Illustrator CS2 Killer Tips

by Cross, Dave; Kloskowski, Matt

Edition: 1st

ISBN13: 9780321330659

ISBN10: 032133065X

Format: Paperback

Pub. Date: 2005-09-23

Publisher(s): Peachpit Press

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Summary

Over 300 productivity - enhancing secrets even a lot of pros don't know about Illustrator CS2.

Author Biography

Dave Cross is Senior Developer, Education and Curriculum, for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals Matt Kloskowski is the Education and Curriculum Developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals

Basic Training!

(26)

Basic Tips You Can't Live Without

Make Yourself Famous

(1)

Additional Content

(1)

More Additional Content

(1)

Wacom Pen Tablets Work in Illustrator Too

(1)

Ongoing Feedback

(1)

Timing Is Everything

(1)

The Ever-Changing Palette

(1)

Quick Delete from Palettes

(1)

Locking and Unlocking Guides

(1)

Choose the Best Selection Tool for the Job

(1)

Direct Selection Secret

(1)

Quick Selection Tool

(1)

Hide Bounding Box

(1)

Quick Move Dialog

(1)

Selecting the Next Object Below

(1)

Create by Measure

(1)

Position Shapes as You Draw

(1)

Drawing Curves More Easily

(1)

Simplifying a Path

(1)

Select None

(1)

Everything Else But

(1)

What Happens When You Can't See an Object?

(1)

Even It Out

(1)

Reflect vs. Flip

(1)

Tool Preferences

(1)

Name a Swatch

(1)

Reset the Default Fill and Stroke Colors

(1)

Color Picker

(1)

Hide or Show Multiple Layers Easily

(1)

Filters vs. Effects?

(1)

Edit Existing Patterns and Symbols

(1)

Use Text Import Options

(1)

Scale Text Frame But Not Text

(1)

Multiple Glyph Choices

(1)

Effecting a Stroke or a Fill

(1)

Transform Again

(1)

Create Your Own Crop Marks

(1)

Open a Template

(1)

Make Your Own Template

(1)

Save for Microsoft Office

(1)

View Actions in Button Mode

(1)

``Hidden'' Keyboard Commands

(2)

The View

(32)

Viewing, Doing, Undoing, and More

How Many Undos?

(1)

Actual Size, Fit in Window

(1)

Really Fit in Window

(1)

Switching Between Multiple Open Windows

(1)

Default Workspace to the Rescue!

(1)

Your Own Personal Workspace

(1)

Give Your Custom Workspace a Shortcut

(1)

Control Bar Getting in Your Way?

(1)

Palette Shortcuts and Control Palette All in One

(1)

Center That Guide

(1)

Center Guides Automatically

(1)

Change Guide Direction

(1)

Make Guides from Objects

(1)

Lock a Guide to an Object

(1)

Change Locked Guide into a Path

(1)

Lock Everything Else

(1)

Get a New Perspective on Guides

(1)

Auto Add Rulers to Every New Document

(1)

Measure from Where You Want

(1)

Reset the Rulers

(1)

Change Ruler Measurement

(1)

Measure the Way You Want

(1)

Multiple Tools?

(1)

Your Logo Ready Anytime

(1)

Simulate Paper Color

(1)

Show/Hide Center Point

(1)

Angled Grid

(1)

Everything You Wanted to Know About ...

(1)

Get Object Info

(1)

Actions Within Actions

(1)

Save That View

(1)

Two Views, One Document

(1)

Pinpoint in the Navigator

(1)

Hide and Show Palettes

(1)

Change Your Mind in Mid-Zoom

(1)

The One-Slide Slide Show

(1)

Remember One Palette Shortcut

(1)

Zoom Tool Shortcut

(1)

Hand Tool Shortcut

(1)

Keep Only Selected Objects

(1)

Be Precise

(1)

Front and Center

(1)

Seeing Red

(1)

Add the Unrecordable

(1)

Hide Your Guides in One Click

(1)

Free Resources

(1)

Back To Basics

(1)

Don't Squint, Click

(1)

New Document the Same as Last Time

(1)

Reset the Page

(1)

Change Tools Quickly

(1)

Multiple Pages?

(3)

Tool Time

(32)

Creating in Illustrator CS2

Photo Inside of Type

(1)

Start with a Font

(1)

Mapping Made Easy

(1)

Find Your Favorite Logo?

