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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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1. 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






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






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






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






5. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






8. white arrow that will select individual objects in a group or anchor points






9. The line that forms the shape of an object






10. 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






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






12. 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.






13. The point on which an object rotates or transform . The point of orgin may be within the object or outside it.






14. To force an object to take a certain form






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. __________________ 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/






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






23. Toggles the Type tool


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






25. Nonprinting lines that can be used to create boundaries or guidelines in a drawing






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






27. Moves the view of the art board when zoomed in- you can toggle it with the space-bar






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






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






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






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






32. Opacity and blending mode






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






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






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






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






37. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






38. Hold shift to draw ___________.






39. 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






40. 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.






41. 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






42. 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.






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






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






45. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






46. 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.






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






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






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






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