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    Adobe® Illustrator® cs2 FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide
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    Adobe® Illustrator® cs2 FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide
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    as permitted by any such license, no part of this guide may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, Flash, GoLive, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, PostScript, Reader, and Version Cue are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe
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    many standard file formats such as PDF, SVG, or Flash for print workflows and the web. Printing Illustrator Artwork 34 Print your artwork reliably thanks to a streamlined print interface and such features as support for transparency flattening and Adobe PDF output. Keyboard Shortcuts 38 A list of
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    , link directly to multilayered Photoshop files, export your Illustrator layers directly to Photoshop, or save your documents as Adobe PDF or export them for the web or mobile devices. Your experience in FreeHand will get you up-to-speed very rapidly.  FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide
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    Turn sketches into vector graphics Get total control of your objects Make elaborate and predictable blends Create sophisticated transparency TECHTON FLU INVITATION FOR THE ECLIPSE EP Use familiar tools Feast fo On it echto l Set beautiful typography Take advantage of advanced 3D features
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    Pasteboard » Scratch Area What you know as the pasteboard in FreeHand is called the scratch area in Illustrator. The scratch area is the area outside the artboard that extends to the edge of a 227‑ . To display the palette, choose Window > Appearance.  FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide
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    embedded into the document and are accessible from the Links palette. Integration across the Adobe Creative Suite allows you, for example, to choose layers or layer comps when you place Photoshop files into Illustrator. Transform Handles » Bounding box When you select objects with the Selection tool
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    the Symbols palette. Edit in External Editor » Edit Original Illustrator is highly integrated with Photoshop. To open a linked bitmap file in Photoshop, select the graphic and choose Edit Original in the Control CMYK, or Web Safe RGB from the palette menu.  FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide
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    earlier, text cannot be edited until it's updated. After updating, you have access to all the text features in Illustrator CS2, such as paragraph and character styles, optical kerning, and full OpenType font support. You don't have to update the text if you don't need to edit it. Text that has not
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    Control palette Menus Hyperlink that can be clicked to access the full palette Jump to Adobe Bridge Toolbox Hidden tools called out off the toolbox with their tool tip Hidden tools torn off of the toolbox Palettes Illustration window Status bar 10 FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide
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    , you use the Pointer tool to select both objects and single points; with the Subselect tool, you can modify curves and objects in groups. In Illustrator, the Selection tool lets you select objects or groups and the Direct Selection tool lets you modify objects or groups and select single points on
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    ) or AICB (Adobe Illustrator Clipboard). PDF preserves transparency; AICB lets you specify whether you want to preserve the overall appearance of the selection or copy the selection as a set of paths (which can be useful in Photoshop and InDesign). 12 FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide
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    (except Acrobat) are synchronized using the same color settings for consistent color management, choose Edit > Creative Suite Color Settings in Adobe Bridge and select an appropriate profile. For more information about color management, see Illustrator Help. The Illustrator Workspace 13
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    artwork is intended for on-screen viewing. Also note that most Photoshop effects in Illustrator can only be applied while you are in RGB mode, which create a template with the desired artboard size, view settings (such as guides), and print options. The template can also contain symbols for common
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    setup by choosing File > Document Setup. You can save your artwork as Adobe Illustrator Template (.ait) to reuse it or share it with others. When you select a template using the New From Template command, Illustrator creates a new document with identical content to the template, but leaves the
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    - (minus), x (multiplication), / (division), or % (percent). Tip: To emulate FreeHand's snapping feature, activate Smart Guides in Illustrator by choosing View > Smart Guides. Smart Guides are temporary snap‑to guides that help you create, align, edit, and transform objects relative to other objects
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    the appearance attributes of artwork. You can even create template layers, which you can use to trace artwork, or exchange layers with Photoshop. By default, Illustrator assigns a unique color to each layer in the Layers palette. The color appears in the layer's selection column when one or more
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    Swap Fill and Stroke Stroke color The color selection box in the Toolbox Creating and applying color In Illustrator, there are several ways you can apply color to strokes and fills. The Color Picker lets you Fill Color or Stroke Color in the toolbox. 18 FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide
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    . Use the Edit Original command in the Links palette to open the image in Photoshop where, for instance, you can remove a border or extraneous detail. Save your Using Live Trace" on the Adobe website (www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/ pdfs/creating_vector_content.pdf ). Working with Graphics 19
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    own swatch libraries to use in other Illustrator documents. You can also share the swatches you create in one Adobe Creative Suite 2 application with any other Adobe Creative Suite 2 application by saving a brush patterns to flow smoothly at corners. 20 FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide
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    Live Paint WORKING WITH GRAPHICS Live Paint lets you paint vector graphics more intuitively by automatically detecting shapes and correcting gaps. To use Live Paint: Step 1: Select a group of objects, and click the Live Paint button on the Control palette to convert the traced vectors or objects to
