Adobe Illustrator

Anchor Point

A point on a path that indicates a change in direction

Layer

A single level of stacking order - used to list and organize objects in a document

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Adobe Illustrator file extension

Selection Tool

Selects groups or areas when clicked or by dragging a marquee

Navigator Palette

Shows you where you are in your artwork

CMYK

The color model ink printers use (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black)

RGB

The color model monitors use to display color (red, green, blue)

Live Trace

Turns images into detailed vector graphics that are easy to edit, resize and manipulate

Hand Tool

Used for moving around and controlling the view of the artboard

Fill

Used to put color inside of a shape.

Grouping

Combine several objects into one group so that the objects are treated as a single unit

Brush Tool

Creates paths by click and drag to create a path. Four brush types are Calligraphic, Scatter, Art, and Pattern

Pencil Tool

Creates paths by drawing like a pencil on paper - anchor points are placed as paths are drawn

Pen Tool

Creates paths with anchor points

Preferences

Customized settings that you can specify about your artboard

Vector Graphics

Drawings made up of lines and curves that are defined by vectors

Path

Forms the shape of an object.

Align

Line up objects by the top, bottom, side, or center using guides or smartgrid

Guides

Lines that can be used to create boundaries or guidelines in a drawing

Zoom Tool

Magnifying glass that is used for zooming in and out of you artboard

Stroke

Outside color or outline of an object or text

Symbols

Pre-made images in Illustrator that are editable

Artboard

Printable portion of the work area, where illustrations can be finalized

Bounding Box

A box that shows what is selected and used for resizing