User manual ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR 6.0

[. . . ] List of topics Menu commands Toolbar Index How to use this guide List of topics Basic concepts Viewing and setting up documents Drawing Moving and aligning objects Modifying shapes and applying special effects Painting Creating custom colors, gradients, and patterns Using layers Using type Using graphs Importing and exporting artwork Printing documents Producing color separations Error messages and troubleshooting What's new in 6. 0 Basic Concepts Bitmap images and vector graphics Opening documents Saving documents Setting preferences Using the toolbox and the plug-ins toolbox Using the status bar Using the Shortcuts palette Correcting mistakes Reverting to an earlier version of your document Using plug-in modules Bitmap images and vector graphics Computer graphics fall into two main categories--bitmap images and vector graphics. Understanding the difference between these two types of graphics is useful when you're creating and editing digital illustrations. (For more information on using these formats with Illustrator, see About graphic file formats. ) See also Bitmap vs. Vector graphics jump to art Bitmap images Bitmap images, such as those created in Adobe Photoshop, consist of a grid, or bitmap, of small squares, known as pixels. [. . . ] · Option+Shift+Down Arrow decreases the baseline shift. The type units preference determines the units for point size, leading, kerning, tracking, and baseline shift. To change keyboard increments: 1 Choose File > Preferences > General. 2 Choose a unit of measure from the Type Units pop-up menu. 3 In the Keyboard Increments box, enter the values you want for size/leading, baseline shift, and tracking/kerning. 4 Click OK. Painting type You can paint type, the type container, or the type path. You may want to paint the container to create a background for your type, or paint the type path as a visual base for the type. To paint type, a type container, or a type path: 1 Choose one of the following options: · To paint the type, use the selection tool to select the type. · To paint a type container or type path, use either the direct-selection tool or the group-selection tool, and click once to select the path or object. · Use a type tool to select characters, words, or paragraphs. 2 Choose Object > Paint Style. 3 Paint the type or type path as desired. For more information, see Setting paint attributes. Transforming type The selection tool lets you select an entire type path or type container so that you can transform the type along with the path or container. You can also transform individual type containers within linked type containers. For more examples of transformed type, see the Adobe Illustrator Tutorial and Beyond the Basics. To transform type including its path: 1 Choose one of two options: · To transform all of the type, use the selection tool to select the type path or type container, or click its baseline. · To transform individual type containers in a series of linked type containers, use the direct-selection tool to select the linked type containers you want to transform. Make sure the baselines appear, indicating that the type is selected within the containers. Note: To transform a type path or type container without transforming type, use the group-selection tool to select just the path. Verify the baselines don't appear, indicating type is deselected. Select the rotate, scale, or shear tool to transform the type container and its path. 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It also retains the paint attributes of the type; for example, if the type is stroked, the outlines are also stroked. You must convert all the type to outlines; you cannot convert a single letter within a selected string of type. To convert a single letter into an outline, create a separate piece of type containing only that letter. Editing type outlines Painting type outlines Tip: If you select type outlines and choose Object > Compound Paths > Release, you can use the outlines as type areas. To convert type to path outlines: 1 Using a selection tool, select the type you want to convert. Note: To convert type to outlines, you must select type with a selection tool, not a type tool. 2 Choose Type > Create Outlines. To use several outlined letters as a mask: 1 Select all of the letters. 2 Choose Object > Compound Paths > Make. 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