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Learning about Adobe Illustrator

Getting Help

Working with Illustrator

If you want to jump-start a project

If you want to draw an illustration

If you want to apply sophisticated color effects

If you want to add visual impact to your artwork

If you want to create professional-quality type

If you want to create graphics for the Web

If you want to speed up everyday tasks

If you want to use Illustrator with other applications

If you want to automate time-consuming processes

What's New in Illustrator CS

3D effect

Scribble effect

Templates and other professionally-designed content

Type enhancements

Enhanced PDF support

Tighter integration with Adobe Photoshop

Expanded print capabilities

Adobe Version Cue

Faster performance

Tighter integration with Microsoft Office

Support for eXtensible Metadata Platform (XMP)

Plus more...

Tutorials

About tutorials

Design a quick logo or Web button

Discover the power of compound shapes

Paint illustrations with graphic styles

Create headline type with a twist

Play with hand-painted effects

Looking at the Work Area

Using the Welcome screen

About the work area

Using tools and commands

Using tools

Changing the tool pointer

Overview of tools (1 of 5)

Overview of tools (2 of 5)

Overview of tools (3 of 5)

Overview of tools (4 of 5)

Overview of tools (5 of 5)

Using tool tips

Choosing commands

Customizing shortcuts

Using palettes

Showing and hiding palettes

Changing the palette display

Arranging palettes

Entering values in palettes and dialog boxes

Viewing artwork

Magnifying and reducing the view area

Navigating the view area

Using the Navigator palette

Setting up windows and views

Viewing artwork as paths

Viewing artwork as pixels

Previewing how artwork will print

Using the status bar

Undoing and redoing changes

Customizing your Illustrator workspace

Using the Preferences dialog box

Using plug-in modules

Creating a custom startup file

Working with Adobe Version Cue managed projects

Exiting Illustrator

Creating Artwork in Illustrator

About creating artwork

About vector graphics

About bitmap images

Combining vector graphics and bitmap images

Creating and opening documents

Creating new documents

Creating new templates

Opening existing files

Setting up the artboard

About the artboard

Showing and hiding the artboard boundaries

Changing the size and color of the artboard

Dividing the artboard into multiple page tiles

Moving the printable area

Laying out artwork with precision

Changing the unit of measurement

Using rulers

Using the grid

Using guides

Snapping to a point

Using Smart Guides

Measuring the distance between two points

Using the Info palette

Importing artwork

About importing artwork

Placing artwork

Importing artwork from PDF files

Managing non-native art

Importing artwork from EPS files

Importing artwork from Photoshop

About importing layers from Photoshop files

Managing linked and embedded artwork

Specifying how to update and display linked files

Displaying linked files when in Outline mode

Using the Links palette

Displaying link information

Locating linked and embedded artwork

Updating linked artwork

Embedding linked artwork

Replacing linked and embedded artwork

Editing artwork contained in linked files

Basic Drawing

About drawing

Drawing simple lines and shapes

Drawing straight lines

Drawing rectangles and ellipses

Drawing polygons

Drawing stars

Drawing arcs

Drawing spirals

Drawing grids

Drawing paths

Drawing freeform paths with the Pencil tool

Drawing precise paths with the Pen tool

About direction lines and direction points

Drawing straight segments with the Pen tool

Drawing curved segments with the Pen tool

Mixing curves, corners, and straight segments as you draw

Adjusting paths

Selecting path segments or anchor points

Hiding anchor points, direction lines, and direction points

Adding and deleting anchor points

Smoothing paths with the Smooth tool

Erasing paths with the Erase tool

Converting anchor points

Adjusting straight and curved segments

Using the Reshape tool

Simplifying paths

Splitting paths with the Scissors tool

Averaging anchor points

Joining endpoints

Tracing artwork

Tracing with the Auto Trace tool

Setting the auto trace gap distance

Creating template layers

Arranging and Combining Objects

About arranging and combining objects

Selecting objects

Comparing selection methods

Selecting objects using the Layers palette

Selecting objects using the selection tools

Selecting groups or an object within a group using selection tools

Using the Magic Wand tool and palette

Selecting or deselecting using selection commands

Saving and loading selections

Selecting filled objects

Positioning objects

Using the bounding box

Moving objects

Aligning and distributing objects

Rotating objects

Reflecting objects

Locking objects

Rotating the x and y axes

Organizing objects using layers

About layers

Using the Layers palette

Adding layers

Setting layer options

Changing the display of layered artwork

Releasing items to separate layers

Collecting layers

Merging layers

Locating items in the Layers palette

Stacking objects

Changing the stacking order of objects with commands

Changing the stacking order of objects with the Layers palette

Pasting objects in front or in back of other objects

Pasting objects in the current layer

Grouping objects

Duplicating objects

Duplicating artwork using the Layers palette

Using the Clipboard to copy artwork

Using the drag-and-drop feature to copy artwork

Offsetting objects

Hiding and deleting objects

Hiding and showing objects

Making artwork nonprintable

Deleting objects

Combining objects into complex shapes

About compound shapes

Using the Pathfinder palette

Creating and adjusting compound shapes

Creating compound paths

Adjusting the appearance of compound paths

Returning a compound path to its original shape

Combining paths nondestructively using Pathfinder effects

Summary of Pathfinder effects

Creating a final shape quickly

Using clipping masks to change the shape of objects

Guidelines for using clipping masks

Creating and releasing clipping masks

Modifying and selecting masks

Reshaping Objects

Choosing a reshaping method

Using the Transform palette

Repeating transformations

Scaling objects, strokes, and effects

Setting scaling preferences

Scaling with the Scale tool

Scaling with an object's bounding box

Scaling with the Free Transform tool

Scaling objects with the Transform palette

Scaling with the Scale command

Scaling with the Transform Each command

Shearing objects

Shearing with the Shear tool

Shearing with the Shear command

Shearing with the Free Transform tool

Shearing with the Transform palette

Distorting objects with the Free Transform tool

Reshaping objects with the liquify tools

Reshaping objects with envelopes

Reshaping objects with envelopes

Editing enveloped objects and envelope shapes

Releasing and expanding envelopes

Setting envelope options

Cutting objects

Splitting objects into grids

Blending objects

About blending

Creating and releasing blends

Realigning and restacking a blended object

Editing blends

Blending colors between filled objects

Reshaping objects with effects and filters

Distorting with the Free Distort command

Rounding corners

Making objects rectangular, rounded, or elliptical

Squeezing and bloating objects

Roughening

Tweaking

Twisting

Creating wavy or jagged objects

Offsetting objects

Using Warp effects

Creating 3D objects

Extruding and beveling objects

Revolving objects

Rotating objects in 3D space

Applying surface shading to a 3D object

Lighting an object

Mapping artwork to a 3D object

Applying Color, Fills, and Strokes

About color models and color modes

RGB model and mode

CMYK model and mode

HSB model

Grayscale model

Color gamuts

Changing the color mode of a document

About spot and process color types

About spot colors

About process colors

Using spot and process colors together

Comparing global and non-global process colors

Selecting colors

Using the Color Picker

Using the Color palette

Working with swatches

About swatch types

Using swatch libraries

Using the Swatches palette

Creating new swatches

Duplicating swatches

Editing swatches

Replacing, merging, and deleting swatches

Creating swatch libraries

Adding swatches from other documents and swatch libraries

Changing global colors and tints

Modifying colors

Copying colors between objects

Using the Hard Mix and Soft Mix effects

Using the Adjust Colors and Convert filters

Saturating and desaturating colors

Inverting colors

Applying color fills and strokes to objects

Applying colors

Applying color using the toolbox

Applying color by dragging and dropping

Changing stroke attributes

Creating multiple fills and strokes in an object

Converting strokes to filled objects

Producing Consistent Color

Why colors sometimes don't match

About color management

Do you need color management?

Creating a viewing environment for color management

Setting up color management

Using predefined color management settings

About working spaces

Using color management policies

Customizing color management settings

Specifying working spaces

Specifying color management policies

Customizing advanced color management settings

Specifying a color management engine

Specifying a rendering intent

Using black-point compensation

Saving and loading custom color management settings

Soft-proofing colors

Changing the color profile of a document

Embedding profiles in saved documents

Obtaining, installing, and updating color profiles

Adding device profiles to the color management system

Updating profiles

Creating an ICC monitor profile

Calibrating versus characterizing a monitor

About monitor calibration settings

Guidelines for creating an ICC monitor profile

Calibrating with Adobe Gamma (Windows only)

Using Transparency, Gradients, and Patterns

Working with transparency

About transparency

Printing and sharing files with transparency

Using the Transparency palette

Specifying transparency

Applying transparency to layers and groups

Changing the display of transparency and the artboard

Using blending modes

Summary of blending modes

Creating transparency knockouts

Creating and editing opacity masks

Clipping and inverting an opacity mask

Using transparency to shape a knockout

Working with gradients, meshes, and blends

Using the Gradient palette

Applying color gradients

Creating and adjusting gradients

Saving gradients

Creating a mesh object

Tips for creating mesh objects

Editing mesh objects

Adjusting colors on mesh objects

Working with patterns

How patterns tile

Guidelines for constructing patterns

Constructing simple patterns and defining patterns

Constructing geometric patterns

Constructing patterns with irregular textures

Creating corner tiles for brush patterns

Replacing and modifying patterns

Enhancing the Appearance of Objects

About enhancing the appearance of objects

Expanding objects

Expanding objects

Working with appearance attributes

Using the Appearance palette

Setting the appearance attributes of new artwork

Targeting layers, groups, and containers

Applying fills and strokes to containers

Modifying and removing appearance attributes

Copying attributes between objects

Using filters and effects

Comparing filters and effects

Applying filters and effects

Specifying raster effects settings

Using texture and glass surface controls

Summary of filters and effects

3D effects

Artistic filters and effects

Blur filters and effects

Brush Strokes filters and effects

Colors filters

Convert to Shape effects

Create filters

Distort & Transform filters and effects

Distort filters and effects

Path effects

Pathfinder effects

Pixelate filters and effects

Rasterize effect

Sharpen filter and effect

Sketch filters and effects

Stylize filters and effects (top of menu)

Stylize filter and effect (bottom of menu)

