3D and Materials panel, 6, 376
Adobe Add-ons, 5
Adobe Authorized Training Partners, 5
Adobe community resources, 5
Adobe Illustrator. See Illustrator
Align to Pixel Grid button, 440, 441, 442
aligning
anchor points, 73
text, 259
alignment guides, 12, 63, 98, 191
anchor points
aligning, 73
explained, 63
shapes and, 87
size adjustment, 64
smooth vs. corner, 173
undoing, 199
Android export options, 445
AppData folder (Windows), 4
appearance attributes, 360–368
applying to layers, 294
description of, 360
graphic styles as, 376
viewing hidden, 362
formatting options in, 367
multiple attributes added in, 362–367
overview of options in, 360
reordering attribute rows in, 367–368
Application bar, 33
Application frame options, 55
area type
Auto Sizing feature, 246
converting point type to, 246
setting options for, 260
vertically aligning, 259
arranging
artboards, 147
layer content, 286
arrowheads on paths, 182
creating from existing artwork, 340–341
Artboard Editing mode, 141, 142, 143–145, 147, 165
Artboard Options dialog box, 148, 165
Artboard tool, 141, 143, 144, 145, 146
arranging and aligning, 146–147
copying between documents, 145–146
fitting in window, 31
renaming, 148
artwork
Art brush created from, 340–341
combining vector and raster, 409
creating with Pen tool, 199–203
editing colors in, 16, 231–233
file formats for exporting, 442
flattening, 296
gradient applied to, 309
grid behind, 92
placing, 107
positioning, 153
rotating, 155
See also objects
aspect ratio of gradients, 311
Asset Export panel, 444–446, 447
assets
attribute rows
deleting, 362
See also appearance attributes
Auto Sizing feature, 246
bitmap images, 30
bleed area, 86
Blend Options dialog box, 318, 320
creating, 318
examples of, 317
modifying, 319
spine of, 319
See also gradients
Eraser tool used with, 354
sizing/resizing, 353
brightness adjustment, 46
changing options for, 350
grouping paths made with, 352
painting with, 351
creating new, 340–341, 345–347
editing, 333–334, 341–343, 348–349, 350
libraries of, 334–335, 344, 350
previewing changes to, 334
removing strokes made by, 338
types of, 331
bullet character, 246
removing strokes made by, 338
canvas, rotating, 54
Caps Lock key
Join tool and, 181
Pen tool and, 188
Pencil tool and, 177
cascading documents, 55
center point widget, 87
Character panel, 256
creating and applying, 265–267
editing, 267
Character Styles panel, 266–267
characters
formatting applied to, 256–257
styles applied to, 262, 265–267
circles, creating/editing, 13, 94–96
Classroom in a Book training series, 1
Clear Filter button, 253
clipping masks
applying to images, 419
releasing, 296
See also masks
clipping paths, 108, 419, 420–421
clipping set, 419
closed paths, 87
Cloud Document dialog box, 11, 32, 437
cloud icon, 428
CMYK color mode, 213, 214, 226
Collect in New Layer option, 295
applying colors from, 230
using for inspiration, 228–229
color harmonies, 229, 232, 239
Color Mixer panel, 215
Color panel, 215
color stops, 301
Lines mode for applying, 316–317
radial gradient, 310
global, 216, 218–219, 220, 239
saving colors as, 216–217, 223, 239
spot-color, 224
Color Theme Picker, 233
converting between modes, 226
copying with Eyedropper, 226–227
creating custom, 215
guidance for choosing, 228–229
naming, 216
text or type, 255
columns, text, 260
Pathfinder effects for, 130–132
Shape Builder tool for, 127–129
Comments panel, 6
constraining handles, 201
Content Aware feature, 412
context-sensitive menus, 45
converting
anchor points, 180, 195–197, 206–208
colors between modes, 226
point type to area type, 246
convert-point icon, 196, 198, 201, 202
copying
appearance attributes, 226–227
artboards between documents, 145–146
converting between smooth and, 195–197, 206–208, 209
creating with Curvature tool, 173–174
smooth points distinguished from, 173, 209
corner radius widgets, 15
Create New Layer button, 279, 291
Create New Style button, 263, 264
Create Report option, 436
Creative Cloud desktop application, 250
Creative Cloud Libraries, 397–402
toggling the display in, 398
using assets in, 400
See also libraries
Curvature tool, 21–22, 169–174
creating corners with, 173–174, 183
curves
