The direct-selection tool (A) selects points or path segments within objects.
The direct-select lasso tool (Q) selects points or path segments within objects.
The lasso tool selects entire objects.
The pen tool (P) draws straight and curved lines to create objects.
The add-anchor- point tool (+) The delete-anchor- point tool (-)
The convert-anchor-point tool (Shift+C) changes smooth points to corner points and vice versa.
The type tool (T) creates individual type and type containers and lets you enter and edit type.
The area type tool changes closed paths to type containers and lets you enter and edit type within them.
The path-type tool changes paths to type paths, and lets you enter and edit type on them.
The vertical type tool - The vertical area-type tool -The vertical path-type tool
The line segment tool (\) draws individual straight line segments.
The arc tool draws individual concave or convex curve segments.
The spiral tool draws clockwise and counterclockwise spirals.
The rectangular grid tool draws rectangular grids.
The polar grid tool draws circular chart grids.
The rectangle tool (M) draws squares and rectangles.
The rounded- rectangle tool draws squares and rectangles with rounded corners.
The ellipse tool (L) draws circles and ovals.
The polygon tool draws regular, multi-sided shapes.
The star tool draws stars. (to change polygon or star, rectangle, rect. or polar grid click only on the page and then set option)
The flare tool creates lens-flare or solar-flare-like effects. (drag onetime and again drag again).
The paintbrush tool (B) draws freehand and calligraphic lines, as well as art and patterns on paths.
The pencil tool (N) draws and edits freehand lines.
The smooth tool smooths pencil drawn bezier paths.
The erase tool erases paths and anchor points from the artwork.
The rotate tool (R) rotates objects around a fixed point.
The reflect tool (O) flips objects over a fixed axis.
The twist tool twirls objects around a fixed point.
The scale tool (S) resizes objects around a fixed point.
The shear tool skews objects around a fixed point.
The reshape tool smooths or changes a path while retaining the path's overall shape.
The warp tool (Shift+R) molds objects with the movement of the cursor (like molding clay, for example).
The twirl tool creates swirling distortions within an object.
The pucker tool deflates an object.
The bloat tool inflates an object.
The scallop tool adds many curved details to the outline of an object.
The crystallize tool adds many spiked details to the outline of an object.
The wrinkle tool adds wrinkle-like details to the outline of an object.
The free transform tool (E) scales, rotates, or skews a selection.
The symbol sprayer tool (Shift+S) places multiple symbol instances as a set on the artboard.
The symbol shifter tool moves symbol instances.
The symbol sizer tool resizes symbol instances.
The symbol spinner tool rotates symbol instances.
The symbol stainer tool colorizes symbol instances.
The symbol screener tool applies opacity to symbol instances.
The symbol styler tool applies the selected style to symbol instances.
The column graph tool (J) ......
The mesh tool (U) creates and edits meshes and mesh envelopes.
The gradient tool (G) adjusts the beginning and ending points and angle of gradients within objects.
The eyedropper tool (I) samples color or type attributes from objects.
The paint bucket tool (K) fills objects with the current paint or type attributes.
The measure tool measures the distance between two points.
The blend tool (W) creates a blend between the color and shape of multiple objects. (click one and then other obj.)
The auto trace tool traces the outlines of objects in raster images.
The slice tool (Shift+K) creates Web slices.
The scissors tool (C) cuts paths at specified points. (click one point & next point on the outline of object)
The knife tool cuts objects and paths.
The hand tool (H) moves the Illustrator artboard within the illustration window.
The page tool adjusts the page grid to control where artwork appears on the printed page.
The zoom tool (Z) increases and decreases the view magnification in the illustration window.
FILE MENU
File Menu> Place : It is use to insert/place the picture.
- Click on File Menu > Click on Place
> Select the pict. file > Click on Place.
File Menu> Export : Use to export the file in the .jpg, .tif, .bmp etc. extension file.
- Draw the object > Click on File Menu
> Click on Export
> Give the name and choose extension
> Click on Save
EDIT MENU
Edit Menu >Paste in front - use to paste in front of selected object. (Ctrl + F)
- Cut or Copy the object
- Select the object front of which it is to be paste.
- Click on Edit Menu> Click on Paste in front.
Edit Menu > Paste in back - use to paste behind the selected object. (Ctrl +B)
- Cut or Copy the object
- Select the object back of which it is to be paste.
- Click on Edit Menu> Click on Paste in back.
OBJECT MENU
Object Menu > Path > Join : It is use to join the unclosed path. (drawn by pen, pencil, brush tool). (Ctrl+J)
- Draw the unclosed path
- Select the path with selection tool.
