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Phn 1 - Cc kin thc c bn .................................................. 5
Bi 1 Giao din lm vic ......................................................... 5
1. Khng gian lm vic .......................................................... 5
2. Cc Panel ............................................................................ 8
3. Panel Tools........................................................................ 13
4. Preferences v Presets ..................................................... 23
5. Undo v Automation ........................................................ 26
Bi 2 Lm vic vi File ......................................................... 31
1. To File mi ...................................................................... 31
2. Nhiu Artboard ................................................................ 37
3. Lu v xut cc File ......................................................... 41
4. M cc File........................................................................ 44
5. Thm nh vo Illustrator ................................................ 44
6. Di chuyn xung quanh Workspace................................. 46
7. S dng Adobe Bdidge .................................................... 53
Bi 3 - V, chnh sa cc ng v hnh dng ...................... 54
1. Cc cng c Shape ........................................................... 54
2. Cc cng c Line Segment .............................................. 64
3. Chnh sa cc ng v hnh dng ................................ 71
4. Cc cng c ct ................................................................. 76
Bi 4 Lm vic vi cc vng chn........................................ 79
1. Cng c Selection ............................................................. 79
2. Cng c Direct Selection ................................................. 80
3. Cng c Group Selection ................................................. 81
4. Cng c Magic wand ....................................................... 82
5. Cng c Lasso................................................................... 84
6. Cng c Eyedropper ........................................................ 84
Bi 5 - Layer ............................................................................. 87
1. Tm hiu cc Layer .......................................................... 87
2. S dng Panel Layers ...................................................... 90
3. To mt Layer khun mu ............................................. 95
4. T chc li cc Layer ....................................................... 97
Bi 6 Mu sc trong Illustrator ......................................... 100
1. Panel Color ..................................................................... 100
 2. Color picker .................................................................... 104
3. Panel Color Guide .......................................................... 106
4. Panel Swatches ............................................................... 110
Phn 2 Cng c v bin tp hnh nh ............................... 119
Bi 1 - Pencil, Eraser, Paintbrush v Blob brush ............... 119
1. Cng c Pencil ................................................................ 119
2. Cng c Smooth ............................................................. 122
3. Cng c Path Eraser ...................................................... 124
4. Cng c Eraser ............................................................... 124
5. Cng c Paintbrush ....................................................... 127
Bi 2 Cng c Pen ............................................................... 139
1. Cng c Pen. ................................................................... 139
2. Bin tp cc ng Path................................................ 148
Bi 3 Cng c Type ............................................................. 152
1. Cng c Type .................................................................. 152
2. nh dng Type .............................................................. 160
3. Cng c Area Type ........................................................ 165
4. Cng c Type on A path ................................................ 166
5. Cng c Vertical Type ................................................... 169
6. Bao bc text xung quanh mt i tng ...................... 172
7. Lm cong text bng Envelope Distort .......................... 173
8. t va vn mt dng mc ...................................... 176
9. Thc thi cc lnh Type khac ......................................... 177
10. Chuyn i Type thnh cc outline ............................ 178
Bi 4 - Cng c bin i......................................................... 180
1. Cc cng c Transformation......................................... 180
2. Panel Transform ............................................................ 186
3. Cc lnh menu Transform ............................................ 187
Bi 5 - Pattern v Gradient ................................................... 188
1. Cc Pattern ..................................................................... 188
2. Cc Gradient .................................................................. 192
Bi 6 - Symbol, nh sng 3D v Flash .................................. 198
1. Panel Symbols ................................................................ 198
2. Cc th vin Symbol ...................................................... 200
3. Lm vic vi cc Symbol ............................................... 201
4. Cc cng c Symbolism ................................................. 204
 5. nh x nh Symbol vo cc i tng 3D ................... 206
6. Tch hp cc Symbol vi Flash ..................................... 211
Bi 7 - To cc kiu ha trn ................................................ 214
1. To cc Blend ................................................................. 214
2. Cc ty chn Blend ........................................................ 215
3. Bin tp cc kiu ha trn ............................................. 217
4. Cc ty chn menu Blend ............................................. 218
Bi 8 - Clipping Mask v ng Path phc hp................. 220
1. Cc mt n xn ............................................................... 220
2. Cc ng path phc hp ............................................. 225
 Phn 1 - Cc kin thc c bn
Bi 1 Giao din lm vic
1. Khng gian lm vic
Khi ln u khi ng Illustrator, bn s thy mt khng gian lm
vic (Wokrspace) bao gm mt thanh ng dng trn cng vi
khung ng dng bn di n, (Panel Tools nm trn bn tri v cc
Panel mc nh thu gn c neo bn phi.

Thanh menu
Thanh menu cha cc link dn n cc tnh nng cng c v lnh
ca Illustrator cng nh mt nt m bdidge, mt menu chn
mt Layout widget v mt menu tt chn cc cu hnh
Workspace khc nhau.
Panel control
Panel control l mt Panel h tr cng c ring bit the ng cnh
vi thay i ni dung cho ph hp vi cng c hin c chn v
/hoc i tng c chn trong Workspace. Hnh di minh ha
mt v d v Panel control h tr cng c Selection. S dng cc
tnh nng khc nhau trong Panel cotrol ty bin cc cng c v
bin tp ti liu khi bn to n.
Thanh trng thi
Thanh trng thi (status bar) c t mp tri di cng
Artboard. Khi xut hin,vng ny hin th ba tnh nng c bit:
Mc phng i hin hnh ca Artboard (hoc mc zoom), cc nt
nh hng Artboard v mt vng hin th thng tin nh c minh
ha trong hnh di y:

Phng i
Vng phng i hin th mc phng i ca ti liu c th l bt
k s gia 3,13% v 6400%. S dng nt menu x xung iu
chnh xc lp zoom.
nh hng Artboard
Khi nhiu Artboard c pht hin, cc nt first, prevous, next v
last c kch hot, cho php bn nhanh chng nhy n hoc chn
artbord mong mun trong Workspace.

Vng hin th
Vng ny c th c ty bin thng qua menu con Show ca menu
hin th cng c, ngy thng v thi gian hin hnh, s ln undo
v redo, Color proFile ca ti liu hoc trng thi ca File c
qun l. Bn cng c th s dng vng ny truy cp cc lnh
version cue hoc xem File hin hnh trong adobe bdidge bng cch
chn reveal in bdidge.
Artboard
Artboard l vng hnh ch nht hin hnh trong Workspace xc
nh nhng g s c in nh c ha trong hnh pha di. cc
i tng c th c t hng n mp ( to mt leed) hoc
thm ch bn ngoi cc ranh gii Artboard nhng ch cc i tng
bn trong Artboard mi in ra. Bn s lp kch c v khi lng ca
cc Artboard mi ln bn to mt File mi.

Ty bin Workspace
Cc d n (project) khc nhau thng c th i hi cc cu hnh
khc nhau ca cc Panel v cng c bn trong Workspace. Trong
Illus-trator bn c th to lu cc Layout ty ring ca bn v ti
s dng chng bt k khi no. lu Workspace ty ring ca bn,
u tin thit lp Workspace theo cch ca bn mong mun v lm
theo cc bc sau y:
Bc 1: Chn Window | Workspace | New Workspace.

Bc 2: Trong hp thoi New Workspace va m ra, g nhp mt

tn cho Workspace mi ny v nhn nt Ok.

Bc 3: s dng Workspace mi, chn tn ca n t menu

Window | Workspace.
2. Cc Panel
S dng cc Panel ca Illustrator c trong dock dc theo
pha phi ca mn hnh bin tp ti liu, ty bin cc xc lp
cng c, hon thnh cc tc v c th v c th dng lm vic. Theo
mc nh dock c thu gn. m rng n, nhp cc mi tn kp
nh hng sang tri mt ln phn trn cng ca dock. Cc pancel
c nhm li thnh cc h ca cc cng c tng t. V d Panel
Swatches c nhm vi brusches v Symbols nh hnh di y:

Hu ht cc Panel chia s cc tnh nng nht nh chng hn nh

mt thanh nt (button bar) cui, menu cc ty chn Flyout, kh
nng m rng, thu gn v c neo mp phi ca Workspace sau
y l mt tng quan s lc v mi Panel:
- Actions: S dng Panel ny ghi v pht mt loi cc bc hoc
thao tc.
- Align: Panel ny cho php bn cn chnh cc i tng.
- Appearance: Panel ny cho bn xem, to v p dng cc thuc
tnh v nhng i tng chng hn nh nhiu vng t (fill), nhiu
nt (Strokes), trong sut (transparency),v cc hiu ng (effects).
- Attdibutrs: S dng Panel ny xem thng tin in v bt k
URL web c kt hp vi mt i tng c chn.
- Brusches: Panel cho bn chn mt loi c.
- Color: S dng Panel ny chn v p dng mu vo ti liu.
- Color guide: Panel ny cho bn truy cp ni dung hng dn live
Color.
- Control: y l Panel control ni bn c th ty bin cc xc lp
cng c ring l.
- Document info: S dng Panel ny xem thng tin File chng
hn nh kch c mu (Artboard, ch Color mode), cc chi tit
Font v cc n v thc o.
- Flattener Preview : Panel ny cho bn thy nh (artwork), c
lm phng v iu chnh cc xc lp flattener.
- Gradient: Panel cho bn p dng v xc lp cc Gradient.
- Graphbic styles: S dng Panel ny xem, to p dng cc kiu
ha (graphbic style) ty .
- Info: Panel hin th thng tin v cc i tng c chn chng
hn nh cc ta X / Y, chiu rng v chiu cao, cc gi tr mu
cho Stroke (nt) v fill (vng t).
- Layers: S dng Panel ny t chc ti liu trn cc Layer (lp)
khc nhau.
- Links: Panel hin th mt danh sch tt c i tng c dt
c lin kt vi ti liu hin hnh.
- Magic wand: S dng Panel ny iu chnh cc xc lp cng
c Magic wand.
- Navigator: S dng Panel ny xem v iu chnh mc phng
i ca mt ti liu.
- Pathfinder: Panel ny cho php bn p dng cc kiu bin i
thm (add), bt i (subtract), xn (tdim), lm giao nhau (intersecrt)
loi tr (exclude)v trn (merge)cc i tng.
- Separations Preview : Panel ny cho bn trc vic in cc bn
tch mu ca ti liu.
- Stroke: S dng Panel ny iu chnh cc xc lp Stroke chng
hn nh weight (b dy) miter limit (gii hn mng vung gc),
Alignment (canh chnh) Dashed line (ng gch gch) v hnh
dng m (cap) v u ni (foin).
- SVG interactivity: Panel ny cho php lin kt cc chc nng
javascdipt vi cc nh vector t cc File javascdipt bn ngoi.
- Swatches: Panel ny hin th cc mu, mu Gradient, v mm hoa
vn (Pattern) xc lp sn, cc Swatch (mu mu) ty v cc th
vin Swatch.
- Symbol: Panel hin th k hiu (sywbol) vector xc lp sn v cc
th vin sywbol. N cng cho bn nh ngha v lm vic vi cc
Symbol ty mi.
- Tools: y l Panel Tools ni bn c th truy cp v s dng cc
cng c ca chng trnh to v x l cc ng Path,v hnh
dng (Shape) trn Artboard.
- Transform: S dng Panel ny p dng cc kiu bin i
chng hn nh nh t l, xoay v lm nghing nh c chn.
- Transparency: Panel ny cho bn iu chnh m c ca cc
i tng c chn, p dng cc ch ha trn (blending mode)
v p dng cc xc lp opacity c bit vo cc i tng c kt
nhm.
- Type: S dng Panel ny p cc Panel lin quan n text bao
gm Character, styles, flash text, glyphs, OpenType, paragraph,
paragraph styles v tabs.
- Vadiables: S dng Panel ny xc lp cc ty chn c s d
liu khi to ha c iu khin bng d liu.
Thao tc chung vi Panel
- m mt Panel, chn Panel bng tn ca n t Windows (hoc
s dng phm tt c lit k k bn tn Panel trong menu
Windows). Khi mt Panel c m, du kim s xut hin k bn
tn Panel trong menu Windows.
- ng mt Panel, nhp X nh gc phi trn cng cng Panel
hoc nhp phi trong vng xm ca tab Panel hin th menu ng
cnh v sau chn close Panel hoc close Group.
- neo (dock) v m neo (undock) cc Panel, nhp v r Panel
bng tab ca n n v tr mi m bn mun, v tr ny c th trong
nhm Panel hin c. Vo mt nhm Panel khc, vo dock di
dng nhm Panel ring ca n hoc bn ngoi dock.
- iu chnh chiu cao ca mt s Panel bn trong dock t
Cursor trn vch chia xm m gia hai nhm Panel bt k, sau
nhp v r khi bn thy mi tn hai u thng ng.
- xc lp li cc v tr Panel tr v cc v tr layoul mc nh
nhn nt worksace mi trn Panel control (hoc chn Window |
Workspace) v chn Layout basic hoc essentials t menu con nh
hnh di y:

T chc cc Panel
C l bn thch Layout c t chc ca cc Panel c neo dc theo
mp phi ca Workspace, nhng c nhng lc bn tht s cn mt
Panel nm gn vng lm vic hn, bn khng ch c th m neo bt
k Panel hoc nhm Panel ra khi vng neo v t chng tr li m
bn cn hon ton c th ng v m li cc Panel khi cn thit,
iu chnh chiu rng, chiu cao v din mo ca bt k Panel t
bn trong v bn ngoi dock v r trn cc tab bn trong mt nhm
Panel thay i th t hin th ca chng bn trong nhm.
Bt k cc im khc bit ring l, hu ht cc Panel c nhiu tnh
nng tng t nhau bao gm tab tn pane, mt nt lm n / hin th
cc tnh nng Panel, mt menu Option, v nhiu nt thanh trt,
menu v trng nhp liu nh c th hin trong Panel Stroke ca
hnh di y:
3. Panel Tools
Panel Tools c th c m rng, c thu gn, c lm n, hin
th, c neo v c m t tri ni t do trong Workspace.
thy mt tooltip hin th tn v phm tt ca mt cng c (chng hn
nh P cho cng c Pen), t chut ln trn bt k biu tng cng
c.
Vi Panel Tools bn c th thc hin cc thao tc sau:
- lm n hoc hin th Panel Tools, chn Windows | Tools.
- s dng mt cng c, nhp biu tng ca n chn n.
- m neo v di chuyn Panel Tools vo Workspace, nhp v r
n t tab trn cng ca n.
- chn i gia s hin th mt ct hai ct, nhp mi tn kp
trong thanh tab phn trn cng ca Panel Tools.
- m hp thoi Option ca mt cng c, nhp i biu tng ca
cng c.
Cc menu Flyout
Tng cng c c mt tam gic en nh k bn n c mt menu
Flyout ngay bn di cha cc cng c tng t, thy menu
flyuot, nhp gi chut trn cng c . Khi menu Flyout xut hin,
chn bt k cng c khc bng cch nh chut Cursor nm l lng
trn cng c m bn mun.
- duyt qua cc cng c c n m khong cn m menu Flyout,
nhn gi phm Alt trong khi nhp cng c m bn mun.
- Vi menu Flyout hin th, r con tr ln trn mi tn en nh ti
mp phi ca menu tearoff tch ri menu Flyout ln trn
Artboard.
- ng mt Panel menu Flyout c tch ri, nhp nt close
trong thanh tiu ca Panel.
Cc menu Tearoff
Mt bn sao ca menu Flyout c th c (tch ri) ra khi Panel
Tools chnh v c di chuyn bt k ni no trn Artboard m
khng loi b vnh vin cc cng c t Panel Tools. tch ri
bt k menu Flyout, r chut n thanh tearoff trn mp phi ca
menu Flyout.

Sau khi bn nh chut, menu tearoff s xut hin di dng Panel

Tools mini di ng v c th ng ring ca n.

Cc cng c v cc ty chn cng c

Phn ny s trnh by mt tng quan v Panel Tools, hnh di y
minh ha mt danh sch hon chnh tt c cng c c sn trn Panel
Tools, bao gm tt c cng c c n trong tng menu Flyout.
- Cc cng c Selection
+ Selection: Cng c mc nh chn v di chuyn cc i tng
+ Direct Selection: c s dng chn cc ng hoc on
ring bit ca mt i tng
+ Magic wantd: c s dng to cc vng chn da vo mu
t v mu nt ca i tng. b dy nt, m c i tng v
ch ha trn.
+ Lasso: c s dng to cc vng chn bng cch r xung
quanh cc i tng mong mun.
- Cc cng c Drawing, paninting v Type
+ Pen: c s dng v cc on ng thng v ng cong
bedier.
+ Type: c s dng thm text vo Artboard.
+ Line Segment: c s dng to cc on ng, ng
xon c v li.
+ Rectangle: c s dng v cc hnh dng nguyn thy chng
hn nh cc hnh ch nht. hnh ch nht bo trn, lp a gic ngi
sao v nh sng le.
+ Paintbrush: c s dng v t cc ng v hnh dng
+ Pencil: c s dng v cc ng v hnh dng t do.
+ Blob brush: c s dng t cc ng bng cc ng Path
phc hp.
+ Eraser: c s dng xa cc nt v cc vng t ra khi cc
i tng.
- Cc cng c painting v blending Type c bit.
+ Rotate: c s dng xoay mt i tng c chn.
+ Scale: c s dng nh t l mt i tng c chn.
+ Warp: c s dng bin i mt i tng c chn.
+ Free Transform: c s dng bin i mt i tng c
chn.
+ Symbol sprayer: c s dng to cc Symbol v instance
chnh.
+ Column graph: c s dng to cc s v biu c
iu khin bng d liu.
- Cc cng c painting v blending Type c bit
+ Mesh: c s dng p dng cc Gradient mng li vo cc
i tng c chn.
+ Gradient: c s dng p dng cc Gradient v cc i
tng c chn.
+ Eyedropper: c s dng chn cc i tng bng cc
thuc tnh din mo.
+ Blend: c s dng to cc kiu ha trn hnh dng v mu
gia cc i tng c chn.
+ Live paint bucket: c s dng trn cc vng p dng live
paint vo mt nhm paint.
+ Live paint Selection: c s dng trn cc vng xc nh
bn trong mt nhm live paint.
- Cng c slice, Artboard, movie v zoom
+Artboard: c s dng v cc Layout 1 v nhiu Artboard.
+ Slice: c s dng ct nh c chn thnh cc lt trc khi
ti u ha hnh ha cho web.
+ Hand: c s dng nh li v tr ca khung xem artboad
bn trong Workspace.
+ Zoom: c s dng phng to v thu nh nh.
- Cc cng c Stroke v fill
c s dng xc nh mu nt v mu t cho bt k i tng
Path c chon. Bn c th chuyn i trng thi hin hnh ca cc
biu tng fill v Stroke bng cch nhn phm X trn bn phm.
+ Fill: xc nh mu t ca cc i tng c chn, nhp biu
tng fill hnh vung kich hot fill v thay i mu s dng
Panel Swatches hoc Colors.
+ Stroke: xc nh mu nt ca mt i tng c chn, nhp
biu tng Stroke kch hot Stroke v thay i mu s dng
Panel Swatches hoc Colors.
- Cc cng c screen mode
Nhp y (hoc nhn phm F trn bn phm) chuyn i ba ch
mn hnh khc nhau cho Workspace.:
+ Normal screen mode: Hoc mn hnh y vi thanh
Application, thanh document Groups, cc thc o (ruler) Panel
Tools v cc Panel.
+ Full screen mode with menu bar: Hin th mt mn hnh y
vi thanh application, Artboard. Panel Tools v cc Panel.
+ Full screen mode: Hin th Artboard m rng vi cc thc o
tt c tnh nng Workspace khc c n. thot khi ch ny
nhn phm F trn bn phm.
Cc phm tt
Bn truy cp cc cng c v ty chn menu cng nhiu, bn s bt
u nhn ra nhiu phm tt ca Illustrator. S dng nhng phm ny
bt c lc no truy cp cc cng c v tnh nng m khng cn
s dng chut.
Nu c mt cng c hoc hnh ng m bn s dng lin tc
khng c gn mt phm tt, hy to phm tt ring ca bn.
to mt phm tt ty , lm theo nhng bc sau y:
Bc 1: Chn Edit | keyboard shortcuts m hp thoi
keyboard shortcut.
Bc 2: Nhp nt Save to mt bn sao ca cc phm tt
Illustrator defaults vi tn ring ca bn gi li tn gc v gi
ring bit cc phm tt.
Bc 3: Trong hp thoi Save keyset File, g nhp mt tn (v d
msKey) cho File shortcut mi v nhp nt Ok.

By gi bn mi thy tn mi ny hin th menu Set phn trn

cng ca hp thoi.
Bc 4: Chn Tools hoc Menu commands t menu s xung bn
di menu set thy mt danh sch cc phm tt cng c hoc
lnh menu hin c cui hp thoi.
Bc 5: Cun xung cng c hoc lnh menu m bn mun to mt
phm tt ty .
Bc 6: Nhp Cursor trong trng hp Shortcut trng k bn dng
lnh m bn mun ty bin v sau g nhp phm tt m bn
mun. Nu phm tt c s dng bi mt cng c hoc lnh
menu khc, mt cnh bo s hin th y hp thoi. Nu iu ny
xay ra, th mt phm tt khc. Nu phm tt c sn, thng s chp
nhn phm tt m bn nhp.

Bc 7: Lp li cc bc 4 n 6 to thm cc phm tt.

Bc 8: Nhp nt Ok ng ca s v bt u s dng cc phm
tt mi.
4. Preferences v Presets
S dng hp thoi Prefrences ca Illustrator ty bin mt s xc
lp ca chng trnh, chng hn nh cc n v thc o, cc xc
lp hin th v cng c v thng tin xut pile trong s cc th khc.
Ngoi nhng xc lp ny, Illustrator cho php bn lm vic vi cc
Preset hin c to cc trong sut, tracings, bn in (Print), cc
pile PDF v SWF hoc to cc Present ty ring ca bn cho tng
xc lp ny m sau c th c ti v ng dng khi lm vic trn
cc project c th.
Prefreces
truy cp hp thoi preferences nh hnh di y:

Chn Edit | prefernces | General v sau chn mt trong cc ty

chn t menu Flyout. Mt khi m ra, bn c th cun qua cc mn
hnh khc nhau s dng cc nt previous v next iu chnh cc
xc lp khc nhau.
Presets
Menu Edit cha mt danh sch cc ty chn Preset lin quan n
cc xc lp mc nh Illustrator s dng khi to cc trong sut
c lm phng, to cc nh tracings, in, to cc File PDF v xut
cc File SWF. Tng ty chn ny c mt File Preset tng ng
cha tt c xc lp quyt nh nhng th ny c x l bi ng
dng nh th no.
Cc Preset transparency flattener
Khi mt ti liu cha trong sut, bn c th xc nh v t ng
ha cc File c lm phng (flatte) nh th no khi lu v xut
File in v dnh cho File PDF cng nh xut cc File sang cc
nh dng khc nhau vn khng h tr trong sut. Theo mc
nh, c sn ba phn gii: high, medium v low. S dng high
cho tt c bn in v c bn in t cht lng cao; medium cho cc
bn in th trn mn hnh v cc File in sang cc my in mu
postScdipt; v low xut bn cc File web xut sang SVG, hoc
File cn xut trn cc my in desktop en trng.
Presets Print
Khi in, bn c th to cc xc lp in nhanh thng qua hp thoi File
| Print hoc bn c th to v s dng Print Presets ty hoc cc
xc lp xut lm cho ni dung in ph hp vi cc my in c th.
Illustrator c hai File Preset in: mt default v mt default web |
video | mobile. Bin tp cc File ny thng qua hp thoi Print
Presets.

Cc Preset adobe PDF

T to mt PDF t nh, c mt s xc lp m bn c th chnh sa
quyt nh cht lng v kch c File ca PDF. Nhng xc lp
ny c lu tr trong File adobe PDF Preset. ngn lm mt d
liu khi m li cc File PDF trong Illustrator, chn Preset Illustrator
deafult. Nu khng chn high quality Print hoc mt trong cc ty
chn Preset khc to cc File PDF cht lng cao. iu chnh
cc xc lp ny v to cc Preset ring ca bn thng qua hp thoi
adobe PDF Presets.
Cc Preset SWF
SWF l nh dng File adobe flash c s dng khi xut nh
a vo mt hot hnh flash. Cc ty chn Preset bao gm flash
Player version, loi xut (export), cht lng ng cong, tc
khun hnh (frame) v nhiu hn na. chnh sa cc Preset SWF
hoc to Preset SWF ring ca bn, truy cp hp thoi SWF Presets.
5. Undo v Automation
Mt trong nhng iu tuyt vi nht v Illustrator l kh nng undo
v redo cc bc trong cng vic ca bn. Illustrator h tr mt s
ln undo khng gii hn, cho bn s linh hot m bn cn th
mi th, thay i nh v thc hin cc sa cha. bn cng c th
hon ton o ngc File tr v im khi u ca n v t ng
ha cc tc v lp li bng cch s dng menu Actions.
Undo v redo
undo v redo bt k thao tc, chn Edit | Undo hoc | Redo. Lp
li thao tc undo nhiu ln bao nhiu ln ty mc cn thit o
ngc cng cic ca bn tr v trng thi m bn mun. Hoc cc
phm tt c th rt hu dng cho undo: Ctrl + z. Thm Shift vo cc
lnh shortcut ny redo thao tc.
Revert
o ngc (revert) mt File m bn lm vic tr v phin bn
c lu sau cng y c th l phin bn khi bn m File trc
tin hoc phin bn m bn lu File ln sau cng (trong khi vn
m v lm vic vi n) chn File | Revert.
Hy ghi nh mt khi bn lu v ng mt File b nh undo, redo
v revert b xa. Tng t nh bn m mt File, bn bt u vi
mt trng thi sch.
Panel Actions
 gip tng tc tin trnh ca cng vic lp i lp li, Illustrator
a ra c mt th vin cc Action c ghi sn bn trong Panel
Actions. n gin mt Action l mt lot cc bc hoc thao tc
c ghi sn, chng hn nh chn mt cng c, chn mt i
tng, bin i i tng v ti u File di dng mt nh web
m c th c pht li bng cch n mt nt.
Bn c th s dng Panel Actions pht cho Action hin c cng
nh ghi, pht, bin tp v xa cc actipns ring ca bn cc Action
c th bao gm cc im dng ni bn thc hin cc tc v c th
(nh hnh v bng cng c Pencil) cng nh cc modal control
nhp cc gi tr c th vo mt hp thoi trong qu trnh pht li.
xem Panel Actions, chn Window | Actions. Panel 22 Action
ghi sn bn trong folder deafult Actions. Mt folder trong Panel ny
c gi l set. Bn c th to cc set ring ca bn v lp y
chng bng cc Action ty ring ca bn.
Pht cc Action
pht mt Action, chn i tng trn Artboard m bn mun p
dng Action, nhp Action m bn mun trong Panel Actions
chn n v nhp nt play cui Panel chy Action. Cc Action
hin th mt biu tng hp thoi k bn n trong ct dialong ca
Panel s t ddooongj m cc hp thoi hi d liu nhp ca
ngi dng. Ty chn ny c th c m hoc tt trong ct ny.
To mt Action
 to mt Action ty , lm theo cc bc n gin sau y:
Bc 1: Nhp nt create neww set to mt folder mi cho tt c
Action ty .

Bc 2: Trong hp thoi new set, t cho folder mi mt tn chng

hn nh my Actions v nhp nt Ok.

Bc 3: Vi folder set mi c chn, nhp nt create new

Action.
Bc 4: Trong hp thoi new Action, g nhp mt tn cho Action
v nu mun, gn mt phm chc nng v mu bt sng. Cc Action
nn c t tn theo chc nng ca chng sao cho d nhn ra
chng hn nh rotate 45 degrees. Sau nhp record.
Bc 5: Chn i tng trn arboard v thc thi Action.
Bc 6: Khi bn hon tt, nhp nt stop ngng ghi.
Xa mt Action
xa ton b Action, mt bc trong mt Action hoc thm ch
ton b mt set (folder), r v th Action, step (bc) hoc set vo
biu tng thng rc delete Selection nm cui Panel.

Bi 2 Lm vic vi File
Lc bt u mt d n, iu u tin m bn cn lm l to mt ti
liu mi. N c th l mt File trng c thit lp cho mt d n
in,di ng (mobile), video, web, hoc bn c th bt u vi mt
trong nhiu File Illustrator min ph c cung cp bi adobe. Vic
thit lp File mt cch ph hp trc khi bt u s gip bn chnh
c mt s sai st thng thng. Trong chng trnh ny bn s
hc nhng k nng quan trng chng hn nh cch to cacs ti liu,
lm vic vi cc Template v lu cc project.
1. To File mi
chn mt ti liu mi, chn File | New t menu chnh, nhn Ctrl
+ N.

Hi thoi New document

Trong hp thoi document thit lp loi ti liu m bn cn bng
cch chn mt trong cc proFile ti liu xc lp sn ca Illustrtor
hoc bng cch to proFile ty ring ca bn. thay i xc lp
ti liu sau khi bn bt u lm vic,chn File | Document setup.

Thit lp ti liu bng cch s dng cc ty chn hp thoi New

document:
- Name: G nhp mt tn cho ti liu y. Nu bn d dnh chia
s cc File qua internet. Hy tp thi quen t tn cho cc File s
dng tt c ch thng, khng c khong trng v khng c cc k
t l mc d c th s dng cc du ni hoc du gch di nh
trong luckychair logo v gymkids _ tshirt
- Document proFile: Menu x xung ny bao gm cc proFile
c ty bin cho cc ti liu c ch nh cho Print, web, mobile
v devices, video v Film, basic RGB. S dng mi proFile y
nguyn hoc lm mt im khi u cho vic to mt proFile ty .
Chn ty chn browse chn v s dng cc proFile ty ring
ca bn v cc proFile bn th ba.
- Number of Artboards: To cc File c nhiu Artboard bng cch
g nhp mt s ngoi tr 1 trong trng number of Artboard. Sau
cc trng spcing v rows c kch hot cng nh cc nt
xc nh dng chy ca li v hng Layout.
- Sire: Chn mt kch c ti liu mc nh chng hn nh letter,
legal, tabloid hoc cc phong b (envelope) A4,A3, A5 hoc B4.
- Width / height: Nhp chiu rng chiu cao ty ca ti liu
y bao gm ch vit tt cho n v o mong mun chng hn nh
px, pt hoc in.
- Units: Chn mt n v o cho File v cc thc o ti liu. Cc
ty chn bao gm points, picas, nches, centimet, milimet hoc
pixel.
- Odientation: Chn mt Layout ti liu portrait (thng ng) hoc
Landscape (nm ngang).
- Blend: Cc ty chn bleed mc nh thng c xc nh sang
zero, iu ny tt cho hu ht cc tnh hung. Tuy nhin, khi thit
k mt d n in i hi mu m rng hoc bleed (in chm)
sang mp ca giy (nh bn thng thy vi mt tp ch mu), xc
lp mt bleed y. Cc xc lp in hnh ti thiu 0,25 inch. Cc
Profect c cc link c in trn giy qu kh v sau c xn i.
Khi c xc lp. Cc ng hng dn bleed xut hin bn ngoi
cc mp ca Artboard h tr trong qu trnh Layout.
- Advanced: Nhp biu tng mi tn kp hng xung thy
cc xc lp nng cao.
+ Color mode: Xc lp ny quyt nh vng mu xut ca ti liu
chn CMYK cho tt c Profect Print v RGB cho bt k web,
mobile and devicas v video and Film.
+ Raster efects raster efects: L cc hiu ng bitmap c bit (nh
mt bng ) c v bng pixel thay v cc vector. Chn high (300
ppi) cho tt c Profect Print, medium (150 ppi) cho cc Profect trn
mn hnh v low (72 ppi) cho Profect web, mobile and devices v
video and Fiml.
+ Transparency Gdid: Ty chn xut hin khi proFile video and
Film c chn bn c th to ti liu trn mt nn trong sut.
M hoc tt li (Gdid) y hoc chn mt ty chn chnh sa
trong hoc mu ca li trong sut.
+ Preview mode: Xc lp ny quyt nh nh xut hin trong
wrOkspace nh th no. Bn c th truy cp nhng ty chn ny
qua menu View. Chn default thy nh di dng cc vector
bng mu y . Chn pixel thy nh nh n xut hin nu nh
c chuynr i t vector thnh rastedize (nh c pixel ha).
Chn overPrint xem trc ti liu trn mn hnh thy
trong sut, s ha trn v in s trng nh th no trong bng in
c tch mu.
+ Enable oversized canvas: Nhp hp kim ny bt tnh nng
oversized nhm cung cp mt canvas ln hn bnh thng 29% (ln
hn 14400 x 14400 pts). Tnh nng khng tng thch vi cc PDF.
+ Device central button: Nt ny xut hin khi bn chn mt
proFile cho mobile and devices. Nhp n khi ng devices
central xem trc File trong nhiu thit k di ng m phng
khc nhau.
Lm vic vi cc Template
Mt Template l mt File c bit (c phn m rng File *.ait) cho
php bn to mt s File bn sao khng gii hn c chung cc tnh
nng chng hn nh kch c ca Artboard, ch mu, cc hiu
ng raster,v thm ch v tr ca cc ng hng dn (guide), text
v ha, bn thn Template khng thay i cho d bao nhiu ln
bn m cc in stance ca n.
- Cc Template mu ca Illustrator
Illustrator c mt s File Template min ph bao gm cc Layout v
hnh ha min ph tin bn quyn tc gi, cho bn linh hot
nhanh chng v d dn to cc danh thip, tiu u th,
brochures, cha ng a CD, cc nhn a, th mi, bn tin ni b
v nhiu hn na.
 bt u lm vic vi bt k Template ca Illustrator, khi ng
hp thoai new from Template bng cch chn File | New from
Template, nhn phm tt Shift + Ctrl + N.