SVG Filters effects

Texture filters and effects

Video filters and effects

Warp effects

Using Stylize filters and effects

Adding arrowheads to lines

Creating drop shadows

Feathering edges

Creating inner and outer glows

Making objects look hand-sketched

Using graphic styles

Using the Graphic Styles palette

Using graphic style libraries

Applying graphic styles

Creating and modifying graphic styles

Unlinking graphic styles

Deleting graphic styles

Advanced Drawing

Using brushes

About brush types

Using the Brushes palette

Using brush libraries

Drawing brushed paths with the Paintbrush tool

Applying brushes to existing paths

Replacing brushes on paths

Removing brushes from paths

Converting brush strokes to outlines

Creating and editing brushes

Creating a calligraphic brush

Creating a scatter brush

Creating an art brush

Creating a pattern brush

Choosing a colorization method

Duplicating brushes

Modifying existing brushes

Drawing with symbols

Using symbol libraries

Using the Symbols palette

Creating symbols

Placing symbol instances

Deleting symbols and symbol instances

Modifying symbol instances

Redefining symbols

Using the symbolism tools

About symbol sets

Setting options for symbolism tools

Using the Symbol Sprayer tool

Using the Symbol Shifter tool

Using the Symbol Scruncher tool

Using the Symbol Sizer tool

Using the Symbol Spinner tool

Using the Symbol Stainer tool

Using the Symbol Screener tool

Using the Symbol Styler tool

Drawing flares

Working with Bitmap Images

About working with bitmap images

Changing vector graphics into bitmap images

Colorizing 1-bit bitmap objects

Changing the appearance of bitmap images with filters and effects

Using the Object Mosaic filter

Adding Type to Artwork

Updating text created in previous versions of Illustrator

Creating type

Entering type at a point

Entering type in an area

Entering type along a path

Deleting empty type paths from artwork

Importing and exporting text

Importing text files

Exporting text files

Working with blocks of type

Resizing a type area

Adjusting the margin around text

Positioning the first line of text in an object

Creating rows and columns of text

Fitting type in a column

Threading text between objects

Unthreading text from objects

Wrapping text around objects

Greeking type below a specified font size

Adjusting the position of type on a path

Moving type along or across a path

Applying path type effects

Adjusting the vertical alignment of type on a path

Adjusting the spacing of type around sharp curves

Editing text

Inserting the cursor in text

Showing hidden characters

Inserting glyphs

Specifying quotes

Checking for spelling errors

Finding and replacing text

Changing capitalization

Using smart punctuation

Modifying letterforms as graphic objects

Transforming type

Rasterizing and anti-aliasing type

Formatting Type

Selecting type

Selecting characters

Selecting type objects

Selecting type paths

Changing the color and appearance of type

Formatting characters

Using the Character palette

Selecting a font

Previewing fonts

Finding and changing fonts

Choosing a type size

Changing the type units

Changing leading

About kerning and tracking

Adjusting kerning and tracking

Scaling type

Applying baseline shift

Adjusting keyboard increments

Rotating type

Applying all caps or small caps

Making characters superscript or subscript

Using fractional character widths

Viewing text using the operating system layout

Assigning a language

Handling missing fonts

Applying OpenType features to characters

Using the OpenType palette

Choosing a style for numbers

Using superior and inferior special characters

Using ligatures and contextual alternates

Using swashes, titling alternates, and stylistic alternates

Formatting ordinal numbers

Formatting fractions

Formatting paragraphs

Using the Paragraph palette

Aligning and justifying paragraphs

Indenting paragraphs

Changing space above or below paragraphs

Specifying hanging punctuation

Copying type attributes

Controlling hyphenation and justification

Adjusting hyphenation

Preventing unwanted word breaks

Adjusting word and letter spacing

Working with composition

About composition methods

Choosing a composition method

Working with tabs

Using the Tabs palette

Setting tab stops

Adding tab leaders

Setting indents using the Tabs palette

Using character and paragraph styles

Using the Character Styles and Paragraph Styles palettes

Creating character and paragraph styles

Applying character and paragraph styles

Editing character and paragraph styles

Removing style overrides

Deleting character and paragraph styles

Loading character and paragraph styles

Working with Chinese, Japanese, and Korean type

Displaying Asian type options

Using Asian OpenType fonts

Working with Asian glyphs

Creating composite fonts

Adjusting character spacing with aki

Compressing character spacing with tsume

Using tate-chu-yoko

Using warichu

Aligning different character sizes in the same line

Specifying how leading is measured in Asian type

Working with Japanese composition

Choosing a mojikumi set

Editing mojikumi settings

Using kinsoku

Using burasagari

Working with repeated characters

Rotating half-width characters in vertical text

Creating Web Graphics

Designing graphics for the Web

Working in pixel preview mode

Dividing artwork into slices

Creating slices

Setting slice options

Viewing slices

Selecting slices

Positioning and resizing slices

Dividing, duplicating, and combining slices

Removing slices

Creating image maps

Creating Web graphics with SVG

About SVG

Working with SVG

Using SVG effects

Adding SVG interactivity to artwork

Creating Web graphics with SWF

Optimizing images

Using the Save for Web dialog box

Working with slices during optimization

Applying optimization settings

Optimization options for GIF and PNG-8 formats

Optimization options for JPEG format

Optimization options for PNG-24 format

Optimization options for SWF format

Optimization options for SVG format

Saving and resetting optimization settings

Resizing Web images

Exporting layers as CSS layers

Optimizing colors in GIF and PNG-8 images

Generating a color table

Using the Color Table palette

Saving optimized images

Setting output options

Using the Output Settings dialog box

Setting HTML output settings

Setting Slices output settings

Setting options for Image Maps

Setting background options

Setting file saving options

Saving and Exporting Artwork

About saving artwork

Saving artwork in Illustrator format

Saving artwork in Adobe PDF

Using PDF presets

Customizing PDF options

Specifying file compatibility and other general PDF options

Applying compression and downsampling in PDF files

Specifying the bleed area and printers marks in PDF files

Managing colors, fonts, and flattening in PDF files

Adding security to PDF files

Creating, editing, and sharing PDF presets

Saving artwork in EPS format

Saving artwork in a SVG format

Saving artwork for Microsoft Office

Exporting artwork

AutoCAD Drawing (DWG) and AutoCAD Interchange File (DXF) formats

Bitmap (BMP) format

Enhanced Metafile (EMF) format

Graphics Interchange (GIF) format

JPEG (JPG) format

Macintosh PICT (PIC) format

Macromedia Flash format (SWF)

Photoshop format (PSD)

Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format

Targa (TGA) format

Tagged-Image File (TIFF) format

Windows Metafile (WMF) format

Getting information about documents

Using the Document Info palette

Adding metadata to documents

Printing Artwork

About printing

Using the Print dialog box

Setting general options

Specifying the number of pages and copies

Specifying the media size and orientation

Specifying which layers to print

Scaling a document

Setting setup options

Setting marks and bleed options

Setting output (separation) options

Specifying the mode

Specifying the emulsion

Specifying the image type

Specifying the printer resolution (the halftone screen ruling)

Specifying custom printer resolutions (halftone screen ruling)

Overprinting black in the separation

Separating all spot colors as process colors

Separating individual spot colors as process colors, or not printing them

Specifying which colors to create separations for

Returning output (separation) options to the defaults

Setting graphics options

Approximating curved paths

Setting font options for printing

Setting PostScript information options for printing

Printing gradients and gradient mesh objects

Setting color management printing options

Setting advanced printing (transparency and flattening) options

Specifying bitmap and overprint options

About flattening transparent artwork

Controlling flattening using transparency flattener presets

Transparency flattener options

Using the Flattener Preview palette

Viewing a summary of the print settings

Using print presets

Setting the crop area

Setting crop marks

Printing gradients, mesh objects, and color blends

Ensuring your resolution/line screen produces 256 grays

Calculating maximum blend length based on color change

Printing mesh objects

Splitting paths to print large, complex shapes

Selecting PostScript Printer Description files

Annotating objects

Producing Color Separations

Two common separation workflows

About separations

Outputting to CMYK

Outputting spot colors

Types of colors you can use, and how they are separated

Printing gradients as separations

Converting to registration colors

Separating artwork

Step 1: Calibrate your monitor and check colors in your artwork

Step 2: Select overprint options for overlapping colors

Step 3: Create a trap to compensate for misregistration on press

About traps

Trapping with tints

Trapping type

Using the Trap command

Trapping by overprinting

Step 4: Define the print area

Step 5: Set separation options

Step 6: Save print settings and print

Automating Tasks

About automating tasks

Using actions

Using the Actions palette

Creating actions

Recording paths

Selecting an object during an action

Inserting nonrecordable commands

Inserting stops

Setting modal controls and excluding commands

Playing actions

Slowing actions during playback

Editing actions

Organizing sets of actions

Batch-processing files

Using scripts

Working with data-driven graphics

About data-driven graphics

Using the Variables palette

About variables

Creating unbound variables

Binding variables to object attributes

Editing variables

Deleting variables

Editing dynamic objects

Identifying dynamic objects using XML IDs

Using data sets

Loading and saving variable libraries

Saving templates for data-driven graphics

Creating Graphs

About creating graphs

Choosing a graph type

Drawing with the graph tools

Using the Graph Data window

About organizing graph data

Setting up labels

Organizing data for column, stacked column, bar, stacked bar, line, area, and radar graphs

Organizing data for scatter graphs

Organizing data for pie graphs

Formatting graphs

Changing the graph type

Changing the position of the value axis

Assigning different scales to the value axes

Adding drop shadows to graphs

Changing the position of the graph legend

Changing how columns, bars, and lines overlap

Setting options for column, stacked column, bar, and stacked bar graphs

Setting options for line, scatter, and radar graphs

Setting options for pie graphs

Changing the appearance of tick marks and labels on a graph's axes

Combining different graph types

Customizing graphs

Selecting parts of a graph

Formatting type in a graph

About graph designs

Importing graph designs

Creating graph designs

Applying graph designs

Reusing a graph design

Keyboard Shortcuts

Keys for selecting tools

Keys for viewing artwork

Keys for selecting and moving objects

Keys for editing paths

Keys for painting objects

Keys for transforming objects

Keys for navigating through and selecting text

Keys for formatting type

Keys for using palettes

Keys for using the Actions palette

Keys for using the Brushes palette

Keys for using the Character and Paragraph palettes

Keys for using the Color palette

Keys for using the Gradient palette

Keys for using the Layers palette

Keys for using the Swatches palette

Keys for using the Transform palette

Keys for using the Transparency palette

Function keys

Legal Notices

Copyright


Index

A

About Plug-ins command [1]

Absolute Colorimetric rendering intent [1]

Accented Edges command [1]

actions

about [1]
batch-processing multiple files [1]
creating [1]
creating sets of [1]
editing and deleting [1]
inserting commands [1]
inserting modal controls [1]
inserting stops [1]
playing entire or selected items [1]
playing speed [1]
recording paths [1]
selecting an object [1]
sharing [1]
working with commands [1]

Actions palette

about [1]
keyboard shortcuts [1]

Actual Size command [1]

Add Anchor Point tool [1] [2]

Add Anchor Points command [1]

Add Arrowheads command [1] [2]

Add command [1]

adding file information to objects [1]

additive colors, defined [1]

Adjust Colors command [1]

