User manual ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2

[. . . ] Chapter 1: Copyright User Guide © 2005 Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe® Illustrator® CS2 User Guide for Windows® and Macintosh If this guide is distributed with software that includes an end user agreement, this guide, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. Except as permitted by any such license, no part of this guide may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or trans mitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Please note that the content in this guide is protected under copyright law even if it is not distributed with software that includes an end user license agreement. [. . . ] · 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, make sure that nothing protrudes from it. Follow these additional guidelines when creating brush patterns: · When possible, confine artwork to an unpainted bounding box so that you can control how the pattern tiles. · 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. See also "To apply a color, pattern, or gradient to an object" on page 224 To create pattern swatches 1 Create artwork for the pattern following the guidelines in "About patterns" on page 255. 2 Optionally, to control the spacing between pattern elements or to clip out portions of the pattern, draw a pattern bounding box (an unfilled rectangle) around the artwork you want to use as a pattern. Choose Object > Arrange > Send To Back to make the rectangle the backmost object. To use the rectangle as a bounding box for a brush or fill pattern, fill and stroke it with None. 3 Use the Selection tool to select the artwork and bounding box (if any) that will make up the pattern tile. 4 Do one of the following: · Choose Edit > Define Pattern, enter a name in the New Swatch dialog box, and click OK. The pattern displays in the Swatches palette. · Drag the artwork to the Swatches palette. ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 257 User Guide See also "About swatches" on page 188 To create seamless, geometric patterns 1 Make sure that Smart Guides are turned on and that Snap To Point is selected in the View menu. 2 Select the geometric object. For precise positioning, position the Direct Selection tool on one of the object's anchor 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 the keys. 5 Using the Group Selection tool, Shift-click to select both objects, and begin dragging the objects horizontally by one of their anchor points; then press Alt+Shift (Windows) or Option+Shift (Mac OS) to create a copy and constrain the move. Select both objects (left) and drag to create a copy (right). 6 When the copy of the object has snapped into place, release the mouse button, and then release the keys. 7 Repeat steps 2 through 6 until you've built the pattern you want. 8 Use the Rectangle tool to do one of the following: · For a fill pattern, draw a bounding box from the center point of the upper left object to the center point of the lower right object. · For a brush pattern, draw a bounding box that surrounds the objects and coincides with their outer boundaries. If the pattern is to be a corner tile, hold down Shift as you drag to constrain the bounding box to a square. Bounding box for a fill pattern (left) compared to the bounding box for a brush pattern (right) 9 Paint the geometric objects the desired color. 10 Save the geometric objects as a pattern swatch. ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 258 User Guide To construct irregularly textured patterns 1 Choose View > Snap To Point. 3 Draw the texture with the objects or lines that intersect only the left side of the bounding rectangle. 4 Using the Direct Selection tool, select the texture and the rectangle, and place the pointer on the lower left corner of the rectangle. 5 Drag the rectangle to the right; then press Alt+Shift (Windows) or Option+Shift (Mac OS) to create a copy and to constrain the move. Draw texture on the left side of bounding box (left), and then copy texture and rectangle (right). When the upper left corner point of the copy snaps to the upper right corner point of the bounding box, release the mouse button, and then release the keys. If you know the exact dimensions of the bounding box, you can select only the textures and use the Move command to specify a horizontal move the width of the rectangle. Be sure to click Copy instead of OK in the Move dialog box. 6 Click outside the rectangle to deselect it. 8 Continue drawing your texture with only the objects or lines that intersect the top side of the rectangle. 