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Tables of Contents for Illustrator 9 for Windows and Macintosh
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Illustrator Interface
Tools
Using the Toolbox
1
1
Toolbox
2
1
Tool pop-out menus
3
1
On the screen
The Illustrator screen: Macintosh
4
2
The Illustrator screen: Windows
6
2
Mini-Glossary
8
2
Menus
10
2
Using dialog boxes
12
1
Using the palettes
13
1
Color palette
14
4
Stroke palette
14
1
Swatches palette
15
1
Gradient palette
15
1
Character palette
16
1
Multiple Masters Design palette
16
1
Paragraph palette
17
1
Tab Ruler palette
17
1
Layers palette
18
1
Info palette
18
4
Align palette
19
1
Transform palette
19
1
Actions palette
20
1
Navigator palette
20
1
Links palette
21
1
Pathfinder palette
21
1
Brushes palette
22
1
Transparency palette
22
1
Styles palette
23
1
Appearance palette
23
1
SVG Interactivity palette
24
1
Attributes palette
24
1
Document Info palette
24
1
Measuring up
25
1
Change the units for the current document
25
5
Multiple Undos
26
1
Context-sensitive menus
26
1
How Illustrator Works
Vectors and rasters
27
1
How objects are made
28
1
The written word
29
1
Editing tools
29
1
How everything shapes up
30
2
Coloring
31
1
How it all stacks up
32
1
Keeping up appearances
32
1
Gotta have styles
32
1
It's all for effect
32
1
On the screen
33
1
When all is said and done
33
2
Startup
Creating new files
Launch Illustrator (Mac OS)
35
1
Launch Illustrator (Windows)
36
1
Create a new document
37
1
Change the artboard dimensions
38
4
Create a landscape page
39
1
Reposition the printable area on the artboard
40
1
Create a landscape artboard
40
1
Divide the artboard into multiple pages
40
2
Saving files
Save a file in the native Illustrator format
42
1
Save an existing file
43
1
Save a copy of an existing file
43
1
Revert to the last saved version
43
1
Save a file as an EPS
44
3
Save a file as an Adobe PDF
47
3
Opening files
Open a file from within Illustrator
50
1
Ending a work session
Close a file
50
1
Quit/Exit Illustrator
50
1
Views
Change views
Use the Navigator palette to change the view size of an illustration
51
1
Choose a preset view size
52
2
Change the view size using the Zoom tool
53
1
Change the view size using the keyboard
53
1
Change the view
54
3
Define a custom view setting
55
1
Choose a custom view setting
55
1
Rename or delete a custom view setting
55
1
Display an illustration in two windows
56
1
Change the screen display mode
57
1
Get around
Move an illustration in its window using the Hand tool
57
1
Move the illustration in its window using the Navigator palette
58
1
Objects Basics
Deleting objects
Delete one object
59
1
Delete a bunch of objects
59
1
Drawing geometric objects
Create a rectangle or ellipse by dragging
60
1
Create a rectangle or ellipse by specifying dimensions
60
1
Create a rounded rectangle
61
1
Round the corners of an existing object
62
1
Create a polygon by clicking
62
1
Create a polygon by dragging
63
1
Create a spiral by clicking
64
1
Create a spiral by dragging
64
1
Create a star by clicking
65
1
Create a star by dragging
66
1
Drawing freeform objects
Draw using the Pencil tool
67
1
Close an existing Pencil line using a command
67
1
Choose Pencil tool settings
68
1
Select/Copy
Selecting
The five selection tools
69
4
Select all the objects in an illustration
70
1
Select an object or objects
71
1
Add or subtract objects from a selection
71
1
Select anchor points or segments
72
1
Select using a command
73
1
Select using a Lasso tool
74
1
Deselect all objects
74
1
Moving
Move an object by dragging
75
1
Use smart guides to align objects
76
2
Hiding and locking
Hide the anchor points and direction lines of an object or objects
78
1
Hide/show an object's center point
78
1
Hide an object or objects
79
1
Redisplay all hidden objects
79
1
Lock an object or objects
79
1
Unlock all locked objects
79
1
Copying
Drag-copy an object
80
1
Copy an object by nudging
80
1
Copy or move objects from one document to another (Clipboard)
81
1
Offset a copy of a path
82
2
Transform
Basic transformations
Using the transformation tools
84
1
Use smart guides as you rotate, scale, or shear an object
85
1
Rotate an object using a dialog box
86
1
Rotate an object by dragging
86
1
Scale an object using a dialog box
87
1
Scale an object by dragging
88
1
Reflect (flip) an object using a dialog box
89
1
Reflect an object by dragging
89
1
Shear (slant) an object using a dialog box
90
1
Shear an object by dragging
90
1
Transform an object using its bounding box
91
3
Square off the bounding box
91
1
Use the Free Transform tool
92
1
Apply multiple transformation commands via Transform Each
93
1
Use the Transform Effect dialog box to apply editable effects
94
1
Creating blends
Blends are live!
