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iiiContentsChapter 1: Getting startedInstallation and registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Adobe Help Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Using Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Tips and training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6What’s new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Chapter 2: TutorialsTutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Chapter 3: Work areaWork area basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Palettes, tools, and menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Files and templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Viewing artwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Rulers, grids, and guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Customizing the work area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Setting preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Recovery and undo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Chapter 4: Adobe BridgeThe basics of Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Files and folders in Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Bridge Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Running automated tasks with Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Metadata in Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Using Version Cue with Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Chapter 5: Adobe Stock PhotosAdobe Stock Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Comp images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Buying stock photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Stock Photos accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Chapter 6: Adobe Version CueUsing Adobe Version Cue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Working with Version Cue projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86Working with files in Version Cue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Disconnecting from projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105Deleting files, folders, and projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106Version Cue versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110Version Cue alternates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115Editing and synchronizing offline files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

ivThe Version Cue Administration utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122Creating and editing projects in Version Cue Administration . . . . . . .127Backing up and restoring from Version Cue Administration . . . . . . . .132Working with users and privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134Viewing logs, reports, and workspace information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138Version Cue PDF reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139Chapter 7: DrawingAbout drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144Drawing simple lines and shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147Drawing with the Pencil tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151Drawing with the Pen tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153Reshaping paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157Adding, deleting, and converting anchor points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160Smoothing and simplifying paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162Erasing, splitting, and joining paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164Tracing artwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165Template layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170Sets of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173Drawing flares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179Chapter 8: ColorAbout color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181Selecting colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185Using and creating swatches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188Managing swatches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193Adjusting colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195Chapter 9: Color managementUnderstanding color management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198Keeping colors consistent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200Color-managing imported images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204Color-managing documents for online viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206Proofing colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207Color-managing documents when printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209Working with color profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211Color settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215Chapter 10: PaintingAbout painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221Fills and strokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222Live Paint groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228Brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235Creating and modifying brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239Transparency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243Blending modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

vGradients, meshes, and color blends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255Chapter 11: Arranging objectsSelecting objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262Moving objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269Aligning and distributing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272Rotating objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273Reflecting objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276Using layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278Stacking objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282Grouping and expanding objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284Duplicating objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285Locking, hiding, and deleting objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287Chapter 12: Reshaping objectsTransforming objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290Scaling objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293Shearing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295Distorting objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297Combining objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300Cutting, dividing, and trimming objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306Clipping masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309Blending objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311Reshaping objects with effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314Creating 3D objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316Chapter 13: Importing, exporting, and savingImporting files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325Bitmap images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328Adobe PDF files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330EPS and DCS files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331Importing artwork from Photoshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333Saving artwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .334Exporting artwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .340Creating Adobe PDF files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346Adobe PDF options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .350File information and metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .357Chapter 14: TypeUpdating legacy text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360Creating type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361Importing and exporting text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .364Area type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .365Type on a path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370Editing text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .373Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377

viLetterforms as graphic objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378Selecting type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380Formatting characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382Line and character spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .385Underline, strikethrough, caps, superscripts, and subscripts . . . . . . . .388Special characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .389Scaling and rotating type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .394Formatting paragraphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395Hyphenation and line breaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .398Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400Character and paragraph styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404Formatting Asian characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .406Mojikumi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411Kinsoku . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413Burasagari, leading, and kurikaeshi moji shori . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .414Creating composite fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .416Chapter 15: Creating special effectsAppearance attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .419Copying appearance attributes between objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .421Working with effects and filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .423Summary of effects and filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .426Drop shadows, glows, and feathering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .434Making objects look hand-sketched . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .436Changing vector graphics to bitmap images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .437Creating mosaics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .438Graphic styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .438Chapter 16: Web graphicsBest practices for creating web graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .442Slices and image maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .443SVG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .447Creating animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .450Optimizing and saving web graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .452Web graphics formats and options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .456Output settings for web graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .464Chapter 17: PrintingBasic printing tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .468Printing color separations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .469Setting up pages for printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472Cropping artwork for printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .475Printer’s marks and bleed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .476PostScript printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .477Printing with color management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .480

viiPrinting gradients, meshes, and color blends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .481Printing and saving transparent artwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .484Overprinting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .490Trapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .492Print presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .496Chapter 18: Automating tasksActions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .498Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .504Data-driven graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .505Chapter 19: GraphsCreating graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .510Formatting graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .515Adding pictures and symbols to graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .520Chapter 20: Keyboard shortcutsCustomizing keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .525Default keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .526Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .540

1Chapter 1: Getting startedInstallation and registrationTo install1 Close any Adobe® applications that are open.2 Insert the product CD into your computer’s CD drive.3 Double-click the CD icon, and then follow the on-screen instructions.After the installation, you may be prompted to activate your copy of the product. (See “To activate” on page 1.)For more detailed instructions about installing the product, see the How To Install file on the product CD. Forinstructions about uninstalling the product, see the How To Uninstall file on the product CD.To activateActivation is a simple, anonymous process you must complete within 30 days of installing the product. Activationallows you to continue using the product, and it helps prevent casual copying of the product onto more computersthan the license agreement allows. To learn more about activation, visit the Adobe website atwww.adobe.com/activation/main.html.1 Start the product to access the Activation dialog box. (If you’ve just installed Adobe Creative Suite or AdobePhotoshop®, the Activation dialog box appears automatically.)2 Follow the on-screen instructions.Important: If you intend to install the product on a different computer, you must first transfer the activation to thatcomputer. To transfer an activation, choose Help > Transfer Activation.For more detailed instructions about activating the product and transferring an activation, see the How To Installfile on the product CD.To registerRegister your Adobe product to receive complimentary support on installation and product defects and notificationsabout product updates. Registering your product also gives you access to the wealth of tips, tricks, and tutorials inAdobe Studio® and access to Adobe Studio Exchange, an online community where users download and sharethousands of free actions, plug-ins, and other content for use with Adobe products. Adobe Studio is available inEnglish, French, German, and Japanese. Find it from the home page of the Adobe website.❖ Do one of the following:• Install and activate the software to access the Registration dialog box, and then follow the on-screen instructions. An active Internet connection is required.• Register at any time by choosing Help > Registration.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 2 User GuideSee also“Adobe Studio” on page 7“Extras” on page 9Adobe Help CenterAbout Adobe Help CenterAdobe Help Center is a free, downloadable application that includes three primary features.Product Help Provides Help topics for Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe CS2 products installed on yoursystem. (If none of these products are installed, Help topics for them aren’t available.) Help topics are updated period­ically and can be downloaded through Adobe Help Center preferences.Expert Support Provides information about Adobe Expert Support plans and lets you store details about plansyou’ve purchased. If you have an active support plan, you can also use the Expert Support section to submit webcases—questions sent to Adobe support professionals over the web. To access links in the Expert Support section,you must have an active Internet connection.More Resources Provides easy access to the extensive resources on Adobe.com, including support pages, userforums, tips and tutorials, and training. You can also use this area to store contact information for friends, colleagues,or support professionals, or even websites you turn to for inspiration or troubleshooting information.Product Help, Expert Support, and More Resources in Adobe Help CenterSee also“Using Help” on page 3“To search Help topics” on page 5“To navigate Help” on page 4To check for updatesAdobe periodically provides updates to software and to topics in Adobe Help Center. You can easily obtain theseupdates through Adobe Help Center. An active Internet connection is required.1 Click the Preferences button .2 In the Preferences dialog box, click Check For Updates. If updates are available, follow the on-screen directions todownload and save them.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 3 User GuideTo set Adobe Help Center preferences1 Click the Preferences button . Set any of the following options:Region Specifies your geographical location. Changing this option may affect which services are available to you.Language Specifies the language in which Expert Support content is displayed.Display Renewal Reminders For Expert Support Contracts Displays reminder screens when your Expert Supportplan has almost expired. Deselect this option if you’d like to turn off these reminders.Enable Auto Login For Web Case Submission Allows you to submit support questions over the web. This option isavailable only if you have an active Expert Support plan.User Interface Language Specifies the language in which Adobe Help Center interface text is displayed.Check For Updates Searches for new updates to software and Help topics as they become available from Adobe.Network Administrators Displays options for network administration.2 Click OK.To display More ResourcesThe More Resources section in Adobe Help Center provides easy access to some of the content and services availablefrom the Adobe website, including support, training, and tutorials.❖ To display this section, click More Resources.To add contact information in More Resources1 Click More Resources, and then click Personal Contacts.2 Do any of the following:• To add a contact, click New, type the contact information you want to save, and click OK.• To edit a contact, click a contact in the list, click Edit, make changes to the information, and click OK.• To delete a contact, click a contact in the list, and then click Delete. To confirm the deletion, click Yes when prompted, or click No to cancel.Using HelpUsing HelpThe complete documentation for using your Adobe product is available in Help, a browser-based system you canaccess through Adobe Help Center. Help topics are updated periodically, so you can always be sure to have the mostrecent information available. For more information, see “To check for updates” on page 2.Important: Adobe Help systems include all of the information in the printed user guides, plus additional informationnot included in print. The Resources and Extras CD included with the software also includes a PDF version of thecomplete Help content, optimized for printing.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 4 User GuideA B CDEProduct Help section of Adobe Help CenterA. Returns you to Help home page B. Adds bookmark for current topic C. Prints contents of right pane D. Opens Preferences dialog boxE. Opens About Adobe Help Center windowSee also“To navigate Help” on page 4“To search Help topics” on page 5To navigate Help❖ Do any of the following:• To view Help for a product, choose the product name from the Help For menu. (To view only topics that apply across all Creative Suite products, choose Adobe Creative Suite.)• To expand or collapse a section, click the blue triangle to the left of the section name.• To display a topic , click its title.See also“To use bookmarks” on page 6

