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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. printable portion of the work area - where illustrations can be finalized.






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






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






4. __________ 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






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






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






7. Toggles the Type tool

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






9. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






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






12. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






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






14. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Cannot be used as symbols.






22. 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.






23. Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons - stars - and flares) (W/M)






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. vector paths that have two ends; the beginning and end points are not the same






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






30. 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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. Hold shift to draw ___________.






38. 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






39. 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.






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






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






42. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






43. An anchor point where a path changes direction direction in an angle rather than smoothly.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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