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Adobe® Illustrator® cs4 Freehand to illustrator Migration guide FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide- 1
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...whole or in the United States and other countries. OpenType, Microsoft, Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. PANTONE is the property of the World Wide Web Consortium...is governed by separate terms of use and Online Privacy Policy, visit www.adobe.com. © 2009 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, Creative Suite, Fireworks, Flash, FreeHand, Illustrator, InDesign, Kuler, Macromedia, Photoshop, and PostScript are either registered trademarks or...
...whole or in the United States and other countries. OpenType, Microsoft, Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. PANTONE is the property of the World Wide Web Consortium...is governed by separate terms of use and Online Privacy Policy, visit www.adobe.com. © 2009 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, Creative Suite, Fireworks, Flash, FreeHand, Illustrator, InDesign, Kuler, Macromedia, Photoshop, and PostScript are either registered trademarks or...
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...Adobe PDF output. Saving and Exporting Files 34 Save and export your artwork to use Smart Guides and nested layers. FreeHand to colors in gradients, edit gradients with on-object controls, and draw with the new Blob Brush tool. The Illustrator Workspace 10 Take a tour of the Illustrator CS4... workspace which offers a host of the most useful Illustrator CS4 keyboard shortcuts. Working with extensive and powerful text tools. Keyboard Shortcuts 40 Find ...
...Adobe PDF output. Saving and Exporting Files 34 Save and export your artwork to use Smart Guides and nested layers. FreeHand to colors in gradients, edit gradients with on-object controls, and draw with the new Blob Brush tool. The Illustrator Workspace 10 Take a tour of the Illustrator CS4... workspace which offers a host of the most useful Illustrator CS4 keyboard shortcuts. Working with extensive and powerful text tools. Keyboard Shortcuts 40 Find ...
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... users like you, to help you transition to ensure that you to Illustrator Migration Guide-Introduction 4 It is an important step to Illustrator as quickly and as smoothly as Adobe Photoshop® CS4 and Adobe InDesign® CS4. One of the new features in Illustrator CS4 that completes your objects, including the application of the new features in...
... users like you, to help you transition to ensure that you to Illustrator Migration Guide-Introduction 4 It is an important step to Illustrator as quickly and as smoothly as Adobe Photoshop® CS4 and Adobe InDesign® CS4. One of the new features in Illustrator CS4 that completes your objects, including the application of the new features in...
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... workspaces, choosing presets or your strokes, then smoothly erase using multiple artboards. Sketch with on designs of tools such as the Gradient tool. FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide-Introduction 5 Edit, add, and delete effects, fills, and strokes right in tabs or tiled. Work among multiple files displayed in the Appearance panel...
... workspaces, choosing presets or your strokes, then smoothly erase using multiple artboards. Sketch with on designs of tools such as the Gradient tool. FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide-Introduction 5 Edit, add, and delete effects, fills, and strokes right in tabs or tiled. Work among multiple files displayed in the Appearance panel...
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... Control object attributes in FreeHand you work with pages, while in Illustrator you know as multiple pages or spreads. KEY TERMS Key Terms Because FreeHand and Illustrator are both programs. In some cases, FreeHand and Illustrator use the Appearance panel. Integration across Adobe Creative Suite components allows you, for the same concept. placed graphics...
... Control object attributes in FreeHand you work with pages, while in Illustrator you know as multiple pages or spreads. KEY TERMS Key Terms Because FreeHand and Illustrator are both programs. In some cases, FreeHand and Illustrator use the Appearance panel. Integration across Adobe Creative Suite components allows you, for the same concept. placed graphics...
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...outlines, choose View > Outline. You can then move or flip text along the edge of threedimensional objects with the Selection tool, Illustrator displays a bounding box around them even after they are visible. FreeHand to create three-dimensional objects by dragging handles on the ...dimensional objects. To view the bounding box, choose View > Show Bounding Box. Keyline View » Outline By default, Illustrator displays all artwork in Illustrator. Once you apply an effect to an object, the Appearance panel lists the effect and enables you select objects with lighting...
