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From the course: Illustrator CS5 One-on-One: Fundamentals
Saving a custom workspace
Now in a previous exercise, we went to a lot of trouble to exactly arrange our panels over here on the right side of the screen. In this exercise, we are going to save the arrangement of those panels as a Custom Workspace. Now, I should tell you that you can do more work if you want to. For example you can grab this Control panel right here, see this little scrubby bit over here on the left-hand side. You can drag that little scrubby bit and drop it in order to create an independent Control panel, like so. You can even by the way drag its start bar now that it's independent and drag it to the bottom of this screen. And when you see that long blue horizontal line drop it into place and you now have a Control panel way down here at the bottom. Anyway that's not very standard though and I think that would prove to be confusing. So I am going to drag this guy way up here to the top of the screen. When you see the blue horizontal bar, drop it into place if you're working along with me. You…
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Contents
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Welcome to Illustrator CS5 One-on-One2m 24s
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Linking AI and EPS files to Illustrator6m 48s
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Installing the dekeKeys keyboard shortcuts7m 43s
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Remapping OS shortcuts6m 56s
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Installing the Best Workflow color settings4m 56s
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The color settings explained7m 4s
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Preserve Numbers vs. Embedded Profiles3m 24s
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Managing artboards1m 20s
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The Welcome screen3m 49s
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Creating a new document7m 13s
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Advanced document controls6m 52s
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Saving a custom New Document profile8m 20s
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Modifying a document and its setup5m 5s
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Changing the size and shape of an artboard5m 39s
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Hidden artboard editing techniques6m 12s
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Exiting and entering the Artboard mode3m 33s
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Using the new Artboards panel5m 20s
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Auto-arranging artboards3m 42s
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Rulers and artboards6m 40s
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Saving a native AI document7m 25s
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Closing all open documents2m 45s
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Getting around artwork42s
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Zooming a document and its artboards7m 14s
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Using tools to zoom and pan5m 56s
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Navigating numerically and from a panel7m 27s
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Using the Page Up and Page Down keys3m 19s
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Scroll wheel tricks2m 13s
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The tabbed-window interface6m 17s
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Closing all but one document3m 30s
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Displaying and organizing panels5m 50s
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Saving a custom workspace4m 57s
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Hiding the bounding box4m 27s
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Keyboard increments7m 15s
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Type, units, and scratch disks6m 28s
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User interface and "rich black"4m 31s
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Cycling between screen modes5m 21s
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Illustrator's partner, Adobe Bridge54s
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Opening a document5m 2s
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Adding copyright and metadata information5m 10s
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Scaling your artwork for Bridge6m 20s
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Aligning artwork to the artboards5m 21s
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Introducing Adobe Bridge6m 6s
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File-type associations4m 3s
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Navigating folders and using the Path bar5m 55s
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Previewing and collecting8m 17s
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Customizing the Bridge workspace5m 22s
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Thumbnails and star ratings6m 2s
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Filtering images and the Compact view5m 53s
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Everything is anything1m 14s
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Meet the line tools3m 30s
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Introducing the Layers panel7m 3s
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Saving large layer previews5m 50s
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Creating custom guides5m 31s
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Duplicating and positioning guides7m 35s
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Creating a heart using arcs3m 51s
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Adjusting control handles4m 13s
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Joining multiple paths at once3m 34s
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Reflecting across a vertical axis5m 4s
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Drawing a target with the Polar Grid tool6m 11s
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Pasting one drawing inside another5m 4s
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Drawing a line segment4m 51s
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Constrain, Clone, and Distribute5m 34s
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Reflecting across a horizontal axis5m 13s
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Rotate, Fill, and Stack4m 37s
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Using the Artboard Options dialog box5m 1s
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Drawing a looping spiral4m 41s
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Establishing a set of tracing objects3m 23s
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Tracing a template layer5m 1s
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Converting a curved path into a guide6m 50s
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Selecting similar objects3m 32s
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The anatomy of a path1m 41s
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Meet the shape tools3m 32s
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Creating a full-blown tracing layer5m 23s
