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
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
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
color and, 40
compound, 60–62
converting type to, 281–282
creating pattern out of, 108–109
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
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
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
preferences, setting, 149–151
problems with, 149–150
switching between Pen tool and, 157
using, 148–149
Pencil Tool Preferences dialog box
Keep Selected and Edit Selected Paths options, 153–154
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
Rasterize dialog box, 330–331
Photoshop Options dialog box, 331–332
PICT file, 327
pixel-based image
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
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
points
adding or deleting, 127–128
description of, 16
editing and adjusting, 124–128
selecting, 116
size of type as measured in, 264–265
Polar Grid tool, 77
polygon, drawing, 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
Print option (Layer Options dialog box), 248
Print Setup dialog box (Windows)
options, 286–287
overview of, 285–286
printable area, 284
printing
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
Process color (Swatches palette), 99
process printing, 106
Progressive setting (File Format menu), 306
Projecting Cap, 196
proofing and page size, 16
pt (points), 225
Pucker & Bloat effect, 213, BC2
Pucker tool, BC7
Puckered effect, 56
px (pixels), 225