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Adobe Illustrator

Subjects : it-skills, multimedia
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cannot be used as symbols.






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






3. A location in the application window where a panel or panels are secured so they do not float.






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Characteristics of the outline of an object - such as its weight - color - style - etc.






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






13. These tools allow you to cut and merge selected shapes.






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






15. Two types of ________.






16. Toggles the Type tool

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17. 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.






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






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






20. 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






21. Using the S_______________ - you can visually and intuitively merge - delete - fill and edit overlapping shapes and paths directly in the artwork.






22. 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)






23. Keep the inner radius of a star ________ (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down Ctrl/Start dragging - then hold down Command






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






25. Letter 'x' - two arrows






26. Rectangle drawn around an object with a tool to select an area.






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. __________ 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






33. 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.






34. A special effect applied to a digital image. Many filters mimic the effect of special camera lenses.






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






36. vector paths that are continuious and have no ends - the beginning and end points are the same.






37. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






38. ______________ 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.






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






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






41. A graduated blend between two or more colors or between tints of the same color.






42. black arrow that will select the whole or grouped objects.






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






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






45. Measurement system used in graphic design; 1/72nd of an inch.






46. 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






47. 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.






48. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






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






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