Adobe Illustrator CC - Detailed 2025 UPDATE|
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
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Of the two Selection tools (Selection and Direct Selection), which allows you to edit the
individual anchor points of an object? - ✔✔Direct Selection tool
What should you do after creating a selection that you are going to use repeatedly? -
✔✔Choose Select > Save Selection. Name the selection so you can reselect it at any time
from the Select menu.
Sometimes you are unable to select an object because it is underneath another object. Name
two ways to get around this issue. - ✔✔You can choose Object > Hide > Selection to hide the
blocking object. (It is hidden until you choose Object > Show all). You can also use the Selection
tool to select behind content by pressing Ctrl/Command key and then clicking on the
overlapping objects until the object you want to select is selected.
To align objects to the artboard, what do you need to first select in the Align panel or Control
panel before you choose an alignment option? - ✔✔First select the Align to Artboard option.
What are the basic tools for creating shapes? - ✔✔There are six basic tools: Rectangle,
Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Star, and Flare
How do you draw a square? - ✔✔Select the rectangle tool in the Tools panel. Hold down the
Shift key and drag to draw the square or click the artboard to enter the dimensions.
, How do you change the number of sides on a polygon as you draw? - ✔✔Select the Polygon
tool in the Tools panel. Start dragging to draw the shape and press the down arrow key to
reduce the number of sides and the up arrow to increase the number of sides.
Name two ways you can combine several shapes into one. - ✔✔Using the Shape Builder tool
or the Pathfinder effects to create new shapes out of overlapping objects.
How can you convert a raster image to editable vector shapes? - ✔✔By tracing it. To convert
the tracing to paths, click Expand in the Control panel or choose Object > Image Trace > Expand.
Name two ways to change the size of an existing active artboard. - ✔✔You can double-click
the Artboard tool and edit the dimensions or select the Artboard tool, position the pointer over
an edge/corner, and drag to resize.
How can you rename an artboard? - ✔✔Select the Artboard tool and click to select an
artboard. Change the name in the Name field in the Control Panel. You can also double click the
name of the artboard in the Artboard panel to rename it.
What is the ruler origin? - ✔✔The point where 0 appears on each ruler
What is the difference between artboard rulers and global rulers? - ✔✔Artboard rulers
(default rulers) set the ruler origin at the upper-left corner of the active artboard. Global rulers
set the ruler origin at the upper-left corner of the first artboard, no matter which is active.
Briefly describe what the Scale Strokes and Effects option does. - ✔✔Found in the Transform
panel, it scales any stroke and effect as the object is scaled.
Name at least three transformations that can be applied with the Free Transformation tool. -
✔✔It can move, scale, rotate, shear, and distort.
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS (COMPLETE SOLUTIONS) GUARANTEED
SUCCESS |GRADE A+!! (100% ACCURATE) GET IT
RIGHT
Of the two Selection tools (Selection and Direct Selection), which allows you to edit the
individual anchor points of an object? - ✔✔Direct Selection tool
What should you do after creating a selection that you are going to use repeatedly? -
✔✔Choose Select > Save Selection. Name the selection so you can reselect it at any time
from the Select menu.
Sometimes you are unable to select an object because it is underneath another object. Name
two ways to get around this issue. - ✔✔You can choose Object > Hide > Selection to hide the
blocking object. (It is hidden until you choose Object > Show all). You can also use the Selection
tool to select behind content by pressing Ctrl/Command key and then clicking on the
overlapping objects until the object you want to select is selected.
To align objects to the artboard, what do you need to first select in the Align panel or Control
panel before you choose an alignment option? - ✔✔First select the Align to Artboard option.
What are the basic tools for creating shapes? - ✔✔There are six basic tools: Rectangle,
Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Star, and Flare
How do you draw a square? - ✔✔Select the rectangle tool in the Tools panel. Hold down the
Shift key and drag to draw the square or click the artboard to enter the dimensions.
, How do you change the number of sides on a polygon as you draw? - ✔✔Select the Polygon
tool in the Tools panel. Start dragging to draw the shape and press the down arrow key to
reduce the number of sides and the up arrow to increase the number of sides.
Name two ways you can combine several shapes into one. - ✔✔Using the Shape Builder tool
or the Pathfinder effects to create new shapes out of overlapping objects.
How can you convert a raster image to editable vector shapes? - ✔✔By tracing it. To convert
the tracing to paths, click Expand in the Control panel or choose Object > Image Trace > Expand.
Name two ways to change the size of an existing active artboard. - ✔✔You can double-click
the Artboard tool and edit the dimensions or select the Artboard tool, position the pointer over
an edge/corner, and drag to resize.
How can you rename an artboard? - ✔✔Select the Artboard tool and click to select an
artboard. Change the name in the Name field in the Control Panel. You can also double click the
name of the artboard in the Artboard panel to rename it.
What is the ruler origin? - ✔✔The point where 0 appears on each ruler
What is the difference between artboard rulers and global rulers? - ✔✔Artboard rulers
(default rulers) set the ruler origin at the upper-left corner of the active artboard. Global rulers
set the ruler origin at the upper-left corner of the first artboard, no matter which is active.
Briefly describe what the Scale Strokes and Effects option does. - ✔✔Found in the Transform
panel, it scales any stroke and effect as the object is scaled.
Name at least three transformations that can be applied with the Free Transformation tool. -
✔✔It can move, scale, rotate, shear, and distort.
