BASICS 03 Flashcards

1
Q

change screen mode:

A

F key

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2
Q

delete fill

A

hit the slash key

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3
Q

smart guides -

toggle active / idle

A

Ctrl + U

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4
Q

preview Rotate dynamically
+ superslow revolution

A

Transform Panel:

rotate function

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5
Q

hide object

A

Ctrl + 3

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6
Q

‘Save ICC Profiles’ -

what does it do?

A

tells other apps

what colour space

you worked in

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7
Q

mirror

A

O

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8
Q

the default end point style of a stroke is called a …

A

butt cap

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9
Q

to align a bunch of objects

to an artboard,

you need to first…?

A

make them into a group

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10
Q

save profiles - where?

A

Documents and Settings...\New Document Profiles

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11
Q

what point size is commonly

seen as a ‘hairline’?

A

0.3pt

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12
Q

max number of artboards in Ai

A

100

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13
Q

change artboard

spacing globally:

A

Object / Artboards / Rearrange

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14
Q

clone path’s stroke thinner

than original? - remedy:

A

Transform panel fly-out menu

/ ‘Scale Strokes & Effects’

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15
Q

rectangle

A

M

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16
Q

Stacking -

travel up and down:

A

Ctrl + Alt + [or]

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17
Q

Blob Brush Tool:

where is it in the toolbox?

+ by default is set to fill or stroke?

A

under the paintbrush

set to stroke by default

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18
Q

what is distributing objects?

A

spacing them apart,

equidistant from one another

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19
Q

save all swatches used in doc:

A

Swatches fly-out /

Add Used Colors

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20
Q

you can drag an object by an anchor point if…

A

…the bounding box is off

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21
Q

keyboard shortcuts dialog:

A

mash your fist + K

22
Q

what’s a nested tool?

A

in the tool panel,

a tool subsumed under a main one - e.g. blob is under brush

23
Q

cycle through docs

A

Ctrl + Tab

24
Q

move shape on the fly:

25
set layer to wireframe mode:
Ctrl + Click visibility eye icon, in left column of a layer
26
cusp point - what is it?
a corner between two curved segments
27
72ppi...
= 6 picas one pica = 12 points 1pt = 0.35mm
28
fit all artboards in window:
Ctrl + Alt + ZERO
29
bounding box
Ctrl + Shift + B
30
what is aligning objects?
arranging them into even rows or columns
31
Aligning objects - what is it?
to arrange them into even rows and columns
32
what is solid leading ?
tip of descender of one line touches top of ascender of line below.
33
paste on all artboards:
mash your fist + V
34
rainbow ramp in color panel is called:
the spectrum ramp
35
rotate
R
36
toggle fill / stroke in toolbox:
Shift + X
37
drag object to another layer
drag the blue square on the layer
38
the Reflect Tool - where is it?
nestled under the Rotate Tool
39
Pantone libraries - find them:
libraries / Color Books
40
how to access last used tool:
Ctrl key
41
new layer
Ctrl + L
42
shrink artboard to artwork:
in artboard mode, x2-click the artwork
43
move ruler guide one notch at a time:
Shift + drag new guide
44
What is the most basic form of alignment?
snapping to an anchor point
45
technical name of a sharp angle
mitre
46
import swatch into main swatch panel:
1. browse swatches in library 2. x2-click transfers swatch to main swatch panel
47
pixel grid (align to - )
Ctrl + Alt + Y
48
select contents of a layer
click upper right corner
49
name the icon with 10 reference points
the reference point matrix
50
duplicate a layer:
layer panel fly-out: 'Duplicate Layer x'