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| Vector Graphics | Graphics that are based on mathematical formulas and are comprised of paths connected by anchor points that define lines, shapes, and curves. |
| Scalable | Able to change size easily without loss of quality. |
| Resolution Independent | The image definition and quality remain the same regardless of how much the image is enlarged or reduced. |
| AI | Native File format for Adobe Illustrator |
| EPS | Most common interchange format for the print industry due to its portability. |
| Meta Graphic | Graphic format that contains both vector and raster data. |
| WMF | Microsoft created format for raster and vector. Common format for Windows Clipart. |
| Artboard | The area of the illustration that contains the printable part of your work. |
| Objects | Any shape, image, or text that can be moved, scaled or edited. |
| Line | An open ended path with two anchor points, which included straight, beziers, and spirals. |
| Anchor Point | Basic component of paths, which appear at the start and end of every path or where it changes direction. |
| Line Segment | Part of a line that has an anchor point on each end. |
| Path | Made up of one or more line segments, connected by two or more anchor points or nodes |
| Open Path | One or more paths for which the start point and end point are not the same, for example a straight or curved line. |
| Closed Path | A continuous path that has no beginning or end, for example a circle or rectangle. |
| Shapes | Geometric based tools that allow you to create primitive shapes, such as rectangles, ellipses, and polygons. |
| Transformations | Scaling, rotation, shearing (skewing), and reflecting (flipping) objects to change their appearance. |
| Smart Guides | Guides that appear as you move around a document indicating various points of alignment with existing objects. |
| Stacking Order | The order of how objects are arranged on the artboard, in front of or behind each other. |
| Stroke | The visible outline of a shape or path, such as the color, weight, or style, which is not the same as a path as a path can have no stroke as an option. |
| Fill | To put a color, gradient, or pattern into an object. |
| Swatches | Named colors, tints, gradients and patterns. |
| Gradients | Filling an object with a smooth transition from one color to another. |
| Patterns | A repeated (tiled) decorative design. |
| Drawing | using shapes or other tools such as the pen or pencil to simulate the experience of drawing on paper. |
| Bezier | A curved segment of a path which uses handles to control the shape of the curve. |
| Vector Effects | Commands that can be applied to an object, group, or layer to change its characteristics, such as distort and transform, warp, and stylize. |
| Point Type | A line of text that begins at the point that you click, which expands as you type. The type will not automatically wrap to the next line, you must use enter. |
| Area Type | Uses the boundaries of an area created by dragging a marquee with the type tool to control the flow of text. |
| Type on Path | Allows you to attach text to an open or closed path. |
| Text Wrap | Controls how area text flows over or around objects and images. |
| Unite | Combines all selected shapes into one shape. |
| Minus Front | Subtracts the top shape from the bottom most shape. |
| Minus Back | Subtracts the bottom shape from the top shape. |
| Divide | Separates the selected shapes in individual parts. |
| Pathfinder | A tool that contains options that allow you to combine multiple objects in a variety of ways to create complex shapes. |