Bn trong hp thoi New from Template, bn s tm thy cc

Template c nhm theo ch bn trong cc foder ring l,
chng hn nh artistic, bland, basic v restaurant. m v bt u
s dng mt Template, m mt trong cc Folder theo ch , chn
File m bn mun t danh sch v nhp nt new. Mt khi mt File
m, hy bo m lu File s dng lnh File | Save.
- To cc Template ty
Bn c th d to v s dng cc Template ring ca bn. Tt c
nhng g bn phi lm l thit lp mt File hteo cch bn thch, bao
gm cc xc lp c ty bin chng hn nh cc Swatch, brush,
ruler, gird, guide, v bt u phng i sau lu n di dng
mt Template bng cch chn File | Save As Template.
Khi bn sn sng s dng n, chn File | New from Template t
menu chnh, chn File Template ty v bt u lm vic.
2. Nhiu Artboard
Trong phn ny, bn s hc cch to nhiu Artboard, bin tp chng
c in cc File cha nhiu Artboard.
To nhiu Artboard
To cc ti liu c nhiu Artboard d nht nu bn xc nh s
board m bn mun trong khi bn to File trong hp tha new
document. Tuy nhin, bn vn c th chnh sa s Artboard trong
File sau khi File m.
Khi to nhiu Artboard bng tay nh c m t trong phn tip
theo, hy ghi nh rng khi bn to mi Artboard mi, mt s
Artboard c t ng gn cho n, s ny quyt nh th t m cc
Artboard s in ra v n khng th c thay i mt khi n c
to. S hin th nt tri trn cng ca cc Artboard khi cng c
Artboard c chn.
 thit lp hoc thay i s Artboard trong ti liu m, lm theo
nhng bc sau y:
Bc 1: Chn cng c Artboard cui Panel Tools. Mt khi cng
c c chn, Artboard chnh trong File c kch hot.
Bc 2: iu chnh kch c ca Artboard hin hnh bng cch t
chut ln trn bt k mp ca Artboard hin hnh. Khi Cursor bin
thnh mt mi tn hai u, nhp v r iu chnh kch c.
Bc 3: thm mt Artboard khc, nhp v r trong Workspace
v mt hnh dng Artboard mi.
Bc 4: t li mt Artboard trong Workspace sau khi n
c v, nhp v re Artboard di chuyn n n v tr mi m bn
mun.
Bc 5: Lp li cc bc 3 v 4 thm cc Artboard mi v t
li cc Artboard trong Layout.
Bc 6: xa Artboard, chn n bng cng c Artboard v nhp
nt delete Artboard trn Panel control hoc nhp delete trn bn
phm. Bn cng c th xa mt Artboard cho d c chn hay
khng bng cch nhp hp close ca n.
Bc 7: Nhp bt k cng c khc trong Panel Tools nh cng
c Artboard v xc lp Layout nhiu Artboard mi trong
Workspace.
Bin tp cc Artboard
Lm theo cc bc sau y iu chnh chiu rng, chiu cao,
hng Layout, cc thay i X / Y v nhng thuc tnh khc ca cc
Artboard ring l.
Bc 1: Chn cng c Artboard t Panel Tools.
Bc 2: Nhp Artboard trong Workspace m bn mun chnh sa
kch hot n.
Bc 3: S dng cc cng c Artboard v xc lp Artboard trn
Panel control.
- Presets: Chn mt kch c xc lp sn cho Artboard t menu x
xung ny.
- Portrait / Landscape: Nhp nhng nt ny lp hng Layout
ca Artboard sang thng ng (Portrait) hoc nm ngang
(Landscape) s dng cc kch thc hin hnh ca Artboard.
- New Artboard: Nhp nt ny thm mt Artboard mi vo
chnh gia Layout. Sau bn c th nhp v r Artboard mi n
mt v tr khc.
- Delete Artboard: Nhp nt ny xa Artboard hin c chn.
- Display option menu: Mi Artboard c th c cc tnh nng sau
y c bt hoc tt bng cc nt chuyn i ny, biu tng ca
mc menu c chn sau cng s hin th bn tri ca menu.
- Show Center mark: Nhp y thm mt ng hng dn
du tm mu xanh l cy vo Artboard c chn.
- Show Cross hairs: Nhp y thm cc ng Cross hair
mu xanh lc tng trng cho tm nm ngang v tm thng ng
ca Artboard.
- Show video safe Area: i vi cc Profect Film v video, nhp
y thm mt tp hp cc ng hng dn vng an ton
video vo Artboard c chn.

In nhiu Artboard
Vi nhiu File Artboard, cc Artboard s in di dng cc trang
ring bit theo th t chng c to (bt k v tr chng c
to trn Artboard) tr khi bn xc nh rng mt s Artboard in
trong khi nhng Artboard khc th khng. chn Artboard no
trong cc Artboard trong ti liu s in, chn range trong hp thoi
Print ca my in v g nhp s Artboard nu bn mun in, chng
hn nh 1, 4 - 5 b qua cc Artboard 2 v 3 ca mt File 05
Artboard.
- Hp thoi Open Artboard Option: Nhp y m hp thoi
Artboard Option. Bn cng c th khi ng n bng cch nhp i
cng c Artboard trong Panel Tools.
- Cc ta X / Y: iu chnh cc ta x (nm ngang) v y (thng
ng) y.
- Width /height: Xc lp chiu rng v chiu cao mong mun cho
Artboard c chn y.
- Artboard count: Vng th hin s Artboard ca ti liu m.
3. Lu v xut cc File
Khi bn sn sng lu ti liu, s dng mt trong nhng lnh Save
sau y:
- File | Save: iu ny m hp thoi Save as m bn trong bn
c th chn v tr cho File c lu, g nhp mt tn File, chn mt
kiu File t enu x xung Save as Type v lu File. Nu File
c lu lnh Save s cp nht File hin c bng bt k thay i
gn y.
- File | Save as: Tng t File | Save, trong bn s nhn thy mt
hp thoi Save as, nhng File c ng v File Save as tr thnh
ti liu hin hnh c m trong Workspace Illustrator.
- File | Save a copy: Ty chn lu mt bn sao ca File m v tr
m bn mun trong khi m File gc.
- File | Save for microsoft office: Chn ty chn ny lu mt
bn sao ca ti liu v tr mong mun trn my tnh bng nh
dng File micorosft PNG.
Cc nh dng File ring
Bn thng nn xem xt 4 nh dng File khi lu cc File. Nhng
kiu File ny c gi l cc nh dng ring (native format) bi v
chng d li tnh nng c bit v d liu ca Illustrator bin tp
sau ny:
- AI (*.ai): nh dng File ring ca Illustrator to v lu cc
hnh minh ha da v vector. Cng c h tr bi mt s ng
dng ch bn vn phng v v.
- PDF (*.PDF): Portable document format. Nhng File ny h tr
cc ti liu cha nh bitmap v nh vector, text v Font. duy tr
kh nng bin tp. Hy bo m bt ty chn Preserve Illustrator
editing capabilities trong hp thoi Save adobe PDF.
- EPS (*.EPS): nh dng encapsulated postscdipt (EPS) d li hu
ht cc phn t ha c to bi Illustrator v c th bao gm c
nh bitmap v nh vector. nh dng EPS l mt nh dng vector
chung chung v ty chn m bn chn nu bn d nh t File vo
cc chng trnh khng phi adobe chng hn nh microsoft office
hoc quarkxpres.
- SYG (*.SVG): S dng nh dng vector cht lng cao ny khi
to ha web v nh cho cc File web tng tc chng hn nh
cc hot ha flash.
Sau khi lu bng mt trong nhng nh dng ny, bn c th an
ton xut hoc to mt bn sao ca File trong bt k nh dng File
c h tr nh c m t tip theo.
Cc phin bn File
Trong khi lu cc File, bn s c ty chn chn phin bn
Illustrator no (CS 4 tr v trc) m File s c lu vi phin
bn cng vi nhng ty chn khc lin quan n cc Font, to
cc File PDF v trong sut (trasnparency). Tt c iu ny c
thc hin thng qua hp thoi Illustrator Option, hp thoi ny m
ra ngay tc th khi bn lu File vi mt tn File v mt kiu File AI.
S dng menu x xung chn mt nh dng CS khc (CS, SC2,
CS3, CS5) hoc mt phin bn lega format c hn (Illustrator 10,
9, 8, 3 hoc Illustrator 3 phin bn ting nht) c th khng h tr
tt c tnh nng c sn trong phin bn gn y nht, dn n vic
lm mt d liu mt phn.
Xut cc File
Khi bn cn mt bn sao ca mt File Illustrator ring mt nh
dng chung, s dng lnh File | Export. Menu xung trong hp
thoi export lit k tt c kiu File c xut.
4. M cc File
Illustrator cho bn m cc File Illustrator hin c cng nh cc File
c to bng nhng chng trnh khc. Bn c th m mt File
bng mt trong 3 cch khc nhau.
- Chn File | Open, hoc nhn Ctrl + O trn bn phm

- Chn File | Open recent Files v chn mt File c m gn y

t danh sch.
- Chn | Browse in bdidge khi ng bdidge v t bn trong
bdidge, chn mt File v chn File | Open with | Adobe Illustrator
CS5.
5. Thm nh vo Illustrator
Pace (import) nh t mt File khc vo mt ti liu Illutrator m
khc vi vic dn nh c sao chp vo mt File. Illutrator h tr
vic import nhiu kiu File khc nhau xut hin trong menu x
xung Files of Type trong hp thoi Place. S dng lnh File |
Place, nh c import tr nn c lin kt vi hoc c
nhng trong ti liu:
- Linked art: Cho bn mt khung xem phn gii thp ca nh
c lin kt v duy tr mt n kt vi File gc. Khi in File, nh s
c lin kt in vi phn gii y .
- Embedded art: Nhng mt bn sao phn gii y ca nh
gc vo File, iu ny c th dn n mt kch c File cao hn.
Panel links
Cc File c Place (import) cho d c lin kt (link) hay nhng
(embed) th d nhn dng trong Panel control (khi i tng c
chn) v trong Panel links c m bng vic chn Window | links.
S dng Panel links xem mt danh sch tt c File lin kt v
nhng v chn, cp nht, nhng v truy cp nh ngun. Cc biu
tng khc c th xut hin trong Panel bao gm mt du chm
than biu th File lin kt cn c cp nht (do nhng thay i
trong nh gc) v mt du hi biu th File lin kt hoc c di
chuyn vo v tr ng dn i n File cn c cp nht.
6. Di chuyn xung quanh Workspace
Cc cng c v Panel sau y s gip bn thay i vic phng i
trang, nh li v tr khung xem ca nh khi phng to hoc thu nh,
iu chnh hng trang, cc thc o, s dng cc li (Grid),
ng hng dn (guide) v smart guide v xem nh cc ch
xem trc khc nhau.
Cng c zoom
S dng cng c zoom trng ging nh mt knh lp phng to
v thu nh Workspace. phng, nhp bt c ni no trn
Artboard nhn phm tt Ctrl + +, thu nh nhn phm tt Ctrl +
-. a mc zoom tr v phng i 100%, nhp i cng c
zoom trn Panel Tools.
Bn cng c th phng to mt vng c th ca ti liu bng vic
nhp v r cng c Zoom trong mt hnh ch nht xung quanh v tr
m bn mun zoom. Vng s phng to khung xem, lp y ton b
mn hnh v mc phng i mi.

Sau khi phng to

Mc zoom cao n 6400% v nhp n 3.13%. S zoom hin th
mt s ni bao gm thanh trng thi (status bar), tab document title
v trong cc Panel info v navigator.
Cng c hand
S dng cng c hand nh li v tr khung xem ca Artboard
bng vic r khung xem ln sung sang tri hoc phi. Khi bn r
ateboard bn trong vng lm vic dch chuyn v s v tr mi khi
bn nh chut.
Panel navigator
Panel navigator cho php bn xem nhanh mt nh thu nh
(thumbnail) ca ti liu v iu chnh mc phng i ca Artboard
trong Workspace. Mt hp mu trong khung xem thumbnail cho
thy v tr ca bn trn nh. Panel cng c mt thanh trt zoom,
cc nt zoom v mc zoom hin hnh.
Panel info
Panel info hin th thng tin v cc i tng c chn cng nh
bt k vng trong Workspace ngay bn di v tr ca con tr. Khi
mt i tng c chn, Panel s hin th cc ta x v y ca i
tng , chiu rng (w) v chiu cao (H) v mu (CMYK hoc
RGB v hexadecimal) cho cc nt (Stroke) v vng t (fill). Panel,
Type, Gradient, zoom, reflect, rotate, scale, shear, v painbrush.
Cc Ruler, Gdid, Guide v Smart guide
Khi m mt ti liu mi, cc thc o (ruler), ng hng dn
(guide) v li (Gdid) ca t liu c n. nhng cng c h tr
trc quan ny cn thit khi to nh i hi vic canh chnh chnh
xc. Mi cng c trc quan c th d dng m v tt v c ty
bin p ng mi nhu cu.
- Cc thc o
M v tt cc thc o (ruler) bng cch chn View | Show rulers
hoc bng cch nhn phm tt Ctrl + R m v tt cc thc o.
Cc thc o s t ng hin th n v o c chn khi bn to
ti liu (point, pica, inch, milimet, centimet hoc pixel). Thay i
n v o bng cch nhp phi trn thc o dc theo mp trn
cng mp tri ca ti liu m.

- Cc Guide
Mt khi cc thc o (ruler) hin th, bn c th d dng r cc
ng hng dn (guide) dc v ngang khng in vo trang h
tr bn canh chnh v nh v tr cc i tng text.
to mt guide, nhp bn trong thc o trn cng hoc thc o
bn tri v r chut vo Workspace. Khi bn r, bn s nhn ra mt
du ch bo guide xut hin bn di chut. R du ch bo guide
vo v tr m bn mun trn Artboard v sau nh. Sau khi nh,
bn s thy mt ng guide mng mu xanh dng nm ngang
qua Workspace. Lp li tin trnh ny a thm cc guide vo
Workspace khi cn thit.
Lm vic vi cc guide
+ kha v m kha cc Guied, Chn View | Guied | Lock.
+ xa mt Guied, m kha cc Guide, chn mt Guide bng
cng c Celection v nhn phm Delete trn bn phm.
+ lm n v hin th cc Guide, chn View | Guides | Hide
guides hoc View | Guides | Show guides v s dng phm tt Ctrl
+.
+ xa cc Guide ra khi Workspace, cho d hin th hay n,
chn View | Guides | Clear guides.
- Cc Gdid
M v tt cc gird (li) bng cch chn View | Show Gdid hoc
s dng phm tt Ctrl + m hoc tt li. Theo mc nh, li
s hin th di dng cc ng xm khng in cch 72 point vi 8
phn chia nh (tng ng 1 inch vi cc dng ch nhau mi 1/8
inch)
 bin tp kch c li, chn Edit | preferences | guides & Gdid.
Snap to Gdid khi cc li hin th, cc bn c th xc nh rng
Illustrator truy chp cc i tng sang cc ng li khi nh li
v tr cc i tng trong Workspace. m hoc tt tnh nng ny,
chn View | Snap to Gdid hoc nhn Shift + Ctrl + .
- Smart guides
Smart guides l nhng cng c h tr trc quan cho vic to, nh
v tr, canh chnh, bin i v bin tp cc i tng. m v tt chn
khi cn thit bng cch chn View | Smart guides, hoc bng cch
nhn CTRL + U.
- Snap to point
lm cc i tng truy chp cc im neo (anchor) hoc cc
guide trong Workspace, chn View | Snap to point. Sau bn c
th r cc i tng n v tr mong mun Workspace v lm cho
chng truy chp vo ng v tr con tr chut di chuyn i tng
nm trong hai pixel ca im neo. Bn c th thc s cm nhn
c vic truy chp xy ra bng chut!
Preview v ch outline
Khung xem mu mc nh ca trang c gi l ch Preview
bn c th thay i ch khung xem ny thnh ch outline
bn c th thy ch cc ng bin bao quanh (outline), ng Path
ca nh khng c bt k mu, cc Gradient, hoc Pattern c p
dng vo vng t hoc mp. Trong ch outline c bit hu dng
cho vic chn cc i tng n du ng sau cc i tng khc
hoc tm cc ng Path v im ri rc, cc i tng c tng
trng di dng cc hnh dng c ng bin bao quanh v text
c hin th bng mu en vi mt du X v mp tri y ca
dng c s ca mu t u tin. chuyn t ch Preview sang
ch outline, chn View | Out-line. quay tr v ch
Preview, chn View | Preview. Bn cng c th s dng phm tt
Ctrl + Y chuyn i gia ch Preview v ch outline.

Cng c dint tiling

Cng c Print tiling, c t trong menu Flyout bn di cng c
hand trn Panel Tools, cho bn iu chnh vng c th in ca
Artboard m theo mc nh khp vi kch c ca Artboard tr i l
nh c xc nh bi my in c chn. iu chnh vng in,
chn cng c Print tiling v nhp arboard. Ngay lp tc bn s thy
cc ng hng dn (guide) vng in, cc ng ny c th c
t li trong Workspace bng vic r bng chut. Bt k nh nm
bn ngoi nhng ng hng dn vng in ny s khng in ra. Vi
nhiu Artboard, mi Artboard c vng xp ngi trang (c th in)
ring ca n c iu chnh bng cng c Print Tiling.
7. S dng Adobe Bdidge
Phn mm bdidge ca adobe c a vo b adobe CS, gip bn
duuyt, xem trc, tm kim, m, v t chc cc File cho tt c d
n web, in, video, phim, mobile, cc thit b c bit v audio.
Brdge c th c khi ng t bt k ng dng phn mm sdobe
CS v h tr cc dnh dng File ring (adobe) v khng ring.
khi ng bdidge trong Illustrator, chn File | Browse in
bdidge, nhp nt launch bdidge trn thanh menu chnh hoc chn
reveal in bdidge t menu popup status bar. Khi bdidge m ra, s
dng Panel Folders nm pha bn tri ng dng duyt tm cc
folder v proFile trn my tnh. Panel content gia bdidge s hin
th cc khung xem Thumbnail ca cc File bn trong th mc c
chn.
y l mt chng trnh mnh m tuyt vi c th lm v thc hin
cc tc v chng hn nh i tn hng lot cc File, cho bn p
dng cc loi nhn vo cc File, v xem trc File bng mt nh
dng Slide show v nhiu hn na.
Bi 3 - V, chnh sa cc ng v hnh dng
Trong chng trnh ny bn s hc cch lm vic vi cc cng c
hnh dng thy nguyn (pdimitive Shape) ca Illustrator to
cc hnh ch nht, hnh ch nht bo trn, hnh elip, hnh a gic, v
hnh sao. Bn cng xem cch to cc ng Path bng cc cng c
line Segment khc nhau, hc bin tp vng t mu v mp ca mt
i tng v s dng cc cng c scissor v Knife chnh sa cc
hnh dng ca cc i tng.
1. Cc cng c Shape
To cc hnh dng trong Illustrator th rt d dng. Thc ra, tt c
cng c Shape lm vic theo cch tng t, do khi bn bit
cch s dng mt cng c Shape, bn c th p dng nhng k
nng y nh th vo cc cng c cn li. cc cng c Shape thng
c t trong menu Flyout bn di cng c Rectangle. Cc cng
c Shape bao gm Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon,
v Star. Cng c mt cng c Flare c bit, m bn s hc cui
phn ny.
Bi v Illustrator l mt chng trnh da vo vector, tt c hnh
dng c v bng ton hc, ngha l bn c th thay i kch c
ca chng thng xuyn bao nhiu ln ty thch m khng lm mt
i phn gii. Thm ch bn c th lm nhng vic nh nhp kch
c ca hnh dng bng mt n v o chng hn nh inch, v lm
cho Illustrator t ng chuyn i cc n v thnh mt n v
o khc chng hn nh pixel. Mt khi cc hnh dng c to, bn
c th chnh sa cc nt (Stroke) v vng t (fill) ca chng v
chnh sa chng thm na bng nhng cng c khc.
 c c kt qu tt nht, s dng cc hng dn sau y khi
lm vic vi cc cng c Shape:
- V cc hnh dng: to cc hnh dng bng bt k cng c
Shape, bn nhp v r chut tr Artboard. V tr bn nhp trc khi
r c gi l im gc ca hnh dng. Mt khi c gi l xc lp,
r theo bt k hng to hnh dng m bn mun, v d, r ln
hoc r xng to hnh dng cao, r sang pha to hnh dng
rng hoc r theo ng cho to ng cho tng xng.
- V t tm: xc lp im gc ti tm ca hnh dng (thay v ti
mt mp, nh c m t trc), nhn gi phm ALT trong khi r
hnh dng ra. t kt qu tt nht, nh phm ALT sau khi bn
nh chut.
- Rng buc cc hnh dng: to hnh vung c t l hon ton
tng xng, hnh vung c cc gc c bo trn, hoc mt hnh
trn, chn cng c Rounded Rectangle hoc Ellipse, nhn gi phm
Shift trong khi r hnh dng v sau nh Shift trong khi bn nh
chut. Phm Shift cng dng buc cc ng Path, v cc i tng
c to bng cc cng c Shape, Pen, v line khc bng cch canh
chnh chng vi Artboard khi bnh r hoc bng cch bo m cc
i tng ph hp vi cc gc 90 hoc 45 .
- To cc hnh dng c cc s o chnh xc: to cc hnh dng
c cc kch thc chnh xc, chn cng c xp m bn mun trn
Panel Tools v nhp mt ln tr Artboard m khng r. iu ny
m mt hp thoi ca cng c. Bn trong hp thoi ny, bn c th
nhp cc kch thc v s o m bn mun chng hn nh 2.75 in
hoc 315 px.
- Di chuyn cc hnh dng khi bn v: nh li v tr mt hnh
dng trn Artboard khi v, nhn gi phm SPACEBAR khi bn r,
khi bn nh SPACEBAR, bn c th tip tc r hoc nh chut
thm i tng vo Artboard.
- Cc ng Path v im: Mi hnh dng cho d c mp thng
hnh trn hay s kt hp ca c hai c to bng mt loi cc
on ng (c gi l cc ng Path) c ni bng cc im
neo. Bn thy nhng im neo v ng Path l di dng cc mu
xanh dng v cc chm mu xanh dng xung quanh cc mp ca
bt k i tng c chn.
- Bounding box: Nu Bounding box c bt (View | show
bounding box), cc i tng c chn cng s hin th mt
ng bin (outline) hnh ch nht mu xanh dng xung quanh
mp ngoi ca i tng.

Cc hp rng mu xanh dng trn cc gc v im gia ca hp

bin ging nh cc nm m bn c th c th r th hin
nhanh cc s bin i i tng nh nh t l v xoay.
- Xa cc hnh dng: xa mt hnh dng ra khi Workspace
chn n bng cng c Selection v nhn phm DELETE trn bn
phm hoc chn Edit | clear
Cng c Rectangle
S dng cng c Rectangle v mt hnh ch nht v hnh vung
c cc gc mp cng. mt khi bn hiu cch v hnh dng ny, bn
c th p dng nhng k thut tng t v hnh dng bng
nhng cng c khc. sau y l cch to mt hnh ch nht.
Bc 1: Chn cng c Rectangle trn Panel Tools.

Bc 2: Nhp v r Cursor theo ng cho trn Artboard o

hnh dng m bn mun.
Bc 3: Nh chut thm hnh dng vo nh Artboard.
Cc hnh dng s mang bt k mu nt v mu t no hin th y
Panel Tools. Trong cc ti liu trng mi, cc mu nt v mu t
c xc lp sang mt vng t mu trng mc nh vi mt nt 1pt
mu en.
Khi bn cn to mt hnh ch nht hoc hnh vung s dng cc s
o chiu cao v chiu rng chnh xc, chn cng c Rectangle v
nhp mt ln trn Artboard m khng r, bn mun gc tri pha
trn (im gc) ca hnh ch nht xut hin. iu ny m ra hp
thoi Option ca cng c, bn trong hp thoi ny, cc s o ca
hnh ch nht sau cng c to s t ng lp y cc trng
width v height. Nhp width v height mi m bn mun cng vi
cng vi ch vit tt n v o m bn mun chng hn nh 3.12 in,
250 px, hoc 72. Nhp nt Ok. Hnh dng mi s c thm vo
Artboard vi nhng thuc tnh stOke v fill y nh th hin th trong
cc hp fill v Stroke cui Panel Tools.
Cng c Rounded Rectangle
Cng c Rounded Rectangle to cc hnh dng ch nht c cc gc
bo trn. Bn c th iu chnh gc ny. c gi l bn knh gc
bng vic iu chnh bng tay khi bn r v v mt hnh dng, bng
cch nhp mt s bn knh gc vo hp thoi ca Rounded
Rectangle hoc bng cch iu chnh Corner radius mc nh cho
cc hnh ch nht c bo trn (m theo mc nh c xc lp
sang 12 pt) trong generl preferencess.
to mt hnh ch nht c bo trn, chn cng c Rounded
Rectangle trn Panel Tools nhp ri r Cursor theo ng cho trn
Artboard to hnh dng m bn mun, trc khi bn nh chut,
iu chnh bn knh gc ca hnh dng nu mun bng cch nhn
cc phm mi tn trn bn phm: UP tng bn knh gc, DOWN
gim bn knh gc, LEFT loi b bn knh gc to cc gc
vung v DIGHT thm lng phng ti a to cc gc siu
bo trn. Nh chut thm hnh dng vo Artboard.
 to mt hnh bo trn c bn knh gc c nh kch c chnh
xc, chn cng c Rounded Rectangle v nhp Artboard m khng
r m hp thoi Rounded Rectangle. G nhp width v height
mong mun vi n v o vit tt, chng hn nh 1 in, sau nhp
kch c Corner radius mong mun vi n v o, chng hn nh 12
pt hoc 0,25 in. nhp nt Ok thm hnh dng mi vo Artboard.
Khi to mt hnh dng, tuy bn c th bn tp n bng nhng
cng c khc nhau nhng khng c cch no m li hp thoi
Rounded Rectangle radius iu chnh chnh xc bn knh gc.
Thay vo , cc ty chn bao gm to mt hnh dng mi c cc
kch thc v bn knh gc mong mun (v xa hnh dng c) hoc
s dng mt hiu ng Convert to Shape chnh sa cc hnh dng
thnh mt hnh ch nht, hnh ch nht bo trn hay hnh elip
chnh sa mt hnh dng s dng hiu ng Convert to Shape,
chn i tng chnh sa v m hp thoi Shape Option bng
cch chn Effect | Convert to Shape. Sau chn mt hnh dng
(chng hn nh Rounded Rectangle) t menu con. Khi hp thoi
m, chn Absolute nh li kch c hnh dng mt cch chnh
xc hoc chn Relative chnh sa kch c ca hnh dng bng
vic thm chiu rng v chiu cao, khi thch hp nhp Corner radius
mong mun.
 nhn vic bin i, nhp nt Ok. loi b n, nhp cancel.
Cc hiu ng nh hiu ng ny m bn s hc thm trong cc phn
sau c xem l khng mang ting hy dit ngha l hiu ng c th
c bin tp hoc b xa m khng thay i i tng gc.
Cng c Ellipse
Khi bn cn v mt hnh trn hoc hnh dng oval, chn cng c
Ellipse v nhp ri r trn Artboard to cc hnh dng m bn
mun. Sau nh chut thm hnh dng vo Artboard.
Cng c Polygon
v cc hnh a gic c ba hoc nhiu cnh, chn cng c
Polygon v sau nhp ri r trn Artboard to hnh dng mong
mun. Trc khi nh chut, bn c th thm hoc bt i cc cnh ra
khi hnh a gic bng cch nhn cc mi tn UP v DOWN trn
bn phm. Khi hnh a dng p ng nhu cu ca bn, nh chut
thm hnh a gic vo Artboard.
to cc hnh a gic c cc s o chnh xc, k c s cnh mong
mun, chn cng c Polygon. Sau nhp, m khng r, trn
Artboard m hp thoi Polygon. Nhp mt bn knh c s o
mong mun chng hn nh 2 in, nhp s cnh cho hnh a gic
trong trng sides, v nhp Ok thm hnh a gic vo Artboard.
Cng c Star
Vi cng c Star bn c th v cc hnh sao c t ba cnh tr ln.
to mt hnh soa, chn cng c Star, sau nhp v r trn
Artboard to mt hnh sao. Trc khi bn nh chut, s dng cc
phm tt sau y thm hoc bt i cc im cng nh tng hoc
gim chiu di ca cc im v tm ca hnh sao:
- thm hoc bt cc im: Nhp mi tn up hoc down.
- tng bn knh trong ca hnh sao: Nhn gi phm ALT trn
bn phm khi bn r v sau khi bn nh chut.
- tng bn knh ngoi ca sao: Nhn gi phm CTRL khi bn
r, sau nh khi bn nh chut.
Khi ngi sao c hnh dng m bn mun, nh chut thm hnh
dng vo Artboard.
v mt hnh sao c kch c hon ho vi mt s im chnh xc
chn cng c Star v nhp v khng r trn Artboard m hp
thoi Star. Nhp cc n v mong mun v s o trong cc trng
radius 1 (bn knh trong), radius 2 (bn knh ngoi) v points (s
im). Sau , nhp Ok thm hnh sao vo Artboard.
Cng c Flare
Cng c to mt nh sng le ca ng knh. Khi i tng nh sng
le c t ln trn mt i tng khc, nh sng le mang mt s
thuc tnh ca i tng bn di. s dng cng c Flare, chn
n t Panel Tools, v sau nhp v r trn Artboard. Bn s thy
mt ng bin (outline) ca hnh dng nh sng le trn Artboard
khi bn r. Nh chut thm hnh dng vo Artboard.

Vi cng c Selection bn c th di chuyn i tng Flare vo

ng v tr ln trn cc i tng khc xem cc thuc tnh ca
i tng Flare thay i nh th no.
 ty bin cc thuc tnh ca hnh dng Flare v nhp m khng r
trn Artboard m hp thoi Flare tool Option. Nhp cc xc lp
mong mun vo cc trng Center, halo, Rays v dings. c cc
kt qu tt nht, bt hp kim Preview thy cc iu chnh trc
khi bn p dng chng. Khi hi lng, nhp nt Ok thm i
tng Flare vo Artboard sau dnh li v tr i tng khi cn
thit bng cch s dng Selection.
2. Cc cng c Line Segment
V cc on ng bng cc cng c vector th n gin hn nhiu
so vi c v chng bng tay. Nhng cng c ny c t trong
menu Flyout ca cng c line Segment, bao gm line Segment, are,
Spiral, Rectangular Gdid, v Polar Gdid. Tt c hp thoi ca cng
c v nhp Artboard xc lp im gc cho on ng hoc hnh
dng li v b hp thoi.
Cng c line Segment
to mt ng thng nm ngang, thng ng hoc cho, chn
cng c line Segment, nhp v r trn Artboard, sau nh chut
thm on ng c cc kch thc chnh xc, chn cng c line
Segment v nhp Artboard t im gc cho ng v m hp
thoi line Segment tool Option. Nhp chiu di v gc mong mun
cho ng. Nu mu nt (Stroke Color) khng c xc nh trong
Panel Tools nhng mt mu t (fill Color) c xc nh, nhp hp
kim fill line t ng bng mu t hin hnh. n c xa
du kim t ng bng mu c xc nh cho mp. Nhp Ok
thm on ng vo Artboard.
Cng c Arc
S dng cng c arc v cc ng cong. v mt cung, chn
cng c arc t Panel Tools. Nhp Artboard, v r sang chiu di
mong mun.trc khi bn nh chut, bn c th iu khin gc v
hng ca cung bng cch nhn cc mi tn UP v DOWN trn bn
phm. Sau khi bn nh chut, cung s c thm vo Artboard.

to mt cung c chnh xc cao hn, chn cng c arc v nhp

m khng r trn Artboard m hp thoi ca cng c. Nhp cc
thuc tnh cung mong mun.