- Click on Object Menu> Click on Path > Click on Join.
Object Menu > Path > Average: The Average command lets you move two or more anchor points (on the same path or on different paths) to a position that is the average of their current locations.( Choose to average along both axes, or the horizontal (x) axis only, or the vertical (y) axis only, and click OK) (Ctrl+Alt+J)
- Select the object.
- Click on Object menu> Click on Path > Click on Average
- Click Verticle, Horizontal or both > Click on OK.
Object Menu > Path > Outline Stroke: The Outline Stroke command traces the outline of all stroked paths
within the selected artwork and substitutes a filled object with the same width as the original stroked path.
- Select the Object.
- Click on Object menu > Click on Path > Click on Outline stroke.
- Drag the path or stroke.
Object Menu > Path > Offset Path: To make replications of a path(likely duplicate) at a regular distance from the original path. You can create an offset path from a closed path or an open path;
- Select the Object.
- Click on Object menu > Click on Path > Click on Offset Path.
- Set the amt. of offset and select join > Click on OK.
Object Menu> Path > Simplify : The Path Simplify command removes extra anchor points from a path without changing the shape of the path.
- Select the Object.
- Click on Object menu > Click on Path > Click on Simplify.
- Set the option > Click on Ok.
Object Menu> Path > Add anchor point: to add the anchor points.
- Select the Object.
- Click on Object menu > Click on Path > Click on Add anchor point.
- Change the nodes with Direct Selection Tool
Object Menu> Path > Divide object below : Divide Objects Below command lets you use a selected object as a cookie cutter to cut through other/below objects.
- Make the cutting shape over the object.
- Click on Object menu > Click on Path > Click on Divide object below.
- Drag the object.
Object Menu > Blend > Blend Option: It is use to change the blend step, distance.
Object Menu> Blend > Make Blend (Ctrl+ Alt+ B)
Object Menu > Envelope Distort > Make with warp: It is use to change artwork, including paths, text, meshes, blends, and raster images shape in differnt style like arc, fish, flag, wave, rise, twist etc. (Ct+ Alt+W)
- Select the Object. > - Click on Object menu
> Click on Envelope Distort> Click on Make with warp >- Set the option > Click on OK.
Object Menu > Clipping Mask> Make: Clipping masks crop part of the artwork so that only a portion of the artwork appears through the shape or shapes you create. (Ctrl+7)
- Select two object one over another.
- Click on Object Menu > Click on Clipping Mask > Click on Make.
- (With direct selection clipping mask can be move).
Object Menu> Compund Path> Make: A compound path contains two or more paths that are painted so that holes appear where paths overlap. Compound paths act as grouped objects; to modify part of a compound path, use the direct-selection tool. (Ctrl+8)
- Select two object one over another.
- Click on Object Menu > Click on Compound Path> Click on Make.
Objet Menu> Crop Marks > Make: It place the crop mark in the using artwork object.
Object Menu > Graph> It is use to change the graph style and the data.
Type Menu
Type Menu > Wrap > Make: It is use to wrap the text.
Release: It is use to release or separte the text and object
- Type the text
- Draw the object
- Select both text and object
- Click on Type Menu>Warp> Make
Type Menu > Create Outline : lets you turn type into a set of compound paths that you can edit and manipulate as you would any other graphic object. (Ctrl +Shift + O)
- Select the text
- Click on Type Menu
- Click on Create Outline.
Type Menu> Find /Change
Type Menu> Check Spelling
Type Menu>Find Font: It is use to find the different font used in the page.
- Type the text with different font in different text box.
- Click on Type Menu
- Click on Find Font
- Click on Font name then the desired font's text box will highlighted or selected.
Type Menu > Rows & Columns: It is use to change the no. of rows and columns of the text box.
- Select the text box.
- Click on Type Menu
- Click on Rows & Columns
- Set the no. of row and columns
- Click on OK.
Type Menu >Show Hidden Characters: It shows hidden characters like spacebar, tab button, enter key etc.
- Select the text box.
- Click on Type Menu
- Click on Show Hidden characters.
Type Menu > Type Orientation : To change text orientation like horizontal or vertical.
- Select the text box.
- Click on Type Menu
- Click on Type Orientation
- Select horizontal or Vertical.
Effect Menu
Effect Menu> Convert to Shape : It lets to change the selected shape into rectangle, rounded rectangle and ellipse.
- Select the object
- Click on Effect Menu
- Click on Convert to Shape
- Select Rectangle, rounded rectangle or ellipse
- Set the option > Click on Ok.
