INDEX 483
paths
See also anchor points, lines,
shapes, clipping paths
about
52
adding to
62
adjusting angle and length
69
adjusting segments
69
brushed
168
closing
64, 66, 68
combining
70
compound
229, 234
connecting
62, 70
copying
68
copying segment of
68
copying to and from
Photoshop
218, 263
curved segments
53, 66
deleting
70
direction lines and points on
54
drawing, with Pen tool
63, 64, 66
drawing, with Pencil tool
61, 62
joining and splitting
77, 411
leaving open
68
moving
69
reshaping
52, 62, 69
selecting
68
self-intersecting
235
smoothing and simplifying
72
splitting
77
straight segments
53, 66
SVG file format and
376
viewing without fills and
strokes
45
wavy and Zig Zag
243
pattern dither
389
patterns
about
187
and blended objects
240
applying to objects
153
bounding box for
187
brushes
166, 172
corner tiles
191
creating
187, 188
expanding
202
irregular
189
modifying
192
preferences
221
rotating
204, 207
scaling
223
seamless
188
shearing
225
swatches for
102
SWF (Flash) files and
379
tiling
187
transforming
221
PDF conversion settings
278
PDF files
bleed
284
compared to other formats
264
compliance with PDF/X
standard
281
compression
282
downsampling
282
flattening transparency
285
importing
259
non-native art in
260
overprinting
285
placement options
259
presets
279
saving, general
277
saving, with layers
277
saving, with multiple pages
277
transparency in
418
PDF presets
about
278
creating
278
PDF version capabilities
281
PDF/X-compliant files
color management
considerations
140
creating
278
options
284
standards
281
PDFs
color management
considerations
136, 140
compatibility levels
281
exporting
276
security
286
transparency in
417
Pen tool
about
26
drawing curves
64, 67
drawing curves and lines
66
drawing straight lines
63
measuring coordinates with
50
switching to Add or Delete Anchor
Point tool
72
Pencil tool
about
61
adding to paths
62
connecting paths
62
drawing with
61, 62
options for
63
reshaping paths
62
performance, improving
353
permissions passwords
in PDFs
286
Persistent command
103
Photocopy command
360
Photoshop. See Adobe Photoshop
picas
47
PICT file format
270
See also exporting artwork
PICT files
flattening
417
picture clippings, dragging to
desktop
218
pie graphs
See also graph designs, graphs
about
31
entering data for
450
formatting
454
Pixel Preview mode
46, 370
Pixelate effects and filters
359
pixels
about
258
Place command
about
253
Adobe Photoshop files
262
DCS files
261
EPS files
260
PDF files
259
Plaster command
360
Plastic Wrap command
357
Playback Options command
437
plug-ins
7, 50
in Adobe Store
10
PNG file formats
275
See also Illustrator Help
PNG-24 file format
optimization options
394
PNG-8 file format
optimization options
387
point size
304
point type
289, 290
pointer
25