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Adobe Illustrator

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






2. __________ 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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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






9. This creates a single line of text. If you re-size this type it will re-size the text.






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






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






12. 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.






13. 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






14. 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.






15. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






16. Cannot be used as symbols.






17. 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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. ______________ 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.






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






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






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






44. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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






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