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1.1 How Illustrator Works |
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1.1.2 Creating Basic Paths |
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1.1.3 Keeping Your Art Editable |
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1.2 Illustrator Jumpstart |
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1.2.2 Using Transformations |
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1.2.3 Adding Text and Effects |
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1.2.4 Working with Blends |
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1.2.6 Putting the Texture in Text |
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1.2.8 Making a Photo into Art |
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2 Exploring the Illustrator Interface |
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2.1 What Is Adobe Illustrator? |
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2.4 Application Bar and Frame |
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3 The Interactive Tools Panel |
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The Direct Selection Tool |
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The Paintbrush Tool and Brushes Panel |
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The Erser, Scissors, and Knife Tools |
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The Rotate and Reflect Tools |
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The Scale, Shear, and Reshape Tools |
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The Width and Distortion Tools |
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The Shape Builder and Live Paint Tools |
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The Perspective Grid Tool |
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Hand and Print Tiling Tools |
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Stroke and Fill Indicators |
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4 Navigating and Viewing in Illustrator |
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4.1 Navigating and Zooming |
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5.1 Creating New Documents and New Document Profiles |
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5.3 Working with Guides and Grids |
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5.4 Saving Illustrator Files |
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5.5 Saving to Web and Other Formats |
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6.1 Using the Selection Tools |
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6.2 Making and Saving Selections |
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6.3 Working with Groups and Isolation Mode |
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6.4 Understanding Stacking Order and the Layers Panel |
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6.6 The Pathfinder and Shape Builder Tools |
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6.7 Creating Compound Paths |
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7.1 Fill and Stroke Properties |
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7.2 Drawing with the Pen Tool |
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7.4 Understanding Drawing Modes |
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7.5 Using the Outline Strokes Function |
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8.3 Aligning and Distributing |
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9.2 Using Spot and Pantone Colors |
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9.3 Working with Swatches |
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9.4 Understanding Gradients |
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9.5 Creating and Editing Patterns |
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9.6 Using the Color Guide |
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9.7 Choosing Colors with the Kuler Panel |
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9.10 Working with Gradient Mesh |
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10.4 Using Character and Paragraph Styles |
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10.5 Converting Text to Outlines |
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10.8 Finding Symbols with the Glyphs Panel |
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10.9 Warping Text with Envelope Distort |
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11.2 Converting Photos to Vector with Live Trace |
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11.3 Vectorizing Line Drawings |
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11.5 Using Clipping Masks |
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12.3 Creating Symbol Sets |
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12.3 The Appearance Panel |
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12.5 Creating a Graphic Style |
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12.6 Working with Transparency |
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12.7 3D Effects: Extrude & Bevel |
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13.2 Creating and Editing Brushes |
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13.3 Using the Bristle Brush Tool |
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14.1 Creating a New Graph |
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14.2 Modifying a Graph's Design |
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15.2 Saving for Web and Devices |
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15.3 Preparing a File for Use with Flash |
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Introduction |
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What's New in Illustrator CS5? |
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1 | (42) |
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2 | (3) |
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5 | (3) |
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Improvements in the Stroke Panel |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (6) |
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16 | (2) |
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Transparency in Gradient Meshes |
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18 | (2) |
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20 | (3) |
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23 | (2) |
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CS Review Online Commenting |
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25 | (5) |
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Multiple Artboard Enhancements |
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30 | (2) |
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32 | (2) |
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Resolution-Independent Effects |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (2) |
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The Select Behind Keyboard Shortcut |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (3) |
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Drawing in Illustrator CS5 |
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43 | (12) |
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Creating Straight Lines with the Pen Tool |
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44 | (2) |
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Deleting and Inserting Anchor Points |
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46 | (1) |
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Drawing Continuous Curved Paths |
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47 | (2) |
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Drawing Non-Continuous Curves |
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49 | (1) |
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Creating Paths Using the Pencil Tool |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (3) |
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Working with Illustrator and Bridge |
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55 | (24) |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (2) |
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Customizing Graphic Display |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (2) |
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Adding Keywords to Graphics in Bridge |
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62 | (3) |
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Rating, Labeling, and Filtering Graphics |
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65 | (3) |
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Searching for Images in Bridge |
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68 | (2) |
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Saving the Search Results as a Smart Collection |
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70 | (2) |
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72 | (1) |
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Tidying Up the Content Panel |
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73 | (2) |
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Quick and Detailed File Comparison |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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Reviewing and comparing Graphics |
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77 | (2) |
Keyboard Shortcuts and Glossary |
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Index |
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