- Length X-Axis: Nhp mt s xc lp chiu di cung.

- Length Y-Axis: Nhp mt s xc lp chiu cao cung.
- Reference point: Nhp mt hnh vung gc trong b nh vi im
tham chiu xc lp im gc cho cung.
- Type: Chn Open hoc closed to mt hn dng cung m hoc
mt hnh dng cung ng.
- Base along: Xc lp hng ca cung dc theo trc nm ngang (x)
hoc trc thng ng (y).
- Slope: Xc lp dc ca cung bng cch iu chnh thanh trt
cho mt cung li hoc mt cung lm.
- Fill arc: T y cung (cho d Opened hoc closed) bng mu t
hin hnh.
Khi hi lng, nhp Ok thm cung vo Artboard

Cng c Spiral
to cc ng xon c mt cch nhanh chng v d dng, chn
cng c Spiral v lm mt trong nhng iu sau y:
- Nhp v r trn Artboard v v xoay ng xon c: Trc
khi bn nh chut, s dng cc phm mi tn UP v DOWN trn
bn phm tng hoc gim s on ng xon c. iu khin
khi bn r, nhn gi phm CTRL. Nh chut thm ng xon
c vo Artboard.
- Nhp m khng r t im gc cho ng xon c trong
khi m hp thoi Spiral: Nhp cc ty chn ng xon c mong
mun v nhp Ok thm ng xon c vo Artboard.

- Radius: Xc lp khong cch gia tm v im ngoi ca ng

xon c.
- Decay: Xc lp s gim khong cch gia mt ng xon c k
tip.
- Segments: Xc lp s on ng xon c, mi vng xon c
gm 4 on.
- Style: Xc lp ng xon c theo chiu kim ng h hoc chiu
kim ng h.
Cng c Rectangular Gdid
Vi cng c Rectangular Gdid, bn c th to cc li nm ngang
v thng ng vi bt k s hng v s ct. v mt li, chn
cng c Rectngular Gdid, nhp Artboard, v r ra hnh dng li
mong mun.

Trc khi nh chut, iu chnh s hng v s ct s dng cc pm

mi tn. Nhn UP hoc DOWN thm hoc bt i cc hng.
Nhn cc phm mi tn DIGHT hoc LEFT thm hoc bt i
cc ct. to cc li hnh ch nht c t l chnh xc, chn cng
c Rectangular Gdid v nhp Artboard t im gc cho li v
m hp thoi Rectangular Gdid tool Option. Nhp cc xc lp
Gdid monh mun v hi lng nhp Ok thm li vo Artboard:

- Default: Nhp chiu rng (wich) v chiu cao (beight), chng hn

nh 2.5 in hoc 72pt.
- Reference point: Nhp mt hnh vung t im gc cho li.
- Hodizontal dividers: Xc lp s vch chia nm ngang to cc
bng, nhp mt s skew lm nghing cc vch chia hng sang
tri hoc phi li.
- Use outside Rectangle as frame: Ty chn ny v khung li vi
mt hnh dng ch nht ring bit thay v vi cc ng phn chia
ring l.
Fill Gdid: T y li bng mu t hin hnh, hy chn khng
s dng mu t.
Cng c Polar Gdid
Polar Gdid to cc li hnh elip. To mt li cc (Polar Gdid)
bng cch chn cng c v nhp v r trn Artboard.

Trc khi nh chut, iu chnh s vch chia hnh trn v vch chia
chn trn li s dng cc phm mi tn ca bn phm. Nhn up
hoc down thm hoc bt i cc vch chia ng tm (concentrc
dividers). Nhn DIGHT hoc LEFT thm hoc bt i cc vch
chia ta trn (radial dividers).

Nh bn thy trong hnh trn, cc li c th bt u t n gin

n phc tp. to mt li cc c cc s o chnh xc hn, chn
cng c Polar Gdid v nhp Artboard t im gc cho li v
hp thoi Polar Gdid tool Option. Nhp cc xc lp Gdid mong
mun sau nhp nt Ok thm li cc vo Artboard.
- Default size: Xc lp width v height ca li cc.
- Reference point: Xc lp im gc ca li.
- Concentdic dividers: Nhp s vch chia hnh trn ng tm ca
li. Bin tp skew lm cho cc vch chia nghing v pha mp
trong hoc mp ngoi ca li.
- Radial divides: Nhp mt s cho cc vch chia phi chn ca li
t tm cc mp. Bin tp skew lm nghing cc vch chia
theo chiu kim ng h hoc ngc chiu kim ng h.
- Create compound Path from Ellipses: Ty chn ny v mi
hnh trn vi ng Path phc hp ca n v t y mi hnh trn
khc bng mu fill xc nh.
- Fill Gdid: T y li bng mu t hin hnh. Hy chn
khng s dng mu t.
3. Chnh sa cc ng v hnh dng
Sau khi v mt hnh dng, bn c th thay i mu ca nt v vng
t, b dy ca nt v hnh dng ca ng hoc ng Path ca mt
i tng. Cc mu c th c p dng bng cc mu mu
(Swatch) t Panel Swatches and Color guide, cng nh t Panel
Color. Cc thuc tnh Stroke c chn bng Panel Stroke. Phn
tip theo s tp trung vo mu v nt. Khi bn i n bi tip theo,
bn s khm ph cch bin tp cc nh dng bng vic chn cc
ng Path v im ring l ca chng.
Thay i mu ca mt i tng
Cho d bn bin tp ca vng t hoc nt, p dng mu th y nh
th:
Bc 1: Chn i tng
Bc 2: Kch hot nt hoc vng t bng cch nhp hp Stroke
hoc fill cui Panel Tools, hoc bn trong Panel Color.
Bc 3: Thay i mu s dng trong cc phng php sau y:
- Chn mt mu mu t Panel Swatches hoc control.

- Chn mt mu t Panel Color hoc Color guide.

- Nhp i hp Stroke hoc fill m v chn mt mu t hp
thoi Color picker. p dng mt mu, nhp bn trong vng
Select Color chn mt mu, sau nhp nt Ok.
Panel Stroke
Panel Stroke l ni bn c th chnh sa cc nt p dng vo cc
i tng. thay i nt ca mt i tng c chn, m Panel
Stroke (Window | Stroke) v lm bt k iu sau y:

- Weight: Tng hoc gim s iu chnh dy ca nt;

- Miter limit: Khi chu di ca mt im nt (u ni) ln hn
hoc bng 4 ln b dy nt, u ni mng vung gc (miter join) t
ng chuyn i thnh mt u ni vt (bevel join). iu chnh gii
hn c xc lp thnh 4 theo mc nh, ghi xc lp ny.
- Caps & joins: Su nt ny iu khin cc m (u mt) nt v
cc u ni (gc) hin th nh t no. Chn t butt, round, v
projecting caps v t miter, round, v bevel joins.

- Align Stroke: Nhng nt ny canh chnh nt vi tm, phn bn

trong hoc phn bn ngoi ca Path.
- Dashed line: Nhp hp kim ny to mt ng gch gch
hoc ng chm chm thay v ng m nt. S dng cc trng
dash v gap to cc ng gch gch c mu hoa vn khng u.
Kt hp cc nt cap v join to cc mp gch trn hoc dp. v
d, to mt ng chm chm nh hnh di y:

Chn Dashed line, nhp mt ng gch (dash) 0 pt v mt khong

h (gap) 8pt, sau nhp nt Rounded Caps.
4. Cc cng c ct
Illustrator c hai cng c ct, Scissors v Knife, c s dng khi
canh chnh v thay i cc i tng, bn s tm thy Scissors v
Knifes trong menu Flyout bn di cng c eraser. (Nhng cng c
ny khng nn c nhm ln vi cc cng c slice, c s dng
to ha web).
Cng c Scissors
Cng c Scissors cho bn ct dc theo mt on hoc im neo
(nhng khng phi im cui) ca mt i tng c chn v to
cc hnh dng v ng Path m. V d, nu bn ct hai ng dc
theo ng Path ca mt hnh trn, bn c th tch ri on ra
khi tng th nh hnh di y:

u tin bn chn cng c ny t Panel Tools

Nhp chn vo im u cn ct trn hnh, tip tc nhp chn im

cui, sau chn cng c Select tch hai khi hnh c ct.
Cng c Knife.
Cng c Knife ct vo cc i tng v ng Path, c hai bng v
khng bng vic chn i tng v to cc hnh dng ng. Cc i
tng c ct mang nhng thuc tnh Stroke v Fill ca i tng
gc. Khi mt hoc nhiu i tng c chn, ch cc i tng
c th c ct bng Knife. Tuy nhin, nu cc i tng khng
c chn, Knife s ct vo bt k i tng hoc ng Path nm
bn di ng ct. Hnh di y minh ha mt tp hp di tng
trng nh th no trc khi c ct, khi khng c i tng no
c chn lm cc lt ct qua chng, v khi ch hnh ngi sao c
chn lm lt ct qua chng.
 thc hin chn, khng chn hoc chn mt phn trong tp hp
i tng cn ct ty theo nhu cu nh m t trn.

Chn cng c Knife trn Panel Tools

Gi v r chut qua nhm i tng cn ct, th chut im kt

thc ca vt ct.
Bi 4 Lm vic vi cc vng chn
To cc hnh dng v ng Path thng l bc u tin trong
vic to bt k hnh minh ha. Bc k tip l hc cch chn mt
i tng, hoc mt phn ca i tng. Do bn c th bin tp
v x l n. Trong khi s thc l bn c th to cc vng chn
thng qua Panel Layers, l mt ch nng cao hn. Trong bi
ny bn s hc cch s dng tt c cng c chn ca Illustrator bao
gm cc cng c mi tn Selection, Direct Selection, v Group
Selection, Magic wand, v Lasso. Bn cng s tm thy thng tin v
vic s dng cng c Eyedropper cng vi cch s dng cc ty
chn khc nhau trong menu Select.
Tng cng c Selection cho bn chn c mt i tng, hoc mt
phn ca i tng, thc hin cc phn bin tp. Cc cng c
hu nh c t phn trn cng ca Panel Tools, ngoi tr cng
c Eyedropper c t hi xa hn bn di. Bn cng lm vic
Illustrator, bn s thy bn thng cn s dng tt c cng c
Selection. Tht may thay Illustrator c mt bc tt chuyn i
cng c hin c chn bng cng c Selectionv bc tt ny
thm ch hiu qu hn vic chn cng c t Panel Tools, hoc s
dng phm tt cng c (chng hn nh B cho pantbrush). Bt k
cng c ny c kch hot, nhn gi phm Ctrl chuyn i
nhanh sang mt cng c Selection. Trong phn tip theo bn s hc
cc cng c no chn cho cc nhu cu chn khc nhau.
1. Cng c Selection
S dng cng c Selection (mi tn en) chn mt i tng
bng bt k cc cc sau y.
- Nhp i tng mong mun
- Nhp v r Marquee chn xung quanh i tng hoc ng Path
mong mun v sau khi nh chut.
- SHFT + nhp mt i tng cha c chn thm n vo vng
chn mong mun.
- Shift + nhp mt i tng c chn loi b n khi vng
chn mong mun.
Khi lm vic vi cc i tng c kt nhm, s dng cng c
Selection chn ton b cc nhm bng CTRL + nhp, hoc cc
nhm bn trong cc nhm bn trong ch Isolation mode.
Isolation mode
Isolation mode c cp thm chi tit trong cc bi tip theo
s dng chnh sa cc i tng trong mt nhm, hoc cc i
tng c kt nhm xp lng bn trong mt nhm khc. i vo
ch Isolation mode, ch ny thc s c lp cc i tng
c kt nhm vo mt vng lm vic c bit trong Workspace,
nhp i bng cng c Selection trn i tng c kt nhm hoc
nhp phi i tng c kt nhm truy cp menu ng cnh, sau
chn Isolate Selected Group. Thc hin cc thay i i vi
cc i tng khi cn thit, thot ch Isolation mode, nhp
i bng cng c Selection trn mt vng trng ca Artboard, chn
exit Isolation mode t menu ng cnh, hoc nhp mi tn xm
phn trn cng ca Workspace ti liu.

2. Cng c Direct Selection

Nhp bng cng c Direct Selection s cho bn chn cc im neo
hoc cc on ng Path ca bt k i tng. Sau bn c th
nh li v tr cc phn ring bit vi phn cn li ca i tng.
Khi bn nhp ng Path ca mt i tng, ton b ng Path
ca i tng c chn, cho bn kh nng nhp v r trn bt k
im neo hoc on chnh sa hnh dng, tuy nhin, khi bn
nhp vng t ca mt i tng c t y, ton b i tng
c chn. Hnh di y minh ha mt im neo c chn (trn
mt hnh sao) v mt ng Path c chn (trn mt hnh trn) c
din mo nh th no trc khi v sau khi c di chuyn bng
cng c Direct Selection.

Mt im neo c chn xut hin di dng mt hnh vung nh

xanh c. Tri li cc im neo khng c chn trn mt i
tng c chn xut hin di dng cc hnh vung xanh rng.
Khi chn nhiu ng Path, tht khng may c th khng c g cho
thy r trc quan cc ng Path no c chn, tuy nhin, sau khi
chn nhiu ng Path, bn vn c th nhp v r bt k mt trong
chng di chuyn tt c cng mt lc.
Vi cc i tng c kt nhm, s dng cng c Direct
Selection chn mt hoc nhiu i tng trong mt nhm,
chn nhiu im neo hoc on dng Path trn mt i tng,
nhp im neo hoc on ng Path u tin, sau SHIFT+
nhp thm hoc bt Marquee chn xung quanh im neo hoc
on ng Path mong mun v sau nh chut.
3. Cng c Group Selection
Cng c Group Selection chn cc i tng bn trong mt nhm,
bn trong cc nhm c xp lng hoc nhiu nhm trong ti liu
m. bn cng c th s dng n chn cc i tng ring l bn
trong mt kiu ha trn (blend), mt n xn (clipping mask), hoc
ng path phc tp.
to mt vng chn bng cng c ny, lm mt trng nhng iu
sau y:
- Nhp mt i tng mt ln trong mt nhm chn ch i
tng .
- Nhp i mt i tng chn nhm b
- Nhp ba ln lin tc mt i tng chn nhm b ca mt
nhm xp lng.
Hnh di y minh ha thao tc nhp n, nhp i v nhp ba ln
lin tc khi chn mt i tng, nhm, v nhm c xp lng
bng cng c Group Selection. Cc ln nhp tip theo s tip tc
thm cc nhm vo vng chn. Mt khi tt c i tng hoc cc
nhm c chn, x l chng nh mong mun v sau nhp cch
xa cc i tng c kt nhm v cc nhm c xp lng, cc
di tng ring l vn c kt nhm thm ch sau khi chng
c bin tp hoc c di chuyn.

4. Cng c Magic wand

Magic wand l mt cng c chn c bit cho bn chn nhiu i
tng bng mt c nhp i da vo fill Color, Stroke Color, Stroke
weight, opacity, v / hoc blending mode ca i tng c nhp
theo mc nh, ch thuc tnh fill Color c bt di dng mt
tham s chn. Tuy nhin, bn c th d dng ty bin cc xc lp
thng qua Panel Magic wand.
m Panel, chn Window | Magic wand hoc n gin nhp i
cng c Magic wand.
Nu Panel m dng thu nh, vi ch ty chn fill xut hin, nhp
mi tn hai u k bn tn Panel m rng Panel.

i vi xc lp, xc lp tolerance quyt nh cc thuc tnh ring l

tng t hoc khc bit nh th no khi to cc vng chn. V d,
mt tolerance cao chn nhiu i tng hn bn trong dy cc
thuc tnh di dng i tng gc, trong khi tolerance thp chn t
i tng hn.
Ty bin cc xc lp theo mun v khi hon tt, ng Panel. C
vic iu chnh xc lp vn c nh cho n khi bn thay i chng.
Khi chn bng cng c Magic wand, lm bt k iu sau y:
- To mt vng chn: Nhp mt i tng c cc thuc tnh m
bn mong mun mt ln v tt c i tng c cc thuc tnh tng
ng s c chn.
- Thm vo vng chn: SHIFT + nhp mt i tng khc c cc
thuc tnh khc nhau thm tt c i tng tng t vo vng
chn hin c.
- Bt khi vng chn: ALT+ nhp trn mt i tng trong vng
chn v tt c i tng tng t s c hy chn.
5. Cng c Lasso
Mt trong nhng cng c chn n gin nht ca Lasso chn bt k
i tng nm bn ngoi mt hnh dng chn n hoc ng Path
bn v bng cng c ny. Hy th n. Ch vic r ngang qua hoc
xung quanh bt k i tng v chng s c chn ngay tc th.
6. Cng c Eyedropper
Nh Magic wand, cng c eyrdropper lm vic bng cch xem cc
thuc tnh ca i tng c chn. Tuy nhin, khng ging nh
Magic wand, Eyedropper c kh nng va chn va p dng cc
thuc tnh i tng bao gm cc style Character (k t) v
paragraph (on) cho text.
chn v p dng cc thuc tnh t mt i tng (hoc text) vo
mt i tng khc bng cng c Eyedropper khi cc i tng
trn Artboard khng c chn, nhp mt i tng sao chp
cc thuc tnh ca n. Khi bn nhp, biu tng cng c nh mt
(dropper) t ngt trng ging nh c mc bn trong. Khi t con
ch chut l lng ln tr text, biu tng dropper c mt ch T nh.
p dng cc thuc tnh c chn vo mt i tng khc, ALT
+ nhp trn mt i tng khc. Khi bn nhp, biu tng
Eyedropper thay i, ln ny thnh mt dropper y o ngc khi
n i mc.
p dng cc thuc tnh t mt i tng (hoc text) khng c
chn v mt i tng c chn, chn i tng m bn mun
chnh sa v sau nhp i tng khng c chn bng cng c
Eyedropper p dng cc thuc tnh ca i tng khng c
chn vo i tng c chn, hoc bn c th ALT + nhp trn
mt i tng th hai p dng cc thuc tnh ca i tng c
chn vo n.
Theo mc nh, Eyedropper sao chp tt c thuc tnh trong mt
vng chn. canh chnh cc c tnh chn, bin tp cc xc lp
trong hp thi Eyedropper Option, vn c th c m bng cch
nhp i cng c Eyedropper Option, khi hon tt, nhp nt Ok
ng hp thoi v bt u s dng cc ty chn Eyedropper mi.
Menu Select
S dng cc mc trong menu Select c truy cp nhanh cc i
tng trong ti liu. Cc i tng c th chn c chn li. c
hy chn, v o ngc (invert) cng nh c lu v c ti li
s dng sau . Cc phm tt ring bit theo nn khi kt hp
c lit k bn cc ty chn menu sau y l chc nng cc ty
chn menu Select.
- All: Chn tt c i tng v ng Path trong ti liu hin hnh
m.
- All in active Artboard: Chn ch cc i tng v ng Path
Artboard hin hnh trong ti liu m hin hnh.
- Deselect: Hy chn tt c i tng v ng Path trong vng
hin hnh.
- ReSelect: Chn li cc i tng trong lnh chn c s dng
cng.
- Inverse: Hy chn cc i tng c chn nhng chn tt c i
tng khc.
- Next Object Above: Chn i tng k tip trn mt i tng
c chn, tng ng vi th t xp tng ca chng trn Artboard.
- Next Object Below: Chn i tng k tip bn di i tng
c chn tng ng vi th t xp tng ca chng trn Artboard.
- Same: Chn tt c i tng c cc thuc tnh ging y nh i
tng c chn. Trc tin to mt vng c chn v sau
chn mt ty chn t menu con Select | Same: Appearance,
Appearance, Attdibube, Blending Mode, Fill Color, Opacity, Stroke
Color, Stroke Weight, Graphic, Style, Symbol Instance hoc Link
Block Sedies.
- Object: Chn cc loi i tng ring bit nh c chn t
menu con Select | Object: All On Same Layers, Dirction Handles,
Brush Strockes, Clipping Masks, Stray Points, Text Objects, Flash
Dynamic Text v Flash Input Text.
- Save Selection: lu mt vng chn s dng li sau , chn
bt k t hp i tng trong File v chn ty chn ny. Khi hp
thoi Save Selection m ra, g nhp mt tn cho vng chn v sau
 nhp OK. To v lu bao nhiu vng chn ty thch. Cc vng
chn c lu c lit k cui menu Select d truy cp.
- Edit Selection: i tn hoc xa bt k vng chn c lu trong
hp thoi Edit Selection, hp thoi ny m ra khi bn chn ty
chn ny.
Bi 5 - Layer
To Layer trong Illustrator l mt cch mnh t chc cng vic,
nht l khi c nhiu i tng m i lc c th nm n sau nhng
i tng khc, lm cho kh tm thy i tng ch cha ni
n vic chn chng.
V c bn, cc Layer ging nh mt h thng lu tr h s chun
m mi Layer tng trng cho mt folder cha cc mc c th.
trong bi ny bn s hc cch s dng Panel Layers to nhiu
Layer vi cc nhn duy nht, t chc cc i tng v nhm trn
Layer v Layer cn ring l, to cc Layer khun mu li
bng tay, chn nhanh cc ng Path c nhm vo cc nhm trn
cc Layer bin tp nhanh hn v thm ch kha, lm n, v bin
tp cc thuc tnh din mo ca cc i tng trn mi Layer.
1. Tm hiu cc Layer
Theo mt cch n gin mt Layer trong Illustrator l mt cp t
chc cha mt s ng Path, nhm (Group) v Layer con khng
gii hn (m cng c th cha mt s Layer con, ng Path, v
nhm khng xc nh). To bao nhiu Layer ty thch, ghi nhn cho
mi Layer bng mt tn v m mu khc nhau gip t chc ti
liu chng hn nh mt Layer cho text, mt Layer cho cc ng
vin, mt Layer cho cc nn (background) cc Layer cc k linh
hot, do bn c th sp xp li cc Layer v ni dung ca chng
thng xuyn ty thch cho n khi mi th c sp xp theo th
t nh bn mun. Hnh di y minh ha Panel Layers ca mt
File vi mt Layer nhn thy c, mt Layer trong s c m
rng lm l ra nhm m rng bng cc ng Path bn trong n.
To mt Layer mi
Theo mc nh Layer u tin ca bt k ti liu mi c t tn
l Layer 1. Khi cc Layer tip theo c to, mi Layer s c t
bn di Layer hin c chn v s c t tn chung chung l
Layer 2, Layer 3,. theo trnh t s cho n khi bn quyt nh i
tn chng.
to mt Layer mi, chn Layer bn trong Panel Layers m bn
mun Layer mi c t ln trn v sau nhp nt Create new
Layer y Panel Layer. nt ny ging nh mt trang nh c gc
tri y xon ln. Ngay sau khi nhp, Layer mi xut hin vi mt
tn Layer mc nh, chng hn nh Layer 2.
i tn mt Layer
thay i tn mc nh ca mt Layer thnh mt tn no c
ngha hn v c tnh m t hn, nhp i Layer m hp thoi
Layer Option. g nhp mt tn mi trong trng name v nhp nt
OK chp nhn s thay i.
Xc lp cc ty chn Layer
Ngoi kh nng thay i tn ca mt Layer trong hp thoi Layer
Option, bn cng c th chnh sa nhiu xc lp Layer bao gm
mu c gn cho cc thuc tnh din mo ca cc i tng c
chn trn Layer, kh nng bin tp ca Layer v nhiu hn na. Sau
y l mt tng quan v tt c cc xc lp trong hp thoi.
- Name: Xc nh tn ca Layer (hoc Layer con) hin th trong
Panel Layer.
- Color: Biu thi m mu ca Layer. Theo mc nh mu c xc
lp nhng c thay i bng vic chn mt mu khc t menu x
xung Color hoc bng cch nhp i mu mu nm bn phi menu
chn mt mu khc.
- Template: Chuyn i Template c chn thnh mt Layer
khun mu khng in, iu ny t ng kha v lm m ni dung
ca Layer.
- Lock: Khi c bt ni dung ca Layer khng th c bin tp.
Khi c tt, ni dung hon ton c th bin tp. Chuyn i cng
mt kha vn hin th trong ct Edit.
- Show: Khi c bt, ni dung ca Layer s c hin th trn
Artboard. Khi c tt, ni dung ca Layer s c n. Chuyn i
cng mt biu tng con mt trong ct visibility.
- Print: Quyt nh xem ni dung ca Layer c th in c hay
khng. Theo mc nh, tt c cc Layer ngoi tr cc Layer khun
mu c th in. Cc Layer khng in hin th tn Layer bng ch in
nghing.
- Preview: Hin th ni dung Layer bng mu y vi c nt v
vng t. Khi c tt ni dung ca Layer hin th di dng cc
outline.
- Dim Images To: Lm m s hin th ca cc nh c lin kt v
nh bitmap c t trn Layer nhng khng thay i s hin th
ca bt k nh vector (tr phi nh vector c rastedize).
2. S dng Panel Layers
S dng Panel Layers kh trc gic. Tuy nhin, c mt s nt v
thay i cn c gii thch ngn gn. bt u, Panel Layer
c chi thnh 6 ct thng tin nh c ch nh trong hnh di
y:

Mi ct thc hin mt chc nng hi khc

- Ct visibility: S dng ct ny chuyn i s hin th Layer,
theo mc nh, biu tng con mt c kch hot ngha l mt ni
dung ca Layer nhn thy c trn mn hnh. tm thi lm n
mt Layer, nhp biu tng con mt mt ln. hin th Layer,
nhp mt ln na. Bn cng c th s dng cc phm tt sau
thay i s hienr th Layer.
+ ALT + nhp biu tng con mt m v tt cc Layer khc.
+ CTRL + nhp biu tng con mt chuyn i ni dung ca
Layer gia ch Preview v ch outlien. Trong ch outline,
biu tng con mt xut hin rng.
+ CTRL + ALT + nhp biu tng con mt chuyn i tt c
ngoi tr Layer c chn sang ch outline.
- Ct loch: S dng ct ny chuyn i gia vic kha v m
kha kh nng bin tp ni dung ca Layer. Khi rng, ni dung ca
Layer c th bin tp y v khi hin th mt biu tng kha,
Layer tm thi khng th bin tp c.
- Ct Color: Ct ny hin th mu c s dng bt sng cc
vng chn tren Layer, bao gm cc hp bin, ng Path, v im
neo. Mi Layer s dng t mt mu t menu x xung theo th t
chng xut hin. V d, Layer 1 lun c mu xanh dng sng,
Layer 2 c mu v Layer 3 c mu xanh l cy Tuy nhin, bn
c th chn mt mu khc nu mun trong hp thoi Layer Option.
- Ct Expand / collapse: Ct ny hin th mt tam gic nh xm
biu th Layer c m rng hoc thu gn. Mt mi tn hng sang
phi n nh ch collapsed v mi tn hng xung hin th ch
expanded.
- Ct name: S dng ct ny t cho mt Layer mt tn duy
nht. thay i tn ca mt Layer, nhp i Layer m hp
thoi Layer Option ni bn c th g nhp mt tn ty .
- Ct Target: S dng biu tng Target trong ct ny chn
nhanh mi th trn mt Layer, Layer con, nhm (Group) hoc
ng Path c th. Khi c chn, biu tng Target hin th vi
mt vng kp (nh mt hnh xuyn).
- Ct Selection: Ct ch bo Selection (nh c chn) phc v hai
chc nng. Th nht, n cho bit khi no mt layer, Layer con, i
tng hoc nhm c chn. Bn c th bit c mt Layer c
chn khi Layer c t mt bng mu khc vi cc Layer khc v /
hoc khi mt tam gic en nh xut hin ti mp phi trn cng ca
Layer.
Th hai, khi mt Layer, mt Layer con ca mt Layer hoc mt i
tng trn mt Layer hoc Layer con c chn, mt hnh vung
mu nh xut hin trong ct ny. Mu ca hnh vung ch bo chn
khp vi mu c th hin trong ct Color, biu th mu c s
dng cho cc vng chn ca Layer.
Bn c th chnh sa bt k xc lp ct cho bt k ct Layer bt c
ni no. V d, bn quyt nh kha cc Layer sau khi bn lm vic
xong vi chng m bo khng v di chuyn ni dung ca
chng khi bin tin tp cc i tng trn cc Layer khc. Cng c
th bn mun t cc phin bn khc nhau ca cc Project trn cc
Layer ring bit v sau chnh sa s hin th ca cc Layer
gip quyt nh phin bn no tt nht. Nhng kh nng th v hn.
Cc nt Panel Layer
Dc theo y Panel Layer l mt s nt xem di y gip bn to
nhanh cc Layer v Layer con mi, to v gii phng cc mt n
(mask) v xa cc vng chn. Cng c mt du ch bo s Layer
tin li dc theo pha bn tri, do bn c th xem thong qua s
Layer trong File.

Sau y l chc nng ca tng nt ny:

- Make / release clipping mask: To cc mt n xn (clipping
mask) t bt k hai hoc nhiu i tng ph chng c chn v
gii phng cc i tng cha bn trong mt mt n xn c chn.
- Create new subayer: Thm mt Layer con bn trong Layer hoc
Layer con chn. Mi Layer con c th hin th thm cc Layer con,
ng Path v nhm. Cc Layer con c tht vo gip nhn
dng nhanh chng.
- Create new Layer: Thm mt Layer mi trn Layer c chn.
to mt bn sao ca Layer hin c v tt c ni dung ca n, r
Layer ln trn biu tng create new Layer v Layer bn sao s
c thm tr Layer m khng thay i Layer gc.
- Delete Selection: Xa bt k Layer, Layer con, ng Path hoc
nhm c chn. Khi nh nm trn Layer con, mt hp thoi cnh
bo xut hin cho bn c hi hy hoc tin hnh vic xa. Bn cng
c th r v th cc mc t Panel Layer trc tip vo thng rc mini
xa chng m khng phi thy hp thoi cnh bo.
Menu Option ca Panel Layer
Ngoi tt c nt xc lp trn Panel Layer, cng c sn hn 20 lnh
trong menu Option ca Panel Layer.
Sau u l mt m t nhanh v tng ty chn menu ny:
- New Layer: To mt Layer mi nm ngay trn Layer hin c
chn.
- New subLayer: To mt Layer con trong Layer hin c chn.
- Duplicate "Layer Name": To mt bn sao ca Layer hin c
chn.
- Delete "Layer name": Xa Layer hin c chn v hin th tt
c ni dung ca n.
- Option for "Layer Name": M hp thoi Layer potions cho
Layer c chn.
- Make / Release clippingMask: To hoc gii phng mt mt n
xn t hai hoc nhiu i tng c chn.
- Enter /Exit Iso lation mode: i vo hoc thot ch Isolation
mode khi mt i tng hoc Layer c chn trn Artboard qua
Panel Layer.
- Locate object: Gip nh v mt mc tng ng trong Panel
Layers khi i tng c chn trong ca s Document v c th
hu dng trong vic nh v cc Layer c thu gn.
- Merge Selected: Trn tt c cnh bn trong cc Layer hoc nhm
c chn thnh mt Layer n. Ctrl + nhp chn nhu Layer
hoc nhm v trn chng thnh Layer hoc nhm c chn sau
cng. Khng trn cc i tng hoc gi li cc mt n xn hoc
cc thuc tnh cp Layer.
- Flatten Artwork: Di chuyn cc nh bn trong tt c Layer nhn
thy c vo mt Layer v cung cp ty chn loi b hoc gi
li nh trn cc Layer c n. Tuy nhin, khng gi li cc mt n
xn hoc cc thuc tnh Layer cp.
- Collect In New Layer: Di chuyn cc i tng trn Artboard
n mt Layer mi.
- Release To Layers (sequence): Di chuyn mi i tng trn
mt Layer c chn n Layer ring bit ca n nh c minh
ha trong hnh di y:

- Release to Layers (Build): Di chuyn mi i tng trn mt

Layer c chn n Layer ring ca n v sao chp cc i tng
to mooti trnh t hot hnh tch ly nh c minh ha trong
hnh trn.
- Reverse order: o ngc th t xp tng ca cc Layer, Layer
con hoc ng Path c chn bn trong Panel Layers.

