Illustrator Certification Exam Practice

Which command in the Actions panel allows you to play an Action on a folder of files and subfolders?

Items Batch

Which of the following tools cannot be used with Live Paint groups?

Magic Wand tool

How would you adjust a color using the color picker in the Edit Colors/Recolor Artwork dialog box?

Select Edit, right click the desired color and select Color Picker

How would you add a theme from Kuler to the Swatches panel?

Select Window > Extensions > Kuler to open the Kuler panel, select the theme and click Add Selected Theme to Swatches icon at the bottom of the Kuler panel

You wish to work on the current document, seeing 2 views of the artwork at the same time - one highly magnified for close up work and another less magnified overview. How would you do this?

Select Window > New Window, Window > Arrange > Float All in Windows then Window > Arrange > Tile and adjust the views as required

How would you ensure that all lines in a paragraph are of equal length?

Select the text object and choose Justify all lines from the Paragraph panel

What does 9-point referencing refer to?

The option to choose a reference point on an artboard or object

Which of the following methods will you use to add a gradient to a stroke?

With the stroke selected set the gradient using the Gradient Panel

You created a square with a stroke and a fill, and wish to add effects to this object via a graphic style (retaining the object's stroke and fill properties). How would you merge the graphic style with the object style?

With the object selected, click the graphic style in the Graphic Styles panel whilst holding Alt (Windows) / Option (Mac OS)

You have multiple artboards and wish to display all artboards on the screen at once. How would you do this?

Select View > Fit All in Window

How would you specify the proportion of the width of type?

Select the characters or type object to change and edit the value of the Horizontal Scaling value in the Character panel

The artboard ruler origin is located at the _______ corner of the ____________________.

top-left corner of the active artboard

A spot color is...

A premixed ink that is used instead of, or in addition to the four standard process inks

Your text is threaded from Container 1 directly to Container 3, in order to thread it from 1 to 2 to 3 where will you click first?

B, Container 1 out port

You have added text to a document. Which of the following would you choose to make the quotation marks, commas and full stops fall 100% outside text bounding box?

Roman Hanging Punctuation

You have added text to your artwork by selecting the Type tool, clicking and dragging on the canvas. How would you rotate the Area Type object, along with the text contained therein?

Select the object and use the Rotate tool to rotate the object along with the contained text

How would you define an object's image map?

Select the object and use the options under the Image Map section of the Attributes panel

You have an existing (flat) object that you would like to bring into perspective. After defining the perspective grid, how would you bring the object into perspective?

Select the object using the Perspective Selection Tool, select the desired plane and drag the object to the desired location

You have given an object a gradient and now wish to convert the object to a gradient mesh, retaining the object's gradient. How would you do this?

Select the object, choose Object > Expand, and select Gradient Mesh in the dialog

How would you enable the 9-slice scaling grid for a symbol?

Select the symbol, click the Symbol Options button on the Symbols menu and check Enable Guides for 9-Slice Scaling

You have formatted text using the Character panel and created a Character Style. You then change the size of the text on the art board and wish to apply this change to the Character Style. How would you do this?

Select the text, click the menu button on the Character Style menu button and select Redefine Character Style

You have used Image Trace on a bitmap image, but wish to discard the tracing and restore the image to its original, untraced state. How would you do this?

Select the traced object and select Object > Image Trace > Release

You have created type on a path. You wish to flip the direction of the text on the path. How would you do this?

Select the type and choose Type > Type On A Path > Type On A Path Options and select Flip

Which sentence applies to smart guides?

Smart Guides are temporary snap-to guides

You have drawn a text box and added a text testimonial to the page which resides within quotation marks. You wish for the starting quotation mark to be positioned outside of the text box, so that the first letter of the quote lines up with the left side of the text box. How would you do this?

With the text box selected, click the menu button of the Paragraph panel and select Roman Hanging Punctuation

To map artwork onto a 3D Revolved shape it must be...

A Symbol

How do you apply colour to the strokes in a Live Paint group?

With the desired fill colour selected and the Live Paint Bucket tool selected, hold down the shift key, move over the stroke and click

Which sentence best describes the Color Picker?

A dialog box that allows for the selection and adjustment of color values

How would you adjust the color definition for use with manufacturer supplied spot colors?

Select Spot Colors on the Swatches panel menu button

What is the percentage scale of unscaled text?

100%

What is a gamut?

