Adobe 65010248 - Illustrator CS4

ADOBE®ILLUSTRATOR®CS4

FREEHAND TO ILLUSTRATOR MIGRATION GUIDE

FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide—1

FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide—2

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FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide—3

Contents

Introduction ..................................................................4

Read about the purpose of this guide and its benets for FreeHand users.

Key Terms .....................................................................6

See how Illustrator terms compare with those in FreeHand.

Converting Macromedia FreeHand Documents..................................9

Learn about opening your FreeHand documents in Illustrator.

The Illustrator Workspace.................................................... 10

Take a tour of the Illustrator CS4 workspace which oers a host of features including tabbed

documents and a context-sensitive Control panel.

Setting up a New Document.................................................. 15

Learn how to take advantage of multiple artboards for your projects, how to use Smart Guides

and nested layers.

Working with Brushes and Gradients ......................................... 20

Apply transparency to colors in gradients, edit gradients with on-object controls, and draw with

the new Blob Brush tool.

Working with Appearances and Styles ........................................ 27

See how easy it is to create and edit multiple appearance attributes and intricate graphic styles.

Working with Text........................................................... 31

Take your text to a new level with extensive and powerful text tools.

Saving and Exporting Files................................................... 34

Save and export your artwork to many standard le formats.

Printing..................................................................... 37

Print your artwork reliably, thanks to Separations Preview, a streamlined print interface, and

extensive support for Adobe PDF output.

Keyboard Shortcuts ......................................................... 40

Find a list of some of the most useful Illustrator CS4 keyboard shortcuts.

Additional Resources........................................................ 44

Discover useful resources for learning more about Illustrator features, tools, and techniques.

FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide—Introduction 4

Welcome, and thank you for having made the move or thinking about moving from

Macromedia® FreeHand® to Adobe Illustrator® CS4.

FreeHand is no longer being developed to be compatible with new operating systems and

hardware, or to integrate with other key design applications, such as Adobe Photoshop® CS4

and Adobe InDesign® CS4. Your move to Illustrator is an important step to ensure that you

can take advantage of new technologies and capabilities as they become available.

is guide explains the main dierences between the two programs and introduces you to

some of the new features in Illustrator CS4. It is written specically for FreeHand users like

you, to help you transition to Illustrator as quickly and as smoothly as possible.

Your experience using FreeHand gives you a good foundation for moving to Illustrator.

If you have been using Adobe Photoshop or Adobe InDesign, your move will be even

easier, because all Adobe graphics applications have common commands, panels, and

keyboard shortcuts. Further, Illustrator is tightly integrated with the components of

Adobe Creative Suite® 4, providing the industry-standard vector soware that completes

your toolset for print, web, interactive, motion, and mobile content design.

One of the new features in Illustrator CS4 that appeals to FreeHand users is multiple

artboards. You can now work among many artboards of varying size in one le, and export

them separately or together as a multipage PDF.

Also of interest to FreeHand users is the ability to work with tools and control eects directly

on your objects, including the application of transparency to colors in a gradient.

We hope this guide gives you the basics to explore Illustrator CS4, and makes your transition

from FreeHand a little bit easier.

Introduction

FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide—Introduction 5

Quickly switch between workspaces, choosing

presets or your own custom arrangements.

Work among multiple les

displayed in tabs or tiled.

Work on designs of

dierent sizes in one le

using multiple artboards.

Edit, add, and delete eects, lls, and

strokes right in the Appearance panel.

Keep your eye on your designs with on-object

controls of tools such as the Gradient tool.

Sketch with the Blob Brush tool that

merges your strokes, then smoothly

erase using the Eraser tool.

Control transparency of colors in a gradient.

FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide—Key Terms 6

Key Terms

Pasteboard » Canvas

What you know as the pasteboard in FreeHand is called the canvas in

Illustrator. The canvas is the area outside the artboards that extends to the

edge of a 227-inch square window. The canvas represents the space where

you can arrange artboards, or create, edit, and store elements of artwork

before moving them onto an artboard. Objects placed on the canvas are

visible onscreen, but they do not print.

Pages » Artboards

In FreeHand, you can set up multiple pages within a single document;

Illustrator provides multiple artboards within a le that serve as multiple

pages or spreads. Alternately, you can divide the area of one artboard

using page tiling to dene multiple pages.

