Teach Yourself VISUALLY Illustrator? 10

This handy guide uses the proven Visual step-by-step approach to learning Illustrator -- in full color! It covers all the ins and outs of using Adobe Illustrator: creating and editing objects, working with bezier and compound paths, creating layers and masks, working with color, adding raster images, and using Illustrator for Web design. Teach Yourself VISUALLY Illustrator 10 is a tutorial for the graphically minded with clear, concise, jargon-free instructions and over 500 color screenshots throughout. Jam-packed with information, this book goes beyond the basics to help Web designers, graphic design professionals, and business graphics users take full advantage of the robust features of Illustrator 10.

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCING ILLUSTRATOR Concept: Work with Images, Understanding Illustrator, Navigate the Illustrator Desktop Start Illustrator Create a New Document Save a Document Open a Saved Document Close a Document Get Help UNDERSTANDING ILLUSTRATOR BASICS Change Document Settings Change Preferences Switch Between Views View Rulers and Grids View a Palette Move and Dock a Palette Change Palette Options Using the Zoom Tool Using the Select Tool Using the Direct Select Tool Copy and Paste an Object Undo and Redo a Command WORKING WITH PATHS Concept: Understanding Paths Draw Straight Lines with the Line Tool Draw Freehand with the Pencil Tool Draw Curves with the Arc Tool Draw Straight Lines with the Pen Tool Draw Curves with the Pen Tool Reshape a Curve. 7. Reshape a Line with the Reshape Tool Close an Open Path Open a Closed Path Delete paths Erase parts of a path Smooth a path USING ADVANCED PATH TECHNIQUES Add or Remove Anchor Points Convert Anchor Point Type Remove Excess Anchor Points Clean Up Stray Anchor Points Average Points Join points Using Add and Subtract Commands Using the Intersect Command Using the Exclude Command Create a Compound Path WORKING WITH OBJECTS Draw a Rectangle or Rounded Rectangle Draw an Ellipse or Circle Draw Regular Polygons Draw Stars Create a Spiral Create a Rectangular Grid Create a Polar Grid Rotate an Object Reflect an Object Scale an Object Apply Shear to an Object Align Objects Move Objects Forward and Back Group and Ungroup Objects Cut Objects with the Knife Tool ADVANCED OBJECT EFFECTS AND SYMBOLS Concept: Understanding Object Effects and Symbols Warp an Object Using the Free Transform Tool Using the Envelope Distort Tool Using the Liquefy Tools Create a A Flare Create a Symbol Insert and Delete Symbols Edit and Update Symbols Apply Symbol Effects APPLYING COLOR Concept: An Introduction to Color Create and Save a CMYK Color Create and Save an RGB Color Fill an Object with Color Stroke an Object Paint with a Calligraphic Brush Customize a Calligraphic Brush Apply and Customize a Scatter Brush Paint with an Art Brush Fill an Object with a Gradient Create a Multicolor Gradient Fill an Object with a Pattern Save Colors with the Eyedropper Apply Colors with the Paint Bucket Adjust Opacity of an Object Adjust Blending of an Object WORKING WITH TYPE Concept: Understanding Type in Illustrator Insert Point Type Insert Area Type Enter Type Along a Path Change Font and Font Size Change Paragraph Alignment Change Type Case Using Smart Punctuation Check Spelling Link Type Blocks Wrap Type Around an Object Convert Type to Outlines EFFECTS, FILTERS, AND STYLES Concept: An Introduction to Effects, Filters and Styles Apply the Roughen Effect Apply Add and Subtract Effects Apply the Feather Effect Edit an Effect Apply the Hatch Effect Filter Apply the Pointillize Filter Using the Appearance Palette Apply a Style Create a New Style Using the Blend Tool Using the Mesh Tool CREATING GRAPHS Concept: An Introduction to Graphs Create a Column Graph Create a Line Graph Create a Pie Graph Edit Graph Data Change a Graph Type Add Color to a Graph Import Data for a Graph WORKING WITH LAYERS Concept: An Introduction to Layers Create a New Layer Delete a Layer Hide a Layer Lock a Layer Rearrange Layers Create a Sublayer Move Objects Between Layers Edit Layer Properties Create a Template Layer Merge Layers Flatten Artwork Release Objects to Layers Create a Clipping Mask with a Layer WORKING WITH BITMAP IMAGES Concept: Understanding Images Place an Image Transform an Image Trace an Image Rastercize an Image Copy an Image from Photoshop PREPARING FILES FOR PRINTING Concept: Understanding Printing Concept: Understanding Printing Separations Using Process Color Using Spot Color Trap Colors Using Knockouts Create Crop Marks Change Color Modes Print Artwork on a PC Print Artwork on a Mac CREATING ART FOR THE WEB Concept: Understanding Web Art Select a Web-Safe Color Work in Pixel Preview Mode Save a GIF image for the Web Save a JPEG image for the Web Make a Button Slice Artwork Save Sliced Artwork Export a Flash Animation

About the Author :
Michael Toot is the author and co-author of several VISUAL books, including Master VISUALLY Web Design; Master VISUALLY Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere and AfterEffects; and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Macromedia Web Collection. He works and lives near Seattle, WA. Michael Wooldridge has worked as an independent web developer, writer, and consultant since 1995. He has written about technology for Macworld and CNET. He is the author of Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop 7, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop Elements, and co-author of Master VISUALLY Dreamweaver MX and Flash MX. Michael Toot is the author and co-author of several VISUAL books, including Master VISUALLY Web Design; Master VISUALLY Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere and AfterEffects; and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Macromedia Web Collection. He works and lives near Seattle, WA. Michael Wooldridge has worked as an independent web developer, writer, and consultant since 1995. He has written about technology for Macworld and CNET. He is the author of Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop 7, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop Elements, and co-author of Master VISUALLY Dreamweaver MX and Flash MX.