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Index

P

p (picas), 225

page layout program, 12

Page Setup dialog box (Mac)

options, 286–287

overview of, 285–286

page size

Artboard size and, 26

setting, 15–16

Page Tiling feature

hiding, 344

overview of, 27, 34

Pages From/Pages option (Print dialog box), 288–289

Paint Bucket, 220

Paintbrush tool and brushes, 164–166

Paintbrush Tool Preferences dialog box, 166–167

painting program, 12

palettes. See also specific palettes

hiding, 344

overview of, 21–23

positioning, 350

Pantone color, 342

Paper option (Page Setup dialog box), 287

Paragraph palette

alignment of paragraph, changing, 269

New Style button, 283

overview of, 256, 259–260, 268

space around paragraph, changing, 269–270

paragraph style, creating, 283

partial transformation, 235–236

Paste dialog box, 328

Pasteboard, 26

Path Type tool, 271

path-based image

description of, 38, 39, 42

enlarging, 43

photo-realistic effects, 44–45

turning into pattern, 108–109

Pathfinder palette

creating object with, 84

crescent moon, creating, 84–85

Pathfinders portion of, 82–84

Shape Modes portion of, 80–82

shapes, combining with, 78–79

Subtract from Shape Area command, 340

sunrise, creating, 85–86

paths

adding multiple strokes to, 97

adjusting without changing type, 278–279

applying effect to, 203–204

applying pattern to, 107–108

blending, 236–238

choosing to use, 38–40, 45

clipping mask, 60, 61

color and, 40

compound, 60–62

converting type to, 281–282

creating pattern out of, 108–109

description of, 37, 130, 270

distorting, 54–56

editing with Pencil tool, 154–155

as envelope for distortion, BC13–BC14

filling and stroking with color, 96

filling crossed and open, 97–98

filling with gradient, 110

flowing text from one to another, 278

imaginary, 97

open compared to closed, 136, 237

Photoshop and, 328

pixels compared to, 41–45

placing type on, 271–272

points and, 47, 48

printing and, 45–47

selecting, 115

Selection tool, 116–117

smooth, creating anchor point from, 134

smoothing, 155–156

straight, creating anchor point from, 135

strokes and, 94, 194

turning into guide, 250–251

typing around, 276–278

typing inside, 275–276

pattern

applying to path, 107–108

creating out of paths, 108–109

Pattern Brush Options dialog box, 176–177

Pattern brushes

making artwork for, 176

options, setting, 176–177

overview of, 164, 165, 174–175

positioning artwork in, 177–180

testing, 180–181

Patterns (Swatches palette), 100

PDF (Portable Document Format) file, 66, 325–326

Pen tool

anchor points and, 130

choosing, 157

circle, drawing with, 143–145

combination-corner anchor point and, 133–135, 142–143

curved-corner anchor point and, 132–133, 142

dragging with to create curves, 137–139

heart, drawing with, 145–146

line segment and, 140–141

None option for fill color and, 137

one-third rule and, 139–140

overview of, 129

selection tools and, 141

smooth anchor points and, 130–131

straight line, creating with, 135–136

straight-corner anchor point and, 131–132

switching between Pencil tool and, 157

Pencil tool. See also Pencil Tool Preferences dialog box

choosing, 157

editing with, 154–155

overview of, 147, 150

preferences, setting, 149–151

problems with, 149–150

switching between Pen tool and, 157

using, 148–149

Pencil Tool Preferences dialog box

Fidelity slider, 151–152, 153

Keep Selected and Edit Selected Paths options, 153–154

overview of, 150, 151

Smoothness slider, 152–153, 154

Perceptual setting (Color Reduction Algorithm), 302–303

performance comparison, Windows and Mac, 24

Perspective option (3D Options dialog box), BC17

photograph, digitized, as pixel-based image, 40

photo-realistic effects, 44

Photoshop (Adobe)

exporting path from, 331

integration capabilities, 327

methods of moving files, 327–329

opening Illustrator file in, 330–331

overview of, 12, 13

Rasterize dialog box, 330–331

Photoshop Options dialog box, 331–332

PICT file, 327

Pixel Preview mode, 65, 296

pixel-based image

description of, 37–38, 39, 43

optimizing artwork as, 64

previewing artwork as, 65

printing, 46

size of, 293–294

pixels

choosing to use, 38, 40–41, 45

fidelity slider and, 151

paths compared to, 41–45

size of, 156

Place command (File menu), 320

Place dialog box, 320–321

placing file, 330, 347

Plastic Shading (Surface drop-down menu), BC21, BC22

plug-ins

Flash, 307

KPT Vector Effects (HSC Software), 2–3

PNG file format and, 298

SVG Viewer, 314

Vector Tools (Extensis), 3

PNG (Portable Network Graphics) file format

overview of, 298, 300, 326–327

saving graphic in, 307

point type, 257, 258

points

adding or deleting, 127–128

description of, 16

editing and adjusting, 124–128

paths and, 47, 48

selecting, 116

size of type as measured in, 264–265

Polar Grid tool, 77

Polygon dialog box, 75, 76

polygon, drawing, 74–75

Polygon tool, 72, 74–75

Portable Document Format (PDF) file, 66, 325–326

Portable Network Graphics file format. See PNG file format

Position option (3D Options dialog box), BC17

positioning palette, 350

PostScript (Adobe), 12

PostScript setting (EPS Format Options dialog box), 334

Preserve Appearance button (EPS Format Options dialog box), 335

Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities option (SVG Options dialog box), 313

Preserve Paths button (EPS Format Options dialog box), 335

Pressure method (Scatter Brush Options dialog box), 172

pressure-sensitive tables, 91, BC8, BC9

preview box (Photoshop), 329

Preview check box (3D Options dialog box), BC17, BC20

preview image, 323

Preview mode, 31–32

Preview option

Art Brush Options dialog box, 170

Layer Options dialog box, 248

Preview setting (EPS Format Options dialog box), 333–334

previewing

artwork as pixel-based graphic, 65

distortion, 55

text on Web, 263

Print dialog box

options, 288–289

Output section, 290–292

overview of, 34–35, 284

Print option (Layer Options dialog box), 248

Print Setup dialog box (Windows)

options, 286–287

overview of, 285–286

printable area, 284

printing

color, 16–17, 18

composite proofs, 287–288

document, 34–35

Level 1 and, 334

limitations of output, 284

list of keyboard shortcuts, 352

overview of, 283

Page Setup (Mac) or Print Setup (Windows) dialog box, 285–286

Page Tiling feature and, 27

paths and, 45–47

process printing, 106

separations, 288, 289–292

Process color (Swatches palette), 99

process printing, 106

Progressive setting (File Format menu), 306

Projecting Cap, 196

proofing and page size, 16

PSD file, 327, 331

pt (points), 225

Pucker & Bloat effect, 213, BC2

Pucker tool, BC7

Puckered effect, 56

px (pixels), 225