adobe illustrator

ellipsis

followed by dialog box

black riangle

leads to a sub menu

panels

windows containing features for modifying and manipulation illustrator objects arranged in groups

paths

a route, course, or track along which something moves

docking panels

allows you to arrange multiple panels or panel groups verticalluy

hand tool hold spacebar

allows you to move art board

vectors

are often used to create logos or line art

artboard

area bound by a solid line which uou create you artwoek can be as large as 227x227

scratch area

area outside the artboard where you can store objects before placing them on artboard will not print

dialog box

can change size width, height page orientation and unit of measure color

status bar

contains a list arrow menu from which you can choose a status line with info about current tools

title bar

contains the name of your document, magnification level and color mode

tools panel

contains tools that let you create, selct, and manipulate objects.

bitmap images

created using square or rectangular grid of colored wquares called pixels

vector graphics

created with lines and curves and are defined by mathematical objects called vectors

zoom

ctrl+

zoom out

ctrl-

zoom text box

displays current magnification level

bounding box

eight hollow white squares that show an object is selected

cuides

help you work with precision

tab key

hides and shows panels

menu bar

includes all of the illustrator menus

tiny black triangle

indicates hidden tools behind that tool

point

is 1/72 of a inch

pica

is 12 points or 1/6 of an inch

precision

is a key to good design can get better precision using points and picas

adobe illustrator

is a professional illustration software application- you can create everything from simple graphics, icons, and text to complex and multilayered illustrations. for page layouts, multimedia pressentations or on the web.

grouping

objects allows you to move many objects as 1 to group go to object

resolution dependent

pixels must be small enough to create an image with the illusion of continous tone

transform

repeats the previous transformation

transform tools

scale rotate and reflect tools are the fundamental

direct selection tool

selects individual anchor points or single paths of an object

preview

shows complete work ctrl Y toggle key

outline view

shows the skeleton of your work lines and curves

x

switches between fill and stroke mode

smart guides

temporary guides that can be turned on and off in view menu and help you to align objects do not print

resolution

the number of pixels in a given inch

reflect tool

to flip an object over an imaginary axis

preferences

use to set units of measure in edit menu

resolution independent

Regardless of how much the image is enlarged or reduced, the image definition and quality remain the same