Illustrator® CS5 Bible -- About the Author -- Credits -- Contents -- Preface -- What's New in This Edition -- Is This the Illustrator Book for You? -- How to Get the Most Out of This Book -- What's a Computer Book without Icons? -- What's Inside the Book -- Part I: Illustrator Basics -- Chapter 1: What's New in Illustrator CS5? -- Enhanced Strokes and Brushes -- Path Join Enhancement -- Select Behind Downgrade -- Drawing Modes -- Perspective Grid -- The Artboards Panel -- Artboard Rulers -- Gradient Mesh Point Transparency -- Shape Builder Tool -- Symbol Enhancements -- Flash XML Graphics -- Align to Pixel Grid -- Resolution-Independent Effects -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Understanding Illustrator's Desktop -- Picasso Meets Illustrator: Getting Started -- Working with Illustrator's Interface -- Navigating Around Your Document -- Using Illustrator's Modes -- Using the Edit Commands -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Working with Illustrator Documents -- Setting Up a New Document -- Modifying the Setup of a Document -- Artboards -- Opening and Closing Illustrator Files -- Saving Files -- Using the Export Command -- Placing Art -- Placing Photoshop Art in Illustrator: Understanding Vectors and Pixels -- Working with Document and File Information -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Understanding Drawing and Painting Techniques -- Working with Paths -- Drawing Paths with Illustrator Tools -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Creating Objects, Graphs, and Symbols -- Making Basic Shapes -- Working with the Flare Tool -- Filling and Stroking Shapes -- Creating Shapes with the Shape Builder Tool -- Creating and Embellishing Graphs and Charts -- Creating Flowcharts, Diagrams, and Site Maps -- Using Symbols -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Learning How to Select and Edit -- Selecting a Path for Editing -- Editing Paths in Illustrator -- Converting Anchor Points -- Converting Smooth Points.

Using Illustrator's Pathfinder Functions -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Understanding Color, Gradients, and Mesh -- Working with the Swatches Panel -- Using Transparency -- Creating Gradients -- Adding Realism with Mesh -- Summary -- Part II: Putting Illustrator to Work -- Chapter 8: Using Illustrator to Organize Objects -- Locking and Hiding Objects -- Understanding Object Stacking Order -- Creating and Deconstructing Groups -- Layering Your Artwork -- Working with Templates in Illustrator -- Using Align and Distribute -- Measuring an Image -- Working with Grids -- Using Guides -- Measuring for Printing -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Working with Type -- Understanding Fonts -- Understanding Basic Type Menu Commands -- Using the Type Tools -- Creating Individual Type -- Placing Area Type in a Rectangle -- Working with Type Areas -- Creating Area Type -- Placing Type on a Path -- Selecting Type -- Editing Type -- Using the Type Panels -- Using Advanced Type Functions -- Creating Outlines -- Understanding Other Type Considerations -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Using Creative Strokes and Fills with Patterns -- Using Creative Strokes -- Creating Perfect Patterns -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Applying Transformations and Distortions -- Adding a Transformation with Tools -- Working with the Transform Panel -- Using Transform Each -- Using Transformations -- Using Liquify Tools on Objects -- Distorting with Effects -- Using Warp Effects -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Using Path Blends, Compound Paths, and Masks -- Understanding the Difference between Blends and Gradients -- Creating Path Blends -- Defining Linear Blends -- Working with Blend Options -- Making a Color Blend -- Creating Shape Blends -- Using Compound Paths -- Finding Path Directions -- Using Clipping Masks -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Using Live Trace -- Understanding Live Trace -- Learning Live Trace Modes.

Setting Live Trace Options -- Tracing Raster Images with Live Trace -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Using Live Paint -- Understanding Live Paint -- Setting the Live Paint Options -- Using Live Paint -- Summary -- Part III: Mastering Illustrator -- Chapter 15: Working with Graphic Styles and Effects -- Understanding How Graphic Styles Work -- Using Effects -- Summary -- Chapter 16: Creating 3-D in Illustrator -- Using 3-D in Illustrator -- Understanding the Three-Dimensional World -- Extruding and Revolving 2-D Objects -- Rotating Objects -- Changing the Appearance of Three-Dimensional Objects -- Using Other 3-D Techniques -- Summary -- Chapter 17: Customizing and Automating Illustrator -- Who's Responsible for Illustrator? -- Customization Options -- Changing Preferences -- Changing Preferences for Type -- Using Units & Display Performance -- Changing Guides & Grid Preferences -- Adjusting Smart Guides -- Adjusting Slices Preferences -- Changing Hyphenation -- Adjusting the Plug-Ins & Scratch Disks -- Customizing the User Interface -- Customizing the File Handling & Clipboard -- Setting the Appearance of Black Options -- Altering Placement and Tools Panel Value Preferences -- Adding Keyboard Customization -- Knowing What You Can't Customize -- Using Actions -- Summary -- Part IV: Getting Art Out of Illustrator -- Chapter 18: Understanding PostScript and Printing -- Understanding the Benefits of PostScript -- Using PostScript -- Knowing What to Do Prior to Printing -- Using the Separation Setup -- Outputting a Color-Separated File -- Using Other Applications to Print -- Understanding Trapping -- Summary -- Chapter 19: Creating Web Graphics -- Designing for the Web versus Designing for Print -- Illustrator and the Web - the Basics -- Optimizing and Saving Web Graphics -- Creating Vector Graphics for the Web -- Understanding Web Slicing.

Object-Based Web Slicing -- Getting Interactive -- Using Data-Driven Graphics to Streamline Design Work -- Using FXG to Enhance Flex-based Workflows -- Summary -- Chapter 20: Illustrator Workflow -- Project Background -- Building the Documents -- Summary -- Appendix: Shortcuts in Illustrator CS5 -- Menu Commands -- Toolbox Commands -- Type Commands -- Color Commands -- Other Panels -- Miscellaneous Commands -- Generic Dialog Box Commands -- Index.