Index
A
accented edges effects, 257
actions
Actions panel, 308–309
adding commands to, 314
adding stops to, 312
batch file processing, 316–317
building new, 310
built-in scripts, 318
controlling playback of, 311
deleting commands from, 315
inserting a non-recordable command in an Action, 313
order of commands in, changing, 314
recording, 310
running actions within actions, 310
saving
as files, 309
into sets, 309
scripts, 318–319
activation, 2
active documents, 19
active windows, 18
Adobe Bridge
automating tasks in, 418
browsing documents with, 14
Camera Raw feature, 410–411
color settings, 95
components of, 407
description of, 406
editing images in, 416
Get Photos from Camera command, 409
opening documents with, 14–15, 408
placing graphics from, 222–223
preferences, setting, 414–415
revealing documents in, 14
Web Photo Gallery creation, 417
working with images using, 15, 412–413
Adobe Device Central
basic description of, 406, 422
checking content using, 423
components of, 422
Adobe Extension Manager, 406, 424
Adobe Flex File, saving documents as, 360
Adobe PDF Presets command (Edit menu), 353
Adobe Product Improvement Program, 23
Adobe Studio Exchange, 2
Adobe Updater, 21
Adobe Version Cue
basic description of, 406
file management, 420
Adobe Web site
Adobe Studio Exchange, 2
Community Help, 22
advanced print options, 340–341
Advanced tab (File Info dialog box), 345
alignment
anchor points, 148–149
objects, 84
paragraphs, 208
slices, 383
stroke, 120
All Objects command (Select menu), 78
All Objects in Active Artboard command (Select menu), 78
anchor points
adding new, 146–147
alignment, 148–149
Convert Anchor Point tool, 145
converting, 144–145
deleting, 147
direction lines, 142
endpoints, 149
highlighting, 142
moving, 142–143
paths and, 61
preferences, 142
selecting with Direct Selection tool, 72
showing and hiding, 61
smooth points, converting to corner points, 144
anchors, 393
anti-aliasing, 390
Appearance of Black preferences, 402
Appearance panel, 236–237
Arc tool, 66
arcs, drawing, 66
area graphs, 322
Area Type tool, 189
arranging
documents, 18
layers, 174–175
slices, 382–383
art brushes, 280–281
Artboard tool
artboard creation, 34
Artboard Options button, 35
multiple artboards, 36
artboards
within artboards, 34
aspect ratio, 35
centerpoints, 35
deleting, 36
display options, 37
duplicating, 34
exiting editing mode, 34
landscape/portrait orientation, 35
moving, 36
multiple, working with, 36
navigating within, 34
presets, 34
previewing, 36
resizing, 36
rotating, 36
size, 35
video safe areas, 35
X and Y positioning, 35
artwork, inserting in documents, 16
Assign Profile command (Edit menu), 96
attributes
appearance, 236–237
stroke, 120–121
Audio Data tab (File Info dialog box), 344
auto slices, 378
AutoCAD drawing format, 349
AutoCAD File format, 349
B
bar graphs, 322
batch file processing, 316–317
Batch Rename command, 418
bend styles, 83
bevel bend style, 83
bevel joins, 121
bitmap, exporting documents as, 350
black appearance options, 402
bleed
bleed print option, 335
document creation, 32
Blend command (Objects menu), 127–128
Blend tool, 129
blends
blending fill colors, 126
changing and applying blend options, 128
creating automatically, 127
creating with Blend tool, 129
making and releasing blend objects, 127
objects, modifying, 130
opacity, 131
transformation, 130
transparency settings, 132
Bloat tool, 286
Blob Brush tool
brush options, setting, 155
merging paths with, 154
blur effects, 252
BMP format, 349
bold font, 200
Bounding Box command (View menu), 270–271
Bridge (Adobe)
automating tasks in, 418
browsing documents with, 14
Camera Raw feature, 410–411
color settings, 95
components of, 407
description of, 406
editing images in, 416
Get Photos from Camera command, 409
opening documents with, 14–15, 408
placing graphics from, 222–223
preferences, setting, 414–415
revealing documents in, 14
Web Photo Gallery creation, 417
working with images using, 15, 412–413
Browse in Bridge command (File menu), 14–15, 222–223
brushes
art, 280–281
Blob Brush tool, 155
Brushes panel, 273
calligraphic, 278–279
deleting, 284
Paintbrush tool, 274–275
pattern, 282–283
scatter, 276–277
strokes, removing, 284
Brushes panel, 273
built-in scripts, actions, 318
C
calligraphic brushes, 278–279