The range of color encompassed by a color space

How would you adjust the export of an image primarily containing type objects when using the Save for Web dialog box?

By selecting Type Optimized under the Image Size section

You open a document with an embedded profile different to your current Working Space. Which of the following will you use to decide how to handle the color data?

A Color Management Policy

What is the recommended minimum percentage of colour change between two or more process colours (to avoid banding)?

50%

Which of these sentences best describes brush presets within the Brushes panel?

A brush's order can be changed by dragging it to a new location

You have the CMYK values of a color that you wish to add to your artwork. Which two options are you able to choose between to add the color values?

Adding the values via the Color Picker or via the Color panel

From which of the following panels can you add multiple fills and strokes to an object?

Appearance panel

Whilst creating graphic for a Flash animation, which of the following are true?

Applying effects to symbols rather than to symbol instances will result in a smaller file

Which of the following describes the purpose of Pixel Preview?

Approximates how your artwork will appear when it is rasterized and viewed in a web browser

Which Panel will allow you to show and hide an objects center point?

Attributes

When exporting Illustrator artwork to a SWF which of the following effects can be animated?

Blends

Changing the global ruler origin affects...

Changing the global ruler origin affects the tiling of patterns

Which panel will provide the option of adding underline and strikethrough to text?

Character panel

You wish to create a single SVG animation file with frames separated by layer. Objects have already been separated into their own layers; how would you export the SWF?

Choose File > Export, select Flash (swf) and then select AI Layers to SWF Frames

Whilst creating web graphics, it is helpful to view the pixel grid. How do you enable and view the pixel grid?

Choose View > Pixel Preview and zoom in to 600%

You have drawn a path and selected multiple anchor points using the Direct Selection Tool. How would you hide the direction handles for multiple selected anchor points?

Click Hide Handles For Multiple Selected Anchor Points in the control panel

You are creating a custom shape and want to display the direction lines of multiple anchor points. With the anchor points selected, how is this done?

Click Show Handles For Multiple Selected Anchor Points on the control panel

You wish to create a new complete shape using two existing shapes. With the two shapes selected and positioned as desired, what would you do next?

Click Unite within the Pathfinder Panel

You have applied an opacity mask to an object. How would you edit the mask?

Click on the mask thumbnail in the Transparency panel

Select the option which describes the process of drawing a simple curved path. With the pen tool selected...

Click once on the canvas to create the first anchor point, move the cursor, click a second time to create the second anchor point, hold and drag

You have created many artboards and wish to adjust them to Right-to-Left Layout. How would you do this?

Click the Artboards panel menu and select Rearrange Artboards

How would you specify that strokes and effects should be scaled with objects?

Click the Transform panel menu button and ensure Scale Stroke's & Effects is checked

How would you reposition an anchor point whilst drawing (whilst using the Pen Tool)?

Click to define the anchor point and without releasing the mouse button, hold the space bar and move to reposition

You have applied a stroke, drop shadow and custom gradient fill to an object. What is the most efficient way of applying the same elements over multiple objects in your document?

Create a Graphic Style

How can you create a custom guide in your document that is at an angle of 45 degrees?

Create a line at 45 degrees and convert it into a guide via View > Guides > Make Guides

You wish to draw a path with the Pencil Tool which will have the current fill colour automatically applied to it. How can this be done?

Double click the Pencil Tool icon on the toolbar, check Fill New Pencil Strokes and select a fill colour before drawing

You have grouped some objects and applied a Drop Shadow to that group. You wish to edit the objects without ungrouping (you don't want to lose the applied Drop Shadow). How would you achieve this?

Double click the group to enter isolation mode

How would you paint an edge in a Live Paint group with the Live Paint Bucket tool?

Double-click the Live Paint Bucket tool icon in the Tools panel and ensure Paint Strokes is checked

You have placed a number of symbol instances onto the artwork, and wish to alter the symbols' transparency using the Symbol Screener Tool. How would you change the intensity of the tool?

Double-click the Symbol Screener Tool from the toolbar, and enter the desired value into the Intensity field

How would you create a scatter brush?

Drag artwork onto the Brushes panel and select Scatter Brush from the New Brush dialog box

Object 1 and object 2 have the same size stroke but object 2's stroke is stacked behind the fill. How would you achieve this?

Drag the Stroke beneath the Fill in the Appearance Panel

How would you updated a predefined graphic style with the style of a selected object?