Object Properties Panel » Appearance panel

In FreeHand, the Object Properties panel is a context-sensitive area where

you access formatting options for any selected object. In Illustrator, to

achieve the same function, you use the Appearance panel. The

Appearance panel lets you view and adjust the appearance of attributes

for any object, group, or layer.

Multiple lls and strokes are listed in stacking order in the panel and

eects are listed from top to bottom in the order in which they are applied

to the artwork. Additionally, you can edit lls, strokes, and eects directly

from the Appearance panel, and you can control their display with a quick

toggle of the eye-icon.

Import » Place

In Illustrator, you can place both graphic and text les; placed graphics

can be either linked or embedded into the document and are accessible

from the Links panel. Integration across Adobe Creative Suite components

allows you, for example, to choose layer comps when you place

Photoshop les into Illustrator.

Because FreeHand and Illustrator are both vector drawing programs, they share many

common tools and commands.

Many of the terms used in the Illustrator menus, dialog boxes, and panels are identical

to those used in FreeHand. For example, tools and layers are essentially the same in

both programs. In some cases, FreeHand and Illustrator use dierent terms for the same

concept. For example, in FreeHand you work with pages, while in Illustrator you work with

artboards. Once you understand the dierences in terms, you are likely to nd the concepts

quite similar. Here are some key terms that dier between FreeHand and Illustrator:

FreeHand Term » Illustrator Term

Control object attributes

in the Appearance panel.

KEY TERMS

FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide—Key Terms 7

Transform Handles » Bounding box

When you select objects with the Selection tool, Illustrator displays a bounding

box around them. The bounding box lets you move, rotate, duplicate, and scale

objects easily by dragging the object or dragging a handle (one of the hollow

squares along the edge of the bounding box). To view the bounding box,

choose View > Show Bounding Box.

Keyline View » Outline

By default, Illustrator displays all artwork in color. However, you can choose to

display artwork so that only its outlines (or paths) are visible. Viewing artwork

without paint attributes speeds up the time it takes to redraw the screen when

working with complex artwork. To view artwork as outlines, choose View >

Outline. To view artwork in color, choose View > Preview.

Live Vector Eects » Eects

Eects in Illustrator are live, which means that you can modify them even

after they are applied. You can apply eects to any object and then modify

its vectors or the eect’s options, or you can remove the eect entirely using

the Appearance panel. Once you apply an eect to an object, the Appearance

panel lists the eect and enables you to edit, move, duplicate, or delete it, or

save it as part of a graphic style.

Extrude Tool » 3D eects

3D eects enable you to create three-dimensional objects by either extruding

or revolving two-dimensional objects. You can control the appearance of three-

dimensional objects with lighting, shading, rotation, and other properties.

Edit In External Editor » Edit Original

Illustrator is highly integrated with Photoshop. Edit a linked bitmap using

Photoshop by selecting the placed image and choosing Edit Original in the

Control panel or Links panel, or from the Edit menu.

Attach to Path » Type on a Path

In Illustrator, you select a path and type text on that path using the Type on a

Path tool. You can then move or ip text along the path by dragging handles

on the sides of the text. You can also choose to apply options such as Skew

and 3D Ribbon while text remains editable.

Extrude, revolve, and rotate artwork and type

to create complex three-dimensional objects

using 3D eects in Illustrator.

The bounding box in Illustrator helps you

apply transformations to selected objects.

KEY TERMS

FreeHand Term » Illustrator Term

FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide—Key Terms 8

KEY TERMS

Graphic Hose Tool » Symbol Sprayer

The symbolism tools let you create and modify sets of symbol instances.

You create a symbol set using the Symbol Sprayer tool. You can then use the

other symbolism tools to change the density, color, location, size, rotation,

transparency, and style of the instances in the set. You are not limited to a

particular set of symbols; you can create and use as many as you want. All the

symbols you create are available in the Symbols panel.

Output Area Tool » Multiple Artboards

Controlling the boundaries of your output is best accomplished with multiple

artboards in Illustrator CS4. You can create up to 100 artboards in one le,

each of any size and arranged as you like. You can control ruler parameters,

video and title-safe indicators, and even create artboards within artboards to

dene custom subset areas of artwork. By default all artwork is cropped to an

artboard upon output, and you can choose whether your multiple artboards are

automatically output as separate pages or separate les.

Eraser » Eraser tool

Quickly remove areas of artwork as easily as you erase pixels in Photoshop by

stroking with your mouse or stylus over any shape or set of shapes. New paths

will automatically be created along the edges of your erased stroke with points

laid down economically, but still preserving the smoothness of your erasure.