Camera Data tab (File Info dialog box), 344
Camera Raw feature, 410–411
caps, 121
case, text, 329
Categories tab (File Info dialog box), 344
center mark, 37
centerpoints, 35
Check Spelling command (Edit menu), 324
circles, drawing, 62
clearing
guides, 49
objects, 81
clipping masks
creating, 160
creating for groups or layers, 161
editing, 162
masked object, editing in Isolation Mode, 163
release objects from, 161
clipping sets, 163
Close button, 26
Close command (File menu), 26
closed paths, 61
closing
documents, 26
Illustrator, 26
panels, 7
CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black) color mode, 28, 97, 101
collapsing panels, 7
Color Guide panel
applying color with, 112–113
color groups, 113
harmony rules, variations based on, 113
variation options, selecting, 111
variation types, displaying, 111
color management print options, 342
color modes. See also colors
changing, 98
document creation, 28
switching between, 97
working with, 97
Color panel
Color sliders, 100
working with, 100–101
colored paper simulation, 33
colors. See also Color Guide panel; color modes; Swatches panel
applying to objects, fills, or stroke, 99, 118
applying with Eyedropper tool, 122–123
Color Guide Panel, 111–113
Color panel, 100–101
color profiles, changing or removing, 95
color settings, changing, 94–95
converting to grayscale, 109
crop mark registration color, 54
gamut warning icon, 101
global, 108–110
grayscale images, 109
grid colors transparency settings, 33
grids, 52
hue, 101
inverting, 110
Kuler panel, 106–107
Live Color feature, 114–115
luminosity, 101
nonglobal, 108–110
proofing, 116
replacing, 108–109
saturation, 101
selecting, 101
soft proof, 116
Swatches panel, 102–105
themes, 106–107
view box color, 42
Web-safe, 101
column graphs, 322
commands
adding to actions, 314
basic description of, 6
deleting from actions, 315
Panel Options menu, 9
Community Help site, 22
compound paths
creating, 158
releasing, 159
reversing object's fill in, 159
condensed font, 200
Constrain Angle general preference, 390
Control panel
anchor points, converting, 145
basic description of, 11
splitting paths using, 153
tools in, 6
Convert Anchor Point tool, 145
Convert to Shape command (Effect menu), 242
convert to shape effects, 242
converting anchor points, 144–145
Copy command (Edit menu), 197
copying text, 196–197
corner points, 144
Corner Radius general preference, 390
Create New Action button (Actions panel), 309
Create New Set button (Actions panel), 309
crop marks
creating, 54
deleting, 54
general preferences, 391
registration color, 54
cross hairs, 37
Crystallize tool, 286
cursor preferences, 390
curved segments, 143
curves, drawing, 141
custom dictionaries, spell checking, 325
Cut command (Edit menu), 197
cutout effects, 256
D
dashed stroke, 121
data graphs, 322
data sets
creating, 320–321
deleting, 320–321
renaming, 321
data variables, 320–321
Define Pattern command (Edit menu), 124
Delete button (Actions panel), 309
deleting
anchor points, 147
artboards, 36
brushes, 284
commands from actions, 315
crop marks, 54
data sets, 320–321
files, 12
graphic styles, 235
layers, 171
objects, 81
selections, 80
slices, 380
symbols, 291
workspaces, 57
Description tab (File Info dialog box), 344
Deselect command (Select menu), 78
Device Central (Adobe)
basic description of, 406
checking content using, 423
components of, 422
Device Central command (File menu), 39
DICOM tab (File Info dialog box), 345
dictionaries, spell checking, 325
diffuse glow effects, 257
Direct Selection tool
anchor points, adding new, 146
anchor points or segments, moving, 143
deleting anchor points using, 147
editing patterns using, 125
end points, connecting, 149
selecting anchor points and segments with, 72
showing/hiding direction lines, 61
understanding selections, 70
direction lines
anchor points, 142
showing and hiding, 61
Distort & Transform command (Effect menu), 90
distributing
objects, 84
slices, 383
dithering, 373
dividing paths, 153
DOC format, 193
docking
documents, 19
panels, 8
Document Color Mode command (File menu), 98, 330
Document Info panel, 346
Document Setup command (File menu), 32, 133
Document window, 6
documents
active, 19
arranging, 18
bleed and view options settings, 32
browsing with Adobe Bridge, 14