Adjust Colors filter [1]

adjusting

corners of rounded rectangles [1]
paths [1] [2]

Adobe Color Engine (ACE) [1]

Adobe Gamma command [1]

Adobe Gamma utility [1]

Adobe Gamma wizard [1]

Adobe GoLive

creating dynamic data for [1]
exporting Illustrator files for [1]
saving HTML files for [1]

Adobe Graphics Server [1] [2]

Adobe Illustrator Prefs file [1]

Adobe Illustrator User to User forum [1]

Adobe InDesign

exporting artwork to [1]
placing from Adobe Illustrator with layers and transparency [1]

Adobe PDF. See PDF files [1]

Adobe Photoshop

compounds paths from [1]
copying objects to or from Adobe Illustrator [1] [2] [3]
dragging Adobe Illustrator files into [1]
exporting artwork to files [1]
exporting Illustrator files for [1]
importing files from [1] [2]
preserving transparency [1]

Adobe Press [1]

Adobe RGB (1998) [1]

Adobe Solutions Network [1]

Adobe Streamline [1]

Adobe Text Engine [1]

Adobe Version Cue [1]

Adobe Web site [1]

AI Color Settings file [1]

AI file format [1] [2]

AIPrefs file [1]

AIT file format [1]

aki [1]

alert triangle [1]

Align command [1]

Align palette [1]

aligning

blended objects to a path [1]
objects [1]
paragraphs [1]
slices [1]
type in slices [1]
using guides [1]
using Smart Guides [1]
using the grid [1]

alignment point. See center point of objects [1] [2]

all caps [1]

All command [1]

Select All command

See All command [1]

All On Same Layers command [1]

alt text [1]

AlterCast, see Adobe Graphics Server [1]

anchor points

about [1]
adding [1]
adjusting [1] [2]
averaging [1]
corner [1]
deleting [1]
direction lines and [1]
selecting [1]
selecting stray [1]
smooth [1] [2]

angle of rotation [1] [2] [3]

Angled Strokes command [1]

animation

releasing objects to layers [1]
SWF (Flash) file format [1]
for the Web [1]

annotating objects [1]

Anti-aliased Artwork command [1]

anti-aliasing

in envelopes [1]
in image objects [1]
previewing [1]
settings for filters and effects [1]
type [1]
in Web images [1]
when saving artwork [1] [2] [3] [4]

appearance attributes [1]

about [1]
blended objects [1]
displaying [1]
dynamic [1]
modifying [1]
removing [1] [2]
styles [1]
targeting multiple objects [1]

Appearance palette

about [1]
Add New Fill, Stroke commands [1]
fills and strokes [1]
transparency [1]

Apple CMM [1]

Apple ColorSync [1] [2]

Apple RGB [1]

Apply effect command [1]

Apply Last Effect command [1]

Apply Last Filter command [1]

Apply SVG Filter command [1]

Arc tool [1] [2]

area graph [1]

Area Graph Tool [1]

area type

creating [1]
first baseline offset [1]
in and out ports [1]
inset spacing [1]
linking [1]
margins for [1]
resizing [1]
rows and columns [1]

Area Type tool [1] [2]

Arrange command [1]

Arrange Icons command [1]

arrowheads [1]

art brushes

creating [1]
defined [1]

artboard

See also document window, page size [1]
about [1] [2]
adding rulers [1]
changing color of [1]
changing size and color of [1]
showing and hiding boundaries [1]
tiling [1]
viewing only [1]

Artistic filters and effects [1]

artwork

about [1]
copying from Photoshop [1]
importing [1]
viewing [1]

ASCII file format [1]

Asian type

aki [1]
aligning characters in [1]
burasagari [1]
composite fonts [1]
displaying options [1]
kinsoku sets [1]
kurikaeshi moji shori [1]
leading [1]
mojikumi sets [1] [2]
rotating half-width characters [1]
tate-chu-yoko [1]
tsume [1]
warichu [1]

Assign Profile command [1]

asymmetric scaling [1]

Attributes command [1] [2] [3] [4]

Attributes palette

adjusting compound paths [1]
image map and URL options [1]
Show Note option [1]

attributes. See appearance attributes, stroke attributes [1]

auto slices [1]

auto trace gap distance [1]

Auto Trace tool [1] [2] [3]

AutoCAD file formats [1]

automated workflows [1]

Average command [1]

axis of reflection [1]

axis options in graphs [1]

B

background color

document window [1] [2]
slices [1]
Web pages [1]

background images [1]

banding in blends and gradients [1]

bar graph [1]

Bar Graph tool [1]

Bas Relief command [1]

base (non-emulsion side) [1]

baseline

first baseline options [1]
shifting [1]

bending. See Tweak command, Distort filters and effects [1]

bevel joins [1]

bitmap images

about [1] [2]
applying effects and filters [1] [2]
colorizing 1-bit images [1]
combining with vector [1]
copying from Photoshop [1]
creating from vector [1]
dimming [1]
importing [1]
in templates layers [1]
resolution of [1]
texturizing [1]
tracing [1]
tutorial [1]

bleed

clipping imported PDF to [1]
crop marks and [1]
saving in PDF files [1]

Blend Front to Back command [1]

Blend Horizontally command [1]

Blend Options command [1]

Blend tool [1] [2] [3]

Blend Vertically command [1]

blended objects

about [1]
aligning to a path [1]
colors [1]
creating [1]
options [1]
printing issues [1] [2]
stacking order [1]

Blending Mode command [1] [2]

blending modes

and blended objects [1]
blend color [1]
isolating to groups or layers [1]
selecting objects with same [1]
using [1]

blends, expanding [1]

Bloat tool [1] [2]

Blur filters and effects [1]

BMP file format [1]

bound objects

creating [1]
editing [1]

bounding box

in patterns [1]
resetting angle of [1]
rotating objects with [1]
scaling objects with [1]
showing or hiding [1]
using [1]

breaking. See expanding, releasing [1]

brightness

in HSB model [1]
of monitor [1]

Bring Forward command [1]

Bring to Front command [1]

brochure templates [1]

Browse (scripts) command [1]

browser dithering [1]

browser-safe colors. See Web-safe [1]

Brush Libraries command [1]

Brush Strokes command [1]

Brush Strokes filters and effects [1]

brushes

colorizing [1]
creating [1]
deleting [1]
drawing with [1] [2]
duplicating [1]
editing [1]
expanding [1]
libraries of [1] [2]
removing from paths [1]
replacing on paths [1]
selecting [1]
tutorial [1]
types of [1]

Brushes palette [1] [2]

burasagari [1] [2]

business card templates [1]

C

calibrating montors [1]

calligraphic brushes

creating [1]
defined [1]

Cancel Key Object [1]

Cascade command [1]

center point of objects [1] [2] [3]

certificate templates [1]

Chalk & Charcoal command [1]

Change Case command [1]

changed files, in Version Cue projects [1]

Character palette

See also type, formatting [1]
keyboard shortcuts [1]
using [1]

character styles

applying [1]
creating [1]
deleting [1]
editing [1]
loading [1]

Character Styles palette [1]

See also character styles [1]

characterizing monitors [1]

characters, special [1]

Charcoal command [1]

Chinese type. See Asian type [1]

choke [1]

chroma [1]

Chrome command [1]

CIE [1]

circles

drawing [1]

circles, drawing [1] [2]

Clean Up command [1]

Clear Guides command [1]

Clip To Artboard command [1]

Clipboard, importing and exporting artwork with [1]

Clipping Mask command [1]

clipping masks [1]

Clipping Mass command [1]

clipping sets [1]

Close command

in document windows [1]
with Version Cue project files [1]

closed paths

about [1]
drawing [1] [2]
splitting [1]

closing files, in Version Cue projects [1]

CMM. See color management engine [1]

CMS [1]

CMYK

about [1]
color mode [1] [2]
color model [1]
output [1]

CMYK Color command [1]

CMYK PostScript [1] [2]

collaborating, using Version Cue [1]

Color blending mode [1]

color blends, printing [1]

Color Burn blending mode [1]

Color command [1]

Color Dodge blending mode [1]

color gamuts [1]

Color Halftone command [1]

color management

about [1]
black point compensation [1]
characterizing and calibrating monitors [1]
color spaces in [1]
policies [1] [2] [3]
predefined settings [1]
profiles. See ICC profiles [1]
rendering intents [1]
saving and loading custom settings [1]
setting up [1]
soft-proofing [1]
viewing environment [1]
working spaces [1] [2]

color management engine [1] [2]

color mode [1]

color model [1]

Color palette

about [1]
keyboard shortcuts [1]

Color Picker [1]

color profiles. See ICC profiles [1]

Color Reduction Method menu [1]

Color Settings command [1] [2] [3]

color spaces [1] [2]

color spectrum [1]

Color Table palette [1] [2]

color tables

generating [1]
saving and loading [1]

color values [1] [2]

color wheel [1]

Colored Pencil command [1]

ColorMatch RGB [1]

colors

adding swatches from other documents [1]
additive [1]
applying to 1-bit images [1]
applying to a mesh [1]
applying to gradient fills [1]
applying to type [1]
blending [1]
complementary [1]
device-independent [1]
dragging and dropping [1]
GIF and PNG-8 files [1]
global and non-global process [1] [2] [3]
gradients [1]
importing from desktop [1]
in blending modes [1]
loading from other color matching systems [1]
painting with [1]
PANTONE [1]
process [1]
shifting to complement [1]
shifting to printable [1] [2]
shifting to Web-safe [1]
soft-proofing [1]
spot [1] [2]
subtractive [1]
Web-safe and non-Web-safe [1]

Colors commands [1]

colors, blending [1] [2]

colors, changing

about [1]
adjusting and converting with filters [1]
globally [1]
inverting [1] [2]
merging swatches [1]
saturating and desaturating [1]
Web-shifting [1]

colors, printing

mixing overlapping colors [1]
nonprintable colors [1]

ColorSync CMYK [1]

ColorSync RGB [1]

Column command (graphs) [1]

column graph [1]

Column Graph tool [1]

columns

See also type blocks [1]
creating [1]
fitting text across [1]

Combine Slices command [1]

combining (connecting) paths [1]

combining objects with Pathfinder effects [1]

commands

See also individual command name [1]
in actions [1]
inserting into actions [1]
keyboard shortcuts for [1]

comments, in Version Cue projects [1]

Commission Internationale d'Eclairage. See CIE [1]

compatibility

with Microsoft Office [1]
with Photoshop [1]
with previous versions of Adobe Illustrator [1] [2]
with text from previous versions of Adobe Illustrator [1]

Compatible Gradient and Gradient Mesh Printing option [1]

complementary colors [1] [2]

composite fonts [1]

composites

creating for in-RIP separations [1]

composition methods [1]

compound paths

about [1]
adjusting [1]
creating [1]
releasing [1]