95
1
Blend between objects using the Make Blend command
96
1
Release a blend
96
1
Choose or change blend options
97
2
Reverse the stacking position of objects in a blend
99
1
Reverse the location of objects in a blend
99
1
Blend objects using the Blend tool
100
1
Apply an existing blend to a path
101
1
Use a blend to create a 3-D effect
102
1
Reshape
The path building blocks
103
1
Corners and curves
Move an anchor point or a segment
104
1
Reshape a curve segment
104
1
Convert a corner anchor point into a smooth anchor point
105
1
Convert a curve anchor point into a corner anchor point
106
1
Pinch a curve inward
106
1
Adding points
Add anchor points to a path manually
107
1
Add anchor points to a path using a command
108
1
Pen shortcuts
108
2
Add to an open path using the Pencil tool
109
1
Add to a brushstroke path using the Paintbrush tool
109
1
Add a segment to an open path
109
1
Deleting points
Delete anchor points from a path
110
1
Quick reshaping
Erase part of a path using the Erase tool
111
1
Reshape a path using the Pencil or Paintbrush tool
111
1
Smooth part of an existing path
112
1
Choose settings for the Smooth tool
112
1
Apply the Zig Zag effect
113
3
Use the Reshape tool
114
1
Exercise: Draw a paintbrush using the Reshape tool
115
1
Averaging points
Average points
116
1
Joining
Join two endpoints
117
2
Combine two or more objects into one using the Unite command
119
1
Slicing and dicing
Split a path
120
1
Split a path by deleting a point or a segment
120
1
Cut an object using the Slice command
121
1
Cut an object into separate shapes
122
1
Exercise: Change a square into a star
123
1
Exercise: Draw a light bulb
124
1
Fill & Stroke
Mixing and applying colors
Fills and strokes
125
1
QuickStart drag-color
126
1
Apply a fill or stroke of black or white
126
1
The palettes you'll use for coloring
127
3
Basic coloring steps
128
1
Save the current fill or stroke color as a swatch
128
1
Colors for print
129
1
Global colors
130
1
Colors for the Web
130
1
Choose a fill or stroke for a path before or after you create it
131
1
To change a document's color mode
132
1
Mix a process color
133
2
Color editing shortcuts
134
1
The Color, Gradient, and None buttons
134
1
Add matching system or Web colors to the Swatches palette
135
1
Changing stroke attributes
Change the width of a stroke
136
1
Create a dashed stroke
137
1
Modify stroke caps and/or joins
138
1
Using the Swatches palette
Choose swatch display options
139
2
Load swatches from one Illustrator file to another
140
1
Restore default swatches to the current Swatches palette
141
4
Delete swatches
142
1
Move a swatch or swatches
143
1
Duplicate a swatch
143
1
Resolving swatch conflicts
144
1
Merge spot color swatches
144
1
Changing colors
Select objects with the same paint attributes for recoloring
145
2
Invert colors
145
1
Replace a color globally
146
1
Edit a color globally
146
1
Adjust or convert colors
147
1
Convert an object's colors to a different mode
147
1
Use the Paint Bucket tool
148
1
Choose paint attributes the Eyedropper picks up or the Paint Bucket applies
148
1
Use the Eyedropper tool
149
3
Saturate or desaturate colors
150
1
Blend fill colors between objects
150
1
Convert a process color into a spot color or vice versa
151
1
Colorize a 1-bit TIFF image
151
1
Creating fill patterns