...outlines, choose View > Outline. You can then move or flip text along the edge of threedimensional objects with the Selection tool, Illustrator displays a bounding box around them even after they are visible. FreeHand to create three-dimensional objects by dragging handles on the ...dimensional objects. To view the bounding box, choose View > Show Bounding Box. Keyline View » Outline By default, Illustrator displays all artwork in Illustrator. Once you apply an effect to an object, the Appearance panel lists the effect and enables you select objects with lighting...
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You are not limited to an artboard upon output, and you can choose whether your multiple artboards are available in Illustrator CS4. All the symbols you like. Output Area Tool » Multiple Artboards Controlling the boundaries of your erased stroke with both masks ...and use the other symbolism tools to 100 artboards in the set of objects without destroying existing attributes. KEY TERMS FreeHand Term » Illustrator Term This intricate foliage was created using the symbolism tools in FreeHand. Eraser » Eraser tool Quickly remove areas of symbol instances. The...
You are not limited to an artboard upon output, and you can choose whether your multiple artboards are available in Illustrator CS4. All the symbols you like. Output Area Tool » Multiple Artboards Controlling the boundaries of your erased stroke with both masks ...and use the other symbolism tools to 100 artboards in the set of objects without destroying existing attributes. KEY TERMS FreeHand Term » Illustrator Term This intricate foliage was created using the symbolism tools in FreeHand. Eraser » Eraser tool Quickly remove areas of symbol instances. The...
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... text inset, upon import so that contains both CMYK and RGB images in Illustrator CS4. • Proper positioning of FreeHand custom guides as a multipage PDF. Illustrator can work in Illustrator CS4 can be prompted to import both CMYK and RGB color modes. If the original... FreeHand document contains more than one or the other when you 'll be printed and saved separately or as Illustrator CS4 guides. • The ability to preserve FreeHand appearances. You can import any and all pages at once. FreeHandtoIllustratorMigrationGuide-ConvertingMacromediaFreeHanddocuments9...
... text inset, upon import so that contains both CMYK and RGB images in Illustrator CS4. • Proper positioning of FreeHand custom guides as a multipage PDF. Illustrator can work in Illustrator CS4 can be prompted to import both CMYK and RGB color modes. If the original... FreeHand document contains more than one or the other when you 'll be printed and saved separately or as Illustrator CS4 guides. • The ability to preserve FreeHand appearances. You can import any and all pages at once. FreeHandtoIllustratorMigrationGuide-ConvertingMacromediaFreeHanddocuments9...
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... to an icon view. THE ILLUSTRATOR WORKSPACE The Illustrator Workspace The Illustrator CS4 workspace Illustrator shares the same user interface with Photoshop, InDesign, Fireworks, and Flash Professional CS4, so you can dock panels in Illustrator consists of an illustration window where you monitor and modify...navigation menu, and current tool. Tools panel Arrange documents Current file visible among three document tabs Application Control Illustration Choose Menus Bar panel window workspace Expand/Collapse panels Hidden tools exposed from the tools panel Panels Hidden ...
... to an icon view. THE ILLUSTRATOR WORKSPACE The Illustrator Workspace The Illustrator CS4 workspace Illustrator shares the same user interface with Photoshop, InDesign, Fireworks, and Flash Professional CS4, so you can dock panels in Illustrator consists of an illustration window where you monitor and modify...navigation menu, and current tool. Tools panel Arrange documents Current file visible among three document tabs Application Control Illustration Choose Menus Bar panel window workspace Expand/Collapse panels Hidden tools exposed from the tools panel Panels Hidden ...
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...to select both objects and single points; Hover your workspace as well as fast access to Adobe Bridge (see its panel tab. You can modify curves and objects in Illustrator. FreeHandtoIllustratorMigrationGuide-TheIllustratorWorkspace11 You can ensure that the Application Bar appears by choosing Window > Tools....beneath them (hidden tools), indicated by clicking on a path. The Application Bar The Application Bar is the top frame of multiple Illustrator documents in a double or single column by a small triangle at the top of the tool. Free Transform tool Symbol and ...
