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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Prepare Your Illustrator Project | |
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| Introducing Illustrator CS and Its Interface | |
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| Understand Illustrator's Role in the World of Digital Graphics | |
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| Get Your Hands Around Illustrator's Curves | |
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| Understand Paths, Anchor Points, and Fills | |
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| Use Illustrator with Other Programs | |
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| Get Around in Illustrator | |
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| Open a File | |
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| Use the Window Menu to Organize Views | |
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| Work with Palettes | |
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| Use Illustrator's Toolbox | |
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| Identify Tools in Illustrator | |
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| Find Illustrator's Default Displayed Tools | |
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| Explore the Tearoffs | |
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| Identify Tools for Fills and Views | |
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| Use New Features in Illustrator CS | |
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| Set Up Your Project | |
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| Set Up a New Document | |
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| Set Up the Artboard | |
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| Define Color Options | |
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| Customize Preferences | |
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| Set General Preferences | |
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| Set Default Type & Auto Tracing Preferences | |
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| Define Units & Display Performance | |
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| Set Guides & Grid Preferences | |
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| Define Smart Guides & Slices Preferences | |
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| Control Hyphenation Preferences | |
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| Define Up Plug-Ins & Scratch Disks Preferences | |
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| Set Default File & Clipboard Settings | |
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| Set Up Workgroup Preferences | |
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| Control the Status Bar Display | |
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| Turn on Grids and Snap Options | |
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| View Grids | |
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| Show Rulers and Create Guides | |
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| Navigate Your Page | |
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| Proper Setup Saves Time | |
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| Import Artwork | |
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| Import Art | |
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| Choose Between Importing and Linking | |
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| Use Embedded Images | |
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| Use Linked Images | |
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| Place Artwork in Your Document | |
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| Trace Imported Bitmaps | |
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| Use an Imported Bitmap as a Non-printing Tracing Layer | |
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| Organize Bitmaps with the Links Palette | |
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| Manage Linked Files | |
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| Set a Default Editor for Linked Objects | |
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| Fix Missing Links | |
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| Draw Objects | |
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| Draw with the Pencil and Brush Tools | |
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| Understand Paths and Anchors | |
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| Draw with the Pencil Tool | |
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| Set Stroke and Fill Color | |
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| Define Pencil Tool Preferences | |
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| Draw with the Pencil Tool | |
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| Edit Drawings with the Pencil Tool | |
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| Smooth a Line | |
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| Erase a Line | |
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| Edit Anchor Points with the Direct Selection Tool | |
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| Draw Straight Lines and Curves | |
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| Draw Straight Line Segments | |
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| Draw Arcs, Spirals, Rectangular Grids, and Polar Grids | |
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| Draw with Paintbrushes | |
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| Change Brush Stroke Symbols | |
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| Use Additional Brush Strokes | |
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| Define Strokes and Fills | |
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| Define Stroke Attributes | |
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| Define Caps and Joins | |
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| Assign Stroke or Fill Colors with the Eyedropper or Paint Bucket Tool | |
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| Work with Shapes | |
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| Draw Rectangles | |
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| Size a Rectangle Precisely | |
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| Draw a Rounded Rectangle | |
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| Draw Ellipses and Circles | |
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| Draw Polygons and Stars | |
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| Space Out with the Flare Tool | |
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| Combine Objects with the Pathfinder Tools | |
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| Identify the Pathfinder Tools | |
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| Change Pathfinder Options | |
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| Use Shape Modes | |
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| Expand Compound Shapes | |
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| Clip, Crop, and Split with the Pathfinder Tools | |
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| Cut with Knife and Scissors | |
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| Draw with the Pen Tool | |
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| Pens and Paths | |
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| The Math of Paths | |
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| Draw Line Segments with the Pen Tool | |
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| End a Pen Segment | |
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| Constrain Pen Angles | |
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| Create and Edit Smooth Anchor Points | |
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| Draw Wave Forms | |
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| Manipulate Control Points | |
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| Combine Straight and Curved Segments | |
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| Add or Delete Anchor Points | |
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| Automatically Create or Delete Anchors | |
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| Change Anchor Types | |
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| Edit with the Pen Tool | |
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| Add Segments to a Path | |
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| Add, Delete, and Adjust Anchor Points with the Pen Tool | |