combining straight lines and, 197–198
Pen tool for drawing, 192–195, 209
cutting shapes
Delete Selection icon, 380
deleting
appearance attributes, 362, 380
preferences file, 4
width points, 134
workspaces, 43
See also removing
Direct Selection tool, 63–64, 65, 189, 194, 209, 420, 441
direction handles, 187, 192, 194, 200–202, 207
direction lines, 187, 192, 193, 196
direction points, 187, 192, 194
Discover panel, 7
distorting artwork, 161
distributing objects, 72
docking
toolbar, 36
Document Setup dialog box, 86
documents
copying artboards between, 145–146
cycling between, 55
groups of, 55
panning in, 50
saving, 11
Draw Inside mode, 107–108, 111
drawing
Curvature tool for, 21–22, 169–171
lines, 102–103, 178–179, 187–188
Pen tool for, 187–188, 190–195
Drop Shadow effect, 294, 369–370
drop zone, 36
duplicating
linked files, 436
dX and dY measurements, 64
Edit Artboards button, 141
editing
appearance attributes, 361–362
brushes, 333–334, 341–343, 348–349, 350
character styles, 267
colors in artwork, 16, 18–19, 231–233
effects, 370
envelope warp, 271
gradients, 20, 302–303, 307–308
groups in Isolation mode, 77–78
paragraph styles, 265
paths, 172–173, 189–190, 204, 336–337
patterns, 326
text, 372
educator resources, 5
3D effects, 376
applying, 369–370, 372–376, 383
Drop Shadow effect, 294, 369–370
editing in Appearance panel, 370
Offset Path effect, 373
Photoshop effects, 368, 375–376
targeting layers with, 294
temporarily disabling, 372
text styling with, 371
Transform effect, 374
vector vs. raster, 368
Warp effect, 371
Zig Zag effect, 26
ellipses, creating/editing, 93–94
embedded images, 410, 429, 431
Eraser tool
Blob Brush tool and, 354
erasing parts of artwork with, 122–123
setting the size of, 354
straight line erasures using, 123, 137
Escape key, 16, 37, 72, 133, 194
Essentials workspace, 31, 43, 44, 277
Export for Screens dialog box, 443, 444, 446, 447
eye icon, 204, 285, 290, 363, 423
Eyedropper tool
copying appearance attributes with, 226–227
text formatting sampled with, 261–262
Fidelity slider, 177
files
creating PDF, 437
importing plain-text, 247
opening, 31
packaging, 436
Fill color option, 16
fills
Filter Fonts icon, 251
Filter Gallery dialog box, 375–376
Fit Artboard In Window view, 110
flattening artwork, 296
flipping content, 18, 136, 412
fonts
activating, 7, 140, 212, 250–252
used in this book, 2
See also text
formatting
sampling with Eyedropper tool, 261–262
type or text, 250–259, 261–262
Free Transform tool, 158
freeform gradients, 301
editing in Points mode, 315–316
global swatches, 216, 218–219, 220, 239
glyphs
using snapping with, 259
video on working with, 258
Glyphs panel, 258
GPU performance, 49
Gradient panel, 20, 301, 302–303, 306, 311, 313
gradient slider, 301, 302, 305, 308, 310
Gradient tool, 301, 305–306, 310, 312–313, 314
applying to multiple objects, 312–313
artwork utilizing, 309
aspect ratio of, 311
color stops in, 301, 307–308, 310, 314–315, 316–317
resizing, 311
rotating, 305
transparency added to, 313–314
See also blends
adding multiple, 381
creating new, 378
explanation of, 376
libraries of, 377
text and, 378
Graphic Styles panel, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380
grid
artwork, 92
Group Selection tool, 34, 78, 81
groups
document, 55
panel, 39
path, 352
renaming, 282
rotating, 110
shape, 110
guides
handles
constraining, 201
direction, 187, 192, 194, 200–202, 207
width point, 134
harmony rules, 229
HEIF format files, 7
Help resources, 5
hiding
bounding box, 152
horizontal alignment, 27, 70, 71, 74
Illustrator
installing, 2
native format, 85
resources, 5
Illustrator Options dialog box, 11, 86, 403
images
combining with artwork, 409
creating Art brushes from, 340–341
fixing missing, 435
importing
text, 247
installing Illustrator, 2
instances, symbol, 387, 388–389, 393–394
iOS export options, 445
Isolation mode, 77–78, 81, 108, 271, 420, 422
joining paths, 117–118, 180–181
key objects, 71
keyboard shortcuts
displayed in tool tips, 34
Fit Artboard in Window, 47
Hand tool, 50
Layers panel, 296
modifying on macOS, 49
resizing brushes, 353
zooming in/out, 46
layer comps, 415
Layer Options dialog box, 279