Effect Menu> Distort and transform: It is use to distort or change the shape of the artwork.
- Select the object
- Click on Effect Menu
- Click on Distort and transform
- Select free distort, pucker & bloat, roughen, transform, twist, zigzag
- Set the option > Click on Ok.
Effect Menu> Stylize> Arrow head: It is use to give the arrowheads in the line drawn.
- Select the object
- Click on Effect Menu
- Click on Stylize
- Click on Arrow head
- Select the arrow style > Click on Ok.
Effect Menu> Stylize> Drop Shadow: It is use to give the shadow effect in the artwork drawn.
- Select the object
- Click on Effect Menu
- Click on Stylize
- Click on Drop Shadow
- Select the option> Click on Ok.
Effect Menu> Stylize> Feather: It softens the edges of an object by fading them to transparent over the distance specify
- Select the object
- Click on Effect Menu
- Click on Stylize
- Click on Feather
- Set the feather radius > Click on Ok.
Effect Menu> Stylize> Inner Glow/Outer Glow: It is use to give the glowing effect inside or outside edge of the selection.
- Select the object
- Click on Effect Menu
- Click on Stylize
- Click on Inner Glow/Outer Glow
- Set the option > Click on Ok.
Effect Menu> Stylize> rounded corner: It is use to give the rounded shape, give radius in the artwork/object drawn.
- Select the object
- Click on Effect Menu
- Click on Stylize
- Click on Rounded corner
- Set the radius > Click on Ok.
Effect Menu> Stylize> warp: It is use to change artwork, including paths, text, meshes, blends, and raster images shape in differnt style like arc, fish, flag, wave, rise, twist etc. (same as wrap option of Type Menu)
WINDOW MENU
Align Palette: It is use to align the selected two or more objects like horizontal align left, right, center, verticle align left, right and center. (Shift + F7)
Appearance Palette: Appearance palette displays the attributes associated with the artwork. Fills and strokes are listed in stacking order (front to back); effects are listed in the order in which they are applied to the artwork. (Shift + F6)
Brush Palette: (F5)
To create new calligraphic brush
- Click the New Brush button in the Brushes palette, or choose New Brush from the palette menu.
- Select New Calligraphic Brush and click OK.
- In the Name text box, enter a name for the brush (up to 30 characters).
- Specify values for the angle, roundness, and diameter of the brush
- Click on Ok.
Info Palette: Depending on the tool using, the Info palette shows the measure size, distance, and displays the x and y coordinates of the pointer's position in the artwork. (F8)
Navigator Palette : The Navigator palette lets you quickly change the view of your artwork using a thumbnail display.
Link Palette: To know the link information of the placed file or to change the placed/link file. (Double click the placed file layer of link palette to get information of the file). & (To change or replace the file click on replace link icon of the palette.)
Color Palette: The Color palette is use to apply color to an object's fill and stroke, and also to edit and mix colors. (F6)
Swatche Palette: To apply different solid color, gradient or pattern color in the selected object/artwork.
Layer Palette: It is use to put different artwork in different layer. It also lets to display or hide or to lock/unlock the contents of differnt layer. (F7)
Type>Character Palette: To change the font, size, leading, horizontal scale, vertical scale, tracking, super/subscript, regular, bold, italic style. (Ctrl + T)
Type> Paragraph Palette: To change text alignment, indents. (Ctrl + M)
Type> Tab Ruler: It is use for tab setting. (Ctrl +Shift +T)
Style Palette: The Styles palette lets you create, name, save, and apply sets of appearance attributes. (Sh+F5)
- Give effect like feather, shadow etc and set fill and stroke color then drag the thumbnails from the appearance palette to the New Style Icon OR free space of the style palette.
Transform Palette: The Transform palette displays information about the location, size, and orientation of one or more selected objects. And can also be changed by typing/setting amount. (Shift + F8)
Symbol Palette: the Symbols palette use to store, manage, and place symbols. (Shift + 11)
- To create new symbol draw the artwork and drag it to the New Symbol Icon OR on the free space of the Style Palette.
Gradient Palette: (F9)
- Select the object
- Set the both white and black gradient slider to the RGB or CMYK mode (change mode from color palette.)
- Choose the color from color palette
- Click to add new gradient slider in gradient palette, choose color
- Set the angle, set the type like linear, radial
Transparency Palette: (Shift + F10)
To make the selected object transparencey set the opacity.
Stroke Palette: (F10)
To change stroke width, set the weight.
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