Styles » Graphic styles

A graphic style is a set of reusable appearance attributes. Graphic styles allow

you to quickly change the look of an object. For example, you can change its

ll and stroke color, alter its transparency, and apply eects in one step. All the

changes you apply with graphic styles are completely reversible and editing the

attributes that make up the graphic style is easy using the Appearances panel.

You can even add styles to an object or group of objects without destroying

existing attributes.

Mixer » Color panel

You use the Color panel to apply color to an object’s ll and stroke, and also

to edit and mix colors. The Color panel can display color values using dierent

color models. By default, only the most commonly used options are visible in

the Color panel. To display the panel, choose Window > Color. To change the

color model, choose Grayscale, RGB, HSB, CMYK, or Web Safe RGB from the

panel menu.

Paste Inside » Clipping Mask

Hide parts of an object or group of objects by dening a path as a clipping

mask, with similar results as pasting contents into a closed path in FreeHand.

Work easily with both masks and masked objects, quickly switching between

them for editing and controlling visibility.

FreeHand Term » Illustrator Term

The Color panel

This intricate foliage was created using

the symbolism tools in Illustrator.

FreeHandtoIllustratorMigrationGuide—ConvertingMacromediaFreeHanddocuments9

CONVERTING MACROMEDIA FREEHAND DOCUMENTS

Converting Macromedia

FreeHand documents

Illustrator can open FreeHand les up to version 10 and FreeHand MX (version 11).

Artwork from FreeHand versions 7 and 8 will open with fewer options than later versions.

FreeHand allows you to import both CMYK and RGB image les. If you open a FreeHand

document that contains both CMYK and RGB images in Illustrator, you’ll be prompted to

choose a specic color space (see “Setting up a New Document” on page 15).

If the original FreeHand document contains more than one page, these will become separate

artboards in the Illustrator document; multiple artboards in Illustrator CS4 can be printed

and saved separately or as a multipage PDF. You also have the option import only a specic

page from a FreeHand le (see “Multiple Artboards” on page 17).

Other import features include:

• Import of FreeHand swatches, dened in the Swatches palette in FreeHand, as swatches

in Illustrator CS4.

• Import of FreeHand symbols as symbols in Illustrator CS4.

• Import of FreeHand raster eects—drop shadow, basic and feather transparency—as

live eects in Illustrator CS4.

• Import of FreeHand Envelopes as Envelope eects in Illustrator CS4.

• Import of FreeHand custom guides as Illustrator CS4 guides.

• e ability to outline text upon import so that text appearance in FreeHand is preserved

in Illustrator CS4.

• Proper positioning of FreeHand text, including text alignment, text wrap, vertical text,

and text inset, upon import into Illustrator CS4.

Illustrator can work in either CMYK or RGB color

mode. You will be prompted to choose one or the

other when you open a FreeHand 9, 10, or MX

document that contains objects that use both

CMYK and RGB color modes.

Multiple pages from FreeHand 9, 10, and MX

will be imported into Illustrator CS4 as multiple

artboards. You can import any and all pages at

once. You can also convert text to outlines to

preserve FreeHand appearances.

THE ILLUSTRATOR WORKSPACE

FreeHandtoIllustratorMigrationGuide—TheIllustratorWorkspace10

The Illustrator Workspace

Tools

panel

Illustrator shares the same user interface with Photoshop, InDesign, Fireworks, and Flash

Professional CS4, so you can quickly access familiar tools. You can dock panels in your

favorite conguration, pull them out to oat free anywhere on your screen, and collapse

them to an icon view. You can save custom workspace congurations and move between

les easily with tabbed and tiled views of multiple documents.

e basic workspace in Illustrator consists of an illustration window where you draw and

lay out your artwork, a Tools panel that holds the tools for drawing and editing artwork,

and panels to help you monitor and modify your artwork. Panels include a context-sensitive

Control panel across the top or the workspace that displays controls based on your selection.

e status bar (at the lower-le edge of the illustration window) displays the current zoom

level, the current artboard with an artboard navigation menu, and current tool. It shows

date and time, number of undos and redos available, document color prole, and more.

Illustration

window

Panels

Status bar

Hidden tools exposed

from the tools panel

Hidden tools

torn oﬀ of the

tools panel

Arrange

documents

The Illustrator CS4 workspace

Expand/Collapse panels

Control

panel

Menus

One of four artboards

Application

Bar

Current ﬁle visible among

three document tabs

Choose

workspace

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