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    and determine the angle of the gradient and the location of colors. There are no handles to manually determine the starting and ending points of a gradient. Click the Gradient tool at the desired starting point layer, not to each object within the layer. 22 FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide
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    symbols can save you time and greatly reduce file size. You can make a symbol from any kind of graphic element in your document or use Illustrator's built-in Symbols library. To create a symbol, drag and drop a graphic element into the Symbols palette. After you place a symbol on the artboard, you
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    level of support for file formats Photoshop, the linked file will automatically be updated in Illustrator. Thanks to the Adobe Color Engine (ACE), placed graphics don't suffer color shifts when moved from one application to another. Favorites palette Preview palette (with multipage Adobe PDF
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    document. Warping effect Document Raster Effects Settings Document raster effects settings Whenever you apply a raster effect such as Blur or Sketch, Illustrator uses the document's raster effects settings to determine the resolution of the resulting image. These settings have a large impact on
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    the one that best conforms to the specified parameters. Illustrator offers two composition methods: the Adobe Every-line Composer and the Adobe Single-line Composer. FreeHand uses a text composition engine that is very similar to the Adobe Single Line Composer; if you notice unwanted text reflows
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    , you can format selected text directly in the Control palette or by using the Character or Paragraph palettes. Where are the text effects? In Illustrator, there are no text specific effects such as highlight, shadow, or zoom. You apply text effects from the Effects menu just as you would with
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    path; Illustrator lets the lower part of an object. In Illustrator, you must first divide the object into Stair Step (shown at top). Tip: Illustrator CS2 threads text between objects. Click the multiple columns and rows in the Object panel; in Illustrator, you use Area Type Options. Select the text
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    OpenType support The OpenType font standard was developed jointly by Adobe to another without worrying about font substitution and other problems that may cause text to reflow. When working Illustrator CS2" on the Adobe website (www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/pdfs/Text_in_AICS2.pdf). Working with
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    use the Illustrator file in an Adobe workflow, you can leave it in the Illustrator file format (make sure that Create PDF Compatible File option is selected in the Save As dialog box). You will then be able to place the file into InDesign layouts or further edit the file in Photoshop. Virtually all
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    to specify color data later in the workflow at the output device. You can open PDF files created with PDF/X-3 compliance in Acrobat 4.0 and later and Acrobat Reader 4.0 and later. When saving Illustrator files as PDF, you can also choose from several PDF/X standards. Saving and Exporting Files 31
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    on the artboard and, if you want, redefine the original symbol. Flash format options Blend options Using blends to animate objects Illustrator blends are very useful if you want to morph shapes or change colors center has a Warp effect applied to it. 32 FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide
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    as an independent file with its own format, settings, and color palette. Slices in an Illustrator document correspond to table cells in the resulting web page. The Save for Web dialog box Optimized file size and approximate download time Preview in Browser button Saving and Exporting Files 33
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    export as Adobe PDF output. Feel confident that your Illustrator CS2 artwork will print as you have created it. The Page tool An Illustrator document can options in the Print dialog box in Illustrator-from General options to Summary options-is organized to guide you through the printing process: •
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    . • Summary View and save a summary of print settings and warnings about possible output problems. For more information about printing from Illustrator CS2, see the Print Resource Center at on the Adobe website (www.adobe.com/studio/print/main. html). The Print dialog box In the Output pane of the
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    Designer's Guide to Transparency for Print Output" on the Adobe website (www.adobe.com/products/ creativesuite/pdfs/dgt.pdf ). Illustrator. Thanks to the integration between applications in the Adobe Creative Suite, you can place native transparent Photoshop (.psd) files onto your Illustrator
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    Page Tiling. The same way Illustrator allows you to print large artwork on multiple pages you can also output a large document to a multipage PDF. To create a multipage PDF, first define tiling in the Print dialog box and click Done. Choose File > Save a Copy and Adobe PDF from the format pop-up
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    Shortcuts. Here is a list of some of the most useful Illustrator CS2 keyboard shortcuts. Creating objects (Hold down keys until after cursor into the Zoom-out tool. Click to Zoom out. Ctrl+Alt+spacebar Locks/unlocks guides. Ctrl+Alt+; M a c OS Double-click Hand tool or Cmd+0 Double-click
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    Selecting and moving objects (Watch the cursor to make sure you've pressed the correct keys.) R esult action Switches to the last-used selected tool. Windows Ctrl M a c OS Cmd Switches between the Direct Selection tool and the Group Selection tool. Alt Option Selects whether the Direct
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    . Double-click Selects similarly painted faces/edges that aren't connected. Triple-click M a c OS Option Option+Shift Shift-click Double-click Triple-click 40 FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide
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    Selection tool. Double-click outside of the group M a c OS Double-click a group Double-click outside of the group Document control R esult action Switches between open Illustrator documents. Windows n/a M a c OS Cmd+tilde (~) Keyboard Shortcuts 41
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    printing from Illustrator. Support Center The Support Center on the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/support/main.html Illustrator templates and sample files in Bridge. Adobe Store Purchase Illustrator CS2, instruction books, training materials, and printed user guides on the Adobe website at www.adobe
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    Adobe Systems Incorporated 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704 USA www.adobe.com Printed in the USA. 95006283 02/06
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