(1)

Change Star Shape, Part One

(1)

Change Star Shape, Part Two

(1)

Send Up a Flare

(1)

Permanent Pathfinder

(1)

Spray On, Spray Off

(1)

Years in Graph Data

(1)

That's Out of One Hundred

(1)

Edit Graph Designs

(1)

Sliding Graph Designs

(1)

Drag-and-Drop Instead of Copy-and-Paste

(1)

Change Tool Settings on the Fly

(1)

Make Your Own Spirograph

(1)

Convert to Shape

(1)

Let the Blend Tool Do the Math

(1)

More Blending

(1)

Yet More Blending

(1)

Bend the Blend

(1)

Shapes Around a Circle

(1)

Change the Blend

(1)

Outline Stroke

(1)

Live Trace Not Working How You'd Like? Try This

(1)

Is Live Trace Still Not Working How You'd Like? Take It a Step Further

(1)

Viewing Reference Photos When Using the Mesh Tool

(1)

Gradient Brushes

(1)

Divide Objects Below

(1)

Change Grids on the Fly

(1)

Live Interlocking Objects

(1)

Live Interlocking Objects, Part 2

(1)

Creating Wireframes

(1)

Add to a Shape to Create a Shape

(1)

Move Points as You Draw

(1)

Auto Add/Delete Getting in Your Way

(1)

Multiple Objects as a Mask

(1)

Round Those Corners

(1)

Same Width and Height

(1)

Changing Arcs

(1)

Close a Path Automatically

(1)

Preserve Brush Stroke Options

(1)

Disable Auto Add/Delete

(1)

Split into Grid

(1)

The Perfect Star

(1)

Target Practice

(1)

Opacity Masks

(1)

Vintage Texture Effect

(2)

Nip/Tuck

(26)

Selecting, Editing, and Transforming

Save a Selection

(1)

Reshape Paths by Drawing

(1)

Reshape Paths by Painting?

(1)

Editing a Type Path

(1)

Cut or Add a Point

(1)

Join vs. Average & Join

(1)

Average and Join in One Step

(1)

The True Center

(1)

Bigger or Smaller a Bit at a Time

(1)

Scale Tool Cloning

(1)

Keep Proportions

(1)

Quick Flip

(1)

Liquify Brush Size

(1)

Select Same, Again

(1)

Select Color from Swatches

(1)

Selecting Groups

100

(1)

Selecting Mesh Points Easily

100

(1)

Selecting Multiple Mesh Points Easily

101

(1)

Let Illustrator Calculate It for You

101

(1)

Editable Transformations

102

(1)

Rotate with Care

102

(1)

Rotation by the Numbers

103

(1)

Repeat Last Pathfinder

103

(1)

Transform by Number

104

(1)

Free Transform

104

(1)

Pick The Best Transformation

105

(1)

Select Behind

105

(1)

New Stroke Options in Illustrator CS2

106

(1)

Scale Strokes & Effects

106

(1)

Odd Numbers

107

(1)

Move and Copy

107

(1)

Straight Cuts

108

(1)

Move It by Measure

108

(1)

Draw and Smooth

109

(1)

Simplify Path

109

(1)

Magic Wand Not Working?

110

(1)

Copy While Transforming

110

(1)

Transform Again and Send to Back

111

(1)

Transform Again, Again

111

(1)

Aligning the Fast Way

112

(1)

Align to a Specific Object

113

(1)

Convert Dashed Stroke to Outline

114

(1)

Make a Mesh with Text

114

(1)

Drag-and-Drop

115

(1)

The Missing Twist Tool

115

(2)

Different Strokes

117

(24)

Colors, Swatches, Fills, and Strokes

Your Colors, Every Time

118

(1)

Slightly Lighter, Somewhat Darker

118

(1)

Grab Only the Color

119

(1)

Make Your Own Patterns

119

(1)

Transform Just the Pattern

120

(1)

Color the Opposite

120

(1)

Use Global Color

121

(1)

Borrow Some Color

122

(1)

Persistent Swatches

122

(1)

Color from Anywhere

123

(1)

Gradient Palette Shortcut

123

(1)

One-Color Gradient

124

(1)

Color Stop

124

(1)

Duplicate a Color Stop

125

(1)

Swap Stops

125

(1)

Use a Swatch as a Stop

126

(1)

Quick Stroke Change

126

(1)

Change Color Modes in the Color Palette

127

(1)

Use Multiple Strokes in Appearance

127

(1)

Round Joins

128

(1)

Apply Sampled Colors

128

(1)

Change Live Paint Behavior

129

(1)

Same Color Again

129

(1)

Fill and Stroke from the Keyboard

130

(1)

None in a Hurry

130

(1)

Want the Opposite?

