Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Adjusting colors
When working with colors, Illustrator offers an Edit Colors menu option (Edit > Edit Col-
ors) that allows you to convert colors between color modes, blend colors, invert colors, and
much more, for selected artwork. Next, you will change the trees logo with the PANTONE
7555 C color applied to use CMYK colors instead of Pantone.
1.
While still on Artboard 2, choose Select > All On Active Artboard to select all of
the shapes with the Pantone color and tint applied.
2.
Choose Edit > Edit Colors > Convert To CMYK.
The colors in the selected shapes are now composed of CMYK. Using this method
for converting to CMYK does not affect the Pantone color swatches in the
Swatches panel. It simply converts the selected
artwork
colors to CMYK. The
swatches in the Swatches panel are no longer applied to the artwork.
Note
Currently, Convert to RGB in the Edit Color menu is dimmed (you cannot
select it). That's because the Document Color Mode is CMYK. To convert
selected content color to RGB using this method, choose File > Document
Color Mode > RGB Color.
Copying appearance attributes
At times you may want to simply copy appearance attributes, like character or paragraph
formatting, fill, and stroke, from one object to another. This can be done with the Eyedrop-
per tool ( ) and can really speed up your creative process.
1.
Choose 1 from the Artboard Navigation menu in the lower-left corner of the Docu-
ment window to return to the artboard with the sign on it.
2.
Using the Selection tool ( ), select the first white tree (on the left) at the top of the
sign (the one with the stroke applied).
