Topic 1 Patterns

Topic Objectives
About patterns
Tips for creating your own patterns
Creating patterns
Creating seamless patterns

Creating textured patterns
Editing patterns
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Topic 2 Symbols

Topic Objectives
About symbols
The Symbols panel
Placing a symbol
Creating symbols
Using 9-slice scaling
Working with symbol instances
Editing or redefining a symbol

Symbol libraries
About symbol sets
Overview of the Symbolism tools
Setting symbolism tool options
Creating and modifying symbol sets
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Topic 3 Creating 3D Objects

Topic Objectives
Creating 3D objects
Extruding an object
Revolving an object
Rotating an object in three dimensions
Setting 3D rotation position options
Extrude & Bevel options

Creating a bevel shape
Revolve options
Surface shading and lighting options
Mapping art on to a 3D object
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Topic 4 Graphs

Topic Objectives
Overview of the Graph tools
Creating a graph
Entering graph data
Graph labels
Entering data for column, bar, line, area, and radar graphs
Entering data for pie graphs
Formatting graphs

Changing the graph type
Formatting the axes of a graph
Formatting graph columns, bars, and lines
Combining different graph types
Selecting parts of a graph
Formatting text in a graph
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Topic 5 Actions

Topic Objectives
About actions
Using the Actions panel
Playing an action
Recording an action
Inserting nonrecordable tasks into actions
Changing settings using modal controls
Excluding tasks from an action

Setting playback speed for an action
Editing actions
Using action sets
Playing an action on batches of files
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Topic 6 Trapping

Topic Objectives
About trapping
Tips for trapping
The Trap command
Trap options

Create a spread or choke manually
Trapping a line
Trapping part of an object
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Topic 7 Brushes

Topic Objectives
About brushes
Using brush libraries and the Brushes panel
Creating a new brush library
Applying brush strokes
Using the Paintbrush tool
Paintbrush tool options
Removing brush strokes
Expanding brush strokes

Creating brushes
Modifying brushes
Calligraphic brush options
Scatter brush options
Art brush options
Pattern brush options
Colourizing brushes
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Topic 8 Data-Driven Graphics

Topic Objectives
About data-driven graphics
The Variables panel
Creating variables
Editing variables
Deleting variables
Editing dynamic objects
Using XML IDs for dynamic objects

About data sets
Using data sets
Saving and loading variable libraries
Saving a template for data-driven graphics
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Appendix A Adobe Version Cue

About Version Cue
Overview of Version Cue
Version Cue workflow
Accessing Version Cue features
Using the Adobe dialogue box
Enabling Version Cue file management
Viewing Version Cue information
Installing the Version Cue Server
Turning on and configuring the Version Cue Server
Connecting to remote servers
Shutting down or restarting the Version Cue Server
About Version Cue projects
Creating projects
Opening a project
Editing project properties
Change a project’s shared status
Adding files and folders to a project
Deleting projects
Disconnecting from projects

About local project files
Opening a file in a project
Saving changes to a local project file
Removing local project files
Editing files checked out by another user
Updating a file with the most recent version
Moving and copying Version Cue files
Searching for Version Cue files
Placing Version Cue files
Deleting files or folders from a project
About versions
Viewing, promoting, and deleting versions
About offline files
Synchronizing files