Some of the Topics Covered in this Video include:
⌘ R = Rulers – This command toggles the rulers off and on
⌘ C = Copy
⌘ V = Paste
⌘ Z = Undo
⌘ T = Opens up your Character Menu
Hold ⌘ and Press the MINUS (-) sign = Decreases the size of your window with each click
Hold ⌘ and Press the PLUS (+) sign = Increases the size of your window with each click
- How to create guide lines using rulers in your document
- Unlock and lock guides
- Smart Guides – Turning off the grid and snap to points to free up your pen tool.
- Selection too and direct selection tools
- Stroke and Fills – Shape attributes
- Where to find other tools in your tool bar.
- Editing shapes
- Finding menus when they disappear on the dock
- Showing all the options on a menu
- Characteristics of a Stroke: End points, solid, dashed, arrow heads and more
- Where to find the number of your artboard and how to give it a name in the artboard menu.
- How to add an artboard
- How to adjust the space between your artboards.
- Quick Keys
- How to magnify an object to see it closer
- Where to set up your tools for maximum real estate.
- Standard Workspaces, and how to create your own custom menu
- The Alignment Tool
- The Pathfinder Tool.
- The Pen tool, Anchors, Add Points, Delete Points
- Drawing Bezier Curves with the Pen tool.
- How to size objects proportionally
- The Transform Menu
- Bounding Boxes
- Aligning objects with the Transform Tool: Align to Artboard, Align to Selection
- Creating accurate guidelines using the Transform Menu
- Selecting and Grouping Objects
- Printers Black – Render all colors accurately
- Process Color: CMYK
- Pantone Colors: Color Books
- Working with the Color Menu – The difference between Book Color, Process, CMYK
- Converting colors from one color system to another
- How to make a Rich Black (or Printer’s Black) in your color menu
- How bleeds work and why you need to use them in your print projects
- Working with Layers – Naming your Layers – Locking them
- Making a faux mask on a layer – Adobe has created a new menu in the last year where you don’t need to do this, so you only need to click on the Presentation Mode..
Note: I will probably break this video down into smaller chunks by topic.