Adobe® Illustrator® CS5: Level 1
Course Specifications
Course number: 084395
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
Course Objective: You will use Adobe Illustrator CS5 to create illustrations that include graphics and text.

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.

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 hard-disk space to install software, and an additional 500 MB to run the course. Color monitor with 16-bit or greater video card; 24-bit color recommended 
•	1024 x 768 monitor resolution or higher CD-ROM drive 
•	A display system to project the instructor's computer screen 
•	An active Internet connection with Internet Explorer version 3.0 or later 
•	CD-ROM drive 
•	A printer (optional) or an installed printer driver 
Software Requirements
Each computer requires the following software:
•	Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 
•	Adobe® Illustrator® CS5 
•	Adobe® Reader® 8.0 
•	Adobe® Flash® Player 
•	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 web and print. 
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 
Appendix A: Organizing Assets Using Adobe® Bridge
Appendix B: New Features in Adobe Illustrator CS5