Drag the object onto the graphic style in the Graphic Styles panel whilst holding Alt (Windows) / Option (Mac OS)

Which of the following methods will allow you to add variable widths to a stroke?

Dragging across a stroke with the Width Tool Applying a profile to a stroke using the Stroke Panel

How would you save swatches for use in other Adobe packages?

Ensure that the Swatches panel contains only the desired swatches, and select Save Swatch Library as ASE.

Where will you find the option of adding Metadata to a file in Illustrator?

File > File Info

You wish to create seamless geometric patterns using pattern swatches. You have created the pattern and the object to act as the pattern's bounding box. What are the correct properties for the pattern bounding box?

Fill and stroke are set to none, and Object > Arrange > Send to Back has been selected

You have an object with a stroke and fill, and wish to update the object's appearance so that it has 2 visibly overlapping strokes and a fill. How would you do this?

Go to the Appearance panel and click the Add New Stroke icon at the bottom of the panel (ensuring the largest stroke is placed underneath the smallest)

You are working with an Open Type font. Which panel will you use to display the character variations that are available for a specific character?

Glyphs panel

You have created one artboard and wish to adjust the positioning of the artboard. How would you do this via the Artboards panel?

Highlight the desired artboard, click the Artboards panel (flyout) menu and select Artboard Options

Your artwork uses 5 layers, and you are using Outline Mode to see the structure more clearly. How is it possible to see only 1 of the 5 layers in Outline Mode whilst the rest remain in Preview Mode?

Hold CTRL (Windows) / Command (Mac OS) and click on the Eye icon in the Layers panel

You are using Area Text with the Paragraph option set to Adobe Single-line Composer. Your text is aligned left, which of the following will you adjust to increase white space allowed at the end (right side) of a line before hyphenation begins?

Hyphenation Zone

Which of these statements about slices and image maps is true?

Image maps keep artwork intact but slices divide artwork into separate files

You are coloring a Live Paint Group but find that the color leaks through to unintended areas, how can you remedy this?

Increase the Gap detection amount

Prior to exporting text objects for Flash, text can be tagged as static, dynamic or input. What is the significance of input text?

It works the same as dynamic text, but the user is able to edit text in Flash player

How would you add all colors in the document to the Swatches panel?

Making sure that no objects are selected, choose Add Used Colors from the Swatches panel menu

How would you ensure that a path drawn by the Pencil Tool is automatically closed?

Once you have started drawing, hold the Alt (Windows) / Option (Mac OS) and release the mouse button

You have created artwork within the centre of an Illustrator artboard sized at A4. You wish to add visible, editable trim marks onto the artboard to indicate where to trim the artwork when printed. How would you do this?

Select the artwork and click Object > Create Trim Marks

You have defined a Three Point Perspective Grid and wish to drag some flat artwork onto the right hand plane. On selecting the artwork with the Perspective Selection Tool and beginning to drag you realize it is drawing onto the left plane. How will you quickly switch to the right plane without releasing the mouse?

Press the 3 key

Which of the following is the correct procedure for adding/removing sides of a polygon shape when drawing?

Pressing the up/down keys before releasing the mouse button

When adding raster effects such as Drop Shadows, Inner Glow, Outer Glow and Feather, what should be noted?

Raster effects generate pixels rather than vectors

You have created some graphics for the web which you require to be resolution-independent therefore allowing the user to magnify their view of image on screen without sacrificing sharpness, detail, or clarity. Which format would you choose?

SVG

You would like to automatically reposition two drawn anchor points so that they share the same x value. How would you do this?

Select both anchor points and select Object > Path > Average, and select Vertical in the dialog box

You are working on a document with only one artboard, you wish to add another artboard of the same size. What will you do?

Select the artboard tool and Option/Alt drag the original artboard to duplicate it

Your Illustrator document contains vector artwork, fonts and images and you wish to make a file for commercial CMYK printing. What should you do?

Save the document as a PDF using the PDF/X-1a preset

How would you specify that all new objects should be automatically aligned to the pixel grid in an existing document?

Select Align New Objects to Pixel Grid from the options on the Transform Panel

You have created a spiral path with a gradient stroke and wish to edit the gradient so that it follows the path. How would you do this?

Select Apply gradient along stroke on the Gradient panel

How would you increase the amount of individual colours that appear in the Color Guides panel?

Select Color Guide Options from the Color Guide panel menu and adjust the Steps field

How would you increase the amount of variation between colours in the Colour Guide panel?

