • Offsetting objects

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      • Deleting objects

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    • Rotating the x and y axes

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    • Stacking objects

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      • Moving objects frontward or backward in a stack of objects

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      • Pasting objects in front or in back of other objects

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      • Pasting objects in the current layer

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    • Grouping and ungrouping objects

      110
      • Selecting grouped objects

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      • Grouping stacked objects

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    • Locking and hiding objects

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  • Transforming and Distorting Shapes

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    • Transforming selected objects

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      • Defining the point of origin

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      • Rotating

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      • Scaling

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      • Reflecting

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      • Shearing

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      • Distorting with the free transform tool

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      • Resetting the bounding box angle

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      • Repeating transformations

        120
    • Using the Transform palette

      121
    • Using Warp effects

      122
    • Using envelopes

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      • Creating envelopes

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      • Editing envelopes

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      • Removing envelopes

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      • Setting envelope options

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    • Modifying shapes with liquify tools

      125
    • Modifying shapes with filters and effects

      126
      • Distorting with the Free Distort command

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      • Rounding corners

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      • Making selections rectangular or elliptical

        127
      • Curving objects using Pucker and Bloat

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      • Roughening

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      • Scribbling and tweaking

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      • Twisting

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      • Adding drop shadows

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      • Adding inner and outer glows

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      • Feathering edges

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    • Creating line effects

      131
    • Blending shapes

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      • About blending

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      • Creating blends

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      • Creating blends on paths

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      • Editing blends

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      • Blending colors between filled objects

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    • Using the Pen & Ink filters

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      • Applying a hatch effect

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      • Creating and saving hatches

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      • Using Pen & Ink hatch libraries

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    • Using the Pathfinder palette

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    • Combining objects into complex shapes

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    • About compound shapes

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      • Creating and adjusting compound shapes

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    • Creating compound paths

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      • Adjusting the appearance of compound paths

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      • Returning a compound path to its original shape

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    • Using effects to combine shapes nondestructively

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      • Combining paths using Pathfinder effects

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    • Creating a final shape quickly

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    • Converting strokes to filled objects

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    • Cutting objects

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    • Working with clipping masks

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      • Creating masks

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      • Modifying and selecting masks

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      • Filling and stroking masks

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  • Applying Color

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    • Color modes and models

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      • HSB model

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      • RGB model

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      • How Illustrator uses the RGB model

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      • CMYK model

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      • How Illustrator uses the CMYK model

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      • Grayscale model

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      • Color gamuts

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    • About spot and process color types

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      • Spot colors

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      • Process colors

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      • Using spot and process colors together

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      • Comparing global and non-global process colors

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    • Working with swatches and unnamed colors

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    • Applying color

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    • Applying color using the toolbox

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    • Using the Color palette

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    • Applying color by dragging and dropping

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    • Using the Stroke palette

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    • Using the Swatches palette

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      • About swatch types

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      • Working with the Swatches palette

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      • Adding, duplicating, and deleting swatches

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      • Editing swatches

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    • Changing global colors and tints

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      • Adding colors from other documents and merging swatch names

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    • Using the Swatch Libraries command

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      • Loading colors from other files

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      • Loading colors from other color systems

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      • Choosing a custom color system

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      • Creating a custom startup file

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    • Using the Color Picker

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      • Specifying a color using the color field and color slider

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      • Specifying a color using numeric values

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      • Recognizing nonprintable or non-Web-safe colors

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    • Modifying colors

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      • Copying attributes between objects

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      • Using the Hard Mix and Soft Mix effects

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    • Using filters to modify colors

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      • Using the Adjust Colors and Convert filters

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      • Saturating and desaturating colors

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      • Inverting colors

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  • Producing Consistent Color

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    • Why colors sometimes don’tmatch

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    • About color management

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    • Do you need color management?

