User manual ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR 10

[. . . ] Adobe Illustrator Help Using Help Using Help | Contents | Index Back 1 Using Help About online Help Adobe Systems, Inc. The Help system includes information on all the tools, commands, and features for both Windows and Mac OS. The PDF format is designed for easy navigation online, and support for third-party screen readers compatible with Windows. The Help can also be printed as a desktop reference. Navigating in Help The Help will open in an Acrobat window with the bookmark pane open. [. . . ] Choose Window > Swatches (if necessary), and then drag the artwork to the Swatches palette. To name a pattern in the Swatches palette: 1 Double-click a pattern swatch. 2 Enter the new pattern name in the Swatch Name text box, and click OK. Guidelines for constructing patterns Follow these general guidelines for constructing pattern tiles: · · As you create your pattern tile, zoom in on the artwork to align elements more accurately, and then zoom out from the artwork for the final selection. For greatest efficiency in previewing and printing, a fill pattern tile should be about 1/2 inch to 1 inch square. Side tiles for brush patterns should be no larger than 1/2 inch to 1 inch high by 1 inch to 2 inches wide; the corner tiles must be the same height as the side tiles and should be square. The more complex the pattern, the smaller the selection used to create it should be; however, the smaller the selection (and the pattern tile it creates), the more copies are needed to create the pattern. Thus, a 1-inch-square tile is more efficient than a 1/4-inchsquare tile. If you are creating a simple pattern, you can include multiple copies of the object within the selection intended for the pattern tile. To create simple line patterns, layer stroked lines of varying widths and colors and place an unfilled and unstroked bounding box behind the lines to create a pattern tile. To make an organic or textural pattern appear irregular, vary the tile artwork subtly, not dramatically, for a more realistic effect. You can use the Roughen filter in the Distort menu to control variations. Back 207 · · · · Using Help | Contents | Index Adobe Illustrator Help Using Transparency, Gradients, and Patterns Using Help | Contents | Index Back 208 · · Enlarge your artwork view, and check for flaws before defining a pattern. If you draw a bounding box around the artwork, make sure that the box is a rectangle, that it is the backmost object of the tile, and that it is unfilled and unstroked. To have Illustrator use this bounding box for a brush pattern, do not fill or stroke the box and make sure that nothing protrudes from it. When possible, confine artwork to an unpainted bounding box so that you can control how the pattern tiles. (See "How patterns tile" on page 206. ) Corner tiles must be square and have the same height as side tiles to align properly on the path. If you plan to use corner tiles with your brush pattern, align objects in the corner tiles horizontally with objects in the side tiles so that the patterns tile correctly. Create special corner effects for brush patterns using corner tiles. Follow these additional guidelines when creating brush patterns: · · · For more information on using brush patterns, see "Creating a pattern brush" on page 85. Constructing geometric patterns To construct a geometric pattern that tiles uniformly, first construct a geometric object with a center point and paint the object. Then arrange copies of the object in the pattern you want, select the artwork, and define it as a pattern tile by dragging it to the Swatches palette. To construct a geometric pattern: 1 Make sure that Smart Guides are turned on and that the View > Snap to Point command has been selected. For precise positioning, use the direct-selection tool positioned on one of the object's points. 3 Begin dragging the object vertically from one of its anchor points; then press Alt+Shift (Windows) or Option+Shift (Mac OS) to copy the object and constrain its movement. 