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| Manage Paths | |
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| Align Points by Averaging Paths | |
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| Clean Up Stray Anchor Points | |
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| Scale, Skew, and Rotate | |
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| Get Ready to Size, Scale, and Rotate | |
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| Group Objects First | |
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| Select Within a Group | |
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| Change Objects with a Bounding Box | |
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| View a Bounding Box | |
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| Resize and Reshape with a Bounding Box | |
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| Rotate and Flip with a Bounding Box | |
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| Resize and Reshape with the Free Transform Tool | |
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| Resize Precisely with the Scale Tool | |
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| Rotate Objects Precisely | |
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| Use More Transform Tools | |
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| Add Type | |
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| Create and Edit Text | |
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| Create Text | |
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| Get Text from Somewhere Else | |
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| Edit Text | |
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| Use Illustrator's Proofing Tools | |
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| Choose Fonts and Characters | |
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| Insert Glyphs | |
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| Work with OpenType | |
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| Create Multilingual Documents with OpenType Fonts | |
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| Use Alternate Glyphs | |
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| Format Type | |
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| Format Characters | |
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| Define Stroke and Fill for Type | |
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| Format Paragraphs | |
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| Align Paragraphs | |
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| Display Hidden Characters | |
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| Set Tabs | |
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| Define Type Styles | |
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| Use Character Styles | |
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| Use Paragraph Styles | |
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| Convert Text to Outlines | |
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| Flow Text | |
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| Link Text Boxes | |
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| Automatically Lay Out Type | |
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| Wrap Type | |
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| Lay Out with Columns | |
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| Fit Headlines | |
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| Shape Text | |
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| Place Text in a Shape | |
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| Format Area Type Options | |
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| Align Type to a Path | |
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| Change Path Type Options | |
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| Create Vertical Type | |
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| Work with Drawings | |
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| Combine and Arrange Objects | |
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| Select Objects | |
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| Wield the Selection Tools | |
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| Select Objects with the Menu | |
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| Take Advantage of Smart Guides | |
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| Group Objects | |
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| Align Objects | |
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| Align with Rulers and Guides | |
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| Snap to Grids | |
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| Snap to Points | |
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| Use the Align Palette | |
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| Arrange Objects Front and Back | |
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| Create Blends | |
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| Set Blend Options | |
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| Set Blend Spacing | |
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| Define Blend Orientation | |
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| Generate a Blend | |
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| Create a Step Blend | |
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| Create a Smooth Color Blend | |
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| Reverse, Change, or Remove a Blend | |
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| Blend Between Defined Anchors | |
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| Bend a Blend | |
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| Blend Groups | |
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| Tweak Blends | |
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| Clip with Masks | |
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| Make a Clipping Mask | |
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| Edit a Mask | |
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| Use Type as a Mask | |
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| Release a Mask | |
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| Crop Bitmaps with Masks | |
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| What About Other Kinds of Masking? | |
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| Trip Out with Effects and Filters | |
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| Understand Effects | |
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| Apply Effects | |
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| Change or Delete Effects | |
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| Expand Effects | |
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| Use Illustrator's Effects | |
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| Use Convert to Shape Effects | |
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| Apply Distort and Transform Effects | |
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| Explore Path Effects | |
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| Try Pathfinder Effects | |
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| Rasterize | |
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| Stylize | |
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| Apply SVG Filters | |
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| Warp | |
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| Create 3-D Effects | |
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| Generate a Revolved 3-D Object | |
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| Extrude and Bevel | |
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| Apply Filters | |
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| Apply Filters for Vectors | |
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| Apply Filters for Bitmaps | |
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| Bend with Envelopes and the Liquify Tools | |
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| Distort with Envelopes | |
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| Many Ways to Distort Objects | |
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| Use an Envelope to Distort an Object | |
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| Distort Type | |
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| Apply a Gradient Mesh | |
