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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 | |