Table of Contents

• Introduction
• 1 Getting Started with Illustrator CC
• 2 Creating and Viewing a Document
• 3 Working with Objects
• 4 Working with Color
• 5 Applying Fills, Strokes, and Gradients
• 6 Working with Points and Paths
• 7 Working with Layers
• 8 Working with Type
• 9 Working with Graphics
• 10 Manipulating Artwork with Effects
• 11 Drawing and Painting
• 12 Using Symbols
• 13 Automating the Way You Work
• 14 Proofing and Printing Documents
• 15 Exporting a Document
• 16 Designing for the Web and Devices
• 17 Customizing the Way You Work
• 18 Working Together with Adobe Programs
• Index

About the Author

Steve Johnson has written more than 80 books on a variety of computer software, including Adobe Edge Animate, Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe Dreamweaver CS6, Adobe InDesign CS6, Adobe Illustrator CS6, Adobe Flash Professional CS5, Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Office 2013 and 2010, Microsoft Office 2008 for the Macintosh, and Apple OS X Mountain Lion. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve founded Perspection, Inc., which writes and produces software training. When he is not staying up late writing, he enjoys coaching baseball, playing golf, gardening, and spending time with his wife, Holly, and three children, JP, Brett, and Hannah. Steve and his family live in Northern California, but can also be found visiting family all over the western United States.