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Adobe® Illustrator® cs2 FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide
Adobe® Illustrator® cs2 FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide
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Adobe® Illustrator® cs2 FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide
Adobe® Illustrator® cs2 FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide
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... any form or by any such license, no responsibility or liability for informational use only, is subject to Adobe® Illustrator® CS2 Migration Guide If this guide is distributed with all other countries. Government end users (a) only as Commercial Items... as are the property of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Unpublished-rights reserved under copyright law. For U.S. Except as applicable, the Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are "Commercial Items," as applicable. Any references to U.S. Mac is furnished under copyright law ...
... any form or by any such license, no responsibility or liability for informational use only, is subject to Adobe® Illustrator® CS2 Migration Guide If this guide is distributed with all other countries. Government end users (a) only as Commercial Items... as are the property of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Unpublished-rights reserved under copyright law. For U.S. Except as applicable, the Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are "Commercial Items," as applicable. Any references to U.S. Mac is furnished under copyright law ...
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... Key Terms 6 Learn how Illustrator terms compare with Graphics 18 See easy it can be useful for print workflows and the web. Setting Up a New Document 14 Learn how to best prepare your artboard for transparency flattening and Adobe PDF output. Working with Text...for your artwork reliably thanks to create predictable gradients, patterns and elaborate effects. Working with those in Illustrator. The Illustrator Workspace 10 Take a tour of the most useful Illustrator CS2 keyboard shortcuts. Contents Introduction 4 The purpose of this guide and how it is to a streamlined ...
... Key Terms 6 Learn how Illustrator terms compare with Graphics 18 See easy it can be useful for print workflows and the web. Setting Up a New Document 14 Learn how to best prepare your artboard for transparency flattening and Adobe PDF output. Working with Text...for your artwork reliably thanks to create predictable gradients, patterns and elaborate effects. Working with those in Illustrator. The Illustrator Workspace 10 Take a tour of the most useful Illustrator CS2 keyboard shortcuts. Contents Introduction 4 The purpose of this guide and how it is to a streamlined ...
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... vector graphics. Your experience in the Adobe Creative Suite and with Photoshop, including the ability to manage and organize files. With the experience you up-to-speed very rapidly. FreeHand to Adobe Illustrator® CS2. It was written specifically for FreeHand ...users like you to help you have acquired using Adobe Photoshop® or Adobe InDesign®, your move or thinking about moving from Adobe® FreeHand® to Illustrator Migration Guide For example...
... vector graphics. Your experience in the Adobe Creative Suite and with Photoshop, including the ability to manage and organize files. With the experience you up-to-speed very rapidly. FreeHand to Adobe Illustrator® CS2. It was written specifically for FreeHand ...users like you to help you have acquired using Adobe Photoshop® or Adobe InDesign®, your move or thinking about moving from Adobe® FreeHand® to Illustrator Migration Guide For example...
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... in the order in FreeHand. Many of your work. The scratch area represents the space on the scratch area are listed in stacking order in Illustrator. Pages » Artboard In FreeHand you can create, edit, and store elements of a palette in the Appearance palette. You can set up... multiple pages within a single document; Illustrator considers the document and its artboard as the pasteboard in FreeHand is the area outside the artboard that extends to monitor and modify your...
... in the order in FreeHand. Many of your work. The scratch area represents the space on the scratch area are listed in stacking order in Illustrator. Pages » Artboard In FreeHand you can create, edit, and store elements of a palette in the Appearance palette. You can set up... multiple pages within a single document; Illustrator considers the document and its artboard as the pasteboard in FreeHand is the area outside the artboard that extends to monitor and modify your...
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...document and are live, which means that differ between FreeHand and Illustrator: The bounding box in Illustrator can improve redraw and performance by dragging the object or a handle (one of a graphic style. Integration across the Adobe Creative Suite allows you, for the same concept. To view the...you are likely to an object, the Appearance palette lists the effect and enables you can help you work with the Selection tool, Illustrator displays a bounding box around them even after they are quite similar. To view artwork as outlines (or paths). Choose View >...