9 When you finish with the top side only, select all of the lines or objects crossing the top side and the bounding box; then press Alt+Shift (Windows) or Option+Shift (Mac OS) and drag downward to create a copy and to constrain the move. Draw texture on top side of bounding box (left), and then copy texture and rectangle (right). 10 When the upper left corner point of the copy snaps to the lower left corner point of the rectangle, release the mouse button and then the keys. 11 Deselect everything. 12 Select the lower rectangle and any objects that don't cross the top rectangle, and delete them. 13 Using the Pencil tool, fill the middle of the rectangle with your texture. Paint the texture. ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 259 User Guide 14 Save the artwork and rectangle as a pattern swatch. Defining artwork and rectangle as a pattern (left) compared to filling an area with the pattern (right) To create corner tiles for brush patterns Corner tiles lend special border effects when applying brush patterns. You can create corner tiles from scratch, or you can use a brush pattern's side tile as the basis for designing complementary outer and inner (reflected ­135°) corner tiles. 1 Choose File > Open, locate a brush pattern file (supplied with Adobe Illustrator) that you want to use, and click Open. 2 Choose Window > Brushes. Select the tile you want to use, and drag it to the center of your artwork. 3 If the tile does not have a square bounding box, create a box that completely encompasses the artwork, the same height as the side tile. [. . . ] See type, Asian JavaScript 449, 504 Join command 164 joins, for strokes 225 JPEG files about 456 export options for 342 optimizing and saving 452 options, in Save For Web dialog box 460 justifying paragraphs 396 K kerning 386, 387 keyboard shortcuts customizing 525 editor 525 keywords, applying to files, in Bridge 68 kinsoku about 413 alignment of text 414 creating new sets 413 importing and exporting sets 414 settings 413 Knife tool 306, 307, 444 knockouts creating transparency knockouts 244 preventing using overprinting 490 varying transparency knockouts 247 kurikaeshi moji shori 415 L Lab color model 183 Label commands, in Bridge 59 label templates 34 landscape (horizontal) page orientation 474 language assigning in Bridge 53 assigning to text 377 Unicode support 377 Lasso tool about 262 selecting anchor points with 158 selecting paths with 158, 159 using 265, 266 Last Object Below (Select) command 269 layer comps, in Photoshop files 333 layers about 278 adding objects to 282 changing stacking order 283 consolidating 281 converting to CSS layers 454 creating 280 duplicating objects in 285 exporting to Adobe Photoshop 344 groups within 284 hiding 288 locating items in 282 locking and unlocking 287 making nonprintable 468 moving objects between 280 options for 280 pasting objects into 283 preserving in Adobe Acrobat 352 releasing objects to 281 selecting objects in 262, 263 stacking order 282 template 169 viewing as outlines 40 Layers palette 278, 279, 420 leading about 385 in Asian type 415 setting 385 legacy text 360 legends, for graphs 518 letter spacing 386, 396 letterhead templates 34 levels of gray 482 libraries brush 236 graph design 521 graphic style 439 swatch 188, 189 symbol 170, 172 ligatures about 393 inserting with Smart Punctuation command 376 using in OpenType fonts 393 Lightbox command 51 Lighten blending mode 249 lighting 3D objects 317, 318 limit-check error 472, 478 line breaks showing 373 line graphs See also graph designs, graphs about 510 entering data for 513 Line Segment tool 145, 147 lines See also paths, strokes adding arrowheads 226 adding to, with Pencil tool 151 changing width of 224 connecting, with Pencil tool 152 dashed 226 drawing, with Line Segment tool 147 INDEX 550 drawing, with Pen tool 153, 154, 155, 156 drawing, with Pencil tool 151 lengthening or shortening 159 reshaping, about 157 reshaping, with Pencil tool 152 trapping 495 lining numbers 392 Linked File variables 505, 506, 507 linked files 40 adding to a document 325 applying effects to 425 color management considerations 204, 205 compared to embedded files 325 editing original file 328 embedding 328, 335 in Version Cue 101 placement options for 327 previews for EPS files 332 relinking 327 showing in Outline mode 39 updating 327 viewing information for 326 linking type objects 368 Links palette about 326 replacing placed files with alternates 103 replacing placed files with previous versions 104 using with Version Cue project files 102 viewing