Adobe Illustrator CC on Demand

Includes Online Workshops Online Adobe Certified Exam (ACE) Resources More than 500 of the most essential Illustrator CC tasks Need answers quickly? Adobe Illustrator CC on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format.  We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions.    Inside the Book Improve publishing and productivity with Adobe Creative Cloud and touch screens Browse, organize, and process files using Adobe Bridge Transform and reshape objects to create a new look Use Live Paint to create, recolor, and modify images Use Live Color to create color harmony in a design Create complex shapes, patterns, and perspective objects Transform and touch up text and apply styles to display artistic text Apply appearances and graphic styles for a unique design Package or export designs to use in other programs Numbered Steps guide you through each task Did You Know alerts you to tips and techniques See Also points you to related information in the book Tasks are presented on one or two pages Illustrations with matching steps   Bonus Online Content   Register your book at queondemand.com to gain access to: Workshops and related files Keyboard shortcuts Visit the author site: perspection.com

Table of Contents:
Introduction    xvii 1  Getting Started with Illustrator CC    1 Installing Illustrator    2  New! Getting Started    4  New! Viewing the Illustrator Window    6  New! Showing and Hiding Panels    8 Working with Panels    10 Using the Tools and Control Panel    12  New! Opening a Document    14  New! Opening a Document with Adobe Bridge    16 Inserting Images in a Document    18  New! Using the Status Bar    19  New! Working with Document Windows    20 Checking for Updates Online    22  New! Getting Help While You Work    24 Saving a Document    26 Finishing Up    28 2  Creating and Viewing a Document    29 Creating a New Document    30 Creating a New Document Using Presets    31  New! Creating a New Document from a Template    32 Setting Up a Document    34  New! Using Multiple Artboards    36 Working with Multiple Artboards    38 Changing the Display View    40  New! Changing the View with the Navigator Panel    42 Customizing the Navigator Panel    44 Changing the Screen Display Mode    45 Changing the View with the Zoom Tool    46  New! Viewing and Using Rulers    48 Using the Guides    50  New! Using Smart Guides    52 Using the Grid    54 Moving Around with the Hand Tool    55 Using Crop Marks    56 Working with the Info Panel    58 Using Undo and Redo    59 Creating and Selecting Workspaces    60 Working on Touch Screens    62  New! 3  Working with Objects    63 Understanding Vector and Raster Graphics    64 Understanding Paths    65 Selecting a Drawing Mode    66 Creating Pixel Aligned Objects    67 Creating Rectangles and Ellipses    68 Creating Polygons and Stars    70 Creating Line Segments    71 Creating Arcs and Spirals    72 Creating Grids    74 Using the Shape Builder Tool    76 Creating Perspective Objects    78 Working with Perspective Objects    80 Customizing a Perspective Grid    81 Understanding Selections    82 Using the Selection Tool    83 Using the Direct Selection Tool    84 Using the Lasso Tool    85 Using the Magic Wand Tool    86 Selecting and Grouping Objects    88 Selecting Similar Objects    90 Saving and Editing Selections    92 Moving Objects    93 Duplicating Objects    94 Aligning and Distributing Objects    96 Transforming Objects    97 Using the Free Transform Tool    98  New! Rotating and Scaling Objects    100 Reflecting and Shearing Objects    101 Applying Multiple Transformations    102 Reshaping Objects with Envelopes    104 Using the Transform Panel    106 4  Working with Color    107 Changing Color Settings    108 Changing Color Profiles    110 Working with Color Modes    111 Changing Color Modes    112 Applying Colors    113 Working with the Color Panel    114  New! Working with the Swatches Panel    116  New! Creating Groups in the Swatches Panel    118 Working with Swatch Libraries    120 Adding Colors Using the Kuler Panel    122  New! Replacing Colors    124 Inverting Colors    126 Using the Color Guide Panel    127 Applying Color with the Color Guide Panel    128 Editing Colors with Live Color    130 Proofing Colors on the Screen    132 5  Applying Fills, Strokes, and Gradients    135 Applying Fill and Stroke Colors    136 Changing Stroke Attributes    138 Changing Stroke Style    140 Creating Variable Stroke Widths    142 Using the Eyedropper Tool    144 Creating Patterns for Fills    146 Editing Patterns    148 Using Patterns as Fills    149 Blending Fill Colors    150 Creating Blends Automatically    151 Applying Blend Options    152 Creating Blends with the Blend Tool    153 Modifying Blend Objects    154 Setting Transparency