Chapter 13. UNDERSTANDING THE ILLUSTRATOR ENVIRONMENT

IN THIS CHAPTER

Best Practices 306

New Features and Tools 306

Illustrator Help 311

Illustrator Preferences 311

Setting Up the Workspace 318

Setting Up a Document 318

Using Grids and Guides 321

Understanding File Formats 323

Adobe Illustrator is one of the venerable programs in the Adobe stable. This vector drawing program has been around since 1987 and has undergone some amazing changes over the years. With the last few versions, Adobe has continued to perfect Illustrator, and the CS2 version contains many new features and improvements that make it a natural next step in the progression.