Chapter 3. Create & Save Files

In this chapter you’ll learn how to launch Illustrator; create a new document; preview, open, and create templates; define the working and printable areas of a document; save a document in the Adobe Illustrator file format; save a copy of a document; close a document; and quit/exit Illustrator.

Launching Illustrator

A new document window doesn’t appear automatically when you launch Illustrator. To create a new document after launching the application, see page 41.

To Launch Illustrator in Macintosh

On the startup drive, open the Applications > Adobe Illustrator CS2 folder, then double-click the Adobe Illustrator CS2 program icon.

or

Click the Illustrator application icon in the Dock . (To create an icon, drag the application ...

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