alternates and versions in 103 liquify tools 297, 298 live effects. See effects Live Paint about 228 adding to group 232 compared to traditional painting 221 converting objects to 233 creating from tracing objects 168 creating group 232 expanding and releasing groups 233 finding gaps 235 Gap Detection options 235 keyboard shortcuts for 530 limitations 231 options 234 painting faces and edges 233 Live Paint Bucket tool 222 Live Paint Selection tool about 222, 262 options for 268 using 267 Lock All Layers command 287 Lock Guides command 43 lock protection, in Version Cue 129, 132 locking objects 287 logins creating in Version Cue Administration utility 134 entering in Version Cue Administration utility 123 privilege levels, in Version Cue 136 logs, in Version Cue 126, 138 lpi (lines per inch) 329, 472 Luminosity blending mode 250 M Macromedia FreeHand, importing paths from 308 Magic Wand tool 262, 267 magnifying artwork 38 Make (Blend) command 312 Make (Clipping Mask) command 309 Make (Compound Path) command 307 Make (Crop Area) command 475 Make (Envelope) commands 299 Make (Slice) command 444 Make Alternates command, in Version Cue 118 Make Guides command 43 Make Primary Alternate command, in Version Cue 117 Make Text Wrap command 370 Manage Workspaces command 45 mapping 3D objects 323 Mark In Use command 120 Marker command (graphs) 524 marker designs. See graph designs masks clipping 309 opacity 245, 246 splitting 478 master files, in Version Cue 94 mathematical operations in text boxes 33 Measure tool 44, 222 Memory Usage preference 85 menu bar, hiding 29 Merge (Pathfinder) effect 305 merging See also combining objects layers 281 objects 300 swatches 193 mesh grid envelopes 298 Mesh tool 222, 253, 254 meshes about 251, 253 creating 253 editing 254 in SWF (Flash) files 451 metadata about 64, 357 adding to documents 66 appending 68 applying as templates 68 editing 65 preferences for 66 replacing 68 searching for, in Version Cue 104 specifying types to display in Metadata panel 66, 68 templates 67 viewing 65 Metadata Focus command 51 Metadata panel 64 metadata, specifying types to display in Metadata panel 67 Mezzotint command 431 Microsoft importing text from 364 saving files for 340 Visual Basic 504 migrating to Adobe Version Cue 2. 0 126 Minus Back (Pathfinder) effect 305 misregistration of inks 492 mistakes, undoing 47 miter options 225 Mojikumi about 411 creating sets 412 INDEX 551 importing and exporting sets 412 selecting a set 411 monitor profiles 211, 212, 213 monitors color gamut of 184 monotones, imported from PDF files 331 Move command 271 Move To Recycle Bin command 58 Move To Trash command 57, 58 moving objects about 269 aligning and distributing 272 by dragging 270 by pasting 270 constraining movement 270 keyboard shortcuts for 528 Smart Guides 43 snapping to points 270 to a different layer 280 using arrow keys 271 with Move command 271 with Transform Each command 272 with x, y coordinates 272 multinational language features 364 Multiple Master fonts 383 Multiply blending mode 249 N Navigator palette 39 negative film 471 Neon Glow command 429 nested groups 284 new files, creating 34 New Folder command 58 New Project command 91 New View command 40 New Window command 50 Next Object (Select) commands 269 No Break command 399 No Label command 59 No Rating command 59 No Working Copy file status, in Version Cue 96 None button, for fills and strokes 223 None privilege, in Version Cue 136 None swatch, for fills and strokes 188 non-global process colors 190 non-native art 331 nonprintable area 36 nonprinting characters 373 nonrecordable tasks, in actions 500 Normal blending mode 249 Note Paper command 432 NTSC Colors command 434 number of undos and redos 29 numbers, formatting 392 O Object (Select) commands 269 objects 3D. See three-dimensional objects aligning and distributing 272 combining 300, 307 creating layers from 281 cutting or dividing 306 default attributes 420 deleting 288 duplicating 285 expanding 284, 285 hiding 288 locking and unlocking 287 masking 309 moving 269 offsetting 427 organizing with layers 278 positioning 292 rasterizing 437 reflecting 276 reshaping 298, 314 rotating 273 scaling 293 selecting 262 shearing 295 stacking order of 282 viewing 278 warping 315 Ocean Ripple command 431 Offline Copy file status, in Version Cue 96 offset objects, creating 427 Offset Path command 287 oldstyle figures 392 online training 8 Only Copy file status, in Version Cue 96 Opacity (Select Same) command 244, 269 opacity masks about 245 clipping or inverting 247 creating 246 working with 246 opacity. [. . . ]