Options    155 Controlling Transparency Effects    156 Creating Transparency Masks    157 Flattening Object Transparency    158 Using the Transparency Grid    159 Applying Gradients    160 Using Gradients Libraries    162 Creating Gradients    163 Editing Gradients    164 Using the Gradient Tool    165 Creating a Gradient Mesh    166 6  Working with Points and Paths    169 Drawing with the Pen Tools    170 Setting Anchor Point Preferences    172 Moving Points and Segments    173 Converting Points    174 Adding and Deleting Anchor Points    176 Aligning and Joining Anchor Points    178 Reshaping Paths    180 Erasing to Reshape Paths    182 Smoothing Paths    183 Simplifying Paths    184 Dividing Paths    185 Splitting Paths    186 Merging Paths    188 Working with Shape Mode    190 Working with Pathfinder    191 Creating a Compound Path    192 Creating a Clipping Set    194 Editing a Clipping Set    196 7  Working with Layers    199 Understanding the Layers Panel    200 Setting Layers Panel Options    201 Creating Layers    202 Selecting Layers    204 Deleting Layers    205 Selecting Objects with Layers    206 Arranging Layers and Objects    208 Duplicating Layers and Objects    210 Locking Layers and Objects    211 Showing and Hiding Layers and Objects    212 Merging Layers and Groups    213 Moving Objects to a Layer    214 Flattening Layers    216 Locating Objects in the Layers Panel    217 Creating a Template Layer    218 Viewing Layers as Outlines    219 8  Working with Type    221 Using Type Tools    222  New! Creating Point Type    223 Creating Point Type in a Text Box    224  New! Creating Area Type    225 Modifying Area Type    226 Converting Point and Area Type    227  New! Creating Path Type    228 Modifying Type on a Path    230 Importing Text    231 Selecting Type    232 Copying or Moving Type    234 Working with Overflow Type    236 Changing Fonts    238  New! Finding and Changing Fonts    240  New! Changing Font Size    242 Leading Type    243 Kerning Type    244 Tracking Type    245 Scaling Type    246 Rotating Type    247 Touching Up Type    248  New! Formatting Type    250 Anti-aliasing Type    251 Aligning Paragraphs    252 Indenting and Spacing Paragraphs    253 Setting Tabs    254 Working with Hyphenation    255 Working with Different Languages    256  New! Working with Type Styles    258 Using Smart Punctuation    260 Working with Glyphs    261 Working with OpenType Fonts    262 Working with Justification    263 Wrapping Type Around an Object    264 Creating Type Outlines    265 Applying Color and Stroke to Type    266  New! 9  Working with Graphics    267 Opening Graphics    268  New! Placing Graphics    269  New! Placing Graphics from Adobe Bridge    270 Linking or Embedding Graphics    272 Change Linked or Embedded Graphics    274  New! Managing Linked or Embedded Graphics    276  New! Tracing Raster Graphics    278 Adjusting Tracing Options    280 Converting Tracing to Paths    282 Applying Graphic Styles    283 Creating Graphic Styles    284 Editing Graphic Styles    286 Applying Appearance Attributes    288 Creating a Mosaic Graphic    290 10  Manipulating Artwork with Effects    291 Applying Illustrator Effects    292 Applying the Convert to Shape Effect    294 Applying the Scribble Effect    295 Applying the Inner or Outer Glow Effect    296 Applying the Drop Shadow Effect    297 Applying    3D Effects    298 Applying Warp Effects    300 Applying Distort & Transform Effects    301 Changing Raster Effects Settings    302 Working with the Effect Gallery    304 Applying Multiple Effects    306 Controlling Effects Using Selections    307 Using Blur Effects    308 Viewing Various Effects    310 11  Drawing and Painting    313 Using the Pencil Tool    314 Creating Live Paint Groups    316 Setting Live Paint Bucket Tool Options    318 Using the Live Paint Bucket Tool    320 Using the Live Paint Selection Tool    322 Modifying Live Paint Groups    324 Selecting Gap Options    326 Using the Brushes Panel    327  New! Using the Paintbrush Tool    328  New! Creating and Editing Scatter Brushes    330  New! Creating and Editing Calligraphic Brushes    332 Creating and Editing Art Brushes    334  New! Creating and Editing Pattern Brushes    336  New! Creating and Editing Bristle Brushes    338 Working with Brushes    340 Working with Liquify Tools    342 12  Using Symbols    343 Using the Symbols Panel    344 Using Symbol Libraries    345 Working with Symbols    346 Duplicating and Editing Symbols    348 Breaking Symbol Links    350 Using the Symbol Sprayer Tool    352 Setting Symbolism Tools Options    353 Using the Symbol Shifter Tool    354 Using the Symbol Scruncher Tool    355 Using the Symbol Sizer Tool    356 Using the Symbol Spinner Tool    357 Using the Symbol Stainer Tool    358 Using the Symbol Screener