Compound Paths command [1]

compound shapes

about [1]
creating [1]
expanding [1]
expanding and releasing [1]
exporting to Photoshop [1]
releasing paths [1]
tutorial [1]

compression

GIF format [1]
Illustrator format [1] [2]
JPEF format [1]
PDF [1]
PNG format [1]

conflict alerts, in Version Cue projects [1]

conserving paper and film [1]

Constrain Proportions option [1]

Construction Guides option [1]

containers

about [1]
adding fills or strokes to [1]
targeting [1]

Conté Crayon command [1]

context-sensitive menus [1]

continuous-tone images [1]

contrast [1]

Convert Anchor Point tool [1] [2]

Convert filters [1]

Convert Photoshop Layers to Objects option [1]

Convert to CMYK command [1]

Convert to Grayscale command [1]

Convert to RGB command [1]

Convert to Shape command [1]

Convert to Shape commands [1]

converting strokes to filled objects [1]

Cool Extras list [1]

Copy command [1]

copying

between applications [1] [2] [3]
to Clipboard [1]
by dragging [1]
files [1]
in a circular pattern [1]
paint attributes [1]
while rotating [1]

copyright, adding to files [1]

corner point direction lines [1]

corner points [1] [2]

corner radius setting [1]

corners, rounding [1]

Craquelure command [1]

Create (Threaded Text) command [1]

Create from Guides command [1]

Create from Selection command [1]

Create Gradient Mesh command [1]

Create Outlines command [1]

crop area [1]

Crop Area command [1] [2]

Crop command [1]

crop marks

eliminating [1]
Japanese [1]
setting [1]

Crop Marks command [1]

Crosshatch command [1]

cross-product workflows [1] [2] [3] [4]

data-driven graphics [1]

Crystallize command [1]

Crystallize tool [1] [2]

CSS layers [1]

current tool, displaying [1]

cursor, inserting in text [1]

cursors, precision [1]

curves

See also drawing [1]
adjusting [1]
drawing 102 [1] [2]

Custom (proof setup) command [1]

custom colors, converting to process colors [1]

custom page sizes, creating [1]

custom startup files [1]

customer support [1] [2]

Cut command [1]

Cutout command [1]

cutting object. See Clipping Mask command [1]

cutting objects [1]

cutting with Scissors tool [1]

D

D50 lighting [1]

Dark Strokes command [1]

Darken blending mode [1]

dashed lines [1]

Data command [1]

data sets, creating [1]

data-driven graphics [1]

about [1] [2]

Default Fill and Stroke button [1]

default object attributes [1]

Define (printer styles) command [1]

Define Pattern command [1]

De-Interlace command [1]

Delete All command [1]

Delete Anchor Point tool [1] [2]

Deleted-Files folder, for Version Cue projects [1]

deleting

empty type paths [1]
objects [1]
slices [1]

denominators [1]

Deselect command [1] [2]

deselecting

gradient stops [1]
objects [1]

designs, graph [1]

developer information [1]

device-independent color [1]

DIC colors, diccolor [1]

dictionaries

assigning to text [1]
editing [1]

Difference blending mode [1]

Diffuse Glow command [1]

dimensions of Web graphics [1]

Direct Select Lasso tool [1] [2]

Direct Selection tool

about [1] [2] [3] [4]
activating temporarily [1]
adjusting paths with [1]
preferences [1]
selecting objects within groups [1]

Direction Handles command [1]

direction lines [1] [2] [3] [4]

direction points [1] [2]

directional handles, selecting [1]

Disable Auto Add/Delete option [1]

discarding changes, in Version Cue projects [1]

distance, measuring [1] [2]

Distort filters and effects [1]

distorting objects

with filters and effects [1]
with the Free Transform tool [1]
with the Free Distort command [1]
with the Pucker & Bloat command [1]

distributing, slices [1]

Dithering Method menu [1]

dithering, browser [1] [2]

Divide command [1]

Divide Objects Below command [1]

Divide Slices command [1]

document clipping path in Photoshop files [1]

Document Info command [1]

Document Raster Effects Settings command [1]

Document Setup dialog box

artboard size and color [1]
option for placed files [1]
showing bitmaps on template layers [1]
Type, Small Caps [1]
Type, Substituted Fonts [1]
Type, Superscript and Subscript [1]
units [1]

document window

about [1]
changing views [1]
Navigator palette for [1]

documents

adding multiple pages [1]
creating [1]
opening [1]
scaling [1]
setting up [1]
unit of measurement for [1]

Documents folder, for Version Cue projects [1]

dots per inch (dpi) [1] [2]

double-byte characters. See Asian type [1]

downloading fonts [1]

downsampling, in PDF files [1]

dpi (dots per inch) [1] [2]

drag and drop [1]

drawing

adjusting segments [1] [2]
arcs [1]
changing point types [1]
circles [1] [2]
ellipses [1] [2]
grids [1]
open and closed paths [1]
with pen tool [1]
with pencil tool [1]
polar grids [1]
polygons [1]
rectangles [1] [2]
rectangular grids [1]
rounded rectangles [1]
spirals [1]
squares [1] [2]
stars [1]
tutorials [1] [2]

Drop Shadow command [1]

Dry Brush command [1]

Duplicate Slice command [1]

Duplicate Swatch command [1]

duplicating

See also copying [1]
with the Layers palette [1]
objects [1]

DXF/DWG file format [1]

dynamic objects [1]

E

edges

feathering and softening [1]
jagged [1]
zig zag [1]

Edit Contents command [1]

Edit Custom Dictionary command [1]

Edit Original command [1]

Edit Selection command [1]

Edit Views command [1]

editing

in Version Cue projects [1]
versions [1]

effects

See also individual effect names [1]
applying [1]
compared to filters [1] [2]
defined [1] [2]
editing [1]
preference for scaling [1]
removing [1] [2]
reshaping objects with [1]
scaling [1] [2]
shearing [1]
for SVG file format [1] [2]
targeting layers or groups [1]

Ellipse command [1]

Ellipse tool [1] [2]

ellipses, drawing [1]

embedded artwork

See also linking [1]
applying effects and filters to [1]
getting information about [1]
preferences for updating [1]

EMF file format [1] [2]

emulsion [1]

endpoints

joining [1]
in open paths [1]

Envelope Options command [1]

envelope templates [1]

envelopes

about [1]
creating [1]
editing [1]
expanding [1]
expanding or releasing [1]
options [1]

EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)

displaying embedded files [1]
importing files [1]
printing embedded files [1]
problems with spot colors and transparent artwork [1]
saving files [1]

Erase tool [1] [2]

Euroscale Coated v2 [1]

Euroscale Uncoated v2 [1]

Every-line Composer [1]

Exclude command [1]

Exclusion blending mode [1]

Exit command [1]

Expand Appearance command [1] [2]

Expand command [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Expand Compound Shape command [1]

Expand Stroke. See Outline Stroke command [1]

expanding

brushed paths [1]
complex objects [1]
compound shapes [1] [2]
creating mesh object from gradients [1]
envelopes [1]
flares [1]
objects [1]
symbol sets [1]
symbols [1]

Export command

artwork [1]
text [1]
with Version Cue project files [1]

exporting

text [1]
with Version Cue project files [1]

exporting artwork

See also saving artwork [1]
about [1]
AutoCAD format [1]
BMP format [1]
DWG and DXF format [1]
EMF format [1]
GIF format [1]
JPEG format [1]
Macromedia Flash (SWF) format [1]
Microsoft-compatible format [1]
Photoshop (PSD) format [1]
PICT format [1]
PNG format [1]
PostScript format [1]
TGA format [1]
TIFF format [1]
WMF format [1]

Extrude command [1]

Eyedropper tool

about [1]
changing paint attributes [1]
copying type attributes with [1]
defined [1]
importing color with [1]

F

Feather command [1]

figures, style of [1]

file formats

AIT [1]
ASCII [1]
AutoCAD [1]
BMP [1]
DWG and DXF [1]
EMF [1]
EPS [1]
GIF [1]
Illustrator (AI) [1] [2]
JPEG [1]
legacy [1] [2]
Macromedia Flash (SWF) [1]
Photoshop (PSD) [1]
PICT [1]
PNG [1]
RTF [1]
SVG and SVGZ [1]
text [1]
TGA [1]
TIFF [1]
Web [1]
WMF [1]

File Info command [1]

file size for Web graphics [1]

file status, in Version Cue projects [1]

file versions, using Version Cue [1]

files

See also file formats [1]
batch-processing [1]
embedding and linking [1]
exporting [1]
opening [1]
placing [1]
saving [1]
saving for Web [1]

Files & Clipboard preferences

AICB [1]
AICB (No Transparent Support) [1]
PDF [1]
Preserve Appearance [1]
Preserve Appearance and Overprints [1]
Preserve Paths [1]
Update Links [1]
Use Low Resolution Proxy for Linked EPS [1]

Fill & Stroke (select same) command [1] [2]

Fill button [1]

Fill Color (select same) command [1] [2]

fills

See also patterns [1]
about [1]
adding [1]
adding to mask [1]
applying effects to [1]
applying to groups or layers [1]
converting to object [1]
keyboard shortcuts [1]

film

base [1]
conserving [1]

Film Grain command [1]

filters

See also individual filter names [1]
compared to effects [1] [2]
defined [1]
installing [1]
reshaping objects [1]

Find command [1]

Find Font command [1]

First Baseline options [1]

Fit Headline command [1]

Fit In Window command [1]

Flare tool [1] [2]

flares

drawing [1]
expanding [1]

Flash file format [1]

Flattener Preview command [1] [2] [3]

flattening

defined [1]
layers [1]
options [1]
previewing [1]
transparency in PDF files [1] [2]

flexographic printing [1]

floating boxes. See CSS layers [1]

FOCOLTONE colors [1]

fonts

See also type [1]
composite [1]
downloading [1]
embedding [1] [2] [3]
finding and changing [1]
finding and replacing [1]
missing [1]
previewing [1]
selecting [1]
stored on computer or printer [1]
types of [1]

four-color process printing [1]

fractional character widths [1]

fractions [1]

Free Distort command [1]

free fonts [1]

Free Transform tool [1]

distorting objects [1]
rotating objects with [1]
scaling objects [1]
shearing objects [1]

freeform paths

See also Pencil tool [1]
changing [1]
drawing [1]

Freehand tool. See Pencil tool [1]

Fresco command [1] [2]

full screen mode [1]

function keys [1]

G

gamma [1]

Gamma utility [1]

gamuts [1] [2]

gap, setting for auto trace [1]

Gaussian Blur command [1]

