Contents
What’s New 1...................................................................................................................................................
What's new in CS6 2..................................................................................................................................................................
Improved User Interface 5..........................................................................................................................................................
Using Image Trace | CS6 8........................................................................................................................................................
Arabic and Hebrew type 10........................................................................................................................................................
What’s new in CS5 15................................................................................................................................................................
Getting Started tutorials 18...............................................................................................................................
Clipping masks 20......................................................................................................................................................................
Drawing pixel-aligned paths for web workflows 22.....................................................................................................................
Editing paths 25..........................................................................................................................................................................
Painting with fills and strokes 31.................................................................................................................................................
Workspace 38...................................................................................................................................................
Workspace basics 39..................................................................................................................................................................
Customizing the workspace 43...................................................................................................................................................
Tools 49......................................................................................................................................................................................
Tool galleries 51.........................................................................................................................................................................
Improved User Interface 57........................................................................................................................................................
Slicing and cutting tool gallery 60...............................................................................................................................................
Artboard overview 61..................................................................................................................................................................
Files and templates 63................................................................................................................................................................
Recovery, undo, and automation 67...........................................................................................................................................
Rulers, grids, guides, and crop marks 68...................................................................................................................................
Setting preferences 72................................................................................................................................................................
Using multiple artboards 74........................................................................................................................................................
Viewing artwork 79.....................................................................................................................................................................
Working with ConnectNow 82.....................................................................................................................................................
Drawing 83........................................................................................................................................................
Drawing basics 84......................................................................................................................................................................
Drawing simple lines and shapes 88..........................................................................................................................................
Drawing pixel-aligned paths for web workflows 91.....................................................................................................................
Drawing with the Pen, Pencil, or Flare tool 94............................................................................................................................
Editing paths 101........................................................................................................................................................................
Adjust path segments 107..........................................................................................................................................................
Using Live Trace | CS5 and earlier 110......................................................................................................................................
Using Image Trace | CS6 114....................................................................................................................................................
About Perspective Grid 116........................................................................................................................................................
Perspective drawing 118............................................................................................................................................................
Symbolism tools and symbol sets 130........................................................................................................................................
Symbols 134...............................................................................................................................................................................
Color 140..........................................................................................................................................................
About color 141...........................................................................................................................................................................
Selecting colors 146...................................................................................................................................................................
Using and creating swatches 149...............................................................................................................................................
Color groups (harmonies) 155....................................................................................................................................................
Create color themes with Kuler 168............................................................................................................................................
Adjusting colors 170...................................................................................................................................................................