Create a fill pattern
152
1
Use a rectangle to define a fill pattern
152
1
Modify a fill pattern
153
1
Create a geometric fill pattern
154
1
Expand a pattern fill into individual objects
154
1
Pen
Drawing with the Pen tool
What the Pen tool does
155
1
Draw a straight-sided object using the Pen tool
156
1
Draw continuous curves using the Pen tool
157
2
Convert smooth points into corner points as you draw them
159
1
Convert points in an existing object
160
1
Exercise: Convert a rectangle into a constume mask
161
2
Layers
Layer upon layer
163
1
Choose Layers Palette Options
164
1
Creating layers
Create a new top-level layer
165
1
Create a sublayer
166
1
Create a group
167
1
Activating layers
Activate a layer, sublayer, group or object
168
1
Activate multiple layers
169
1
Selecting objects
Select all the objects in one layer
170
1
Deselect all the objects in a layer
170
1
Select one object
170
1
Select multiple objects on different layers
171
1
Working with groups
Select all the objects in a group
171
2
Select some objects in a group
173
1
Deselect an object in a group
173
1
Copy an object in a group
173
1
Move an existing object (or group) into a group
174
1
Add a new object to a group
175
1
Ungroup a group
175
1
Restacking
Restack a layer, group, or object
176
2
Restack an object in front of or behind another object
177
1
Restack using a command
177
1
Duplicating
Duplicate a layer, sublayer, or object
178
1
Copy objects between layers
178
1
Deleting
Delete a layer, sublayer, object, or group
179
1
Choosing layer options
Choose layer or object options
180
2
Lock/unlock a layer or an object
182
1
Hide/show a layer or an object
183
1
Hide all top-level layers except one
183
1
Change the view for a top-level layer
184
1
Display all top-level layers in Outline view except one
184
1
Create a template layer
185
1
Layer management
Locate an object on the Layers palette
186
1
Move layers, sublayers, groups, or objects to a new layer
186
1
Move objects to new, separate layers
187
1
Move an object to a different layer using the Clipboard
188
1
Merging and flattening
Merge layers, group, or object sublayers
189
1
Flatten artwork
190
1
Tracing
Use the Auto Trace tool
191
1
Trace letters manually
192
2
Manually trace over a placed image
194
1
Create Type
Creating type
The type tools
195
1
A few things to know about fonts
196
1
Create point type
196
1
Create a type rectangle
197
1
Enter type inside an object
198
1
Make a horizontal type block vertical, or vice versa
198
1
Place type on an object's path
199
1
Adjust the position of type on a path
199
1
Importing type
Import type into an object from another application
200
1
Linking type
If your type overfloweth
201
1
Link overflow type to another type object
201
1
Change the order in which type flows from one object to another
201
1
Link overflow type to a copy of an existing object
202
1
Unlink two or more type objects
202
1
Remove one type object from a chain and keep the text stream intact
202
1
Copying type
Copy type and its object between Illustrator documents or between Illustrator and Photoshop
203
1
Move type from one object to another
203
1
Creating outlines
Create type outlines
204
1
Exercise: Type on a circle
205
3
Style & Edit Type
Selecting type
Select type and its object
208
1
Select a type object but not the type