General preferences

Anti-aliased Artwork [1]
Constrain Angle [1] [2]
Corner Radius [1]
Disable Auto Add/Delete [1]
Japanese Crop Marks [1]
Keyboard Increment [1] [2]
Object Selection by Path Only [1]
Reset All Warning Dialogs [1]
Scale Strokes & Effects [1]
Select Same Tint % [1]
Show Tool Tips [1]
Transform Pattern Tiles [1]
Use Japanese Crop Marks [1]
Use Precise Cursors [1]
Use Preview Bounds [1]

geometric patterns [1]

GIF file format

about [1]
color tables [1]
Interlace option [1]
Web graphics [1]
Web optimization settings [1]

Glass command [1] [2]

global process colors [1] [2] [3] [4]

Glowing Edges command [1]

glows, creating [1] [2]

glyph spacing [1]

Glyphs command [1]

Glyphs palette [1]

GoLive. See Adobe GoLive [1]

gradient bar [1]

Gradient button [1]

Gradient command [1]

gradient fill. See gradients [1]

gradient meshes

optimizing printing of [1]

Gradient palette

about [1]
keyboard shortcuts [1]

gradient slider [1]

gradient stops, deselecting [1]

Gradient tool [1] [2] [3] [4]

gradients

See also gradient meshes [1]
about [1] [2]
adding colors [1]
applying to objects [1]
converting [1]
creating and modifying [1] [2]
displaying names of [1]
expanding [1]
in graph objects [1]
in color separations [1]
keyboard shortcuts [1]
printing [1] [2] [3]
spot colors [1]
SWF (Flash) files and [1]

Grain command [1] [2]

Graph Data variables [1]

Graphic Pen command [1]

graphic styles

about [1] [2]
applying [1]
applying effects to [1]
applying to symbol sets [1]
creating [1]
deleting [1]
duplicating [1]
importing [1]
merging [1]
modifying [1]
style libraries [1]
tutorial [1]

Graphic Styles palette

about [1]

graphics. See vector graphics [1]

graphs

adding drop shadows [1]
as grouped objects [1]
labels in [1]
legends in [1] [2]
painted with gradient fills [1]
selecting parts of [1]
using numbers as category labels [1]

graphs, data for

editing [1]
importing [1]
transposing [1]

graphs, designs for

repeating [1]
sliding [1]
uniformly scaled [1]
vertically scaled [1]

graphs, types of

changing [1]
combining [1]
line [1]

Gravity path type effect [1]

gray levels

about [1]
for printing [1]

grayscale model [1]

greeking type [1]

greeting card templates [1]

grids

about [1]
creating [1]
drawing [1]

Group command [1]

Group Selection tool [1]

about [1]
selecting objects with [1]
selecting objects within a group [1]

groups

adding fills or strokes to [1]
applying effects to [1]
as knockout groups [1]
graphs as [1]
selecting [1] [2]
selecting a single object in a group [1] [2]
and stacking [1]
targeting [1] [2]
transparency in [1]
within other groups (nested) [1]

guides

about [1]
converting objects to [1]
hiding and showing [1]
Smart Guides [1]

Guides & Grid preferences [1]

(Grid) Color [1]
(Grid) Style [1]
(Guide) Color [1]
(Guide) Style [1]
Gridline Every [1]
Grids in Back [1]
Subdivisions [1]

H

Halftone Pattern command [1]

halftoning

defined [1]
resolution for [1]
screen ruling [1]

Hand tool [1] [2]

Hand tool display [1]

hand-drawn, creating the look of [1]

hanging punctuation [1]

Hard Light blending mode [1]

Hard Mix command [1]

hard proofs [1]

headlines, fitting in columns [1]

Heidelberg CMM [1]

help, ways to get [1]

hidden tools [1]

Hide Edges command [1]

Hide Template command [1]

hiding. See showing and hiding [1]

highlighting objects [1]

HKS colors [1]

horizontal (landscape) page orientation [1]

horizontal scale of type [1]

host-based separations [1]

hotspots [1]

HSB color model

about [1]
selecting color using [1]

HTML output settings [1]

hue [1]

Hue blending mode [1]

hyphenation

composition methods and [1]
options for [1]

Hyphenation preferences

Default Language [1]
Exceptions [1]

I

ICC [1]

ICC profiles

about [1]
adding device profiles [1]
displaying in status bar [1]
embedding in files [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
obtaining [1]
reassigning [1]
updating [1]

Illustrator file format [1] [2] [3]

Illustrator Online command [1]

Illustrator performance, improving [1]

image maps

creating [1]
exporting to Photoshop [1]
output settings for [1]

Image Size palette [1]

imageable area [1]

images. See bitmap images, optimizing Web images, vector graphics [1]

Import command

with Version Cue project files [1]

Import SVG Filter command [1]

imported graphics, finding fonts in [1]

importing

artwork [1]
text [1]
text files [1]
with Version Cue project files [1]

In Use By alerts, Version Cue projects [1]

indenting paragraphs [1] [2]

inferior characters [1]

Info palette [1]

Ink Outlines command [1]

Inner Glow command [1]

in-RIP separations [1]

inset spacing for type [1]

interactivity

adding to SVG files [1] [2]
creating with CSS layers [1]

International Color Consortium. See ICC [1]

Intersect command [1]

Inverse command [1]

inverting colors

in Color palette [1]
with a filter [1]

invisible (making artwork). See showing and hiding [1]

J

Japan Standard v2 [1]

Japanese crop marks [1]

Japanese type. See Asian type [1]

JavaScripts, viewing [1]

Join command [1]

joining endpoints and paths [1]

JPEG file format

about [1]
progressive [1]
Web graphics [1]
Web optimization settings [1]

justifying paragraphs [1]

K

kerning

about [1]
adjusting [1]

keyboard increments [1]

keyboard shortcuts [1] [2] [3]

Keyboard Shortcuts command [1]

kinsoku sets (text) [1]

Knife tool [1] [2]

knockout groups

about [1]
creating [1]
opacity knockout [1]

knockouts [1]

Korean type. See Asian type [1]

kurikaeshi moji shori [1]

L

LAB color model [1]

label templates [1]

labels, graph axis [1]

landscape (horizontal) page orientation [1]

language, assigning to text [1]

Lasso tool [1] [2] [3]

See also Direct Select Lasso tool [1]

Last Effect command [1]

Last Filter command [1]

Layer Options dialog box [1]

Print option [1]
Show option [1]
Template option [1]

layers

about [1]
adding and deleting [1]
adding fills or strokes to [1]
applying effects to [1]
as knockout groups [1]
changing color setting [1]
collecting objects into [1]
for color separations [1]
combining [1]
converting to CSS layers [1]
creating from objects [1] [2]
exporting to Adobe Photoshop [1]
flattening [1]
hiding objects [1]
importing from Adobe Photoshop [1]
merging [1]
options [1] [2]
pasting objects into [1]
preserving in Adobe Acrobat [1]
selecting [1]
stacking order [1]
sublayers [1]
SVG file format and [1]
targeting [1] [2]
template [1]
transparency in [1]
turning into templates [1]
viewing in outline or preview [1]

Layers palette

about [1]
duplicating items in [1]
keyboard shortcuts [1]
locating items in [1]
outline or preview views [1]
to control printing [1]
selecting objects [1]
targeting layers, groups, and containers [1]

Layers palette,

locking objects [1]

Layers palette, contents

clipping sets [1]
color square [1] [2]
expanding and collapsing [1]
groups [1]
stacking order [1]
target icon [1] [2] [3]

Layers palette, in Save For Web dialog box [1]

leading

changing [1]
in Asian type [1]

legacy file formats [1] [2]

legacy text [1] [2]

legends, in graphs [1] [2]

lessons [1]

letter spacing [1]

letterhead templates [1]

levels of gray [1]

libraries

brushes [1] [2]
sharing with Version Cue projects [1]
styles [1]
symbols [1]

ligatures [1]

Lighten blending mode [1]

lighting 3D objects [1]

limit-check error [1] [2]

line attributes. See stroke attributes [1]

line breaks, showing [1]

line graph [1]

Line Graph tool [1]

line screens [1]

Line Segment tool [1] [2]

line segments [1]

line trap, creating [1]

line weight. See stroke weight [1]

lines

See also paths 292 [1] [2]
adding arrowheads to [1]
dashed [1]
drawing [1] [2]
trapping [1]

lines per inch (lpi) [1]

lining numbers [1]

Linked File variables [1]

linked images

See also embedded artwork [1]
editing [1]
embedding [1] [2]
getting information about [1]
low resolution proxy [1]
relinking [1]
selecting [1]
updating [1]

linked objects, effects and filters and [1]

linking

slices [1]
slices to Web files [1]
threaded text [1]
type objects [1]

linking files

Version Cue projects [1]

Links palette

about [1]
with Version Cue projects [1]

links to Web [1] [2]

liquify tools [1]

local files, in Version Cue projects [1]

Lock Guides command [1]

Lock menu [1]

locking

masks [1]
objects [1]
slices [1]

lpi (lines per inch) [1]

Luminosity blending mode [1]

M

Mac OS Gamma control panel [1]

Macintosh Drag Manager [1]

Macromedia Flash file format [1]

Macromedia FreeHand, importing paths from [1]

Magic Wand tool

about [1] [2] [3]
options for [1]

magnifying view [1]

Make commands

blends [1] [2] [3]
compound shapes [1]
crop area [1]
envelope [1] [2]
guides [1]
slices [1] [2]
text wrap [1]

mapping 3D objects [1]

Marker command [1]

marquee [1]

masks

See also envelopes, knockout groups [1]
creating [1]
filling [1]
locking and unlocking [1]
removing objects from [1]
splitting [1]
stroking [1]

mathematical operations in text boxes [1]

maximum printable area [1]

Measure tool [1] [2]

measuring

See also units [1]
defining units [1]
distance between points [1]
using Info palette [1]

menu bar [1]

menus

about [1] [2]
context-sensitive [1]

Merge command [1]

merging

See also combining objects with layer effects, Layers palette, masking [1]
layers [1]
swatches [1]

mesh lines, defined [1]

mesh objects

adding color to [1]
as envelopes [1]
creating [1]
creating from gradient [1]
defined [1]
improving printing of [1]
SWF (Flash) files and [1]
tips [1]

Mesh tool [1] [2]

metadata [1]

Mezzotint command [1]

Microsoft

color management engine [1]
importing text from [1]
saving files for [1]

Minus Back command [1]

misregistration [1]

missing fonts [1] [2]

miter joins [1]

modal controls in actions [1]

moiré, creating the look of [1]

mojikumi sets

choosing [1]
editing [1]

Monitor RGB [1]

Monitor Setup utility [1]

monitors

calibrating [1]
characterizing [1]

Mosaic Tiles command [1]

mosaics, creating [1]

