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Adobe® Illustrator® cs4 Freehand to illustrator Migration guide FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide- 1
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... Macromedia FreeHand Documents 9 Learn about Illustrator features, tools, and techniques. The Illustrator Workspace 10 Take a tour of the Illustrator CS4 workspace which offers a host of the most useful Illustrator CS4 keyboard shortcuts. Saving and Exporting Files... 34 Save and export your text to a new level with Brushes and Gradients 20 Apply transparency to take advantage of multiple artboards for Adobe...
... Macromedia FreeHand Documents 9 Learn about Illustrator features, tools, and techniques. The Illustrator Workspace 10 Take a tour of the Illustrator CS4 workspace which offers a host of the most useful Illustrator CS4 keyboard shortcuts. Saving and Exporting Files... 34 Save and export your text to a new level with Brushes and Gradients 20 Apply transparency to take advantage of multiple artboards for Adobe...
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... Macromedia® FreeHand® to Adobe Illustrator® CS4. You can take advantage of the new features in one file, and export them separately or together as Adobe Photoshop® CS4 and Adobe InDesign® CS4. FreeHand to explore Illustrator CS4, and makes your objects, including... the application of varying size in Illustrator CS4. Introduction Welcome, and thank you for having made the...
... Macromedia® FreeHand® to Adobe Illustrator® CS4. You can take advantage of the new features in one file, and export them separately or together as Adobe Photoshop® CS4 and Adobe InDesign® CS4. FreeHand to explore Illustrator CS4, and makes your objects, including... the application of varying size in Illustrator CS4. Introduction Welcome, and thank you for having made the...
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...remove areas of an object. For example, you want. To change the look of artwork as easily as you create are visible in Illustrator CS4. The Color panel Graphic Hose Tool » Symbol Sprayer The symbolism tools let you apply with both masks and masked objects, quickly switching... display color values using different color models. All the changes you create and modify sets of artwork. KEY TERMS FreeHand Term » Illustrator Term This intricate foliage was created using the symbolism tools in the Symbols panel. The Color panel can control ruler parameters, video and ...
...remove areas of an object. For example, you want. To change the look of artwork as easily as you create are visible in Illustrator CS4. The Color panel Graphic Hose Tool » Symbol Sprayer The symbolism tools let you apply with both masks and masked objects, quickly switching... display color values using different color models. All the changes you create and modify sets of artwork. KEY TERMS FreeHand Term » Illustrator Term This intricate foliage was created using the symbolism tools in the Symbols panel. The Color panel can control ruler parameters, video and ...
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... contains more than later versions. Multiple pages from FreeHand 9, 10, and MX will become separate artboards in Illustrator CS4. • Proper positioning of FreeHand text, including text alignment, text wrap, vertical text, and text inset... FreeHand document that text appearance in FreeHand is preserved in the Illustrator document; FreeHandtoIllustratorMigrationGuide-ConvertingMacromediaFreeHanddocuments9 You can also convert text to outlines to outline text upon import into Illustrator CS4 as Illustrator CS4 guides. • The ability to preserve FreeHand appearances. Artwork...
... contains more than later versions. Multiple pages from FreeHand 9, 10, and MX will become separate artboards in Illustrator CS4. • Proper positioning of FreeHand text, including text alignment, text wrap, vertical text, and text inset... FreeHand document that text appearance in FreeHand is preserved in the Illustrator document; FreeHandtoIllustratorMigrationGuide-ConvertingMacromediaFreeHanddocuments9 You can also convert text to outlines to outline text upon import into Illustrator CS4 as Illustrator CS4 guides. • The ability to preserve FreeHand appearances. Artwork...
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...you monitor and modify your artwork. Tools panel Arrange documents Current file visible among three document tabs Application Control Illustration Choose Menus Bar panel window workspace Expand/Collapse panels Hidden tools exposed from the tools panel Panels Hidden tools...favorite configuration, pull them out to an icon view. THE ILLUSTRATOR WORKSPACE The Illustrator Workspace The Illustrator CS4 workspace Illustrator shares the same user interface with Photoshop, InDesign, Fireworks, and Flash Professional CS4, so you can save custom workspace configurations and move between ...
