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| Do you have questions about Adobe® Illustrator®? Click an Illustrator Q&A column from a past issue of Adobe Magazine to get answers.
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(PDF: 212 KB / 2 pages)
Questions in this issue:
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(Illustrator 8.x): In the last issue of Adobe Magazine, you described how to use the Brushes palette and eyedropper tool to create a "styles palette" for formatting text. I was wondering if there are any other ways to create text styles for easy formatting of text. |
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(Illustrator, all): How can I easily create multiple colored strokes around text in Illustrator? |
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(Illustrator 8.x): How can I turn the dashes in a dashed line into separate objects? |
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Micro Tip: Keep a set of text-formatting actions for each client or project. |
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(PDF: 167 KB / 2 pages)
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Win/Mac (Illustrator 8.x): Can I set up a style sheet for type the way I do in PageMaker? |
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Win/Mac (Illustrator 8.x): Is there a way to get a soft drop shadow on my text without going into Photoshop? |
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Win/Mac: How can I divide an oval into an uneven number of equal sections? |
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Win/Mac (Illustrator 8): How can I get Photoshop bitmap images converted to vector for use in Illustrator? |
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Micro tip: adjust the attributes picked up by the eyedropper tool by double-clicking it. |
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(PDF: 314 KB / 2 pages)
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Win/Mac (7.x and 8.0): Why am I having trouble color separating a spot-color image I created in Photoshop 5.0 and included in my Illustrator file? |
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Win/Mac (7.x and 8.0): Is there an easy way to get Pantone metallic colors from PageMaker into Illustrator? |
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Win/Mac (8.0): Is there a shortcut for bringing up the Move dialog box? |
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MICRO TIP: A quick way to open Illustrator’s Swatches palette. |
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(PDF: 98 KB / 2 pages)
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Win/Mac (7.x and 8.0): Does Illustrator have a cropping tool like Photoshop’s? |
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Win/Mac (7.x and 8.0): How can I improve EPS display? |
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Win/Mac (7.x and 8.0): Can I measure artwork in pixels? |
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Win/Mac (8.0): Why do I have an extra spot color even after merging those colors in the Swatches palette? |
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Macintosh (7.x and 8.0): Why doesn’t the Command + Tab shortcut work in Mac OS 8.5? |
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Win/Mac (7.x and 8.0) TIP: Tricks for working with Layers. |
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(PDF: 113 KB / 2 pages)
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Win/Mac (7.x and 8.0): Is there any way to create a "library" of the clip art I use frequently? |
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Win/Mac (8.0): How do I keep the pencil tool from changing or erasing paths I just drew? |
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Win/Mac (7.x and 8.0): Why do some of my files occasionally crash, refuse to print, or exhibit other odd behavior? |
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Win/Mac (8.0) TIP: Using Free Distort to create a curved baseline. |
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MICRO TIP: Using the pencil tool to extend a selected open path. |
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(PDF: 81 KB / 2 pages)
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Win/Mac (8.0 only): Is there a quick way to create lots of soft path edges? |
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Win/Mac (6.x and later): Why did my files suddenly stop using the custom print settings in my Riders file? |
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Win/Mac (8.0 only): Is there an easy way to update a changed spot color in all of my documents? |
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Win/Mac (7.0 and later): Can I create a different swatches palette for each of my clients? |
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Win/Mac (8.0 only): How come my spot colors still print as process-color separations even after I've deselected the Convert To Process option? |
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Win/Mac (7.0 and later): Why doesn't the artwork I paint with an edited process-color swatch update automatically? |
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MICRO TIP: On the Mac, cycle quickly through a ruler's units of measurement by pressing Command+Control+U. |
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MICRO TIP: Learn a quick way to change all of the artwork in a file to a single-color model. |
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(PDF: 58 KB / 2 pages)
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Win/Mac (7.x only): Why does my text shift when I use the keyboard shortcut for Unlock All? |
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Win/Mac (6.x and later): Why, when my Illustrator EPS file includes placed EPS files, does my service bureau get an error message to locate "missing" placed files? |
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Win/Mac (6.0 and later): How can I use the Eyedropper tool to sample colors outside of Illustrator? |
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Win/Mac: Do you have any tips for drawing attractive maps in Illustrator? |
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Win/Mac (7.x and later): Is there some way to change the default font in Illustrator? |
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MICRO TIP: Learn how to ignore the Replace message for all placed EPS files while you're opening an Illustrator document. |
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MICRO TIP: In Illustrator 7.x, the Info palette displays the size of an object including its stroke weight; the Transform palette displays it without the stroke weight. |
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(PDF: 116 KB / 2 pages)
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Win/Mac (7.0 only): How can I make a spiral in which successive turns of the coil are evenly spaced? |
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Win/Mac (7.x only): Sometimes when I print separations, the same spot color prints out on separate plates. |
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MICRO TIP: Check solutions at Adobe.com, and the Techdocs for in-depth information on spot color problems. |
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