Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 - Contents
(Only the chapter numbers are linked - not the actual pages, as the pages are in .pdf)
Chapter 1- Getting Started - 1
Understanding Vector Graphics - 2
Starting Illustrator - 3
The Welcome Experience - 4
Opening an Existing Document - 5
The Illustrator Workplace - 6
The Status Bar - 7
Understanding Artboards - 8
Closing a Document and Exiting Illustrator Document - 9
Chapter 2 - Navigating Illustrator - 11
Understanding Panels - 12
Displaying and Hiding Panels - 13
Floating and Docking Panels - 14
The Tools Panel - 15
Working With the Tools Panel - 16
Understanding Workspaces - 17
Working With Workspaces - 18
Working With the Control Panel - 19
Navigating With the Hand Tool - 20
Navigating With The Navigation Panel - 21
Changing Document Views - 22
Using the Zoom Tool - 23
Creating and Using Custom Views - 24
Chapter 3 - Working With Objects - 25
Understanding Paths and Selection Tools - 26
Selecting the Selection Tool - 27
Working With Isolation Mode - 28
Selecting Multiple Objects - 29
Making Marquee Selections - 30
Using the Direct Selection Tool - 31

Selecting With the Magic Wand Tool - 32
Understanding Smart Guides - 33
Moving Objects - 34
Copying Objects - 35
Grouping and Ungrouping Objects - 36
Locking and Unlocking Objects - 37
The Alignment & Distribution Tools - 38
Aligning Objects - 39
Distributing Objects & Spacing - 40
Inserting Images - 41
Deleting Objects - 42
Chapter 4 - Setting Up A New Document
Understanding Templates - 44
Understanding Document Presets - 45
Adjusting Units of Measure - 46
Creating a Print Document - 47
Saving a New Document - 48
Chapter 5 - Working With A Document - 49
Understanding Artboard Options - 50
Moving & Resizing Artboards - 51
Creating & Deleting Artboards - 52
Understanding Grids, Guides and Rulers - 53
Displaying & Hiding Rulers - 54
Making Guides - 55
Locking, Unlocking and Clearing Guides - 56
Viewing & Hiding the Grid - 57
Chapter 6 - Layers - 59
Understanding Layers & Sublayers - 60
Understanding the Layers Panel - 61
Working With the Layers Panel - 62
Creating Layers and Sublayers - 63
Naming Layers and Assigning Colours - 64
Grouping Layers - 65
Reassigning Objects to Different Layers - 66
Rearranging Layers and Sublayers - 67
Hiding & Displaying Layers - 68
Locking & Unlocking Layers - 69
Deleting Layers - 70
Chapter 7 - Shapes - 71
Understanding the Shape & Colour Tools - 72
Preparing the Workspace - 73
Creating Basic Shapes - 74
Creating Polygons - 75
Creating Other Shapes - 76
Creating Lines & Spirals - 77
Editing Path Segments - 78
Using the Offset Path - 79
Understanding the Drawing Modes - 80
Chapter 8 - Colour Fill & Stroke - 81
Understanding Fill & Stroke - 82
Understanding Colour - 83
Understanding Colour Controls - 84
Applying Colour Using the Colour Panel - 85
Applying Colour Using the Swatches Panel - 86
Applying Colour Using the Eyedropper Tool - 87
Swapping Fill & Stroke Colours - 88
Working With Stroke Weight - 89
Working With Stroke Width - 90
Applying Dashes to Strokes - 91
Chapter 9 - Gradients - 93
Understanding Gradients - 94
Applying a Linear Gradient - 95
Changing Direction of a Gradient - 96
Changing Colours in a Gradient - 97
Adding Colours to a Gradient - 98
Applying Radial to a Gradient - 99
Saving a Gradient - 100
Applying Gradient to a Stroke - 101
Chapter 10 - Working with Type - 103
Understanding Type in Illustrator - 104
Understanding Formatting Options - 105
Inserting & Formatting Point Type - 106
Inserting & Formatting Area Type - 107
Importing Text - 108
Threading Text - 109
Cutting & Pasting Text - 110
Formatting Text - 111
Formatting Paragraphs - 112
Copying Formatting with the Eyedropper Tool - 113
Creating Columns of Text - 114
Chapter 11 - Text & Objects - 115
Wrapping Text Around an Object - 116
Typing on a Path - 117
Transforming Path Type Objects - 119
Converting Text into Editable Paths - 120
Working With Character Objects - 121
The Touch Type Tool - 122
Styles - 123
Chapter 12 - Introduction to Drawing - 125
Understanding Drawing in Illustrator - 126
Drawing a Straight Path with the Pen Tool - 127
Drawing Closed Paths with the Pen Tool - 128
Drawing Curved Paths with the Pen Tool - 129
Drawing Objects with Curved Paths - 130
Adjusting Curves Created by the Pen Tool - 131
Drawing Paths with the Curvature Tool - 132
Drawing Paths with the Pencil Tool - 133
Add Fill to Closed Paths - 134
Chapter 13 - Saving & Printing - 135
Using the Save & Export Options - 136
File Format Types - 137
Exporting an AI Document - 138
Saving for a Microsoft Product - 139
Saving as a .PDF - 140
Saving as an AI File for the Web - 141
Printing an Illustrator File - 142
Packaging a Document - 143
Chapter 14 - Getting Help - 145
Understanding the Help Menu - 146
Using Help - 147
Searching for Online Help - 148