131

(1)

Make a Spot Color

131

(1)

Complementary Colors

132

(1)

Invert the Color

132

(1)

Replace One Swatch with Another

133

(1)

Grayscale or Color Gray

133

(1)

Find a Color

134

(1)

Grayscale Print from a Color File

134

(1)

Save Swatch Libraries

135

(1)

Expand a Gradient

136

(1)

Test Page

136

(1)

Fade to Nothing

137

(1)

Use Preview Bounds

138

(1)

One-Time Preview Bounds

138

(3)

Sultans of Swing

141

(14)

A Killer Collection of Illustrator Artists

Scott Hinton

142

(1)

David Pounds

143

(1)

Philip J. Neal

144

(1)

Mike Sellers

145

(1)

Todd Ferris

146

(1)

Scott Weichert

147

(1)

John Schwegel

148

(1)

Jib Hunt

149

(1)

Brooke Nunez

150

(1)

Erwin Haya

151

(1)

Mark Anderson

152

(1)

Christian Musselman

153

(2)

Get Smart

155

(24)

Layers and Transparency

Dim Images

156

(1)

Name the New Layer

156

(1)

White Really Isn't White

157

(1)

Hide Other Layers

158

(1)

Change One Layer to Outline View

158

(1)

Change Other Layers to Outline View

159

(1)

Release the Layers!

160

(1)

Copy an Object to a Layer

160

(1)

Duplicate the Entire Layer

161

(1)

Select Everything on a Layer

162

(1)

Select Everything on Multiple Layers

162

(1)

Lock All Other Layers

163

(1)

Use Layers to Unlock Individual Objects

163

(1)

Locate Layer

164

(1)

Jump to a Layer

164

(1)

Custom Layer Row Size

165

(1)

Expand All Sublayers

165

(1)

New Layer on Top

166

(1)

New Layer Below

166

(1)

Target a Layer

167

(1)

Moving Targets

167

(1)

Moving Targets, Part Two

168

(1)

Paste Remembers Layers

168

(1)

Mirror Reflections

169

(1)

Layer Comps?

170

(1)

Selecting Multiple Layers

171

(1)

Move Objects to a Different Layer

172

(1)

Vector Templates?

173

(1)

Don't Print

174

(1)

No Sublayers

174

(1)

Hide Template

175

(1)

When Select All Doesn't Work

175

(1)

Merge Selected

176

(1)

Collect in a New Layer

177

(2)

Extreme Makeover

179

(30)

Symbols, Brushes, Appearance, Filters, and Effects

What Is New Art Has Basic Appearance?

180

(1)

Effect Gallery

180

(1)

Scrubby Sliders

181

(1)

Creating Arrowhead Designs

181

(1)

Symbolism Chooser

182

(1)

Using the Eyedropper to Sample Appearance

182

(1)

Drag an Appearance

183

(1)

Merge Styles

183

(1)

Instant Lichtenstein or Pop Art Dot Effect

184

(1)

Apply the Same Effect Again

185

(1)

Filters vs. Effects? What's the Difference?

185

(1)

Reset Effect and Filter Settings

186

(1)

Add a Second Stroke

186

(1)

Drop Shadows

187

(1)

Check Document Raster Effects Settings

188

(1)

Breaking a Link to a Style

189

(1)

Disappearing Effects When Switching Between RGB and CMYK

189

(1)

Add Stroke to Placed Image or Photo

190

(1)

Redefine Symbols

191

(1)

Viewing the Intensity of the Symbol Tools

191

(1)

More Intensity, Different Size

192

(1)

Change Multiple Symbols

192

(1)

New Symbol and Instance

193

(1)

Select All Instances (and Replace Them Too)

193

(1)

Replacing Symbols

194

(1)

Reverse Engineering a Graphic Style

194

(1)

Why Are Some Filters and Effects Grayed Out?

195

(1)

See 3D Effects While You're Applying Them

195

(1)

Rotate 3D Objects the Right Way

196

(1)

Creating a 3D Banner

197

(1)

Adding Text to the Banner

198

(1)

Get Your Artwork in 3D

199

(1)

3D as a Style

200

(1)

Stain Removal

201

(1)

Scatter Brush Options

201

(1)

Scatter Enhancers

202

(1)

Symbol Stacking Order

202

(1)

Make Your Own Bevels for 3D

203

(1)

Stain Repellant

204

(1)

Getting More Symbols in Illustrator

204

(1)

Free! 1,000+ Scientific Symbols for Illustrator

205

(1)

Brush Options vs. Options of Selected Object

206

(1)

Birthday Brush

206

(3)

Trading Spaces

209

(22)

Text, Text, Text

Selecting Text

210

(1)

Picking the Next Word

210

(1)

Select by Paragraphs

211

(1)

Change the Default Font in Illustrator

212

(1)

Pick a Font by Name

213

(1)

Move All Tabs at Once

213

(1)

Change Tab Style

214

(1)

