Datasheet

Clipping paths and opacity masks
• Crop portions of a design using clipping paths or opacity masks.
Precise layout tools
• Position design elements with expert precision using Smart Guides, the Align
and Transform palettes, and more.
Blend
• Morph one shape into another to create animations, smooth shading, and
complex contours.
Enjoy a smoother ride
Improved workspace
Control palette
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Discover new features and find existing features faster in the context-sensitive Control
palette. Accessing selection-based tools from a single location eliminates the need for
multiple palettes.
Custom workspaces
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Work more efficiently and optimize your screen area using custom workspaces that
display only the palettes you need for a specific task. Save, share, or access any
workspace at any time or use workspace templates.
Adobe Bridge
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Use Adobe Bridge to efficiently browse and preview your creative assets, run automation
scripts, access Adobe Stock Photos,* and more.
Adobe-standard user interface
• e familiar Adobe interface is now more intuitive and consistent, making it even easier
to move between Illustrator CS2 and other Adobe products.
Wacom tablet support
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Take advantage of pressure-sensitive drawing and erasing with a Wacom tablet, as well
as new Intuous3 features like tilt sensitivity.
Production automation
Automated processing
• Make tools like Live Trace even more efficient by automatically batch processing images
in Adobe Bridge while continuing to work in Illustrator CS2.
Industry-leading scripting support
• Automate routine production tasks by writing JavaScript, AppleScript, or Windows
Visual Basic scripts to control virtually every feature.
Graphic styles
• Quickly and consistently apply the same attributes to multiple objects using
graphic styles.
Dynamic, data-driven graphics
• Quickly create custom artwork variations using scripts to connect graphic variables
to unique data.
Ability to save selections
• Streamline a range of production tasks by saving complex selections so you can quickly
reload them later.
Timesaving shortcuts
Professionally designed content
• Jump-start your projects with more than 270 professionally designed templates and
over 100 OpenType fonts, all included with Illustrator CS2.