Tool    359 Using the Symbol Styler Tool    360 Expanding Symbol Instances    361 Using    9-Slice Scaling for Symbols    362 Aligning Symbols to the Pixel Grid    364 Setting the Symbol Registration Point    365 13  Automating the Way You Work    367 Examining the Actions Panel    368 Building a New Action    370 Controlling the Playback of a Command    371 Adding a Stop to an Action    372 Inserting a Non-Recordable Command into an Action    373 Adding a Command to an Action    374 Deleting a Command from an Action    375 Working with Batch File Processing    376 Opening and Using Scripts    378 Defining and Editing Data Variables    380 Creating and Formatting a Data Graph    382 Adding Graph Designs to a Graph    384 Cleaning Up Unneeded Elements    385 14  Proofing and Printing Documents    387 Using Spell Check    388 Using Custom Dictionaries    389 Finding and Replacing Text and Elements    390 Finding and Changing Fonts    392 Printing a Document    394 Printing with Presets    395 Setting General Print Options    396 Setting Marks and Bleed Options    398 Setting Graphics Options    400 Previewing Color Separations    401  New! Setting Output Options    402 Setting Advanced Options    404  New! Setting Color Management Options    406 Checking for Print Problems    407 Inserting File Information    408 Using the Document Info Panel    410 15  Exporting a Document    411 Packaging a Document    412  New! Exporting a Document    414  New! Understanding Export File Formats    415  New! Exporting as a Bitmap    416 Exporting as a TIFF    417 Exporting as a PNG or JPEG    418 Exporting to Photoshop    420 Exporting as an AutoCAD    422  New! Exporting as a Flash Movie    424 Generating and Exporting CSS    426  New! Saving as an Adobe PDF    428 Saving as an EPS    430 Saving as a SVG    432  New! Saving a Document for Microsoft Office    434 Saving as a Template    435 Saving Time with Presets    436 16  Designing for the Web and Devices    437 Saving for the Web    438 Working with Save For Web Options    440 Working with Web File Formats    442 Optimizing a JPEG Document    444 Optimizing a GIF Document    446 Optimizing a PNG-8 Document    448 Optimizing a PNG-24 Document    450 Optimizing an Image to File Size    451 Slicing Images the Easy Way    452 Working with Slices    454 Adding HTML Text or an URL Link to a Slice    456 Arranging Slices    458 Combining or Dividing Slices    460 Saving Slices for the Web    461 Saving Selected Slices    462 Previewing in a Browser    463 Sharing on Behance    464  New! 17  Customizing the Way You Work    465 Setting General Preferences    466 Changing Sync Settings Preferences    468  New! Changing Selection & Anchor Display Preferences    470 Setting Type Preferences    472  New! Changing Units Preferences    474 Setting Slices Preferences    475 Setting Hyphenation Preferences    476 Selecting Plug-ins    477  New! Selecting Scratch Disks    478 Setting User Interface Preferences    479 Setting File Handling & Clipboard Preferences    480 Working with Appearance of Black Preferences    482 Defining Keyboard Shortcuts    483 Using Drawing Tablets or Screens    484 18  Working Together with Adobe Programs    485 Exploring Adobe Programs    486  New! Exploring Adobe Bridge    487 Getting Started with Adobe Bridge    488 Getting Photos from a Digital Camera    489 Working with Raw Images from a Digital Camera    490  New! Modifying Images in Camera Raw    492  New! Working with Images Using Adobe Bridge    494 Setting Preferences in Adobe Bridge    496 Applying Image Adjustments    498 Automating Tasks in Adobe Bridge    499 Using Mini Bridge    500 Scripting with Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit    501 Working with Adobe Media Encoder    502 Working with Adobe Extension Manager    504  New! Using the Adobe Exchange Panel    505  New! Accessing Adobe Creative Cloud    506  New! New Features    507  New! Adobe Certification    513 Index

About the Author :
Steve Johnson has written more than 80 books on a variety of computer software, including Adobe Edge Animate, Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe Dreamweaver CS6, Adobe InDesign CS6, Adobe Illustrator CS6, Adobe Flash Professional CS5, Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Office 2013 and 2010, Microsoft Office 2008 for the Macintosh, and Apple OS X Mountain Lion. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve founded Perspection, Inc., which writes and produces software training. When he is not staying up late writing, he enjoys coaching baseball, playing golf, gardening, and spending time with his wife, Holly, and three children, JP, Brett, and Hannah. Steve and his family live in Northern California, but can also be found visiting family all over the western United States.