Adobe Illustrator CS4

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Recising the art board in Illustrator CS4

Resizing the ArtBoard in Illustrator CS4 can be done in 4 different ways. 1- Take the rectangle tool (M), click and [...]



In the Black

If you’ve received a file from somebody else and you need to print it, but you find there are five [...]



Round Corners Your Way

When you want a rounded rectangle, instead of using the rounded rectangle tool, create a standard rectangle and choose Effect [...]



Change Default Fonts for New Documents

Change the Default font for new documents to any font you want. Open the startup profile (found inside <Username/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe [...]



Expand Before Erasing

Before erasing objects that use brushes or vector effects, select them and choose Object > Expand Appearance. Now the eraser [...]



Easily Select and Edit Common Attributes

Have you ever wanted to select (and edit) all the objects in your file that have a specific Effect applied? [...]



Appearance Central

The Appearance Panel was a 2008 Hot Tip, but now there’s even more. There are eyeball controls for everything, and [...]



Take Advantage of Document Tabs

Spring-loaded tabs in CS4 let you copy artwork from one file to another, or create symbols, brushes, swatches and graphic [...]



The Key to Aligning

You can easily align a set of objects to a guide. Using the Selection tool (V), select both the guide [...]



Change the Style, but Keep the Color

If you’ve never worked with graphic styles before, you should start now. Graphic styles can save any appearance attribute (color, [...]



Gradients with Style (written by David Macy)

One feature that has been a long-term headache for a lot of Illustrator users is gradients. The new Gradient tool [...]



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