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| Warp with the Liquify Tools | |
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| Manage Fills | |
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| Manage Colors and Gradients | |
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| Manage Color Palette Options | |
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| Select, Change, and Use Color Palettes | |
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| Create Gradient Fills | |
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| Use Pre-set Gradients | |
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| Create a Two-Color Gradient Fill | |
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| Define Multicolor Gradients | |
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| Save Gradients as Swatches | |
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| Adjust Transparency | |
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| Make an Object Partially Transparent | |
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| Apply Transparency to Groups | |
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| Apply Transparency to Just Stroke or Fill | |
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| Use Blending Modes | |
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| Clip with Opacity Masks | |
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| Set Transparency Options | |
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| Set Background View Options | |
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| Print Illustrations with Transparency | |
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| Use Brushes and Pattern Fills | |
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| Apply Pattern Swatches | |
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| Create Pattern Swatches | |
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| Organize and Edit Swatches | |
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| Use Text as a Pattern Fill | |
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| Create a Basic Pattern Fill | |
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| Create Repeating Fills with Bounding Boxes | |
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| Create Tiling Fills | |
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| Use Brush Patterns | |
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| Apply a Brush Pattern | |
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| Use Brush Pattern Libraries | |
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| Create Your Own Brush Patterns | |
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| Create Calligraphic Brush Strokes | |
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| Create a Scatter Brush | |
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| Create an Art Brush | |
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| Define a Patten Brush | |
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| Share Custom Fills and Brushes | |
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| Work with Bitmap Art in Illustrator | |
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| Work with Bitmaps | |
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| Open Bitmaps in Illustrator | |
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| Prepare Bitmaps for Illustrator | |
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| Edit Bitmaps in Illustrator | |
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| Apply Effects and Filters | |
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| Apply Bitmap Effects | |
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| Bitmap Filter and Effect Tips | |
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| Use Layers and Styles | |
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| Arrange Illustrations with Layers | |
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| Look at Layers | |
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| Explore the Layers Palette | |
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| Change Layer Options | |
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| Create Layers | |
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| Use Layers to Organize Your Work | |
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| Delete Layers | |
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| Duplicate Layers | |
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| Consolidate Layers | |
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| Move Objects onto Separate Layers | |
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| Merge or Flatten Layers | |
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| Change Layer Display | |
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| Find Objects on a Layer | |
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| Set Transparency with Layers | |
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| Use Scanned Artwork as a Template Layer | |
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| Select Layer Objects | |
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| Apply Graphic Styles, Symbols, and Actions | |
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| Use Graphic Styles | |
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| Open and Load Up the Graphic Styles Palette | |
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| Apply Graphic Styles | |
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| Use Graphic Styles with Layers | |
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| Use Actions | |
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| Create an Action | |
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| Manage Actions | |
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| Use Swatches to Save Work | |
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| Use Symbols | |
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| Add, Replace, and Edit Symbols | |
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| Create or Delete Symbols | |
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| From Illustrator to Print and Web | |
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| Print Illustrations | |
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| Preview Print Colors on Your Monitor | |
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| Print on Your Own Printer | |
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| Export to Other File Formats | |
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| More Export Options | |
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| Prepare Files for Commercial Color Printing | |
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| Tricks and Tips for Printing | |
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| Prepare for Spot Color Printing | |
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| Create Crop Marks | |
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| Service Bureau Dos and Don'ts | |
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| Prepare Illustrations for the Web | |
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| Vector Art in a Still (Mainly) Raster World | |
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| Configure Illustrator for Web Graphics | |
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| Use Web-Safe Colors | |
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| Define a Web-Sized Artboard | |
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| Save Images as Web-Compatible Raster Files | |
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| Export to GIF Format | |
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| Export to JPEG Format | |
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| Add Web Attributes to Illustrations | |
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| Export to Web-Friendly Vector Formats | |
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| Save to SWF Format | |
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| Export to SVG Format | |
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| Create HTML Web Pages in Illustrator | |
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| Slice Illustrations | |
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| Export Illustrator Documents to HTML | |
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| Save to PDF Format | |
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| Behind the Scenes: A Gallery with Techniques from the Pros | |
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| Index | |