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Adobe Illustrator

Subjects : it-skills, multimedia
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1. Cannot be used as symbols.






2. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






4. The line that forms the shape of an object






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






6. 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






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






8. To ______________ Select the paths - then press Shift+Ctrl+Alt+j/Select the anchor point - then press Shift+Command+Option+j






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






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






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






12. __________ 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






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. ____________ winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiral (W/M) - Start dragging - then Alt-drag/Start dragging then Option-drag






19. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






21. 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






22. __________________ 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/






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






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






25. A group of relaxed command and options.






26. 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.






27. 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.






28. 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






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






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






31. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






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






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






35. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. Resizing an object horizontally - vertically - or proportionally in both directions to a percentage of its origanal size.






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






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






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






45. in the option bar for a selected live paint group






46. Will show you variations on a selected color including tints - shades - and pallets based upon that color.






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






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






49. 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.






50. Letter 'z'. magnifying glass - click and drag around the zoom area - hold option + click and zoom out.






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