User manual ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2

[. . . ] Chapter 1: Copyright User Guide © 2005 Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe® Illustrator® CS2 User Guide for Windows® and Macintosh If this guide is distributed with software that includes an end user agreement, this guide, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. Except as permitted by any such license, no part of this guide may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or trans mitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Please note that the content in this guide is protected under copyright law even if it is not distributed with software that includes an end user license agreement. [. . . ] palette menu Click the Gradient Fill box to apply a gradient to the selected object. Use the Gradient Slider to adjust gradient stops (the point at which a gradient changes from one color to the next). By default, only the most commonly used options are visible in the Gradient palette. To show all options, choose Show Options from the palette menu. Alternatively, click the double triangle on the palette's tab to cycle through the display sizes. See also "To work with palettes" on page 31 ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 252 User Guide To apply a gradient in a different direction Once you have filled an object with a gradient, the Gradient tool lets you modify the gradient by "repainting" the fill along an imaginary line you drag. This tool lets you change the direction of a gradient, change the beginning point and endpoint of a gradient, and apply a gradient across multiple objects. 1 Fill the object with a gradient. To apply a gradient across multiple objects, fill all the objects with a gradient. 3 Select the Gradient tool . 4 Position the pointer where you want to define the beginning point of the gradient, and drag across the object or objects in the direction you want the gradient to be painted. 5 Release the mouse button where you want to define the endpoint of the gradient. See also "To apply a color, pattern, or gradient to an object" on page 224 To create or modify gradients 1 Do one of the following: · To modify an object's gradient, select the object. · To modify a preset gradient, click a gradient swatch in the Swatches palette. (To display only gradients in the palette, click the Show Gradient Swatches button . ) · To create a new gradient, deselect all objects and click the gradient box at the bottom of the toolbox. 2 Select a gradient type (Linear or Radial) in the Gradient palette. 3 If you select Linear, enter an angle of direction for the gradient in the Angle text box. Alternatively, drag the Gradient tool in the document window to set the angle. 4 Select colors for the gradient. Gradient colors are defined by a series of stops in the gradient slider. A stop is the point at which a gradient changes from one color to the next and is identified by a square below the gradient slider. The squares in the Gradient palette display the color currently assigned to each gradient stop. With a radial gradient, the leftmost gradient slider defines the center point's color fill, which radiates outward to the color of the rightmost gradient slider. You can adjust gradient stops in the following ways: · To define the starting and ending colors of a gradient, click the leftmost (starting color) or rightmost (ending color) gradient stop. Then create a color in the Color palette, or Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) a color swatch in the Swatches palette. Alternatively, drag a color from the Color palette or the Swatches palette onto the gradient stop. Note: If you create a gradient between spot colors, you must deselect Convert To Process in the Separation Setup dialog box to print the gradient in individual spot color separations. · To add intermediate colors to a gradient, drag a color from the Swatches palette or the Color palette onto the gradient slider. Alternatively, click anywhere below the gradient slider, and then select a color as you would for the starting or ending color. To delete an intermediate color, drag the square off the gradient slider. · To adjust the midpoints of the gradient's color stops (the point at which two color stops are 50%), drag a diamond icon located above the slider or select the icon and enter a value between 0 and 100 in the Location text box. ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2 253 User Guide · To adjust the endpoints of the gradient's color stops, drag the leftmost or rightmost gradient stop below the gradient slider. Once you create or modify a gradient, save it as a swatch by clicking the New Swatch button in the Swatches palette. Alternatively, drag the gradient from the Gradient palette or toolbox to the Swatches palette. See also "About the Gradient palette" on page 251 "Printing gradients, meshes, and color blends" on page 481 About mesh objects A mesh object is a multicolored object on which colors can flow in different directions and transition smoothly from one point to another. [. . . ] See effects Live Paint about 228 adding to group 232 compared to traditional painting 221 converting objects to 233 creating from tracing objects 168 creating group 232 expanding and releasing groups 233 finding gaps 235 Gap Detection options 235 keyboard shortcuts for 530 limitations 231 options 234 painting faces and edges 233 Live Paint Bucket tool 222 Live Paint Selection tool about 222, 262 options for 268 using 267 Lock All Layers command 287 Lock Guides command 43 lock protection, in Version Cue 129, 132 locking objects 287 logins creating in Version Cue Administration utility 134 entering in Version Cue Administration utility 123 privilege levels, in Version Cue 