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Adobe Illustrator

Subjects : it-skills, multimedia
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rectangle drawn around an object with a tool to select an area.






2. 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






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






4. You ____________ by selecting a layer name in the Layers panel and dragging the layer to its new location. The order of layers in the Layers panel controls the document's layer order - topmost in the panel is the frontmost in the artwork.






5. A single level in the stacking order that can hold any number of object.






6. A temporary frame around a selected object that shows the object's outer dimensions.






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






8. 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






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






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






11. __________ 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






12. stretch artwork evenly along a path and include strokes that resemble graphic media - such as the Charcoal-Feather brush used to create the tree and objects such as the Arrow brush.






13. Allow you to create brush strokes with the appearance of a natural brush with bristles.






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. To force an object to take a certain form






19. Characteristics of the inner area of an object - such as the color - pattern style - etc. - inside an object.






20. A group of relaxed command and options.






21. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






23. __________ the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10% (W/M) - Start dragging - then press V






24. Hold shift to draw ___________.






25. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






26. Letter 'a' - white arrow - will select individual objects in a group - or anchor points.






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






28. Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically (W/M)






29. Five ________: Art - Calligraphic - Pattern - Bristle and Scatter.






30. Two ways to bring symbols from _____________ : Copy and paste the symbol(s) from Illustrator to Flash - choose File > Import > Import to Stage - or choose File > Import > Import to Library.






31. Toggles the Type tool


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






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






34. Letter 'x' - two arrows






35. Letter 'd' - black 1pt stroke - white fill.






36. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






38. 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






39. object that is dimmed and unavailable for modification but can be used as a guide for creating objects.






40. Cannot be used as symbols.






41. Switch between __________ (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down C






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






43. The bottom box in the color icons (bottom of the tool bar) and what you call the outline "color" of a shape






44. 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.






45. Opacity and blending mode






46. Three types of _______: Extrude & Bevel - Revolve - Rotate






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






48. A point on a path that indicates a change of direction.






49. Add or remove _______________ from a rectangular grid or radial lines from a polar grid (W/M) - Start dragging - then press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow






50. ______________ a Live Trace object in one step (W/M) - Alt-click Live Trace in the Control panel - or hold down Alt and select a tracing preset./Option-click Live Trace in the Control panel - or hold down Option and select a tracing preset.