Adobe Illustrator CS4 - Manual (Page 37)

30 USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4
Workspace
Moving and zooming tool gallery
Illustrator provides the following tools for moving around in and controlling the view of the artboard:
Files and templates
About new document profiles
A document is the space in which you create artwork. In Illustrator, you can create documents destined for many
different types of output. (For information on creating Illustrator documents for video production, see the Enhancing
Video Production PDF at
www.adobe.com/go/learn_ai_video .
You start a new document by choosing a new document profile based on your intended output. Each profile includes
preset values for size, color mode, units, orientation, transparency, and resolution. All use one artboard, by default. For
example, the Video And Film Document profile uses pixels instead of points, and you can choose a device-specific crop
area, such as NTSC DV Widescreen, to create a document in the exact dimensions required, with video-safe guides in
place to help you lay out your design for optimal viewing.
If you plan to output your file to a high-end printer, for example if you’re sending it to a service bureau, specify the
Print profile to ensure your artwork and any effects applied to the artwork are set to the proper resolution.
You can choose from the following profiles:
Print Document Uses a default letter size artboard, and provides a variety of other preset print sizes to choose from.
Use this profile if you plan to send this file to a service bureau for output to a high-end printer.
The Knife tool cuts objects
and paths.
The Hand tool (H) moves the
Illustrator artboard within
the illustration window. The Print Tiling tool adjusts
the page grid to control
where artwork appears on
the printed page. The Zoom tool (Z) increases
and decreases the view
magnification in the
illustration window.