closing, 26
color modes, 28
creating
from scratch, 28
from templates, 30–31
using presets, 29
docking/undocking, 19
exporting
as bitmap, 350
Export command, 348
export file formats, 349
as Flash Movie, 354–355
to Photoshop, 352
with presets, 353
as TIFF format, 351
file information, inserting, 344–345
finding and replacing text and elements in, 326–327
grid pattern, 19
inserting images in, 16
language settings, 33
linking, 16
measurement units, 32
opening
with Adobe Bridge, 14–15
existing documents, 12
recently opened, 13
from Welcome Screen, 13
printing, 330
revealing in Adobe Bridge, 14
rulers, 46–47
saving, 24–25
as Adobe Flex File, 360
as EPS format, 358–359
as FXG format, 360
as Microsoft Office, 361
as PDF format, 356–357
as template, 362
for the Web, 364–365
setting up, 32–33
spell checking, 324–325
switching between, 18
tabbed, 18
templates, 16
transparency settings, 32–33
type options settings, 33
view size, 17
viewing information in, 17
views, 38–41
windows, 18–19
working with multiple, 18–19
DOCX format, 193
double quotes, 33
drawing
arcs, 66
circles, 62
curves, 141
ellipses, 62
line segments, 65
with Pencil tool, 260–261
rectangle grids, 68
rectangles, 63
spirals, 66–67
stars, 64
drawing tablets, 404
drop shadow effects, 245
duplicating
artboards, 34
color in Swatches panel, 103
graphic styles, 233
layers, 176
objects, 82–83
slices, 380
symbols, 292
E
Edit Colors command (Edit menu), 110, 126
Edit Custom Dictionary command (Edit menu), 325
Edit menu commands
Adobe PDF Presets, 353
Assign Profile, 96
Check Spelling, 324
Color Settings, 94
Copy, 197
Cut, 197
Define Pattern, 124
Edit Custom Dictionary, 325
Find and Replace, 326–327
Paste, 196–197
Paste in Back, 197
Paste in Front, 197
Print Presets, 331
Redo, 58
Transparency Flattener Presets, 341
Undo, 58
Edit Selection command (Select menu), 80
Edit View command (View menu), 38
editing
blend objects, 130
clipping masks, 162
color in Swatches panel, 103
colors with Live Color, 114–115
gradients, 136
graphic styles, 234
images in Adobe Bridge, 416
paths within clipping sets, 163
patterns, 125
selections, 80
symbols, 293
Effect menu commands
Convert to Shape, 242
Crop Marks, 54
Distort & Transform, 90
Effect Gallery, 254–255
Sharpen, 253
Stylize, 243
effects
accented edges, 257
applying multiple, 254
blur, 252
controlling with selections, 255
convert to shape, 242
cutout, 256
diffuse glow, 257
drop shadow, 245
dry brush, 256
Fresco, 256
gaussian blur, 252
glass, 257
glowing edges, 257
grain, 258
graphic pen, 258
Illustrator, 240–241
inner glow, 244–245
mosaic tiles, 258
note paper, 257
outer glow, 244–245
panel knife, 256
Photoshop Effect Gallery, 250–251
plastic wrap, 258
previewing, 240
raster graphics, 248
scribble, 243
spatter, 258
stained glass, 258
stamp, 257
text, 192
3D, 246–247
unsharp mask, 253
vector objects, 249
Ellipse tool, 62
ellipses, drawing, 62
embedded graphics, 226–227
endpoints, 149
Enhanced Metafile format, 349
Envelopes, reshaping with, 92
Eraser tool, 164
erasing path parts, 164
exiting Illustrator, 26
Expand button (Pathfinder panel), 156
Expand command (Objects menu), 125, 134
expanding
gradients, 134
panels, 7
patterns, 125
exporting
documents
as bitmap, 350
Export command, 348
as Flash Movie, 354–355
to Photoshop, 352
with presets, 353
as TIFF format, 351
export file formats, 349
Extension Manager (Adobe), 406, 424
Extensions command (Window menu), 106–107
Eyedropper tool
applying colors and attributes with, 122–123
color attributes, changing, 123
Save For Web & Devices tool, 366
F
families, font, 200
File Handling & Clipboard preferences, 401
File Info command (File menu), 344
file information, inserting into documents, 344–345
file management, Adobe Version Cue, 420
File menu commands
Browse in Bridge, 14–15, 222–223
Close command, 26
Device Center, 39
File Info, 344
New, 28–29
New From Template, 30
Open Recent, 13
Open With, 222
Return to Adobe Illustrator, 14
Revert, 24
Save, 24
Save a Copy, 25
Save For Web & Devices, 364–366
Scripts, 318–319
files
deleting, 12
saving actions as, 309
fills
applying color to, 99, 112, 118
blending fill colors, 126
patterns as, 124–125
Find and Replace command (Edit menu), 326–327
Find Font command, 328
Fit All In Window command (View menu), 44