209
1
Select the type but not its object
209
1
Applying type attributes
Type palettes
210
1
Choose a font
211
1
Resize type
212
1
Change leading via the Character palette
213
1
Change leading via the keyboard
214
1
Kern or track type
214
1
Change case
215
1
Fit type to its container
216
1
Scale type horizontally and/or vertically
216
1
Restore normal scaling
216
1
Baseline shift type
217
1
Hang punctuation
217
1
Change paragraph alignment
218
1
Change paragraph indentation
219
1
Adjust inter-paragraph spacing
220
1
Word processing
Find and replace text
221
1
Check spelling
222
1
Edit the user-defined dictionary
223
1
Export text
224
1
Find and replace a font
224
2
Arrange text in linked rows and columns
226
1
Create smart punctuation
227
1
Turn on auto hyphenation
228
1
Insert tabs into text
229
1
Set or modify custom tab stops
230
1
Copy type attributes
Copy type attributes using the Eyedropper or Paint Bucket
231
1
Choose which attributes the Eyedropper picks up or the Paint Bucket applies
232
1
Special effects with type
Wrap type around an object
232
1
Create type with a shadow
233
1
Slant a type block
234
1
Acquire
Opening and placing images
How images are acquired
235
5
Open a file from within Illustrator
237
1
Open a file from the Mac OS Finder or Windows Explorer
238
1
Place an image from another application into an Illustrator document
238
1
Display a placed image in Outline view
239
1
Reopening a file that contains linked images
239
1
Photoshop to Illustrator
240
2
Linking images
Edit a linked image in its original application
242
2
Replace one linked image with another
243
1
Locate a linked image in an Illustrator file
243
1
View file information for a linked image
244
1
Choose Links palette display options
244
3
Update a modified linked image
245
1
Convert a linked image to an embedded image
246
1
Drag-and-drop
Drag-and-drop an object
247
2
Brushes
Using brushes
249
1
Draw with the Paintbrush tool
250
1
Choose preferences for the Paintbrush
250
1
Apply a brushstroke to an existing path
251
1
Add brushes from other libraries
252
1
Remove a brushstroke from an object
253
1
Convert a brushstroke into outlined paths
253
1
Choose brush display options
254
1
Creating and modifying brushes
Create or modify a scatter brush
254
2
Create or modify a calligraphic brush
256
2
Create or modify an art brush
258
1
Delete a brush from the Brushes palette
259
1
Create tiles for a pattern brush
260
1
Create a pattern brush
261
1
Modify a pattern brush
262
1
Edit a scatter, art, or pattern brush manually
263
1
Create a new brush library
264
1
Change the stroke options for an individual object
265
1
Duplicate a brush
266
1
Combine Paths
Compounds
Create a compound path
267
1
Add an object to a compound path
268
1
Release a compound path
269
1
Reverse an object's fill in a compound path
270
1
Pathfinders
Combining commands
271
1
Dividing commands
272
1
Choose Pathfinder options
273
1
Turn a stroke or an open path into a filled object
274
1
Gradients
Gradient basics
275
7
Fill an object with a gradient
276
1
Create and save a two-color gradient
277
1
Edit colors in an existing gradient
278
1
Add colors to a gradient
279
1
Use the Gradient tool
280
1
Spread a gradient across multiple objects
281
1
Gradient meshes
What is a gradient mesh?
