Adobe Illustrator CS ACE Exam Set 1

You use the selection tool to select an object, then switch to the zoom tool to increase the magnification of the selected object. Which command will temporarily switch you back to the selection tool?

What should you do to add a spot color to the Swatches palette?

You have placed a red object with 30% opacity on top of a blue object with 80% opacity. You use the Add to Shape Area shape mode in the Pathfinder palette to combine the two objects. What is the resulting object's color and opacity?

You have drawn a star using the star tool. The corners of the star are squared. You want pointed corners, so you click the Miter Join icon in the Stroke palette, but the corners remain squared. With the object selected, what should you do to make the star corners pointed?

You want to create an object that will stretch artwork evenly along the length of a path. Which tool should you use?

You have imported a photograph, but you need to create an oval image, rather than rectangular. You have created a path using the ellipse tool for your clipping mask. Which object order should you use to create the clipping mask?

Which command should you use to change the color of the Artboard?

You have made several modifications to a large Illustrator file and want to find out how many undos are available with your current system memory and application settings. Which component of the work area displays this information?

What does the Page tool allow you to do?

You have received text and graphic files that will be imported into an Adobe Illustrator document. The files were created on Windows and Macintosh platforms. You need to determine if you have the appropriate fonts on your computer. What should you do?