appearance attributes applied to, 294
arranging content on, 286
clipping masks for, 295–296, 297
duplicating content of, 291–292
effects applied to, 294
explanation of, 277
flattening, 296
graphic styles applied to, 380–381, 383
locking, 290
moving content between, 283–284
Photoshop files with, 416
sublayers and, 280
symbol, 396
Layers panel
features overview, 277
keyboard shortcuts, 296
opening, 278
leading, text, 256
libraries
graphic style, 377
See also Creative Cloud Libraries
Libraries panel, 397–399, 400, 401
Library folder (macOS), 4
Line Segment tool, 102
linear gradients, 301
applying to fills, 302
applying to strokes, 306
lines
Pencil tool for drawing, 178–179
See also straight lines
Link Harmony Colors icon, 232
embedded images vs., 410, 429, 431
finding information about, 428
fixing missing, 435
links
Library asset, 401
opacity mask, 427
text, 248
Links panel, 401, 412, 428, 429, 430, 435
Live Corners widget, 90, 91–92, 99
Live Paint Bucket tool, 235, 236–237
Live Paint groups, 235–238, 239
creating, 235
modifying, 238
Locate Object button, 281, 416, 419, 422
locking
layers, 290
objects, 66
macOS commands, 2
magenta alignment guides, 12, 63, 98, 191
magnification level, 46
Make Mask button, 425
Make Pixel Perfect option, 441
marquee selections, 65
Mask button, 419
applying to images, 419
See also clipping masks
merging
layer content, 295
swatches, 146
Missing Fonts dialog box, 140, 212, 276, 300, 358, 397
Move dialog box, 157
naming/renaming
artboards, 148
colors, 216
groups, 282
native format, 85
Navigator panel, 50
New Artboard button, 142
New Brush dialog box, 340, 346
New Document dialog box, 10, 84–85
New Swatch dialog box, 216, 217, 223
objects
coloring, 214
distributing, 72
key, 71
locating, 281
locking, 66
rotating, 155
stacking order of, 79, 280, 287
See also artwork
Offset Path effect, 373
opacity
appearance attribute, 365
gradient, 313
pattern, 323
disabling/enabling, 425
ordering/reordering
appearance attributes, 367–368
objects, 79
symbols, 392
Outline mode
viewing artwork in, 50–51, 285, 290
outlines
overset text icon, 264
Package dialog box, 436
editing paths with, 336–337, 355
setting options for, 337
painting objects, 235, 236–237
See also Live Paint groups
groups of, 39
hiding/showing, 42
See also specific panels
panning documents, 50
PANTONE color system, 223, 224
creating and applying, 262–263
editing, 265
practicing with, 264
Paragraph Styles panel, 263, 264, 265
paragraphs
changing formatting for, 257–258
Paste Remembers Layers option, 292–293, 297
Pathfinder effects, 130–132, 137
paths
arrowheads on, 182
closed, 87
editing, 172–173, 189–190, 204, 336–337
explained, 63
grouping, 352
reshaping, 133
selecting, 189
simplifying, 105
Pattern Editing mode, 323–324, 325, 326
Pattern Options panel, 324, 325
pattern tile, 324
editing, 326
saving a copy of, 325
swatches for, 322, 325, 346, 348
tiling of, 324–325, 346–347, 349
PDF file creation, 437
curves drawn with, 192–195, 209
straight lines drawn with, 187–188, 190–191, 209
paths drawn with, 177–178, 183
straight lines drawn with, 178–179
Photoshop effects, 368, 375–376, 383
Photoshop images
See also images
Photoshop Import Options dialog box, 415, 416
pie widget, 95
pins
pixel-aligned property, 438
pixel grid, 438
aligning artwork to, 439–442, 447
turning off, 439
Place dialog box, 410, 414, 415, 417
placeholder text, 243, 244, 269
cloud documents, 418
point type
converting to area type, 246
points
See also anchor points
polygons
positioning artwork, 153
PPI (pixels per inch), 412, 413
presets
Adobe PDF, 437
previews
brush edit, 334
Previous artboard button, 74, 148
process color inks, 223
profiles, variable-width, 135
Properties panel
overview on working with, 38–39
positioning artwork using, 153
scaling artwork using, 154, 382
Puppet Warp tool, 161–164, 165
radial gradients, 301
applying to artwork, 309
editing colors in, 310
raster images, 30
combining with vector artwork, 409
creating Art brushes from, 340–341
tracing and converting, 103–105, 111
See also images
Rearrange All Artboards dialog box, 147
Recolor Artwork dialog box, 18–19, 231–234, 239
editing colors with, 18–19, 231–233