Delete All Tabs

215

(1)

Evenly Spaced Tabs

215

(1)

Tab Leaders

216

(1)

Line Up the Tab Ruler

216

(1)

Align On

217

(1)

Angled Tabs

218

(1)

Scroll the View with Text

219

(1)

Quick Edit

219

(1)

Hanging Indents

220

(1)

Reset All Settings

220

(1)

Colored Text, Colored Box

221

(1)

Horizontal to Vertical Type

221

(1)

Kern from the Keyboard

222

(1)

Tracking with the Keyboard

222

(1)

Control Number of Recent Fonts

223

(1)

Font Preview---Or Not

223

(1)

Reset Kerning and Tracking

224

(1)

Open and Start Editing

224

(1)

Edit Imported Text

225

(1)

Reset Horizontal Scaling

225

(1)

Set Leading to the Font Size

226

(1)

Increase or Decrease Leading

226

(1)

Convert Paragraph Text

227

(1)

Cleaning Up Your Text

228

(1)

Make Your Own Typeface

229

(2)

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

231

(22)

... And More Text

Transforming Type

232

(1)

Drag-and-Drop Text from Desktop

232

(1)

Before and After Legacy Text

233

(1)

Type Size by Math

234

(1)

Gradient-Filled Text

234

(1)

Hide the Highlight

235

(1)

Clear the Override

235

(1)

Override the Override

236

(1)

Load Styles from Other Documents

236

(1)

Angled Margins

237

(1)

Character Rotation

237

(1)

Convert Warped Text to Outlines

238

(1)

Edit Warped Text

238

(1)

Type on a Circle

239

(1)

Stop Flipping

240

(1)

Baseline Shift Amount

240

(1)

Type Not on a Path

241

(1)

Copy from Text

241

(1)

Thread Text into a New Box

242

(1)

Hide Text Threads

243

(1)

Threaded Text Blocks of Any Shape

244

(1)

Stop the Threading

244

(1)

Thread Text on Two Paths

245

(1)

Text Wrap Around a Photo

245

(1)

Make a Fraction

246

(1)

Don't Have an Open Type Font?

246

(1)

Automatic Ordinals

247

(1)

Global Change Case

248

(1)

Blend Two Text Objects

249

(1)

Your Styles in Every Document

249

(1)

Columns and Rows Galore

250

(1)

Columns and Rows in Any Shape

250

(1)

Turn Off Typographer's Quotes

251

(1)

Pull It Together

251

(2)

Friends

253

(32)

Illustrator with Other CS2 Applications

Export in Photoshop Format

254

(1)

Open an Illustrator File In Photoshop

254

(1)

Place an ai File into Photoshop

255

(1)

Drag-and-Drop into Photoshop

255

(1)

Drag-and-Drop from Desktop

256

(1)

Open a PSD File in Illustrator

257

(1)

Place a PSD File into Illustrator

258

(1)

Place in Illustrator from Adobe Bridge

259

(1)

Change Between Embedded and Linked Graphics

260

(1)

Editing Linked Images

260

(1)

Vector Shapes in Photoshop

261

(1)

Without Warning

262

(1)

No Visible Image

263

(1)

Copying-and-Pasting Between Illustrator and Photoshop

263

(1)

Drag from Illustrator to Make a Path in Photoshop

264

(1)

Your Illustrator Logo Built Into Photoshop

265

(1)

Export Paths from Photoshop

266

(1)

Borrow Shapes from Photoshop to Use in Illustrator

266

(1)

Common Color Settings

267

(1)

Take Your Swatches Anywhere

268

(1)

Info for Photoshop

269

(1)

Metadata Templates to Save You Time

270

(1)

Show Images or Photos in Outline Mode

271

(1)

Dashed Lines in Photoshop (Thanks to Illustrator)

272

(1)

Stop Clipping When Saving as an EPS

273

(1)

Illustrator Layers in Acrobat

274

(1)

Open a PDF in Illustrator

275

(1)

Place a PDF with Spot Color

275

(1)

Sending a File to a Service Bureau

276

(1)

Reduce File Size

276

(1)

Cleaning Up Your Illustrations

277

(1)

Save for Older Versions of Illustrator

277

(1)

Trial Separation

278

(1)

Printing Even Larger Than Illustrator Will Let You

279

(1)

Save Preset for Printing

280

(1)

Saving Print Settings

281

(1)

Save for Web Right Within Illustrator

281

(1)

Start Over in Save for Web

282

(1)

Remember Your Save for Web Settings

282

(1)

Optimize by File Size

283

(1)

Flattener Preview

283

(1)

Get Your Gradients to Print

284

(1)

Miss the Old Gal?

285

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