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    Total Training for Adobe Illustrator CS4: Essentials

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    Total Training for Adobe Illustrator CS4: Essentials

    Uncover a world of amazing tools and commands within the industry standard vector drawing application, Illustrator. You'll learn tricks, techniques, and go-arounds to achieve brilliant results, artistic effects, and stunning visuals. Whether you're preparing work for print, the web, or beyond, you'll gain the skills necessary to stay competitive in today's marketplace.

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    Average Rating: 5 out of 5 rating Based on 4 Ratings

    "Excellent Training" - by Bazargan on 30-DEC-2009
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    This was a very efficient course of training for me.  Practically, it took me between 9 to 12 hours to go through the presentation materials and practice some of the techniques I learned.  In other words, one day and a half was enough for me to get a good hand on Adobe Illustrator CS4.  

    I liked the pace, the content details, tone of the presentation, and the flow of training.
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    Table of Contents

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    CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4

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    Setting Up a New Document

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    The Toolbox & Menus

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    The Application Bar & Panels

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    Customizing Workspaces & Keyboard Shortcuts

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    Setting Preferences

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    Navigating a Document

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    Using Rulers, Guides & Grids

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    Document Color Modes, Setup & the New Artboard Tool

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    CHAPTER 2: DRAWING & TRANSFORMING OBJECTS

    Introduction

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    Drawing Rectangles & Squares

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    Drawing Ovals & Circles

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    Drawing Polygons & Stars

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    Drawing Lines, Arcs & Grids

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    Tracing a Placed Image

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    CHAPTER 3: MAKING & SAVING SELECTIONS

    Introduction

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    Using the Selection Tool

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    Using the Direct Selection Tool

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    Using the Lasso Tool

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    Using the Magic Wand Tool

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    Using Advanced Selection Techniques

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    Saving & Reloading Selections

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    CHAPTER 4: MANAGING SHAPES

    Introduction

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    Moving & Copying Shapes

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    Aligning & Distributing

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    Grouping

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    Locking & Hiding

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    Transforming Shapes

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    CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH COLOR

    Introduction

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    Applying Fill & Stroke

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    Loading Swatch Libraries

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    Copying Fill & Stroke Attributes with the Eyedropper

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    Mixing & Saving Custom Colors

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    Working with Pantone® & Web-Safe Swatches

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    Using Gradients

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    Working with Symbols

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    CHAPTER 6: CREATING & MANIPULATING PATHS

    Introduction

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    Using the Pencil, Eraser & Smooth Tools

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    Creating Straight Paths with the Pen Tool

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    Creating Curved Paths with the Pen Tool

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    Creating Combo Paths

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    Inking a Pencil Drawing

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    Manipulating Paths & Anchor Points

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    Creating Artistic Brush Effects

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    CHAPTER 7: ORGANIZING YOUR ARTWORK WITH LAYERS

    Introduction

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    Setting Up a Layer

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    Understanding Layers, Sublayers & Isolation Mode

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    Creating Multiple Versions of a Layout

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    Moving Content between Layers

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    Duplicating Layers

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    Applying Transparency & Blending Modes

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    CHAPTER 8: WORKING WITH TYPE

    Introduction

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    Creating Artistic & Paragraph Type

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    Importing Text

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    Formatting Text

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    Creating & Editing Paragraph Styles

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    Creating a Bulleted List & Inserting Special Characters

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    Wrapping Text around Objects

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    Creating Type on a Path

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    Type Effects

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    CHAPTER 9: OUTPUTTING YOUR WORK

    Introduction

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    Saving Your Work

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    Exporting Your Work

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    Save for Web & Devices

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    Printing & Saving to Adobe PDF

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    Credits

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