Illustrator CS2 New Features

1 day

Overview

You have already worked with the previous versions of Illustrator. You would like to familiarize yourself with the new features in the latest version of Illustrator. In this course, you will work with the new features of Illustrator CS2.

Course Objective

You will work with the new features of Illustrator CS2 to create graphically rich content.

Target student

This course is designed for a person who has already worked with the earlier versions of Illustrator, ideally Illustrator CS and would like to upgrade to Illustrator CS2.

Prerequisites

Experience using Illustrator CS or earlier versions.

Customizing the Illustrator Environment

Customize Control Palette
Create a Custom Workspace

Tracing Artwork Using Live Trace

Trace Artwork Automatically
Adjust the Results of a Tracing
Apply a Custom Preset
Convert a Tracing Object to Paths

Coloring Artwork Using Live Paint

Paint Live Paint Faces and Edges
Correct Gaps in Objects
Convert Objects to Live Paint Groups

Enhancing Objects

Align Strokes to Paths
Apply the Underlining and Strikethrough Format to Text
Apply a Spot Color to a Grayscale Image
Apply a Spot Color to a Drop Shadow

Managing Assets with Adobe Bridge

Explore Adobe Bridge
Apply Metadata and Keywords to Assets in Adobe Bridge

Providing Support for PDF and PSD Files

Create an Adobe PDF/X-Compliant File
Edit Photoshop Files

Publishing Illustrator Documents

Save a File in the SVG-Tiny Format
Export a File to the SWF Format