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Adobe Illustrator

Subjects : it-skills, multimedia
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Letter 'x' - two arrows






2. The area surrounding the art board on the computer screen - depending on the magnification or view - it may or may not be visible.






3. To slant or skew an object from its original orientation.






4. A layer within a layer that can have its own name and its own settings






5. Cannot be used as symbols.






6. Decrease the _______ for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10% (W/M) - Start dragging - then press F






7. Letter '/' (questions mark key) - a box with red slash






8. The point on which an object rotates or transform . The point of orgin may be within the object or outside it.






9. An anchor point that connects path segments in a smooth curve.






10. Amount of light that can pass through an object. a transparent object allows objects below to appear.






11. Constrain a shape's proportions or orientation to: equal height and width for rectangles - rounded rectangles - ellipses - and grids; Increments of 45° for line and arc segments; Original orientation for polygons - stars - and flares (W/M)






12. Six basic ___________ are: Rectangle - Rounded Rectangle - Ellipse - Polygon - Star - and Flare.






13. A mask can be a ______________. You can use type as a mask. You can import opacity masks with placed Photoshop files. You can also create layer clipping masks with any shape that is the topmost object of a group or layer.






14. printable portion of the work area - where illustrations can be finalized.






15. Nonprinting lines that can be used to create boundaries or guidelines in a drawing






16. A mathematically generated curve that has two endpoints and control points to specify curve direction






17. A separate - external file connected to the Illustrator file by an electronic link.






18. Because the __________ is part of the Illustrator file - no link can be broken.






19. Change the _______ of a spiral (W/M) - Start dragging then Ctrl-drag/Start dragging then Command-drag






20. This creates a text box where the text will wrap at the end of the line to the next. Also when you re-size the box - the text remains the same size.






21. white arrow that will select individual objects in a group or anchor points






22. place a file or object in a file so that it becomes part of the file.






23. Uses the y-axis to revolve an object around an axis. For example - an arc becomes a circle.






24. This creates a single line of text. If you re-size this type it will re-size the text.






25. Move a shape while drawing it (W/M)






26. __________________ horizontal lines from a rectangular grid or concentric lines from a polar grid (W/M) - Start dragging - then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow/






27. Get you out of the Type tool and selects the Selection tool






28. To ___________ Select the paths - then press Ctrl+J/Select the paths - then press Command+J






29. Line extending from anchor point that shows the direction of a curve






30. Uses the z-axis to give a 2D object depth by extruding the object. For example - a circle becomes a cylinder.






31. Provides access to a large bank of color pallets built by an international design community.






32. Decrease size of Blob Brush (W/M)






33. Will allow you to change all of the colors in your selected art in a variety of ways.






34. Scatter an object - such as a leaf - along a path; you can adjust the size - spacing - scatter and rotation options to change the appearance of the brush.






35. __________ the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% (W/M) - Start dragging - then press X






36. Two types of ________.






37. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






38. Moves the view of the art board when zoomed in- you can toggle it with the space-bar






39. To create _________ by placing the object to be used as a mask on top of the object to be masked. Then you select the mask and the objects to be masked - and choose Make Opacity Mask from the Transparency panel menu.






40. solidity of an object's color; the opposite of transparency.






41. A graduated blend of colors used as a fill; can be linear (flat) or radial (round)






42. Uses the z-axis to rotate 2D artwork in 3D space and change the artwork's perspective.






43. The two main benefits of ______________are cross-platform compatibility (they work the same on Windows and Mac OS) and support of widely expanded character sets and layout features - which provide richer linguistic support and advanced typographic co






44. Keep the sides of a star ________ (W/M) - Alt-drag/Option-drag






45. A saved set of panel arrangements and tool setting.






46. Toggles the Type tool

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47. To force an object to take a certain form






48. ______ an arc - keeping the reference point constant (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down F






49. Menu button You can access symbols from saved documents either by clicking the _____________ at the bottom of the Symbols panel and choosing Other Library from the menu that appears; by choosing Other Library from the Symbols panel menu; or by choosi






50. Hold option to draw from the center.