Operation Manual

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USING ILLUSTRATOR
What’s New
Last updated 11/8/2011
Draw behind and draw inside modes
Draw behind other objects without choosing layers or setting the stacking order. Draw or place an image inside a
shape, including live text. The draw inside mode automatically creates a clipping mask from the selected object.
See “Draw Behind mode” on page 56, “Draw Inside mode” on page 56.
Roundtrip editing with Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5
Use Illustrator CS5 for interaction design, now enabled by new Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5, available with all the Adobe
CS5 products. Develop your ideas and design your interface in Illustrator, creating screen layouts and individual
elements such as logos and button graphics. Then open your artwork in Flash Catalyst and add actions and interactive
components, without writing code. After adding interactivity to your designs, you can make edits and design changes
directly in Illustrator. For example, you can edit the look of interactive button states in Illustrator while ensuring that
the structure you added in Flash Catalyst is maintained.
See “Working with FXG” on page 402.
Resolution Independent Effects
With Resolution Independent Effects, raster effects such as Blur and Texture can maintain a consistent appearance
across media.
You can create artwork for different types of output while maintaining the ideal appearance for raster effects. This is
irrespective of any change in resolution setting from print to web to video. You can also increase the resolution and
still maintain the appearance of raster effects. For low-resolution artwork, you can scale up the resolution for high-
quality printing.
See “About raster effects” on page 371.