Fit Artboard In Window command (View menu), 44
Flare tool, 63
Flash Movie, exporting documents as, 354–355
Flattener Preview command (Window menu), 39, 341
flattening layers, 182
fonts
bold, 200
condensed, 200
families and styles, 200
Find Font command, 328
finding, 201
italic, 200
replacing, 201
reusing recent, 200
size, 202
Free Transform tool, 86–87
Fresco effects, 256
full screen mode, 43
G
gamut warning icon, 101
Gap options, 272
gaussian blur effects, 252
General preferences, 390
Get Photos from Camera command (Adobe), 409
GIF documents, optimizing, 372–373
GIF format, 345
glass effects, 257
global colors, 108–110
glowing edges effects, 257
glyphs, 215
Go to Bridge button, 14–15
Gradient tool, 137
gradients
applying to objects, 134
creating, 135
editing, 136
expanding, 134
Gradient tool, 137
linear type, 135
radial type, 135
grain effects, 258
graphic pen effects, 258
graphics
embedded, 226–227
linked, 226–227
linking, 224–225
opening graphic images, 220
placing, 221–223
print options, 336
raster
interpolation and, 60
tracing, 228–230
understanding raster graphics, 60
styles
applying, 231
breaking links to, 235
creating, 232
deleting, 235
duplicating, 233
editing, 234
graphs, 322
grayscale images, 109
grid colors transparency settings, 33
grid patterns, 19
grid size transparency setting, 32
grids. See also guides
color, 52
displaying in back of artwork, 52
Polar Grid tool, 69
preferences, 52
Rectangle Grid tool, 68
showing and hiding, 52
Snap to Grid command, 52
styles, 52
subdivisions, 52
Transparency, 133
Group command (Objects menu), 76
Group Selection tool, 70
grouping objects, 76–77
groups, creating clipping masks for, 161
guides. See also grids
clearing, 49
color, 48
converting vector objects to, 49
creating, 49
locking, 48
preferences, 48
ruler, 47
showing and hiding, 48
smart guides
object transformation, 87
preferences, 51
turning on/off, 50
working with, 50–51
snap to point, 48
style, 48
switching, 49
H
Hand tool
moving elements around with, 53
quick access to, 53
Save For Web & Devices tool, 366
handles, 393
hanging indents, 209
hardware, Illustrator CS4 system requirements, 3
Help menu commands
Adobe Product Improvement Program, 23
Illustrator Help, 22–23
Updates, 21
Welcome Screen, 13
help options
Community Help site, 22
searching topics, 23
Hide Edges command (View menu), 61
Hide Panels command (Window menu), 18
hiding
anchor points, 61
direction lines, 61
grids, 52
guides, 48
layers, 178
rulers, 47
slices, 380–381
Transparency grid, 133
highlighting anchor points, 142
histograms, 411
History tab (File Info dialog box), 345
HSB color slider (Color panel), 100
HTML text, adding to slices, 386
hue, 101
I
icons, collapsing and expanding panel sets between icons and panels, 9
Illustrator Help command (Help menu), 22–23
Illustrator tab (File Info dialog box), 345
images
inserting in documents, 16
replacing, 16
working with images using Bridge, 15
importing text, 193
indentation
hanging indents, 209
paragraphs, 209
Info panel
color fill and stroke information, 55
uses for, 55
inner glow effects, 244–245
installing Illustrator CS4
in Macintosh, 3
in Windows, 2
Internet, checking for updates from, 20
interpolation, 60
Inverse command (Select menu), 78
inverting colors, 110
IPTC tab (File Info dialog box), 344
Isolation Mode, 163
italic font, 200
J
joining anchor endpoints, 149
joins, 121
JPEG documents, optimizing, 370–371
K
kerning type, 204
Keyboard Increment general preference, 390
keyboard shortcuts, 403
Knife tool, 152
Knockout Group option, 132
Kuler panel, 106–107
L
landscape/portrait orientation, 35
language settings, document creation, 33
Lasso tool
selecting objects with, 73
understanding selections, 70
layers. See also Layers panel
arranging, 174–175
creating clipping masks for, 161
creating top level layers, 168–169
deleting, 171
deselecting, 170
duplicating, 176
flattening, 182
hiding, 178
locking, 177
merging, 179
moving, 174–175
moving objects to, 180–181
naming, 169
releasing objects to, 181
selecting, 170
selecting objects with, 172–173
showing and hiding, 178
sublayers, 168–169
Layers panel. See also layers
accessing, 166
components of, 166
locating objects in, 183
options, setting, 167
layouts, workspace, 56
leading text, 203
