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Adobe Illustrator CS3 What’s New 2
Top ten features:
• Live Color (Page 2)
• Adobe Flash integration (Page 4)
• Drawing tools and controls (Page 5)
• Operating performance (Page 5)
• Control panel (Page 6)
• Eraser tool (Page 6)
• New Document Proles (Page 7)
• Crop Area tool (Page 7)
• Isolation mode (Page 8)
• Symbols (Page 9)
Integration—Move easily between Illustrator CS3 and other Adobe soware and take
advantage of new output options for easier publishing across media and more seamless
workow and collaboration. Integration features include pre-built Illustrator proles that
are tailored for outputs such as NTSC, HD, and Flash. In addition, new Adobe Device
Central CS3 enables testing and preview of graphic content for specic mobile devices.
Top new features of Adobe Illustrator CS3
e following features help make Illustrator CS3 what you’ve been asking for—all about
productivity. Designers will be talking most about Live Color, which introduces a new way
of discovering colors and applying them to vector graphics. Other features make tools and
options easier to nd, faster, and more integrated with Adobe’s complete family of creative
soware so you can do more of your work in Illustrator CS3.
Live Color
Live Color is a complete color exploration environment within Illustrator CS3. If you have
ever been frustrated by having to color objects individually, you are sure to appreciate the
new, interactive way to create and apply color schemes.
A host of new tools in Live Color lets you work with color in a variety of ways. Use the tools
for inspiration—discover new and unique color combinations that you can save and reuse.
Interactively apply color to multiple objects at once, test color schemes quickly, and re-color
artwork according to specic schemes such as PANTONE or any custom library.
Live Color includes the Color Guide panel, which invites exploration of color groups
without aecting your artwork. Use the Color Guide to nd compelling colors and save
them to organized color groups in your Swatches panel. You can create color schemes based
on 23 classic color-harmony rules such as Complementary, Analogous, Monochromatic,
and Triad, or you can create custom harmony rules. Choose a base color, and then see what
variations you come up with according to rules you choose. You can also limit color
schemes to existing libraries such as PANTONE solids or any set of colors you may have
saved in a previous project.
The Color Guide panel shows
color variation display options and
color-harmony rules. A new feature
of the Swatches panel is the ability
to save a color scheme as a swatch
group so that you can quickly refer
back to a favorite set of colors.