4 When the copy of the object has snapped into place, release the mouse button and then release Alt+Shift (Windows) or Option+Shift (Mac OS). [. . . ] See Transform Again command paint attributes 170 by pasting 103 and placing precisely 104 type attributes 263 CorelDRAW, importing from 32 corner points 47, 58 corner radius value 64 Using Help | Contents | Index Back 408 Adobe Illustrator Help Index Using Help | Contents | Index Back 409 ABCDEFGH I JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ corners, rounding 127 correcting mistakes 91 Craquelure command 246 Create Mesh command 204 Create Outlines command 267 Crop command 147 crop marks 335, 354, 356 eliminating 335 Japanese 335 setting 335, 362 Crop Marks command 335 cropping artwork. See masks cross hair 48 Crosshatch command 244 Crystallize command 245 crystallize tool 9, 125 current tool, displaying 17 Cursor Key option 103 cursors, precision 4, 48 curve handles. See direction points curves See also drawing adjusting 59 drawing 52, 54 smoothing 50 custom colors 167 converting to process colors 358 in gradients 201 tables of 314 custom startup files 168 Cut command 103 Cutout command 242 cutting with knife tool 149 with scissors tool 61, 89 with Slice command 149 See also Clipping Mask command dashed lines, creating 160 dashes, replacing in text 284 Data command 377 data-driven graphics, rendering with Batch command 369 decimal precision in graphs 380 default actions 373 De-Interlace command 247 Delete Brush command 82 Delete Empty Text Paths option 254 Delete Riders filter 342 Delete Style command 234 delete-anchor-point tool 6, 57 deleting actions 372 brush attributes 81 brushes 82 brushes from paths 81 empty text paths 254 objects 107 Density option (ink pen) 138 Deselect All command 100, 101 Deselect command 51 deselecting objects 101 designs, graph 391 device-independent color 174 dictionaries, changing 282 Difference mode 197 Diffuse Glow command 244 Direction Handles command 101 direction handles, selecting 101 direction lines 51, 54, 56, 58 direction points 51, 98 direct-lasso tool 98, 111 direct-select lasso tool 6 direct-selection tool 6, 97, 111 activating temporarily 58 adjusting paths with 56, 58, 59 Disable Auto Add/Delete option 57 discretionary hyphens, entering 280 Dispersion option (ink pen) 138 displaying documents 27 D Dark Strokes command 244 Darken mode 197 Dash and gap settings. See Stroke palette Using Help | Contents | Index Back 409 Adobe Illustrator Help Index Using Help | Contents | Index Back 410 ABCDEFGH I JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ distance, measuring 12, 93 Distort filters and effects 126, 244 distorting objects 120, 126 Distribute Objects option 106 Distribute Spacing option 106 distributing objects 106 See also transforming objects dithering, browser 315 Divide & Outline Will Remove Unpainted Artwork option 141 Divide Slices command 297 Document Info command 344 Document Raster Effects Settings dialog box 239 Document Setup command 18, 29, 30, 333 Document Setup dialog box flattening settings 336 Show Images In Outline option 220 dots per inch (dpi) 27, 358 Download from Server command 43 Downloadables command 22 drag and drop 105, 159 drawing adjusting segments 56, 59 changing point types 58 with cross hair 48 mixing straight and curved segments 54 open and closed paths 48 with pen tool 50 with pencil tool 48 shapes 62 drawing objects arc segments 67 curved segments 52 ellipses and circles 63, 64 line segments 67 polygons 64 rectangles and squares 63, 64 rounded rectangles 63 spirals 68 stars 64 Drop Shadow command 130 Dry Brush command 242 Duplicate Brush command 82 Duplicate Slice command 298 Duplicate Style command 233 Duplicate Swatch command 162 duplicating brushes 81 objects 99 type 263 DWG file format 328 DXF file format 32, 328 E edges, feathering and softening 131 Edit Contents command 123 Edit Envelope command 123 Edit Original option 41 Edit Selected Paths option 50 Edit Selection command 102 Edit Views command 14 effects 228 Artistic 242 Blur 243 Brush Strokes 243 Distort 244 Outline Type 267 Pixelate 244 Sharpen 245 Sketch 245 Stylize 246 Texture 246 Video 247 effects, working with applying 235 changing objects and paths 126 compared to filters 239 editing 230 Layers palette and 223 removing 230 SVG and 301 Ellipse command 127 ellipse tool 7, 62, 63 Using Help | Contents | Index Back 410 Adobe Illustrator Help Index Using Help | Contents | Index Back 411 ABCDEFGH I JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ellipses, drawing 63, 64 ellipsis (symbol), in text 284 em space, in text 260 Embed Image command 39 embedded objects 37 emulsion 361 en and em dashes, in text 284 endpoints joining 62 in open paths 47 engraved effects. 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