Chapter 14. Combining Illustrator CS4 Graphics with Other Adobe Applications

Lesson overview

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the following:

  • Differentiate between vector and bitmap graphics.

  • Place embedded Adobe Photoshop graphics in an Adobe Illustrator file.

  • Create a clipping mask from compound paths.

  • Make an opacity mask to display part of an image.

  • Sample color in a placed image.

  • Replace a placed image with another, and update the document.

  • Export a layered file to Adobe Photoshop.

  • Place Illustrator files in Adobe InDesign.

  • Integrate Illustrator with Adobe Flash.

  • Save an Illustrator file for Adobe Flex.

This lesson takes approximately an hour to complete. If needed, remove the previous lesson folder from your hard disk and copy the Lesson14 folder ...

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