- Template: To mt Layer khun mu t ng kha v lm m

ni dung ca Layer v lm n mt ni dung ca Layer khi File c
in.
- Show All Layers / Hide others: Chuyn i s hin th ca tt c
ngoi tr Layer c chn.
- Preview All Layers /outline others: Chuyn i ch xem ca
tt c ngoi tr Layer c chn t khung xem Preview sang khung
xem outline. Trong khung xem outline, biu tng con mt tr nn
rng phn bit n vi biu tng con mt c th hin trong
khung xem Preview.
- Unlock All Layer / lock others: Chuyn i gia kha hoc m
kha kh nng hin th ca tt c, ngoi tr Layer c chn.
- Paste Remember Layers: Ty chn ny s quyt nh ni nh
c sao chp s c t khi c dn tr li mt File hoc c
dn vo mt File khc. Theo mc nh ty chn ny c tt nhm
cho php cc mc c sao chp v c dn vo Panel hin hnh
trong Panel Layers. Khi c bt, cc mc c sao chp c dn
tr li vo Layer gc. Khi ty chn ny c bt, cc mc c sao
chp t nhiu Layer trn mt File cng s gi li cu trc nhiu
Layer ca chng khi c dn sang File khc.
- Panel Option: M hp thoi Layer Panel Option iu chnh
kch c hng v s hin th thumbnail ca mt Layer c chn.
3. To mt Layer khun mu
Mt Layer khun mu (Template) l mt Layer c bit c s
dng li cc nh khc nhau trong Illustrator, chng hn nh
Logo v bng tay, cc on ct t mt tp ch hoc cc bn v k
thut trong mt bn v k thut khc. Mt Template c th gip bo
m rng bn to cc gc v t l nht qun trong cng vic v
hng dn bn to mt th g ln hn nhng g bn c th lm
nu khng c n.
Cc Layer Template c xc lp hin th m v kh nng bin
tp c kha, do bn c th thy xuyn qua nh li n
nhng khng bin tp ni dung ca Layer. Cc Layer Template
cng c xc lp khng in, do bn s khng v in mt
Layer Template cng vi nh c to t n.
to mt Layer Template, t nh bn mun li vo mt Layer
trong bng cch chn File | Place v nh hng sang File nh.
Bt k loi nh bitmap (i khi c gi l nh raster) c th c
t trong layre. s dng nh vector, chn v rastedize nh i n
Object | Rastedize trc khi chuyn i Layer thnh mt Layer
Template. Nhp i Layer c File c Place (import) m hp
thoi Layer Option. t tn cho Layer (ty chn) v chn ty chn
Template. iu ny lm m i cc ty chn Show, Preview, Lock
v Print, li cc xc lp Template v dim. Nu mun, bin tp
gi tr trong trng Dim Image to: %. S mc nh l 50% thch
hp cho hu ht cc nh li. S cng cao, Template cng ti; s
cng thp, s cng sng; Template minh ha mt nh c Place
trc v sau khi lm m. Nhp OK p dng cc thay i.
Cc Layer Template hin th hi khc vi cc Layer thng thng
trong menu Layer, lm cho chng d nhn bit. C th tn ca mt
Layer Template c in nghing theo mc nh, mt biu tng
kha xut hin trong ct Edit (bin tp) - nhng kha ny c th
c tt nu cn v thay v biu tng con mt trong mt biu
tng visibility, mt biu tng Template hin th .
 li nh
Mt khi nh dc Place v c kha di mt Layer Template,
nu cn thit, to mt Layer mi mm trn Player Template, bt u
li nh bng tay s dng bt k t hp h cng c Pen v Pencil
v sau tinh chnh ng Path s dng cng c Direct Selection.
lm nhn cc ng cong, iu chnh cc gc v nh li v tr
cc im neo v ng Path nh lm vi hnh minh ha phn
trc. Hoc nu bn ngu nhin s dng bt bng v ha, bn c
th nhn c kt qu tt hn bng vic li trc tip nh gc trn
bng v ha thay v li mn hnh. c c kt qu li
chnh xc hn vic li bng tay, c th bn thch s dng lnh
Live Trace t ng hn.
4. T chc li cc Layer
Cc Layer, Layer con, ng Path v nhm c th d dng c sp
xp v sp xp li p ng nhu cu ca bn. Mt vi phng
php khc nhau c th s dng - phng php n gin nht l k
thut r v th trong phn tip theo.
R v th
Bn trong Panel Layers, chn Layer, Layer con, ng Path hoc
nhm m bn mun nh li v tr. Sau r v th Layer, Layer
con, ng Path hoc nhm c chn vo v tr mi bn trong
Panel Layers.
Collect in New Layer
Mt phng php khc t chc li cc Layer l s dng lnh t
menu Option ca Panel Layers, chn i tng m bn mun di
chuyn n mt Layer mi. Chn Collect In New Layer t menu
Option ca Panel Layers. Sau cc i tng c t bn trong
mt Layer mi c tn chung chung (chng hn nh Layer 8) ngay
trn Layer c chn trc .
Send to current Layer
di chuyn cc i tng t Layer khc, s dng mt lnh t
menu object. Chn i tng cn di chuyn, nhp Layer m bn
mun i tng c di chuyn n, v chn Object | Arrange |
send to current Layer.
R v th du ch bo Selection
Hoc, bn cng c th di chuyn cc i tng s dng mt phin
bn ca phng php r v th hi r hnh vung chn ca mt
Layer. Chn i tng cn di chuyn. iu ny kch hot hnh
vung ch bo chn mu trong ct Selection indicator ca Layer i
tng c chn. Tip theo, r v th hnh vung ch bo chn mu
ny n mt Layer khc di chuyn cc i tng c chn n
Layer nh c minh ha trong hnh di y:

Chn (Target) mt Layer

Ngoi bn phng php c m t trn di chuyn mt i
tng qua Panel Layer, bn cng c th iu chnh v tr ca bt k
Layer, Layer con, ng Path hoc nhm bng cch s dng
phng php Target. Ct Target ca Panel Layers cung cp mt
bng chng trc quan khi mt hoc nhiu mc tiu trn Layer,
Layer con, ng Path hoc nhm c chn hoc c Target
bng cch hin th mt bu tng vng kp (ging nh hnh xuyn)
thay v biu tng mt vng vn hin th kh cc mc trong mt
Layer c chn. Hnh di y minh ha c hai v d v cc Layer
c chn v khng c chn.

chn c mt Layer, Layer con, ng Path hoc nhm, nhp

biu tng Target tng ng. V mt k tht, cc mc c xem l
Target khi c chn bng bt k phng php. Tuy nhin mt
Layer c th chia c Target bng cch nhp biu tng Target
trong Panel Layers. Mt khi Layer, Layer con ng Path hoc
nhm c chn cc i tng bn trong vng chn c th c
bin tp hoc c x l theo mun. Sau y l mt s iu m
bn c th lm vi mt vng chn c Target.
- Di chuyn Layer, Layer con hoc ng Path hoc nhm n mt
v tr mi bn trong Panel Layers hoc n mt v tr Artboard
- Kt nhm cc mc trong vng chn
- Bin i (nh t l, xoay, lm nghing, to i xng, bin
dng,) cc mc trong vng chn.
- Bin tp cc mu ca cc nt v vng t ca cc mc.
- i vo ch Isolation mode iu chnh ch cc mc c
Target.
Khi bn chnh sa xong cc mc c Target, nhp cch xa vng
chn trn Artboard hy chn mt th.
Bi 6 Mu sc trong Illustrator
Lm vic vi mu c th l mt cch l th v hu ch trang tr
sinh ng cc hnh minh ha v kiu thit k. Trong cc bi trc
cc bn bit vic p dng mu vo nt v vng t ca cc i
tng th kh d dng. Trong bi ny bn s hc cc chi tit v cch
lm vic vi cc Panel mu khc nhau ca Illustrator l cc
Panel Color, Color guide v Swatches cng nh cch truy cp v s
dng pantone v cc Color boOk khc, s dng hp thoi Color
picker v m Panel extension kuler - ni bn c th tng tc vi
cng ng kuler nhm trao i mu cho d n ca bn.
1. Panel Color
Nh c th bn nh li t cc bi trc, khi bn to mt ti liu
trong llustrator, bn c nhc chn mt vng mu (Color space),
chng hn nh CMYK cho cc d n in v RGB cho cc d n trn
mn hnh v web.
Nu bn v chn nhm Color space khi to ti liu mi hoc nu
bn cn thay i n sau khi bt u lm vic, bn c th chuyn
i cc ch mu bng File | document Color mode |
CMYKColor hoc RGB Color.
Color space (hoc Color mode - ch mu) ca ti liu xc lp
giai on lm vic vi mu trong File in hnh cc mu
xut hin trong Panel Color phn nh iu . V d, khi lm
vic trong mt d n in trong ch CMYK, Panel Color s hin
th cc thanh trt CMYK m c th c iu chnh trn cc
mu vi cc gi tr mu ring bit chng hn nh mt mu xanh l
sm vi cc g tr CMYK l C = 39,61%, M = 9,02%, Y = 100%,
k = 22%.
Khi bn s dng Panel Color, hy ghi nh l khi iu chnh cc gi
tr mu, bn s ch chnh sa mu fill hoc mu Stroke, bt c mu
no ngu nhin l xc lp hin hnh. Bn c th thy mu no c
kch hot bng vic xem cc biu tng fill v Stroke y Panel
Tools hoc trong Panel Color. Nu fill c kch hot n s nm ln
trn Stroke v khi Stroke c kch hot, n s nm ln trn fill.
Thay cc ch mu
t t c chnh xc mu tt nht khi chn v s dng cc
mu trong ti liu, hy c trung thnh vi mt ch mu ph hp
vi d n ca bn. Tuy nhin, i khi bn mun hoc cn thay i
Color space cho cc i tng ring l. Trong nhng trng hp ,
bn c th s dng menu Option trn Panel Color chn cc mu
t cc ch mu khc nhau.
- Grayscale: Ch mu ny s dng mt thang t mu trng
thun khit (0%) n mu en thun khit (100%). Chuyn sang ch
Grayscale chuyn i cc i tng mu sang nh n trng
hoc bin nh thang xm thnh RGB hoc CMYK. bn c th
trn mu thang xm s dng knh K ca CMYK hoc cc knh
RGB trong ch RGB min l bn bit cc gi tr chnh xc chng
hn nh R = 128, G = 128,B = 128 cho mu xm va.
- RGB: Red, green v blue (RGB) l cc mu b xung tng trng
cho nh sng nm trong dy t 0 (cho n mu en) n 255 (cho
mu trng) c phn chiu tr li mt ca bn. khi c kt hp,
ba mu nh sng phn chiu ny to nh sng mu trng. RGB l
ch mu cho cc monitor my tnh, mn hnh tivi v nh sng
sn khu / rp bt.
- HSB: Hue, saturation v bdightness (HSB) l ch mu da vo
s cm nhn mu ca con ngi. Hue (sc ) tng trng cho mu
c phn chiu t hoc qua cc i tng v c th c nhn
dng bng mt tn mu nh mu xanh lc (green) hoc mu vng
(yellow) saturation (hoc chroma) m ch n cng ca mt
mu tng ng vi lng xm c thm vo mu tng ng vi
mu t 0% - 100%. brghtness ( sng) l sng hoc ti ca
mt mu ( 0%) n 100% trng. C l bn khng bao gi s dng
xc lp ny.
- CNYK: Cyan, meganta, yellow, v black (CMYK) l cc mu bt
i (subtractive Color) tng trng cho cc cht mu mc t 0%
(khng c bo ha) n 100% ( bo ha) c s dng ti
to cc mu trong bn in ( l ni bn nhn c thut ng, tin
trnh bn mu). Trong khi c th kt mu lc lam (cyan), mu
thm (magenta), mu vng (yellw) t c mu vn l mu
xm en ti c, mu s vn thiu mt mt cn thit cho mu
en thun ty. b p cho s m c ny, mt mc n (K)
ring bit c thn vo tin trnh in bo m mu en bn trong
cc d n in ra p. Ti v dy c cng nh thm cc thnh phn
khc gip ch trong tin trnh trn cho mt mng mu khc rng
trong ph.
- Web safe RGB: Ch mu ny bao gm ch 216 mu RGB nn
cho c th c tng trng chnh xc trn web khi xem chng
trn cc monitor 8 bit. V hu ht cc h thng ngy nay s dng
mn hnh 16 bit hoc 23 bit, nhiu nh thit k tin rng s dng
palette web- safe khng cn cn thit na.
R v th to cc mu mu (Swatch) v chnh sa cc i
tng
Bn c th r v th mu trc tip t cc biu tng Stroke hoc fill
trong Panel Color v Panel Swatches to cc Swatch mi, bn
cng c th r v th bt k mu ln trn i tng trong ti liu -
cho d i tng c c chn hay khng - chnh sa nt
(Stroke) hoc vng t (fill) ca i tng , bt k i tng no
c kch hot.
p dng mu t Panel Color
trn v p dng mt mu ring bit vo mt hoc nhiu i
tng, chn i tng v sau iu chnh cc thanh trt Panel
Color. Khi bn thay i cc gi tr mu, mu ca nt hoc vng t
ca vng chn t ng cp nht (bt k biu tng no c kch
hot trong Panel Tools hoc Panel Color). Bn c th trn cc mu
trong Panel Color c lp vi mu trn Artboard v sau lu cc
mu di dng cc mu mu (Swatch) trong pane Swatches
s dng sau .
trn mt mu v lu n di dng mt Swatch, iu u tin
bn s cn lm l iu chnh cc thanh trt trn Panel Color cho
n khi bn to mu m bn mun.

Nu cc thanh trt Panel Color hin th mt ch mu khc m

bn mun s dng, chn ch mu mong mun t Panel Option
ca panel Color.
Tip theo, chn create New Swatch t menu opitions ca Panel
Color. Trong hp thoi New Color va m ra, t cho mu mi
mt tn ty , chn process Color hoc spot Color t menu Color
Type, chn mt Color mode t menu Color mode nu cn thit v
nu to mt mu x l (process Color), nhp hp kin Global
lm cho mu tr thnh mu tng th (global) hoc n c hy
chn gi n li dng non -global. Nhp nt Ok v Swatch
c thm v Panel Swatches s dng sau .
2. Color picker
Hp thoi Color picker l mt cng c chn mu tuyt vi bi v n
cho bn xem ph mu nhm gip d dng c lp sc mu, bo
ha v n sng ca mu m bn mun s dng. Ngoi vic chn
mu. Bn cng c th xem trc cc mu bng st mu (hue),
bo ha (saturation), sng (bdightness), cc ph mu , xanh
lc hoc xanh dng hoc bng mt web palette gii hn; nhp cc
gi tr HSB, RGB, CNYK v Hexadecimal chnh xc; v chuyn
i gia vic xem mt ph mu v cc Swatch xut hin trong
Panel Swatch ca ti liu.
Xem Color picker trong hnh di lm quen vi tt c xc lp.
m v s dng Color picker, nhp i cc biu tng Stroke
hoc fill trong Panel Tools hoc trn Color.

Lm theo cc hng dn sau y xem trc v chn mu bng

Color picker.
- chn mt mu, iu chnh cc thanh trt ph mu (Color
spectrum) v sau nhp hoc r dn ni no bn trong trng
Color. V tr ca hnh trn rng bn trong trng Color quyt nh
mu m bn chn.
- iu chnh vng xem trc ca ph mu, chn mt trong cc
nt radio H (hue), S(saturation), B (bdightness) hoc R (red), G
(green), B( blue). Nu bn khng chc chn ci no tt nht cho
vic chn cc mu s dng ty chn hue mc nh.
- chn mt mu RGB g nhp mt s t o n 255 trong cc
trng nhp R, G, B.
- trn mt mu CMYK, nhp mt phn trm t 0% - 100% trong
cc trng nhp C, M,Y, v K.
- trn mt mu hexadecimal (web), nhp ba cp s / mu t
RRGGBB chng hn nh 000000 cho mu en, c655c6 cho mu
tm hoc FF9933 cho mu cam.
- chn mu t Panel Swatches ca ti liu mu, nhp nt Color
Swatches.
- quay tr v vic xem Color picker sau khi nhp nt Color
Swatches xem cc Swatch, nhp nt Color models.
- chn mt mu web-safe, nhp hp kim only web Color v
trng Color s c gii hn ch hin th palette mu web-safe nn
cho 216 mu.
Sau khi chn mt mu, mu c chn xut hin bn phi ph mu
ngay trn mu c chn trc . S dng mu mi v thay th n
bng nt hoc vng t hin hnh v nhp Ok. Nu khng, hy nhp
Cacel ng hp thoi.
Tam gic bo ng Out- of- Gamut
Cc mu RGB v HSB bn trong cc hp thoi Color picker v
Edit Color khng th c in vi mc CMYK mc d chng c th
c in trn my tnh RGB. Khi iu ny sy ra, Illustrator s hin
th tam gic bo ng out-of -gamut mu vng k bn mu c
chn. Khi bn thy biu tng cnh bo ny v ti liu l mt d n
in CMYK, bn nhp biu tng cnh bo v Illustrator s t ng
dch chuyn mu c chn sang mu CMYK tng ng gn
rng nht vn c th c in.
Hnh khi bo ng Non-Web-Safe
Palette web - safe gm 216 mu RGB thng thng vn khng th
c biu din chnh xc trn c nn PC vi cc motitor 8 bit.
Trong khi v mt k thut c 256 mu c th c hin th trn mt
monitor 8 bit, 40 mu, do 216 mu cn li to nn palette web -
safe. Tuy nhin lm vic vi palette web-safe khng cn quan trng
na cho cc d n web nhng thnh thong bn vn cn s dng n.
i vi vic s dng web- safe an ton nht, nhp hp kim only
web Colors cui hp thoi. Nu khng khi bn chn mt mu
Color picker nm bn ngoi web-safe ny, hnh khi bo ng
non-web-safe mu xm xut hin k bn vng previous Color.
yu cu Illustrator dch chuyn v chn mu web-safe gn
ging, nhp hnh khi bo ng Non-web-safe. Hnh khi bo ng
non-web-safe cng xut hin ngay bn di biu tng Stroke v
fill hp thoi Edit Colors.
3. Panel Color Guide

Panel Color guide l mt s h tr mu y ngc nhin bi v n s

dng mt thut ton cc quy tc hi ha chn cc mu v to cc
nhm mu da vo mu du tin hoc mu c s m bn chn.
Nhm mu l mt nhm gm bn mu tr ln hi ha hp vi nhau.
Mt khi c to, bn c th d dng thm nhng nhm mu ny
vo Panel Swatches s dng sau . Ngoi ngoi ra, i vi mi
nhm mu m bn to, Illustrator ngh cc mu khc thay th cho
n s dng cc bin th ca cc sc /sc mu, mu m/ mt v
mu sc s/ mu du.
Color guide lm vic ging nh mt Panel swtaches cao cp cho
php bn chn v p dng mu vo cc i tng c chn trn
Artboard. xc lp mu c s trong Panel, chn mt i tng v
p dng mt mu vo nt v vng t ca i tng bt c khi
no c kch hot trong Panel Tools hoc Panel Color. Sau
xem trc v chn cc mu hi ha ca nhm mu s dng mu c
s, truy cp menu x xung harmonies Rules. Sau khi chn mt
nhm mu mi danh sch cc bin th Color Group cp nht. p
dng mt mu t danh sch cc bin th Color Group vo nt hoc
vng t ca mt i tng c chn, nhp Swatch ca mu .
Hoc lu bt k Swatch ring l trong bt k nhm sau s
dng, r v th cc mu vo Panel Swatches. Bn cng c th
lu nhm mu hin hnh (xut hin trn menu Harmony Rules)
sang Panel Swatch bng cch nhp biu tng Save Colors As
Swatches t menu Option ca Panel Color guide.
Hp thoi Edit Color
Hi thoi Edit Color (cng c tn l Recolor artwork) cung cp
nhiu cng c khc nhau to v bin tp cc nhm mu ha hp
ring ca bn. Bn cng c th s dng hp thoi ny t li mu
nh c chn v gim cc mu xut hin trong nh da vo th
vin mu mu c chn.
Khi ng hp thoi Edit Colors, nhp nt Edit Colors trn Panel
Color guide. Bn cng c th m n bng cch chn hai hoc nhiu
i tng trn Artboard v nhp nt Recolor Artwork trn Panel
Color, hoc bng cch nhp i bt k biu tng Panel Swatch.
Mt khi m, c ba vng m bn c th lm vic ph thuc vo tc
v.
- Edit: Tab edit Color cho php tr cc mu ring ca bn v thay
i cc nhm mu hin c. Th nghim vi menu Harmony Rules
v bnh xe mu ngh ra cc mu ha hp mi v thoi mi iu
chnh cc thanh mu v du mu (cc hnh trn) bn trong bnh xe
mu bng cch nhp v r chng. Bn cng c th thm bt di cc
mu, thay i nh sng ca bnh xe mu lu cc nhm mu s
dng sau , hy lin kt cc mu ho hp iu chnh cc mu
mt cch c lp (bng cch nhp biu tng unlink Harmony
Colors) v xem trc cc thay i mu i vi nh c chn (khi
hp kim Recolor art c chn) trc khi chp nhn hoc t chi
cc mu mi.
- Assign: Tab assigne Color cho bn chn v chnh sa cc mu t
mt nhm mu hin c v p dng chng vo bt k i tng c
chn trn Artboard. y bn cng c th gi li cc mu m
(spot Color) v gim s mu c s dng trong nh c chn.
- Color Groups: Vng ny lit k tt c nhm mu trong ti liu
m. Bn c th thm vo, bt ra v chnh sa bt k nhm mu hin
c trong danh sch v nhng thay i ny s t ng cp nht trong
Panel Swatches. Nhp nt new Color Group thm mt nhm mi
vo danh sch nhp nt Save changes to Color Groups lu cc
chnh sa sang mt nhm mu hin c v nhp nt delete Color
Group loi nhm mu c chn ra khi danh sch.
Bn trong mi tab c mt s nt v thanh trt gip h tr thm
trong vic to v bin tp cc mu ha hp. Illustrator nhn dng
mi xc lp bng cc screentip hu dng khi bn t chut ln trn
chng sao cho bn c th nm vng nhanh khi nim v cch mi
xc lp chnh sa mu c hin th nh th no.
4. Panel Swatches
Panel Swatches l ni tt c mu, Gradient v Pattern cho tt c ti
liu c lu tr cng vi thng tin File khc. Vng ny c th bin
tp v ty chn y bn trong mi ti liu, cho bn s linh hot
cui cng khi lm vic vi mu. V d, bn c th to mt palette
gi hn, do ch cc mu c s dng trong File c hin th,
hoc bn c th to th vin Swatch ring ca bn dnh ring cho
mt khch hng hoc d n v sau m hoc s dng th vin
Swatch ty bt c khi no bn cn.
Panenl Swatches c minh ha trong hnh di y c mt nt,
ty chn v tnh nng menu:
- Menu Swatch libradies: Cho php truy cp Swatch libradies.
- Menu show Swatch kinds: Cho bn nh khung xem ca cc
Swatch bn trong Panel theo loi chn hn nh mu Gradient
Patternt hoc cc nhm mu.
- Swatch Option: M hp thoi Swatch Option bn c th bin
tp tn, loi mu, tn ca Swatch, loi mu, xc lp global Color
mode v cc gi tr mu.
- Edit or apply Color Group: (Ch xut hin khi mt nhm mu
c chn) M hp thoi edit Color.
- New Color Group: To mt nhm mu mi da vo cc mu ca
i tng c chn hoc to mt Folder nhm rng m bn tong
ca n bn c th thm cc mu ring ca bn.
- New Swatch: Mt hp thoi New Swatch to mu mu mt
trong Panel Swatch da vo mu hin hnh (Stroke hoc fill) trong
Panel Tools.
- Delete Swatch: Xa mu mu, cc mu mu hoc nhm mu
c chn trong Panel Swatch. S dng phng php Shift + nhp
thm hoc bt khi vng chn trc khi xa hoc chn nhanh
tt c cc mu mu cha s dng, chn Select All Unused t menu
Option ca Panel v sau nhp delete Swatch.
p dng mu
S dng Panel Swatches p dng mu vo cc i tng trn
Artboard bng cch chn mt hoc nhiu i tng v sau chn
mt mu mu hoc cch r v th mt mu mu trc tip ln trn
bt k i tng cho d i tng c c chn hay khng. Mu
mu c chn s t ng thay i nt hoc vng t ca vng chn,
bt k khi no c kch hot trong Panel Tools.
Cc loi mu mu
Trong ngnh in thng mi, c hai loi mc c s dng: Spot
(m) v process (x l). Nhng mu ny c th c kt hp trong
bt k d n mc d hu ht cc ti liu cn 100% mu x l hoc
mu x l cng vi mt hoc hai mu m in cc phn ca ti
liu nh mt logo v c th thm mt bn km mu m p dng
sn du ln trn cc phn ca mt ti liu x l bn mu l cc mu
global, nhng cc mu tin trnh c th l global hoc khng global.
Cc mu spot
Cc mu spot l c mc chn sn c s dng thay cho hoc b
xung cc mc x l CMYK v do i hi cc bn km ring ca
chng trong tin trnh in. Cc mu spot ng tin cy hn cc mu
CMYK bi v chng s dng mt hn hp mu ring bit, tuy
nhin, chng s dng t hn v chnh xc mu khng c bo
m t bn in ny n bn in khc do cc bin i nh giy v cht
lng mc. Tuy nhin, chng chnh xc hn cc mc x l CMYK.
t c chnh xc mu nht qun, xem xt chn cc mu
spot t mt trong cc th vin h phi mu chng hn nh pantone
(c m t trong phn tip theo).
Cc mu x l
Cc mu x l c to bng vic trn t hp cc mu lc nam,
thm, vng v en. In x l bn mu l loi tin trnh in t tn km
nht v trong khi tht s tt cho vic ti to cc bc nh bng mu,
n cng c kh nng ln nht l hin th dch chuyn mu t bn in
ny sang mt bn in khc. bi v monitor hin th mu bng RGB,
t c chnh xc mu cao nht, xem xt tham kh cc biu
 mu x l cho cc gi tr mu trc khi p dng nhng mu ny
vo cc i tng trong ti liu.
Cc mu global
Cc mu global ni n mt mu c lin kt vi mu ca n v
tt c trng hp s dng ca n. tt c mu m t ng global,
nhng cc mu x l c th global hoc khng global (non global).
khi bn chnh sa cc gi tr mu trong mt mu x l global. tt c
trng hp (instant) ca mu trong nh s t ng cp nht. Tri
li vi cc mu non global, khi cc gi t mu mu c chnh sa
chn mu mu cp nht v tt c instant ca mu gc vn nguyn
vn.
To mt mu mu mi
to mt mu m, mu x l global, chn mt mu trong Panel
Colors hoc chn mt mu t hp thoi Color picke v sau nhp
nt new Swatch trn Panel Swatch. khi hp thoi new swach m ra,
t cho mu mi mt tn, chn procss Color hoc spot Color t
menu Color Type, chn mt Color mode t menu Color mode v
nu to mt mu x l, quyt nh xem mu x l global hay non
global. nhp nt OK ng hp thoi v thm mu mu mi v
Panel Swatches. Nu bt c lc no bn cn iu chnh thuc tnh
ca mu , nhp i mu mu m li hp thoi Swatch Option.
Chuyn i cc mu global v mu spot
chuyn i mu global x l hoc mu m thnh mt mu non
global x l hoc mu CMYK, nhp cc nt process Color hoc
spot Color hoc CMYK trn Panel Color bn di thanh trt tint.
khi mu m bn chuyn i l mt mu x l, bn s thy nt
process Color v khi mu chuyn i l mt mu m, bn s thy
nt spot Color.
Bn c th d dng nhn dng cc loi mu mu khc nhau trong
Panel Swatch qua cch cc vung mu mu hin th nh th no.
Cc mu x l hin th di dng cc vung mu c; cc mu
Color th hin di dng cc vung c c tam gic mu trng
gc tri pha di v cc mu m ging nh cc mu global nhung
c mt chm en tm ca hnh tam gic trng
To sc ca mt mu
to v s dng mt sc (tint) t bt k mu global x l hoc
mu spot trong Panel Swatch, chn mt i tng s dng mu
hoc chn mu t Panel Swatch, sau r thanh trt tint trn
Panel Color nh c minh ha trong hnh di iu chnh dy
sc t 0% n 100%. v d sc 25% cho php ch 25% mc i
qua,to ra mt phin bn sng hn nhiu ca mu mu bo ha. Nu
mun, bn c th lu mt sc di dng mu mu ring ca n
bng cch nhp nt new Swatch trn Panel Swatches; mu mu
t ddoognj c t theo tn mu mu gc cng vi t l phn trm
sc nh trong pantone 7417 U 25%.

Cc th vin mu mu
Illustrator c ci t sn vi mt s th vin mu mu min ph,
mi th vin mu mu da vo cc mu khc nhau, chng hn nh
Art history, Earthtone, metal, nature, texTiles v web. s dng
nhng th vin mu mu c ch ny h tr bn trong vic p
dng cc mu ring bit vo cng vic.
truy cp cc th vin mu mu, nhp nt menu Swatch
libradies cu Panel Swatch v chn ch mu theo tn. sau
cc mu trong th vin s m trn desktop trong mt Panel
Swatches di ng t do m bn c th s dng mu p dng mu
vo nh. bn c th r mt mu t mt Panel Swatch di ng vo
Panel Swatches thm n vo danh sch cc mu mu c sn. Hy
t do m v ng cc Panel th vin mu mu thng xuyn bao
nhiu ty mc cn thit.
Panetone v cc Color boOk khc
Mt phn quan trng cu menu swaatch libradies hon ton dnh
cho cc s mu (Color boOk) mi nh pantone, HKS, trumatch v
toyocho bn ty chn chn cc mu m rt ring bit v tn
km cho cc d n in. truy cp nhng Color boOks ny, chn
Open Swatch libradies Color mong mun t danh sch.Bn cng c
th truy cp menu Color boOks bng cch nhp nt menu Swatch
libradies cui Panel Swatches.
Nh cc th vin mu mu khc, mt khi bn chn cc Color boOk,
cc mu s m trn desktop bn trong mt Panel Swatch di
ng. Nu bn ngu nhin bit s ca mt mu m bn mun s
dng, chn show Find Field t menu Option ca Panel v g
nhp s trong trng find. Mu mu mong mun s sng ln v
c mt ng vin c minh ha trong hnh di y. sau c
th nhp mu mu thm n vo Panel Swatch s dng sau
.
To cc mu mu ty
Bn c th d dng s dng cc th vin mu mu ty cho cc
khch hng v d n c th, sau cc th vin mu mu bt k
lc no. bt u, trc tin thm, bin tp v xa cc mu trong
Panel Swatches theo thch. khi sn sng chn mt trong nhng ty
chn sau y ca menu Option t Panel:
- Save Swatch th vin Library as ase: Lu th vin mu mu
di dng mt File c th trao i c th chia s vi nhng my
tnh khc cng nh c s dng trong Illustrator, photoshop v
indesign.
- Save Swatch Library as al: Lu mt bn sao ca th vin mu
mu sang my tnh m v s dng mt th vin mu mu ty .
v d l ASE hoc AL, chn User Defined t menu Swatch libradies
cui Panel Swatches v chn th vin ty tn.
Bin tp cc mu
Ngoi tt c cng c c cp trc , bn cng c th lm mt
s vic bin tp mu th v bng cch s dng cc lnh Color thng
qua menu Edit | Eidt Colors
- Adjust Color balance: Ty chn ny m hp thoi adjust Color
ni bn c th iu chnh cc gi tr mu CMYK, RGB, Grayscale
hoc global ca nt (Stroke) hoc vng t (fill). khi bn chn mt
i tng c chn c cc mu global x l hoc mu m, s
dng hp thoi iu chnh thanh trt tint. bn cng c th
chuyn i cc mu global x l mu m thnh cc mu x l non
global bng cch bt ty chn Convert.
- Blend front to back:To mt kiu ha trn t csra sau t ba hoc
nhiu i tng c t y dc chn da vo th t xp tng ca
i tng trn Artboard.
- Blend Hodizontally / Vertically: To mt kiu ha trn t ba
hoc nhiu i tng c t y c chn da vo th t xp
tng ca cc i tng trn Artboard. chn hodizontallyt tri sang
phi hoc Vertically ha trn cc i tng t trn xung di.
- Convert to CMYK / Grayscale / RGB: Chuyn i cc mu
trong vng chn t mt ch ny sang ch khc chng hn nh
loi b thng tin mu khi chuyn i t RGB sang Grayscale hoc
lm cho nh thang xm c th t mu bng vic chuyn t
Grayscale sang CMYK.
- Invert Colors: o ngc mu ca vng t hc nt ca mu i
tng c chn bt k ci no c kch hot trong Panel Tools.
Mu o ngc l mu i din trn thang mu v thng c
xem l mt mu ph cho mu gc.
- OverPrint black: Chn ty chn ny buc tt c mu en
trong File in bng mu en. xc lp ny ch lm vic vi cc i
tng vn c p dng mu en thng qua knh mu K trn Panel
Color.
- Saturate: S dng hp thoi saturate tng hoc gim bo
ha ca nt hoc vng t ca i tng c chn (bt k mu no
c kch hot trong Panel Tools).
- Complement: Ty chn ny khng th truy cp c qua menu
Eidt | Edit Colors m l qua menu Option ca Panel Color. Khi
c chn, lnh ny chuyn i vng t hoc nt ca mt i tng
c chn (bt c ci no c kch hot trong Panel Tools) thnh
mt mu ph da vo tng ca cc gi tr RGB thp nht v cao
nht ca mu gc.
Adobe Kuler
Panel kuler ca Illustrator lin kt web site ca adobe kuler ni bn
c th tnng tc vi cng ng kuler nhm trao i cc mu cho
d n ca bn. s dng Panel kuler, chn Window | Extensions
| Kuler. Trc khi bt u s dng kuler ln u tin, bn s c
nhc thit lp mt ti khon min ph vi adobe.
Mt khi Panel m v kt ni vi website kuler, bn c th xem cc
ch mu theo hng mc (Highest rated, most, popular, Newest,
random, Saved v custom) v khung thi gian (Alltime, last7
days, last30 days), cng nh vic tm kim cc ch bng t
kha, cc tag (th), tiu hoc ngi to bng cch g nhp text
trong trng search v nhn Enter trn bn phm.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Nu bn tm thy mt ch mu m bn mun lu, s dng v
chn n v chn add to Swatches Panel t menu Flyout c ch
(theme) c chn hoc nhp nt add Selected theme to Swatches
cui Panel. xem cc theme trc tuyn, chn ty chn View
online in kuler t menu Flyout ca theme c chn.
Phn 2 Cng c v bin tp hnh nh
Bi 1 - Pencil, Eraser, Paintbrush v Blob brush
V v t trang Illustrator c th va nhanh va l th khi bn tn
dng ti a kch c cng c c sn. Trong bi ny bn s hc v cc
cng c Pencil, Smooth v Path Eraser, Eraser thng thng,
Painbrush v cc cng c Blob Brush mi.
1. Cng c Pencil
Cng c Pencil lm vic ging nh c mt bt ch trong tay, ngoi
tr bn iu khin n bng chut (hoc bng mt bt ca bn v
ha nu bn ngu nhin c mt bn v ha tin li chng hn
nh Graphire ca Wacom). Bt c th v cc ng Path (m) v
cc hnh dng ng dng t do, c hai c th c cc thuc tnh
Stroke v / hoc fill.
Khi bn v bng Pencil, trc khi nh chut, bn s nhn thy mt
ng chm chm tm thi xut hin trn Artboard biu th hnh
dng ca ng Path. Sau khi nh chut, ng Path c v vi
cc im neo im u v im cui cng cng nh dc theo cc
ng cong ca ng Path. S im thc s trn ng Path ph
thuc vo tnh phc tp v chiu di ca ng v cc xc lp trong
hp thoi Pencil Tool Option, hp thoi ny c th c m bng
cch nhp i cng c Pencil trong Panel Tools.
Cc ng Path t ng mang nt vo vng t c s dng sau
cng mc d mt khi c v, mu v nhng thuc tnh khc ca
cc ng Path c th c thay i v c tinh chnh v nhng
cng c khc.
Cc ng Path dng t do
Khi v cc ng Path dng t do, mt du x nh xut hin vi biu
tng ca cng c. Tuy nhin, khi Pencil nm gn mt ng Path
hin c chn khc, x s bin mt vo bt k bn v mi bng
Pencil s dn n vic thay i ng Path c chn nh c
minh ha trong hnh:
Cc ng Path ng
to mt ng Path ng, v ra hnh dng mong mun vi im
u v dim cui gn cng mt v tr. Trc khi nh chut, nhn
gi phm ALT. Khi bn thy mt ch o nh xu xut hin k bn
Cursor, Illustrator s ng ng Path bng mt ng thng - bt
k Cursor cch im u ca hnh dng bao xa - nu bn nh chut
trc khi nh phm tt. (Hoc, nu khng bn nh phm ALT hoc
OPT trc khi nh chut, ng Path s khng ng li). Hy th
xem n lm vic nh th no.