line graphs, 322
Line Segment tool, 65
line segments, drawing, 65
linear gradient type, 135
linked graphics, 226–227
linking
documents, 16
graphics, 224–225
slices, 381
Liquify tools, 289
Live Color feature
applying color groups to objects with, 114–115
editing colors with, 114–115
Live Paint Bucket tool
paint fills, 266
preferences, setting, 265
selecting options to paint fills or strokes with, 264
stroke edges, changing, 267
Live Paint Groups
adding paths to, 271
converting traced objects to, 263
creating, 262–263
Gap options, 272
reshaping or moving paths in, 270–271
Live Paint Selection tool, 268–269
locking
guides, 48
layers, 177
lossy compression, 373
lowercase text, 329
luminosity, 101
M
Macintosh
Illustrator CS4 system requirements, 3
installing Illustrator CS4 in, 3
starting Illustrator CS4 in, 5
Macintosh PICT format, 349
Magic Wand tool
selecting objects with, 74–75
understanding selections, 70
marks print options, 334–335
Measure tool, 55
measurement
distance between objects, measuring, 55
measurement units, document creation, 32
menus, 6
merging
layers, 179
paths, 154–155
metadata, 345
Microsoft Office, saving
documents as, 361
miter bend style, 83
miter joins, 121
Mobile SWF tab (File Info dialog box), 344
mosaic tiles effects, 258
Move tool, 50
moving
anchor points, 142–143
artboards, 36
document elements with Hand tool, 53
layers, 174–175
objects, 81
objects to layers, 180–181
segments, 142–143
slices, 382
between tools, 53
N
naming
layers, 169
selections, 80
workspaces, 56
navigation
artboards, 37
within artboards, 34
customizing, 42
view area, 41
view box color, 42
view size, 40
New command (File menu), 28–29
New From Template command (File menu), 30
New View command (View menu), 38
Next Object Above command (Select menu), 78
Next Object Below command (Select menu), 78
nonglobal colors, 108–110
normal screen mode, 43
note paper effects, 257
O
objects
alignment, 84
applying color to, 99, 112, 118
clearing, 81
deleting, 81
distributing, 84
duplicating, 82–83
grouping, 76–77
measuring distance between, 55
moving, 81
moving to layers, 180–181
selecting
with Lasso tool, 73
with Magic Wand tool, 74–75
similar objects, 78–79
using Direction Selection tool, 72
using Select menu, 78–79
using Selection tool, 71
transforming, 85–87
Objects menu commands
Blend, 127–128
Clipping Mask, 160
Compound Path, 158
Group, 76
Text Wrap, 216
Transform, 90
Ungroup, 76
offsetting paths, 83
opacity, blends, 131
Open command (File menu), 12, 220
Open Recent command (File menu), 13
Open With command (File menu), 222
opening
documents
with Adobe Bridge, 14–15
existing documents, 12
recently opened, 13
from Welcome Screen, 13
graphic images, 220
panels, 7
Origin tab (File Info dialog box), 345
outer flow effects, 244–245
Outline view, 38–39
outlines, 217
output print options, 338–339
output slice settings, 385
overflow, text, 198–199
Overprint Preview command (View menu), 39, 337
P
Paintbrush tool, 151
painting
art brushes, 280–281
Brushes panel, 273
calligraphic brushes, 278–279
Live Paint Bucket tool, 264–267
Live Paint Groups
adding paths to, 271
converting traced objects to, 263
creating, 262–263
Gap options, 272
reshaping or moving paths in, 270–271
Live Paint Selection tool, 268–269
Paintbrush tool, 274–275
pattern brushes, 282–283
scatter brushes, 276–277
panel knife effects, 256
adding, 8
closing, 7
collapsing, 7
displaying hidden, 43
docking/undocking, 8
expanding, 7
opening, 7
Panel Options menu, 9
sets, collapsing and expanding between icons and panels, 9
subtracting, 8
paragraphs
alignment, 208
indentation, 209
spacing, 209
Paste command (Edit menu), 196–197
Paste in Back command (Edit menu), 197
Paste in Front command (Edit menu), 197
Pathfinder panel, 156
paths
anchor points and, 61
clipping mask, 160–163
closed, 61
compound, 158–159
dividing, 153
merging, 154–155
offsetting, 83
reshaping, 150–151
segments and, 61
Shape Mode command, 156
shape of, changing, 61
splitting, 152–153
pattern brushes, 282–283
patterns
applying to objects, 124
editing, 125
expanding, 125
as fills, 124–125
Pen tool
anchor points, adding, 147
drawing curves with, 141
drawing polygons with, 140
Pencil tool
preferences, 261
reshaping paths with, 151
working with, 260–261
Photoshop Effect Gallery, 250–251
