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Adobe Illustrator

Subjects : it-skills, multimedia
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ______________ 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.






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






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






4. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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






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






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






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






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






10. __________________ 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/






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






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






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






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






15. Cannot be used as symbols.






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






17. 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.






18. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






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






21. __________ 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






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. To force an object to take a certain form






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






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






26. Letter 'c' - it will cut line segments






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






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






29. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






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






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






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






33. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






41. Toggles the Type tool

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






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






44. 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






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






46. 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






47. Hold shift to draw ___________.






48. Appearance panel contains the _______________ (fill type - color - transparency and effects)






49. __________ 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






50. Hold option to draw from the center.