This file contains information about Adobe® Illustrator® 7.0.
WHAT IS ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR?
With its unmatched flexibility, Adobe Illustrator 7.0 is the industry-standard illustration software. Its new, streamlined interface delivers a truly seamless workflow across Windows® and Macintosh® platforms and between your favorite Adobe applications. Broad-based file format support, layers, improved precision, speedy image handling, and many more new features make Adobe Illustrator the ideal choice, whether you’re creating for print, multimedia, or the Web.
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR’S FEATURES
Here are just some of Illustrator’s most important new features for version 7.0:
• Seamless integration for drag-and-drop convenience among Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PageMaker®, and Adobe Photoshop® software
• Streamlined interface, including tabbed palettes, for efficient workflow
• Identical feature set on Windows and Macintosh systems for sharing files easily across platforms
• Broad-based file format support, including CorelDRAW!™, EPS, CGM, Photoshop, TIFF, PDF, and many more
• Industry-standard color-management support for professional printed output
• Speedy image handling to work faster with large images
• Image linking for smaller, more manageable files
• Transform and Align palettes for placing design elements with precision
• Reshape tool for adjusting groups of paths globally
• RGB color support for creating online graphics easily
• URL embedding for creating Web graphics with built-in links to Web pages
• Full support of Windows 95, Windows NT™ 4.0, and Macintosh features
• Layers for greater design freedom and control
• Extensive support of raster image formats and the ability to rasterize artwork within Adobe Illustrator
• Multicolor gradients and the ability to assign patterns to any path for expanded creativity
• Professional typographic controls, including rows and columns, vertical text, search and replace, and a built-in spelling checker
• Up to 200 levels of undo for carefree experimentation
• Built-in color separation for more convenient print preparation
• Pathfinder filters for easily combining and deleting areas or shapes
• Distortion filters—including Punk, Bloat, Roughen, Scribble, and more—for special effects
INSTALLING THE TRYOUT VERSION
To install the tryout version of Illustrator, double-click the Installer icon in the Disk 1 folder of the Adobe Illustrator Tryout. Then follow the instructions for installing Illustrator.
TRYOUT FEATURES
The Adobe Illustrator tryout version includes most of the creative features of the full application. Because the tryout version is intended for demonstration purposes only, you cannot save, export, or print out of the program. In addition, you cannot export data by copying and pasting to another application, or by dragging and dropping into another application.
The full application also includes fonts, clipart, online help, sample art, tutorials, and movies that greatly enhance the overall value of the product.
Adobe, Illustrator, PageMaker, and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Windows is a registered trademark and Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. CorelDRAW! is a trademark of Corel Corporation. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.