Select Color Guide Options from the Color Guide panel menu and adjust the slider

You wish to format the hyphenation settings. How would you do this?

Select Hyphenation from the Paragraph panel menu

You have filled an object with a gradient and now want to apply a mesh to push the colours in different directions. What should you do?

Select Object > Expand, choose Gradient Mesh and then use the Mesh tool

Which of these is NOT a method for creating a new symbol?

Select Object > Symbols > New Symbol

You have a document containing multiple artboards, of which contain many instances of text. You wish to find all uses of a bold font and replace them all with the regular variant. How would you do this?

Select Type > Find Font, select the font you wish to change and the font you wish to change it to, and click Change All

You wish to save a page of text for use on the internet. How would you optimize the text from the Save for Web dialog box?

Select Type Optimized within the Image Size panel

You have drawn a 100px square and added a center aligned stroke of 10px. The info panel displays the width and height as 100px. How will you make Illustrator include the stroke width when displaying the objects dimensions?

Select Use Preview Bounds in Preferences

You are creating artwork on a canvas with a Two Point Perspective. You wish to change the angle of the grid without changing the proportions of the vanishing points. How would you do this?

Select View > Perspective Grid > Lock Station Point and adjust either the left or the right vanishing point using the Perspective Grid tool

You are editing a document with Pixel Preview enabled and with the grid visible. _________ is not available from the ____________ __________ .

Snap To Grid is not available from the View menu

A client has sent a document but the font that they used is missing. What is the best option?

Source the missing font, or a similar font and replace using the Find Font dialog box

Which of these Art Brush options will give you the ability to define a non-stretchable portion at the ends of your art brush?

Stretch Between Guides

When working with the Blob Brush Tool which of the following statements is true?

The Blob Brush will paint filled shapes using the current stroke color

You have created artwork over 4 layers and exported to SWF choosing 'AI Layers to SWF Frames'. One of the layers is not showing in the exported SWF, what could be the reason for this?

The layer visibility is turned off

Your document contains two overlapping objects, one of the objects is 100% Cyan and the other 100% Yellow. Both objects have their Blending mode set to 'Normal' but the overlapping area appears to be green. How is this so?

The objects are set to overprint and Overprint Preview is enabled

Some of the swatches in the Swatches panel have a white tag on their bottom right corner. What does this represent?

These swatches are Global Swatches

Whilst adjusting the options of a slice, you are unable to change the slice type to HTML Text. What would be the likely reason for this?

The slice was not created using Object > Slice > Make

A symbol is pixel aligned by property but is not producing crisp paths. What would be the likely reason for this?

The symbol has been scaled

What is leading?

The vertical space between lines of type

Which of the following statements is true after choosing View > Rulers > Change to Global Rulers?

There is one ruler system for the entire document

What is the PPD menu in the Output settings of the Print dialog box used for?

To convert all Spot Colours to Process

You create a group of overlapping objects and apply the Multiply Blend mode to the group. What must you do to prevent objects within the group from multiplying with each other?

Turn on Knockout Group

Your object contains a drop shadow but when you Envelope Distort using the 'Make with Top Object' method the shadow also distorts. How can you stop the shadow from distorting?

Uncheck the Distort Appearance in Envelope Options

You have used the Symbol Sprayer Tool to add symbol set instances to the artwork. If you should wish to remove a number of the symbol instances from the artwork, how would you do this?

Using the Symbol Sprayer Tool, and with the symbol instance selected in the Symbols panel, hold Alt (Windows) / Option (Mac OS) and click or drag where you want to remove instances

You have created a Three Point Perspective Grid and find that the default grid colors are too strong and a distraction to the artwork you are creating. Which method will you use to reduce the opacity of the grid?

View > Perspective Grid > Define Grid

Views can be saved with the document, but ____________ cannot

Views can be saved with the document, but WINDOWS cannot

You wish to adjust your view so that all panels are hidden except for the Tools panel and Control panel. How would you do this?

With nothing selected, hold Shift and press Tab

How would you create an artboard within an existing artboard using the Artboard tool?

With the Artboard tool selected, hover within the existing artboard, hold Shift, click and drag

Whilst choosing a color using the Color panel, a warning symbol appears with an exclamation mark inside a triangle. What does this mean?

You have selected an out-of-gamut color - it needs to be adjusted to a printable color