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 5 User GuideTo search Help topicsSearch using words or phrases to quickly find topics. You can search Help for one product or for all Adobe productsyou’ve installed. If you find a topic that you may want to view again, bookmark it for quick retrieval.1 In Adobe Help Center, click Product Help.2 Type one or more words in the Search box. To search across Help for all Adobe products you have installed, clickthe black triangle to the left of the Search box and choose Search All Help.Search Help for one product or for all products you’ve installed3 Click Search. Topics matching the search words appear in the navigation pane.4 To view a topic, click its title.5 To return to the navigation pane, do one of the following:• Click the Home button.• Click the Back button.• Click Next Topic or Previous Topic.See also“To print a topic from Help” on page 5“To use bookmarks” on page 6Search tipsAdobe Help search works by searching the entire Help text for topics that contain all of the words typed in the Searchbox. These tips can help you improve your search results in Help:• If you search using a phrase, such as “shape tool,” put quotation marks around the phrase. The search returns only those topics containing all words in the phrase.• Make sure that the search terms are spelled correctly.• If a search term doesn’t yield results, try using a synonym, such as “web” instead of “Internet.”To print a topic from Help1 Select the topic you want to print, and click the Print button.2 Choose the printer you’d like to use, and then click Print.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 6 User GuideTo change the viewBy default, Adobe Help Center opens in Full view. Full view gives you access to the Product Help, Expert Support,and More Resources sections. Switch to Compact view when you want to see only the selected Help topic and youwant to keep the Help window on top of your product workspace.❖ Click the view icon to switch between Full and Compact views.To use bookmarksYou can bookmark especially helpful topics for easy access, just as you bookmark pages in a web browser, and rereadthem at another time.1 Click the Bookmarks tab in the navigation pane to view the bookmarks.2 Do any of the following in the Bookmarks pane:• To create a bookmark, select the topic you want to mark, and click the Bookmark button . When the Bookmark dialog box appears, type a new name in the text box if desired, and then click OK.• To delete a bookmark, select it and click the Delete button. Click Yes to confirm the deletion.• To rename a bookmark, select it and then click the Rename button . In the dialog box, type a new name for the bookmark and then click OK.• To move a bookmark, select it and then click the Move Up button or the Move Down button .Tips and trainingLearning resourcesAdobe provides a wide range of resources to help you learn and use Adobe products.• “Tutorials in Help” on page 7: Short step-by-step lessons through Adobe Help Center.• “Total Training Video Workshop CD” on page 7: Professional training videos from experts.• “Adobe Studio” on page 7: Videos, tips and tricks, and other learning material on Adobe products.• Adobe Creative Suite Design Guide (Adobe Creative Suite only): A full-color printed book about using Adobe Creative Suite 2 as a complete design and publishing toolbox, including five guided projects on print, web, and mobile workflows.• “Technical information” on page 8: Reference material, scripting guides, and other in-depth information.• “Other resources” on page 8: Training, books, user forums, product certification, and more.• Support: Complimentary and paid technical support options from Adobe.• “Extras” on page 9: Downloadable content and software.See also“About Adobe Help Center” on page 2

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 7 User GuideTutorials in HelpThe Help system for each Adobe CS2 product includes several step-by-step tutorials on key features and concepts.These tutorials are also available in the complete, printable, PDF version of the Help contents, included on theResources and Extras CD.To use these tutorials with the product, select the tutorial you want from the Contents pane in Adobe Help Center,and click the View icon to switch to Compact view. Compact view keeps the Help window on top of the appli­cation windows, regardless of what window or application is selected. Drag an edge or a corner of the Help windowto resize it.See also“Adobe Studio” on page 7“Total Training Video Workshop CD” on page 7“Other resources” on page 8Total Training Video Workshop CDPresented by experts in their fields, Total Training videos provide overviews, demos of key new features, and manyuseful tips and techniques for beginning and advanced users. Look for accompanying step-by-step instructions toselected Total Training videos in monthly updates to Adobe Studio.Short Total Training web videos on a variety of products and topics are also available in Adobe Studio, and completeTotal Training courseware can be purchased online from the Adobe Store.See also“Adobe Studio” on page 7“Other resources” on page 8Adobe StudioAdobe Studio provides a huge wealth of tips and tricks, tutorials, and instructional content in video, Adobe PDF, andHTML, authored by experts from Adobe and its publishing partners. You can search the entire collection or sort byproduct, topic, date, and type of content; new content is added monthly. Adobe Studio is available in English, French,German, and Japanese. Find it from the home page of the Adobe website.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 8 User GuideTips and tutorials in Adobe StudioSee also“Total Training Video Workshop CD” on page 7“Other resources” on page 8Technical informationThe Technical information folder on the Resources and Extras CD included with your Adobe product includesseveral useful documents in PDF, fully searchable and optimized for printing. These documents provide conceptualand reference material on various in-depth topics, such as scripting, transparency, and high-end printing. Forcomplete developer documentation and resources, visit the Developers area of the Adobe website athttp://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/main.html. For additional backgrounders and instructional content,visit Adobe Studio.The Resources and Extras CD also includes the entire Help content optimized for printing. Note that the Helpcontent includes everything in the printed Adobe user guides, plus much more.See also“Adobe Studio” on page 7“Other resources” on page 8Other resourcesAdditional sources of information and help are available for Adobe products.• Visit the Training area of the Adobe website for access to Adobe Press books; online, video, and instructor-led training resources; Adobe software certification programs; and more.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 9 User Guide• Visit the Adobe user forums, where users share tips, ask questions, and find out how others are getting the most out of their software. User forums are available in English, French, German, and Japanese on the main Support page of your local Adobe website.• Visit the Support area of the Adobe website for additional information about free and paid technical support options. Top issues are listed by product on the Adobe U.S. and Adobe Japan websites.• Visit the Developers area of the Adobe website to find information for software and plug-in developers, including SDKs, scripting guides, and technical resources.• Click More Resources in Adobe Help Center to access many of the resources on the Adobe website and to create your own list of frequently visited user groups and websites and valuable contacts.• Look in Bridge Center for RSS feeds on the latest technical announcements, tutorials, and events. To access Bridge Center, select it in the Favorites panel in Adobe Bridge. (Bridge Center is available with Adobe Creative Suite only.)See also“To display More Resources” on page 3“Learning resources” on page 6ExtrasThe Resources and Extras CD included with your CS2 product includes a Goodies folder that contains bonus contentand files for use with your Adobe product. For more free content and add-ons, visit Adobe Studio Exchange, anonline community where users download and share thousands of free actions, plug-ins, and other content for usewith Adobe products. To visit Adobe Studio Exchange, go to Adobe Studio from the home page of the Adobe website.In addition, your CS2 product includes Adobe Stock Photos, an integrated service available within Adobe Bridge thatlets you search, view, try, and buy royalty-free stock photography from leading stock libraries. Because of the tightintegration between Stock Photos and CS2 products, you can download images directly into your Adobe Illustrator®,Adobe InDesign®, and Adobe GoLive® projects. From Photoshop, you can open any downloaded image.See also“Adobe Studio” on page 7“About Adobe Stock Photos” on page 71“About Adobe Bridge” on page 48Other downloadsThe Downloads area of the Adobe website includes free updates, tryouts, and other useful software. In addition, thePlug-ins section of the Adobe Store provides access to thousands of plug-ins from third-party developers, helpingyou automate tasks, customize workflows, create specialized professional effects, and more.See also“About Adobe Stock Photos” on page 71“Other resources” on page 8

