Adobe 26001648 - Illustrator CS3 User Manual page 8

FreeHand Term » Illustrator Term
this intricate foliage was created using the
symbolism tools in Illustrator.
the color panel
 Freehand to Illustrator Migration guide
K E Y T E R M S
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 » Crop Area tool
By default, Illustrator crops artwork to the boundaries of the artboard. How-
ever, using the Crop Area tool, you can interactively define crop areas for
print or export to other formats (video or web, for example). The option you
choose sets the position of crop marks, rulers, and video- and title-safe areas
on your document and defines the boundaries of the artwork to be printed
or exported. These boundaries are represented by a dashed line in the pre-
view area of the Print dialog box.
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
fill and stroke color, alter its transparency, and apply effects in one step. All
the changes you apply with graphic styles are completely reversible.
Mixer » Color panel
You use the Color panel to apply color to an object's fill and stroke, and also
to edit and mix colors. The Color panel can display color values using dif-
ferent 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.