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Adobe Illustrator questions and answers graded A+ 2024/2025
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Adobe IllustratorDescribe two ways to change the view of a document. - ANSYou can choose commands
from the View menu to zoom in or out to fit your screen. You can also use the zoom tool in
the zoom tools panel and click or drag over a document to enlarge or reduce the view.
How do you select a tool in Illustrator? - ANSYou can either click the tool in the Tools panel
or press the keyboard shortcut for that tool.
Describe three ways to navigate between artboards in Illustrator. - ANSYou can choose the
artboard number from the artboard Navigation menu in the lower left of the document
window, you can use the artboard navigation arrows in the lower left of the document
window to go to the first, or you can use the navigator panel to drag the proxy view area to
navigate between dartboards.
How do you save panel locations and visibility preferences? - ANSChoose Window >
Workspace > New Workspace
Describe how arranging document windows can be helpful. - ANSIt allows you to tile
windows or to cascade document groups. This can be useful if you are working on multiple
illustrator files and you need to compare or share content between them.
How can you select an object that has no fill? - ANSClick the stroke or by dragging a
marquee across the object.
Name two ways you can select an item in a group without choosing Object > Ungroup. -
ANSUse the group selection tool or double click the group to enter Isolation mode, edit the
shapes as needed, and then exit Isolation mode by pressing the escape key or by double
clicking outside the group.
Of the two Selection tools (Selection and Direct Selection), which allows you to edit the
individual anchor points of an object? - ANSDirect Selection tool
What should you do after creating a selection that you are going to use repeatedly? -
ANSChoose Select > Save Selection. Name the selection so you can reselect it at any time
from the Select menu.
Sometimes you are unable to select an object because it is underneath another object.
Name two ways to get around this issue. - ANSYou can choose Object > Hide > Selection to
hide the blocking object. (It is hidden until you choose Object > Show all). You can also use
the Selection tool to select behind content by pressing Ctrl/Command key and then clicking
on the overlapping objects until the object you want to select is selected.
To align objects to the artboard, what do you need to first select in the Align panel or Control
panel before you choose an alignment option? - ANSFirst select the Align to Artboard option.
, What are the basic tools for creating shapes? - ANSThere are six basic tools: Rectangle,
Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Star, and Flare
How do you draw a square? - ANSSelect the rectangle tool in the Tools panel. Hold down
the Shift key and drag to draw the square or click the artboard to enter the dimensions.
How do you change the number of sides on a polygon as you draw? - ANSSelect the
Polygon tool in the Tools panel. Start dragging to draw the shape and press the down arrow
key to reduce the number of sides and the up arrow to increase the number of sides.
Name two ways you can combine several shapes into one. - ANSUsing the Shape Builder
tool or the Pathfinder effects to create new shapes out of overlapping objects.
How can you convert a raster image to editable vector shapes? - ANSBy tracing it. To
convert the tracing to paths, click Expand in the Control panel or choose Object > Image
Trace > Expand.
Name two ways to change the size of an existing active artboard. - ANSYou can double-click
the Artboard tool and edit the dimensions or select the Artboard tool, position the pointer
over an edge/corner, and drag to resize.
How can you rename an artboard? - ANSSelect the Artboard tool and click to select an
artboard. Change the name in the Name field in the Control Panel. You can also double click
the name of the artboard in the Artboard panel to rename it.
What is the ruler origin? - ANSThe point where 0 appears on each ruler
What is the difference between artboard rulers and global rulers? - ANSArtboard rulers
(default rulers) set the ruler origin at the upper-left corner of the active artboard. Global rulers
set the ruler origin at the upper-left corner of the first artboard, no matter which is active.
Briefly describe what the Scale Strokes and Effects option does. - ANSFound in the
Transform panel, it scales any stroke and effect as the object is scaled.
Name at least three transformations that can be applied with the Free Transformation tool. -
ANSIt can move, scale, rotate, shear, and distort.
Describe how to draw straight vertical, horizontal, or diagonal lines using the Pen tool. -
ANSTo draw a straight line, click twice with the Pen tool. The To constrain the straight line
vertically, horizontally, or along a 45 degree angle, press the Shift key as you click to create
the second anchor point with the Pen tool.
How do you draw a curved line using the Pen tool? - ANSClick to create the starting anchor
point, drag to set the direction of the curve, and then click to end the curve.
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