Photoshop, exporting to, 352
Photoshop format, 349
pie graphs, 322
Pixel Preview command (View menu), 39
pixels, 35
Place command (File menu), 16, 221, 224, 226
placing graphics, 221–223
plastic wrap effects, 258
Play button (Actions panel), 309
playback, action, 311
plug-in preferences, 398
PNG-8 document, 374–375
PNG-24 document, 376
point type, 187
point/pica size, 46
points, anchor
adding new, 146–147
alignment, 148–149
Convert Anchor Point tool, 145
converting, 144–145
deleting, 147
direction lines, 142
endpoints, 149
highlighting, 142
moving, 142–143
paths and, 61
preferences, 142
selecting with Direct Selection tool, 72
showing and hiding, 61
smooth points, converting to corner points, 144
Polar Grid tool, 69
Polygon tool, 64
portrait/landscape orientation, 35
preferences
Adobe Bridge, 414–415
anchor points, 142
Appearance of Black, 402
cursor, 390
File Handling & Clipboard, 401
General, 390
grids, 52
guide, 48
hyphenation, 397
keyboard shortcut, 403
Live Paint Bucket tool, 265
Pencil tool, 261
plug-in, 398
ruler, 46
Scratch Disk, 399
Selection & Anchor Display, 392–393
slices, 397
smart guides, 51
text, 394–395
Transparency grid, 133
type, 394–395
Units & Display Performance, 396
updates, 20
user interface, 400
presets
artboard, 34
creating new documents using, 29
exporting with, 353
list of, 29
Preview view, 38–39
Preview View command (View menu), 260
previewing
artboards, 36
color separations, 337
effects, 240
Print command (File menu), 330, 332
Print Presets command (Edit menu), 331
printing
advanced print options, 340–341
bleed options, 335
color management settings, 342
color separations, previewing, 337
documents, 330
general print options, 332–333
graphics print options, 336
marks options, 334–335
number of copies, specifying, 333
output options, setting, 338–339
Overprint preview, 337
overprints, 340
presets, 340
with presets, 331
Print command, 330
print problems, checking for, 343
print tiling, 333
reverse order, 332
Separations preview, 337
summary print options, 343
Product Improvement Program (Adobe), 23
Proof Colors command (View menu), 116
Proof Setup command (View menu), 39
proofing colors, 116
PSD format, 345
Pucker tool, 286
punctuation, 214
Q
Quit Illustrator command (Illustrator menu), 26
quotes, 33
R
radar graphs, 322
radial gradient type, 135
raster graphics
effects, 248
interpolation and, 60
tracing, 228–230
understanding raster graphics, 60
Raw Data tab (File Info dialog box), 345
Record button (Actions panel), 309
recording actions, 310
Rectangle Grid tool, 68
Rectangle tool, 63
rectangles, drawing, 63
Redo command (Edit menu), 58
Reflect tool, 89
registration, 4–5
releasing
compound paths, 159
objects from clipping masks, 161
objects to layers, 181
renaming
data sets, 321
selections, 80
workspaces, 57
rendering intent color management print option, 342
replacing
colors, 108–109
fonts, 201
images, 16
Reselect command (Select menu), 78
Reshape tool, 150
reshaping paths, 150–151
resizing
artboards, 36
slices, 382
resolution preset transparency setting, 33
Return to Adobe Illustrator command (File menu), 14
reverse order printing, 332
Revert command (File menu), 24
RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color mode, 28, 97, 100
Rotate tool, 88
rotating
artboards, 36
text, 207
round bend style, 83
round joins, 121
Rounded Rectangle tool, 63
RTF format, 193
rulers
artboard display options, 37, 47
displaying, 46–47
document, 46–47
guides
alignment, 51
changing, 47
clearing, 49
color, 48
converting vector objects to, 49
creating, 49
locking, 48
preferences, 48
ruler, 47
showing and hiding, 48
smart guides, 50–51
snap to point, 48
style, 48
switching, 49
hiding, 47
origin, changing, 47
preferences, 46
S
safe area, artboard display options, 37
Same command (Select menu), 79
saturation, color, 101
Save a Copy command (File menu), 25
Save As command (File menu), 25, 31
Save command (File menu), 24
Save For Web & Devices
command (File menu), 364–366
Save Selection command (Select menu), 80
Save Workspace command (Workspace menu), 56
saving
actions
as files, 309
into sets, 309
documents, 24–25
as Adobe Flex File, 360
as EPS format, 358–359
as FXG format, 360
as Microsoft Office, 361
as PDF format, 356–357
as template, 362
