Adobe Illustrator CS5 on Demand

Objects 95 Using the Free Transform Tool 96 Rotating and Scaling Objects 98 Reflecting and Shearing Objects 99 Applying Multiple Transformations 100 Reshaping Objects with Envelopes 102 4 Working with Color 103 Changing Color Settings 104 Changing Color Profiles 106 Working with Color Modes 107 Changing Color Modes 108 Applying Colors 109 Working with the Color Panel 110 Working with the Swatches Panel 112 Working with Swatch Libraries 114 Adding Colors Using the Kuler Panel 116 Replacing Colors 118 Inverting Colors 120 Using the Color Guide Panel 121 Applying Color with the Color Panel 122 Editing Colors with Live Color 124 Proofing Colors on the Screen 126 5 Applying Fills, Strokes, and Gradients 127 Applying Fill and Stroke Colors 128 Changing Stroke Attributes 130 Changing Stroke Style 132 New! Creating Variable Stroke Widths 134 New! Using the Eyedropper Tool 136 Using Patterns as Fills 138 Blending Fill Colors 140 Creating Blends Automatically 141 Applying Blend Options 142 Creating Blends with the Blend Tool 143 Modifying Blend Objects 144 Setting Transparency Options 145 Controlling Transparency Effects 146 Using the Transparency Grid 147 Applying Gradients 148 Creating Gradients 149 Editing Gradients 150 Using the Gradient Tool 151 Creating a Gradient Mesh 152 New! 6 Working with Points and Paths 155 Drawing with the Pen Tools 156 Setting Anchor Point Preferences 158 Moving Points and Segments 159 Converting Points 160 Adding and Deleting Anchor Points 162 Aligning and Joining Anchor Points 164 New! Reshaping Paths 166 Simplifying Paths 168 Dividing Paths 169 Splitting Paths 170 Merging Paths 172 Working with Shape Mode 174 Working with Pathfinder 175 Creating a Compound Path 176 Creating a Clipping Set 178 Editing a Clipping Set 180 Erasing to Reshape Paths 182 7 Working with Layers 183 Understanding the Layers Panel 184 Setting Layers Panel Options 185 Creating Layers 186 Selecting Layers 188 Deleting Layers 189 Selecting Objects with Layers 190 Arranging Layers and Objects 192 Duplicating Layers and Objects 194 Locking Layers and Objects 195 Showing and Hiding Layers and Objects 196 Merging Layers and Groups 197 Moving Objects to a Layer 198 Flattening Layers 200 Locating Objects in the Layers Panel 201 8 Working with Type 203 Using Type Tools 204 Creating Type 205 Creating Type in a Text Box 206 Creating Area Type 207 Creating Path Type 208 Modifying Type on a Path 210 Importing Text 211 Selecting Type 212 Copying or Moving Type 214 Working with Overflow Type 216 Changing Fonts 218 Changing Font Size 220 Leading Type 221 Kerning Type 222 Tracking Type 223 Scaling Type 224 Rotating Type 225 Aligning Paragraphs 226 Indenting and Spacing Paragraphs 227 Setting Tabs 228 Working with Hyphenation 229 Working with Type Styles 230 Using Smart Punctuation 232 Working with Glyphs 233 Wrapping Type Around an Object 234 Creating Type Outlines 235 Anti-aliasing Type 236 New! 9 Working with Graphics 237 Opening Graphics 238 Placing Graphics 239 Placing Graphics from Adobe Bridge 240 Linking Graphics 242 Managing Linked Graphics 244 Tracing Raster Graphics 246 Converting Tracing to Paths 248 Applying Graphic Styles 249 Creating Graphic Styles 250 Editing Graphic Styles 252 Applying Appearance Attributes 254 Creating a Mosaic Graphic 256 10 Manipulating Artwork with Effects 257 Applying Illustrator Effects 258 New! Applying the Convert to Shape Effect 260 Applying the Scribble Effect 261 Applying the Inner or Outer Glow Effect 262 Applying the Drop Shadow Effect 263 Applying 3D Effects 264 Changing Raster Effects Settings 266 New! Working with the Effect Gallery 268 Using the Gaussian Blur Effect 270 Using the Unsharp Mask Effect 271 Applying Multiple Effects 272 Controlling Effects Using Selections 273 Viewing Various Effects 274 11 Drawing and Painting 277 Using the Pencil Tool 278 Creating Live Paint Groups 280 Setting Live Paint Bucket Tool Options 282 Using the Live Paint Bucket Tool 284 Using the Live Paint Selection Tool 286 Modifying Live Paint Groups 288 Selecting Gap Options 290 Using the Brushes Panel 291 Using the Paintbrush Tool 292 Creating and Editing Scatter Brushes 294 Creating and Editing Calligraphic Brushes 296 Creating and