Quiz: AI D4 Lessons 1-2

It's not necessary to be ​ (a)   when drawing in Illustrator. Your line's ​ (b)   can always be moved. The ​ (c)   will create individual lines while the ​ (d)   will create a single shape.

• precise
• anchor points
• brush tool
• blob brush tool

The ​ (a)   can be used to stretch or skew an entire shape, while the ​ (b)   allows you to change a portion of a shape. The ​ (c)   will add anchors to a shape if you need to modify a shape in a certain way. Also, the ​ (d)   will convert a curved anchor to a point, or vice versa.

• selection tool
• direct selection tool
• add anchor tool
• anchor point tool

If you want to cut or slice a portion of a shape, the ​ (a)   will allow you to do this along anchor points only. For more flexibility, use the ​ (b)   , which allows you to cut wherever you want. If you want to adjust the thickness of a brush, simply increase the ​ (c)   in the ​ (d)   .

• scissors tool
• knife tool
• stroke
• properties panel

Text can be applied in different formats. Use ​ (a)   to draw a confining box to type into. For text that does not wrap inside a box, use ​ (b)   . If you want to convert point type to area type, click on the ​ (c)   on the right of the active text box.

• area type
• point type
• handle

The ​ (a)   tool can be used if you want text to follow a drawn shape or line. Also, the ​ (b)   tool can be used if you want your text characters to flow vertically. To adjust space between text lines, you can use the ​ (c)   setting. ​the ​ (d)   setting adjusts space between two letters while ​ ​ (e)   allows you to adjust space between a larger selectin of text.

• type on path
• vertical type
• leading
• kerning
• tracking

Illustrator lets you customize individual letters or whole words for a unique look. Using the ​ (a)   function inside the ​ (b)   menu will convert text into ​ (c)   . The resulting shapes can be manipulated using the ​ (d)   tool.

• create outlines
• text
• shapes
• direct selection

If you see a ​ (a)   on your text box, it means there is ​ (b)   text than shown. If you click it, you can 'grab' the overflow text and draw a ​new (c)   box. Also, text boxes can be ​ (d)   around another shape by using the the ​ (e)   function in the object menu.

• red '+' sign
• more
• linked
• wrapped
• text wrap