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    • Creating a viewing environment for color management

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    • Setting up color management

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      • Using predefined color management settings

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      • About working spaces

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      • Using color management policies

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    • Customizing color management settings

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      • Specifying working spaces

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      • Specifying color management policies

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    • Customizing advanced color management settings

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      • Specifying a color management engine

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      • Specifying a rendering intent

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      • Using black-point compensation

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    • Saving and loading custom color management settings

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    • Soft-proofing colors

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    • Changing the color profile of a document

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    • Embedding profiles in saved documents

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    • Obtaining, installing, and updating color profiles

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      • Adding device profiles to the color management system

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      • Updating profiles

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    • Creating an ICC monitor profile

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      • Calibrating versus characterizing a monitor

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      • About monitor calibration settings

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      • Guidelines for creating an ICC monitor profile

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      • Calibrating with Adobe Gamma

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  • Using Transparency, Gradients, and Patterns

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    • About transparency

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      • Using grouped objects with the Transparency palette

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      • Printing and exporting files containing transparency effects

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      • Using the Transparency palette

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      • Using the Transparency Grid

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    • Specifying transparency

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    • Changing the display of transparent artwork

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    • About opacity masks

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      • Creating opacity masks

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      • Clipping and inverting the values of an opacity mask

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    • About blending modes

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      • Selecting blending modes

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      • Isolating blending modes

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    • About transparency knockouts

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      • Creating transparency knockouts

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      • Defining the knockout shape

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    • About gradients, meshes, and blends

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    • Working with gradient fills

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      • Creating gradient fills

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      • Modifying gradients

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      • Adjusting gradients with the gradient tool

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    • Creating multicolored objects with the mesh tool

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      • About meshes

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      • Tips for creating mesh objects

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      • Creating a mesh object

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      • Editing mesh objects

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      • Adjusting colors on mesh objects

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    • Creating and working with patterns

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      • How patterns tile

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      • Constructing simple patterns and defining patterns

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      • Guidelines for constructing patterns

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      • Constructing geometric patterns

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      • Constructing patterns with irregular textures

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      • Creating corner tiles for brush patterns

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      • Modifying patterns

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      • Moving patterns

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      • Transforming pattern-filled objects

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    • Changing strokes, gradients, blends, patterns, flares, envelopes, and symbols into regular objects

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  • Using Layers

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    • About layers

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    • Using the Layers palette

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    • Creating and modifying layers

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      • Adding layers

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      • Setting layer options

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      • Releasing items to separate layers

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      • Collecting layers

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      • Merging and flattening artwork

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      • Deleting items in the Layers palette

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    • Changing the display of layered artwork

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    • Working with layered artwork

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      • Selecting artwork in layers

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      • Locating items in the Layers palette

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      • Changing the stacking order of artwork using the Layers palette

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      • Pasting artwork between layers

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      • Working with grouped and collective elements in the Layers palette

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      • Changing the appearance of artwork using the Layers palette

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      • Duplicating artwork using the Layers palette

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      • Hiding or displaying artwork

        224
      • Locking artwork

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      • Making artwork nonprintable

        225
    • Creating clipping masks

      226
    • Creating template layers

      226
    • Moving layers between Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop

      227
  • Using Appearance Attributes, Styles, and Effects

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    • About appearance attributes, styles, and effects

      228
    • Working with appearance attributes

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      • Using the Appearance palette

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      • Modifying and removing appearance attributes

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      • Applying appearance attributes to new artwork

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      • Applying fills and strokes to containers

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    • Using styles

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      • Using the Styles palette

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      • Applying styles

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      • Creating and modifying styles

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      • Unlinking styles

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      • Deleting styles

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    • Using style libraries

      234
    • Using effects

      235
  • Working with Bitmap Images

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    • About working with bitmap images

      237
    • Changing vector graphics into bitmap images

      237
    • Colorizing 1-bit images

      238
    • Using filters and filter effects

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      • About plug-in filters

        239
      • Specifying raster effects settings

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      • Applying filters and filter effects

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      • Loading bitmap images and textures

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      • Using texture and glass surface controls

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    • Improving performance with filters and filter effects

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    • Choosing a filter or filter effect

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      • Artistic filters and effects

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      • Blur filters and effects

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      • Brush Stroke filters and effects

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      • Distort filters and effects

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      • Pixelate filters and effects

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      • Sharpen filter and effect

        245
      • Sketch filters and effects

        245
      • Stylize filter and effect

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      • Texture filters and effects

        246
      • Video filters and effects

        247
    • Using the Object Mosaic filter

      247
    • Using the Photo Crosshatch filter

      248
  • Using Type

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    • About using type in Illustrator

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    • Creating type

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      • Entering type at a point

        250
      • Entering horizontal or vertical type in a rectangle

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      • Entering horizontal or vertical type in an object

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      • Entering horizontal or vertical type along a path

        252
      • Deleting empty type paths from artwork

        254
    • Selecting type

      254
    • Showing hidden characters

      255
    • Using multiple master fonts

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    • Setting type attributes