Editing Art Brushes 298 New! Creating and Editing Pattern Brushes 300 New! Creating and Editing Bristle Brushes 302 New! Working with Brushes 304 Working with Liquify Tools 306 12 Using Symbols 307 Using the Symbols Panel 308 New! Using Symbol Libraries 309 Working with Symbols 310 Duplicating and Editing Symbols 312 New! Breaking Symbol Links 314 Using the Symbol Sprayer Tool 316 Setting Symbolism Tools Options 317 Using the Symbol Shifter Tool 318 Using the Symbol Scruncher Tool 319 Using the Symbol Sizer Tool 320 Using the Symbol Spinner Tool 321 Using the Symbol Stainer Tool 322 Using the Symbol Screener Tool 323 Using the Symbol Styler Tool 324 Expanding Symbol Instances 325 Using 9-Slice Scaling for Symbols 326 New! Aligning Symbols to the Pixel Grid 328 New! Setting the Symbol Registration Point 329 New! 13 Automating the Way You Work 331 Examining the Actions Panel 332 Building a New Action 334 Controlling the Playback of a Command 335 Adding a Stop to an Action 336 Inserting a Non-Recordable Command into an Action 337 Adding a Command to an Action 338 Deleting a Command from an Action 339 Working with Batch File Processing 340 Opening and Using Scripts 342 New! Defining and Editing Data Variables 344 Creating and Formatting a Data Graph 346 Adding Graph Designs to a Graph 348 14 Proofing and Printing Documents 349 Using Spell Check 350 Using Custom Dictionaries 351 Finding and Replacing Text and Elements 352 Finding and Changing Fonts 354 Printing a Document 356 Printing with Presets 357 Setting General Print Options 358 Setting Marks and Bleed Options 360 Setting Graphics Options 362 Previewing Color Separations 363 Setting Output Options 364 Setting Advanced Options 366 Setting Color Management Options 368 Checking for Print Problems 369 Inserting File Information 370 Using the Document Info Panel 372 15 Exporting a Document 373 Exporting a Document 374 Understanding Export File Formats 375 Exporting as a Bitmap 376 New! Exporting as a TIFF 377 New! Exporting to Photoshop 378 Exporting with Presets 379 Exporting as a Flash Movie 380 Saving as Adobe PDF 382 Saving as an EPS 384 Saving as Adobe Flex 386 New! Saving a Document for Microsoft Office 388 Saving as a Template 389 16 Designing for the Web and Devices 391 Saving for the Web 392 Working with Save For Web Options 394 Optimizing an Image to File Size 395 Working with Web File Formats 396 Optimizing a JPEG Document 398 Optimizing a GIF Document 400 Optimizing a PNG-8 Document 402 Optimizing a PNG-24 Document 404 Optimizing a WBMP Document 405 Slicing Images the Easy Way 406 Working with Slices 408 Arranging Slices 410 Adding HTML Text or an URL Link to a Slice 412 Saving Slices for the Web 414 Saving Selected Slices 416 New! Optimizing SWF or SVG for the Web 417 17 Customizing the Way You Work 419 Setting General Preferences 420 Changing Selection & Anchor Display Preferences 422 New! Setting Type Preferences 424 Changing Units Preferences 426 Setting Slices and Hyphenation Preferences 427 Selecting Plug-ins 428 Selecting Scratch Disks 429 Setting User Interface Preferences 430 Setting File Handling & Clipboard Preferences 431 Working with Appearance of Black Preferences 432 Defining Keyboard Shortcuts 433 Using Drawing Tablets 434 18 Working Together with Adobe Programs 435 Exploring Adobe Programs 436 New! Exploring Adobe Bridge 437 Getting Started with Adobe Bridge 438 Getting Photos from a Digital Camera 439 Working with Raw Images from a Digital Camera 440 New! Working with Images Using Adobe Bridge 442 Setting Preferences in Adobe Bridge 444 Applying Image Adjustments 446 Creating a Web Photo Gallery 447 Automating Tasks in Adobe Bridge 448 Using Mini Bridge 449 New! Exploring CS Live Services 450 New! Sharing My Screen 451 New! Reviewing CS Documents 452 New! Exploring Adobe Device Central 454 Checking Content Using Adobe Device Central 455 Using Adobe Extension Manager 456 W Workshops: Putting It All Together 457 Project 1: Creating and Using Multiple Artboards 457 Project 2: Tracing and Recoloring Artwork 460 Project 3: Creating Stylized 3D Type 462 Project 4: Creating and Using the Bristle Brush 464 Want More Projects 465 New Features 467 New! Adobe Certified Expert 471 Keyboard Shortcuts 477 Index 489