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 10 User GuideWhat’s newNew featuresLive Trace Live Trace automatically turns placed images into beautifully detailed vector graphics that are easy to edit,resize, and manipulate without distortion. Live Trace reduces the amount of time it takes to recreate a scanneddrawing on-screen from days to minutes or seconds, without loss of quality. You can interactively adjust the resultsof a Live Trace using a rich assortment of vectorization options, including preprocessing, tracing, and overlayoptions. (See “About tracing artwork” on page 165.)Live Paint Live Paint lets you paint vector graphics more intuitively by automatically detecting and correcting gapsthat previously would have affected how fills and strokes were applied. Instead of having to plan every detail of anillustration in advance to ensure the right shading and colors, you can work more as you would coloring by hand onpaper. (See “About Live Paint” on page 228.)Enhanced support for spot colors in raster images and effects Use spot colors in new ways:• Apply spot colors in raster-based effects, such as drop shadows, glows, feathers, and blurs.• Colorize an embedded grayscale image with one spot or process color, in either CMYK or RGB document color spaces. Color can be applied by dragging onto the image or just by clicking on the Swatches palette. (See “To colorize grayscale or 1-bit images” on page 196.)• Preserve spot-color rasters and spot-colorized grayscale images when saving to AI, EPS, or PDF files or when exporting to legacy EPS or legacy AI formats. These spot colors will print accurately from Adobe InDesign® CS2 or QuarkXPress 6 or later, and from Adobe Acrobat® 6.0 or 7.0 Professional.Offset a stroke on its path Control whether a stroke is centered on a path or positioned on the inside or the outsideof the path. (See “To change the stroke’s color, width, and alignment” on page 224.)Type enhancements Apply underlining and strikethrough to text using the Character palette. (See “To underline orstrike through text” on page 388.) Experience improved performance working with advanced typographicalcontrols.Workspace management Customize your Illustrator workspace to suit your creative workflow:• Select commonly used options from the context-sensitive Control palette, which reduces the number of palettes you need to have open. In addition, the Control palette makes options more accessible and allows you to work with different features more quickly. (See “About the Control palette” on page 33.)• Arrange palettes and defaults to support a specific workflow or client project, and then save the setup as a named workspace that you can activate at any time or share with other people or computers. Workspaces help you control on-screen clutter and streamline the tools available to you for different tasks. (See “To save a custom workspace” on page 45.)Expanded support for Wacom tablets Take advantage of new Wacom tablet features, including pressure tip anderaser, tilt two side switches, barrel rotation, and large felt-marker-shaped nib. Illustrator® CS2 has built-in supportfor the new Wacom Intuos3 tablet.Place Photoshop® layer comps You can now control the visibility of layer comps in linked, embedded, and openedPhotoshop files as easily as you control the visibility of regular Photoshop layers. (See “Photoshop import options”on page 333.)New SVG and SWF options Save rich graphical content in SVG-Tiny format, which is optimized for mobile wirelessdevices. Then incorporate these graphics into your mobile design and development workflows. (See “SVG formatoptions” on page 338.)

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 11 User GuideExport Adobe Illustrator artwork as SWF (Flash) files with more control over mapping layers to animation frames,maintaining the appearance of stylized text, and file compression. (See “Macromedia Flash export options” onpage 342.)New Adobe PDF options Illustrator has long used Adobe PDF as its native file format, which makes it easy for clientsand others to open and review your artwork files in Adobe Acrobat or the free Adobe Reader®. Now you can exportIllustrator artwork to multipage PDF files and take advantage of PDF/X standards. (See “About Adobe PDF” onpage 346.)Adobe Bridge Organize and browse Illustrator and other creative assets using Adobe Bridge, an independent file-management system that you can launch from within Illustrator CS2. Through Adobe Bridge, you can automateworkflows across Adobe Creative Suite 2 applications, apply consistent color settings across Adobe applications, andaccess version control features and online stock photo purchase services. A Start Page provides centralized controlof settings, as well as ongoing access to tips and tutorials in Adobe Studio. (See “About Adobe Bridge” on page 48.)Templates and other professionally designed content Get a jump on the design process with new professionallydesigned templates and other easily accessible content. Click Browse Cool Extras on the Welcome Screen (chooseHelp > Welcome Screen) to view templates and sample files in Adobe Bridge.