Bin tp cc ng Path Pencil

Pencil cng l mt cng c bin tp rt thng l. Vi cng c ny
bn c th chnh sa bt k ng Path hoc hnh dng c chn
hin c, thm ch kt ni hai ng Path ring bit li vi nhau:
- Bin tp mt ng Path c chn: Khi Pencil nm gn ng
Path c chn, bn c th bin tp hoc ko di ng Path khi
bn thy x ca Cursor bin mt.
- Bin tp mt hnh dng c chn: V bt c ni no trn
ng Path ca mt hnh dng c chn v li on ca
hnh dng nh trong v d hnh di y.

- Kt ni hai ng Path: Chn hai hnh dng cn ni, v mt

ng Path ni hai hnh dng, sau nhn gi phm CTRL
(Win). Khi mt biu tng trn (merge) xut hin k bn biu
tng y l mt ch bo trc quan cho thy bn ni "thnh cng
cc ng Path", nh chut, v sau nh phm tt.

2. Cng c Smooth
Nu cc ng m bn to bng cng c Pencil khng nhn nh
bn mong mun hoc bn ngh mt ng Path c th c qu nhiu
im neo, hy th lm nhn chng bng cng c Smooth c t
trong menu Flyout ca cng c Pencil.
Tin trnh lm nhn kh n gin. Chn i tng cn lm nhn.
Sau chn cng c Smooth.

V hoc r ln trn ng Path c chn m bn mun n gin

ha v nh chut. Lp li bc 2 cho m khi ng c cht lng
mong mun. ng va to ra s nhn hn nhiu, cha t im neo
hn dc theo ng Path.

iu chnh lng lm nhn, nhp i cng c Smooth m hp

thoi Smooth Tool Option. Fidelity iu khin khong cch m
Cursor cch xa t ng Path gc trc khi n thm cc im neo
mi, v Smoothness n nh cng c p dng vic lm nhn bao
nhiu. Cc gi tr cao hn to ra mt ng Path nhn hn.

3. Cng c Path Eraser

Cng c Path Eraser c t trong menu Flyout ca cng c
Pencil, cho bn xa bt k cc phn ca ng Path c chn trn
c cc hnh dng t do v cc hnh dng ng. s dng cng c
ny, chn i tng cn c chnh sa v nhp ri r qua n trong
vng m bn mun xa. Hnh di y minh ha mt v d v
ng Path trc v sau khi s dng cng c Path Eraser.

4. Cng c Eraser
Khng ging nh cng c Path Eraser, thc s gii hn ch trong
vic xa cc ng Path ca cc i tng c chn, cng c
Eraser c th xa hu nh bt c th g bao gm cc ng Path,
vng t, cc i tng gm cc ng Path phc hp hoc bn
trong cc ng Path xn v thm ch cc ng Path bn trong cc
nhm Live Paint.
Eraser lm vic hi khc nhau khi cc i tng c chn so vi
khi khng c cc i tng c chn trn Artboard.
- Xa khng c cc vng chn: xa bt c th g trn Artboard,
bt k th t xp tng hoc v tr trn cc Layer ring l, u tin
hy chc chn cc i tng trn Artboard khng c chn, sau
chn cng c Eraser v r qua vng cn xa.

- Xa vi cc vng chn: xa mt i tng c th hoc tp

hp i tng trong khi nguyn vn tt c i tng khc trn
Artboard, chn i tng trc khi chn cng c Eraser, sau r
qua chng xa cc phn mong mun.
Ngoi vic xa bng tay bng cc phng php trc, bn cng c
th xa mt cch sng to s dng cc phm tt sau y:
- Nhn gi phm SHIFT: Trong khi r rng buc ng xa ch
trong mt gc 45 hoc 90 . Hnh di minh ha mt ng
xa gc 45 c rng buc.

- Nhn gi phm ALT trong khi r to mt Marquee xung quanh

vng mong mun nh c minh ha trong hnh di y. Khi bn
nh chut, mi th bn trong Marquee bin mt.
 iu chnh gc, trn, v ng knh ca "u" cng c eraser
(cc ty), nhp i cng c Eraser m Tool Option ca Eraser.
Nu bn ngu nhin s dng mt bt ca bn v ha, bn cng
c th iu chnh thm cc xc lp eraser, bao gm fixed, random,
presure, stylus wheel, tilt, beading, v rotation.
5. Cng c Paintbrush
Cng c Painbrush cho bn thm c tnh v phong cch vo tc
phm ca bn bng vic cch iu ha cc ng Path m bn to.
Bn c th s dng bn loi c sn (Paintbrush) khc nhau trong
Illustrator, tng c sn to cc kiu c o ca nhng nt c:
- Calligraphic Brush: To kiu dng cc ng Path c mt im
nghing, nh mt bt vit ch p. Mu nt c p dng u dc
theo tm ca c Path.
- Artboard Brush: Mt i tng hoc hnh dng (chng hn nh
mt banner qung co hoc mng mu nc) c ko gin dc
theo chiu di ca mt ng Path.
- Pattern Brush: Cc ngi c mu hoa vn ph hp vi v c
lp li theo chiu di ca mt ng Path. Mi mu c hoa vn
(Pattern brush) c th ln n 5 ngi (Tiles), tng trng cho gc
trong v gc ngoi, im u, im cui v cc cnh ca Pattern.
Kiu dng ca nt c c th c p dng vo mt ng Path khi
bn v trn Artboard bng cng c Paintbrush, hoc c p dng
ring bit vo bt k ng Path c chn hin c thng qua Panel
Brushes, chn cng c Paintbrush t Panel Tools, v bt u v mt
ng Path trn Artboard. p dng mt nt c vo mt ng
Path hin c, chn i tng trn Artboard v sau nhp nt c
m bn mun trong Panel Brushes.
Pane Brushes (Window | Brushes): Nh c minh ha trong
hnh di, hin th cc nt c mc nh c ti vo mi ti liu
mi. Ngoi ra, Panel c mt s nt v ty chn menu h tr bn
chn v p dng cc nt:
- Brush Libradies Menu: Truy cp cc Brush Libradies (th vin
c min ph) ca Illustrator bao gm Arrows, Artistic, Borders,
Decorative, Default, v user Defined.
- Remove Brush Stroke: Nhp y loi b mt nt c c bit
ra khi bt k i tng hoc nhm i tng c chn v thay
th n bng nt en 1pt mc nh.
- Option of Selected Object: Nhp truy cp hp thoi Stroke
Option cho bt k i tng c chn v thay i nt ca i
tng m khng cp nht c gc. Khi hp thoi m, thc hin
cc iu chnh khi cn thit chnh sa nt. Hp thoi trng hi
khc ph thuc vo loi c v cha cc xc lp y nh th c s
dng to c.
- New Brush: Nhp to mt c mi.
- Delete Brush: Chn mt c trong Panel Brushes v sau nhp
biu tng thng rc xa c . C th bn cng xa cc c bng
vic r v th chng vo thng rc.
Sau khi p dng mt nt c vo ng Path, nu bn khng hon
ton hi lng vi kt qu hoc mun khai thc Brush Libradies, hy
thoi mi th nhng c khc cho n khi bn tm thy mt th g
m bn thch. Mi th trong Illustrator c th c bin tp v c
undo, do c nhiu c hi khm ph.
To mt c ty
Bn c th to 4 c ty , tng loi c c hp thoi Stroke Option
ring ca n vi cc xc lp ty . Trc khi bt u, hy ghi nh
nhng iu sau y:
- i vi cc c Scatter, art, v Pattern, bn phi to nh cho c
trc khi bn to c.
- i vi cc c art v ptatter, nh cho cc c khng th bao gm
Type (ch). Tuy nhin, chng c th bao gm Type c chuyn
i thnh cc outline.
- i vi cc c Pattern, bn c th to ln n 5 ngi patters, cho
gc trong v gc ngoi, im u v im cui v cc cnh ca
Pattern. Tt c cc ngi (Tiles) c thm vo Panel Swatches di
dng cc Pattern trc khi to cc c.
- i vi tt c cc c s dng nh, nh khng th cha cc
Gradients, blends (kiu ha trn), i tng mesh, biu , cc File
c Place (import), nh bitmap, mask (mt n), hoc cc nt c
khc.
- Sau khi mt c c thm vo Panel Brushes, bn c th chnh
sa cc xc lp c thng qua hp thoi Brush Option bng cch
nhp i c.
Khi bn sn sng to mt c ty , lm theo nhng bc sau y:
Bc 1: to c calligraphic hoc c Pattern, nhp nt New
Brush trn Panel Brushes. to c art hoc c scatter, chn nh
trc khi nhp nt New Brush.

Bc 2: Chn mt loi c trong hp thoi New Brush v nhp OK.

Bc 3: Trong text Brush Optinons, t tn cho c mi v iu
chnh cc xc lp theo mun. Nhp OK thm c mi vo Panel
Brushes.

C Calligraphic ty
To c calligraphic ring ca bn s dng cc xc lp trong hp
thoi Calligraphic Brush Option:
- Angle: Xc lp gc xoay c. Nhp mt s trong trng Angle
hoc r mi tn trong ca s Preview (xem trc).
- Roundness: Xc lp trn c, nhp mt s trong trng
Roundness hoc r mt chm en trong ca s Preview.
- Diameter: Xc lp ng knh ca c. Nhp mt s trong trng
Diameter hoc r thanh trt.
- Brush Vadiation Menus: Nu mun, chn mt bin th c (nh
c m t trong phn tip theo) t menu pop-up k bn cc ty
chn Angle, Roundness v Diameter:

- Fixed: C c mt gc, trn hoc ng knh c nh.

- Random: C mt gc, trn hoc ng knh ngu nhin. S
c nhp trong trng Vadiation xc lp dy s thay i +/- gia
cc xc lp. V d, mt c c ng knh 10pt to ra mt ng
knh gia 1 v 20.
- Pressure (Stylus Uses Only): C c mt gc, trn hoc ng
knh a dng c xc lp bi c t ln bi mt bt ca
bn v ha da vo gi tr c nhp, khi c th p dng.
- Stylus Wheel (Stylus Users Only): ng knh c c iu
khin bng cc xc lp trn bnh xe bt.
- Tilt (Stylus Users Only): C c mt gc, trn, hoc ng
knh a dng c xc lp bng nghing ca bt bng v ha.
- Beading (Stylus Users Only): C c mt gc, trn hoc ng
knh a dng c xc lp bng v nghing c p dng
bng bt ca bn v ha.
- Rotation (Stylus Users Only): C c mt gc, trn hoc
ng knh a dng c xc lp bng gc xoay ca u bt bng
v ha.
C Art ty
To c art ring ca bn s dng cc xc lp trong hp thoi
Artboard brush Option:
- Width: Xc lp chiu su ca nh s c diu chnh bao niu
tng ng vi i tng gc.
- Proportional: Bo m rng cc t l c duy ch khi nh dc
tng hoc gim.
- Direction: Xc lp hng ca nh s chy vo tng ng vi
ng Path. nhp mt trong cc hp mi tn xc lp hng cho
nh.
- Flip along or filp Across: Lp hng ca nh tng ng vi
ng Path.
- Colodization option: Xem phn "cc ty chn t mu"
- C custom ty : To c Pattern ring ca bn s dng cc xc
lp trong hp thoi Pattern brush potions.
- Cc nt Tile: p dng cc Pattern khc nhau t Panel Swatches
vo cc phn khc nhau cu cc ng Path, nh c minh ha
trong v d hnh di y chn mt Tile (ngi) xc lp Pattern
t danh sch bn di cc Tile.

- Scale: Xc lp kch c ca nh tng ng vi i tng gc.

- Spacing: Xc lp khong cch gia cc Tile khi c p dng vo
mt ng Path.
- Flip along hc flip Across: Xc lp hng ca Pattern dc theo
ng Path.
- Fit: Xc lp cch Pattern c ko gin nh th no nm va
dc theo ng Path. Stretch to fit iu chnh chiu di ca pattert
va vi ng Path ca i tng. Add space to fit chn khong
trng gia cc Tile sao cho Pattern nm va tng xng dc theo
ng patth. Approximate Path iu chnh cc Tile the ng Path
gn nht m khng thay i cc Tile bng cc p dng Pattern bn
trong hoc bn ngoi ng Path gi u xp ngi.
- Colodirzation Option: Xem phn k tip "cc ty chn t mu".
Cc ty chn t mu
Mu nt sut hin trong hp Stroke ca Panel Tools vo lc mt nt
c p dng bng mt c scatter, art hoc pattert, cng vi phng
php t mu c xc lp trong hp thoi brush Option quyt nh
nt xut hin nh th no khi n c p dng vo mt ng Path.
Cc ty chn sau y y nh nhau trong cc c scatter, art v Pattern,
- None: Chn ty chn gi li cc mu c xc dnh trong c,
thay v ghi chng bng cc xc lp t mu (Colodization) hoc
chnh sa chng s dng mu nt hin hnh.
- Tints: Thay i nt c bng cc sc ca mu nt, mu en
c thay th bng cc xc ca mu nt cc phng php ny
lm vic hiu qu vi cc mu m.
- Tints and shades: Thay i nt c bng sc v mu sc ca
mu nt, cc mu en v mu trng trong c vn en v trng trong
khi mi th khc c chuyn i thnh kiu ha trn ca mu nt
t en n trng. Lm vic tt nht vi cc c thang xm
(Grayscale).
- Hue Shift: S dng mu c xc nh trong hp key Color
chnh s dng sa nt c. bin tp mu chnh (key Color), nhp
cc biu tng Eyedropper v sau chn mt mu chnh mi t
vng xem trc ca hp thoi.
Cc th vin c (brush libradies)
xem hoc s dng bt k c trong brush libradies min ph ca
Illustratror, chn mt brush Library (th vin c) thng qua menu
Option ca Panel hoc nhn nt brushes libradies mp tri di
cng Panel brushes. Cc Library c trong t chc thnh mt hng
mc khc nhau h tr trong vic tm nhng g bn cn. Cc hng
mc bao gm arows, artistic, borders, decorative, default, v
user defined, truy cp bt k c ty m bn t to.
Mt khi bn chn Library mun m, blirary m di dng mt
Panel di ng trong Workspace. Library tip theo c m sau
c thm di dng mt tab vo Panel Library di ng , s
dng mt c t bt k Library c, nhp c mong mun trc khi
chn cng c Paintbrush. Cc c c s dng t ng thm vo
Panel brushes ca ti liu c truy cp nhanh sau ny, khi bn xem
xong bt k Panel brushes Library, bn c th ng chng. cc
Panel ng sau c th c m lai bt c s dng lc no bng
vic s dng nt brush libradies.
6. Cng c Blob brush
Blob brush l mt cng c mi trong CS5 thc s ng ch , khc
vi cng c Paintbush thng thng to cc ng Panel vi cc
nt c c p dng cho chung, Blob brush t cc i tng di
dng mt ng Path ng t y.
Nhng g bt u di dng mt hnh oval phi nhanh chng
bin thnh s dng khi u mt hnh dng con b nh vi vic b
xung mt vi nt c p dng bng c Blob brush
Vi cng cng Blob brush, mi nt c ph trng to cc phn mi
theo mt hnh dng kt hp hoc phc hp. Thc tt, nu bn r c
ln trn mt i tng khc c cc thuc tnh phi tng t nh i
tng u tin, tt c i tng s dng s c kt hp. Hon
ton, bn c th s dng bt k c Calligpraphic vi cng c Blob
brush bng cch chn c mong mun t Panel brushs trc khi bn
t bng Blob brush.
iu chnh cc xc lp ca cng c bao gm kh nng xc nh
kch c, gc, v trn ca c, nhp i biu tng Blob brush
trong Panel Tools m hp thoi Blob brush tool Option. Sau y
l tng quan v cc xc lp khc nhau.
- Keep Selected: Gi cho cc ng Path c chn sau khi v.
- Selection limits merge: Gii hn cc ng Path mi ch trong
cc i tng c chn. Nu c hy chn, c s trn ng
Path ca cc i tng c cc thuc tnh mu tng t.
- Fidlity: Nhp mt s pixel hoc iu chnh thanh trt chnh
sa khong cch gia cc neo dc theo ng Path. S cng cao,
ng Path cng nhn. Mt s thp hn s to cc ng Path cong
hn vi nhiu im hn.
- Soothness: Nhp mt t l phn trm hoc iu chnh sa nhn
ca ng Path. S cng cao, ng Path cng nhn. Mt s thp
hn s lm cho cc ng Path ph hp nhiu hn vi s di chuyn
ca chut hoc bt.
- Size: iu khin kch c ca point.
- Angle: Xc lp gc xoay ca c. G nhp mt s trong trng
angle hoc r mi tn trong ca s Preview.
- Roundness: Xc lp trn c. Nhp mt s trong trng
roundness hoc r mt chm en trong ca s Preview.
- Brush vadiation menus: Nu mun, chn mt bin th c t
menu popup k bn ty chn size, angle, v roundness. Nhng xc
lp ny ging ht nh cc xc lp ca c Callingraphic.
Bi 2 Cng c Pen
Cng c Pen c l l cng c gy kh chu nht v hu dng nht
trong Panel Tools. Gy kh chu bi v n i hi mt cht thi
gian thc hnh nm vng - v hu ch bi v mt khi bn hiu
cch n lm vic, bn c th s dng n v hoc li gn nh
bt c th g. Khi bn cn mt cng c v cc ng thng,
ng cong v nh c cc ng Path phc tp, hy dng n cng
c Pen.
1. Cng c Pen.
Cng c Pen to cc ng Path gm cc im neo (Anchor point)
v on ng. Tt c ng Path cha ti thiu hai im neo
cui - mc d cc ng Path c th bao gm bao nhiu im neo
v ng Path ty mc cn thit to hnh dng c chn.
to cc ng Path c th m (nh mt ng thng), ng (nh
mt hnh trn), hoc phc hp (nh mt i tng gm hai hoc
nhiu ng Path m hoc ng - v d hnh bnh rn c to
bng hnh dng ngoi ca hnh trn ng, khng c hnh dng trong
ca hnh dng ng).
Trn cc ng thng, cc im neo xut hin di dng mt hp
nh dc theo ng Path. Tri li cc im neo trn cc ng cong
(i khi c gi l cc ng cong bezier c t theo tn k s
ngi php pierre bezier, pht minh m hnh ton hc v
ha vector cong) bao gm cc ng ch hng (Direction lines),
nhm gip quyt nh hng v cung ca ng Path trn mt
trong hai pha ca im neo.
Cc im neo, nh c minh ha cho cc ch L, O, V, v E trong
hnh di y ging nh cc gc h tr cc ng Path nhn
(thng) v cc ng Path cong.

C ba loi im neo c bn xc nh mt on ng Path v cc

loi im sau y phn tch nh sau:
- Corner: Cc on ng Path chy t cc im neo ny th thng.
cc ng Path ni qua cc im neo gc khng c bt k ng
ch hng hoc "nt" ko di t im neo, ch L trong hnh trn
minh ha cc ng Path thng c cc im gc.
- Smooth: Cc on ng Path ni qua cc im neo ny thng
l cc ng cong nhn (smooth) (nh vi tn gi) v bao gm mt
tp hp ch hng hoc "nm" (c th nhn thy trn mi pha ca
im) nh hng ng Path trn c hai pha ca im cng mt
lc. Ch O trong hnh trn minh ha cc ng Path cong c ni
vi cc im gc nhn ni nh th no.
- Cusp: Cc on ng Path ni qua nhng im neo no c th
c cc ng cong thay i hng t ngt, do cc ng hoc
cc nm ch hng iu khin on ng Path hot ng c lp
trn mi pha ca im. Ni cch khc nm trn mi pha ca im
ch nh hng n ng Path on trong pha (v khng nh
hng ng Path hoc di chuyn ca nm trn pha ca im).
Cc ch V v E trong hnh trn minh ha cc ng Path thng v
cong t hp vi im gc v im nhn, v cc ng Path cong
vi cc im gc nhn v cc im gc li (cursp).
Mt khi c v, cc ng c th c bin tp mt cch v hn
bng nhiu cng c khc nhau Illustrator, nh bn s hc trong mt
phn sau ca bi ny, y, chng ta s tp chung vo h cng c
Pen c t trong menu Flyout ca cng c Pen hu dng cho vic
chnh sa v tinh chnh cc ng Path.
- Cng c Pen: To ng thng v ng cong vic t cc im
neo trn Artboard to ng Path mong mun.
- Add anchor: Thm mt im neo v tr mong mun vo bt k
ng Path thm cc im mt cch gii hn v t im cc ng
s xut hin cng nhn trn c mn hnh v trong bn in.
- Delete anchor point: Loi b cc im neo c th ra khi ng
Path c chn mt khi c loi b ng Path c v theo cu
hnh mi ca cc on v im neo.
- Convert anchor point: Chuyn i mt im gc thnh mt im
nhn, v ngc li. Cng c Convert anchor point cng c th
chuyn i mt im nhn thnh mt im li bng cch di chuyn
nm ca mt im nhn - mt hnh ng t ng chuyn i nm
thnh mt nm vn hot ng mt cch c lp.
V cc ng thng
Cc ng thng c th c s dng to cc ng Path m
cc hnh dng ng c th ngn hoc di, n gin hoc phc tp
khi cn thit, cc ng Path c th bt cho ln nhau. Tuy nhin,
hnh dng va to ra c th c cc vng t trng khc l v cc vng
t c to gia cch hai im cui bt k hnh dng m hoc ng
nh c minh ha trong hnh di y:

Khi to mt ng thng bn s t mt lot cc im neo gia cc

ng Path no s t ng c v. Hng v v tr ca cc im
neo hon ton ty thuc vo bn.
v cc ng Path thng v cc hnh dng ng bng cng c
Pen, lm theo nhng bc sau y:
Bc 1: Nhp mt ln trn Artboard t mt im neo. im
ny s c tng trng trn Artboard di dng mt im neo
mu xanh dng "n" trong n khng phi l mt "chm mc"
thc s.
Bc 2: Nhp mt im khc trn Artboard t im neo th hai.
By gi im Path gia hai im xut hin.
Bc 3: Lp li bc hai chn thm cc ng Path thng gia
cc im neo.
Bc 4: ng hnh dng, t Cursor trc tip ln trn im neo
m u (u tin). Khi bn thy mt ch o nh xut hin trn
Cursor, nhp trc tip trn im neo hnh di y minh ha cch
ng mt ng Path c to thnh cc ng thng.
Hy chn mt ng Path hin hnh
Theo sau mi c nhp bng cng c Pen, cc im neo v cc
ng Path va c c vn c chn. hy chn ng Path
hin hnh v bt u v mt ng mi, CTRL + nhp bt c ni
no trn Artboard cch xa ng Path hin hnh hy chn n.
Thao tc bn phn ny tm thi chuyn Cursor sang cng c
Selection hoc cng c Direct Selection (c quyt nh bng bt
k cng c no trong nhng cng c c chuy cp gn y nht
trc khi s dng cng c Pen). Mt khi phm tt c nh, Cursor
chuyn tr li cng c Pen v sn sng bn v mt ng Path
mi, cc ng Path cng c th c hy chn bng vic chn
Select | Deselect hoc bng cch chn bt k cng c khc Panel
Tools.
Di chuyn cc im neo khi bn v
nh li v tr mt im neo khi bn v, gi chut v nhn gi
SPACEBAR r v nh li v tr im neo. Nh SPACEBAR v
sau nh chut t im neo.
V cc ng cong
Thot u to cc ng cong bng cng c Pen i hi s tp
trung bi v bn phi ngh v vic v trc mt bc nhng g bn
thc s thy trn Monitor. Ni cch khc bn phi hc d on
trc hng ca ng cong k tip khi bn t xung im neo.
lm iu bn s to cc on ng cong bng cch nhp v
r khi bn t xung mi im neo thay v ch nhp v cc
ng thng khi bn r, bn s to cc ng chuyn hng t mi
im neo m s c s dng quyt nh hnh dng cung v
chiu cao ca mi ng Path cong.
 v mt ng cong hnh sng n gin, lm theo cc bc sau
y:
Bc 1: Nhp Artboard bng cng c Pen v r hng ln khong
mt inch. Khi bn r, cc ng ch hng cho ng cong v c
bn c ko ra khi im neo.
Bc 2: Nh chut, ch rng cc u ca cc ng ch hng
cha cc nm ch hng. Bn s s dng cc nm ny sau
iu chnh cc ng cong, nu cn thit.
Bc 3: bn mt im neo u tin, nhp v r li trn Artboard
t im neo, ln ny r hng xung khong mt inch. Cc
ng Path c v gia hai im neo.
Bc 4: Nh chut, on ng gia im neo th nht v im
neo th hai by gi c v nh c xc nh chiu di v hng
ca cc ng ch hng.
Bc 5: Lp li cc hng 1 - 4 to mt ng cong nh v d
c hnh minh ha trong hnh di y:

hy chn ng ny, CTRL + nhp cch xa ng Path hin

hnh.
thay i hnh dng ca cc ng cong, chuyn sang cng c
Direct Selection v th r cc nm ti cc gc khc nhau. Cng ch
hnh ng lc l ca cc nm khi bn r v thay i hnh dng
on ng Path.
 hiu khi nim v im li (cusp point), ni cc im neo c th
c cc ng cong thay i hng t ngt, hy xem ng c hnh
ng ten trong hnh di y:

Ch cc ng cong trong ng Path ny lp li theo cng mt

hng nh th no. v hnh dng c hnh ng ten, bn s cn
hng chuyn i ca cc nm s dng dng c Convert anchor
point. Sau y l cch thc hin iu ny.
Cch 1: Nhp Artboard bng cng c Pen v r hng ln khong
mt inch v nh chut.
Bc 2: bn phi im neo th nht, nhp v r hng xung
khong mt nich t im neo th hai.
Bc 3: K tip, trc khi hoc sau khi bn nh chut v nhn gi
phm ALT, t cng c Pen ln trn cc nm ch hng ca ng
ch hng quay mt xung di khi Cursor Pen ang bin thnh
biu tng Convert anchor point tool, nhp nm ch hng v r n
sao cho ng ch hng quay hng ln v ri ngay ln trn hoc
gn ng ch hng quay mt ln khc t ng cong trc nh
c minh ha trong hnh di y:

Bc 4: Nh chut v sau nh phm ALT.

Bc 5: Lp cc bc 2 - 4 thm ng cong c hnh ng ten
vo ng v sau nhn CTRL khi nhp ra xa ng Path hin
hnh hy chn n.
nh li v tr cc ng ch hng
Cc ng ch hng c th c nh li v tr bt c lc no trong
khi ng c v bng cch r mt trong cc nm ch hng bng
cng c Convert anchor point to mt im li hoc r bng
cng c Direction Selection di chuyn mt im nhn.
Kt hp cc ng thng v ng cong
Mt s hnh dng (nh mt nn kem) c to bng s kt hp cc
ng thng v ng cong. By gi bn hiu nhng quy tc ca ba
loi im neo, bn xem xt cc im gc t hp vi mt im nhn
hoc im li ni mt pha cha mt ng ch hng vi mt nt,
trong khi pha kia th khng c. Bn c th chuyn i bt k im
gc d h tr cc ng thng v cc ng cong nhanh khi bn v
cc hnh dng hoc iu chnh chng sau khi bn t cc im neo
v ng Path ca hnh dng mong mun.
B mt thc s trong vic i t cc ng sang cc ng cong v
ngc li l s dng cng c Pen kh hiu qu. Khi bn t chut
ln trn im neo c v sau cng, biu tng Convert - point xut
hin k bn cng c Pen, cho php bn bin i cc thuc tnh ca
im neo mt cch nhanh chng v d dng.
Straight to curved lines: Nhp (m khng r) t mt vi im
neo v on thng.
 chuyn i im neo sau cng t mt im gc nhn thnh mt
im gc cong, t con tr chut ln trn im sau cng v khi bn
thy mt biu tng Convert xut hin k bn Cursor (A), nhp v
r im neo ko ra mt ng ch hng (B) v t n sao cho
n quay v hng ca ng cong mong mun k tip (C). im
neo k tip m bn t to mt ng Path vn s cong.
Curved to Straight lines: Nhp v r trn Artboard t mt vi
im vi mt on ng cong.
 chuyn i im neo sau cng mt im gc nhn v nhp mt
ln cng c Pen trn im neo sau cng to (A). Ngay lp tc,
mt trong hai ng ch hng cho im neo bin mt (B), chun b
giai on cho vic v mt ng thng gia im neo ny v im
neo k tip (C).
2. Bin tp cc ng Path
Vic c mt hnh dng tt khi u lm vic gip bn hon
thnh cng vic mt cch hiu qu hn, do hy s dng th thut
sau y vi cng c Pen.
- Khi v cc on ng v cc hnh dng bng cng c Pen, c tp
trung vo vic nh v tr cc im neo hn l gc hoc ng cong
ca cc on ng gi chng. Bn lun c th quay tr v ng
Path bng nhng cng c khc canh chnh ng sau khi n
c v.
- S dng t im neo nht. Cng t im neo, ng s cng nhn
trn c mn hnh v trn bn in.
- t cc im neo u ca mt vng xon trong ng Path ni
ng Path tr nn ln hn hoc nh hn, thay i thng thnh
cong hoc ngc li, hoc chy theo mt hng khc.
- Khi v cc on cong c bit khi v cc ng cong, r nm
ng ch hng theo hng m bn mun ng cong k tip i
theo, r nm ng ch hng khong 1/3 xa hn chiu cao ca
ng cong mong mun v t cc im neo ni bn cn v khng
bn tm qu nhiu v gc, chiu cao, v hng cc ng cong
(bn c th sa cha nhng tng ny sau khi ng Path c
v)
Thm cc im neo
thm cc ng neo trn cc ng Path vn cn cong hn hoc
di hn ng v lc u, chn ng Path, chn cng c add
anchor point v nhp ti v tr mong mun dc theo ng Path.
Xa cc im neo
loi b cc im neo ra khi cc ng Path lm cho chng t
cong hn hoc c hnh dng khc so vi ng v ban u, chn
ng Path, chn cng c delete anchor point, v nhp im neo
m bn mun.
Thm v bt i cc im neo
Khi v bng cong c Pen, bn c th nhanh chng thm v bt i
cc im neo m khng cn phi thm bng cc cng c trong Panel
Tools. thm mt im neo vo mt im Path c chn, t
cng c Pen ln trn mt on ng Path v nhp khi bn thy
biu tng Delete anchor point tool. loi b mt im neo ra
khi ng Path c chn, t cng c Pen ln trn mt im neo
v nhp khi bn thy cng c Delete anchor point.
Bin tp bng cng c Direct Selection
Cng c Direct Selection khng ch n thun chn cc phn ca
mt i tng hoc nhm. S dng n chn v dnh li v tr cc
im neo, di chuyn cc ng Path, v iu chnh cc nm ca cc
im neo nhn hoc li.
nh li v tr mt im neo
nh li v tr mt im neo, ch vic nhp v r im n v tr
mong mun. nh li nhiu im neo trn mt ng Path, chn
im neo u tin v sau SHIFT + nhp chn cc im. Mt
khi c chn, nhp v r trn bt k on ng Path c chn
di chuyn chng vo v tr mi. Bn cng c th iu chnh v tr
ca chng theo gi s sau khi chn chng bng cch nhp cc phm
mi tn trn bn phm.
nh li v tr mt ng Path.
t li v tr mt hoc nhiu on ng trn mt ng Path,
bt k chng cong hay thng, xa ng Path u tin, sau
SHIFT + nhp chn thm cc ng Path. Mt khi c chn,
bn c th nhp v r bt k ng Path c chn di chuyn
chng cng mt lc hoc thay i v tr ca chng theo gi s bng
cch nhn cc ph mi tn trn bn phm. Hy nh rng iu ny s
di chuyn cc on ng Path c chn ch xung quanh cc im
neo, m s vn c nh nu chng khng c chn.
iu chnh cc ng ch hng ca mt ng cong
iu chnh cc ng ch hng ca mt im cong nhn hoc
li, chn im neo bng cng c Direct Selection kch hot cc
ng ch hng, sau nhp v r nm ng ch hng n v tr
mong mun mi.

