Operation Manual

Contents
What’s New 1...................................................................................................................................................
What’s new in Illustrator CC version 17.1 2...............................................................................................................................
What’s new in Illustrator CS6 10................................................................................................................................................
What’s new in Illustrator CC version 17.0 14.............................................................................................................................
Illustrator getting started tutorials 22................................................................................................................
Learn Illustrator CS5 and CS5.5 24...........................................................................................................................................
Clipping masks 26.....................................................................................................................................................................
Drawing pixel-aligned paths for web workflows 29....................................................................................................................
Editing paths 32.........................................................................................................................................................................
Painting with fills and strokes 38................................................................................................................................................
Workspace 45..................................................................................................................................................
Workspace basics 46.................................................................................................................................................................
Customizing the workspace 50..................................................................................................................................................
Tools 55.....................................................................................................................................................................................
Tool galleries 57........................................................................................................................................................................
Improved User Interface 63.......................................................................................................................................................
Slicing and cutting tool gallery 66..............................................................................................................................................
Artboard overview 67.................................................................................................................................................................
Files and templates 69...............................................................................................................................................................
Recovery, undo, and automation 73..........................................................................................................................................
Rulers, grids, guides, and crop marks 74..................................................................................................................................
Setting preferences 78...............................................................................................................................................................
Using multiple artboards 80.......................................................................................................................................................
Viewing artwork 85....................................................................................................................................................................
Working with ConnectNow 88....................................................................................................................................................
Drawing 89.......................................................................................................................................................
Drawing basics 90.....................................................................................................................................................................
Drawing simple lines and shapes 94.........................................................................................................................................
Drawing pixel-aligned paths for web workflows 97....................................................................................................................
Drawing with the Pen, Pencil, or Flare tool 100.........................................................................................................................
Editing paths 107.......................................................................................................................................................................
Adjust path segments 113.........................................................................................................................................................
Automatic corner generation | Illustrator CC 117.......................................................................................................................
Using Image Trace 119.............................................................................................................................................................
About Perspective Grid 122.......................................................................................................................................................
Using Live Trace | CS5 and earlier 124.....................................................................................................................................
Perspective drawing 130...........................................................................................................................................................
Symbolism tools and symbol sets 143.......................................................................................................................................
Symbols 147..............................................................................................................................................................................
Color 153.........................................................................................................................................................
About color 154..........................................................................................................................................................................
Selecting colors 159..................................................................................................................................................................
Using and creating swatches 162..............................................................................................................................................
Color groups (harmonies) 168...................................................................................................................................................
Create color themes with Kuler 180...........................................................................................................................................