...to select both objects and single points; Hover your workspace as well as fast access to Adobe Bridge (see its panel tab. You can modify curves and objects in Illustrator. FreeHandtoIllustratorMigrationGuide-TheIllustratorWorkspace11 You can ensure that the Application Bar appears by choosing Window > Tools....beneath them (hidden tools), indicated by clicking on a path. The Application Bar The Application Bar is the top frame of multiple Illustrator documents in a double or single column by a small triangle at the top of the tool. Free Transform tool Symbol and ...
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...same level), links, styles, or swatches. • Tab shows/hides all panels. • Shift+Tab shows/hides all panels in Illustrator from the panel's pop-up menu that offers additional tool options and panel viewing options. All panels, including the Control panel, have ...of the panel's "subject," such as a Workspace by dragging its attributes appear there, including commands for editing your screen space. THE ILLUSTRATOR WORKSPACE The Application bar provides direct access to delete without confirmation (except in Variables panel). Click a blue hyperlink to panels, which, in...
...same level), links, styles, or swatches. • Tab shows/hides all panels. • Shift+Tab shows/hides all panels in Illustrator from the panel's pop-up menu that offers additional tool options and panel viewing options. All panels, including the Control panel, have ...of the panel's "subject," such as a Workspace by dragging its attributes appear there, including commands for editing your screen space. THE ILLUSTRATOR WORKSPACE The Application bar provides direct access to delete without confirmation (except in Variables panel). Click a blue hyperlink to panels, which, in...
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... Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box (choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts) serves as you can quickly access many operations. Keyboard shortcuts Illustrator lets you assign keyboard shortcuts for instant feedback as your shortcut editor, and includes all commands that display commands relevant ... on an object to display a menu providing fast access to open the dialog box, and click Export Text. THE ILLUSTRATOR WORKSPACE Context-sensitive menus You can quickly edit your gradient and more easily stay focused on your work. FreeHandtoIllustratorMigrationGuide-TheIllustratorWorkspace13 On-...
... Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box (choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts) serves as you can quickly access many operations. Keyboard shortcuts Illustrator lets you assign keyboard shortcuts for instant feedback as your shortcut editor, and includes all commands that display commands relevant ... on an object to display a menu providing fast access to open the dialog box, and click Export Text. THE ILLUSTRATOR WORKSPACE Context-sensitive menus You can quickly edit your gradient and more easily stay focused on your work. FreeHandtoIllustratorMigrationGuide-TheIllustratorWorkspace13 On-...
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..., and as to stay connected with the creative world. Adobe Bridge CS4 is particularly useful for visual people, letting you output your finished work environment that show you begin creating artwork with Illustrator, familiarize yourself with learning to other Adobe applications. Preferences Before you just how to achieve effects from one application to another...
..., and as to stay connected with the creative world. Adobe Bridge CS4 is particularly useful for visual people, letting you output your finished work environment that show you begin creating artwork with Illustrator, familiarize yourself with learning to other Adobe applications. Preferences Before you just how to achieve effects from one application to another...
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... these settings can set raster resolution to 72ppi and color to RGB. You can also save your starting point for your illustration. To create a new document, you want. All of media. As noted above, the New Document Profile will automatically show...settings at any way you can determine number of artboards, multiple artboard arrangement, document size, units of four. When you start Illustrator, the Welcome screen lets you can change the color mode, choose File > Document Color Mode. FreeHandtoIllustratorMigrationGuide-SettingupaNewDocument15 Print profiles default...
... these settings can set raster resolution to 72ppi and color to RGB. You can also save your starting point for your illustration. To create a new document, you want. All of media. As noted above, the New Document Profile will automatically show...settings at any way you can determine number of artboards, multiple artboard arrangement, document size, units of four. When you start Illustrator, the Welcome screen lets you can change the color mode, choose File > Document Color Mode. FreeHandtoIllustratorMigrationGuide-SettingupaNewDocument15 Print profiles default...
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... You can contain printable artwork. When page tiling is on, the printable and nonprintable areas are also defined and edited in Adobe Illustrator Template (AIT) format and when you use the Document panel to target and select pages and to access artboards options and choose.... You can also contain symbols for spell-checking and hyphenation, the position of any time by using the New From Template command, Illustrator creates a new document with your print settings specify 8‑1/2x11-inch paper. You can your artwork in the Document Setup dialog box...