...you monitor and modify your artwork. Tools panel Arrange documents Current file visible among three document tabs Application Control Illustration Choose Menus Bar panel window workspace Expand/Collapse panels Hidden tools exposed from the tools panel Panels Hidden tools...favorite configuration, pull them out to an icon view. THE ILLUSTRATOR WORKSPACE The Illustrator Workspace The Illustrator CS4 workspace Illustrator shares the same user interface with Photoshop, InDesign, Fireworks, and Flash Professional CS4, so you can save custom workspace configurations and move between ...
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... settings and content across designs. For example, follow your numeric value with multiple pages or diverse outputs by typing units in , Q, pt, pc, or px. • Turn on your canvas any supported file format as a series of measurement for your artboards in any way you can... your document, and for Stroke and Type. • Choose a global measurement unit when you open a multipage FreeHand file with Illustrator CS4, the pages are automatically numbered in Illustrator, choosing which pages to easily export just a piece of projects in Mac OS) on the ruler itself. SETTING UP A NEW...
... settings and content across designs. For example, follow your numeric value with multiple pages or diverse outputs by typing units in , Q, pt, pc, or px. • Turn on your canvas any supported file format as a series of measurement for your artboards in any way you can... your document, and for Stroke and Type. • Choose a global measurement unit when you open a multipage FreeHand file with Illustrator CS4, the pages are automatically numbered in Illustrator, choosing which pages to easily export just a piece of projects in Mac OS) on the ruler itself. SETTING UP A NEW...
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...the Eraser and Smooth tools, results in a path using the Blob Brush tool. Control the fidelity of new points and amount of drawing yet in Illustrator CS4 or you can customize how your artwork to remain intact. FreeHandtoIllustratorMigrationGuide-WorkingwithGraphics 21 WORKING WITH BRUSHES AND GRADIENTS A New Way to achieve just the effect... you want. The flexibility of the Blob Brush tool, with the calligraphic brushes in Illustrator. Stoke along a selected path and see a clean smoothing of new anchor points.
...the Eraser and Smooth tools, results in a path using the Blob Brush tool. Control the fidelity of new points and amount of drawing yet in Illustrator CS4 or you can customize how your artwork to remain intact. FreeHandtoIllustratorMigrationGuide-WorkingwithGraphics 21 WORKING WITH BRUSHES AND GRADIENTS A New Way to achieve just the effect... you want. The flexibility of the Blob Brush tool, with the calligraphic brushes in Illustrator. Stoke along a selected path and see a clean smoothing of new anchor points.
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... Color lets you work with according to present likely color schemes in a variety of saved schemes. Live Color is a complete color exploration environment within Illustrator CS4. Access Live Color via the Control panel or via the Swatches and Color Guide panels. Quickly change the entire look and feel of a logo,... a piece of collateral, or an illustration to rules you come up with color in the comp phase of selected artwork. Use the Color Guide panel to find compelling colors and save...
... Color lets you work with according to present likely color schemes in a variety of saved schemes. Live Color is a complete color exploration environment within Illustrator CS4. Access Live Color via the Control panel or via the Swatches and Color Guide panels. Quickly change the entire look and feel of a logo,... a piece of collateral, or an illustration to rules you come up with color in the comp phase of selected artwork. Use the Color Guide panel to find compelling colors and save...
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In Illustrator, you use the Select menu to choose Same Appearance Attribute. You can then edit, remove, or toggle the visibility of attributes from one place. To ... attribute by simply clicking on all objects at least one object or multiple objects. The power of editing attributes in the Appearance panel lies in Illustrator CS4. FreeHandtoIllustratorMigrationGuide-WorkingwithGraphics 27 You can apply to back in the panel as Free Distort from top to bottom in the order in your objects in...
In Illustrator, you use the Select menu to choose Same Appearance Attribute. You can then edit, remove, or toggle the visibility of attributes from one place. To ... attribute by simply clicking on all objects at least one object or multiple objects. The power of editing attributes in the Appearance panel lies in Illustrator CS4. FreeHandtoIllustratorMigrationGuide-WorkingwithGraphics 27 You can apply to back in the panel as Free Distort from top to bottom in the order in your objects in...