12Chapter 2: TutorialsTutorialsTutorialsBelow you will find a list of tutorials that will help you get started using Illustrator quickly. Before going through thetutorials, it’s helpful to know how to create and save documents. (See “To create a new document” on page 34 and“Saving and exporting artwork” on page 334.)In addition to these tutorials, Adobe provides a variety of resources for learning Illustrator. (See “Learning resources”on page 6.)For more advanced tutorials, go to Adobe Studio at http://studio.adobe.com. (A one-time registration is required.)See also“Design a quick logo or web button” on page 12“Discover the power of compound shapes” on page 15“Paint illustrations with graphic styles” on page 19“Create headline type with a twist” on page 22“Play with hand-painted effects” on page 25Design a quick logo or web buttonAdobe Illustrator provides a variety of tools for creating basic geometric shapes, as well as hundreds of professionallydesigned symbols. Follow along and learn how to use shapes and symbols as building blocks for artwork.1. Draw a shape.Hold down the mouse on a shape tool in the toolbox, and select the shape tool you want to use. Then drag in thedocument window to draw the shape.We selected the Ellipse tool and held down the Shift key while dragging to draw a circle. Holding down the Shift keytells Illustrator to constrain proportions. For example, you can use the Shift key with the Rectangle tool to draw asquare.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 13 User Guide2. Fill the shape with color.Click the Fill box in the Control palette. (The Control palette is at the top of the work area, just beneath the menubar. If you don’t see it, choose Window > Control Palette.) This tells Illustrator that you want to apply color insidethe shape rather than to its stroke (or outline). Then click any swatch to fill the shape with color.If you don’t like any of the default swatches, there are several other ways to select a color. Double-click the Fill boxin the toolbox to select a color using the Color Picker, or choose Window > Color to select a color using the Colorpalette. Or choose Window > Swatch Libraries, and choose a swatch library from the submenu.3. Change the shape’s stroke weight.In the Control palette, type a different value in the Stroke Weight box, and press Enter or Return to apply the change.We increased the stroke weight to 3 points. Although we decided to stick with a black stroke, you can change thestroke color by clicking the stroke box in the Control palette and selecting a different color.4. Place a symbol instance.If the Symbols palette isn’t showing, choose Window > Symbols. The Symbols palette displays a variety of defaultsymbols; however, many additional symbols are available to you through symbol libraries. To open a symbol library,click the triangle icon at the top right corner of the Symbols palette, and choose an option from the Open SymbolLibrary submenu.Once you locate the symbol you want to use, drag it from the palette into the document window. The placed symbolis called a symbol instance. We used the Home symbol from the Web Icons symbol library.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 14 User Guide5. Resize the symbol instance.Depending on the size of the symbol instance, you may want to make it larger or smaller. First select the Selectiontool in the toolbox and click the symbol instance. Then drag one of the corner handles on the symbol instance toenlarge or reduce it. As with drawing shapes, holding down the Shift key as you drag causes Illustrator to constrainthe proportions of the symbol instance.You can also use the Scale tool or the Transform palette to resize selected objects in the document window. (See“Scaling objects” on page 293.)6. Align the symbol instance and the shape.Make sure the Selection tool is still active in the toolbox, and drag a marquee around both the shape and symbolinstance. Then choose Window > Align to show the Align palette.The Align palette contains buttons for aligning and distributing objects. First, we clicked the Horizontal AlignCenter button. Then we clicked the Vertical Align Center button.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 15 User Guide7. Experiment with design variations.Now that you have a basic design, experiment with different variations. For example, if you want to apply a differentfill and stroke to the symbol instance, select the instance in the document window and click the Break Link ToSymbol button in the Symbols palette. Once the link to the symbol is broken, the object is no longer a symbol, so youcan apply different fills and strokes to it.We went one step further by applying a variety of gradients to our design. First, we drew another circle, choseObject > Arrange > Send To Back, and realigned all three objects using the Align palette. We filled the objects witha default gradient from the Swatches palette. Then, we selected just the outer circle and used the Gradient tool toreverse the direction of the gradient. (See “To apply a gradient in a different direction” on page 252.) Our final designwill make a great web button, so we used the Save For Web command to save it in GIF format. (See “To optimize andsave web graphics” on page 452.)Discover the power of compound shapesUsing compound shapes is one of the easiest ways to create illustrations in Adobe Illustrator. You start by drawingbasic shapes and then use the Pathfinder palette to combine them in different ways. In this tutorial, you’ll learn howto add and subtract shapes, as well as how to use the Layers palette.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 16 User Guide1. Draw a series of overlapping ellipses.First, click the Default Fill And Stroke button in the toolbox. This sets the fill to white and the stroke to black. Thenselect the Ellipse tool, and drag to draw a series of overlapping ellipses.To move an ellipse, select it with the Selection tool and drag it to a different location. When you’re satisfied with theplacement of all the shapes, drag around all the ellipses to select them.2. Add the ellipses together.If the Pathfinder palette isn’t showing, choose Window > Pathfinder. Then click the Add To Shape Area button in thePathfinder palette.You just created a compound shape (a shape that consists of two or more objects). You can verify this by looking inthe Layers palette. If the Layers palette isn’t showing, choose Window > Layers. Then click the triangle to the left ofLayer 1 to see the listing for the compound shape.3. Subtract a rectangle.Select the Rectangle tool and draw a rectangle that overlaps the bottom of the compound shape. When you’refinished drawing, use the Selection tool to select all the shapes. Then click the Subtract From Shape Area button inthe Pathfinder palette.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 17 User GuideIt may be difficult to tell what changed while all the shapes are selected, so click anywhere on the artboard to deselectthem. Now you can see that the rectangle has been subtracted from the ellipses. If you look in the Layers palette,you’ll see that Illustrator created a new compound shape containing the rectangle and the first compound shape.4. Rename the compound shape in the Layers palette.Double-click the words “Compound Shape” in the Layers palette. Enter a more meaningful name for the shape, andclick OK. We named our shape “Cloud.”The Layers palette is very useful for keeping track of the objects in a document. In addition, you can use it to selectobjects by clicking in the selection column between the circle and the scroll bar. (See “About the Layers palette” onpage 278.)5. Draw three nested circles.You’ll use the circles to create a sun, so draw them in proportion to the cloud. Start by selecting the Ellipse tool, andShift+dragging to draw the outer circle. Then position the pointer over the center of the circle, and Shift+Alt+drag(Windows) or Shift+Option+drag (Mac OS) to draw the middle circle. (Holding down the Alt or Option key lets youdraw the circle from the center outward.) Repeat again to draw the inner circle.We named the circles “Outer Circle,” “Middle Circle,” and “Inner Circle” in the Layers palette.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 18 User Guide6. Create the sun’s rays.Select the outer circle and choose Effect > Distort & Transform > Zig Zag. Select Preview, and adjust the values forSize and Ridges Per Segment. When you’re satisfied with the results, click OK.7. Make the sun a compound shape.Select the outer circle, then hold down Shift and select the middle circle. (Holding down Shift lets you select multipleobjects.) Click the Subtract From Shape Area button in the Pathfinder palette to combine the two shapes. Hold downShift, select the inner circle, and click the Add To Shape Area button in the Pathfinder palette.We named the compound shape “Sun” in the Layers palette.8. Move the sun behind the cloud.Select the sun, and choose Object > Arrange > Send Backward. Then use the Selection tool to drag the sun behindthe cloud.Notice how the sun is now listed below the cloud in the Layers palette. This is because the Layers palette reflects thestacking order of your artwork. You can change the stacking order by dragging objects up or down in the Layerspalette. (See “About the stacking order” on page 282.)

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 19 User GuidePaint illustrations with graphic stylesIn the previous tutorial, you learned how to create the outlines, or paths, of an illustration. Now you’ll use graphicstyles to paint your illustration with colors and effects. Adobe Illustrator comes with hundreds of professionallydesigned graphic styles that let you change the appearance of artwork with a single click. And graphic styles are fullyreversible, so you can always go back to your original illustration if you don’t like the results.1. Target the cloud in the Layers palette.In the Layers palette, click the circle (called the target icon) at the right edge of the cloud’s listing. When the targeticon displays a double ring, the item is targeted.Targeting may seem simple, but it’s a commonly forgotten step when applying graphic styles and effects. Targeting isespecially important when you want to apply a style or effect to everything in a layer. (See “About targeting” onpage 420.)

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 20 User Guide2. Apply a graphic style to the cloud.If the Graphic Styles palette isn’t showing, choose Window > Graphic Styles. The Graphic Styles palette displays avariety of default graphic styles; however, many additional graphic styles are available to you through graphic stylelibraries. To open a graphic style library, click the triangle icon at the top right corner of the Graphic Styles palette,and choose an option from the Open Graphic Style Library submenu.Once you locate the graphic style you want to use, click it. We used the Raised Edges graphic style from the ImageEffects library.3. View appearance attributes of the graphic style.Choose Select > Deselect to deselect the clouds, and if the Appearance palette isn’t showing, choose Window >Appearance. The Appearance palette lists appearance attributes—properties that affect the look of an object withoutaltering its underlying structure. These include fills, strokes, transparency settings, and effects.In our case, no artwork is targeted, so the top listing should read “No Selection:” followed by the name of the currentgraphic style. The specific appearance attributes depend on the graphic style you selected in step 2. Some attributesmay have triangles to the left of them. This means that the attribute includes effects or transparency settings. You canexpand or collapse the attribute by clicking the triangle. (See “Using the Appearance palette” on page 419.)

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 21 User Guide4. Edit the graphic style.Click each color swatch in the Appearance palette and choose different colors using the Swatches palette or Colorpalette. You probably want to choose colors in the yellow to red range because you’ll apply the new graphic style tothe sun.You can also use the Appearance palette to edit other aspects of a graphic style. For example, you can change theorder in which Illustrator applies attributes by dragging any attribute to a different position in the palette. If thegraphic style includes effects, double-click an effect name to change the effect’s settings.5. Create a new style.Click the New Graphic Style button in the Graphic Styles palette. The new style appears as the last item in the palette,so you may need to scroll down to see it. Double-click the style, enter a descriptive name, and click OK.We named our new graphic style “Orange Raised Edge.”

