Brilliant Illustrator CS4

Description

What you need to know and how to do it

Brilliant guides allow you to find the information that you need easily and without fuss. Using a highly visual, step-by-step approach, Brilliant books will solve your technology problems and guide you through essential tasks, providing you with exactly what you need to know, when you really need it.

Spend less time reading and more time doing with a simple, step-by-step approach to Adobe Illustrator CS4

Brilliant guides provide the quick, easy-to-access information that you need...

* Now in accessible full colour design throughout
* Detailed index and troubleshooting guide to help you find exactly what you need to know
* Each task is presented on one or two pages
* Numbered steps guide you through each task or problem
* Numerous screenshots illustrate each step
* "See Also..." boxes point you to related tasks and information in the book
* "Did you Know...?" sections alert you to relevant expert tips, tricks and advice

Brilliant Illustrator CS4 provides the in-depth, wide ranging coverage that enables you to get the most out of the software and will show you how to...

* Improve publishing and productivity with the CS4 interface
* Browse, organise and process files, using Adobe Bridge
* Transform and reshape objects to create a new look
* Use Live Paint to create, recolour and modify images
* Use Live Colour to create colour harmony in a design
* Create text and apply style to display artistic text
* Apply appearances and graphic styles for a unique design
* Create eye-catching special effects and filters
* Export images to EPS, Adobe PDF, Adobe Flash and Adobe Photoshop
* Optimise files for the web

Perspection has written and produced books on a variety of computer software, including Adobe Flash CS3, Adobe Photoshop CS3 and CS2, Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, Microsoft Office 2007 and 2003, Microsoft Windows Vista and XP, Microsoft Expression Web and Apple Mac OS X Panther. Perspection was founded in 1991 and is committed to providing information and training to help people use software more effectively. Perspection has written more than 80 computer books and sold more than 5 million copies.

CONTENTS:

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Illustrator CS4

Chapter 2: Creating and Viewing a Document

Chapter 3: Working with Objects

Chapter 4: Working with Color

Chapter 5: Applying Fills, Strokes, and Gradients

Chapter 6: Working with Points and Paths

Chapter 7: Working with Layers

Chapter 8: Working with Type

Chapter 9: Working with Graphics

Chapter 10: Applying Effects and Filters

Chapter 11: Drawing and Painting

Chapter 12: Using Symbols

Chapter 13: Automating the Way You Work

Chapter 14: Printing and Outputting a Document

Chapter 15: Exporting a Document

Chapter 16: Designing for the Web and Devices

Chapter 17: Customizing the Way You Work

Chapter 18: Working with Adobe Bridge CS4

Chapter 19: Working with Adobe CS4 Programs