for the Web, 364–365
selections, 80
slices for Web, 384–385
symbols, 291
Scale tool, 88
scaling
type, 206
Scallop tool, 286
scatter brushes, 276–277
scatter graphs, 322
Scissor tool, 152
Scratch Disk preferences, 399
screen modes, 43
scribble effects, 243
scripts, actions, 318–319
searching
fonts, 201
for help information, 23
segments
curve, 143
moving, 142–143
paths and, 61
selecting with Direct Selection tool, 72
Select menu commands, 78–79
Edit Selection, 80
Same command, 79
Save Selection, 80
Selection & Anchor Display preferences, 392–393
Selection tool. See also selections
aligning and distributing objects using, 84
duplicating objects with, 82–83
moving objects with, 81
reflecting or shearing objects, 89
rotating and scale objects with, 88
selecting objects with, 71
transforming objects with, 85
understanding selections, 70
selections. See also Selection tool
anchor points, 72
controlling effects using, 255
deleting, 80
editing, 80
examples of, 70
inverting color of, 78
layers, 170
naming, 80
renaming, 80
reselecting, 78
saving, 80
selecting next object above/below current, 78
slices, 380–381
type, 194–195
understanding selections, 70
sentence case, 329
Separations Preview command (Window menu), 39
Shape Mode command (Pathfinder panel), 156
Share My Screen command, 419
Sharpen command (Effect menu), 253
Shear tool, 89
shortcuts
starting Illustrator CS4, 4–5
tool, 11
Show Bounding Box command (View menu), 85
Show Edges command (View menu), 61
Show Panels command (Window menu), 18
Show Print Tiling command (View menu), 38
Show Text Threads command (View menu), 198
Show Transparency Grid command (View menu), 133
single quotes, 33
size
artboard, 35
font, 202
views, 40
Slice Selection tool, 366
slices
alignment, 383
arranging, 382–383
auto, 378
deleting, 380
distributing, 383
duplicating, 380
hiding, 380–381
HTML text, adding, 386
linking, 381
moving, 382
output option settings, 385
preferences, 397
resizing, 382
saving for Web, 384–385
selecting, 380–381
showing, 380–381
stacking, 383
subslices, 379
unlinking, 381
URL links, adding, 387
user, 378
viewing slice options, 380–381
working with, 381
smart guides
object transformation, 87
preferences, 51
turning on/off, 50
working with, 50–51
Smart Punctuation, 214
smooth points, converting to corner points, 144
Snap to Grid command, 52
Snap to Point command, 48, 392
soft proof colors, 116
software, Illustrator CS4 system requirements, 3
spacing paragraphs, 209
spatter effects, 258
spell checking, 324–325
Spiral tool, 66–67
spirals, drawing, 66–67
splitting paths, 152–153
stacked bar graphs, 322
stacked column graphs, 322
stacking slices, 383
stained glass effects, 258
stamp effects, 257
Star tool, 64
stars, drawing, 64
Start menu, opening documents using, 13
starting Illustrator CS4
in Macintosh, 5
shortcuts, 4–5
Welcome screen, 4
in Windows, 4
status bar, 17
Stop button (Actions panel), 309
stops, adding to actions, 312
stroke
alignment, 120
applying color to, 99, 112, 118
attributes, changing, 120–121
caps or joins, changing, 121
dashed, 121
weight of, changing, 120
styles
font, 200
graphic
applying, 231
breaking links to, 235
creating, 232
deleting, 235
duplicating, 233
editing, 234
grids, 52
guides, 48
type, 212–213
Stylize command (Effect menu), 243
sublayers, 168–169
subscript text, 33
subslices, 379
subtracting panels, 8
summary print options, 343
superscript text, 33
Swatches Library
copying swatches between libraries, 104
customized swatch panels, saving, 105
displaying, 104
gradient library, 134
Swatches panel
creating color groups in, 103
deleting colors from, 102
display of, changing, 102
editing or duplicating color in, 103
sorting colors in, 102
swatches, displaying by type, 102
Swatches Library, 104–105
symbols
creating, 290
deleting, 291
duplicating, 292
editing, 293
links, breaking, 294–295
saving, 291
sets, expanding instances of, 305
Symbol Libraries, 289
Symbol Screener tool, 303
Symbol Scruncher tool, 299
Symbol Shifter tool, 298
Symbol Sizer tool, 300
Symbol Spinner tool, 301
Symbol Sprayer tool, 296
Symbol Strainer tool, 302
Symbol Styler tool, 304
symbolism tool options, setting, 297
Symbols panel, 288
system requirements, 3
T
tab stops, 210
tabbed documents, 18
tabs, 210
Targa format, 349
