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USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4
Index
data sets, creating
447
data-driven graphics
See also variables
about
52, 444
creating variables
445
editing dynamic objects
446
editing variables
445
saving templates for
448
using data sets
447
using variable libraries
448
date and time, displayed in status bar
13
DCS file format, importing
265
Default Fill And Stroke button
154
default workspace
restoring
19
De-Interlace command
362
Delete All command
377
Delete Anchor Point tool
23
Delete Color command
397
Delete Workspace command
20
deleting
empty type objects
301
objects
220
slices
377
Deselect All Colors command
395
Deselect command
205
designs, graph. See graph designs
desktop printers, color profiles for
142
Device Central integration
Illustrator
372
devices, color gamut of
97
dialog boxes
calculating values in
14
entering values
13
DIC color system
105
dictionaries
assigning to text
306
editing
306
Difference blending mode
183
Diffuse Glow command
360
diffusion dither
393
digital cameras, color gamut of
97
digital masters
281
Direct Selection tool
67
about
23, 197
selecting with
67, 68
using
203
direction lines and points
about
53, 54
moving
69
preferences
56
showing and hiding
55
specifying
55
Distort & Transform effect
248
distorting objects
effects
248
envelopes
230
Free Distort effect
248
Free Transform tool
229
liquify tools
230
distributing objects
210, 211
dithering
browser
391
No Dither setting
398
shifting to web-safe colors
396
transparency, in Optimize panel
393
Divide (Pathfinder) effect
235
Divide Objects Below command
240
Divide Slices command
377
dividing objects
240
document clipping path, in Photoshop
files
267
Document Info command
292
document profiles. See color profiles
document raster effects settings
355
documents
adding multiple pages
42
in Bridge
34
creating
31
creating templates
33
managing with Version Cue
34
new document profiles
30
opening
34
scaling
408
setting up
44, 47
types
30
units of measurement for
47
Welcome screen
31
downloading fonts
415
downloads
updates, plug-ins, and tryouts
4
downsampling, in PDF files
286
dpi (dots per inch)
408
drawing
See also brushes, symbols
arcs
58
changing anchor points
73
ellipses
57
grids
59
lines
56
paths, with Pen tool
63, 65, 66
paths, with Pencil tool
61
polygons
58
rectangles and squares
57
spirals
59
stars
58
drop shadows
creating
363
in graphs
455
options for
363
Dry Brush command
358
duotones, imported from PDF files
264
Duplicate Swatch command
108
duplicating objects
208
by dragging
221
in Layers panel
222
offsetting
223
by pasting
207
DXF/DWG file format
274
dynamic objects
446
Dynamic text
334
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Edit Colors dialog box
about
111
assigning colors
119
creating color
114
creating color groups
110
editing colors
115
opening
113
selecting colors
100
unlinking colors
117
using Color Picker
119
Edit Custom Dictionary command
306
Edit Original command
261
Edit Selection command
205
Edit Views command
45
effects
See also individual effect names
about
354
applying
354
applying to bitmap images
356
as appearance attributes
349
editing and deleting
356
raster
355
scaling
226
for SVG files
379, 380
Ellipse tool
23, 57