Move command

repeating [1]
using [1]

moving

direction lines and points [1]
files in Version Cue projects [1]
page boundaries [1]

moving objects

aligning and distributing [1]
keyboard shortcuts [1]
precisely [1]
preferences for [1]
randomly [1]
repeat move [1]
with Smart Guides [1]
snapping to points [1]
stacking order [1]
uniformly [1]
with x, y coordinates [1]

multinational language features

encoding for text import [1]

Multiply blending mode [1]

My Projects (Version Cue) [1]

N

Navigator palette [1]

Neon Glow command [1]

New command [1] [2]

New from Template command [1] [2]

New View command [1]

New Window command [1]

No Break command [1]

None button [1]

None button (toolbox) [1]

None swatch [1]

non-global process colors [1]

nonimageable area [1]

non-native art [1]

nonprinting characters [1]

Normal blending mode [1]

Note Paper command [1]

NTSC Colors command [1]

numbers, style of [1]

numerators [1]

numeric values for specifying colors [1]

O

Object Arrange command [1]

Object Mosaic command [1]

objects

3D. See three-dimensional objects [1]
about [1]
appearance attributes [1]
combining [1]
converting to guide objects [1]
converting to mesh objects [1]
copying while rotating [1]
creating layers from [1]
default attributes [1]
deleting [1]
duplicating [1] [2]
dynamic [1]
flattening [1]
grouping [1]
hidden [1]
locking [1]
merging [1]
organizing with layers [1]
positioning [1]
recording paths in actions [1]
reflecting [1]
rotating [1] [2] [3]
selecting [1] [2] [3]
showing and hiding center point [1] [2] [3]
spacing [1]
stacking order [1]
viewing [1]

objects, creating

3D [1]
bitmap from vector [1] [2]
blends [1] [2]
by combining [1]
combining [1]
combining paths [1]
compound paths [1]
compound shapes [1]
knock out shapes [1]
masks [1]
mosaics [1] [2]
offset [1] [2] [3]
opacity masks [1]
setting default attributes [1]

objects, modifying

appearance attributes [1] [2]
blending [1] [2]
converting to 3D [1]
cutting or dividing [1]
distorting [1] [2]
fading edges [1]
with filters and effects [1] [2]
knockout out shapes [1]
masking [1]
opacity masking [1]
reshaping [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
rounding corners [1]
scaling [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
shearing [1] [2] [3]
transparency [1]
twisting [1]
vector to bitmap [1]
warping [1]

objects, moving

aligning and distributing [1]
between Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop [1]
by copy or cut and paste [1]
precisely [1]
preferences for [1]
randomly [1]
repeat move [1]
See also stacking order [1]
snapping to points [1]
stacking order [1]
uniformly [1]
with x, y coordinates [1]

Ocean Ripple command [1]

offset objects, creating [1] [2] [3]

Offset Path command [1] [2] [3]

oldstyle numbers [1]

online publishing, colors and [1]

Online Support command [1]

opacity

See also transparency [1]
changing [1]
selecting objects with same [1] [2]

Opacity command [1] [2]

opacity masks

clipping [1]
defined [1]
inverting [1]

Open command

Adobe Photoshop files [1]
EPS files [1]
general use of [1]
PDF files [1]
with Version Cue projects [1]

Open Document command [1]

open paths

about [1]
joining endpoints and paths [1]

Open Recent Files command [1]

opening

palettes [1]
Version Cue project files [1]

OpenType palette [1]

optical alignment of punctuation [1]

Optimize to File Size command [1]

optimizing

based on file size [1]
GIF and PNG-8 [1]
GIF and PNG-8 colors [1]
JPEG file format [1]
Save For Web settings for [1]
saving Web images [1]
saving Web settings [1]
slices [1]
SWF (Flash) files [1]
SWF file format [1]
Web images [1]

Options dialog box [1]

ordinal numbers [1]

Other Library command [1]

outdated files, in Version Cue projects [1]

Outer Glow command [1]

Outline command [1] [2]

Outline Object effect [1]

Outline Stroke command [1]

outline view

for faster redraw [1]
showing bitmaps [1]

outlining objects. See strokes [1]

out-of-gamut colors [1]

output options. See Document Setup dialog box [1]

Output Settings dialog box

about [1]
file saving options [1]
HTML options [1]
Slices options [1]
using [1]

Overlay blending mode [1]

Overprint Black command [1] [2]

Overprint Preview command [1] [2]

overprinting

on composite proofs [1] [2] [3]
fills [1]
ignoring [1]
in PDF files [1] [2]
options for [1]
previewing [1]
trapping by [1] [2]

oversized documents [1]

overview of Illustrator [1]

P

page boundaries [1]

Page Information option [1]

page size

custom [1]
printers and [1]

Page tool [1] [2]

pages

adding [1]
in PDF files [1]

Paint Bucket tool

about [1]
copying appearance attributes with [1]
copying type attributes with [1]
using with mesh objects [1]

Paint Daubs command [1]

paint, copying attributes of [1]

Paintbrush tool [1] [2]

painting order. See stacking order [1]

Palette Knife command [1]

palettes

about [1]
entering values in [1]
keyboard shortcuts [1]
using [1]

paper stretch [1]

Paragraph palette

about [1]
keyboard shortcuts [1]

paragraph styles

applying [1]
creating [1]
deleting [1]
editing [1]
loading [1]

Paragraph Styles palette [1]

See also paragraph styles [1]

Paste command [1]

Paste in Back command [1] [2]

Paste in Front command [1] [2] [3]

pasting options (layers) [1]

Patchwork command [1]

path segments

about [1]
editing [1]
selecting [1] [2]

Path Type tool [1]

Pathfinder

effects [1]
filters [1]
palette [1] [2] [3] [4]

paths

about [1] [2]
anchor points in [1]
arrowheads [1]
brushed [1] [2]
cleaning up [1]
copying from Adobe Photoshop [1]
copying objects to Adobe Photoshop as [1]
direction lines [1]
direction points [1]
endpoints in [1]
even-odd path [1]
keyboard shortcuts for editing [1]
non-zero winding path [1]
recording in actions [1]
segments in [1]
self-intersecting [1]
SVG file format and [1]
types of [1]
wavy and Zig Zag [1]

paths, creating

closed paths [1] [2]
compound paths [1]
compound shapes [1] [2]
connecting open paths [1]
extending paths [1]
with Pen tool [1]
with Pencil tool [1]

paths, modifying

adjusting segments [1] [2]
erasing [1]
joining and splitting [1] [2] [3]
with Reshape tool [1]
reversing [1]
simplifying [1]
smoothing [1]

paths. modifying

connecting [1]

pattern bounding box [1]

pattern brushes

creating [1]
defined [1]

patterns

about [1] [2]
and blended objects [1]
creating [1] [2]
expanding [1]
guidelines [1]
irregular [1]
modifying [1]
moving [1]
preferences [1]
rotating [1]
scaling [1]
shearing [1]
SWF (Flash) files and [1]
tiling [1] [2]
transforming [1] [2]

PDF 1.3 format [1]

PDF files

adding security [1]
bleed [1]
compression [1]
downsampling [1]
flattening transparency [1] [2]
importing [1]
overprinting [1] [2]
saving [1]

PDF presets

creating [1]
using [1]

PDF Writer [1]

PDFWriter [1]

Pen tool [1]

See also curves [1]
drawing precise paths with [1]
drawing segments with [1]
measuring coordinates with [1]

Pencil tool [1]

See also freeform paths [1]
about [1]
changing a path with [1]
drawing open and closed paths with [1]

Perceptual rendering intent [1]

performance, improving [1]

Persistent command [1]

phosphors [1]

Photo Crosshatch filter. See Scribble command [1]

Photocopy command [1]

Photoshop. See Adobe Photoshop [1]

picas [1]

PICT file format [1] [2]

picture clipping, dragging to desktop [1]

pie graph [1]

Pie Graph tool [1]

Pixel Preview command [1] [2]

Pixelate filters and effects [1]

pixelation, causes of [1]

pixels

about [1]
as unit of measurement [1]

pixels per inch (ppi) [1]

Place command

about [1] [2]
Adobe Photoshop files [1]
EPS files [1]
PDF files [1]
with Version Cue project files [1]

Plaster command [1]

Plastic Wrap command [1]

plug-ins

about [1]
effects and filters [1]

Plug-ins & Scratch Disks (preferences) command [1]

PNG file format [1] [2]

PNG-24 file format [1]

PNG-8 file format

color tables [1]
Interlace option [1]
Web optimization settings [1]

point type [1]

pointer, changing to precision [1]

Pointillize command [1]

points

See also anchor points [1]
as type measurement unit [1]
as units of measurement [1]
changing between smooth and corner [1]

Polar Grid tool [1] [2]

polar grids

about [1]
drawing [1]

Polygon tool [1] [2]

polygons, drawing [1]

Portable Document Format. See PDF files [1]

portrait (vertical) page orientation [1]

post card templates [1]

Poster Edges command [1]

PostScript Color Management option [1]

PostScript file format [1]

PostScript Printer Description files. See PPD files [1]

PPD files

about [1]
and page size [1]
and PostScript printing [1]
for imagesetters [1]
versions [1]

ppi (pixels per inch) [1]

preferences [1]

See also by set [1]
ruler and type units [1]
smart guides [1]
transparency [1]
type size [1]
units [1]
updating linked files [1]
Version Cue [1]

Preferences command [1]

presets

Action Sets [1]
brushes [1] [2]
PDF [1] [2]
symbols [1]
templates [1]
Web optimization settings [1]

Preview command [1]

previewing optimized Web images [1]

Print command [1]

Print Style command [1]

printable colors [1]

printer styles [1]

printer's marks [1]

printer-resident fonts [1]

printing

about dpi [1]
color blends [1]
color separations [1]
effects and filters [1]
embedded EPS images [1]
file and error information [1]
four-color [1]
gradients [1] [2]
gradients as separations [1]
grayscale printers [1]
kinds of [1]
making artwork nonprintable [1]
moving page boundaries [1]
multiple pages [1]
PDFWriter support [1]
PostScript workflows [1]
separations [1]
transparency [1]

process colors

about [1]
and blended objects [1]
editing [1]
inks for [1] [2]
printing [1]

product registration [1]

profiles. See ICC profiles [1]

progressive JPEG file format [1]

projects, Version Cue [1]

Proof Colors command [1]

Proof Setup command [1]

proxy images for EPS files [1]

proxy view area [1]

PSD file format [1]

Pucker & Bloat command [1] [2]

Pucker tool [1] [2]

punctuation

hanging [1]
smart [1]

Q

Q (unit) [1]

Quit Illustrator command [1]

quotes, kinds of [1]

R

Radar Graph tool [1]

radar graphs [1]

Radial Blur command [1]

Radius Pressview monitors [1]

