Illustrator CS5 bible

747 Pages·2010·11.626 MB·English

by  Ted Alspach

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Illustrator CS5 Bible
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Ted Alspach
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Illustrator® CS5 Bible
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About the Author
Ted Alspach is the author of more than 35 books on desktop publishing and graphics as well as
hundreds of articles and reviews on related topics, including the Illustrator Bible series and the
Illustrator For Dummies series. Ted was the Group Product Manager for Illustrator and the
Creative Suite at Adobe Systems for more than seven years. Ted also runs Bézier Games (http://
games.bezier.com), a board game publishing company, and has designed more than a dozen
games and expansions for popular games, including Beer & Pretzels, Rapscallion, Seismic (Atlas
Games), Start Player, and Ultimate Werewolf.
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Credits
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Stephanie McComb Lynsey Stanford
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Beth Taylor Ana Carrillo
Technical Editor Quality Control Technician
Dennis R. Cohen John Greenough
Copy Editor Proofreading
Kim Heusel Context Editorial Services
Editorial Manager Indexing
Robyn Siesky Valerie Haynes Perry
Business Manager
Amy Knies
Senior Marketing Manager
Sandy Smith
Vice President and Executive Group
Publisher
Richard Swadley
Vice President and Executive Publisher
Bob Ipsen
Vice President and Publisher
Barry Pruett
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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvii
Part I: Illustrator Basics 1
Chapter 1: What’s New in Illustrator CS5? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Enhanced Strokes and Brushes..............................................................................................3
Path Join Enhancement .........................................................................................................5
Select Behind Downgrade .....................................................................................................6
Drawing Modes .....................................................................................................................6
Perspective Grid ....................................................................................................................7
The Artboards Panel ..............................................................................................................7
Artboard Rulers .....................................................................................................................8
Gradient Mesh Point Transparency .......................................................................................8
Shape Builder Tool ................................................................................................................8
Symbol Enhancements ..........................................................................................................8
Flash XML Graphics ..............................................................................................................9
Align to Pixel Grid ................................................................................................................9
Resolution-Independent Effects.............................................................................................9
Summary ..............................................................................................................................9
Chapter 2: Understanding Illustrator’s Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Picasso Meets Illustrator: Getting Started ............................................................................11
Getting started with Illustrator ..................................................................................12
Quitting Illustrator ....................................................................................................12
Working with Illustrator’s Interface.....................................................................................13
Working in the document window ...........................................................................14
Working with the Tools panel ...................................................................................17
Viewing the tool tips .................................................................................................19
Using the panels .......................................................................................................19
Using Illustrator’s menus ...........................................................................................23
Using the status bar ...................................................................................................25
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Contents
Navigating Around Your Document ....................................................................................26
Understanding the Zoom tool ...................................................................................26
Using the Zoom tool..................................................................................................27
Other zooming techniques ........................................................................................28
Zooming with the Navigator panel ............................................................................30
Using the scroll bars to view your document .............................................................31
Scrolling with the Hand tool .....................................................................................32
Scrolling with the Navigator panel ............................................................................33
Opening a new window ............................................................................................33
Using Illustrator’s Modes .....................................................................................................33
Working in Outline mode versus Preview mode .......................................................33
Understanding Overprint Preview mode ...................................................................35
Understanding Pixel Preview mode ...........................................................................36
Using and creating custom views...............................................................................37
Using screen modes...................................................................................................37
Using the Edit Commands ..................................................................................................37
Using the Clear command .........................................................................................38
Cutting, copying, and pasting ...................................................................................39
Undoing and redoing ................................................................................................40
Summary ............................................................................................................................40
Chapter 3: Working with Illustrator Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Setting Up a New Document ...............................................................................................41
Modifying the Setup of a Document ....................................................................................44
Adjusting the Bleed and View Options ......................................................................44
Working with Transparency options .........................................................................46
Changing Type Options ............................................................................................46
Artboards ............................................................................................................................46
Choosing the artboard measurement units ................................................................47
Working with the Artboards panel ............................................................................47
The Artboard tool ......................................................................................................48
Changing the artboard size using the Control panel ..................................................48
Opening and Closing Illustrator Files ..................................................................................51
Saving Files .........................................................................................................................51
Using the Save As command ....................................................................................53
Understanding the Save a Copy command ................................................................53
Reverting to the last saved version .............................................................................54
Saving for Web & Devices option .............................................................................54
Understanding file types and options ........................................................................55
Using Illustrator’s compatibility options ....................................................................55
Saving as Illustrator EPS ............................................................................................56
Saving files as Adobe PDF .........................................................................................58
Saving files in SVG ....................................................................................................60
Using the Export Command ...............................................................................................61
Placing Art ..........................................................................................................................63
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