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Using the Ellipse and Scale tools7m 8s
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The Preview and Outline modes3m 20s
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Creating a compound path4m 29s
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Drawing a multi-point star5m 7s
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Creating and previewing a sublayer4m 1s
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Adding and using a center point5m 33s
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Drawing rounded rectangles3m 28s
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Using Move to "split the difference"6m 17s
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Aligning to a key object3m 47s
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The constraint axes4m 11s
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The Polygon tool and the Add Anchor Points command4m 42s
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Positioning points with the Scale tool4m 12s
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Previewing artwork on a non-white page4m 10s
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Solving strange blending problems4m 2s
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Transparency grid and paper color5m 19s
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Using the Flare tool5m 32s
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The top-secret tilde key trick3m 46s
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Painting artwork from life1m 21s
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Tracing a photograph2m 41s
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Placing a photographic template6m 28s
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Draw, Move, and Duplicate5m 27s
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Scaling along the constraint axes5m 8s
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Rotating and duplicating6m 1s
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Using the Blob Brush tool5m 7s
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Pressure-sensitive input4m 24s
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Alternating Blob Brush and Eraser6m 7s
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Using the Shape Builder tool4m 57s
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Cleaning up Shape Builder leftovers7m 8s
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Subtracting with the Shape Builder6m 28s
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Coloring with the Shape Builder5m 52s
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Reflecting across an angled axis8m 26s
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Finishing a symmetrical design6m 51s
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Establishing design groups5m 54s
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When to rotate vs. reflect4m 55s
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Simulating beveled edges6m 46s
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Removing overlapping segments8m 23s
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The Three S's of Illustrator1m 6s
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Making a new window into a document4m 56s
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Assigning colors to fill and stroke6m 29s
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The Document Color mode6m 20s
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The Hide and Show commands3m 9s
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Introducing the Stroke panel4m 46s
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Cap, Join, and Miter Limit6m 42s
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Saving and reverting multiple views4m 5s
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Filling open paths, None, and Swap6m 30s
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Lifting a color and creating a swatch5m 30s
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Managing color swatches4m 55s
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Assigning a swatch with the Eyedropper6m 12s
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Filling paths inside groups6m 24s
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Adjusting the stacking order7m 44s
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Paste in Front and Paste in Back3m 54s
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Working in the Group Isolation mode7m 29s
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Trapping colors with rich blacks7m 32s
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Combining multiple fills5m 29s
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Creating a tile pattern9m 2s
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Aligning dashes to endpoints and corners6m 22s
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Defining a two-stroke dot pattern3m 26s
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The new CS5 arrowheads5m 44s
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Creating a callout line7m 1s
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Varying line weight with the Width tool7m 36s
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Width tool tips and tricks8m 47s
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Saving a variable-width profile6m 23s
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Next-generation text1m 19s
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Making a margin guide5m 7s
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Offsetting flush-left text4m 47s
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Moving and duplicating guides6m 23s
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Placing and threading text6m 18s
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Selecting words and lines of text6m 35s
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Working with point text7m 10s
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Tips for previewing and assigning fonts4m 7s
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Incrementally adjusting type size5m 49s
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Leading a paragraph indent5m 6s
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Pair kerning and tracking7m 2s
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Laying down base formatting attributes4m 59s
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Hanging indent and paragraph spacing3m 52s
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Creating a paragraph style5m 8s
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Redefining paragraph styles6m 42s
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Using the Glyphs panel6m 41s
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Spell-checking text4m 24s
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The stuff Check Spelling doesn't catch3m 24s
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Copying and applying a graphic style4m 42s
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Selecting through text objects6m 59s
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Offset Path and Scribble effects5m 45s
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Updating a graphic style5m 43s
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Creating type on a path7m 26s
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Attaching type to a closed path6m 5s
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Adjusting baseline shift4m 18s