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      • Using the Character palette

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      • Choosing a font family

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      • Choosing a type size

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      • Finding and replacing fonts

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      • Specifying leading

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      • Specifying kerning and tracking

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      • Spacing characters with auto-kerning

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      • Specifying baseline shift

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      • Adjusting horizontal or vertical scale

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      • Adjusting spacing using the keyboard

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    • Painting type

      263
    • Copying type attributes between objects

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    • Rasterizing and anti-aliasing type

      264
    • Transforming type

      264
    • Changing text orientation

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      • Changing character direction using the Character palette

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      • Changing text orientation using the Text Orientation command

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      • Using the Wari-Chu (divided note) option

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    • Modifying letterforms as graphic objects

      267
    • Working with columns of text

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      • Importing text files

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      • Exporting text files

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      • Displaying overflow text

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      • Linking type containers

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      • Creating rows and columns

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      • Wrapping type around a graphic object

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      • Greeking type below a specified font size

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    • Formatting columns and paragraphs

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      • Using the Paragraph palette

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      • Specifying paragraph indentation

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      • Specifying alignment options

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      • Specifying hanging punctuation

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      • Specifying spacing options

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      • Using the Tsume (proportional spacing) option

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      • Using the Moji Gumi (Japanese layout rules) option

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      • Using the Kinsoku Shori (line breaking) option

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      • About the Punctuation Hangs Only If Space Unavailable option

        278
      • Working with repeated characters

        278
      • Using the Tab Ruler palette

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      • Fitting headline type

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      • Hyphenating words

        280
    • Editing text

      281
      • Checking spelling

        281
      • Finding and replacing text

        282
      • Changing capitalization

        283
      • Using smart punctuation

        283
      • Using the Glyph Options command (MacOS only)

        284
  • Creating Templates for DataDriven Graphics

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    • About data-driven graphics

      285
    • Using the Variables palette

      286
    • Working with variables

      286
      • About variables

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      • Creating unbound variables

        287
      • Binding variables to object attributes

        287
      • Editing variables

        288
      • Deleting variables

        288
    • Editing dynamic objects

      289
    • Identifying dynamic objects using XML IDs

      289
    • Using data sets

      290
    • Loading and saving variable libraries

      291
    • Saving templates

      291
  • Preparing Graphics for the Web

    292
    • About Web graphics

      292
    • Working in pixel preview mode

      292
    • Dividing artwork into slices

      293
      • Creating slices

        293
      • Choosing a slice type and setting slice options

        294
      • Viewing slices

        296
      • Selecting and modifying slices

        296
      • Removing slices

        299
    • Creating image maps

      299
    • Creating Web graphics with SVG

      300
      • About SVG

        300
      • Working with SVG in Illustrator

        301
      • Adding SVG filter effects to artwork

        301
      • Adding SVG interactivity to artwork

        302
    • Creating Web graphics with SWF

      304
    • Optimizing images

      305
      • Using the Save for Web dialog box

        305
      • Working with slices during optimization

        306
      • Applying optimization settings

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      • Optimization options for GIF and PNG-8 formats

