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Illustrator Chapter 1 Study Guide - Getting to Know Illustrator
1. What is Illustrator? (Write a complete sentence in your own words) 2. What can you create with Illustrator? (List 4 things) 3. Where can illustrations created with Illustrator be used? (List 3 places) 4. What are the 9 steps in creating a new document? 5. Label the parts of the New Document dialog box.
6. Label the Window Elements
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Name _____________________________ 7. List the elements you find on the Title Bar. (Should be 6) 8. What does the Menu Bar contain? 9. How do you know if a menu item leads to a submenu? 10. How do you know which menu items will require the entry of information in a dialog box? 11. What is the “Artboard”? How large can it extend too? 12. Where is the “Scratch Area”? What can it be used for? 13. What is the “Toolbox”? 14. How do you know if there are hidden tools beside a tool? How do you get to the hidden tools? 15. Explain where the “Zoom Text Tool” is and what it does? 16. Where is the “Status bar” located and what information does it give you? 17. What are palettes? 18. Why does the book recommend learning the “Quick Keys”? 19. What is the foundation of Illustrator? 20. What kind of images can you work with in Illustrator? 21. Describe how bitmap images are created and what they are used for. 22. Describe how vector graphics are created and what they are used for. 23. Label the Fill and Stroke Objects.
24. Describe what the “Swatches Palette” is and what it contains. 25. Describe two ways to apply color to an object.
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Name _____________________________ 26. How do you create a marquee selection? 27. How do you move objects? (there are 2 ways) 28. What are “Smart Guides” and what are they used for? 29. List and describe what the three “Transform Tools” do. 30. Explain how to use the “Direct Selection Tool” and what it is useful for. 31. Why would you use the “Add Anchor Points” tool?
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