Adobe 16001500 Migration Guide - Page 4

Contents Introduction 4 The purpose of this guide and how it can be useful for FreeHand users. Key Terms 6 Learn how Illustrator terms compare with those in FreeHand. Converting FreeHand Documents 9 Discover how to open your FreeHand documents in Illustrator. The Illustrator Workspace 10 Take a tour of the Illustrator CS2 workspace, which offers robust new creativity tools, a context-sensitive Control palette, and custom workspaces for personal preferences or project requirements. Setting Up a New Document 14 Learn how to best prepare your artboard for your illustrations. Working with Graphics 18 See easy it is to create predictable gradients, patterns and elaborate effects. Working with Text 26 Take your text to a new level with extensive and powerful text tools, including Character and Paragraph palettes and styles, flexible OpenType fonts, support for text on a path, and more. Saving and Exporting Files 30 Save and export your artwork to 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 some of the most useful Illustrator CS2 keyboard shortcuts. Additional Resources 42 Information on many useful resources for anyone who wants to learn more about Illustrator features, tools, and techniques.