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...the Appearance panel and text remains editable. Graphic styles As in FreeHand, graphic styles in Illustrator are saved together as a single graphic style, and you can generate your creative exploration. In Illustrator, combinations of graphic styles that make up a graphic style, click on the style and... of course, you can layer and combine multiple styles for unique effects. To see all your style or create a new one. Illustrator CS4 includes a new library of prebuilt styles to jump-start your own libraries of attributes can be applied to actually apply it doesn't ...
...the Appearance panel and text remains editable. Graphic styles As in FreeHand, graphic styles in Illustrator are saved together as a single graphic style, and you can generate your creative exploration. In Illustrator, combinations of graphic styles that make up a graphic style, click on the style and... of course, you can layer and combine multiple styles for unique effects. To see all your style or create a new one. Illustrator CS4 includes a new library of prebuilt styles to jump-start your own libraries of attributes can be applied to actually apply it doesn't ...
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... object Isolate any selected object, group, or path. Easily see only the clipped area. Edit the clipping object in the Layers panel. Isolation mode In Illustrator CS4, Isolation mode is a boon for designers who spend a lot of time grouping, hiding, locking, and restacking layers to access objects for editing Use Isolation mode...
... object Isolate any selected object, group, or path. Easily see only the clipped area. Edit the clipping object in the Layers panel. Isolation mode In Illustrator CS4, Isolation mode is a boon for designers who spend a lot of time grouping, hiding, locking, and restacking layers to access objects for editing Use Isolation mode...
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... such as ligatures, true fractions, ordinals, and stylistic alternatives. Each area shows an in the OpenType panel (Window > Type > OpenType). Illustrator CS4 threads text between objects. Use the OpenType panel to apply such special characters as bold or italic when you update a style. Tip: To... threads among objects, it brings the advantages of the PostScript Type 1 and TrueType font formats into a set of the thread. adobe.com/products/illustrator/pdfs/Text_in_AICS2.pdf). When working with that the object is saved at the object level; To break a thread, select a linked...
... such as ligatures, true fractions, ordinals, and stylistic alternatives. Each area shows an in the OpenType panel (Window > Type > OpenType). Illustrator CS4 threads text between objects. Use the OpenType panel to apply such special characters as bold or italic when you update a style. Tip: To... threads among objects, it brings the advantages of the PostScript Type 1 and TrueType font formats into a set of the thread. adobe.com/products/illustrator/pdfs/Text_in_AICS2.pdf). When working with that the object is saved at the object level; To break a thread, select a linked...
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... and unique vectors for each layer of your Illustrator document can edit the instances and redefine the original symbol. SAVING AND EXPORTING FILES Adobe Flash CS4 Professional integration Kick off your Flash projects with Illustrator CS4 and have confidence that your vectors will need to... use symbols instead of particular interest to Flash designers include Illustrator symbols and type tools. The ...
... and unique vectors for each layer of your Illustrator document can edit the instances and redefine the original symbol. SAVING AND EXPORTING FILES Adobe Flash CS4 Professional integration Kick off your Flash projects with Illustrator CS4 and have confidence that your vectors will need to... use symbols instead of particular interest to Flash designers include Illustrator symbols and type tools. The ...
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...Use the Attributes panel to set them all your blacks are sending your artwork to overprint when it . Tip: Ensure all to Illustrator Migration Guide-Printing 37 Then click Overprint Fill in the Attributes panel, select Overprint Fill, Overprint Stroke, or both. Separations Preview ... each color in text and placed files. you are the same and set up the black for the type object as Adobe PDF. PRINTING Printing Illustrator CS4 output for print is separated for professional printing. You can choose to overprint, and in the Attributes panel. Check how ...
...Use the Attributes panel to set them all your blacks are sending your artwork to overprint when it . Tip: Ensure all to Illustrator Migration Guide-Printing 37 Then click Overprint Fill in the Attributes panel, select Overprint Fill, Overprint Stroke, or both. Separations Preview ... each color in text and placed files. you are the same and set up the black for the type object as Adobe PDF. PRINTING Printing Illustrator CS4 output for print is separated for professional printing. You can choose to overprint, and in the Attributes panel. Check how ...
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... when you can print onto multiple sheets of paper by visiting www.adobe.com/ products/creativesuite/ pdfs/dgt.pdf. Click Refresh again to print using one PDF file. Or, select an object, and then choose Object > Flatten Transparency. Illustrator CS4 offers three flattening presets-Low, Medium, and High Resolution-so that you to...
