Introduction Touch Type Tool is used to move, scale, rotate and overlap individual characters in a word, while still keeping the word editable too. Unlike using the Character panel to rotate and scale characters, the Touch Type tool directly affects only one character at a time. Edit Text To format [...]
Introduction Character Panel allows easy access to text formatting customization. To open the panel, go to Window > Type > Character. It has panel formatting options for individual characters into Artboard. Click hamburger button in the upper right corner, select Show Options, and additional type attributes appear, such as baseline [...]
Introduction Type tool are used to add text into Artboard. Various type of tools for adding text are shown in below figure. Click within any existing type object to enter or edit text. To exit type editing mode, press Esc key. To resize textbox, hold down the Ctrl (Command) key [...]
Introduction Image Trace used for converting raster images (JPEG, PNG, PSD etc.) to vector artwork. Using this feature, you can easily base a new drawing on an existing piece of artwork by tracing it. For example, you can convert the image of a pencil sketch you've drawn on paper into [...]
Introduction Eyedropper tool used to select the attributes of a shape such as fill color, stroke color, line weight, and then transfer them to other shapes. Instead of taking several steps to copy attributes from one shape to another, the Eyedropper provides a quick means for storing and transferring attributes [...]
Introduction A image can be cropped using vector mask, or crop image tool. These can be found in Properties Panel (Window > Properties) as shown in below figure. Both of these panels are context sensitive, so select the image with Selection Tool for these option to visible. Crop Image Tool [...]
Introduction Information about the images placed on the Artboard can be retrieved in Links panel. To display the Links panel, go to Window > Links. To view a linked graphic, select a link in the Links panel and then click the Show Link Info. Restore Missing Links A red question [...]
Importing Image Primary method of importing images into Artboard is using menu File > Place. Links panel list the imported images details. Copying and pasting an image into Artboard, can cause problems that you may not be aware of until you try to print. Ways that you can place artwork [...]
Introduction Curvature Tool and Pen tool essentially does the same thing—creating paths with as much precision as you need. Curvature tool simplify drawing paths with precision. This tool creates same types of paths as that the Pen tool creates—both curved and straight—but without having to fuss with direction handles. Below [...]
Introduction Pen tool allows to define anchor points, as well as adjust the curve associated with those anchors, by manipulating two control points associated with each anchor. Pen tool flyout displays a set of Pen tools as shown below Two things happen when you click and drag with the Pen [...]