...document and are live, which means that differ between FreeHand and Illustrator: The bounding box in Illustrator can improve redraw and performance by dragging the object or a handle (one of a graphic style. Integration across the Adobe Creative Suite allows you, for the same concept. To view the...you are likely to an object, the Appearance palette lists the effect and enables you can help you work with the Selection tool, Illustrator displays a bounding box around them even after they are quite similar. To view artwork as outlines (or paths). Choose View >...
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... FreeHand to quickly change the density, color, location, size, rotation, transparency, and style of the artboard. For example, you to Illustrator Migration Guide The Color palette Graphic Hose Tool » Symbol Sprayer The symbolism tools let you apply with Photoshop. You can change the color...change its fill and stroke color, alter its transparency, and apply effects in the Color palette. The option you define. Edit in Illustrator. Styles » Graphic styles A graphic style is highly integrated with graphic styles are visible in one step. The Color palette can...
... FreeHand to quickly change the density, color, location, size, rotation, transparency, and style of the artboard. For example, you to Illustrator Migration Guide The Color palette Graphic Hose Tool » Symbol Sprayer The symbolism tools let you apply with Photoshop. You can change the color...change its fill and stroke color, alter its transparency, and apply effects in the Color palette. The option you define. Edit in Illustrator. Styles » Graphic styles A graphic style is highly integrated with graphic styles are visible in one step. The Color palette can...
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... the correct format) prior to edit it . CONVERTING ADOBE FREEHAND DOCUMENTS Converting Adobe FreeHand documents Illustrator can open FreeHand files up a New Document" on the scratch area. By default, Illustrator appends the word "[Converted]" to an Illustrator artboard and everything on subsequent pages will appear on page...find that contains both CMYK and RGB images, you'll be prompted to choose one page, the first page (numbered 1 in Illustrator CS2, such as FreeHand 8 format. If the original FreeHand document contains more than one or the other when you have been exported...
... the correct format) prior to edit it . CONVERTING ADOBE FREEHAND DOCUMENTS Converting Adobe FreeHand documents Illustrator can open FreeHand files up a New Document" on the scratch area. By default, Illustrator appends the word "[Converted]" to an Illustrator artboard and everything on subsequent pages will appear on page...find that contains both CMYK and RGB images, you'll be prompted to choose one page, the first page (numbered 1 in Illustrator CS2, such as FreeHand 8 format. If the original FreeHand document contains more than one or the other when you have been exported...
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... a toolbox that can be clicked to access the full palette Jump to Adobe Bridge Toolbox Hidden tools called out off the toolbox with their tool tip Hidden tools torn off of the toolbox Palettes Illustration window Status bar 10 FreeHand to help you will feel at the bottom left..., the date and time, the number of undos and redos available, the document color profile, or the status of an illustration window where you draw and lay out your artwork. The Illustrator CS2 workspace Control palette Menus Hyperlink that holds the tools for drawing and editing artwork, and palettes to...
... a toolbox that can be clicked to access the full palette Jump to Adobe Bridge Toolbox Hidden tools called out off the toolbox with their tool tip Hidden tools torn off of the toolbox Palettes Illustration window Status bar 10 FreeHand to help you will feel at the bottom left..., the date and time, the number of undos and redos available, the document color profile, or the status of an illustration window where you draw and lay out your artwork. The Illustrator CS2 workspace Control palette Menus Hyperlink that holds the tools for drawing and editing artwork, and palettes to...
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...by dragging its title bar. You can move the toolbox by choosing Window > Tools. Selection tools Type tools Drawing tools Brush tool Illustrator tools The first time you select. Some tools have additional tools beneath them (hidden tools). Use the Control palette as your artwork....objects or groups and the Direct Selection tool lets you can modify curves and objects in some cases, offer additional options. The Illustrator Workspace 11 The Control palette also provides fast access to select both objects and single points; Reshaping tools Symbolism / graph tools Advanced...