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 22 User Guide6. Apply the new graphic style to the sun.Target the sun in the Layers palette, and click the graphic style you just created in the Graphic Styles palette.7. Experiment with design variations.Now that you know how to apply and edit graphic styles, experiment with design variations. Start by creating aduplicate of the sun and cloud by dragging Layer 1 in the Layers palette onto the Create New Layer button. Thenclick in the selection column for the copied layer, and press the arrow keys on your keyboard to reposition theduplicate sun and cloud. (Hold down the Shift key to move the selection in bigger increments.)If you want to remove the existing graphic styles before applying new ones, click the Clear Appearance button in theAppearance palette. This removes all appearance attributes (including the fill and stroke) so the sun and cloud won’tbe visible in the document window until you target them and apply new graphic styles.Create headline type with a twistAdobe Illustrator provides powerful, flexible features for creating and modifying type. You can add type anywherein your artwork—horizontally, vertically, along paths, inside shapes, around shapes, in rows and in columns. In thistutorial, you’ll learn how to create a headline that you can reuse for a variety of purposes.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 23 User Guide1. Draw a curved path.Select the Pen tool, and position the pointer where you want to start your path. Click and drag in the direction youwant the curve to go. Release the mouse button and move the pointer; then click and drag again in the direction youwant the curve to go. You can repeat this as many times as you want. When you are finished drawing, Ctrl-click(Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) away from the line.If this is your first time using the Pen tool, it may take some practice to get the hang of it; however, it will be time wellspent. When you’re comfortable using the Pen tool, you can draw any line or shape with precision. (See “To drawcurves with the Pen tool” on page 154.)2. Add type along the path.Select the Type On A Path tool. Click the path to set the insertion point, and type the desired text. Don’t worry aboutthe position of the type on the path—you’ll learn how to adjust it later on.3. Format the type.Click the Selection tool to select the type, and choose a font family, font style, and font size in the Control palette.You can also change the color of the type by selecting a Fill color in the Control palette.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 24 User GuideIllustrator comes with a variety of fonts that you can use in your artwork. To view a catalog of fonts, choose Help >Welcome Screen and click Browse Cool Extras.4. Reposition the type if necessary.Position the Selection tool over the type’s start, center, or end bracket until a small icon appears next to the pointer.(If the pointer doesn’t change, make sure the Selection tool is still selected.) Drag to the right or left to reposition thetype on the path.5. Apply a drop shadow to the type.Choose Effect > Stylize > Drop Shadow. Select Preview, and adjust the drop shadow options. (We used the defaultvalues.) When you’re satisfied with the results, click OK.You can still edit the type after applying an effect.6. Place a symbol instance.If the Symbols palette isn’t showing, choose Window > Symbols. The Symbols palette displays a variety of defaultsymbols; however, many additional symbols are available to you through symbol libraries. To open a symbol library,click the triangle icon at the top right corner of the Symbols palette, and choose an option from the Open SymbolLibrary submenu.Once you locate the symbol you want to use, drag it from the palette into the document window. The placed symbolis called a symbol instance. We used the Bee symbol from the Nature symbol library. After placing the symbol, werotated it and applied a drop shadow to match the text.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 25 User Guide7. Save the headline.The format you save in depends on how you want to use the headline. We chose File > Save For Microsoft Office tosave our headline for use in Microsoft Word. We also saved our headline as a web banner using the Save For Webdialog box. (See “To optimize and save web graphics” on page 452.)Play with hand-painted effectsIllustrator includes many features for working with bitmap images. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to import bitmapimages into Illustrator and apply artistic effects.1. Choose a bitmap image.An image with high contrast works the best. If you don’t have a suitable image, a variety of stock photography isavailable on the Illustrator CD.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 26 User Guide2. Import the image into Illustrator.Start by creating a new document in RGB color mode. (This is important because the Artistic filters don’t work onCMYK images.) Then choose File > Place, and select the image file. Make sure the Link option is deselected, andclick OK.The Links palette shows all imported images. (See “To use the Links palette” on page 326.)3. Apply the Poster Edges effect.Target the image in the Layers palette, and choose Effect > Artistic > Poster Edges. Adjust the settings until you aresatisfied with the preview, and then click OK.The Poster Edges effect reduces the number of colors in an image according to the posterization option you set, andfinds the edges of the image and draws black lines on them. Broader areas of the image have simple shading, whilefine, dark detail is distributed throughout the image.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 27 User Guide4. Apply the Watercolor effect.Choose Effect > Artistic > Watercolor. Adjust the settings until you are satisfied with the preview, and then click OK.The Watercolor effect paints the image in a watercolor style, simplifying details in an image, using a medium brushloaded with water and color. Where significant tonal changes occur at edges, the filter saturates the color.5. Choose a brush.If the Brushes palette isn’t showing, choose Window > Brushes. The Brushes palette displays a variety of defaultbrushes; however, many additional brushes are available to you through brush libraries. To open a brush library, clickthe triangle icon at the top right corner of the Brushes palette, and choose an option from the Open Brush Librarysubmenu.Once you locate the graphic style you want to use, click it. We selected the Fountain Pen brush from the Artistic_Inklibrary.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 28 User Guide6. Apply a brush stroke.Select the Paintbrush tool, and select a color. We used the Eyedropper tool to sample a color in our artwork. Thendrag to apply the stroke.If you want more precision, use the Pen tool to draw a path, and then apply the brush to the path. (See “To applybrush strokes” on page 237.)7. Experiment with different brushes.We added some green splatters using the Ink Splatter brush and some yellow splatters using the Galaxy brush. Thenwe defined the edges of the paint cans using the Dry Ink brush.

29Chapter 3: Work areaWork area basicsAbout the work areaBy default, the Illustrator work area consists of an illustration window where you draw and lay out your artwork, atoolbox that holds tools for drawing and editing artwork, palettes to help you monitor and modify artwork, andmenus that contain commands for performing tasks.You can rearrange the work area to best suit your needs by moving, hiding, and showing palettes; zooming in or outof artwork; scrolling to a different area of the illustration window; and creating multiple windows and views. You canalso change the visibility of the illustration window and menu bar using the Mode buttons at the bottom of thetoolbox:• Standard Screen Mode displays artwork in a standard window, with a menu bar at the top and scroll bars on the sides.• Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar displays artwork in a full-screen window with a menu bar but with no title bar or scroll bars.• Full Screen Mode displays artwork in a full-screen window, with no title bar, menu bar, or scroll bars.Using the status barThe status bar (at the bottom left edge of the illustration window) displays the current zoom level and informationabout one of the following topics: the current tool in use, the date and time, the number of undos and redos available,the document color profile, or the status of a managed file.Click the status bar to do any of the following:• Change the type of information displayed in the status bar by selecting an option from the Show submenu.• Show the current file in Adobe Bridge by choosing Reveal In Bridge.• Access Version Cue® commands.See also“About Adobe Bridge” on page 48“Getting the most out of Version Cue” on page 82Palettes, tools, and menusAbout the toolboxThe first time you start the application, the toolbox appears at the left side of the screen. You can move the toolboxby dragging its title bar. You can also show or hide the toolbox by choosing Window > Tools.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 30 User GuideToolbox overview A Selection tools C Type tools F Symbol toolsA Selection (V) Type (T) Symbol Sprayer (Shift +S) Direct Selection (A) Area Type Symbol Shifter Group Selection Type On a PathBC Vertical Type Symbol Scruncher Magic Wand (Y) Vertical Area Symbol Sizer Lasso (Q) Type Symbol SpinnerD Vertical Type Symbol Stainer E B Drawing tools On a Path Symbol ScreenerF G Pen (P) Symbol Styler D Painting tools Add Anchor Point Paintbrush (B) G Graph tools Delete Anchor Point Mesh (U) Column Graph (J) Convert Anchor Gradient (G) Stacked Column Point GraphH Eyedropper (I) Bar GraphI Line Segment (\) Arc Measure Stacked Bar Spiral Graph Rectangular Grid Live Paint Bucket (K) Polar Grid Line Graph Live Paint Select (Shift+L) Area Graph Scatter Graph Rectangle (M) E Reshaping tools Pie Graph Rounded Rectangle Radar Graph Ellipse Rotate (R) Polygon Reflect (O) H Slicing and cutting Star Scale (S) tools Flare Shear Slice (Shift+K) Pencil (N) Reshape Slice Select Smooth Warp (Shift-R) Scissors (C) Erase Twirl Knife Pucker I Moving and zooming Bloat tools Scallop Crystallize Hand (H) Wrinkle Page Free Transform (E) Zoom (Z) Blend (W) Indicates default tool * Keyboard shortcuts appear in parenthesisSee also“Selection tool gallery” on page 262“Drawing tool gallery” on page 145“Type tool gallery” on page 361“Painting tool gallery” on page 222“Reshaping tool gallery” on page 290“Symbolism tool gallery” on page 174

