Adobe(R) Illustrator(R) 10: The Complete Reference

Sandra E. Eddy (Shushan, NY) specializes in writing both how-to and reference books about the Internet, Internet applications and technologies, Windows, and Windows applications. Until she became a full-time freelance writer in 1993, Sandra was a documentation manager and technical writer for a major software company. From 1984 to 1993, she wrote and edited user and technical manuals for both PC- and mainframe-based computer programs. She has written a number of books including XML in Plain English, 2E, The GIF Animator's Guide, and Teach Yourself XML.

Part I: Presenting Illustrator 1: Getting Acquainted with Illustrator 2: Getting Started with Illustrator 3: Editing 101 4: Building Graphs Part II: Illustrator Essentials 5: Setting Up Your Workspace 6: Using Paths and Points 7: Illustrator Color Basics 8: Customizing Strokes and Fills 9: All About Gradients and Gradient Meshes 10: Transforming Objects 11: Adding Type to Your Art 12: Editing Type 13: Painting Objects 14: Working with Layers Part III: Illustrator FX 15: Enhancing Art with Transparency 16: Using Filters and Effects 17: Creating and Playing Actions 18: Appearances, Styles, Blends, Symbols, and Envelopes Part IV: Outside Illustrator 19: Optimizing and Saving Illustrator Images for the Web 20: Illustrator’s Web Graphics Features 21: Illustrator and Other Applications 22: Illustrator Output Part V: Appendixes A: Installing Illustrator B: Setting Illustrator Preferences C: Online Resources D: The Adobe Certified Expert Progam E: How the Color Insert Images Were Created F: Illustrator Shortcut Keys Glossary