Rectangle tool, 12, 25, 87, 424, 439–440
Remove Brush Stroke button, 338
removing
assets from Asset Export panel, 444
brush strokes from artwork, 338
color stops from gradients, 308
See also deleting
renaming. See naming/renaming
reordering. See ordering/reordering
replacing
Reset Essentials command, 31, 43, 44
Reshape tool, 133
reshaping
paths, 133
type objects, 261
resizing. See sizing/resizing
resources, Illustrator, 5
Reverse Gradient button, 310
rotating
canvas, 54
gradients, 305
groups, 110
objects, 155
rubber band, 188
rulers
working with guides and, 150–152
sampling
appearance attributes, 226
Save a Copy option, 325
saving
colors as swatches, 216–217, 223
documents, 11
patterns, 325
PDF files, 437
preferences file, 4
Scale Strokes & Effects option, 154, 165
scaling
user interface, 42
See also sizing/resizing
scrubbing across paths, 181
selected-art indicator, 283, 291
selecting
paths, 189
similar text, 7
selection indicator, 38, 281, 288
Selection tool, 61–63, 65, 81, 264, 271, 396, 439
selections
bounding box of, 62
marquee, 65
Shape Builder tool, 14–15, 127–129, 137, 176
Shaper tool, 37
explanation of, 87
grouping, 110
widgets for, 87, 90, 91–92, 99
Shear tool, 157
shortcuts. See keyboard shortcuts
Show Activated Fonts button, 252
Show All Layers command, 290
sizing/resizing
gradients, 311
See also scaling
Smart Guides
turning off/on, 97, 98, 190, 191, 394
converting between corner and, 195–197, 206–208, 209
corner points distinguished from, 173, 209
Snap To Grid option, 92
Snap To Pixel option, 439
spine of a blend, 319
stars, creating/editing, 100–101
static symbols, 389
straight lines
Pen tool for drawing, 187–188, 209
Pencil tool for drawing, 178–179
See also lines
Stroke panel, 21, 97, 175, 182
strokes
styles
sublayers, 280
Substance materials, 6
Swatch Conflict dialog box, 146
Swatch Options dialog box, 16, 218, 220
swatches
Swatches panel, 16, 216–217, 220, 222, 224, 304
Symbol Options dialog box, 391, 392, 393
Symbol Scruncher tool, 395
symbol sets, 395
Symbol Sprayer tool, 395
symbolism tools, 395
benefits of using, 405
dynamic, 391
explanation of, 387
instances of, 387, 388–389, 393–394
layers for, 396
reordering, 392
tools for working with, 395
viewing names of, 388
Symbols panel, 387, 388–389, 392
aligning, 259
Auto Sizing feature, 246
color applied to, 255
converting between types of, 246
creating columns of, 260
editing with effects, 372
graphic styles applied to, 378
importing from files, 247
library assets as, 400
outlines created from, 272
sampling attributes of, 261–262
selecting similar, 7
strokes added to, 366
wrapping, 268
See also fonts; type objects
Text Import Options dialog box, 247
tiling
pattern, 324–325, 346–347, 349
tool tips, 34
appearance of, 214
docking, 36
resizing and floating, 35
selecting tools in, 34
tools
selecting hidden, 34
See also specific tools
Transform Each dialog box, 156
Transform effect, 374
Transform panel, 91
transforming artwork, 17–18, 152–158
Free Transform tool for, 158
positioning objects, 153
rotating objects, 155
transparency
pattern, 323
spot colors and, 225
Transparency panel, 323, 365, 424, 425–427
tutorials, Illustrator, 5
type objects, 244
converting between, 246
reshaping, 261
See also text
Type tool, 23, 243, 244, 250, 257, 271, 273
unembedding images, 429
Unite button, 131
unlocking
Update Link button, 401
updating
symbol instances, 390
user interface
brightness adjustment, 46
scaling, 42
variable-width strokes, 7, 134–135
vector effects, 368
vertical alignment, 73, 74, 146, 147, 259
vertical distribution, 72
videos
on area type auto sizing, 246
on fixing missing fonts, 253
on Free Transform tool, 158
on glyph snapping, 259
on Glyphs panel, 258
on grid and radial repeats, 161
on panning documents, 50
on ruler origin, 152
panning for, 50
rotating the canvas for, 54
Warp effect, 371
Warp Options dialog box, 270, 371
Warp effect for, 371
Web Edition of book, 3
web-based resources, 5
WebP format files, 7
widgets
center point, 87
corner radius, 15
pie, 95
Width Point Edit dialog box, 134, 135
Windows commands, 2
overview of, 33
panel features in, 39–41, 44–45
wrapping text, 268
Zig Zag effect, 26