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Tracking and kerning border elements8m 21s
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Filling and duplicating a border3m 28s
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Connecting the dots1m
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Drawing a straight-sided path6m 53s
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Moving and deleting points7m 46s
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Editing a path as you go7m 5s
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Switching arrow tools on the fly4m 27s
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Dragging, nudging, and marqueeing4m 28s
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Faking a spline curve5m 54s
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Adding corners to a spline7m 15s
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Introducing Bézier curves8m 8s
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Drawing perfect smooth points9m 24s
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How control handles work10m 17s
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Tracing a smooth path outline9m 52s
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Connecting smooth and cusp points5m 22s
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Combining different varieties of points9m 14s
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Finessing points and segments5m 32s
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Aligning open paths5m 38s
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Splitting and joining paths8m 51s
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Converting a spline curve to Bézier10m 9s
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Cusp points and miter limits6m 45s
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Using the Convert Point tool4m 42s
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Drawing one path inside another4m 20s
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Stacking clipped paths4m 28s
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Copying and repurposing segments9m 57s
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Grabbing and transforming a whole layer7m 14s
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Building art upon art upon art1m 34s
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Introducing Pathfinder operations6m 35s
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Unite closed, join open4m 46s
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Creating a dynamic compound shape4m 50s
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Switching shape modes4m 43s
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Adding to a compound shape5m 32s
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Creating a static compound path4m 14s
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Comparing compound shapes with compound paths5m 3s
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Drawing limbs with the Line tool6m 20s
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Establishing hierarchical strokes5m 24s
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Filling "elbow gaps" and tapering limbs7m 17s
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Outline Stroke and Unite3m 37s
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Making a guide in the shape of a tree6m 16s
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The Blob Brush goes organic7m 5s
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Painting in the foliage5m 23s
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Filling in and erasing away6m 31s
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Painting more precise holes5m 17s
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Adding in rough edges7m 53s
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Contouring roots and limbs8m 56s
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Filling in the limbs4m 19s
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Uniting a compound silhouette6m 55s
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Using the Divide operation5m 46s
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Creating nested compound shapes7m 21s
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The pleasures of printing55s
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Working with specialty fonts and effects6m 54s
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Converting type to outlines8m 55s
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Linking and embedding images8m 5s
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Setting trim size and bleed6m 22s
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Stroking a placed image4m 54s
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Filling in your bleeds5m 34s
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Assigning automatic crop marks8m 32s
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Spot color and Separation Preview5m 7s
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Troubleshooting weak blacks6m 36s
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The General Print options5m 20s
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Placement, scale, and tiling6m 39s
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Trim and printer marks6m 23s
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PostScript-only output options6m 43s
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The obscure Graphics options6m 2s
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Managing the CMYK conversion process8m 16s
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Predicting how colors will print2m 48s
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Managing the RGB conversion process6m 10s
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Overprint and Transparency Flattener7m 35s
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Warnings and document raster5m 21s
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Illustrator goes international1m 2s
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Saving a PDF-compatible AI file6m 52s
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Saving a PDF file with printer marks6m 49s
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Saving an illustration for the web8m 31s
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Aligning paths to the pixel grid5m 55s
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Making better type for the web8m 23s
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Saving a continuous-tone JPEG image7m 41s
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The artwork anti-aliasing options6m 31s
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Optimizing a low-color graphic6m 11s
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Saving a high-contrast GIF7m 18s
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The versatile PNG format6m 33s
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Saving a full-color PNG4m 47s
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Saving a scalable SWF graphic5m 40s
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Rasterizing AI files in Photoshop6m 46s
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Placing an AI Smart Object7m 38s
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Exporting to Photoshop layers7m 35s
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Exporting to Microsoft Office and PowerPoint7m 19s
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