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Adobe Illustrator

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1. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






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






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






4. 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)






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






6. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






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






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






10. Measurement system used in grapic programs; there are six of these in an inch.






11. Increase the skew value for _________ in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% (W/M) - Start dragging - then press C






12. 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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






19. Letter 'x' - two arrows






20. 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.






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






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






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






24. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Defined by an elliptical shape whose center follows the path; they create strokes that resemble hand-drawn lines made with a flat - angled calligraphic pen tip.






33. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






35. ______________ 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.






36. Will turn the top shape into a picture frame for all selected art below it.






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






46. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






47. Letter 'v' - black arrow - will select the whole or grouped objects






48. 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






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






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







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