Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
color or to match the canvas color to the interface brightness, and adjust the loca-
tion of scroll arrows.
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Dialog Box redesign (p. 6-7)
Dialog boxes use the interface color. Commit but-
tons, such as OK, Cancel, etc., are at the bottom-right corner in all modal dialog
boxes. In addition, you have full keyboard access in all dialog boxes.
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Panels redesign (p. 8-11)
There are new icon designs for all panels, giving the
program a completely new look. There is a Resize bar at the bottom of some pan-
els to make it easier to resize them.
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Control panel redesign (p. 13)
The Control Panel icons have been reorganized
and de-cluttered. For consistency, most controls now appear in the same place on
the panel as you change from one object type to another.
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Open Adobe Idea File (p. 14-15)
Adobe Illustrator CS6 comes with the Adobe
Creative Cloud desktop plug-in, which you can open and edit files (.IDEA) cre-
ated in your Adobe Touch Apps.
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Saving legacy documents (p. 26-27)
When you save a document created in an
earlier version of Illustrator, known as a legacy format, you get a dialog box, ask-
ing if you want to continue.
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Document Profile changes (p. 31)
The Basic CMYK profile has been removed.
The Web profile has new sizes: 960 × 560 pixels and 1280 × 800 pixels. The
Mobile and Devices profile has been replaced with the Devices profile, which
provides templates for the iPad, iPhone, Xoom, Fire/Nook tablets, and Galaxy S
phones. The Flash Catalyst profile has been changed to use Flash Builder.
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New Document Setup Preset (p. 34-35)
For Complex Art is a new Document
Setup preset available with the High, Medium, Low, and Custom options.
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Artboard display buttons (p. 38-39)
You can access artboard buttons on the
Control panel, instead of using list arrows.
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Workspaces (p. 60-61)
The Workspaces menu adds built-in workspaces for Lay-
out and Tracing, which goes along with the Image Trace feature.
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Maximum size for Rounded Rectangle (p. 68)
The maximum value for the
Rounded Rectangle shape is 16,383 points.
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Scale Strokes & Effects option (p. 98-99, 102-103)
The check box option has
been added to the Transform panel and the Transform and Transform Each dialog
box. The option is still available on the Options menu.