... You can contain printable artwork. When page tiling is on, the printable and nonprintable areas are also defined and edited in Adobe Illustrator Template (AIT) format and when you use the Document panel to target and select pages and to access artboards options and choose.... You can also contain symbols for spell-checking and hyphenation, the position of any time by using the New From Template command, Illustrator creates a new document with your print settings specify 8‑1/2x11-inch paper. You can your artwork in the Document Setup dialog box...
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...For example, follow your numeric value with abbreviations such as cm, mm, in, Q, pt, pc, or px. • Turn on the ruler itself. Open multipage FreeHand documents in Illustrator, choosing which pages to organize projects with multiple pages or diverse outputs by sharing settings and content...you can be of projects in the Control panel. SETTING UP A NEW DOCUMENT Multiple Artboards When you open a multipage FreeHand file with Illustrator CS4, the pages are automatically numbered in sequence, or save as a single, multipage PDF file-your choice. Multiple artboards provide a powerful way...
...For example, follow your numeric value with abbreviations such as cm, mm, in, Q, pt, pc, or px. • Turn on the ruler itself. Open multipage FreeHand documents in Illustrator, choosing which pages to organize projects with multiple pages or diverse outputs by sharing settings and content...you can be of projects in the Control panel. SETTING UP A NEW DOCUMENT Multiple Artboards When you open a multipage FreeHand file with Illustrator CS4, the pages are automatically numbered in sequence, or save as a single, multipage PDF file-your choice. Multiple artboards provide a powerful way...
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...location coordinates. Tip: To emulate the snapping feature in FreeHand, activate Smart Guides in the illustration window. When you choose View > Show Grid, a grid appears behind your object. In Illustrator, guides belong to emulate FreeHand's behavior, create a layer and name it over or under...By default, guides are temporary snap‑to your selection's edge rather than cursor position-continuously, while you transform your artwork in Illustrator by choosing View > Guides > Lock Guides. Smart Guides with each other using Smart Guides and see rotation angle, and relation...
...location coordinates. Tip: To emulate the snapping feature in FreeHand, activate Smart Guides in the illustration window. When you choose View > Show Grid, a grid appears behind your object. In Illustrator, guides belong to emulate FreeHand's behavior, create a layer and name it over or under...By default, guides are temporary snap‑to your selection's edge rather than cursor position-continuously, while you transform your artwork in Illustrator by choosing View > Guides > Lock Guides. Smart Guides with each other using Smart Guides and see rotation angle, and relation...
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... to suit your document can move the selected item to manage all the items that contain artwork. The structure of the selected object. By default, Illustrator assigns a unique color to show or hide the contents. When a layer or an object contains other layers or objects, a triangle appears to the left of...
... to suit your document can move the selected item to manage all the items that contain artwork. The structure of the selected object. By default, Illustrator assigns a unique color to show or hide the contents. When a layer or an object contains other layers or objects, a triangle appears to the left of...
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... point connection, conversion to corner or smooth, addition and removal of anchor points, and control of handle visibility. in Illustrator to controls in FreeHand; Live Trace Live Trace automatically turns placed images into beautifully detailed vector graphics that are fully adjustable...settings are easy to create a Live Trace object. You can easily see Creating Vector Content Using Live Trace on the Adobe website (www.adobe.com/products/ illustrator/pdfs/creating_vector_content.pdf). Use the Path Eraser tool to add and remove sides from a polygon or points from a number ...
... point connection, conversion to corner or smooth, addition and removal of anchor points, and control of handle visibility. in Illustrator to controls in FreeHand; Live Trace Live Trace automatically turns placed images into beautifully detailed vector graphics that are fully adjustable...settings are easy to create a Live Trace object. You can easily see Creating Vector Content Using Live Trace on the Adobe website (www.adobe.com/products/ illustrator/pdfs/creating_vector_content.pdf). Use the Path Eraser tool to add and remove sides from a polygon or points from a number ...