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 31 User Guide“Graph tool gallery” on page 510“Slicing and cutting tool gallery” on page 444“Moving and zooming tool gallery” on page 37Using toolsYou use tools in the toolbox to create, select, and manipulate objects in Illustrator. You can select a tool by clicking itor pressing the tool’s keyboard shortcut. The name of the tool and its keyboard shortcut appear when you hold thepointer over the tool—this text is called the tool tip. To hide tool tips, choose Edit > Preferences > General (Windows) or Illustrator > Preferences > General (Mac OS), and deselect Show Tool Tips.Some tools have additional tools beneath them—these are called hidden tools. A small triangle at the lower rightcorner of the tool icon indicates that there are hidden tools. To view hidden tools, hold down the mouse button onthe visible tool. To select a hidden tool, continue to hold down the mouse button, drag the pointer over the tool youwant to select, and then release the mouse button. To tear off hidden tools into a separate palette, drag the pointerover the arrow at the end of the toolbox and release the mouse button. Click the close box on the palette’s title bar toreturn the tools to the toolbox. AB C D ESelecting a hidden toolA. Toolbox B. Active tool C. Tear off palette with hidden tools D. Hidden tool triangle E. Tool name and shortcutYou can move the toolbox around the work area by dragging its title bar. You can also hide the toolbox by choosingWindow > Tools. The mouse pointer for most tools matches that tool’s icon. If you prefer, you can use a precision pointer for greater accuracy when working with detailed artwork. Choose Edit > Preferences > General (Windows) or Illustrator >Preferences > General (Mac OS), and select Use Precise Cursors. Alternatively, press Caps Lock on the keyboard.To work with palettesPalettes help you monitor and modify your work. You can customize the default palette arrangement in the followingways:• To show or hide a palette, select the palette name from the Window menu. A check mark next to the palette name indicates that the palette is currently open.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 32 User Guide• To hide or show all palettes including the toolbox and Control palette, press Tab. To hide or show all palettes except for the toolbox and Control palette, press Shift+Tab.• To display a palette menu, position the pointer on the triangle in the upper right corner of the palette, and press the mouse button.• To change the size of a palette, drag any corner of the palette (Windows) or drag the size box at its lower right corner (Mac OS). Some palettes, such as the Color palette, cannot be resized by dragging.• To collapse a group of palettes to their titles only, click the minimize/maximize box (Windows) or the zoom box (Mac OS). You can still open the palette menu when the palette is collapsed.• To cycle through the available views of a palette—default, hidden options visible, and palette titles only—double­ click the palette’s tab. In some palettes, you can click the double triangle at the upper left of the palette tab to cycle through the palette views, or select Show Options or Hide Options from the palette menu.• To make a palette appear at the front of its group, click the palette’s tab.• To move an entire palette group, drag its title bar.• To rearrange or separate a palette group, drag a palette’s tab. Dragging a palette outside an existing group creates a new palette window.• To move a palette to another group, drag the palette’s tab to that group.• To dock palettes so that they move together, drag a palette’s tab to the bottom of another palette.• To move an entire docked palette group, drag its title bar.• To return palettes to their default sizes and positions, choose Window > Workspace > [Default].To enter values in palettes and dialog boxesDo any of the following:• Type a value in the box, and press Enter or Return.• Drag the slider.• Drag the dial.• Click the arrow buttons in the palette to increase or decrease the value.• Click in the box and then use the Up Arrow key and Down Arrow key on the keyboard to increase or decrease the value.• Select a value from the menu associated with the box.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 33 User GuideAB C D EWays to enter valuesA. Arrow buttons B. Text box C. Menu arrow D. Slider E. DialTo calculate values in palettes and dialog boxesYou can perform simple math in any box that accepts numeric values. For example, if you want to move a selectedobject 3 units to the right using the current measurement units, you don’t have to work out the new horizontalposition—simply type +3 after the current value in the Transform palette.1 In a text box that accepts numerical values, do one of the following:• To replace the entire current value with a mathematical expression, select the entire current value.• To use the current value as part of a mathematical expression, click before or after the current value.2 Type a simple mathematical expression using a single mathematical operator, such as + (plus), - (minus), x (multi­plication), / (division), or % (percent).For example, 0p0 + 3 or 5mm + 4. Similarly, 3cm * 50% equals 3 centimeters multiplied by 50%, or 1.50 cm, and50pt + 25% equals 50 points plus 25% of 50 points, or 62.5 points.3 Press Enter or Return to apply the calculation.About the Control paletteThe Control palette offers quick access to options related to the objects you select. By default, the Control palette isdocked to the top of the work area.Options displayed in the Control palette vary depending on the type of object you select. For example, when youselect a text object, the Control palette displays text-formatting options in addition to options for changing the color,placement, and dimensions of the object. AB CControl paletteA. Hidden options B. Link to another palette C. Palette menuWhen text in the Control palette is blue and underlined, you can click the text to display a related palette. Forexample, click the word Stroke to display the Stroke palette.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 34 User GuideTo customize the Control palette• To change the kinds of options that appear in the Control palette, select or deselect options in the Control palette menu.• To dock the palette at the bottom of the work area, choose Dock To Bottom from the Control palette menu.• To convert the Control palette to a floating palette, drag the gripper bar away from its current position. To redock the Control palette, drag the gripper bar to the top or bottom of the application window (Windows) or screen (Mac OS).Files and templatesAbout documentsA document is the space in which you create artwork. You can create new Illustrator documents from scratch or basedon a template.Creating a document from scratch gives you a blank document with the default fill and stroke colors, graphic styles,brushes, symbols, actions, viewing preferences, and other settings. You can customize the document defaults usinga startup file.Creating a document from a template gives you a document with preset design elements and settings.See also“About startup files” on page 46To create a new document• To create a new document from scratch, choose File > New. Set document options, and click OK.• To create a new document from a template, choose File > New From Template. Select a template, and click New.See also“About the artboard” on page 36“About colors in digital graphics” on page 181About templatesTemplates let you create new documents that share common settings and design elements. For example, if you needto design a series of business cards with a similar look and feel, you can create a template with the desired artboardsize, view settings (such as guides), and print options. The template can also contain symbols for common designelements (such as logos) and specific sets of color swatches, brushes, and graphic styles.Illustrator comes with a variety of templates, including templates for letterhead, business cards, envelopes, brochures,labels, certificates, postcards, greeting cards, and websites.When a template is selected via the New From Template command, Illustrator creates a new document with identicalcontent to the template, but leaves the original template file untouched.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 35 User GuideTo create a new template1 Open a new or existing document.2 Customize the document in any of the following ways:• Set up the document window as you want it to appear in new documents you create from the template. This includes the magnification level, scroll position, ruler origin, and options in the View menu.• Draw or import any artwork you want to appear in new documents you create from the template.• Delete any existing swatches, styles, brushes, symbols, or actions you don’t want to retain.• Create any new swatches, styles, brushes, symbols, and actions you want in the corresponding palettes. You can also import preset swatches, styles, brushes, symbols, and actions from a variety of libraries that come with Illustrator.• Create any graph designs you want and add them to the Graph Design dialog box. You can also import preset graph designs.• Set the desired options in the Document Setup dialog box and Print Options dialog box.3 Choose File > Save As Template.4 In the Save As dialog box, select a location for the file, enter a file name, and click Save.Illustrator saves the file in AIT (Adobe Illustrator Template) format.To open a fileYou can open files that were created in Illustrator as well as files that were created in other applications.• To open an existing file, choose File > Open. Locate the file, and click Open. If you don’t see the name of the file you want, make sure all formats are showing. If you still don’t see the file, it is stored in a format that Illustrator can’t read.• To open a file that has recently been used, choose File > Open Recent Files, and choose the file name from the list. You can also use Adobe Bridge to open files.See also“To browse for files using Adobe Bridge” on page 35“Importing Adobe PDF files” on page 330“Importing EPS files” on page 331“Importing artwork from Photoshop” on page 333To browse for files using Adobe BridgeAdobe Bridge lets you search for, preview, open, organize, process, rate, and share files. You can use it to create newfolders and rename and delete files, as well as view and add file information. Adobe Bridge lets you unify commonsettings so that you can update all your Adobe CS2 applications at once.In addition, you can use Bridge to access Adobe Version Cue, color management settings for Adobe Creative Suite,and stock photography.❖ To open Adobe Bridge, choose File > Browse or click the Bridge icon in the Control palette.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 36 User GuideSee also“About Adobe Bridge” on page 48Viewing artworkAbout the artboardThe artboard represents the entire region that can contain printable artwork. However, the artboard’s dimensions donot necessarily match the current page size. For example, your artboard may be 10 x 20 inches while your printsettings specify 8-1/2 x 11 inch paper. You can view the page boundaries in relation to the artboard by showing pagetiling (View > Show Page Tiling). When page tiling is on, the printable and nonprintable areas are represented by aseries of solid and dotted lines between the outermost edge of the window and the printable area of the page.ABCDEIllustration windowA. Printable area B. Nonprintable area C. Edge of the page D. Artboard E. Scratch areaThe printable area is bounded by the innermost dotted lines and represents the portion of the page on which theselected printer can print. Many printers cannot print to the edge of the paper.The nonprintable area is between the two sets of dotted lines representing any nonprintable margin of the page.The page edge is indicated by the outermost set of dotted lines.The artboard is bounded by solid lines and represents the maximum printable area. To hide the artboard boundaries,choose View > Hide Artboard.The scratch area is the area outside the artboard that extends to the edge of the 227-inch square window. The scratcharea represents a space on which you can create, edit, and store elements of artwork before moving them onto theartboard. Objects placed onto the scratch area are visible on-screen, but they do not print.See also“About page size and orientation” on page 474“To reposition artwork on the page” on page 472“To print artwork on multiple pages” on page 473