282
1
Mesh building blocks
282
1
Convert an object into a gradient mesh using the Gradient Mesh tool
283
1
Convert an object into a gradient mesh using a command
284
1
Recolor a gradient mesh
285
1
Add mesh points or lines
286
1
Add or remove square points
286
3
Delete a mesh point
287
1
Reshape mesh lines
287
1
Expand a standard gradient into separate objects
288
1
Expand a radial or linear gradient into a gradient mesh
288
1
Appearances/Styles
Using appearances
289
1
Appearances and layers
290
1
Target appearances to a group or layer
290
1
Understanding the icons
291
1
Copy or move appearance attributes via the Layers palette
291
1
Apply appearance attributes
292
1
Edit or restack appearance attributes
293
1
Edit a stroke or fill appearance attribute
293
1
Remove a brushstroke from a stroke attribute
294
1
Apply multiple stroke or fill attributes
294
1
Duplicate an appearance attribute
295
1
Remove an appearance attribute
295
1
Remove all appearance attributes from an item
296
1
Choose appearance options for new objects
296
1
Blends and appearances
297
1
Using styles
298
1
Choose a view for the Styles palette
299
1
Apply a style to an object
300
1
Apply a style to a layer, sublayer, or group
300
1
Copy a style or an appearance attribute from one object to another
301
1
Break the link between a style and a layer, sublayer, group, or object
302
1
Create a new style using an object
302
1
Create a new style using a duplicate of an existing style
303
1
Edit a style
304
1
Merge styles
305
1
Delete a style from the Styles palette
305
1
Add a style from an existing library or from another document to the Styles palette
306
1
Create a style library
307
1
Expand an appearance into its attributes
307
1
Using effects
308
1
Apply an effect
309
1
Edit an effect
309
1
Add to, or edit an effect in, a style
310
1
Remove an effect from a layer, object, or style
310
1
Apply a Convert to Shape effect
311
1
Use live shapes with text
312
1
Outline Object for text
312
1
Apply the Inner Glow or Outer Glow effect
313
1
Apply the Add Arrowheads effect
314
2
Masks/Transparency
Standard masks
Mask objects
316
1
Select the clipping path and masked objects in a mask group
317
1
Select only the clipping path
317
1
Select all the clipping paths in your illustration
317
1
Add an object to a mask
317
1
Restack a masked object within its group
318
1
Copy a masked object
318
1
Lock one masked object or an entire clipping group
318
1
Release a mask
319
1
Unmask one object
320
2
Recolor a clipping path
320
2
Transparency
Change the opacity or blending mode of an object, group, or layer
322
1
Change the opacity or blending mode of only an object's fill or stroke
322
1
The blending modes
323
2
Restrict a blending mode effect to specific objects
325
1
Knock out objects
326
1
Turn off the Knockout Group option
326
1
Show/hide the transparency grid
327
1
Choose preferences for the transparency grid
327
1
Flatten objects and maintain the look of transparency
328
1
Opacity masks
Create an opacity mask
329
1
Invert an opacity mask
330
1
Reshape or edit an opacity masking object
331
1
Feather the edge of a mask object
331
1
Move mask objects independently
332
1
Temporarily disable a mask
332
1
Release an opacity mask
333
1
Use an opacity mask within a knockout group or layer
333
1
Create a drop shadow
334
1
Apply the Hard Mix and Soft Mix commands
335
4
Filters
Filter basics
337
2
A few vector filters
Scribble or tweak
339
1
Rough up a shape
340
3
Twirl path points around an object's center (dialog box method)
340
1
Twirl path points around an object's center (mouse method)
341
1
Punk or bloat an object
341
2
Raster (bitmap) filters
Rasterize a path object
343
11
Apply the Object Mosaic filter
345
1
The raster filters illustrated
346
8
Pen and Ink filters
Apply the Pen and Ink filter
354
1
Create a new hatch pattern
355
1
Modify an existing hatch
356
1
Save a hatch library
356
1
Open a hatch library
356
1
Convert a continuous-tone image into a crosshatch image
357
2
Precision Tools
Ruler guides and object guides
Move the ruler origin
359
1
Restore the ruler origin to its default location
360
1
Show/hide guides
360
1
Create a ruler guide
360
4
Turn an object into a guide
361
1
Turn all object guides back into objects
361
1
Turn one guide back into an object
361
1
Lock or unlock all guides
362
1
Lock one guide
362
1
Remove one guide
362
1
Clear all guides
362
1
Place guides around an object or create evenly spaced guides
363
