Operation Manual

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USING ILLUSTRATOR
Workspace
Last updated 11/8/2011
Type tool gallery
Illustrator provides the following type tools:
The Polygon tool draws regular,
multi-sided shapes. See “Draw
polygons” on page 58.
The Star tool draws stars. See
“Draw stars” on page 58.
The Flare tool creates lens-flare
or solar-flare-like effects. See
“Drawing flares” on page 112.
The Pencil tool (N) draws and
edits freehand lines. See
“Drawing with the Pencil tool”
on page 64.
The Smooth tool smooths Bezier
paths. See “Smooth paths” on
page 76.
The Path Eraser tool erases
paths and anchor points from
the object. See “Erase artwork”
on page 79.
The Perspective Grid allows
creating and rendering artwork
in perspective. See “About
Perspective Grid” on page 81.
The Perspective Selection tool
allows you to bring objects, text,
and symbols in perspective,
move objects in perspective,
move objects in perpendicular to
its current direction. See “About
Perspective Grid” on page 81.
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The Type tool (T) creates
individual type and type
containers and lets you enter
and edit type. See “Enter text in
an area” on page 308.
The Area Type tool changes
closed paths to type containers
and lets you enter and edit type
within them. See “Enter text in
an area” on page 308.
The Type On A Path tool
changes paths to type paths, and
lets you enter and edit type on
them. See “Creating type on a
path” on page 315.
The Vertical Type tool creates
vertical type and vertical type
containers and lets you enter
and edit vertical type. See “Enter
text in an area” on page 308.