Rainbow path type effect [1]

raster effects [1]

raster images. See bitmap images [1]

Rasterize command [1] [2]

rasterizing

improving performance [1]
previewing [1]
settings for [1]
type [1]
vector graphics [1]

ReadMe file [1]

Rectangle command [1]

Rectangle tool [1] [2]

rectangles

drawing [1]
splitting an object into [1]

Rectangular Grid tool [1] [2]

rectangular grids, drawing [1]

Redo command [1]

reference point [1] [2]

reference point locator [1] [2] [3]

Reflect command [1]

Reflect tool [1] [2]

reflecting

objects [1]
repeating [1]
setting axis of reflection [1]

refresh view, in Version Cue projects [1]

registration color [1] [2]

registration marks [1]

registration, product [1]

Release (clipping mask) command [1]

Release (compound paths) command [1]

Release (crop area) command [1]

Release command

blended objects [1]
clipping masks [1]
compound paths [1]
envelopes [1]
slices [1]

Release Guides command [1]

Release Selection command [1]

Release Text Wrap command [1]

releasing compound shapes [1]

relinking files [1]

Remove Threading command [1]

rendering intents [1] [2]

Replace Spine command [1]

replacing linked files [1]

Repopulate Views command [1]

Reselect command [1] [2]

Reset Bounding Box command [1]

Reset With Mesh command [1]

Reset with Warp command [1]

Reshape tool [1] [2]

reshaping objects

with filters and effects [1]
with the liquify tools [1]
methods [1]
Pucker & Bloat command [1]

resizing

See also scaling objects [1]
palettes [1]

resolution

about [1]
of gradients [1]
specifying in separations [1]
in Web graphics [1]

restoring files

in Version Cue projects [1]
to previous version [1]

resulting color, in blending modes [1]

Reticulation command [1]

Reverse Front to Back command [1]

Reverse Spine command [1]

reversing paths [1]

Revert command [1]

with documents [1]
with Version Cue project files [1]

Revolve command [1]

RGB

color mode, selecting colors numerically in [1]
color model and mode [1]

RGB Color command [1]

right reading [1]

RIP (raster image processor) [1] [2]

roman hanging punctuation [1]

Rotate command [1]

repeating [1]

Rotate tool [1] [2]

rotating

in 3D space [1]
characters [1]
objects [1]
patterns [1]
repeat rotation [1]
with rotate tool [1]
setting x, y rotation axes [1]
type [1]
using Smart Guides [1]

rotation, angle of [1]

Rough Pastels command [1] [2]

Roughen command [1] [2]

Round Corners command [1] [2]

round joins [1]

Rounded Rectangle command [1]

Rounded Rectangle tool [1] [2]

rounded rectangles

adjusting corners [1]
drawing [1]

rows

See also type blocks [1]
creating [1]

Rows & Columns command. See Split Into Grid command [1]

RTF file format [1]

rulers

changing unit of measurement [1]
ruler guides [1]
using [1]

S

sample art [1]

Saturate command [1]

saturation [1]

saturation blending mode [1]

saturation rendering intent [1]

Save A Copy command [1]

Save A Version command [1]

Save As command

with Adobe Illustrator files [1]
with Version Cue project files [1]

Save As Template command [1]

Save command

with Adobe Illustrator files [1]
with Version Cue project files [1]

Save for Microsoft Office command [1]

Save for Web command [1]

Save For Web dialog box

Color Reduction Algorithm menu [1]
Color Table palette [1]
saving settings [1]
settings [1]

Save Link Version command [1]

Save Selection command [1]

saving

optimized images [1]
selections [1]
Web graphics [1]
Web optimization settings [1]

saving artwork

See also exporting artwork [1]
about [1]
EPS format [1]
Illustrator (AI) format [1] [2]
PDF [1]
SVG and SVGZ format [1]

saving files

Version Cue project files [1]

Scale command [1] [2]

Scale tool [1] [2]

scaling

See also resizing [1]
characters [1]
documents when printing [1]
slices [1]
type [1]

scaling objects

about [1]
multiple objects [1]
Smart Guides and [1]
with the bounding box [1]
with the Free Transform tool [1]
with the Scale command [1]
with the Scale tool [1]
with the Transform palette [1]

Scallop tool [1] [2]

scatter brushes

creating [1]
defined [1]

scatter graph [1]

Scatter Graph tool [1]

Scissors tool [1] [2]

scratch area [1]

screen blending mode [1]

screen frequency [1]

Scribble command [1]

scripts

about [1]
SVG file format [1]
SVG file format and [1]
using [1]

searching, in Version Cue projects [1]

security, in PDF files [1]

segments. See path segments [1]

Select Again command [1]

selecting

anchor points and segments [1] [2]
by opacity [1]
characters [1]
layers [1]
linked images [1]
preferences [1]
slices [1] [2]
type [1]
type paths [1]

selecting objects

single object in a group [1]
about [1]
all [1]
all in a layer [1]
by attributes [1] [2] [3] [4]
by object type [1]
groups [1]
inverse [1]
keyboard shortcuts [1]
methods [1]
with selection commands [1]
with the Layers palette [1]
with tools [1]

selecting same tint [1]

Selection commands [1]

Selection tool [1] [2]

about [1]

selection tool preferences [1]

selections

copying between applications [1]
saving [1]

Send Backward command [1]

Send to Back command [1]

Send to Current Layer command [1]

separations

about [1]
color [1]
converting spot colors to process colors [1]
host-based [1]
in-RIP [1]
printing [1]
problems with spot colors and transparent artwork [1]
saving [1]
setting options for [1]

server, see Adobe Version Cue [1]

shading 3D objects [1]

shadows. See Drop Shadow command [1]

shapes

See also reshaping objects [1]
arcs [1]
blending [1]
circles [1]
compound shapes [1]
converting to rectangles and ellipses [1]
ellipses [1]
grids [1]
polygons [1]
rectangles [1]
rounded rectangles [1]
spirals [1]
squares [1]
stars [1]
types of [1]

sharing files, with Adobe Version Cue [1]

Sharpen filters and effects [1]

Shear command [1]

Shear tool [1] [2]

shearing objects

about [1]
repeating [1]
Smart Guides and [1]
with the Free Transform tool [1]
with the Shear command [1]
with the Shear tool [1]
with the Transform palette [1]

shearing type [1]

shortcuts [1] [2]

Show Edges command [1]

Show Template command [1]

showing and hiding

artboard boundaries [1]
artwork [1]
bounding box [1]
center point of objects [1] [2]
grid [1]
guides [1]
hidden characters [1]
layers [1]
page boundaries [1]
palettes [1]
rulers [1]
slices [1]
text threads [1]
tool tips [1]
unselected artwork [1]

Simplify command [1] [2]

simulating colored paper [1]

Single-line Composer [1]

size, measuring [1]

Sketch filters and effects [1]

sketch, creating the look of [1]

Skew path type effect [1]

skewing. See shearing objects [1]

slanting. See shearing objects [1]

Slice Select tool [1] [2]

Slice tool [1] [2]

slices

about [1] [2]
auto [1]
combining [1]
creating [1]
deleting and releasing [1]
dividing [1]
duplicating [1]
exporting to Photoshop [1]
file size [1]
linking to Web files [1]
locking [1]
naming [1]
optimizing [1]
options [1]
positioning [1]
preferences [1] [2]
resizing [1]
saving in SVG format [1]
selecting [1]
viewing [1] [2]

small caps [1]

Smart Guides [1]

Smart Guides & Slices preferences [1]

Angles [1]
Construction Guides [1]
Line Color [1]
Object Highlighting [1]
Show Slice Numbers [1]
Snapping Tolerance [1]
Text Label Hints [1]
Transform Tools [1]

Smart Punctuation command [1]

smooth points [1] [2] [3]

Smooth tool [1] [2]

smoothing paths or strokes [1]

Smudge Stick command [1]

Snap to Grid command [1] [2]

Snap to Pixel command [1]

Snap to Point command [1]

Snapping Tolerance option [1]

Soft Light blending mode [1]

Soft Mix command [1]

soft proofs [1]

soft return [1]

softening edges [1]

soft-proofing colors [1]

spacing

between objects [1] [2] [3]
between words and letters [1]
type around curves [1]

Spatter command [1]

special characters [1]

Specifications for Web Offset Publications (SWOP) [1]

Spell Check command [1]

spinning. See Twist command [1]

Spiral tool [1] [2]

Split Into Grid command [1]

splitting paths

from compound path [1]
to print complex shapes [1]
with Scissors tool [1]

Sponge command [1]

spot colors

about [1] [2]
and blended objects [1]
defined [1]
editing [1]
gradients [1]
problems exporting [1]
swatches and [1]

Sprayed Strokes command [1]

spread trap [1]

squares, drawing [1] [2]

sRGB IEC61966-2.1 [1]

Stacked Bar Graph tool [1]

stacked bar graphs [1]

Stacked Column Graph tool [1]

stacked column graphs [1]

stacking order

changing [1] [2]
layers [1]
slices [1]

Stained Glass command [1]

Stair Step path type effect [1]

Stamp command [1]

standard screen mode [1]

Star tool [1] [2]

startup files [1]

status bar [1]

status, of Version Cue project files [1]

Stray Points command [1]

stroke attributes 220 [1] [2]

Stroke button [1]

stroke color

selecting objects with same [1]

Stroke Color (select same) command [1] [2]

Stroke command [1] [2]

stroke weight

selecting objects with same [1]
setting [1]

Stroke Weight (select same) command [1] [2]

strokes

about [1]
adding [1]
adding to masks [1]
adjusting with pencil tool [1]
applying effects to [1]
applying to groups or layers [1]
converting to filled objects [1]
converting to objects [1]
erasing [1]
keyboard shortcuts [1]
preference for scaling [1]
scaling [1] [2]
setting attributes for [1]
shearing [1]
smoothing [1]
transparency [1]

Style (select same) command [1] [2]

styles

See also character styles, graphic styles, paragraph styles [1]
character and paragraph [1]
flattening [1]
printer [1]
targeting layers or groups [1]
unlinking [1]

Stylize filters and effects [1]

sublayers

creating [1]
merging [1]

subscript [1]

Subscript option [1]

substituted fonts [1]

Substituted Glyphs option [1]

Subtract command [1]

subtractive colors [1]

Sumi-e command [1]

Summary panel (in Print dialog box) [1]

superior characters [1]

superscript [1]

Superscript option [1]

SVG file format [1]

See also symbols [1]
about [1]
adding interactivity to artwork [1]
effects and [1] [2] [3]
and gradient meshes [1]
naming XML IDs [1]
optimization options for [1]
scripting for [1]
using in Adobe Illustrator [1]
Web graphics [1]

SVG Interactivity palette [1]

swatch libraries

creating persistent palettes [1]
loading colors from other files [1]

