Getting Acquainted with Adobe Illustrator CS5

Examine Imaging Concepts

Explore the Interface

Customize the Interface

Creating Shapes in a Document

Create a Document

Draw Basic Shapes

Save a Document

Creating Custom Paths

Draw Paths

Modify Paths

Working with Text

Insert Text

Flow Text on a Path

Import Body Text

Format Text with Styles

Thread Text

Apply Hyphenation

Insert Typographic Characters

Working with Objects

Import Graphics

Manipulate Objects

Enhancing Documents

Format Objects

Apply Strokes

Apply Gradients

Apply Graphic Styles

Apply an Envelope to Text

Proofing a Document

Wrap Text

Find and Replace Text

Fix Spelling Errors

Saving Images for Web and Print

Export Images for Print

Save Images for the Web

Save Images as PDFs

Creating Complex Illustrations

Create a Custom Shape Using Simple Shapes

Create Perspective Drawings

Create Compound Paths

Offset Paths

Erase Shapes

Enhancing Complex Illustrations

Organize Objects with Layers

Create Symbols

Create a Pattern Swatch

Create a Mesh

Create Custom Brushes

Apply Color Using Live Paint

Recolor Artwork

Creating a Vector Version of a Raster Graphic

Trace Artwork

Adjust the Results of Tracing

Create a Custom Preset

Convert a Traced Object to Paths

Creating Special Effects

Apply Effects

Create Masks

Simplify Paths

Create Blends

Share Graphic Styles

Create 3D Effects

Working with Graphs

Create a Graph

Format a Graph

Working with Variables

Create Variables

Create Data Sets

Outputting Documents

Set Up Color Management

Preview an Overprint

Apply Spot Colors

Print a Composite Proof

Create Color Separations

Create an Adobe PDF File

Exporting Graphics for the Web and Mobile Devices

Convert Colors to Web-Safe Colors

Work with Actions

Export a File as an SWF File

Create Slices

Add Interactivity to an SVG File

Preview an Illustration for Mobile Devices