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    Input from customers has helped Adobe make many improvements to the features you rely on. Other enhancements are designed to make Illustrator more intuitive, so new users can get up to speed more quickly. Here's an overview of some of the user interface enhancements in this release:

    • Learn about Illustrator and how to make the most of key features: Watch a 90-minute Total Training video by expert author and trainer Deke McClelland included on a CD in the box.
    • Learn about new features in Illustrator CS and access Tutorials and other free content by choosing options from the Welcome to Adobe Illustrator CS screen that appears when you first launch the program.
    • Take advantage of richer support for the SVG file format: Illustrator now supports the use of SVG primitives, expanding your options for manipulating objects in the SVG files you import and export.
    • Print and export linked EPS and PDF files that interact with transparency--including duotones--without embedding them.
    • Open and save Style, Swatch, Brush, and Symbol libraries right from their respective palettes by choosing the Open Library and Save Library commands from the palette menus.
    • Use a lock button on the Transform palette to scale objects proportionally.
    • Specify a sample size in pixels for the Eyedropper tool.
    • Choose a custom scale size for DXF and DWG files on import.
    • Optimize and export WBMP graphics for use on wireless devices.
    • Automate more tasks with Scripting enhancements, including the ability to automate all new features--such as the new Printing interface--with expanded scripting support.