1
Using the grid
Turn on the snap to grid function
364
1
Hide/show the grid
364
1
Change the Constrain Angle
364
1
Transforming using numbers
Move an object a specified distance
365
1
Reposition, resize, rotate, or shear an object using the Transform palette
366
2
Aligning and distributing
Align or distribute objects
368
13
Measure a distance using the Measure tool
370
1
Actions
Actions and the Actions palette
371
1
Create a new actions set
372
1
Record an action
372
1
Insert a menu item into an action's command list
373
1
Insert a stop in an existing action
374
1
Record commands into an existing action
375
1
Replay an action on an image
375
1
Exclude or include a command from playback
376
1
Turn on a command's dialog pause
376
1
Rerecord a dialog
376
1
Move a command
377
1
Copy a command
377
1
Copy an action from one set to another
377
1
Delete an action or a command
377
1
Include one action in another action
378
1
Save an actions set
379
1
Load an actions set
379
1
Record paths for insertion
379
1
Workarounds for non-recordable tools
380
1
Reset actions to the default set
380
1
Clear all actions sets from the palette
380
1
Replace all current actions sets
380
1
Preferences
Create a custom startup file
381
1
General Preferences
382
8
Type & Auto Tracing Preferences
384
1
Units & Undo Preferences
385
1
Guides & Grid Preferences
386
1
Smart Guides Preferences
387
1
Hyphenation Options Preferences
388
1
Plug-ins & Scratch Disk Preferences
389
1
Files & Clipboard Preferences
390
2
Output/Export
Outputting files
Print on a black-and-white or color PostScript printer
392
9
Create crop marks
394
1
Remove crop marks created with the Crop Marks command
395
1
Create trim marks
395
1
Print (tile) an illustration that is larger than the paper size
396
1
Solving printing problems
397
2
Smoother blends
399
1
Lower an object's output resolution to facilitate printing
400
1
Display information about an object or an entire document
401
1
Exporting files
Save as an earlier version of Illustrator
402
1
Export a file
403
1
Secondary export dialog boxes
404
3
Add interactivity to SVG artwork
407
1
Export an SVG or SVGZ file
408
1
Export a Flash file
409
3
Other file formats
411
1
Pasting out of Illustrator
412
1
Export an Illustrator file to Adobe LiveMotion
413
2
Printing and exporting transparency
415
1
Rasterization settings for effects
416
1
Color stitching
417
1
Flattening different types of objects
417
2
Exporting Illustrator files: a summary
419
1
Managing color
420
3
Calibration
421
1
Calibrate your monitor
421
2
Choose a predefined color management setting
423
1
Choosing individual work spacing settings
423
2
Customize your color management policies
425
1
Customize your conversion options
426
1
Change a document's color profile
427
1
Proof your colors
428
1
Separations
Color separation setup
429
1
Prepare a file for separations
430
1
Overprinting
430
5
Use Separation Setup
431
4
Trapping
Create a spread trap manually
435
1
Create a choke trap manually
436
1
Trap a line manually
436
1
Overprint a specified percentage of black
437
1
Create traps automatically
438
1
Create a trap on top of a fill and a stroke (a workaround)
438
1
Web
Exporting web graphics
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1
Image size
440
1
Determine a file's actual storage size
440
1
GIF
441
1
Color depth
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1
JPEG
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2
Dithering
444
1
Alias versus anti-alias
444
1
PNG-8 and PNG-24
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1
Optimizing images for the Web
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2
Optimize an image in the GIF or PNG-8 format
448
2
Use the Save for Web previews
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1
Save your Save for Web settings
450
1
JPEGs and Web-safe colors
451
1
Optimize an image in the JPEG format
451
2
Preserve multi-level transparency in PNG-24 images
453
1
Make flat-color areas Web safe
453
1
Optimize to file size
454
1
Resize your image
454
1
Controlling dithering
455
1
Preview potential browser dither in an optimized image
455
1
Create an image map
456
1
Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts
List of keyboard shortcuts
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10
Customizing shortcuts
Assign your own shortcuts
467
1
Choose, delete, or print a keyset
468
1
Index
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