Adobe® Illustrator® CS5: A Comprehensive Approach
Course Specifications
Course number: 084662
Course length: 3.0 day(s)
Course Description
Course Objective: You will use Adobe Illustrator CS5 to create illustrations that include graphics and text. Later on in the course, you will create complex illustrations, manage color across a range of devices, work with graphs and variables, control how illustrations appear on print and the web, and preview them on mobile devices.

Target Student: This course is intended for designers, publishers, pre-press professionals, marketing communications professionals, or people switching to a design job or taking on design responsibilities and who need to use Illustrator to create illustrations, logos, advertisements, or other graphic documents. The course covers the ACE exam objectives for Adobe® Illustrator® CS5, and is intended to help prepare students to take the Adobe Certified Expert exam. Please refer to the media that accompanies this course for a document named “Adobe Illustrator CS5 ACE Exam Objectives” that maps the ACE objectives to the content in the Adobe® Illustrator® CS5 series.

Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows. Students should also have basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, saving files, and so on. 
Familiarity with basic design terminology, such as palettes, color modes, shapes, text, and paths is highly recommended. 
Hardware Requirements
•	Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Centrino®, Intel® Xeon®, or Intel® Core™ Duo (or compatible) processor 
•	1.8 GB of hard-disk space to install software, and an additional 500 MB of RAM to run the course. 
•	Color monitor with 16-bit or greater video card; 24-bit color recommended with 1024 x 768 monitor resolution. 
•	Display system to project the instructor's computer screen
•	Internet connection with Internet Explorer version 6.0 or later, or comparable browser. 
•	CD-ROM/DVD drive
•	Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
Software Requirements
Each computer requires the following software:
•	Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 3
•	Adobe® Illustrator® CS5
•	Adobe® Flash® Player
•	Adobe® Reader® 8.0 or later
•	Adobe® SVG Viewer
•	Microsoft® Internet Explorer®
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 
•	get acquainted with the Adobe Illustrator CS5 application.
•	create shapes in a document.
•	create custom paths.
•	work with text in an Illustrator document.
•	work with objects.
•	enhance documents.
•	proof documents to make them more accurate.
•	save images for the web and print.
•	create complex illustrations.
•	enhance complex illustrations.
•	create a vector version of a raster graphic.
•	create special effects.
•	work with graphs.
•	work with variables.
•	prepare documents for composite and commercial printing.
•	export graphics for the web and mobile devices.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Getting Acquainted with Adobe® Illustrator® CS5 

Topic 1A: Examine Imaging Concepts 
Topic 1B: Explore the Interface 
Topic 1C: Customize the Interface 
Lesson 2: Creating Shapes in a Document

Topic 2A: Create a Document 
Topic 2B: Draw Basic Shapes 
Topic 2C: Save a Document 
Lesson 3: Creating Custom Paths

Topic 3A: Draw Paths 
Topic 3B: Modify Paths 
Lesson 4: Working with Text

Topic 4A: Insert Text 
Topic 4B: Flow Text on a Path 
Topic 4C: Import Body Text 
Topic 4D: Format Text with Styles 
Topic 4E: Thread Text 
Topic 4F: Apply Hyphenation 
Topic 4G: Insert Typographic Characters 
Lesson 5: Working with Objects

Topic 5A: Import Graphics 
Topic 5B: Manipulate Objects 
Lesson 6: Enhancing Documents

Topic 6A: Format Objects 
Topic 6B: Apply Strokes 
Topic 6C: Apply Gradients 
Topic 6D: Apply Graphic Styles 
Topic 6E: Apply an Envelope to Text 
Lesson 7: Proofing a Document

Topic 7A: Wrap Text 
Topic 7B: Find and Replace Text 
Topic 7C: Fix Spelling Errors 
Lesson 8: Saving Images for the Web and Print

Topic 8A: Export Images for Print 
Topic 8B: Save Images for the Web 
Topic 8C: Save Images as PDFs 
Lesson 9: Creating Complex Illustrations

Topic 9A: Create a Custom Shape Using Simple Shapes 
Topic 9B: Create Perspective Drawings 
Topic 9C: Create Compound Paths 
Topic 9D: Offset Paths 
Topic 9E: Erase Shapes 
Lesson 10: Enhancing Complex Illustrations

Topic 10A: Organize Objects with Layers 
Topic 10B: Create Symbols 
Topic 10C: Create a Pattern Swatch 
Topic 10D: Create a Mesh 
Topic 10E: Create Custom Brushes 
Topic 10F: Apply Color Using Live Paint 
Topic 10G: Recolor Artwork 
Lesson 11: Creating a Vector Version of a Raster Graphic

Topic 11A: Trace Artwork 
Topic 11B: Adjust the Results of Tracing 
Topic 11C: Create a Custom Preset 
Topic 11D: Convert a Traced Object to Paths 
Lesson 12: Creating Special Effects

Topic 12A: Apply Effects 
Topic 12B: Create Masks 
Topic 12C: Simplify Paths 
Topic 12D: Create Blends 
Topic 12E: Share Graphic Styles 
Topic 12F: Create 3D Effects 
Lesson 13: Working with Graphs

Topic 13A: Create a Graph 
Topic 13B: Format a Graph 
Lesson 14: Working with Variables

Topic 14A: Create Variables 
Topic 14B: Create Data Sets 
Lesson 15: Outputting Documents

Topic 15A: Set Up Color Management 
Topic 15B: Preview an Overprint 
Topic 15C: Apply Spot Colors 
Topic 15D: Print a Composite Proof 
Topic 15E: Create Color Separations 
Topic 15F: Create an Adobe PDF File 
Lesson 16: Exporting Graphics for the Web and Mobile Devices

Topic 16A: Convert Colors to Web-Safe Colors 
Topic 16B: Work with Actions 
Topic 16C: Export a File as an SWF File 
Topic 16D: Create Slices 
Topic 16E: Add Interactivity to an SVG File 
Topic 16F: Preview an Illustration for Mobile Devices 
Appendix A: Organizing Assets Using Adobe® Bridge
Appendix B: New Features in Adobe Illustrator CS5
Appendix C: Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Objectives Mapping