ch 1 illustrator

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illustrator

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a professional illustration software application- you can create everything from simple graphics, icons, and text to complex and multilayered illustrations - for page layouts, multimedia presentations on the web

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dialog box

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can change size - width, height, page orientation, and unit of measure color

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cmyk

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cyan, magenta, yellow, black used for print projects

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rgb

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red, green, blue used for projects that will appear on screens

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precision

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a key to good design, can get better precision using points and picas

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point

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1/72 of an inch

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pica

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12 points or 1/6 of an inch

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preferences

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use to set units of measure- in the edit menu

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title bar

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contains the name of your document, magnification level, and color mode

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menu bar

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includes all of the illustrator menus

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black triangle

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leads to a sub menu

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ellipsis

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followed by dialog box

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art board

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area bound by a solid line, can be as large as 227x227

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scratch area

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area outside of the dartboard where you can store objects before placing them

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tools panel

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contains tools that let you create, select, and manipulate objects

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tiny black triangle

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indicates hidden tools

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zoom text box

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displays current magnification level

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status bar

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contains a list arrow menu from which you can choose a status line with info about current tool

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panels

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windows containing features for modifying and manipulating illustrator objects

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docking panels

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allows you to arrange multiple panels or panel groups vertically

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tab key

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hides and shows panels

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outline view

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shows the skeleton of your work

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preview

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shows complete work: ctrl y

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zoom

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command +

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zoom out

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command

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hand tool

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allows you to move artboard

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bounding box

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eight hollow white squares that show your object is selected

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bitmap images

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created using squares called pixels

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resolution

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the number of pixels in a given inch

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resolution dependent

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pixels must be small enough to create an image with the illusion of continuous tone

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vector graphic

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image created with lines and curves that is defined mathematically

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paths

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anchor points and lines that make up the vector graphics

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vectors

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used to create logos and line art

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resolution independent

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not created with pixels, no resolution

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X

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switches between fill and stroke mode

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none

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swatch that has the red line, no fill

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grouping

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allows you to move many objects as 1

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smart guides

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blue and pink lines that help line up objects

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reflect tool

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to flip an object

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transform

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repeats the previous transformation

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direct selection tool

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selects individual anchor points or single paths of an object

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guides

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help you work with precision