        308
      • Optimization options for JPEG format

        309
      • Optimization options for PNG-24 format

        310
      • Optimization options for SWF format

        310
      • Optimization options for SVG format

        311
      • Saving and resetting optimization settings

        312
      • Changing the pixel dimensions of images

        313
      • Exporting layers as CSS layers

        313
    • Optimizing colors in GIF and PNG-8 images

      314
      • Generating a color table

        314
      • Using the Color Table palette

        314
    • Saving optimized images

      316
    • Setting output options

      316
      • Using the Output Settings dialog box

        316
      • Setting HTML output options

        317
      • Setting background options

        318
      • Setting file saving options

        318
      • Setting slice naming preferences

        319
  • Saving and Exporting

    320
    • About saving and exporting artwork

      320
    • Saving artwork in Illustrator format

      320
    • Saving artwork in EPS format

      321
    • Saving artwork in Adobe PDF format

      323
    • Saving artwork in an SVG format

      324
    • Exporting artwork in Photoshop format

      326
    • Exporting artwork in SWF format

      327
    • About graphic file formats

      328
  • Printing

    332
    • About printing

      332
    • Printing artwork and composites

      332
    • Using color management when printing

      334
    • Setting crop marks and trimmarks

      335
    • Printing and saving transparent artwork

      336
    • Changing the path output resolution

      337
    • Printing gradients, mesh objects, and color blends

      337
      • Ensuring your resolution/line screen produces 256 grays

        338
      • Calculating the maximum blend length based on the color change

        339
      • Using the Compatible Gradient and Gradient Mesh Printing option

        340
      • Printing mesh objects

        341
      • Improving gradient printing on low-resolution printers

        341
    • Splitting paths to print large, complex shapes

      341
    • Using a printer override (EPSF Riders) file

      342
    • File data and annotating objects

      344
  • Producing Color Separations

    345
    • About separations

      345
      • Outputting to CMYK

        345
      • Outputting spot colors

        345
      • Outputting registration colors

        345
    • Step 1: Calibrate your monitor and check colors in your artwork

      346
      • Types of colors you can use, and how they are separated

        346
      • Printing gradients as separations

        346
    • Step 2: Select overprint options for overlapping colors

      346
    • Step 3: Create a trap to compensate for misregistration on press

      348
      • About traps

        349
      • Trapping with tints

        350
      • Trapping type

        350
      • Using the Trap command

        350
      • Trapping by overprinting

        352
    • Step 4: Set the printing bounding box and place crop marks around the image to be separated

      354
      • Specifying the printing bounding box in the separation

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      • Specifying printer’s marks

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    • Step 5: Set separation options

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      • Selecting a PPD file

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      • Specifying which layers to separate

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      • Specifying which colors to create separations for

        358
      • Separating spot colors as process colors

        358
      • Specifying the halftone screen ruling

        358
      • Specifying the page size and orientation

        359
      • Specifying a custom page size

        360
      • Specifying the emulsion

        361
      • Specifying the image type

        361
      • Overprinting black in the separation

        362
      • Specifying the bleed area

        362
    • Step 6: Print and save separations

      362
  • Automating Tasks

    364
    • About automating tasks using actions and scripts

      364
    • Using the Actions palette

      364
    • Creating and recording actions

      365
      • Recording paths

        366
      • Selecting an object during an action

        366
      • Inserting nonrecordable commands

        367
      • Inserting stops

        367
      • Setting modal controls and excluding commands

        368
    • Playing actions

      368
      • Slowing actions during playback

        369
    • Batch processing

      369
    • Editing actions

      371
    • Organizing sets of actions

      373
    • Using scripts

      374
  • Using Graphs

    375
    • About graphs

      375
    • Working with graphs

      375
    • Entering and editing graph data

      376
      • Entering graph data

        376
      • Entering labels and data for particular graph types

        378
      • Importing data from another application

        379
      • Editing existing data

        379
    • Adjusting graphs

      380
    • Selecting graph options

      381
      • Selecting column and stacked column options

        381
      • Selecting bar and stacked bar options

        381
      • Selecting line graph options

        381
      • Selecting scatter graph options

        382
      • Selecting pie graph options

        382
      • Selecting radar graph options

        382
      • Specifying the value axis position

        383
      • Setting axis tick mark and label options

        384
      • Adding visual emphasis to graphs

        385
    • Changing graph types

      386
    • Combining different graph types

      387
    • Exporting graph designs to other files

      388
    • Customizing a graph

      388
      • About graph elements

        388
      • Selecting parts of a graph

        388
      • About graph designs

        389
      • Creating a graph design

        391
      • Applying graph designs to a graph

        393
      • Reusing a graph design

        394
  • Macintosh Shortcuts

    395
    • Selecting and moving

      395
    • Painting and transforming

      395
    • Shapes

      396
    • Path Editing

      397
    • Viewing

      397
    • Type

      398
  • Windows Shortcuts

    399
    • Selecting and moving

      399
    • Painting and transforming

      399
    • Shapes

      400
    • Path Editing

      401
    • Viewing

      401
    • Type

      402
  • Legal Notices

    403
    • Copyright

      403
• Index

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  • A

    404
  • B

    405
  • C

    406
  • D

    409
  • E

    410
  • F

    411
  • G

    412
  • H

    414
  • I

    414
  • J

    415
  • K

    415
  • L

    415
  • M

    416
  • N

    417
  • O

    418
  • P

    419
  • Q

    422
  • R

    422
  • S

    424
  • T

    428
  • U

    430
  • V

    430
  • W

    431
  • X

    431
  • Z

    431