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 37 User GuideAbout page tilingBy default, Illustrator prints your artwork on a single sheet of paper. However, if the artwork is larger than the pagesizes available on your printer, you can print onto multiple sheets of paper.Dividing the artboard to fit a printer’s available page sizes is called tiling. You can choose a tiling option in the Setupsection of the Print dialog box. To view the page tiling boundaries on the artboard, choose View > Show Page Tiling.Artboard divided into multiple page tilesWhen you divide the artboard into multiple page tiles, the pages are numbered from left to right and from top tobottom, starting with page 1. These page numbers appear on-screen for your reference only; they do not print. Thenumbers enable you to print all of the pages in the file or specify particular pages to print.See also“About page size and orientation” on page 474“To print artwork on multiple pages” on page 473Moving and zooming tool galleryIllustrator provides the following tools for moving around in and controlling the view of the artboard:The Hand tool (H) moves the The Page tool adjusts the The Zoom tool (Z) increasesIllustrator artboard within page grid to control where and decreases the viewthe illustration window. artwork appears on the magnification in the illus­ printed page. tration window.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 38 User GuideSee also“About the toolbox” on page 29To change the size and color of the artboard1 Choose File > Document Setup.2 From the menu at the top left of the Document Setup window, do either of the following:• To change the size of the artboard, choose Artboard, and then set the size and orientation for the artboard.• To change the color of the artboard, choose Transparency. Select Simulate Colored Paper, click the top color swatch, and select a new color using the Color dialog box. Changing the color of the artboard lets you view your document as it might appear when printed on colored paper. For example, if you draw a blue object on a yellow background, the object appears green. The simulation is onlyperformed when the transparency grid is not shown.See also“About page size and orientation” on page 474“To reposition artwork on the page” on page 472“To print artwork on multiple pages” on page 473To zoom in or outThere are several ways to zoom in or out of artwork.• Select the Zoom tool . The pointer becomes a magnifying glass with a plus sign in its center. Click in the center of the area that you want to magnify, or hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click in the center of the area that you want to reduce. Each click magnifies or reduces the view to the previous preset percentage.• Select the Zoom tool and drag a dotted rectangle, called a marquee, around the area you want to magnify. To move the marquee around the artwork, hold down the spacebar, and continue dragging to move the marquee to a new location.• Choose View > Zoom In or View > Zoom Out. Each click magnifies or reduces the view to the next preset percentage.• Set the zoom level at the lower left corner of the main window or in the Navigator palette.• To display a file at 100%, choose View > Actual Size.• To change the view to fit the document window, choose View > Fit In Window.See also“Moving and zooming tool gallery” on page 37“Keys for viewing artwork” on page 527To move the view areaYou can bring a different area of the artboard into view by doing either of the following:• Select the Hand tool , and drag in the direction you want the artwork to move.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 39 User Guide• In the Navigator palette, click the area of the thumbnail display that you want to view in the illustration window. Alternatively, drag the proxy view area (the colored box) to a different area of the thumbnail display. To specify the quality of the display when using the Hand tool, choose Edit > Preferences > Units & Display Perfor­ mance (Windows) or Illustrator > Preferences > Units & Display Performance (Mac OS). Drag the Hand Tool sliderleft to improve the quality of the view when you move it with the Hand tool, or right to improve the speed at which youcan move the view with the Hand tool.See also“Moving and zooming tool gallery” on page 37“Keys for viewing artwork” on page 527To work with the Navigator paletteYou use the Navigator palette to quickly change the view of your artwork using a thumbnail display. The colored boxin the Navigator (called the proxy view area) corresponds to the currently viewable area in the illustration window.To display the Navigator palette, choose Window > Navigator. ABC D EF GNavigator paletteA. Thumbnail display of artwork B. Palette menu button C. Zoom box D. Zoom Out button E. Proxy preview area F. Zoom slider G. ZoomIn buttonYou can customize the Navigator palette in the following ways:• To display only artwork inside the boundaries of the artboard in the Navigator palette, select View Artboard Only from the palette menu. Any objects outside the border of the artboard are removed from the thumbnail display.• To change the color of the proxy view area, select Palette Options from the palette menu. Select a preset color from the Color pop-up menu, or double-click the color box to choose a custom color.• To display dashed lines in the document as solid lines in the Navigator palette, select Palette Options from the palette menu and select Draw Dashed Lines As Solid Lines.• To specify the size at which text is replaced by a gray bar in the Navigator palette, select Palette Options from the palette menu and enter a font size in the Greeking box.See also“To work with palettes” on page 31About viewing artwork as outlinesBy default, Adobe Illustrator sets the view so that all artwork is previewed in color. However, you can choose todisplay artwork so that only its outlines (or paths) are visible. Viewing artwork without paint attributes speeds up thetime it takes to redraw the screen when working with complex artwork.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 40 User GuideIn Outline mode, linked files are displayed by default as outlined boxes with an X inside. To view the contents oflinked files, choose File > Document Setup, choose Artboard at the top of the dialog box, and select Show Images InOutline.To view artwork as outlinesBy default, Illustrator previews all artwork in color. However, you can speed redraw and performance by viewingartwork as outlines (or paths).• To view all artwork as outlines, choose View > Outline. Choose View > Preview to return to previewing artwork in color.• To view all artwork in a layer as outlines, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) the eye icon for the layer in the Layers palette. Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) again to return to previewing artwork in color. The eye icon has a hollow center when Outline view is enabled and a filled center when Preview view is enabled.• To view all unselected items in the Layers palette as outlines, Alt+Ctrl-click (Windows) or Option+Command­ click (Mac OS) the eye icon for the selected item. Alternatively, select Outline Others from the Layers palette menu. You can return all items in the Layers palette to Preview mode by choosing Preview All Layers from the Layers palette menu.See also“About the Layers palette” on page 278To use multiple windows and viewsYou can open multiple windows to display an illustration multiple times in the work area. Each window can havedifferent view settings. For example, you can set one window highly magnified for doing close-up work on someobjects and create another window less magnified for laying out those objects on the page. (Windows) You can arrange multiple open windows to suit your needs, using options from the Window menu. Cascade displays windows stacked and descending from the top left to the bottom right of the screen; Tile displayswindows edge to edge; Arrange Icons organizes minimized windows within the program window.An alternative to creating multiple windows is creating multiple views. You can create and store up to 25 views foreach document. To switch between views, select a view name from the bottom of the View menu.• To create a new window, choose Window > New.• To create a new view, set up the view as you wish. Then choose View > New View, enter a name for the new view, and click OK.• To rename or delete a view, choose View > Edit Views.See also“About the work area” on page 29“To save a custom workspace” on page 45

