Vector art vs. Bitmap art
Object Stroke Fill Text
Keyboard Shortcuts Modifier Keys
Setting Preferences
Work area Control Palette Work Page Pasteboard(s) Rulers
Pop-Up Menus Scroll Bars
Tabbed Documents Application Window
Basic Palettes Tools Navigator Color
Stroke Layers Swatches
Palette Usage Collapsing Palettes
Joining/Separating Palettes Docking Palettes
Palette Options Workspaces
Saving & Editing
Creating a New Document CMYK vs. RGB
Changing Page Size Setting the Units File Management
Save vs. Save As Standard File Formats
AI, PDF, EPS, Template
Hand Tool Tool palette
Changing Magnification Menu selections
Selection Tools (A.K.A. Arrows) Basic Text Tools
Basic Shapes Rectangle tool Ellipse tool Special Shapes
Keyboard shortcuts Pencil Tools
Line Tool
Color Modes
Process (CMYK), RGB, HSB, Web RGB
Creating/Applying Colors Basic Fills
Basic Strokes Editing Colors
When to use Group/Ungroup Creating Groups within Groups
Selecting Groups within Groups with Isolation Mode
Rulers Showing/Hiding Changing Units
Guides Adding/Deleting Locking Guides Snap To Guides
Grid
Showing/Hiding Edit Grid Size Snap to Grid
Pen Tools
Drawing lines and curves Editing paths
Simplifying Paths Cutting Paths & Shapes
Knife Tool Scissor Tool
Hand Tool Tool palette
Keyboard command Changing Magnification
Menu selections Magnifying tool Keyboard commands Pop-Up Menu
View Modes Preview Mode Wire-Frame Mode
Applying a Basic Stroke To shape
To line
Editing Stroke Width
Color Palette vs. Swatch Palette Creating New Swatch Colors
Using Swatch Libraries Creating new swatches
Color Types
Process (CMYK), Spot vs. Color Modes
Editing Colors Creating/Using Tints
Applying Colors with Swatch palette Basic Fills
Basic Strokes
Entering “Point” Type
Working with (single) Text Blocks Basic Character Specification Basic Paragraph Specification Editing Text
Proper Text Selection Spell Check
Find & Change (Search & Replace) Case Change
Stacking Order
Arrange menu
Paste in Front/Behind Layers vs. Stacking order Layer Panel
Creating Layers Viewing Layers Locking Layers Duplicating Layers Deleting Layers Reordering Layers
Moving Objects between Layers
Copy &...
Paste
Paste in Front/Behind Option-Drag duplication Layer duplication Multiple Duplications
Transform Again
Creating a New Document Basic CMYK vs. Print Web and Video sizes
Creating multiple artboards
Using Bridge (File>Browse menu) Managing Illustrator files
Appearance
Using In-Panel editing Attributes Transparency /Gradient Layers/Actions/Links
Transform/Align/Pathfinder Styles/Swatches/Brushes
Eraser tool Blob Brush tool
Using Brushes (Stroke only) Applying to paths
Using Brush tool Creating new brushes Using Brush Libraries
Converting Objects to Guides Using Smart Guides
Join Average
Outline Stroke Offset Path
Creating Dash Patterns
Gradients Creating Editing
With Palette On Artboard
Turning off On-Artboard setting Global Updates
Using Spot Colors in gradients Creating Color Groups
Advanced Character Specification Advanced Paragraph Specification Paragraph & Character Styles
Creating Applying Updating
Glyph palette Smart Punctuation
Alignment
Aligning To Page Selecting Key Object
Distribution
Rotate, Scale, Skew, and Reflect options: Via ToolBox
Via Transform Menu Via Transform Palette
Via the Transform Handles
Transform Each/Again menu & keyboard command
Linking vs. Embedding Photoshop Layer options
Link panel
Clipping Mask menu Editing clipping mask Editing contents
Clipping Mask Layer Crop Area menu Compound Path menu Pathfinder palette
Combine Crop
Type in shapes (Area type) Type on a Path
Type-on-a-Path options Convert to Paths
Using Filters (CS3 or earlier) Using Effects
Effects menu effects Appearance palette
Adding Multiple Strokes Adding Multiple Fills Editing Effects
Styles palette Creating Libraries Applying
Updating Globally
Using different Pathfinder commands
Creating Live Paint groups Selecting/Coloring LP
Fills Strokes
Editing LP groups Editing objects
Adding shapes to LP Groups
Non-Printing Layers Layer guide color Merging Layers Paste with Layers Select-All per layer
Adding
Symbol Libraries Using
Editing in Isolation Mode Global Updates
Using Symbol Tools Setting Options
From Top Object Warp
Mesh Editing
Envelopes Original objects
Using Opacity settings
Exporting
Legacy AI and EPS Microsoft Office PDF
Custom PDF Presets Other
Photoshop format with Layers Freehand formats
Pixel formats AutoCAD formats
Creating Custom New Document Profiles Creating artboards with Artboard tool
Adjusting size Copying artboards
Custom Views New Windows
Advanced selection options Select menu
Magic Wand tool Saved Selections
Dealing with missing fonts Replacing fonts
Live Color
Using Transparency in Gradients Separation Preview panel
Creating Charts Editing Charts
Group-select for coloring charts
Creating
Via menu option Via Mesh tool
Editing/Coloring
Creating blends Via menu
Via tool Editing blends
Using Warp tools Setting options\
Symbols Exporting
Extrude Revolve Rotate
Using Creating
Dealing with Legacy Text Upon Opening
Per Text object Importing Word files Multi-Column
Text Wrap
Area Type Options
Applying Modifying settings Saving presets
Converting to Live Paint
Using Blending modes Using an Opacity mask
Fonts
Previews (EPS)
Actions Creating Batching
Scripts Variables
Setting Color Management Color Separation setup
Proof Setup
Setting Line Screen
Setting Crop/Registration marks Overprint Preview
Transparency Issues Transparency “rules” Transparency Flattener Settings Flattener Preview palette
Web Graphics