
Previous installments of One-on-One provided the video and practice files on
a DVD bound in the back of the book. I’ve made the decision to deliver video
and practice files online instead. It’s a more flexible, less wasteful approach
that gives you the same great One-on-One instructional experience. Plus, I’m
not limited with regard to sample file selection or video length—and I have
a place to post updates, bonus material, and anything else I might want to
share with you.
One-on-One Requirements
The main prerequisite to using Adobe Illustrator CS5 One-on-One
is having Illustrator CS5 installed on your system. You may have
purchased Illustrator CS5 as a stand-alone product or as part of
Adobe’s Creative Suite 5. You can work through many of the exer-
cises using an earlier version of Illustrator, but some steps will not
work as written. All exercises have been fully tested with Adobe
Illustrator CS5 but not with older versions.
Adobe Illustrator CS5 One-on-One is cross-platform, meaning that
it works equally well whether you’re using Illustrator installed on a
Microsoft Windows-based PC or an Apple Macintosh.
Any computer that meets the minimum requirements for Illustrator
CS5 also meets the requirements for using Adobe Illustrator CS5
One-on-One. Specifically, if you own a PC, you need Windows XP
with Service Pack 3, Windows Vista (Home Premium or better) with
Service Pack 1, or Windows ...