| A | B |
| Raster based program | Photoshop |
| Vector based program | Illustrator |
| Pixel | Raster |
| Selection tool | Selects entire object |
| Direct Selection tool | selects specific anchor points |
| Type tool | used to create text |
| Line tool | makes straight lines |
| Pen tool | Can make straight or curved lines |
| Ellipse tool | makes circles |
| Eyedropper tool | pulls color from image |
| Gradient tool | 2 or more colors blend |
| Rotate tool | spins objects |
| Scale tool | enlarges or reduces objects |
| Hand tool | Moves entire page |
| Fill | adds color inside an object |
| Stroke | adds color to edge of object |
| Trim marks | shows document size |
| Page information | show name of file |
| Illustrator's intrinsic feature | resolution independence |
| Photoshop image feature | resolution dependent |
| Magic wand tool | selects objects based on color |
| Convert anchor point tool | changes path from corner to smooth |
| Delete anchor point tool | removes anchor point |
| Add anchor point tool | puts another anchor point on path |
| zoom tool | magnifies image by getting closer |
| Polygon tool | used to create a stop sign shape |
| Scissor tool | used to cut path |
| Make Font an Object | Type>Create Outlines |
| Outline view mode | removes color from document to show paths |
| Object>Arrange | changes stacking order of paths |
| Spacebar | changes to hand tool to move page |