Getting started with Illustrator

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Adobe Illustrator

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a professional illustration software application - you can create everything from simple graphics icons and texts to complex and multilayered illustrations - for page layouts - multimedia presentations or on the web

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dialog box

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• can change size - width, height - page orientation - and unit of measure - color

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Cmyk

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cyan magenta yellow black used for print projects

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Rgb

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red green blue used for projects that will appear on screens

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precision

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a key to good design - can get better precision using points and picas

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point

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1/72 of a inch

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pica

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12 points or 1/6 of a inch

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preferences

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use to set units of measure - in edit menu

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title bar

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contains the name of your document magnification level and color mode

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menu bar

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includes all of the illustrator menu

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black triangle

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leads to a sub menu

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ellipsis

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followed by dialing box

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artboard

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area bound by a solid line, which you create your artwork - can be as large as 227 X 227

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scratch area

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area outside the artboard where you can store objects before placing them on artboard

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tools panel

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contains tools that let you create, select, and manipulate objects.

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tiny black triangle

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indicates “hidden” tools behind that tool

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zoom text box

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displays current magnification level

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status bar

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contains a list arrow menu from which you choose a status line with info about current tool

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panels

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window containing features for modifying and manipulating Illustrator objects - arranged in groups

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docking panels

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allows you to arrange multiple panels vertically

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tab key

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hides and shows panels

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outline view

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shows the skeleton of your work lines and curves

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preview

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show complete work - Command Y -

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zoom

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command +

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zoom out

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command -

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hand tool

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allows you to move artboard

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bounding box

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eight hollow white squares that show an object is selected

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bitmap image

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created using squares called pixels

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resolution

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the number of pixels in a given inch

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resolution-dependent

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pixels must be small enough to create an image with the illusion of continuous tones

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vector graphic

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created with lines and curves and are defined by mathematical objects called vectors

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paths

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anchor points and line segments together are made up of these vector graphics

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vectors

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often used to make logos or line art

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resolution-independent

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they are not created with pixels noresolution

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X

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switches between fill and stroke mode

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“none”

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swatch with red line through it used to fill hollow object

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grouping

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object allows you to move many objects as 1 - to group - go to object, group

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smart guide

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temporary guides that can help you move and align objects in relation to other objects

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scale rotate and reflect tools

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3 transform tools

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reflect tool

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used to flip a object

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transform

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repeats the previous transformation

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direct selection tool

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selects individual anchor points or single path of an object

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guides

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help you work with precision