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- The purpose of this

course is not so much



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to hone your skills as

to supercharge them.



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I mean, just look at you.



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You're already an

advanced Illustrator user,



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you're on fire, actual

powerful, super-dangerous fire.



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Illustrator's gonna take one look at you



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and shrink in terror,

bending to your every will.



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Suddenly, it's easy peasy lemon squeezy,



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for Illustrator, that is.



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For you, it's horrible

'cause you're on fire.



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To that end, we're starting things off



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not with a look at how

you work with, you know,



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some of the heftier

features in Illustrator,



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but how you make

Illustrator work with you.



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First, you need some new shortcuts,



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ones that'll call up

Illustrator's best commands



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without you having to

fumble through menus,



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submenus, popup menus, flyout menus,



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and the myriad right-click menus



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where you don't know

if they're gonna offer



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the command you're looking for or not.



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Menus, I spit on them.



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Second, you need to tweak

a few preference settings



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to make the program work more quickly



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and with fewer protests.



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And, third, you need to help Illustrator



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show you colors the way they

will ultimately reproduce



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whether on screen or in print.



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Wait, I know, have you ever wanted to



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slim down illustrator's toolbox



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so it contains just

those tools that you use



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on a regular basis?



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You can actually do that.



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And, by the end of this

chapter, you'll know how.