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Adobe® Illustrator® CS4 software allows you to create sophisticated artwork for virtually any medium. Industry-standard drawing tools, flexible color controls, and professional type controls help you capture your ideas and experiment freely, while time saving features such as easier to access options let you work quickly and intuitively.
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Key # Length
1. preview Creating a new document 74052 1:24
2. preview Creating a document from a template 74053 0:41
3. locked Adding file information 74054 1:06
4. locked Using rulers and grids 74055 1:43
5. locked Using the Measure tool 74056 1:15
6. locked Grouping objects 74057 1:02
7. locked Placing an image 74058 0:32
8. locked Aligning objects 74059 0:55
9. locked Aligning objects based on a key object 74060 1:04
10. locked Distributing objects evenly 74061 0:41
11. locked Setting object transparency 74062 1:14
Key # Length
1. locked Using the Line Segment tools 74063 1:59
2. locked Creating basic shapes 74064 2:26
3. locked Creating flares 74065 1:40
4. locked Editing flares 74066 1:30
5. locked Using the Pencil tool 74067 1:18
6. locked Using the Path Eraser tool 74068 1:01
7. locked Erasing part of a fill using the Eraser tool 74150 0:54
Key # Length
1. locked Applying a fill or line color (stroke) 74069 1:43
2. locked Modifying a stroke pt. 1 74070 2:19
3. locked Modifying a stroke pt. 2 74071 2:03
4. locked Applying a gradient pt. 1 74072 2:42
5. locked Applying a gradient pt. 2 74073 1:18
6. locked Creating an Elliptical gradient 74155 1:47
7. locked Adding transparency to a gradient 74156 1:22
8. locked Using the Swatches panel 74074 1:18
9. locked Using the Eyedropper tool on an object 74075 1:26
10. locked Using the Eyedropper tool on multiple objects 74076 0:48
Key # Length
1. locked Creating point type 74077 1:05
2. locked Creating area type 74078 0:38
3. locked Creating vertical type 74079 0:33
4. locked Typing on a path 74080 1:48
5. locked Wrapping text around objects 74081 1:49
Key # Length
1. locked Creating custom brush shapes 74082 1:41
2. locked Defining a Calligraphic brush pt. 1 74083 2:11
3. locked Defining a Calligraphic brush pt. 2 74144 0:38
4. locked Defining a Scatter brush pt. 1 74084 2:24
5. locked Defining a Scatter brush pt. 2 74085 2:22
6. locked Defining an Art brush pt. 1 74086 2:36
7. locked Defining an Art brush pt. 2 74087 2:07
8. locked Defining a Pattern brush pt. 1 74088 1:47
9. locked Defining a Pattern brush pt. 2 74089 2:05
10. locked Defining a Pattern brush pt. 3 74145 2:18
11. locked Creating objects using the Blob brush 74157 2:02
12. locked Setting Blob Brush options 74158 1:44
Key # Length
1. locked Drawing objects with straight paths 74090 0:44
2. locked Drawing objects with curved paths 74091 0:56
3. locked Drawing objects with both straight and curved paths 74092 1:39
4. locked Changing direction on a path 74093 1:37
5. locked Adding anchor points to an existing path 74094 0:35
6. locked Deleting anchor points 74095 1:09
7. locked Using the Reshape tool 74096 2:12
Key # Length
1. locked Cutting paths with the Scissors tool 74097 1:27
2. locked Cutting paths with the Knife tool 74098 0:54
3. locked Creating compound paths 74099 1:30
4. locked Using the Average command 74100 1:26
5. locked Using the Outline Stroke command 74101 0:51
6. locked Using the Offset Path function 74102 1:04
7. locked Simplifying vector paths 74103 2:16
8. locked Removing unnecessary objects with the Clean Up command 74104 1:02
9. locked Changing Anchor Point preferences 74151 1:12
10. locked Aligning individual anchor points 74152 1:06
Key # Length
1. locked Using the Direct Selection tool 74105 1:37
2. locked Using the Lasso tool 74106 1:00
3. locked Modifying objects with the Transform panel pt. 1 74107 1:14
4. locked Modifying objects with the Transform panel pt. 2 74153 2:06
Key # Length
1. locked Resizing objects using the Bounding box 74108 1:04
2. locked Rotating objects 74109 1:52
3. locked Creating new objects using the Rotate tool 74159 2:18
4. locked Transforming individual objects within a group 74110 2:13
5. locked Using the Liquify tools pt. 1 74111 2:35
6. locked Using the Liquify tools pt. 2 74112 2:02
7. locked Using the Liquify tools pt. 3 74113 1:18
8. locked Using effects 74114 1:11
9. locked Using Illustrator Effects vs. Photoshop® Effects pt. 1 74115 1:44
10. locked Using Illustrator Effects vs. Photoshop Effects pt. 2 74146 1:33
11. locked Editing effects 74116 1:08
12. locked Defining a graphic style 74117 1:03
13. locked Editing a graphic style 74118 2:15
Key # Length
1. locked Locking layers 74119 1:58
2. locked Changing layer stacking 74120 0:41
3. locked Setting Layer options 74121 2:27
4. locked Targeting objects and layers in the Layers panel 74122 1:21
5. locked Setting the Blend mode for an object 74123 1:34
Key # Length
1. locked Revolving an object pt. 1 74124 1:16
2. locked Revolving an object pt. 2 74154 1:29
3. locked Rotating an object 74125 1:26
4. locked Extruding an object pt. 1 74126 1:07
5. locked Extruding an object pt. 2 74147 2:19
6. locked Mapping artwork to an object pt. 1 74127 2:39
7. locked Mapping artwork to an object pt. 2 74148 2:31
8. locked Editing a 3D effect 74128 0:51
9. locked Creating a sphere 74129 2:20
Key # Length
1. locked Creating slices 74130 1:40
2. locked Creating image maps 74131 1:46
3. locked Saving a project for the Web pt. 1 74132 1:12
4. locked Saving a project for the Web pt. 2 74149 2:25
5. locked Optimizing individual slices 74133 2:28
6. locked Exporting layers with CSS information pt. 1 74134 2:00
7. locked Exporting layers with CSS information pt. 2 74143 2:23
Key # Length
1. locked Changing the Color mode 74135 1:19
2. locked Soft-proofing artwork for color blindness 74160 1:34
3. locked Including page marks and bleed for press 74136 1:36
4. locked Using the Flattener Preview panel pt. 1 74137 2:32
5. locked Using the Flattener Preview panel pt. 2 74138 2:13
Key # Length
1. locked Exporting a project into another format 74139 0:49
2. locked Saving your document as a template 74140 0:49
3. locked Saving as a PDF 74141 1:03
4. locked Preparing Illustrator artwork and importing it into Microsoft® Word 74142 1:58
Tutorial series by Christopher Boldon
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