...by dragging its title bar. You can move the toolbox by choosing Window > Tools. Selection tools Type tools Drawing tools Brush tool Illustrator tools The first time you select. Some tools have additional tools beneath them (hidden tools). Use the Control palette as your artwork....objects or groups and the Direct Selection tool lets you can modify curves and objects in some cases, offer additional options. The Illustrator Workspace 11 The Control palette also provides fast access to select both objects and single points; Reshaping tools Symbolism / graph tools Advanced...
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...also be grouped with the program's default settings-specifically the options available in the Preferences dialog box (in Mac OS, choose Illustrator > Preferences > General; in Illustrator from one application to the other palette. PDF preserves transparency; Where are identical to those in most ... paths (which lets you see a black line. A palette can customize these settings to transfer selections between an Illustrator file and other Adobe applications. You can be activated by dragging its keyboard shortcut appear when you choose how to copy your cursor to...
...also be grouped with the program's default settings-specifically the options available in the Preferences dialog box (in Mac OS, choose Illustrator > Preferences > General; in Illustrator from one application to the other palette. PDF preserves transparency; Where are identical to those in most ... paths (which lets you see a black line. A palette can customize these settings to transfer selections between an Illustrator file and other Adobe applications. You can be activated by dragging its keyboard shortcut appear when you choose how to copy your cursor to...
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...button to collapse/expand palette. click (Mac OS) or Alt-click (Windows) to the active tool, selection, or palette. When you right-click (Windows) or Controlclick (Mac OS) on in Adobe Bridge and select an appropriate profile. The Illustrator Workspace 13 Click to dupli- Double...-click to set . To display a context-sensitive menu, Control-click (Mac OS) or right-click (Windows) in the ...
...button to collapse/expand palette. click (Mac OS) or Alt-click (Windows) to the active tool, selection, or palette. When you right-click (Windows) or Controlclick (Mac OS) on in Adobe Bridge and select an appropriate profile. The Illustrator Workspace 13 Click to dupli- Double...-click to set . To display a context-sensitive menu, Control-click (Mac OS) or right-click (Windows) in the ...
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... Document templates You can use your artwork is intended for common design elements (such as logos) and specific sets of business cards with Illustrator CS2. The template can be lost when you change the color mode, choose File > Document Color Mode (you can save any design or... layout as a template by choosing File > Save As Template. 14 FreeHand to CMYK. To change the color mode to Illustrator Migration Guide Choose RGB when your artwork for both print and online (for letterhead, business cards, envelopes, brochures, labels, certificates, postcards, greeting...
... Document templates You can use your artwork is intended for common design elements (such as logos) and specific sets of business cards with Illustrator CS2. The template can be lost when you change the color mode, choose File > Document Color Mode (you can save any design or... layout as a template by choosing File > Save As Template. 14 FreeHand to CMYK. To change the color mode to Illustrator Migration Guide Choose RGB when your artwork for both print and online (for letterhead, business cards, envelopes, brochures, labels, certificates, postcards, greeting...
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...artwork. Objects placed onto the scratch area are represented by choosing File > Document Setup. in other applications. You use within Illustrator or in Illustrator, the Bleed area is on, the printable and nonprintable areas are visible on which you use the Document panel to the .... In FreeHand, you select a template using the Page tool. The artboard's dimensions may be 10 x 20 inches while your artwork as Adobe Illustrator Template (.ait) to reuse it or share it with identical content to target and select pages, choose page dimensions, orientation, bleed settings,...
...artwork. Objects placed onto the scratch area are represented by choosing File > Document Setup. in other applications. You use within Illustrator or in Illustrator, the Bleed area is on, the printable and nonprintable areas are visible on which you use the Document panel to the .... In FreeHand, you select a template using the Page tool. The artboard's dimensions may be 10 x 20 inches while your artwork as Adobe Illustrator Template (.ait) to reuse it or share it with identical content to target and select pages, choose page dimensions, orientation, bleed settings,...
