Index
C
Calligraphic Brush Options dialog box, 181, 182
Calligraphic brushes, 164, 165, 181–183
cap, 194, 195–196
Cascading Style Sheet (CSS), 313, 317–318
cast shadow or reflection, creating, 230, 233
Chalk Art brush, 165
changingalignment of paragraph, 269
default settings, 354
effect, 205
font, 260–262
gradient color, 112
keyboard shortcuts, 350–352
space around paragraph, 269–270
stacking order of objects, 245
unit of measurement, 346
width of stroke, 97
Character palettebaseline shift, 268
leading, setting, 266
overview of, 21, 256, 258–259
point size, setting, 265
tracking and kerning settings, 267
Vertical Scale and Horizontal Scale boxes, 267–268
circleEllipse tool, drawing with, 72, 73
Pen tool, drawing with, 143–145
placing type on, 272–275
Clear Appearance button (Appearance palette), 214
Clip to Artboard Size setting (Macromedia Flash [SWF] Format Options dialog box), 309
clipping maskcreating, 198–199
description of, 60, 61
Raster Effects Settings dialog box and, 206
type, using as, 279–280
Clipping Mask feature, 279–281
Clipping Masks option (Select menu), 123
closed pathdescription of, 136, 237
Pencil tool and, 150
closingdocument, 35
palette, 21
toolslot window, 19
cm (centimeters), 225
CMYK color model (Color palette), 106
CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and black ink) process, 16–17, 18
CMYK documentprinting, 290
start-up document for, 353
CMYK PostScript (EPS Format Options dialog box), 334
color. See also Color palette; Swatches palette
blend modes and, 193–194
complementary, 106
definition of, 94
filling and stroking paths with, 96
paths and, 40
printing and, 284
Web-safe, 294–296
white, 339, 341–343
Color button (Toolbox), 95
color mode, 104
Color Mode option (Swatch Options dialog box), 101
color model, 104
Color Model option (Raster Effects Settings dialog box), 205
Color option (Layer Options dialog box), 247
Color palettecreating new color using, 103
features, 102–103
Gradient palette and, 111
mode and model, 104–106
overview of, 21
using color created in, 104
Color Picker, accessing, 95
color printing and CMYK process, 16–17
Color Reduction Algorithm (File Format menu), 302–303
color slidersColor palette, 102
Swatch Options dialog box, 101
color stop icon, 342
Color Table tab (Save for Web dialog box), 301
Color Type option (Swatch Options dialog box), 100
Color Value box (Color palette), 102
Colorization option (Art Brush Options dialog box), 170
Colors setting (File Format menu), 304
Columns option (Create Gradient Mesh dialog box), 188
combination-corner anchor point, 126, 127, 133–135, 142–143
combiningpalettes, 22
slices, 317
command. See also specific commands
menu, customizing, 351–352
unavailable, 23
Compatibility setting (EPS Format Options dialog box), 333
Complement option (Color palette), 106
complementary color, 106
complex gradient, 309
composite proof, printing, 287–288
compound path, 60–62
Compound Paths command (Object menu), 62, 340
conceptualization and page size, 16
context-sensitivity of Pattern brushes, 176
contextual menu, 24, 25
Convert Anchor Point tool, 127
convertinganchor point, 126–127
symbol into editable graphic, 91
type to paths, 281–282
unit of measurement, 16
Cool Extras option (Welcome to Adobe Illustrator dialog box), 14
copyinglayers, 246
placing compared to, 347
while transforming, 232–233
CorelDRAW, 13, 47
corner point, 126
Create Clipping Mask option (Raster Effects Settings dialog box), 206
Create Gradient Mesh dialog box, 188–189
Create New Layer button (Layers palette), 244
Create New Sublayer button (Layers palette), 246
crescent moon, creating, 84–85
Crop command (Pathfinder palette), 83, 84
crossed path, 97
Crystallize tool, BC7, BC8
CSS (Cascading Style Sheet), 313, 317–318
CSS Properties option (SVG Options dialog box), 313
curve, drawingArc tool, 159–160
dragging and, 137–139
line segment and, 140–141
one-third rule, 139–140
overview of, 137
Pen tool and, 157
Curve Quality setting (Macromedia Flash [SWF] Format Options dialog box), 309
curve transition, placing anchor points at, 141, 142
curved-corner anchor point, 126, 127, 132–133, 142
cusp point. See curved-corner anchor point
customizingkeyboard shortcuts, 350–352
polygon, 74, 75
star, 75
start-up document file, 352–353
cyan, 106