Adobe Illustrator Vocabulary

A special effect applied to a digital image; many filters mimic the effect of special camera lenses.

• Filter
• Transparency
• Shear
• Paste Board

Printable portion of the work area, where illustrations can be finalized.

• Art Board
• Filter
• Transparency
• Shear

Measurement system used in graphic programs; there are six of these in an inch.

• Picas
• Art Board
• Filter
• Transparency

Nonprinting lines that can be used to create boundaries or guidelines in a drawing

• Guides
• Picas
• Art Board
• Filter

Measurement system used in graphic design; 1/72nd of an inch

• Point
• Guides
• Picas
• Art Board

A saved set of panel arrangements and tool settings

• Workspace
• Point
• Guides
• Picas

A point on a path that indicates a change of direction.

• Anchor Point
• Workspace
• Point
• Guides

A temporary frame around a selected object that shows the object’s outer dimensions

• Bounding Box
• Anchor Point
• Workspace
• Point

To force an object to take a certain form.

• Constrain
• Bounding Box
• Anchor Point
• Workspace

An anchor point where a path changes direction in an angle rather than smoothly.

• Corner Point
• Constrain
• Bounding Box
• Anchor Point