Moving and zooming tool gallery, Files and templates, About new document profiles – Adobe Illustrator CS3 User Manual
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ILLUSTRATOR CS3
User Guide
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Moving and zooming tool gallery
Illustrator provides the following tools for moving around in and controlling the view of the artboard:
Files and templates
About new document profiles
A document is the space in which you create artwork. In Illustrator, you can create documents destined for many
different types of output. (For information on creating Illustrator documents for video production, see the
Enhancing Video Production PDF at
.
You start a new document by choosing a new document profile based on your intended output. Each profile includes
preset values for size, color mode, units, orientation, transparency, and resolution. For example, the Video And Film
Document profile uses pixels instead of points, and you can choose a device-specific crop area, such as NTSC DV
Widescreen, to create a document in the exact dimensions required, with video-safe guides in place to help you lay
out your design for optimal viewing.
If you plan to output your file to a high-end printer, for example if you’re sending it to a service bureau, specify the
Print profile to ensure your artwork and any effects applied to the artwork are set to the proper resolution.
The Scissors tool (C) cuts
paths at specified points.
The Knife tool cuts objects
and paths.
The Hand tool (H) moves the
Illustrator artboard within
the illustration window.
The Page tool adjusts the
page grid to control where
artwork appears on the
printed page.
The Zoom tool (Z) increases
and decreases the view
magnification in the illus-
tration window.