Chuyn i cc im neo bng Pen control.

Khi cng c chnh cc Pen c kch hot (v cng khi cc im
neo c th ca mt i tng c chn bng cng c Direct
Selection), Panel control c cc cng c chuyn i cc im
neo chn cc ng Path c minh ha nh hnh di y:
Cc cng c ny s khng xut hin khi bn nhp mt i tng
c chn, do hy chc chn chn ch cc im neo cn c
chuyn i,
s dng cc cng c ny, u tin chn cc im neo cn c
chuyn i v sau lm bt k iu sau y:
- chuyn i mt hoc nhiu im neo thnh cc im nhn
nhp nt Convert Selection anchor points to Corner.
- chuyn i mt hoc nhiu im nhn thnh cc im gc,
nhp nt Convert Selected anchor points to Corner.
- loi b cc im neo c chn ra khi mt ng Path, nhp
nt remove Selected anchor points.
- hin th cc nm im neo cho nhiu im neo c chn,
nhp nt show handles for multiple Selected anchor points.
- lm n mt nm im neo cho nhng im chn, nhp nt hide
handles for multiple Selected anchor points.
- ni bt k hai im neo c chn, nhp nt connect Selected
anchor poins.
- ct mt ng Path cho d m hoc ng ti bt k mt hoc
nhiu im neo c chn, nhp nt Cut Path at Selected anchor
points.
Bi 3 Cng c Type
Illustrator CS5 cho mt cng c Type khc nhau cho php bn t do
sng to vi text. Trong bi ny bn s khm phcch chn, nh
dng v canh chnh Type (ch). nh dng Type bng Panel control;
s dng cc Panel Character, paragraph v Open Type thay i
nhng thuc tnh ca text; t Type trn mt ng Path; thm
Type bn trong hnh dng; s dng cc cng c vetical Type; lm
cho text bao bc xung quanh cc i tng; lm cong Type s dng
lnh envelope distort; kim tra chnh tartexxt; chn cc glyph thay
i kiu ch (case) ca text; s dng cc smart quotes; v chuyn
icc Font thnh cc outline.
1. Cng c Type
Khi bn sn sng thm Type vo ti liu bn c th Place hoc
import mt File text vo ti liu Illustrator t mt ng dng khc
hoc chn v s dng mt trong cc cng c Type t menu Flyout
Type tool trn Panel Tools.
Khi bt k cng c Type c chn, ch rng Panel control thay
i h tr nh dng text.

Bt k t c th hin bng ch gch di mu xanh dng c th

c nhp tm thi m Panel x sung tng ng ca t . v d,
nhp t Character xem Panel Character. Panel ny s vn sng
ln trong khi bn vn s dng n v sau bin mt khi bn tr li
Artboard. Xc lp cc thuc tnh Font y trc khi thm Type v
File hoc s dng cc Panel chnh sa Type c chn hin c.
Trong phn ny bn s hc v vic s dng lnh Place import
Type, cng nh s dng cng c Type thm Type point v Type
Area v cc File.
Place (import) Type
 import hoc Place mt File text vo ti liu m, s dng lnh
File | Place.

Khi hp thoi Place m ra, tm v chn File text m bn mun

import v nhp nt Place. Cc nh dng File c th chp nhn cho
lnh Place bao gm.txt,.doc v.rtf. khi Place mt File text, hp thoi
text import Option m ra ni bn c th chn nn m ha v chn
vic c yu cu Illustrator loi b cc k t xung dng d tha hay
khng. Khi Place mt ti liu word (.rtf,.doc.). hp thoi
microsoft word Option m ra cho php bn chn vic import cc
bng ni dung (table of content), footote, endnote v text index v
loi b hoc gi li nh dng text hay khng.
Sau File text c chn s c t vo ti li di dng text
Type Area.
Sau bn c th chnh sa cc ty chn Type Area v nh dng
text nh mong mun ( thm chi tit v cc ty chn Type Area,
xem phn Area Type).
Type point
i khi Type point c gi l phng php "nhp v g nhp", l
cch nhanh nht thm mt t cua mt hoc hai dng text vo
trang. to Type point, chn cng c Type t menu Tools, nhp
Artboard mt ln t im chn (ni text s bt u) v bt u
g nhp, Type s chy trong mt dng tr khi bn buc mt ngt
dng(line break) bng vic nhn Enter trn bn phm.

Type point c th c nh dng bng cch s dng bt k cng c

trn Panel control hoc trn cc Panel Character, paragraph v Open
Type. thay i kch c Font ca Type point, s dng xc lp size
trong Panel Character hoc chn ton b khi text bng cng c
Selection v nh t l n mt cch tng xng bng cch gi phm
Shift trong khi r khi text bng cc nm hp bin.
Type Area
C nhng bn cn chn mt khi Text ln hoc mun bo m rng
cc text nm bn trong mt khng gian c xc nh, s dng ty
chn Type Area bng cch chn mt hp text trn trang trc khi
bn thm Type vo n. Hp vn c th c nh kch c chnh xc
vi text bn trong n, cha Type v khin cch Type chy bn trong
n. Bn cng c th xc lp hp text trong hp nhiu hn hp Type
Area c nhiu hng v / hoc nhiu ct, v khi text trong hp
nhiu hn hp c th hin th, cc hp Type Area c th c b
xung thm vo trang v c lin kt chui li vi nhau sao cho
Type chy t do t hp ny sang hp khc k tip bt k chng
c t u trn trang.
 to mt hp Type Area, chn cng c Type v sau nhp v r
Artboard to mt hnh ch nht. Khi bn nh chut, Cursor Type
s nm trong hnh dng hp, sn sng bn bt u g nhp. Hp
Type Area c th c nh li kch c bt c lc no bng cch
chn hp cng c Selection v r n bng cc nm hp bin ca n.
Khi hp c iu chnh, Type s chy li bn trong n, trong khi
mt ch Font, TypeFont, kch c Font v cc thuc tnh khc nm y
nguyn.
Nh Type point, Type Area cng c th c nh dng s dng bt
k cng c trn Panel control hoc trong cc Panel Character,
paragraph hoc Open Type. nh dng ton b Type Area, chn
hp bng cng c Selection trc khi iu chnh nh dng. iu
chnh nh dng mt t hoc phn c th bn trong mt Type, to
mt vng chn bn trong hp s dng cng c Type v sau s
dng cc Panel Character, paragraph v Open Type p dng cc
dnh dng.
Cc ty chn Type Area
iu chnh chiu rng v chiu cao, s hng v s ct, kch c
gutter (gy), khong cch inset (l), lch s chuyn dng ca s
u tin (canh chnh dng Type Area u tin bn trong hp) v cc
ty chn text trong mt hp Type Area hin c, chn hp Area
Type bng cng c selection v sau nhp i cng c Type trn
panel Tools m hp thoi Area Type options. xem trc cc
thay i vi hp Type Area khi chp nhn chng, nhp hp kim
preview. Khi n v hin th trong hp thoi Area Type options
khc vi vic o m bn mun s dng, g nhp s n v o mong
mun trong bt k trng s v Illustrator s chuyn i chng,
hoc, vic thay i cc n v trn thc o s thay i xut hin
trong hp thoi Type Area options.
Mt hp Type Area khng cn phi cn phi l hnh ch nht. Nh
minh ha di y:
Bn c th iu chnh cc v tr im neo gc ca mt hp Type
Area bng cch chn mt trong cc im neo bng cng c direct
Selection v sau r n n mt v tr mi.
Type c lin kt chui
Nu s lng Type bn trong hp Type Area vt qua cc kch
thc ca hp, bn s thy mt du overflow text mu trn hp
Area Type. Tt c hnh dng Type Area cha mt inbox v mt
outbox lin kt text chn ra. Khi mt outbox cha text trn ra,
text xut hin di dng mt hp c mt du cng mu gia,
bn c th lin kt chui text. T mt hp Type Area ny vi mt
hp Type Area khc cc hp Type Area c th t bt c ni
no trn Artboard.
In port v out port xut hin mp tri trn cng v mp phi di
cng ca tt c hnh dng Type Area. Bn c th thy mt inbox
rng hp trn cng, inbox v outbox chui c lin kt bng cc
mi tn vi nhng hp khc v mt outbox rng hp sau cng.
cha bt k Type trn ra, mt hp Type Area c th c nh
li kch c, s dng cng c selection hoc c th bn thch chn
Type trn ra t li n sang mt hp Type Area khc. chn
Type trn ra, nhp biu tng outbox overflow mu bng cng
c selection. Cursor s thay i t mt mi tn en thng dng gc
vung ca mt trang c text biu th Cursor "chn" text trn ra,
sau t text trn ra ln trn Artboard, nhp Artboard mt ln
v nh chut to mt hp Type Area c lin kt chui c kch
c mong mun. Khi bn nh chui, text trn ra s c lin kt
chui ty mc cn thi v hy thoi mi nh dng li v tr bt k
cc hp bt c lc no bng cch chn v di chut chuyn chng
bng cng c selection.
loi b hoc ph v s lin kt chui gia mt hoc nhiu hnh
dng Type Area, chn hp Type Area bng cng c selection v sau
chn Type | threaded | release selection. Text vo i tng
mi (hoc chuyn tr v i tng u tin nu mt i tng khc
khng c sn cho vic lin kt chui) hoc loi b tt c s lin
kt chui ra khi hai hoc nhiu hnh dng Type Area c lin kt
chui. Chn hp Type Area v chn Type | threaded text | remove
threading. Text vn c nh (bn trong cc hnh dng Type Area
hin hnh) nhng cc lin kt chui gia nhng i hai hnh dng,
nhp i import hoc outport gia v text li vo i tng
u tin.
2. nh dng Type
Khi cng c Type c chn, bn c th s dng cc ty chn nh
dng gii hn trn panel control iu chnh mu ca Type cng
nh k t style, kch c v kiu canh chnh ca Type. truy cp
y kch c kiu ty chn nh dng text, s dng cc panel
Character paragrph v OpenType bng cch chn Window |
Type | Character.
Panel Character
S dng panel Character chnh cc xc lp Font cho text c
chn panel hin th ba loi Font: cc Font Adobe postscdipt,
TrueType v OpenType. Cc Font postscdipt ring bit theo nn
v i hi hai file hin th v in chng trong khi cc Font
TrueType v OpenType ch cn mt Type kt xut cc Font trn
mn hnh v trong bn in v c th ring bit theo nn hoc c lp
vi nn. Cc Font TrueType cng thng c nhiu k t c bit
hn cc Font TrueType v postscdipt.
Khi bn m panel Character, hy chc chn nhp cc mi tn kp
ca panel (k bn tab panel) xem tt c ty chn bn trong n
nh c minh ha i y:

Sau y l mt tng quan v tt c cc xc lp ca ppanel

Character:
- Font: S dng menu Font chn mt h Font t danh sch cc
Font c sn trn my tnh.
- Font style: Cc style ring bit theo font. Cc ty chn c th bao
gm bold, Italic, bold itallic, semibold, semibold italic, black,
roman, light v nhiu hn na.
- Font size: Chn mt trong cc kch c point xc lp sn t menu
size hoc g nhp kch c ty ca bn trong trng Font size.
- Leading: Leading hoc khong cch gia dng c s ca mt
dng Type v dng c s ca mt dng Type khc c xc lp
sang 120% ca tt c xc lp Font c chn chn hn nh leading
14.4pt cho mt Font 12pt. Bn c th iu chnh s ny tng hoc
gim s dng tt c xc lp sn trong menu leading hoc g nhp s
ring ca bn, dng hoc m trong trng s leading.
- Kerning: Kerning ni n khong cch gia hai cp k t bt k,
chng hn nh khong cch gia T v O trong t together. iu
chnh khong cch gia hai mu k t bt k, t Cursor typa gia
cc mu t v chn mt s xc lp sn t menu kerning hoc
nhp s dng hoc s m ring ca bn trong trng kerning.
- Tracking: Ty chn tracing tng hoc gim u khong cch gia
cc mu t v mu bn trong bt k khi text c chn. iu
chnh tracking bng bt k kch c c sn t menu hoc nhp s
dng hoc m trong trng ny.
- Vertical scale: tng hong gim t l dc ca Type c chn.
chn mt s t menu Vertical lstyle hoc g nhp s ring ca bn
trong trng ny.
- Horizontal scale: tng hoc gim t l ngang ca Type c
chn, chn s t menu Horzontal scale hoc g nhp s ring ca
bn trong trng ny.
- Baseline shift: S dng ty chn baseline shift to cc k t
ch s trn (superscdipt) hoc ch s di (subscrpt) nh rd trong
3rd hoc s 23 trong mt foonote 23. Sau khi p dng baselene shift
(s dch chuyn cng c s), hy nh gim kch c cc k t.
- Character rotation: Xoay text c chn theo s t 180
dn 180 t menu rotadion. S dng bt k s xc lp sn hoc nhp
s ring ca bn.
- Undeline: Thm mt ng gch di vo Type c chn.
- Stkethrough: Thm mt ng gch xa vo Type c chn.
- Language: iu chnh "proximitu language dictionary" cho chnh
t v vic thm ch ni ca text c chn. Theo mc nh, xc lp
ngn ng nc m l english: USA.
- Options menu: Cc xc lp k t b xung chng hn nh
standard Vertical roman Alignment, all caps, small caps, fractial
widths, system layout v no break c cung cp qua menu options
ca panel.
Panel paragraph
Khi bn sn sng iu chnh cc xc lp paragraph, m hp thoi
panel paragraph c minh ha trong hnh di bng cch chn
Windows | Type | paragraph. S dng panel xc lp vic canh
chnh (Alignmet), canh l (justification), tht dng (indent), v
khong cch (spacing) trc hoc sau cc on.

- Alignment v Justifcation: Xc lp vic canh chnh hoc canh l

cho text c chn. Chn Align left, Align Center, Align dight,
Justify with last line Aligned left, Justify with last line Aligned
Center, Justify with last line Aligned dight hoc Justify all lines.
- Left inden: Tht ton b mp tri ca text c chn da vo s
point dng hoc m c nhp chng hn nh 2pt hoc - 10p.
- Dight indent: Tht ton b mp ph text c da vo s point
dng hoc m c g nhp chng hn nh 5pt hoc - 4pt.
- First - line left indent: Thm mt s tht dng u tin vo dng
u tin ca mi on.
- Space before paragraph: Thm mt khong cch gia cc on
ngay trn dng panel u tin mi on.
- Space After paragraph: B xung thm khong cch gia cc
on ngay bn di dng Type cui cng trong mi on.
- Hyphenate: Khi c bt, cc quy tc thm du ni mc nh
c p dng. Bn c h iu chnh nhng quy tc ny trong menu
option ca panel.
- Menu options: Cc xc lp paragraph b xung qua menu options
c paragraph.
- Roman Hanging Punctuation: Khi c bt, buc cc du chm
cu canh chnh bn ngoi (100% hoc 50% ph thuc vo du chm
cu) cc l ca hp cha Type Area nh c minh ha trong hnh
di y:

- Justification. S dng hp thoi ny iu chnh cc quy tc

canh chnh cc quy tc canh l mc nh.
- Hypenation. S dng hp thoi ny iu chnh cc quy tc du
ni mc nh.
- Adode single-line composer. Cch Type bn trong mt hnh
dng Type Area ph thuc vo composition ca n da vo Font,
style, kch c, t khong cch mu t, glyph v cc quy tc thm
du ni. single-line composer iu chnh khong cch trn c s
tng dng.
- Adode every-line composer. Every-line composer iu chnh
composition (xem mc trc) da vo ton b khi text thay v
iu chnh Type theo tng dng.
Panel Open Type
S dng panel Open Type khi tn dng cc point Open Type p
dng cc k t lun phin vo Type chng hn nh cc ch ghp
chun, phn s v s th t. Bn c th bit dc mt pont l
TrueType biu tng xut hin k bn tn capont trong menu
Type | Font. s dng cc tnh nng c bit trn panel
Character, chn text cn chnh sa (mt hoc hai t hoc ton b
mt khi text) v s dng cc nt chuyn i v menu ca panel
p dng cc tnh nng mong mun vo cc k t. Tuy nhin hy
nh rng khng phi tt c cc tnh nng iu c cung cp vi
mi kiu ch.
3. Cng c Area Type
S dng cng c Area thm text vo bn trong bt k hnh dng
ng. Bn c th to bt k hnh dng bng cng c shape hoc v
hnh dng ring ca bn bng cc cng c pen hoc pencil. thm
text vo bn trong mt hnh dng, chn hnh dng, chn cng c
AreaType t panel Tools, nhp mp ngoi ca hnh dng c chn
v bt u g nhp. sau khi nhp, hnh dng chuyn i thnh mt
cha n lm cho nt (Stroke) v vng t (fill) ca n khng c
kch hot. to o gic text bn trong mt hnh dng vn cng c
mt nt v vng t, trc khi bn chuyn i hnh dng thnh mt
hnh dng Type Area, to mt hnh sao ca hnh dng v dn n
trc tip ln trn hnh dng gc (s dng lnh Edit | paste in Font)
sau nhp hnh dng trn cng bng cng c Area Type.
Hnh di y minh ha Type Area bn trong mt hnh dng minh
ha c t ln trn mt hnh dng khc c mt nt v vng t.
Nh bt k hnh dng typpe Area, text trn ra c th c lin kt
chui vi cc hnh dng Type Area khc cc hnh dng c th
c iu chnh bng hp thoi Area Type options. truy cp
hp thoi Area Type options, chn hnh dng Type Area bng
cng c selection v sau nhp i cng c Area Type trn panel
Tools ( bit chi tit, xem phn tr Area Type options v
thread text trong bi ny bit thm thng tin).
4. Cng c Type on A path
Trong Illustrator, text c th c thm vo bt k ng path m
bn v cho d dng path m, nh ng c v bng cc
cng c pen pencil, paintbrush, spiral line ho are, hoc ng,
chng hn nh hnh dng c to bng Blob brush hay bt k cbg
c c to sape. Hnh di y minh ha cc v d v Type trn
ng path m ng path ng.
 thm text vo mt ng path, chn ng path bng cng c
Selection, chn Type on path t menu panel Tools, nhp mp ca
ng path v sau bt u g nhp. Khi bn thm text vo mt
ng path ng nh mt hnh trn, hnh dng c chuyn i
thnh mt hoc cha ng path lm cho nt v vng t ca n
khng c kch hot. Trn mt ng path m, nh mt xon c,
text chy dc theo ng path c hiu ng Rainbow mc nh v
ty chn path Alignment c xc lp sang Baseline. iu chnh
cch text nm trn ng path, chn khi text Type on A path
bng cng c selection v nhp i cng c Type on A path trn
panel Tools. Bn s thy hp thoi Type on A path options, bn
trong hp thoi ny, bn c th chn cc ty chn Effct, Align to
path spacing v fip khc nhau.
Mt khi text nm trn ng path, bn c th lt v di chuyn text
dc theo ng path s dng cc biu tng du ngoc v im
gia. lt text v lm cho n dc theo pha i din ca path
nh c minh ha trong hnh di y:
S dng cng c selection nhp v r biu tng im gia t
mt pha ca ng path sang pha kia v chn Type | Type on A
path | Type on A path options

V chn ty chn Flip t hp thoi.

 di chuyn phn ca text trn ng path, nh minh ha trong
hnh di y:

Chn text bng cng c selections, t Cursor ln trn du ngoc

tm ca sType cho n khi bn thy biu tng T nh o ngc k
bn Cursor th r du ngoc tm dc theo ng path. Bn cng c
th tinh chnh cc du ngoc bn ngoi cng c selection. Hn na,
khi text trn ng path vt qu chiu di ng path, mt cng
text trn s xut hin bn c th lin kt chui text trn ra vi
ng path text, m rng ng path lm l ra text trang hoc
iu chnh kch c ca text sao cho n nm va trn ng path
hin c.
5. Cng c Vertical Type
Cc cng c virtical Type lm vic chnh xc nh mt cng c
Type (hodizotal) bnh thng vi mt khc bit nh: vi cc cng
c vidical Type, Type dc nh hng theo chiu dc v t
trn xung di v t phi sang tri (nh cc k t ting nht) thay
v t trn xung di, t tri sang phi (nh ngn ng phng ty).
S dng tab Character, paragraph v OpenType p dng cng
c Vertical Type.
Cng c Vertical Type c th c s dng va lm mt cng c
point Type va lm mt cng c Area Type nh c minh ha
trong hnh di y:

to Vertical Type, chn cng c Vertical Type v nhp

Artboard t im chn v bt u g nhp. to mt Area,
chn cng c vedical Type, nhp v r trn Artboard to mt
vng hnh ch nht v bt u nh chut.
Cng c Vertical Area Type
Cc cng c Vertical Area Type cho bn thm Type thng ng
bn trong bt k hp cha c nh hnh dng. lm iu ny,
chn cng c Vertical Area Type, nhp mp bn ngai ca hnh
dng, hnh dng chuyn i thnh mt hp cha lm cho n v
vng t ca n khng c kch hot. Do nu bn cn hnh dng
c mt nt hoc vng t v bn mun hnh dng c t y bng
Type thng ng, to mt bn sao ca hnh dng v dn n ln trn
hnh dng gc (S dng lnh Edit | Paste in front) trc khi bn
nhp hnh dng trn cng bng cng c Vertical Area Type. Hnh
di y minh ha Type vng thng ng bn trong mt hnh dng
nm ln trn mt hnh dng khc c vng t ng nht.

Mc d text thng ng, nhng n vn h tr text c lin kt

chui v bi v n nm bn trong mt hnh dng Type Area, iu
cng c ngha l bn c th iu chnh chiu rng, chiu cao, s
hng v s ct, kch cpx Type Area, khong cch inset (l), s di
chuyn dng c s u tin (canh chnh dng Type u tin bn
trong hp ca hnh dng v cc ty chn text. truy cp hp
thoi Vertical Area Type options, chn hnh dng Vertical Area
Type bng cng c selection v sau nhp i cng c Vertical
Area Type trn panel Tools.
Cng c Vertical Type on A path
thm Type vo mt ng path thng ng, u tin bn phi v
ng path m n nm trn . Cc ng path c th c v
bng cc cng c pen, pencil, paintbrush, line, arc, blob brush
hoc bt k cng c shape. Mt khi hnh dng c v, chn cng
c Vertical Type on A path, nhp mp ca hnh dng v bt u
g nhp.
iu chnh cch text nm trn ng path, chn khi text
Vertical Type on A path bng cng c selection v sau nhp
i cng c Vertical Type on A path trn panel Tools. Bn s thy
hp thoi Type on a path options, bn trong hp thoi ny bn c
th chn Effect, Align to path, spacing v Flip khc nhau. Type
thng ng trong hnh di y c hiu ng Stair Step, Ascender
Align to path, v -36 pt spacing.

6. Bao bc text xung quanh mt i tng

lm cho text bao bc xung quang bt k mt i tng c
chn, s dng lnh object | text wrap | make. Hiu ng ny c th
c thm vo bt k layout c text v bn c th to mt s i
tng bao bc text gii hn.
Hn na, bi v cc text l hiu ng sng, bn c th nh li v tr
i tng c bao bc text v lm cho s bao bc t ng cp
nht thm ch khi i tng treo l lng bn ngoi mp ca khi
text.
iu chnh khong cch dich chuyn xung quanh i tng c
bao bc text, chn object | text wrap | text wrap options. Khi hp
thoi text wrap options m ra, tng hoc gim s trong trng
offset. lm cho trng text bao bc bn trong i tng thay v
bn ngoi n, chn ty chn invert warp. loi b xc lp bao bc
text ra khi bt k i tng, chn i tng v chn object |
text wrap | release.
7. Lm cong text bng Envelope Distort
Lnh Envelope distort bn di menu object c th c s dng
bin dng bt k i tng bao gm text. Mt ng bao
(envelope) l hnh dng c s dng ti nh hnh dng mt
hnh dng hoc khi text hin c. Vi cng c envelope distort, bn
c th chn bng cch s dng cc hnh dng cong xc lp sn hoc
cc mng li ti nh dng hoc bin dng. Hn na, cc ng
bao c th c s dng trn bt k loi i tng ngoi tr cc i
tng c lin kt, biu v c hng dn (guide). C ba lnh
Envelope Distiort lm vic tt nh nhau vi cc i tng nh vi
text: Make with warp, make with Mesh v Make with top
object. S dng panel control vi mi lnh bin tp, loi b hoc
m rng ng bao v bin tp text c bin dng bng ng
bao.
Make with warp
to text cong, chn khi text bng cng c selection v sau
chn object | Envelope distort | make with warp. Khi hp thoi
warp options m ra, bt ty chn preview.

Sau chn mt style v iu chnh bend v hodizntal distortion

v Vertical distortion theo thch trc khi nhp nt Ok.
Hnh trn minh ha mt i tng vi kiu cong Fisheye. bin
tp ng bao i tng cong v sau nhn nt Edit Contents trn
panel Control. C hai nt t i tng cong trong ch Isolation
Mode cho cc mc ch bin tp. Khi bn thc hin xong cc thay
i, nhp i Artboard thot ch Isolation Mode.
MakeWith Mesh
to text c mng li cong, chn khi text bng cng c
Selection v sau chn Object | Envelope Distort | Make with
Mesh khi hp thoi Mesh Options m ra, chn s hng v s ct
mong mun v nhp OK.
Sau mt mng li c t ln trn Type bn c th bin
tp n, bng cch s dng cng c Direct Selection nh c minh
ha trong hnh di y:

bin tp i tng mng li ng bao, chn i tng mng

li bng cng c Selection v nhp nt Edit Envelope trn panel
Contronl ni bn c th thay i s hng v s ct cng nh xc lp
li hnh dng ng bao. bin tp ni dung mng li ng
bao chn i tng mng li ng bao v sau nhn nt Edit
Content trn panel Control. Vic bin tp xy ra trong ch
Isolation Mode, thot ch Isolation Mode, nhp i Artboard.
Make with Top Object
lm cho text cong thnh mt hnh dng no , t mt i
tng c nh hnh dng ln trn mt khi text, chn c khi text
v hnh dng trn cng bng cng c Selection v chn Object |
Envelope Distort | Make with Top Object. Sau text s hoc
t bao bc bn trong hnh dng .
bin tp i tng trn cng ng bao, chn text c to
ng bao v sau nhp nt Edit Envelope trn panel Control.
bin tp ni dung i tng trn cng, nhp nt Edit Contents trn
panel Control. Vic bin tp xy ra trong ch Control Isolation
Mode. thot ch Isolation Mode, nhp i Artboard.
8. t va vn mt dng mc
Khi bn c mt dng mc hoc on cn iu chnh nm va
bn trong mt vng Type c kch c c nh chng hn nh mt
hp Type Area rng 4 inch, hy xem xt s dng lnh Fit Headline
t ng, truy vt cc mu t sao cho chng nm va vn u n
bn trong khng gian c xc nh.

s dng lnh Fil Headline, chn cng c Type, nhp trong dng
text bn mun t va vn m khng cn chn bt k text v chn
Type | Fit Headline. Nu bn ngu nhin thc hin thm cc iu
chnh i vi Type, p dng li lnh Fil Headline bo m text
nm va kht.
9. Thc thi cc lnh Type khac
Ngoi cc cng c nh dng text, Illustrator bao gm cc lnh
spellcheck, hidden Character, change case, v smart punctuation
trong menu Tuye gip bn bin tp v ci thin cht lng ca
bi vit.
Kim tra chnh t
kim tra chnh t bn tho bt c lc no, chn Edit | check
spelling. Khi hp thoi chrck spelling m ra, nhp nt start bt
u tin hnh kim tra chnh t. Khi cc t ng nghi ng c tm
thy, cc t thay th c xut hin trong vng suggestions v b
s c ty chn d Ignore, Ignore all, change all hoc add
T ang quan tm vo t in chnh t Illustrator. Nu mun, nhp
mi tn m rng options lm l ra tiu chun kim tra chnh t.
Khi khng cn tm thy cc t ng nghi ng na, spell checker
hon tt v bn c th nhp nt done thot hp thoi.
Hin th cc k t n
i khi thy cc k t khng in n chng hn nh cc k t xung
dng mm, khong cch gia cc t, tab v k t xung dng cng
cui cc on c th gip bn canh chnh v bin tp text. m
v tt cc chc nng ny, chn Type | show Hidden Characters
hoc nhn Alt + ctrl + I m hoc tt cc k t n.
Thay i kiu ch
Bt k Type c nhp vo Illustrtor nh th no, bn c th thay
i kiu ch bng cch s dng bt k lnh Change case. bin
tp bt k kiu ch ca bt k khi text c chn thnh
UPPERCASE (ch hoa), lowercase (ch thng), Title case hoc
sentence case, chn mt t chn ty menu Type | change case.
Chn cc glyph
Mi Font hi ch cc k t mu t v s bnh thng cng vi cc
k t glyph c bit chng hn nh cc du gch ln v du gch
nh, du bn quyn, phn s v mu t c du trng m. Bn c th
xem cc k t glyph ring bit ca c Font trong panel Glyphs bng
cch chn Type | Glyphs hoc Window | Type | Glyphs. thm
mt glyph vo ti liu, t cusor bn trong vng text m b mun
glyph xut hin v nhp i glyph mong mun. cui panel
Glyphs l mt danh sch x xung cho tt c Font c sn; hy khai
thc cc Font khc nhau chng hn nh wingdings tm nhiu k
t khc nhau.
S dng smart punctuation
Nhp text t bn phm ring ca bn hoc t ni dung c sao
chp t mt chng trnh khc thng dn n du chm cu hon
ton khng tt nh mong mun. bo m text s dng cc k t
du chm cu ng v kiu in chng hn cc du trch dn v phn
s tht s, ch ghp, du ba chm v v du gch ln, chn Type |
smart punctuation mong mun. Chn ty chn Replace In thay
th Selectes text only hoc Entire document v sau nhp Ok
10. Chuyn i Type thnh cc outline
Bn cng lm vic trn cc d n in cng nhiu th bn cng c
nh in yu cu chuyn i cc Font thnh cc outline x l cc
hnh dng mu t ring l mt cch sng to. chuyn i Type
thnh cc outline, bn phi chn Type | Create outline chuyn
i Type c th bin tp thnh cc hnh dng vector c cc nhm.
Nhng hnh dng ny c th c li y nguyn hoc c r
nhm hoc bin i v ti nh hnh dng mt cch ring l s dng
nhiu cng c trn pane Tools v tt c cc lnh menu object |
Transform.