136 logs, in Version Cue 126, 138 lpi (lines per inch) 329, 472 Luminosity blending mode 250 M Macromedia FreeHand, importing paths from 308 Magic Wand tool 262, 267 magnifying artwork 38 Make (Blend) command 312 Make (Clipping Mask) command 309 Make (Compound Path) command 307 Make (Crop Area) command 475 Make (Envelope) commands 299 Make (Slice) command 444 Make Alternates command, in Version Cue 118 Make Guides command 43 Make Primary Alternate command, in Version Cue 117 Make Text Wrap command 370 Manage Workspaces command 45 mapping 3D objects 323 Mark In Use command 120 Marker command (graphs) 524 marker designs. See graph designs masks clipping 309 opacity 245, 246 splitting 478 master files, in Version Cue 94 mathematical operations in text boxes 33 Measure tool 44, 222 Memory Usage preference 85 menu bar, hiding 29 Merge (Pathfinder) effect 305 merging See also combining objects layers 281 objects 300 swatches 193 mesh grid envelopes 298 Mesh tool 222, 253, 254 meshes about 251, 253 creating 253 editing 254 in SWF (Flash) files 451 metadata about 64, 357 adding to documents 66 appending 68 applying as templates 68 editing 65 preferences for 66 replacing 68 searching for, in Version Cue 104 specifying types to display in Metadata panel 66, 68 templates 67 viewing 65 Metadata Focus command 51 Metadata panel 64 metadata, specifying types to display in Metadata panel 67 Mezzotint command 431 Microsoft importing text from 364 saving files for 340 Visual Basic 504 migrating to Adobe Version Cue 2. 0 126 Minus Back (Pathfinder) effect 305 misregistration of inks 492 mistakes, undoing 47 miter options 225 Mojikumi about 411 creating sets 412 INDEX 551 importing and exporting sets 412 selecting a set 411 monitor profiles 211, 212, 213 monitors color gamut of 184 monotones, imported from PDF files 331 Move command 271 Move To Recycle Bin command 58 Move To Trash command 57, 58 moving objects about 269 aligning and distributing 272 by dragging 270 by pasting 270 constraining movement 270 keyboard shortcuts for 528 Smart Guides 43 snapping to points 270 to a different layer 280 using arrow keys 271 with Move command 271 with Transform Each command 272 with x, y coordinates 272 multinational language features 364 Multiple Master fonts 383 Multiply blending mode 249 N Navigator palette 39 negative film 471 Neon Glow command 429 nested groups 284 new files, creating 34 New Folder command 58 New Project command 91 New View command 40 New Window command 50 Next Object (Select) commands 269 No Break command 399 No Label command 59 No Rating command 59 No Working Copy file status, in Version Cue 96 None button, for fills and strokes 223 None privilege, in Version Cue 136 None swatch, for fills and strokes 188 non-global process colors 190 non-native art 331 nonprintable area 36 nonprinting characters 373 nonrecordable tasks, in actions 500 Normal blending mode 249 Note Paper command 432 NTSC Colors command 434 number of undos and redos 29 numbers, formatting 392 O Object (Select) commands 269 objects 3D. See three-dimensional objects aligning and distributing 272 combining 300, 307 creating layers from 281 cutting or dividing 306 default attributes 420 deleting 288 duplicating 285 expanding 284, 285 hiding 288 locking and unlocking 287 masking 309 moving 269 offsetting 427 organizing with layers 278 positioning 292 rasterizing 437 reflecting 276 reshaping 298, 314 rotating 273 scaling 293 selecting 262 shearing 295 stacking order of 282 viewing 278 warping 315 Ocean Ripple command 431 Offline Copy file status, in Version Cue 96 offset objects, creating 427 Offset Path command 287 oldstyle figures 392 online training 8 Only Copy file status, in Version Cue 96 Opacity (Select Same) command 244, 269 opacity masks about 245 clipping or inverting 247 creating 246 working with 246 opacity. See transparency Open command Adobe Photoshop files 333 DCS files 332 EPS files 331 in Bridge 56 PDF files 330 Open file status, in Version Cue 96 open paths about 144 creating, with Pen tool 153, 155 creating, with Pencil tool 151 Open With Camera Raw command 56 Open With command 56 Opening and closing files, in Bridge 50 OpenType fonts about 391 Asian type options 406 fractions and ordinals 394 ligatures and contextual alternates 393 number styles 392 OpenType palette 391 previewing 383 swashes 393 optical margin alignment 398 optimizing web graphics basic procedure for 452 creating actions for 500 creating and deleting presets 455 estimating download time 453 file formats for 456 generating CSS layers 454 GIF options 457, 459 JPEG options 460 PNG-24 options 460 PNG-8 options 457, 459 previewing results 455 resizing images 454 Save For Web dialog box 452 specifying file size 453 SVG options 462 SWF options 461 INDEX 552 options, at top of work area 33, 34 ordinals 394 Other Layers (Hide) command 288 Other Layers (Lock) command 287 Other Library command 194 out ports 368 Outdated Copy file status, in Version Cue 96 Outer Glow effect 435 Outline (Pathfinder) effect 305 Outline Object effect 378 Outline Stroke command 228 outlines, viewing 39, 40 out-of-gamut colors about 184 shifting 187 output device profiles 210, 211, 213 overflow text 361, 368 Overlay blending mode 249 Overprint Black command 491 Overprint Preview command 490 overprinting black 490, 491 discarding 491 fills 491 in PDF files 356 previewing 41, 490 simulating 491 trapping by 495, 496 oversized documents, printing 474 P page information, printing and 476 Page tool 37, 473 pages adding 37 size 473, 474 viewing edges of 36 Paint Bucket tool 224 Paint Daubs command 429 Paintbrush tool 222, 237, 238 painting See also colors, fills, Live Paint, strokes about 221 tools for 222 painting order. 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