creating documents from, 30–31
saving documents as, 362
text
case, 329
copying, 196–197
effects, 192
fonts, 200–202
glyphs, 215
hyphenation, 211
importing, 193
kerning, 204
leading, 203
outlines, 217
overflow, 198–199
paragraphs, 208–209
preferences, 394–395
rotating, 207
scaling, 206
selecting, 194–195
styles, 212–213
subscript, 33
superscript, 33
tabs, 210
threads, 198–199
tracking, 205
typing new, 187–188
wrapping, 216
Text Format, 349
Text Wrap command (Objects menu), 216
themes, color, 106–107
threads, text, 198–199
3D effects, 246–247
thumbnail views, 41
Tolerance selection option, 392
tool tips, 391
tools
accessing in Tools panel, 10
accessing multiple, 10
Control panel, 6
moving between, 53
shortcuts to, 11
Tools panel
accessing tools in, 10
contents of, 6
tracing raster graphics, 228–230
tracking type, 205
transformations
applying multiple, 90–91
blends, 130
Distort & Transform command, 90
repeating, 90
Transform Each command, 90
transforming objects, 85–87
Transparency Flattener Presets
command (Edit menu), 341
Transparency grid, 133
transparency settings
blends, 132
colored paper simulation, 33
controlling transparency effects, 132
document creation, 32–33
grid colors, 33
grid size, 32
resolution preset, 33
turning on/off smart guides, 50
TXT format, 193
type
Area Type tool, 189
copying, 196–197
fonts, 200–202
kerning, 204
leading, 203
moving, 196–197
outlines, 217
overflow, 198–199
paragraphs, 208–209
preferences, 394–395
rotating, 207
scaling, 206
selecting, 194–195
styles, 212–213
threads, 198–199
tracking value, 205
Type on a Path tool, 190
Vertical Area Type tool, 189
Vertical Type on a Path tool, 190
Vertical Type tool, 187
wrapping, 216
Type on a Path tool, 190
Type tool, 186
typographer's quotes, 33
Twirl tool, 286
U
Undo command (Edit menu), 58
undocking
documents, 19
panels, 8
Ungroup command (Objects menu), 76
Units & Display Performance preferences, 396
unsharp mask effects, 253
Updater (Adobe), 21
updates
checking for, 20–21
preferences, 20
Updates command (Help menu), 21
updating, from previous versions, 2
uppercase text, 329
URL links, adding to slices, 387
user interface preferences, 400
user slices, 378
V
variables, data
creating, 320–321
deleting, 320–321
renaming, 321
vector objects
converting to guide, 49
effects, 249
understanding vector graphics, 60
Version Cue (Adobe)
basic description of, 406
file management, 420
Vertical Area Type tool, 189
Vertical Type on a Path tool, 190
Vertical Type tool, 187
Video Data tab (File Info dialog box), 344
video safe areas, artboards, 35
View menu commands
Bounding Box, 270–271
Edit View, 38
Fit All In Window, 44
Fit Artboard In Window, 44
Hide Edges, 61
New View, 38
Overprint Preview, 39
Pixel Preview, 39
Preview View, 260
Proof Colors, 116
Proof Setup, 39
Rulers, 46
Show Bounding Box, 85
Show Edges, 61
Show Print Tiling, 38
Show Text Threads, 198
Show Transparency Grid, 133
Smart Guides, 50
Soft Proof, 116
view size, documents, 17
views
box color, 42
changing, with Zoom tool, 44–45
display view, changing, 38–39
document, 38–41
fit in window, 44
Outline, 38–39
Preview, 38–39
ruler options, 46
size, 40
thumbnail, 41
W
Warp tool, 286
WBMP document, optimizing, 377
Web
file formats, 368–369
GIF documents, optimizing, 372–373
images, optimizing to file size, 367
JPEG documents, optimizing, 370–371
PNG-8 document, optimizing, 374–375
PNG-24 document, optimizing, 376
saving documents for, 364–365
saving slices for, 384–385
WBMP document, optimizing, 377
Web-safe color, 101
Welcome Screen command (Help menu), 13
Window menu
Extensions, 106–107
Flattener Preview, 39
panel display, 7–8
Window menu commands
Flattener Preview, 341
Hide Panels, 18
Separations preview, 39
Show Panels, 18
Windows
Illustrator CS4 system requirements, 3
installing Illustrator CS4 in, 2
starting Illustrator CS4 in, 4
windows
active, 18
document, 18–19
Windows Metafile format, 349
Workspace menu commands, 56
workspaces
creating, 56
deleting, 57
displaying, 56
layouts, 56
naming, 56
renaming, 57
wrapping text, 216
Wrinkle tool, 286
X
X and Y positioning, 35
XMP format, 344
XMP Software Development Kit, 345
Z
zoom
in/out, 45
using Navigator thumbnail, 41
view size, 40
Zoom tool
changing view with, 44–45
Save For Web & Devices tool, 366