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Reviewer’s Guide [ 31 ]
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Summary of New and Enhanced Features
Illustrate — It’s about Productivity
• Create perfect five-point stars every time with the new Star tool.
• Quickly and easily create intricate stars with intersecting sides with the
new Complex Star tool.
• Use the unique, new Smart Fill tool to apply fills to any enclosed object
area, such as the loops of a freehand line that crosses over itself.
• Save time and steps when removing unwanted object areas with the new
Crop tool.
• Create outstanding bevel effects in a fraction of the time with the new
Bevel effect.
• Specify the distance between duplicate objects with the new Duplicate
Offset dialog box.
• Experience improved spot color support for effects, such as drop
shadow, transparency, and mesh and fountain fills.
• Quickly and precisely create a series of objects with the new Step and
Repeat docker.
• Easily shape curve objects with the new Fillet / Scallop / Chamfer
docker.
• Contour objects with optimal curve results with the enhanced
Interactive Contour tool.
•Quickly reduce nodes in existing objects by using the automatic
Reduce Nodes button or the manual Reduce Nodes slider.
• Instantly create a boundary around selected objects with the new Create
Boundary command.
• Quickly reshape curve objects by using the newly designed control
handles for selecting and editing object nodes.
• Use different miter limit settings for text and graphic objects.
• Quickly access the Clone command, which has been added to the Edit
menu.
• Get helpful tips on any tool in the toolbox with the new Hints docker.