Sunday, April 28, 2013

more illustrator tips


- Select more than one item, ctrl-J to join
- Use layers, make a layer for the fill, highlight something then drag the colored square from one layer to another. lock and view layers.
- AV: shortcut for black arrow
- A: arrow for white arrow
- P: shortcut for pen, bezier pen, add or remove points, hold for menu
-T: shortcut for text
- gradient tool, draw line in the direction of gradient, adjust top, bottom, and middle handles; view gradient menu to change from linear to radial. Need to have gradient swatch/swath available.
- To sub-script, need to click on the menu and "more options" in the character window