Nh c minh ha trong hnh trn bn c th kch hot li cc

ng path hnh dng, cc im neo v nm ch hng ca mt
mu t c chuyn i v iu chnh chng thnh cc hnh dng
ty bin mi.
Bi 4 - Cng c bin i
Illustrator CS5 c mt b su tp cc cng c bin i v ti nh
hnh dng rt tt nhm gip bn chnh sa v x l cc ng path
v hnh dng m v ng. Trong khi v mt k thut tt c cng c
ny c xem l cc cng c ti nh hnh dng (reshaping tool),
chng c chia thnh hai hng mc: cc cng c Transformation
(bin i) cho php bn xoay, to i xng, nh t l lm nghing,
ti nh hnh dng, di chuyn v bin i t do cc i tng; cc
cng c reshaping (ti nh hnh dng) hoc liqify (ha lng) -
warp, twirl, pucker, bloat, Scallop, Crystallize v Wdinkle- c
t trong menu flyout Reshaping Tools trn panel Tools. Ngoi ra,
bn s hc v cng c Free Transform, cc lnh menu Transform
v panel Transform, cng vi mt s th thut v mo vt hu ch.
1. Cc cng c Transformation
Cc cng c Transformation cho bn xoay, to i xng, nh t l,
lm nghing, ti nh hnh dng, di chuyn v bin i t do cc
ng path bng cch nhp v r cc vng chn hoc bng cch
nhp cc s o chnh xc trong mt hp thoi. Bn s thy tt c
cng c ny trong phn ring ca chng gia panel Tools. Bi v
hu ht nhng cng c ny lm vic mt cch tng t v mt khi
bn hc cch s dng mt trong nhng cng c ny, c th bn p
dng mt trong nhng k nng vo nhng cng c cn li.
s dng cc cng c Rotate, Reflect, Scale hoc Shear, lm
theo nhng bc sau y:
- Chn i tng cn c bin i.
- Chn cng c Transformation mong mun t panel Tools. Khi
bn chn mt trong nhng cng c ny, ch rng mt du ch bo
im tham chiu xut hin tm chnh xc ca i tng c
chn, l im tham chiu m im bin i s xut hin xung
quanh im .
- bin i xung quanh im tham chiu ny, nhp v r bt c
ni no trn Artboard. Khi bn nh chut, vic bin i sc hon
tt. Nu khng, bn c th thc hin s bin i sau khi nh v li
im tham chiu. di chuyn im tham chiu, nhp v tr mong
mun trn Artboard mong mun tng ng vi biu tng c
chn. Mt khi im tham chiu c xc lp li, c th bn nhp v
r Cursor trn Artboard thc hin s bin i khc. C th bn
xc lp li im tham chiu ny v nhp v r bin i vng
chn thng xuyn bao nhiu ty mc cn thit. Hn na, to
mt bn so ca vng chn gc vi s bin i v vng chn gc
y nguyn, bt u nhp v r, sau nhn Alt trc khi nh chut.
Khi bn cn thc hin cc kiu bin i chnh xc hn, m hp
thoi Transformation ca cng c mong mun v nhp i cng c
trn panel Tools sau khi bn to vng chn trn Artboard. Khi hp
thoi xut hin, nhp khong cch, gc mong mun v nhng thuc
tnh bin i khc. Sau bn c th nhp OK bin i vng
chn hoc nhp nt Copy gi y nguyn vng chn v to mt
bn sao vi cc xc lp bin i.
Cng c Rotate
S dng cng c Rotate xoay vng chn theo chiu kim ng h
hoc ngc chiu kim ng h tng ng vi v tr c nh ca
im tham chiu trn Artboard nh c minh ha trong hnh di
y:
Khi s dng hp thoi Rotate, nhp mt s dng hoc s m trong
trng Angle chng hn nh 360 hoc -1450 v xoay i tng hoc
to mt bn sao ca i tng ti gc xoay xc nh.

Cng c Reflect
Cng c Reflect s lt vng chn theo chiu ngang hoc theo chiu
dc hoc bng mt gc da vo vng chn ca im tham chiu.
Cng c Scale
S dng cng c Scale lm cho cc vng chn ln hn hoc nh
hn tng ng vi v tr ca im tham chiu. rng buc vic
nh t l mt cch tng xng, nhn gi phm Shift khi bn r vng
chn. Khi bn nh t l s dng hp thoi Scale, bn c th chn
nh t l u vng chn bng t l phn trm hoc khng u bng
cch nhp mt t l phn trm khc trong cc trng hodizontal
scale v Verticalscale. Ngoi ra, bn c th xc nh vic cc nt
(Stroke) v hiu ng trn i tng s c nh t l trong qu
trnh bin i hay khng bng vic nh du kim cc ty chn
Scale Strokes v Effects.
Cng c Shear
Cng c Shear lm nghing cc i tng theo mt gc nghing, v
theo chiu ngang, theo chiu dc hoc theo mt gc xc nh tng
ng vi v tr ca im chn ph thuc vo hng no m bn r
Cursor khi s dng cng c ny. Khi Smart Guides c bt, mt
gi trn mn hnh (screen hint) s xut hin trong qu trnh lm
nghing biu th rng gc nghing v gc ca trc khi c th p
dng. hiu vic lm nghing xy ra nh th no, s dng hp
thoi Shear vi ty chn Preview c bt v th iu chnh cc
xc lp khc nhau trc khi nhp OK hoc Copy.

V d hnh ch nht trong hnh di y s c bin i vi mt

Shear Angle (gc nghing) 450 v mt Vtical Axis (trc thng
ng).
Cng c Reshape
Cng c Reshape lm vic bng hai cch ph thuc vo vic hnh
dng c iu chnh m hay ng. Vi mt ng path m, s
dng cng c Reshape nh li v tr cc im nao hin c hoc
thm v nh li v tr im neo tng ng vi ton b nh dng.
Ton b i tng tht s dch chuyn mt cht khi bn nhp v r
n bt c ni no trn n trong khi ng thi n gi li cc chi tit
chung ca ng path gc. Vi mt hnh dng ng, u tin bn
phi chn hnh dng bng cng c Direct Selection hoc cc im
neo trc khi s dng cng c Reshape khi di chuyn cc im neo
hoc ng path xung quanh.
Cng c Move
Cng c Selection l cng c Move bi v bn c th di chuyn bt
k i tng c chn bng cng c ny. Tuy nhin, nhiu ngi
khng bit cng c Selection cng c th thc hin cc bin i di
chuyn khi bn truy cp hp thoi ca cng c. di chuyn mt
vng chn chnh xc, nhp i cng c Selection trn panel Tools
 m hp thoi Move. Do bn c th xc lp v tr Hodizontal
v Vertical, Distance v hoc Angle cho vic di chuyn ca vng
chn.
Cng c Free Transform
Cng c Free Transform l mt cng c ba trong mt cho php bn
nh t l, xoay v lm nghing i tng trong vng chn ph
thuc vo ni bn t chut, im neo no bn r v hng no bn
r. Ngoi ra, khi bn thm mt s phm tt n gin vo thao tc r,
bn cng c th bin dng vng chn. Cc vng chn cng c th
bao gm bt k i tng hoc ng path nhng khng phi Type
c th bin tp. bin tp cc hnh dng Type, u tin bn phi
chuyn i Type thnh cc outline.
s dng cng c Free Transform, bn phi lun nh ba iu: th
nht, hy chc chn chn i tng m bin i trc khi chn
cng c Free Transform. Th hai, bt u r cc nm hp bin ca
vng chn trc khi bn thm bt k phm tt. Th ba nh chut
trc khi nh nhng phm tt ny:
- R trn mt im neo gc, sau khi nhn gi phm Ctrl bin
dng im nao v cc ng path ni kt ca n.
- R trn mt im neo tm v sau nhn gi phm Ctrl bin
dng ton b pha ca vng chn trong khi pha i din vn c
nh.
- R trn mt im neo gc v sau nhn gi Ctrl +Alt lm
nghing theo ng cho dc theo im tham chiu tm. R trn
mt im neo gc v sau nhn gi Shift + Ctrl +Alt to mt
s bin dng phi cnh.
2. Panel Transform
Panel Transform di ng t do cho bn di chuyn mt vng chn
sang cc ta X v Y mc nh, nh li cc kch c mt vng
chn theo cc s o chiu rng v chiu cao chnh xc v xoay hoc
lm nghing mt vng chn bng mt gc xc nh. Cc ta X
v Y tng ng vi thc o trng ti liu m theo mc nh c
xc lp sang mp tri di cng ca Artboard. Mi s bin i
y th hin tng ng vi mt vng im ca vng chn m theo
mc nh c xc lp sang tm ca vng chn. Tuy nhin, bn c
th iu chnh n bng cch nhp bt k vung nh trn di
Reference point ngay bn di tab ca panel Transform hoc trn
panel control. Li ny cng c th c s dng vi bt k cng
c bin i v ti nh hnh dng khc.
3. Cc lnh menu Transform
Bn di menu objct Transform, bn x thy cc cch khc m
cc hp thoi move, Rotate, Reflect, Scale v Shear thc hin
cc bin i trn cc vng chn. Nhng ty chn khc trong menu
object | Transform bao gm Transform Again, lnh ny lp li s
bin i c thc hin sau cng. Bn cng c th s dng phm
tt ctrl + D; s dng Transform Each m hp thoai trasnform Each
nh li kch c v di chuyn vng chn theo chiu ngang v
chiu dc, xoay vng chn bng mt gc xc nh, to i xng
vng chn dc theo trc X v /hoc trc Y, thay i im tham
chiu bin i v p dng mt s bin i v p dng mt s bin
i mt s ngu nhin v vng chn; v s dng Reset Bounding
Box xc lp li hp bin thnh hnh dng ch nht.
Bi 5 - Pattern v Gradient
Trong bi ny bn s hc cch lm vic vi Pattern v graddient
cng vi cc panel Swatches v Gradient. Bn s khm ph cch
truy cp v s dng cc th vin Pattern v Gradient min ph ca
Illustrator, cch to cc Pattern v Gradient ring ca bn, cch bin
tp v ti s dng Pattern v Gradient hin c v cch p dng cc
Pattern v Gradient ny vo cc hnh minh ha.
1. Cc Pattern
Mt Pattern l bt k tp hp phn t lp li. Hy ngh v cc mu
ca hnh dng v i tng lp li trn vi, giy gi v giy dn
tng tt c nhng th ny l cc Pattern. Cc Pattern c to t
cc ngi (tile) hoc vng m Pattern nm trn v c cc mp
khp vi chnh n trn tt c bn cnh, do n lp li theo chiu
ngang v theo chiu dc, n xp ngi lin nt, cc ngi c th c bt
k kch c min l chng c hnh ch nht (hoc hnh vung) nh
c minh ha trong hnh di y:

Trong Illustrator, cc mi tn xut hin trong papel Swatches cng

vi cc mu mu v mu Gradient. Mc d cc Pattern c to vi
kch c c n nh, nhng chng c th bin i kch c, gc
xoay, hng v g s dng cc cng c Transfont. Thm ch bn c
th lu v chia s cac Pattern bn trong bn sao ca Illustrator hoc
bn ngoi vi nhng ngi dng Illustrator khc trn cc my tnh
khc nhau v qua Internet.
p dng cc Pattern
Trong Illustrator, cc c th c p dng vo cc vng t v nt
ca bt k ng path m hoc hnh dng ng thng qua panel
Swatches. p dng mt Pattern vo mt i tng, chn mu
Pattern mong mun trong panel Swatches. Nu fill c kch hot
trong panel Tools hoc panel colos, Pattern s c p dng vo
cng t ca vng chn. Vi Stroke c kch hot, Pattern c p
dng vo nt ca vng chn. Nu bn khng th thy Pattern trn
nt, tng kch c ca nt trong panel Stroke.
Cc Pattern lp y mt i tng bng vic t mp tri trn cng
ca ngi Pattern ti mp tri trn cng ca i tng. Bn c th
iu chnh cch mt Pattern nm bn trong mt i tng nh th
no bng vic nhn gi phm du sng (~) du ny nm pha
bn tri trn cng bn phm k bn s (1) khi bn nhp v r trn
Pattern. Khi bn lm iu ny, i tng vn c nh v Pattern di
chuyn bn trong n, th mt vi ln xem iu ny nh th no.
Cc th vin ca Pattern
Illustrator c v s Pattern min ph m bn c th s dng cho bt
k ti liu.

m cc th vin Pattern, nhp nt menu Swatch libradies trn

panel Swatches, chn Pattern v chn mt trong cc th vin
Pattern t cc hng mc Pattern trn basic graphs, decortive hoc
Nature.

Cc Swatch trong th vin c chn s m trn desktop trong mt

panel Swatch di ng. Mi ln bn chn mt mu t mt Pattern di
ng, Pattern c thm vo danh sch cc swach c sn trong
panel Swatch. Hy thoi mi m v ng cc panel th vin swach
Pattern ny thng xuyn bao nhiu ty mc cn thit.
Bin tp cc Pattern
Tt c Pattern m bn thy trong panel Swatches v cc th vin
Pattern c th c s dng y nguyn v c bin tp v sau
c nh ngha li. V d, bn c th tm thy mt Pattern en
trng nh Pattern c minh ha trong di m bn mun thm
mu.

bin tp mt Pattern hin c, r v th n t panel Swatches

(hoc t mt trong cc panel th vin mu Pattern di ng) ln trn
Artboard. Khi bn di chuyn mt bn sao ln trn Artboard, n tr
thnh nh c th bin tp c tch ri khi Pattern gc. S dng
cng c group selection (trn menu flyout bn di cng c direct
selection) c lp phn ring l ca Pattern t li mu chng,
s dng cng c Direct selection chn v chnh sa bt k
ng path v cc im neo bn trong Pattern. Khi bn bin tp
xong mt Pattern, chn li n bng cng c selection v to mt
Pattern mi s dng lnh Edit | define Pattern, hoc bng cch r
v th tr li Pattern c bin tp vo panel Swatches.
Bin i cc Pattern
Khi bn tm thy hoc to c mt Pattern m bn thch, i khi
Pattern cn c tinh chnh i cht v kch c, gc xoai, hng
v gc trc khi n c v b ngoi nh bn mong mun. Trong
nhng lc , chuyn sang cc hp thoi cng c scale, rotate,
reflect v shear. D nhin, bn c th s dng cng c m khng
cn bit cc hp thoi, nhng khi bn nhp i cc cng c m
hp thoi ca chng, bn s c c thm ty chn l chn s bin
i c p dng vo vng t Pattern, vo i tng hay vo c hai
cng lc.
Pattern th nht c xoay 300, Pattern th hai c to i
tng theo chiu ngang, Pattern th ba c gim t l 75% v
Pattern cui cng c lm nghing mt gc 200 theo trc nm
ngang.
2. Cc Gradient
Mt Gradient l s ha trn ca hai hoc nhiu mu (ln n ti a
32 mu) c th c p dng vo vng t ca bt k hnh dng. Cc
Gradient c th s dng bt k t hp mu x l v cc im gia
hai mu bt k c th c iu chnh iu khin cch mt mu
ha trn v mu k tip nh th no. Hn na, bn c th to cc
Gradient tuyn tnh (t du ny n u kia) hoc ta trn (t tm
n bn ngoi), ngha l mt khi bn chn cc mu, bn c th to
hai mu Gradient c o t chng mt tuyn tnh v mt ta trn
s dng bt k Gradient min ph ca Illustrator trong cc th vin
Gradient hoc to cc Gradient ty ring ca bn s dng cc
cng c tren panel Gradient. Trong CS5, thm ch bn c th bin
tp cc Gradient c p dng trc tip vo cc i tng trn
Artboard s dng widget grradient mi.
p dng cc Gradient
p dng mt Gradient t panel Swatches hay bt k th vin
Gradient di ng. Hoc bn c th r v th mt mu Gradient t
panel Swatches trn mt i tng trn Artboard cng nh r v th
biu tng Gradient fill t panel Gradient ln trn mt i tng
trn Artboard.
Cc th vin Gradient
m v s dng cc th vin Gradient min ph Illutrator, nhp
nt menu Swatch libradies y panel Swatches, chn Gradients,
chn bt k trong 21 hng mc Gradient khc nhau. Cc mu
Gradient trong th vin c chn s m trn desktop trong mt
panel Swatches di ng. Mi ln bn chn mt mu t mt panel
Gradient di ng cho d bn c p dng Gradient vo mt
vng chn vo lc hay khng Gradient c thm vo danh
sachhs cc Swatch c sn trong panel Swatches s dng sau .
Hy thoi mi m v ng cc panel th vin mu Gradient thng
xuyn bao nhiu ty mc cn thit.
Panel Gradient
Khi bn chn mt Gradient t panel Swatches, cc thuc tnh ca
Gradient hin th v c th c bin tp bn trong panel
Gradient nh c minh ha trong hnh di y:

Bn s thy panel Gradient c nhm vi cc panel Stroke v

Gradient trong dock panel bng cch chn Window | Gradient. C
nhiu tnh nng trn panel c ci tin trong CS5.
- Hp Gradient fill: Hin th Gradient hin c chn. Nhp nt
menu chn cc Gradient khc xut hin trong panel Swatches.
- Type: Hin th Gradient hin c chn, linear hoc radil.
chuyn i loi ny thnh mt loi khc s dng cc mu y nh
nhau, ch vic chn loi mong mun.
- Reverse Gradient: Chuyn i hng ca cc mu xut hin trn
thanh mu Gradient cng nh bt k i tng c chn c p
dng Gradient.
- Angle: Xc lp gc cho cc Gradient tuyn tnh. Mc nh c
xc lp sang 00.
- Aspect ratio: Xc lp aspect ratio dc theo t l thng ng cho
cc Gradient ta trn. Mc nh c xc lp sang 100%.
- Thanh trt Gradient: iu chnh s chuyn tip gia cc mu
bn di n trn thanh mu Gradient.
- Start color: Mu tn cng bn tri trn mt Gradient tuyn tnh
hoc mu tn cng tm trn mt Gradient ta trn.
- End color: Mu tn cng bn phi trn mt Gradient tuyn tnh
hoc mu tn bn ngoi trn mt Gradient ta trn.
- Delete stop: Xa im dng mu c chn ra khi thanh mu
Gradient.
- Opacity: iu chnh m c ca c chn trn thanh mu
Gradient. Khi c gim t 100% ( bo ha y ), colors
widget trn thanh mu Gradientcos mt mp y hi ln hn.
- Location: iu chnh v tr ca color widget c chn trn thanh
mu Gradient tng ng vi cc mu khc. Xc lp 0% pha bn
tri Gradient trong khi 100% pha bn phi. Cc color widget c
th c t li bt c ni no trn thanh mu Gradient bt c khi
no bn r.
Bi tp cc Gradient
trn cc Gradient ty ring ca bn, hy thoi mi bin tp,
thm v bi i cc mu xut hin trn thanh mu Gradient, cng
nh iu chnh gc (angle), hng (direction), aspect ratio, m
c (opacity) v v tr (location):
- bin tp mt mu, nhp i color widget m bn mun thay
i v mt ppanel color popup s xut hin bn di color
widgetddos. S dng panel color trn mt mu mi hoc nhp
biu tng Swatches dc theo mp tri ca panel chn mt mu
Swatcht t panel Swatches ca ti liu. chn mu v sau nhp
tab panel Gradient hoc nhn phm Esc trn bn phm a tiu
im tr v panel.
- thm mt mu, t Cursor trn vng bn di thanh mu
Gradient v nhp khi Cursor bin thnh mt mi tn mu trng c
mt du cng.
- loi b mu, nhp v r color widget ra khi thanh mu
Gradient hoc chn n v nhp biu tng delete stop (thng gic
nh)
- iu chnh v tr ca mt im dng mu, nhp v r n vo v
tr mi trn thanh mu Gradient hoc chn n v iu chnh t l
phn trm cocation.
- iu chnh m dc ca mt im dng mu, chn n v
thay i t l phn trm m c.
- lt hng ca cc mu trn thanh mu Gradient, nhp nt
chuyn i reverse Gradient.
Lu cc Gradient
Sau khi iu chnh mt Gradient trn panel Gradient, bn c th p
dng Gradient vo i tng bng cch chn i tng v sau
nhp hp t Gradient trn panel Gradient. Tuy nhin, iu
khng cnghiax bn lu gradien. lu Gradient s dng sau
ny, r v th Gradient t hp t Gradient trn panel Gradient vo
panel Swatches hoc chn new Swatch t menu options ca panel
Swatches. Hy nh rng bt c lc no bn chuyn t linera sang
Radial v ngc li, v c bn bn to mt s ha trn Gradient
mi v s cn lu c hai phin bn di dng cc Swatch ring
bit ti s dng chng ni khc trong ti liu.
Cng c Gradient
Cc Gradient c p dng vo cc i tng mt cch chnh xc
nhng chng c to. Do , v tr nu Gradient m bn chn l
tuyn tnh (linear) vi mt gc 00, n s chy qua i tng c
chon t tri sang phi. Tuy nhin, bn c th thay i bng vic
chn cng c Gradient trong panel Tools v s dng Gradient
widget c cng c nh c minh ha trong hnh di y:
Nh panel Gradient, widget cng c Gradientcos cc im dng
mu v thanh trt iu chnh mu. Bn cng c th iu chnh
chiu di v gc xoay ca Gradient widget v do Gradient trn
i tng bng cch xoay widget. xc lp cch mt Gradient
chy qua mt i tng c chn nh th no, s dng cng c
Gradient nhp v r qua vng chn theo hng m bn mun
Gradient ch. V d cc Gradient tuyn tnh v ta trn trong hnh
minh ha di y c thay i bng k thut ny.

Ngoi vic p dng cc Gradient v kh nng iu chnh dng chy

ca chng trn cc i tng ring l, cc Gradient cng c th
c p dng qua mt i tng bn trong mt vng chn nh cc
hnh dng mu t nh hnh minh ha trong hnh di y:
 p dng mt Gradient qua nhiu hnh dng, chn tt c i
tng v p dng Gradient mong mun bng cch chn Swatch ca
n t panel Swatches hoc t mt trong cc th vin Gradient. Sau
chn cng c Gradient v r widget cng c Gradient qua vng
chn xc lp li chy ca Gradient theo hng mong mun, u
qua tt c i tng bn trong vng chn.
Bi 6 - Symbol, nh sng 3D v Flash
Mt Symbol l bt k chi tit nh c s dng li nhiu ln m
khng gim kch c ca ti liu. Hy xem mt Symbol nh mt con
u cao su ni bn to kiu thit k gc v sau to nhiu bn sao
(instance) ca n cho trang. Mi instance ca mt Symbol c lin
kt cht ch symbol gc thng qua panel Symbol. Bn c th iu
chnh din mo ca cc instance Symbol c lp vi Symbol ngun,
iu chnh mt instance v cp nht Symbol gc hoc bin tp
Symbol gc v lm cho tt c instance t ng cp nht.
Nh cc Pattern, cc Symbol c th c to t bt k i tng
hoc hnh minh ha v c th c ti s dng li nhiu ln.
Illustraror cng c mt th vin cc Symbol min ph c th truy
cp qua panel Symbols m bn c th m v s dng trong cng
vic. cc Symbol c th c n t l, c di chuyn, c xoay,
c to sc , c lm cho trong suppts v c p dng cc
style s dng h cng c Symbol. Thm ch cc Symbol c th
c s dng nh x nh vo cc i tng hiu ng 3D.
Nu bn gu nhin lm vic vi flash, bn s thch cc Symbol
Illustrator c sao chp v import vo fiash v s dng d dng
nh th no trong cc phm (movie) SWF v SVG flash. Thc t, k
t CS3, Illustrator bt u xem cc Symbol theo cng mt cch
nh flash, iu ny lm cho Illsutrator tr thnh cng c hon ho
to cc hnh minh ha m s c chuyn i thnh cc hot
hnh flash.
Trong chng trnh ny bn s hc mi th bn lm vic vi cc
Symbol, nh s cc Symbolvaof nh 3D v thch hp cc Symbol
Illsutrator vo flash.
1. Panel Symbols
Panel Symbols (Window | Symbols) cha mt tp hp su Symbol
mc nh c minh ha trong hnh di y:
S dng cc nt cui panel Symbols v lnh trong pane options
ca menu thc hin cc hnh ng sau y:
- Symbol libradies menu: Cho php truy cp tt c cc th vin
min ph cu Illustrator.
- Place Symbol instance: t mt instance ca Symbol c chn
trn Artboard.
- Break link to Symbol: Ph v s lin kt gia Symbol v
instance Symbol v chuyn i gia instance thnh nh vector c
th bin tp khng c s kt ni trc tip vi Symbol ngun.
- Symbol options: M hp thoi Symbol options, bn trong hp
thoi ny, bn c th t ten cho Symbol, chn mt loi Symbol,
xc lp regitration flash v bt cc guide cho vic nh t l 9-slice.
- New Symbol: To mt Symbol mi t nh c chn trn
Artboard.
- Delete Symbol: Xa Symbol c chn ra khi panel Symbol.
- Edit Symbol: M Symbol c chn trong ch d islation mode.
Cc phn bin tp c thc hin y s c t ng p dng
vo tt c instance ca Symbol trn Artboard.
- Redefine Symbol: Thay th Symbol c ch trong panel
Symbols bng nh c chn trn Artboard, do nh ngha li
Symbol v tt c cc instance ca trn Artboard.
- Duplicate Symbol: To mt bn sao chnh xc ca Symbol c
chn trong panel sSymbols. i tn bn sao, chn n v nhp
nt Symbol options cui panel. bin tp bn sao, nhp nt edit
Symbol cui panel.
- Replace Symbol: Thay th bt k instance Symbol c chn
trn Artboard bng mt instance ca Symbol c chn trong panel
Symbols.
- Select All Unused: Chn tt c Symbol trong panel Symbols
khng c s dng trong ti liu hin hnh.
- Select All Instance: Chn tt c instance Artboard cu Symbol
c chn trong papel Symbols.
Ngoi tt c nt v lnh ny, bn cng c th s dng panel control
t tn cho cc instance Symbol, bin tp Symbol gc c lin
kt cht ch vo instance Symbol c chn, ph v s lin kt
gia instance Symbol c chn v Symbol gc, to mt bn sao
ca instance Symbol c chn v thay i d m c instance
Symbol c chn. Bn c th hon i instance Symbol c
chn bng instance ca mt Symbol khc.
2. Cc th vin Symbol
Illustrator c rt nhiu Symbol min ph t cc knh martini v
cc a v tinh n ngh thut o th v cc mng mc m bn c
th m v s dng trong nh. truy cp cc th vin min ph,
nhp menu Symbol libradies cui panel Symbols v chn mt
trong 32 ty chn th vin Symbol. Nh cc th vin color,
Gradient, Pattern,cc th vin Symbol m trong cc panel di ng
ring ca chng cch xa dock panel. Mi ln bn chn mt Symbol
t mt th vin, n c thm vo panel Symbol v do bn s
dng li n mt ni khc trong ti liu
To cc th vin Symbol ty
Sau khi bn to mt Symbol ring ca bn, c th bn mun to
Symbol ty ring ca mnh bng vic chn save Symbol library t
options ca panel Symbols, bn s c nhc lu th vin Symbol
trong folder Symbol ca Illustrator vi tn bn chn. m th
vin sau khi lu n, tt c nhng g bn cn lm l nhp menu
Symbol libradies cui panel Symbols v chn th vin bng tn t
hng mc User Defined.
3. Lm vic vi cc Symbol
t mt Symbol trn trang, tt c nhng g bn phi lm l r v
th mt trong cc Symbol t panel Symbols bn trong Artboard
hoc chn Symbol mong mun nhp nt place Symbol Instance
cui panel. Nu bn cn ba instance ca mt Symbol c th, r n
ln trn hoc nhp nt place Symbol Instance ba ln. Hoc r mt
instance mi ca mt Symbol ra khi mt instance hin c mt
Symbol trn Artboard nh bn thng r mt bn sao ra khi mt
i tng thng thng, hoc bng cch s dng phng php Alt
+ r copy.