... when you can print onto multiple sheets of paper by visiting www.adobe.com/ products/creativesuite/ pdfs/dgt.pdf. Click Refresh again to print using one PDF file. Or, select an object, and then choose Object > Flatten Transparency. Illustrator CS4 offers three flattening presets-Low, Medium, and High Resolution-so that you to...
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KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Keyboard Shortcuts Illustrator CS4 offers keyboard shortcuts to functions otherwise available in window. Creating objects (Hold down keys ... in menus or panels. Ctrl+Alt+0 Sets magnification to a cross hair for selected tools. Click to Illustrator Migration Guide-Keyboard Shortcuts 40 M ac OS Double-click Hand tool or Command+0 Command+Option+0 Double-click...or select an area to zoom in tool. You can customize your own sets of the most useful Illustrator CS4 keyboard shortcuts. Double-click Zoom tool or Ctrl+1 Turns the cursor into the Zoom-in . Spacebar-...
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Keyboard Shortcuts Illustrator CS4 offers keyboard shortcuts to functions otherwise available in window. Creating objects (Hold down keys ... in menus or panels. Ctrl+Alt+0 Sets magnification to a cross hair for selected tools. Click to Illustrator Migration Guide-Keyboard Shortcuts 40 M ac OS Double-click Hand tool or Command+0 Command+Option+0 Double-click...or select an area to zoom in tool. You can customize your own sets of the most useful Illustrator CS4 keyboard shortcuts. Double-click Zoom tool or Ctrl+1 Turns the cursor into the Zoom-in . Spacebar-...
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... present how-to's and let you easily organize, browse, locate, and view creative assets. Choose from within Illustrator CS4 by visiting http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/bridge. Adobe Illustrator product pages Go to the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/support offers a searchable knowledgebase, user forums, and other useful resources for links to achieve certain effects...
... present how-to's and let you easily organize, browse, locate, and view creative assets. Choose from within Illustrator CS4 by visiting http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/bridge. Adobe Illustrator product pages Go to the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/support offers a searchable knowledgebase, user forums, and other useful resources for links to achieve certain effects...
Scripting Guide
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...software that includes an end user license agreement. Government End Users. Consistent with only those rights as a commitment by reference. Adobe Illustrator CS4 Scripting Guide If this guide is a registered trademark of such license. The unauthorized incorporation of such material into your new work... artwork or images that may appear in the informational content contained in any form or by any actual organization. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign are trademarks or registered trademarks of the copyright owner. All rights reserved. Please note that...
...software that includes an end user license agreement. Government End Users. Consistent with only those rights as a commitment by reference. Adobe Illustrator CS4 Scripting Guide If this guide is a registered trademark of such license. The unauthorized incorporation of such material into your new work... artwork or images that may appear in the informational content contained in any form or by any actual organization. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign are trademarks or registered trademarks of the copyright owner. All rights reserved. Please note that...
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Contents 1 Introduction 6 What is scripting 6 Why use scripting 6 What about actions 6 Script support in Adobe Illustrator CS4 7 ExtendScript features 7 ExtendScript tools 7 Script file extensions 7 Viewing sample scripts 8 Viewing the object model 8 Viewing the JavaScript object model 8 Viewing ...scripts from the Other Scripts menu item 10 Startup scripts (.jsx scripts only 10 Changes since CS3 11 Known issues 16 2 The Illustrator Scripting Object Model 17 Object-naming conventions 18 Top-level (containing) objects 18 Application 18 Document 19 Layer 19 The artwork tree ...
Contents 1 Introduction 6 What is scripting 6 Why use scripting 6 What about actions 6 Script support in Adobe Illustrator CS4 7 ExtendScript features 7 ExtendScript tools 7 Script file extensions 7 Viewing sample scripts 8 Viewing the object model 8 Viewing the JavaScript object model 8 Viewing ...scripts from the Other Scripts menu item 10 Startup scripts (.jsx scripts only 10 Changes since CS3 11 Known issues 16 2 The Illustrator Scripting Object Model 17 Object-naming conventions 18 Top-level (containing) objects 18 Application 18 Document 19 Layer 19 The artwork tree ...