Swatch Libraries command [1]

swatch library palette [1]

swatches

about [1]
loading into Adobe Illustrator [1]
merging [1]
sharing with Version Cue projects [1]

Swatches command [1] [2]

Swatches palette [1] [2]

applying gradients [1]
keyboard shortcuts [1]

SWF file format [1]

creating [1]
See also symbols [1]
Web graphics [1]
Web optimization settings [1]

SWOP [1]

Symbol Instance command [1]

symbol instances

See also symbol sets, symbols [1]
about [1]
deleting [1]
duplicating [1]
editing [1]
placing [1]
replacing [1]
selecting [1]

Symbol Libraries command [1]

Symbol Screener tool [1] [2]

Symbol Scruncher tool [1] [2]

symbol sets

about [1]
colorizing instances [1]
creating [1]
expanding [1]
moving instances [1]
resizing instances [1]
rotating instances [1]
style of instances [1]
transparency of instances [1]

Symbol Shifter tool [1] [2]

Symbol Sizer tool [1] [2]

Symbol Spinner tool [1] [2]

Symbol Sprayer tool [1] [2]

Symbol Stainer tool [1] [2]

Symbol Styler tool [1] [2]

SWF (Flash) files and [1]

symbols

about [1]
and blended objects [1]
as 3D object surface [1]
creating [1]
deleting [1]
duplicating [1]
editing [1]
expanding [1]
in SWF (Flash) files [1]
libraries of [1]
naming [1]
selecting [1] [2]
SVG file format and [1]
tutorials [1]

Symbols palette [1]

synchronizing, in Version Cue projects [1]

System Layout command [1]

T

tables

Web [1]
Web output settings for [1]

tabs

adding leaders [1]
indent markers [1]
setting tab stops [1]
showing and hiding [1]
Tabs palette [1]

targeting

layers, groups, and containers [1]
multiple objects [1]
Web frames [1]

tate-chu-yoko [1]

technical support [1]

template layers

creating [1]
creating with Place command [1]
showing bitmaps [1]
turning into regular layers [1]

templates

about [1]
creating [1]
creating data sets [1]
using [1]

text

See also type [1]
composition methods [1]
editing [1]
exporting [1]
finding and replacing [1]
importing [1]
keyboard shortcuts [1]
legacy [1]
special characters [1]
spell-checking [1]
threading [1]

text boxes, mathematical operations in [1]

text frames, unthreading [1]

Text String variables [1]

Texture filters and effects [1]

Texturizer command [1]

texturizing, in filters and effects [1]

TGA file format [1]

threading text [1]

three-dimensional effects [1]

three-dimensional objects

adjusting perspective [1]
extruding [1]
lighting [1]
mapping images to surface [1]
revolving [1]
rotating [1]
surface shading [1]

three-dimensional Ribbon path type effect [1]

thumbnails

in EPS file [1] [2]
in PDF file [1]
in Version Cue projects [1]

tick marks, in graphs [1]

TIFF file format [1]

Tile command [1]

tiling artboard [1]

time and date, displaying current [1]

Tint Reduction value [1]

tints

about [1]
creating and changing globally [1]
displaying names [1]

title bar

in Version Cue project files [1]

tool tips [1]

toolbar

detaching from the toolbox [1]

toolbox [1]

tools

See also individual tool names [1]
about [1]
hidden [1]
keyboard shortcuts [1]
keyboard shortcuts for [1]
precision pointer for [1]
preferences for [1]
selecting [1]
using [1]

Tools command [1]

Torn Edges command [1]

Toyo colors [1]

tracing artwork [1]

tracking

about [1]
adjusting [1]

Transform Again command [1]

Transform Each command

rotating objects [1]
scaling objects [1]
using [1]

Transform Each dialog box [1]

Transform palette

keyboard shortcuts [1]
preferences [1]
using [1]

Transform Tools option [1]

transforming

keyboard shortcuts for objects [1]
moving objects precisely [1]
repeating transformations [1]
rotating objects [1]
scaling objects [1]
shearing objects [1]
type [1]

translation methods [1]

transparency

See also opacity [1]
about [1]
changing [1]
considerations for [1]
creating knockout groups [1]
from or to Adobe Photoshop [1]
in groups or layers [1]
knockout groups [1]
in PNG-24 [1]
preferences [1]
printing [1] [2]
saving [1] [2]
selecting objects with same [1]
SVG file format and [1]
targeting layers [1]
using to shape a knockout [1]

transparency grid settings [1]

Transparency palette

about [1]
keyboard shortcuts [1]
Knockout Group option [1]

Trap command [1] [2]

trap lines [1]

trapping

compensating for paper stretch [1]
converting spot colors to process [1]
creating traps [1]
defined [1]
horizontal and vertical trap values [1]
lines [1]
by overprinting [1]
reverse traps [1]
with similar color densities [1]
with tints [1]
type [1]

traps [1]

Trim command [1]

trim marks [1] [2]

Trim Marks filter [1]

troubleshooting [1]

Trumatch colors [1]

tsume [1]

tutorials [1] [2] [3]

Tweak command [1] [2]

Twirl tool [1] [2]

Twist command [1] [2]

type

See also text, type blocks, type on paths, type, formatting [1]
Asian type features [1]
color of [1]
copying attributes [1]
creating [1]
deleting empty type paths [1]
exporting to Photoshop [1]
fonts, finding and replacing [1]
greeking [1]
hidden characters [1]
hyphenation [1]
inserting cursor in [1]
legacy [1]
linking [1]
rows and columns [1]
selecting [1]
SWF (Flash) files and [1]
threading [1]
transforming [1]
trapping [1]
tutorial [1]
updating [1]
wrapping around objects [1]

Type & Auto Tracing preferences

Auto Trace Tolerance [1]
Baseline Shift [1]
Greeking [1]
Number of Recent Fonts [1]
Show Asian Options [1]
Show Font Names in English [1]
Size/Leading [1]
Tracing Gap [1]
Tracking [1]
Type Object Selection by Path Only [1]

type blocks

creating [1]
first baseline offset [1]
in and out ports [1]
inset spacing [1]
linking [1]
margins for [1]
resizing [1]
rows and columns [1]
unlinking [1]

Type on a Path tool [1]

type on paths

creating [1]
effects for [1]
moving characters on [1]
spacing around curves [1]
vertical alignment [1]

Type Orientation command [1]

Type tool [1] [2] [3] [4]

type, formatting

See also character styles, paragraph styles [1]
aligning [1]
assigning a language [1]
changing case [1] [2]
characters [1]
fonts [1]
fractional character widths [1]
hanging punctuation [1]
indenting [1]
justifying [1]
kerning [1] [2]
keyboard shortcuts [1]
leading [1]
paragraphs [1]
rotating [1]
scaling [1]
shifting baseline [1]
spacing between paragraphs [1]
spacing between words [1]
superscript and subscript [1]
tracking [1] [2]
type size [1]

typographer's quotes [1]

U

U.S. Prepress Defaults [1]

U.S. Sheetfed Coated v2 [1]

U.S. Sheetfed Uncoated v2 [1]

U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2 [1]

U.S. Web Uncoated v2 [1]

Underpainting command [1]

Undo command [1]

Ungroup command [1]

Unicode [1] [2]

units

abbreviations for [1]
defining [1]

Units & Display Performance (preferences) command [1]

Units & Display Performance preferences [1]

Asian Type [1]
General [1] [2]
Hand Tool [1]
Stroke [1]
Type [1]

Unsharp Mask command [1]

unthreading text [1]

Update All Legacy Text command [1]

Update Link

with Version Cue project files [1]

updating type [1]

updating, Version Cue project files [1]

URL, assigning to object [1]

Use Precise Cursors option [1]

users, in Version Cue projects [1]

V

variables

creating bound and unbound [1]
creating data sets [1] [2]
deleting [1]
editing [1]
editing bound objects [1]
importing and exporting [1]
locking [1]
naming dynamic objects [1]
saving in SVG format [1]
types of [1]

Variables palette [1]

variables, saving in SVG format [1]

vector graphics

about [1]
combining with bitmap [1]
SVG file format [1]
SWF (Flash) file format [1]

vector objects

converting to bitmap [1]
previewing rasterization of [1]
recording paths in actions [1]

Version Cue [1]

Versions command [1]

versions, using Version Cue [1]

vertical (portrait) page orientation [1]

Vertical Area Type tool [1] [2]

Vertical Path Type tool [1]

vertical scale of type [1]

Vertical Type on a Path tool [1]

Vertical Type tool [1] [2] [3] [4]

Video filters and effects [1]

view

actual size [1]
artwork [1]
artwork in color or as paths [1]
entire document [1]
magnifying [1]
moving [1]
reducing [1]
setting up [1]

View Artboard Only [1]

View Artboard Only command [1]

viewing artwork, keyboard shortcuts [1]

Visibility variables [1]

Visibone2 colors [1]

W

warichu [1]

Warp command [1]

Warp effects [1]

Warp tool [1] [2]

warping objects [1]

Water Paper command [1]

Watercolor command [1]

wavy lines, creating [1]

WBMP file format [1]

Web file formats

general categories [1]
GIF and PNG-8 [1]
JPEG [1]
PNG-24 [1]

web graph [1]

Web graphics

considerations [1]
GoLive integration [1]
previewing vector rasterization [1]
saving [1]
SVG file format [1]

Web links

creating [1]
SVG file format and [1]
using image maps [1]

Web pages

creating dynamic effects [1]

Web Safe RGB mode [1]

Web Shift button [1]

Web site templates [1]

Web slices. See slices [1]

Web tables. See slices [1]

Web-Data folder, for Version Cue projects [1]

WebDAV, see Adobe Version Cue [1]

Web-Files folder, for Version Cue projects [1]

Web-safe colors

about [1] [2]
GIF and PNG-8 file [1]

Welcome Screen command [1]

Welcome window [1]

What's New in Illustrator video [1]

white point [1] [2]

windows

arranging multiple [1]
opening new [1]
setting up [1]

WMF format

about [1]
flattening [1]

word breaks, preventing [1]

word spacing [1]

workflows

host-based preseparated [1]
in-RIP separations [1]
PostScript printing [1]

workgroup, see Adobe Version Cue [1]

working spaces

about [1]
specifying [1]

workspace [1]

wrapping text around objects [1]

Wrinkle tool [1] [2]

X

x and y axes, rotating [1]

x and y coordinates [1]

XML [1]

importing and exporting variables [1]
SVG effects and [1] [2]

XML IDs [1]

XMP [1]

Z

zero origin, specifying [1]

Zig Zag command [1] [2]

zig zag, creating [1]

Zoom In command [1]

Zoom Out command [1]

Zoom tool [1] [2]

Zoom-in tool [1]

Zoom-out tool [1]