| | Copyright |
| | Acknowledgments |
| | Introduction |
| | | The Many Uses of Illustrator |
| | | When Should You Use Illustrator? |
| | | How This Book Is Organized |
| | Chapter 1. The Illustrator Environment |
| | | The Welcome Screen |
| | | Creating New Documents |
| | | Living in Your Workspace |
| | | Adobe Bridge |
| | | Viewing Documents |
| | | Using Libraries (Shhhh!) |
| | | More Templates, Please |
| | | How to Find Help |
| | Chapter 2. Vectors 101 |
| | | What Are Vector Graphics? |
| | | Anatomy of a Vector Object |
| | | Drawing Primitive Vector Shapes |
| | | Applying Fills and Strokes |
| | | Text Objects |
| | | Selecting Objects |
| | Chapter 3. Objects, Groups, and Layers |
| | | Understanding Appearances |
| | | Enhancing Appearances with Live Effects |
| | | Using Graphic Styles |
| | | Working with Groups |
| | | Working with Layers |
| | | Putting It All Together |
| | Chapter 4. Advanced Vectors |
| | | Drawing and Editing Freeform Vectors |
| | | Creating Compound Paths |
| | | Advanced Path Editing |
| | | Introducing the Live Paint Feature |
| | | Exploring the Pathfinder Palette |
| | | Aligning and Distributing Objects |
| | | Making Transformations |
| | Chapter 5. Brushes, Symbols, and Masks |
| | | Unleashing the Power of Brushes |
| | | Saving Space and Time with Symbols |
| | | Achieving Photorealism with Gradient Mesh |
| | | Looking Behind the Mask |
| | Chapter 6. Typography |
| | | Global Text Support with Unicode |
| | | The Way of the Font |
| | | Specifying Character and Paragraph Options |
| | | Defining Text Styles |
| | | Working with Area Type |
| | | Putting Type on a Path |
| | | Wrapping Text Around Objects |
| | | Editing Text |
| | | Legacy Text and Backward Compatibility |
| | Chapter 7. 3D and Other Live Effects |
| | | Combining Features and Effects |
| | | Deconstructing the Effect Menu |
| | | 3D: A Whole New World |
| | | Convert to Shape: Change Is Good |
| | | Distort & Transform: The Power of Change |
| | | Paths: Drawing Outside the Lines |
| | | Pathfinder: Complex Shapes |
| | | Rasterize: Vectors That Act Like Pixels |
| | | Stylize: Now You're Stylin'! |
| | | SVG Filters: Technical Effects |
| | | Warp: Controlled Distortion |
| | | Applying Photoshop Effects |
| | Chapter 8. Mixing It Up: Working with Vectors and Pixels |
| | | Placing Raster-Based Files |
| | | Working with Placed Images |
| | | Managing Placed Images |
| | | Live Trace: Converting Rasters to Vectors |
| | | Rasterize: Turning Vectors into Rasters |
| | | Working with Adobe Photoshop |
| | Chapter 9. Graphs, Distortion, and Blends |
| | | Putting the "Art" in Chart |
| | | Working with Tools of Mass Distortion |
| | | Creating Transitions with Blends |
| | | Adding Pizzazz with the Flare Tool |
| | Chapter 10. Illustrator and the Web |
| | | Design Considerations for the Web |
| | | The Attributes of Web GraphicsColor, Quality, and File Size |
| | | Optimizing Web Graphics |
| | | Efficient Web Design |
| | | Adding Interactivity and Creating Animations |
| | Chapter 11. Prepress and Printing |
| | | Printing from Illustrator |
| | | The Truth About Transparency |
| | | Understanding Overprints |
| | Chapter 12. Saving and Exporting Files |
| | | Saving Files from Illustrator |
| | | Exporting Files from Illustrator |
| | | Choosing File Formats Based on Workflow |
| | Appendix A. Automation with Illustrator |
| | | Taking Advantage of Automation in Illustrator |
| | | Automation and Releasing Final Files |
| | Appendix B. Moving from FreeHand to Illustrator |
| | | Getting Your Feet Wet |
| | | First Steps: Learning the User Interface |
| | | Walk This Way: Working with Objects |
| | | Healthy Jogging: Drawing and Editing Paths |
| | | Bungee Jumping: Entering a Sea of New Functionality |
| | | Taking the Leap of Faith |
| | Appendix C. Application Preferences |
| | | The General Panel |
| | | The Type Panel |
| | | The Units & Display Performance Panel |
| | | The Guides & Grid Panel |
| | | The Smart Guides & Slices Panel |
| | | The Hyphenation Panel |
| | | The Plug-ins & Scratch Disks Panel |
| | | File Handling & Clipboard Panel |
| | | The Appearance of Black Panel |
| | Color Insert |
| | | Trace Techniques |
| | | Molding Mesh |
| | | Intricate Patterns |
| | | Pattern Brushes |
| | | Tinting a Scan |
| | Index |