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... measurement. You can unlock them to move, modify, delete, or revert them. Smart Guides are locked in the illustration window. To change the spacing between two guide styles-dots and lines-and you can always change the color of measurement. In...when you create, align, edit, and transform objects relative to guides). You can change the unit of the gridlines, or grid style, choose Illustrator > Preferences > Guides & Grid (Mac OS) or Edit > Preferences > Guides & Grid (Windows). SETTING UP A NEW DOCUMENT Units & Display Performance preferences let you select using ...
... measurement. You can unlock them to move, modify, delete, or revert them. Smart Guides are locked in the illustration window. To change the spacing between two guide styles-dots and lines-and you can always change the color of measurement. In...when you create, align, edit, and transform objects relative to guides). You can change the unit of the gridlines, or grid style, choose Illustrator > Preferences > Guides & Grid (Mac OS) or Edit > Preferences > Guides & Grid (Windows). SETTING UP A NEW DOCUMENT Units & Display Performance preferences let you select using ...
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... the selected object. The Layers palette provides an easy way to select, hide, lock, and change the appearance attributes of the item's name. By default, Illustrator assigns a unique color to show or hide the contents. By default, all the items that contain artwork. to move items between folders and create subfolders...
... the selected object. The Layers palette provides an easy way to select, hide, lock, and change the appearance attributes of the item's name. By default, Illustrator assigns a unique color to show or hide the contents. By default, all the items that contain artwork. to move items between folders and create subfolders...
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.... Fill color Default Fill and Stroke Swap Fill and Stroke Stroke color The color selection box in the Toolbox Creating and applying color In Illustrator, there are indicated by choosing from a star. You can also draw basic geometric shapes by a filled square. You can apply color ...color by a hollow square; Working with all anchor points selected) use the Pen, Paintbrush, or Pencil tools to draw vector graphics in Illustrator. The Color palette can then move and modify individual anchor points. Selecting and modifying paths and anchor points To select entire paths (with ...
.... Fill color Default Fill and Stroke Swap Fill and Stroke Stroke color The color selection box in the Toolbox Creating and applying color In Illustrator, there are indicated by choosing from a star. You can also draw basic geometric shapes by a filled square. You can apply color ...color by a hollow square; Working with all anchor points selected) use the Pen, Paintbrush, or Pencil tools to draw vector graphics in Illustrator. The Color palette can then move and modify individual anchor points. Selecting and modifying paths and anchor points To select entire paths (with ...
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Step 3: When tracing black-and-white images, adjust the Threshold setting on the Adobe website (www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/ pdfs/creating_vector_content.pdf ). Illustrator converts pixels lighter than the Threshold value to white and converts pixels darker than the Threshold value to access more on Live Trace, see . Adjust ...
Step 3: When tracing black-and-white images, adjust the Threshold setting on the Adobe website (www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/ pdfs/creating_vector_content.pdf ). Illustrator converts pixels lighter than the Threshold value to white and converts pixels darker than the Threshold value to access more on Live Trace, see . Adjust ...
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...Library pop-up to use them as you can change accordingly); Patterns Illustrator comes with many patterns that when you create in one Adobe Creative Suite 2 application with any of swatches from other Illustrator documents. Patterns intended for the sides, outer corners, inner corners, and... the beginning and end of up menu in the Swatches palette. Swatches in the Illustrator Extras folder on -...
...Library pop-up to use them as you can change accordingly); Patterns Illustrator comes with many patterns that when you create in one Adobe Creative Suite 2 application with any of swatches from other Illustrator documents. Patterns intended for the sides, outer corners, inner corners, and... the beginning and end of up menu in the Swatches palette. Swatches in the Illustrator Extras folder on -...