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 41 User GuidePreviewing artwork in its final output mediumIllustrator provides several ways to preview how aspects of artwork will look when printed or viewed on the web:Overprint Preview mode (View > Overprint > Preview) Provides an “ink preview” that approximates how blending,transparency, and overprinting will appear in color-separated output. (See “About overprinting” on page 490.)Pixel Preview mode (View > Pixel Preview) Approximates how your artwork will appear when it is rasterized andviewed in a web browser. (See “About pixel preview mode” on page 442.)Flattener Preview palette (Window > Flattener Preview) The Flattener Preview palette (Window > FlattenerPreview) highlights areas of the artwork that meet certain criteria for flattening when saved or printed. (See “Topreview which areas of artwork will be flattened” on page 487.)Soft-proofs Approximate how your document’s colors will appear on a particular type of monitor or output device.Anti-aliasing Gives vector objects a smoother on-screen appearance and gives you a better idea of how vectorartwork will look when printed on a PostScript® printer. This is because screen resolution is relatively limited, butvector artwork is often printed at a high resolution. To turn on anti-aliasing, choose Edit > Preferences > General(Windows) or Illustrator > Preferences > General (Mac OS), select Anti-aliased Artwork, and click OK.See also“Soft-proofing colors” on page 207Rulers, grids, and guidesTo work with rulersRulers help you accurately place and measure objects in the illustration window. Rulers appear at the top and leftsides of the illustration window. The point where 0 appears on each ruler is called the ruler origin. The default rulerorigin is located at the upper left corner of the artboard.• To change the ruler origin, move the pointer to the upper left corner of the illustration window where the rulers intersect, and drag the pointer to where you want the new ruler origin.As you drag, a cross hair in the window and in the rulers indicates the changing ruler origin.Note: Changing the ruler origin affects the tiling of patterns and the display of artwork in the Print dialog box.• To restore the default ruler origin, double-click the upper left corner of the illustration window where the rulers intersect.• To show rulers, choose View > Show Rulers.• To hide rulers, choose View > Hide Rulers.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 42 User GuideTo change the unit of measurementThe default unit of measurement in Illustrator is points (a point equals .3528 millimeter). You can change the unitthat Illustrator uses for general measurements, strokes, and type. You can override the default unit while enteringvalues in boxes.• To change the default unit of measurement, choose Edit > Preferences > Units & Display Performance (Windows) or Illustrator > Preferences > Units & Display Performance (Mac OS), and then select units for the General, Stroke, and Type options. If Show Asian Options is selected in the Type preferences, you can also select a unit specifically for Asian type.Note: The “General” measurement option affects rulers, measuring the distance between points, moving and trans­forming objects, setting grid and guides spacing, and creating shapes.• To set the general unit of measurement for the current document only, choose File > Document Setup, select Artboard from the menu at the top left of the Document Setup dialog box, set the unit of measure you want to use, and click OK.• To change the unit of measurement when entering a value in a box, follow the value by any of the following abbre­ viations: inch, inches, in, millimeters, millimetres, mm, Qs (one Q equals 0.25 millimeter), centimeters, centi­ metres, cm, points, p, pt, picas, pc, pixel, pixels, and px. When mixing picas and points, you can enter values as XpY, where X and Y are the number of picas and points (for example, 12p6 for 12 picas, 6 points).To work with the gridThe grid appears behind your artwork in the illustration window, and it does not print.• To use the grid, choose View > Show Grid.• To hide the grid, choose View > Hide Grid.• To snap objects to gridlines, choose View > Snap To Grid, select the object you want to move, and drag it to the desired location.When the object’s boundaries come within 2 pixels of a gridline, it snaps to the point.Note: When the View > Pixel Preview option is selected, Snap To Grid changes to Snap To Pixel.• To change the spacing between gridlines, choose Edit > Preferences > Guides & Grid (Windows) or Illustrator > Preferences > Guides & Grid (Mac OS).You can also choose between two grid styles—dots and lines—and change the color of the grid.To work with guidesGuides help you align text and graphic objects. You can create ruler guides (straight vertical or horizontal lines) andguide objects (vector objects that you convert to guides). Like the grid, guides do not print.You can choose between two guide styles—dots and lines—and you can change the color of guides by using eitherpredefined grid colors or colors you select using a color picker. By default, guides are locked in place, but you canunlock them to move, modify, delete, or revert them.• To show or hide guides, choose View > Guides > Show Guides or View > Guides > Hide Guides.• To change guide settings, choose Edit > Preferences > Guides & Grid (Windows) or Illustrator > Preferences > Guides & Grid (Mac OS).• To unlock guides, deselect View > Guides > Lock Guides.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 43 User GuideTo create guides1 If the rulers aren’t showing, choose View > Show Rulers.2 Position the pointer on the left ruler for a vertical guide or on the top ruler for a horizontal guide.3 Drag the guide into position.You can also convert vector objects to guides by selecting them and choosing View > Guides > Make Guides. To make working with multiple guides easier, move them into a separate layer.To move, delete, or release guides1 Deselect View > Guides > Lock Guides.2 Do any of the following:• Move the guide by dragging or copying.• Delete the guide by pressing Backspace (Windows) or Delete (Mac OS), or by choosing Edit > Cut or Edit > Clear.• Delete all guides at once by choosing View > Guides > Clear Guides.• Release the guide, turning it back into a regular graphic object, by selecting the guide and choosing View > Guides > Release Guides.To snap objects to anchor points and guides1 Choose View > Snap To Point.2 Select the object you want to move, and position the pointer on the exact point you want to align with anchorpoints and guides.Important: When snapping to a point, the snapping alignment depends on the position of the pointer, not the edges ofthe dragged object.3 Drag the object to the desired location.When the pointer comes within 2 pixels of an anchor point or guide, it snaps to the point. The pointer changes froma filled arrowhead to a hollow arrowhead when a snap occurs.About Smart GuidesSmart Guides are temporary snap-to guides that help you create, align, edit, and transform objects relative to otherobjects. To activate Smart Guides, choose View > Smart Guides.You can use Smart Guides in the following ways:• When you create an object with the pen or shape tools, use the Smart Guides to position a new object's anchor points relative to an existing object.• When you move an object, use the Smart Guides to align your cursor to construction guides and existing paths. The alignment is based on the position of the pointer, not the edges of the object, so be sure to click to the exact point you want to align to.• When you transform an object, Smart Guides automatically appear to assist the transformation.You can change when and how Smart Guides appear by setting Smart Guide preferences. (See “Smart Guide prefer­ences” on page 44.)