To cc Symbol ring ca bn
to Symbol ty ring ca bn, trc tin hy to hnh v, cc
Symbol c th bao gm bt k t hp i tng v ng path m
v ng, text v cc ng path phc hp, i tng mng li
(mesh0, cc i tng c kt nhm v thm ch cc raster. Khi
nh sn sng c chuyn i thnh mt Symbol, chn n v r ri
th vng chn n vo panel Symbols. Bn cng c th to n t
panel Symbols bn cch chn cc nh v F8, bng cch nhp nt
new Symbol cui panel Symbols v bng cch chn new Symbol
t menu options ca panel Symbols.
Khi hp thoi Symbol options m ra, t tn cho Symbol mi,
chn mt loai Symbol v nu cn, xc lp cc ty chn cho vic s
dng cc Symbol vi flash m bn hc sau trong bi ny, nu bn s
ch s dng nh trong Illustrator, bn s y nguyn cc xc lp
mc nh v nhp Ok thm Symbol mi vo panel Symbols.
Ngay sau khi to Symbol mi, nh gc c nh v li vo Symbol
trong panel Symbols v nh c chn trn Artboard tr thnh mt
instance ca Symbol mi. to mt Symbol nhng gi nguyn
vn nh gc, nhn phm Shift khi bn to Symbol mi.
Bin tp cc Symbol
Khi bn bin tp mt Symbol, nhng g bn tht s bin tp l nh
gc c s dng to n. iu ny c ngha rng nu ti liu
ca bn cha nhiu instance ca Symbol, cc instance s c
cp nht tc th sau khi lu cc thay i sang Symbol gc.
bin tp mt Symbol, nhp i chnh Symbol trn panel
Symbols v cho bn bit rng bn sp bin tp Symbol. Hoc bn
c th chn Symbol trn Artboard v chn Edit Symbol t panel
option ca panel Symbol hoc nhp i mt instance Symbol trn
Artboard.
Sau Symbol xut hin trong Insolation Mode ni bn c th thc
hin cc iu chnh m bn mun. V d, tp hp cy pha trn hp
cy trn cng trong hnh minh ha di y c to t mt
Symbol.
Sau Symbol gc c bin tp trong Insolation mode v ngay
sau khi lu cc phn bin tp , tt c instance ca Symbol gc
c cp nht nh c minh ha trong tp hp cy di cng.
Bin tp v ti nh ngha cc instance Symbol
Bin tp cc instance ca cc Symbol ging nh lm vic vi cc
i tng thng thng hn. Bn c th nh t l, xoay, lm
nghing, to i sn v di chuyn cc instance Symbol cng nh
p dng hiu ng t panel Effects v cc xc lp t panel
Appearance, Graphic Styles v Transparency. Nu bn mun
iu chnh ch mt phn ca mt instance Symbol m khng chnh
sa Symbol gc, bn s cn m rng instance bng cch nhp nt
Break link to Symbol trn panel control hoc panel Symbols hoc
bng cch chn object | Expand.
Sau khi bin tp nh c m rng, bn c th to mt Symbol mi
hoc ti nh ngha mt Symbol hin c vi nh mi. ti nh
ngha mt Symbol hin c, chn nh mi trn Artboard, nhp
Symbol cn c ti nh nghiex trn panel Symbols v chn
Redefine Symbol t menu option ca panel Symbols.
Xa cc Symbol
xa bt l Symbol khng c s dng hoc khng cn thit ra
khi panel Symbol, chn Symbol cn xa v nhp biu tng
Delete Symbol (thng rc nh). Bn cng c th xa bng cch r
v th cc Symbol mong mun ln biu tng Delete Symbol ca
panel hoc bng cch chn Symbol cn xa v chn Delete Symbol
t menu options ca panel.
Trong mt s trng hp, mt hp thoi bo ng c th xut hin
cho bit mt hoc nhiu Symbol m bn ang c xa ang c s
dng v khng th cho n khi cc instance ca n c m rng
(c tch) hoc b xa. Sau bn c th chn Expand Instances,
Delete Instance hoc Cancel vic xa Symbol c chn.
4. Cc cng c Symbolism
Panel Tools c tm cng c Symbolism m bn c th s dng
chnh sa cch cc instance ca cc Symbol xut hin trn Artboard
nh th no. Symbol Sprayer l im khi u cho php bn tp
hp instance Symbol. Sau bn c th s dng cc cng c
Symbolism khc thay i v chnh sa cc tp hp instance
Symbol. Nhng g lm cho nhng cng c ny tr nn mnh l bn
c th sa cc instance Symbol m khng nh hng hoc thay i
s ni kt vi Symbol gc.
Tng cng c s dng cng mt u c. chnh sa ng knh
(diameter), phng php (method), cng (intensity) v mt
tp hp Symbol ca u c ny, nhp i bt k cng c Symbols
m hp thoi Symbolism Tools Options. Trong hp thoi ny,
bn cng s thy cc biu tng khp vi tng cng c m c th
c chn iu chnh cc xc lp cng c hoc hiu thm v mi
cng c.
Mc d bn c th s dng cc cng c Symbolism vi cc Symbol
ring l, nhng chng c khuynh hng lm vic tt vi cc tp hp
Symbol. Mt tp hp Symbol l mt tp hp cc Symbol c t
ln Artboard bng cng c Symbol Sprayer. Cc tp hp Symbol c
th bao gm nhiu instance ca mt Symbol hoc cc Symbol ha
trn bng cc Symbol khc nhau trong panel Symbols khi bn s
dng cng c Symbol Sprayer.
s dng bt k cng c Symbolism, chn mt hoc nhiu
Symbol hoc tp hp Symbol trn Artboard trc tin, sau chn
cng c Symbolism mong mun v p dng n vo vng chn. Sau
y l mt danh sch v chc nng ca tng cng c.
- Cng c Symbol Sprayer: Nh mt bnh sn phun, cng c ny
phun mt tp hp Symbol ca Symbol gc c chn trong panel
Symbols khi bn nhp v r qua Artboard. to mt tp hp hn
hp, chn mt Symbol khc t panel Symbols v tip tc phun bng
tp hp hin c chn. xa cc Symbol ra khi mt tp hp,
nhn gi phm Alt khi bn nhp v r.
- Cng c Symbol Shiffter: Cng c ny dch chuyn cc instance
Symbol v cc Symbol bn trong cc tp hp Symbol t v tr hin
hnh ca chng theo hng di chuyn chut. Trong cc tp hp
Symbol, bn cng c th s dng cng c ny iu chnh th t
xp tng Symbol.
- Cng c Symbol Scruncher: Cng c ny di chuyn cc instance
Symbol ra xa hoc n gn nhau hn. di chuyn cc Symbol li
gn nhau hn, nhp v r chut hng n tiu im v r chut
n tiu im ca scrunching v nh khi cc Symbol nm ti
khong cch mong mun. di chuyn cc Symbol ra xa nhau,
nhn gi phm Alt khi bn nhp v r chut, sau nh khi cc
Symbol nm ti khong cch mong mun.
- Cng c Symbol Sizer: Cng c ny iu chnh kch c ca cc
instance Symbol. lm cho cc Symbol ln hn, nhp v r qua
cc Symbol. lm cho cc Symbol nh hn, nhn gi Alt khi bn
nhp v r.
- Cng c Symbol Spinner: Cng c ny xoay cc instance
Symbol trn Artboard khi bn r theo hng m bn mun cc i
tng xoay.
- Cng c Symbol Stainer: S dng cng c ny diu chnh cc
instance Symbol. Bn c th gip quyt nh kt qu ca vt mu
c to bi cng c ny bng vic chn mt mu (fill color) trc
khi p dng cng c. loi b mu vt v o ngc mt Symbol
tr v mu gc ca n, nhn gi phm Alt khi bn nhp v r.
- Cng c Symbol Screener: Cng c ny c th thay i m
c ca cc instance Symbol to cc hiu ng bn trong sut n
trong sut y . Nhp v r qua vng p dng trong sut
hoc nhn gi phm Alt khi bn r loi b s trong sut v phc
hi cc instance Symbol tr v m c 100%.
- Cng c Symbol Styler: Bn s dng cng c ny p dng
mt style (kiu) c chn t panel Graphic Styles vo cc Styles
hoc cc th vin Graphic Styles hoc to style ring ca bn.
p dng mt graphic Style (kiu ha), chn mt tp hp Symbol
trn Artboard v mt style t panel Graphic Style v sau r qua
tp hp Symbol. Nhn phm Alt t t loi b style ra khi cc
instance Symbol.
5. nh x nh Symbol vo cc i tng 3D
To cc i tng 3D trong Illustrator cha bao gi d dng hn
th. Bn c th to cc i tng 3D t bt k hnh dng v sau
xc lp cc ty chn rotation, extrude, bevel, revolve, surface
shading v lighting lm ni bt thm na hiu ng 3D. Thm ch,
bn c th nh x cc Symbol ln trn cc nh 3D t c cc
nh kt xut hin thc hn.
minh ha vic chuyn i mt hnh dng bnh thng thnh 3D
v nh x nh ln trn n mt cch n gin nh th no, hy xem
hai i tng trong hnh di y:

Mt i tng c bin thnh i tng 3D s dng hiu ng

Extrude & Bevel, i tng kia tr thnh 3D nh hiu ng Revolve
v c hai i tng c nh x bng cc Symbol ty .
Extrude & Bevel, Revolve v Map art
bin mt i tng 2D thnh i tng 3D s dng hiu ng
Extrude & Bevel, hiu ng ny ko di i tng dc theo trc Z
ca n hoc hiu ng Revolve xoay i ng theo mt hnh trn
thng ng dc theo trc Y ca n v sau nh x Symbol ln
trn n, lm theo nhng bc sau y:
- Chn i tng trn Artboard.
1. Chn Effect | 3D | Extrude & Bevel hoc Effect | 3D | Revolve.
2. Chn cc xc lp mong mun trong hp thoi. xem trc i
tng trc khi chp nhn hiu ng Extrude & Bevel, nhp hp
Preview. Nhp nt More Options thy mt tp hp y cc
ty chn 3D.

+ Position: Quyt nh gc xoay v phi cnh ca i tng. Xem

qua tng ty chn thy hnh khi xem trc 3D thay i nh th
no. Xc lp cc thay i x, y v z gia -1800 v 1800 nu bn bit
chng hoc nhp v r trn hnh khi 3D cho n khi i tng
trng ph hp. Nu mun, iu chnh t l phn trm phi cnh.
+ Extrude & Bevel: Xc lp chiu su n xut, mi (cap) v mt
vt (bevel) ca i tng.
+ Revolve: Xc lp gc i tng (c xoay gia 0 v 360), cap
(c hoc rng), offset (khong cch gia trc xoay v ng path)
v t mp tri hoc mp phi di dng trc.
+ Surface: Thm mt mu kt cu b mt i tng t m (matte)
n bng ln (shiny). Cc ty chn bao gm wireframe, No
Shading, Diffuse Shading v Plastic Shading. Chn Plastic Shading
t c hiu ng 3D hin thc nht.
+ Lighting: p dng nh sng vo i tng cng nh thay i
mu t bng ca i tng. Nhp biu tng nh sng trn hnh
cu nh sng nh li v tr nh sng. Nhp nt New Light b
xung thm cc ngun nh sng hoc nt Delete Light loi b cc
ngun nh sng c chn khng mong mun. Mu t bng mc
nh l mu en, nhng bn c th thay i n thnh bt k mu
trong panel Satches bng cch chn Custom t menu Shading
Color.
3. nh x nh Symbol ln cc b mt ca i tng 3D, nhp nt
Map Art.
Trong hp Map Art, chn mt Symbol t menu x xung Symbol
cho tng b mt ca i tng. Nhp cc nt Next v Previous
Surface chuyn i gia cc b mt khc nhau ca i tng m
s c to ng nt bao quanh bng mu h tr cho vic
bn chn ng cc Symbol h tr b mt. t bng nh bng
mt mu t bng, nhp ty chn Shade Artwork. Khi hon tt,
nhp OK.
6. Tch hp cc Symbol vi Flash
K t Illustrator CS3, cc Symbol Illustrator lm vic ging ht
nh cc Symbol trong Flash, lm cho tin trnh chia s nh gia hai
chng trnh tr nn d dng min l bn chun b cc Symbol
trong hp thoi Symbol Options khi bn to mt Symbol hoc sau
nh l mt phn ca mt dng lm vic chun b trc khi
import hoc export cc Symbol v Flash.
xc lp cc Symbol tch hp vo Flash, nhp i mt Symbol
trong panel Symbols kch hot hp thoi Symbols Options. Bt
u bng cch t cho Symbol mt tn, chng hn nh Button hoc
Cloud v sau xc lp loi Symbol sang MovieClip. Bn c th
xc lp li iu ny sau Flash nu cn thit. Xc lp Flash
registration cho Symbol s dng biu tng registration. Nhp hnh
vung trong li registration tng trng tt nht cho vng ca
Symbol m bn mun s dng lm du registration ca n, chng
hn nh mp tri trn cng hoc ngay tm. Nu bn d nh to
mt Symbol c th nh t l, nh du kim ty chn Enable
Guides For 9-Slice Scaling bo m rng cc Symbol nh t l
ph hp vi cc MovieClip.
Mt bc khc m bn s mun thc hin trc khi gi nh
Illustrator sang Flash l t tn cho tt c instance ca cc Symbol
trn Artboard. Bn c th lm iu ny bng vic chn mi instance
trn Artboard v thm mt tn instance trong trng Instance Name
trn panel Control
iu cui cng m bn c th mun lm l thit lp tt c instance
Symbol trn cc layer ring bit c t tn chng hn nh
Lanscape, Clouds, Trees, Birds. Khi bn lm iu ny, Flash s gi
li cc layer khi bn s dng cc tin trnh import v export c
m t trong cc phn con tip theo.
Sau khi bn to cc Symbol v t tn tt c instance trong
Illustrator, bn c ba ty chn cho cch a cc cc Symbol ny
vo Flash. Bn c th sao chp v dn cc Symbol t Illustrator vo
Flash, xut cc file bng nh dng SWF hoc import file AI vo
Flash, gi li cc layer, Symbol, tn instance Symbol v nhiu hn
na.
Sao chp cc Symbol sang Flash
sao chp cc Symbol t Illustrator sang Flash, chn tt c
instance Symbol trn Artboard v chn Edit | Copy sao chp
vng chn sang clipboard ca my tnh hoc nhn Ctrl + C. Tip
theo, bn s m Flash v chn Edit |Paste dn vng chn ln
trn stage Flash hoc nhn Ctrl + V. Mt hp thoi Paste s xut
hin nhc bn chn cc preference impoted chng hn nh vic
vng chn c dn c nn c a vo di dng mt bitmap
hay khng hoc s dng Ai File Imporrted vo vic dn c nn duy
tr cc layer hay khng. Nhp nt OK thm cc i tng vo
file Flash trn cc layer ring ca chng. Nu bn chn cc i
tng trong Flash, bn s ch trong panel Library v inspector
Properties rng mi Symbol c thm vo panel Library v cc
tn instance ca tt c chng c gi li.
Xut cc Symbol sang Flash
 xut cc file Illustrator cha cc Symbol, bn c ty chn lu
ti liu di dng mt file Flash SWF bng cch chn File | Export
v chn SWF l nh dng file. Khi hp thoi SWF Options m ra,
chn cc xc lp p ng tt nht cc nh cu SWF Flash chng hn
nh Export As AI Layer To SWF Frames, Include Inused Symbols
v Export Text As Outline. Bn cng c th nhp nt Advanced
xc lp nhng th nh nh dng nh, phn gii v tc khung
hnh (frame rate) cng nh cc tnh nng nh to hot hnh cc kiu
ha trn v xut cc layer tnh qua tt c frame. Nu mun, bn c
th xem trc file SWF trong ca s trnh duyt hoc trn mt thit
b xch tay c th bng cch nhp nt Web Preview v/hoc nt
Device Central. xut SWF, nhp nt OK.
Bi 7 - To cc kiu ha trn
Trong Illustrator CS5, kiu ha trn l mt tp hp hnh dng c
to gia hai i tng tr ln c kt ni bng cng c Blend.
Mc d cng c ny rt tuyt vi, nhng ha trn l mt tnh nng
hay b b st ca Illustrator, Blend c th to hnh ha tween
hoc step (bc thang) gia bt k hai hoc nhiu ng, hnh dng
v thm ch text c bt k kch c v mu. Hn na bn c th s
dng lnh Blend yu cu Illustrator lm bi ton khi bn cn mt
s c th cc i tng bn sao c t cch u nhau. Khng ch
th bi v cc blend l nhng hiu ng sng v bn c th bin tp
mu nt v mu t ca cc i tng chnh, v li ng ni cc
hnh dng, o ngc ng, thm ch m rng blend to cc
hnh dng c o ring l t blend.
1. To cc Blend
Khi bn sn sng to mt blend (kiu ha trn) gia hai hoc nhiu
i tng chnh, s dng cng c Blend hoc lnh Blend (Object |
Blend | Make). Bn c th to ba loi kiu ha trn khc nhau nh
c minh ha trong hnh di y:

Kiu ha trn phn phi u cc mu hnh dng v mu ha trn

gia cc i tng chnh.
S dng lnh Blend
to mt kiu ha trn bng lnh Blend thay v s dng cng c
Blend, chn hai hoc nhiu i tng chnh trn arboard v sau
chn Object | Blend |Make. Khi bn s dng lnh ny, Illustrator
quyt nh kiu ha trn s xut hin u bn trong mi i tng
chnh.
Cng c Blend
Cc kiu ha trn c to t hai hoc nhiu i tng chnh bng
cng c Blend to nn cc ng path bc thang ni cc ng path
gia kiu ha trn (bao gm cc thuc tnh Stroke v fill ca
chng c bin hnh. to mt kiu ha trn bng cng c
Blend, lm theo nhng bc sau:
1. t cc i tng chnh ni bn mun trn Artboard.
2. Chn cng c Blend t panel Tools.

3. Nhp vng t hoc mp ca i tng th nht v sau nhp

vng t hc mp ca i tng th hai to kiu ha trn. b
xung thm cc i tng chnh, ch vic nhp vng t hoc mp ca
i tng tip theo. Khi kiu ha trn c to Illustrator v mt
spine gia cc i tng chnh.
2. Cc ty chn Blend
Cc kiu ha trn s c t ng to ra vi kiu ha trn c s
dng sau cng nh ch nh trong hp thoi Blend Options. thay
i kiu ha trn t kiu ny sang kiu khc, chn cc i tng
c ha trn trn Artboard v chn mt kiu ha trn khc t hp
thoi Blend Options. m hp thoi Blend Options, nhp i
cng c Blend trn panel Tools hoc chn Object | Blend | Blend
Options.

- Smooth Color: To mt kiu ha trn nhn s dng nhiu bc

thang ty mc cn thit ho trn nhn hnh dng v mu gia cc
i tng chnh.
- Specified Steps: To cc kiu ha trn bin dng hnh v mu ca
cc i tng chnh trn mt s bc thang xc nh nh 254 cho
mt kiu ha trn siu nhn hoc 8 cho mt kiu ha trn kiu
nhng nm 1970 hp thi trang c sc r rng.
- Specified Distance: To kiu ha trn bin dng hnh dng v
mu ca cc i tng chnh trn mt khong cch xc nh s
dng bt k n v o chng hn nh 1 in hoc 10pt.
- Align to Page: Xc lp hng ca kiu ha trn sang mc x ca
trang nh c minh ha trong hnh di y:
- Align to Path: Dch chuyn hng khi ha trn t trang sang
ng path hoc spine ca kiu ho trn.
3. Bin tp cc kiu ha trn
Cc kiu ha trn ca Illustrator l nhng hiu ng sng ngha l
bt c khi no bn thay i mt trong cc i tng chnh trong
kiu ha trn, chn kiu ho trn v tt c bc thang gia cc i
tng chnh s cp nht phn nh s thay i .
Tt c kiu ha trn c hai hoc nhiu ng path c Illustrator
xem l mt i tng n c th bin tp, ngha l bn c th bin
tp cc i tng chnh to ngay tc th cc kiu ho trn trng
khc nhau v cc ng path gia cc i tng chnh c v li
mi ln bn thc hin mt thay i.
bin tp mt kiu ha trn, th bt k kiu bin tp trc tip sau
y:
- Chn mt i tng chnh bng cng c Direct Selection v bin
tp mu t, mu net, b dy nt ca hnh dng hoc bin tp hnh
dng bng vic nh li v tr cc i tng im neo v iu chnh
cc nm ch hng. Nu cn thit, thm hoc bt i cc im neo
s dng cc cng c Add Anchor Point v Delete Anchor Point
Pen.
- V li spine t tm ca mt i tng chnh n tm ca i
tng chnh k tip s dng cng c Pencil hoc iu chnh spine
bng cch chn cc im neo hoc ng path bng cng c Direct
Selection.
- Chn mt i tng chnh bng cng c Direct Selection v bin
tp n s dng bt k cng c Transform v Reshaping.
- Lm cong cc kiu ha trn s dng lnh Effect | warp | Arc
- To cc kiu ha trn s dng cc i tng 3D
- To mt kiu ha trn s dng cc Symbol
Khi cng mt Symbol c s dng, cc instance Symbol c b
xung thm vo spine. Tuy nhin khi mt Symbol v mt ng path
bnh thng c s dng, cc ng path thay v cc instance
Symbol c v dc theo spine. Nu hai Symbol khc nhau c s
dng, cc ng path cng s c v dc theo spine.
4. Cc ty chn menu Blend
h tr chc nng ca cng c Blend, Illustrator a ra mt tp
hp ty chn Blend thng qua menu Object | Blend. Bn c th to
v gii phng cc kiu ha trn, m rng cc kiu ha trn thnh
cc hnh dng ring l, thay th v o ngc spine ca cc kiu
ha trn v o ngc th t ca cc kiu ho trn t trc ra sau
v ngc li.
s dng bt k ty chn menu Blend, chn i tng blend trn
Artboard vi cng c Selection v chn mt trong cc lnh sau y
t menu Object | Blend.
- Make: Chn ty chn ny to mt kiu ha trn t bt k hai
hoc nhiu i tng c chn trn Artboard. Bn cng c th s
dng phm tt truy cp lnh ny: Alt + Ctrl + B.
- Release: Chn lnh ny gii phng cc i tng cho kiu ha
trn c trn v o ngc cc hnh dng chnh tr v trng thi
cha ha trn ban u ca chng. Truy cp lnh ny bng cch
nhn Alt + Shift + Ctrl + B
- Blend Options: M hp thoi Blend Options thay i cc kiu
v hng ca kiu ha trn c chn.
- Expand: Khi bn mun c th chnh sa bt k ng path ring
l gia cc i tng chnh trong mt kiu ha trn, chn lnh ny
to ra mt lot cc hnh dng c kt nhm gia v bao hm
cc i tng chnh. Sau bn c th r nhm, di chuyn v bin
tp cc hnh dng ring l.
- Replace Spine: S dng lnh ny thay th spine trn mt kiu
ha trn c chn bng mt ng path c chn khc (nh mt
hnh trn hoc ng ngch ngoc)
Bn phi chn c i tng c ha trn v ng path mi trc
khi ty chn Replace Spine tr nn c sn trong menu Object |
Blend.
- Reverse Spine: o ngc spine (hoc ging nh lt v tr ca
cc i tng chnh) bn trong mt kiu ho trn, do o ngc
trnh t ca cc i tng gia cc i tng chnh
- Reverse Front to Back: a i tng pha trc ra ng sau
hoc i tng pha sau ra ng trc, o ngc th t ca cc i
tng bn trong kiu ha trn.
Bi v bn c th to cc kiu ha trn vi nhiu i tng, hy th
nghim vi cc ng v hnh dng khc nhau.
Bi 8 - Clipping Mask v ng Path phc hp
Trong bi ny bn s hc v hai trong s nhng k thut th v hn
m bn c th thc hin vi nh trong Illustrator, l cc mt n
xn (clipping mask) v ng path phc hp. Vi mt mt n xn,
bn c th che giu i hoc lm n cc phn ca nh bng mt hnh
dng khc chng hn nh lm cho nh hnh ch nht c place
(import) xut hin nh th n c mt mp hnh ch nht bo trn.
Tri li vi mt ng path phc hp, bn c th to bt k phn
ct ra c hnh dng bn trong mt i tng ln hn ging nh t
cc l trong mt hnh nm ca bnh ph mt Thy S. Hn na, c
hai k thut ny bn c th s dng mt hnh dng ng, ng
path m, text (cc mu t c th bin tp hc cc mu t c ng
bin, cc bc nh v thm ch nh trong cc nh dng file khc.
1. Cc mt n xn
Trong mt mt n xn (clipping mask), hai i tng c kt hp
vi mt lnh, do hnh dng trn cng xc nh nh mt ca s
- vng m i tng kia xut hin bn trong Illustrator. Ni cch
khc, mi th trong i tng bn di ri bn ngoi cc bin ca
i tng trn cng s n, c hai trn mng hnh trong ch
Preview v trn bn in. V d nh trong hnh minh ha pha di
mt i tng (nh), mt mt n (hnh ch nht c bo trn) v
mt n xn c to t chng khi hnh dng mt n c t ln
trn i tng s dng lnh Clipping Mask.
Mt n c th l bt k i tng c nh hnh dng v c th l
mt hnh dng ng, mt ng path m, mt ng path phc hp
hoc thm ch text. Mt n c th c bt k vng t mu hoc nt
mu vo bt k b dy nt trc khi mt n c to v n l ng
path (hoc cc mp ngoi) ca hnh dng mt n c s dng
xc nh vng vn s c gii phng.
Khng c gii hn v s i tng c th c a vo chnh mt
n. V d, bn c th c 20 i tng bn di khc nhau nu bn
mun v ch cc phn ca hnh dng nm bn di ng path ca
hnh dng mt n mi nhn thy c trong mt n xn. Cc i
tng c th c to mt n bao gm cc hnh dng hoc ng
path n, nhiu i tng v thm ch cc nh c place (import)
nh mt file JPG, GIF, PNG, TUFF, EPS, PSD hoc PDF.

To mt mt n xn
to mt mt n, bn cn mt hnh dng mt n v mt hoc
nhiu i tng to mt n. Hnh dng mt n phi l mt hnh
dng vector v lun nm ln trn i tng c to mt n trc
khi mt n c p dng. Khi cc i tng nm u vo y, chn
mt n v i tng bn di n v chn Object | Clipping Mask |
Make hoc nhn phm tt Ctrl + 7. iu ny to ra nhng g c
gi l clipping set. Sau mt n s che giu bt k phn ca cc
i tng bn di ri bn ngoi hnh dng mt n trong khi hin
th cc i tng nm bn trong hnh dng c to mt n.
Khi lm vic vi cc i tng hoc layer c kt nhm, s dng
panel layers kt hp cc mt n xn vo cng vic. Bt u bng
vic di chuyn tt c i tng v hnh dng mt n xn vo mt
layer hoc nhm (group). Sau , t i tng mt n ti phn trn
cng ca layer hoc nhm. Tip theo nhp tn ca layer hoc nhm
trong panel Layers v sau nhp nt Make/Release Clipping
Mask trn nt ca panel hoc chn lnh Make Clipping Mask t
menu options ca panel Layers.
Thm cc i tng vo mt mt n
Nu bn khm ph ra rng bn cn thm i tng khc vo i
tng to mt n m bn to n, t i tng mi ng sau
i tng, chn i tng mi v i tng c to mt n v sau
chn Object | Clipping Mask | Make. Bn cng c th thm v
loi b cc i tng vo hoc ra mt layer mt n vo layer hoc
nhm mt n xn trong panel Layers.
Mt n s bao gm i tng mi cng vi cc hnh dng gc c
to mt n bng vic gii phng mt n gc ra khi hnh dng c
to mt n v to mt n mi. Thc t nu bn xem panel Layers,
bn s thy rng khi mt n c to, tt c i tng trong mt n
(k c hnh dng mt n) c kt nhm li vi nhau lm cho bn
d sp xp li cc i tng trong nhm hn nu bn cn bin
tp hoc di chuyn chng di dng mt hnh dng n.
Thm mt mt n vo mt mt n
Bn c th to mt i tng c to mt n. to mt i
tng c to mt n t mt i tng c to mt n, khc t
hnh dng mt n mi ln trn i tng c to mt n (chnh n
hoc cng vi cc i tng c to mt n v / hoc khng c
to mt n khc) v chn Object | Clipping Mask | Make.
To mt n Type
To mt n Type ging y nh to mt n vi mt i tng. Vit ra
t s dng lm mt n v t Type ln trn cc i tng cn c
to mt n. Chn tt c i tng v chn Object | Clipping
Mask | Make. Cc i tng to mt n s c lm l ra bn trong
cc hnh dng ca cc mu t nh v d trong hnh di y:
V y l mt hiu ng sng, bn c th chn v bin tp Type
(iu ny s t ng t i tng c mt n trong ch
Isolation Mode cho cc mc ch bin tp) v i tng c to
mt n s t ng cp nht.
Bin tp cc mt n xn
bin tp ni dung ca mt i tng mt n xn (chng hn nh
chn v chnh sa hnh dng ca mt n hoc cc ng path ca
cc i tng c to mt n bng cng c Direct selection v
thay i cc nt v vng t ca cc ng path), c mt vi cch
lm iu ny.
- Chn mt n xn v chn Object | Clipping Mask | Edit
Contents: Sau bn c th chuyn i gia ng path xn (hnh
dng mt n) v ni dung ca mt n (cc hnh dng c to mt
n) bng cch nhp cc nt Edit Clipping Path v Edit Contents trn
panel Control.
- Nhp i tng mt n xn a i tng vo ch
Isolation Mode: Trong khi vi ch Isolation Mode, bn c th
chn cc phn khc nhau ca i tng trn Artboard hoc qua
panel Layers v thc hin cc thay i trc khi thot ch
Isolation Mode.
Nhp phi i tng c to mt n truy cp menu ng
cnh v chn Issolate Selected Clipping Mask: thot ch
Isolation Mode, nhp phi li i tng c to mt n v chn
Exit Isolation Mode t menu ng cnh.
Gii phng cc mt n xen
Nu bn tng cn tch bit cc mt n ra khi cc i tng c
to mt n, bn c th gii phng mt n xn c chn bng nhng
phng php sau y:
- Chn lnh Object | Clipping Mask |Release.
- Nhp phm tt Ctrl + Alt + 7
- Nhp phi i tng c to mt n v chn Release Clipping
Mask t menu ng cnh
- Trong panel Layers, nhp chn nhm hoc Layer c mt n v
sau nhp nt Make/Release Clipping Mask y panel hoc
chn lnh Release Clipping Mask t menu optins ca panel.
Nu mt n gm nhiu mt n, lp li tin trnh cho n khi tt c
mt n c gii phng. Vi tt c bn phng php i tng
c to mt n v cc hnh dng bn di c tr v, c r
nhm ln trn Artboard. i tng duy nht s b mt cc thuc
tnh Stroke v fill ca n l hnh dng mt n, c hin th di
dng mt ng path khng c nt v vng t. Nu mun, chn
ng path ca hnh dng mt n v p dng cc thuc tnh nt v
vng t mi.
To cc mt n xn t cc hnh dng phc hp
Ngoi vic to mt n cc hnh dng bng nhng hnh dng khc,
bn c th to mt mt n xn t cc hnh dng phc hp m bn s
hc phn tip theo. lm iu ny, bn s s dng hnh dng
phc hp di dng hnh dng to mt n. t hnh dng phc hp
ln trn i tng khc, chn hnh dng phc hp vo tt c i
tng bn di n m bn mun to mt n, chn Object |
Clipping Mask | Make, bn c mt mt n xn c to t hnh
dng phc hp nh c minh ha trong hnh di y:
2. Cc ng path phc hp
Cc ng path phc hp l cch bn c th to mt hoc nhiu l
hoc cc phn ct ra trong mt hnh dng t cc ng path ph
chng ca nhiu hnh dng ging nh mt hnh xuyn hoc cc l
m bn to bng mt cng c c. Thc t khi bn chuyn i cc
Font thnh cc outline, cc l di dng cc mu t (nh O hoc A)
c to t cc ng path phc hp. Cc gii hn duy nhp khi
to cc ng path phc hp l cc i tng c chn phi l nh
vector v khng th bao gm cc ng path c kt nhm hoc
cc ng path phc hp khc.
Khi c kt hp trong mt ng path phc hp, cc ng trn
bn trong tr thnh cc phn ct ra trong hnh trn ln hn cho bn
thy qua cc hnh dng n hnh vung ng sau n.
Khi cc hnh dng nh hn hon ton nm trn mt hnh dng ln
hn m khng ph chng, cc l s c to trong hnh dng nn
ln hn v tt c i tng trong ng path phc hp mang cc
thuc tnh Stroke, fill v style ca i tng nm pha sau xa nht
trong vng chn.
Khi nhiu hnh dng ph chng c s dng to nhiu ng
path phc hp, ch rng cc vng rng c to ni cc hnh
dng trn cng ph chng hnh dng pha sau trong khi cc vng
ph chng bn ngoi bnh dng pha sau s duy tr cc thuc tnh fill
v Stroke ca hnh dng pha sau.
To mt ng Path phc hp
to mt ng path phc hp, lm theo nhng bc sau y:
1. t tt c hnh dng ln trn mt hnh dng khc theo th t xp
tng mong mun.
2. Chn tt c hnh dng
3. Chn Object | Compound Path | Make hoc nhn phm tt Ctrl
+ 8. Cc i tng s c nhm thnh mt hnh dng phc hp
sao cho khi bn chn bt k phn ca hnh dng phc hp, ton b
hnh dng phc hp c chn.
4. Nu mun, di chuyn ng path phc hp ln trn mt i
tng khc thy xuyn qua cc l trong hnh dng phc hp.
Cc ng path phc hp xut hin nhm li vi nhau trong panel
Layers vi nhn < Compound Path >, m d nhin bn c th thay
i thnh bt k tn khc nu thch.
Bin tp mt ng Path phc hp
ti nh hnh dng v di chuyn cc hnh dng ring l bn trong
ng path phc hp, s dng cc cng c Direct Selection v
Group selection.
Thay i hng dn ng Path
Mt iu na bn c th lm m nhiu ngi dng Illustrator khng
bit n l thay i hng ca cc ng path bn trong hnh dng
phc hp. L do bn cn lm iu ny l bi v cc l ch c th
c to khi cc ng path i theo hng ngc vi hnh dng ln
hn. Do nu bn tng cn kim sot vic mt hnh dng ring l
bn trong ng path phc hp s to ra mt l hay khng, hy th
chuyn i hng ca cc ng path bn trong panel Attdibutes.
M panel Attdibutes nh c minh ha trong hnh trn bng cch
chn Window | Attdibutes hoc bng cch nhn Ctrl + F11. Mt
khi m, chn bt k hnh dng ring l bn trong ng path phc
hp bng cng c Direct Selection hoc Group Selection, sau
nhp nt Reverse Path Direction On hoc Reverse Path
Direction Off gia panel Attdibutes.
Cng c Group Selection s chn mi i tng bn trong ng
path phc hp, trong khi cng c Direct Selection c th kch hot
li cc ng path v im neo.
Bn cng c th nhp cc hnh dng trong ng path phc hp
trong ch Isolation Mode bng cch lm mt trong hai iu sau
y vi cng c Selection:
- Nhp i i tng ng path phc hp a i tng vo
ch Isolation Mode ni bn c th chn v bin tp cc i
tng khc nhau bng cng c Selection hoc qua panel Layers.
- Chn v nhp phi ng path phc hp truy cp menu ng
cnh v chn Isolate Selected ComPound Path. thot ch
Islation Mode nhp phi li ng path phc hp v chn Exit
Isolation Mode t menu ng cnh.
Thay i Gill Rule
Panel Attributes cng cha thm vi nt quyt nh cc hnh nh
phc hp c qun nh th no:
- Use Non-Zero Winding Fill Rule: y l xc lp mc nh
cho cc ng phc hp. Khi c bt, rule (quy tc) ny nh
ngha phn bn trong v phn bn ngoi ca cc hnh dng
ph chng.
- Use Even Off Fill Rule: Xc lp ny s dng mt thut ton
thng thng hn quyt nh cc vng ph chng sao cho mi
hnh dng khc l mt l bt k hng ng path ca hnh
dng.
Gii phng mt ng Path phc hp
gii phng cc hnh dng bn trong mt ng path phc hp
tr li thnh cc chi tit ring bit, lm bt k iu sau y sau
khi chn ng path phc hp:
- Chn lnh Object | Compound Path | Release.
- Nhn phm tt Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 8
- Nhp phi ng path phc hp v chn Release Compound
Path t menu ng cnh
Vi tt c ba phng php, cc hnh dng bn trong ng path
phc hp c tr v, c r nhm ln trn Artboard, tt c i
tng m trc l cc l mang nhng thuc tnh stroke, fill v
style ca i tng nm sau xa nht trong vng chn. V d,
nu i tng tn sau cng c mt nt en vai mt vng t
vng, tt c hnh dng l, mt khi c gii phng s cnt en
v vng t vng. Tng t, nu i tng pha sau l mu xanh
l cy khng c nt, tt c l cng s c mu xanh l cy, lm
cho kh thy chng khi khng c chn. D nhin, bn c th
chn hnh dng v p dng cc thuc tnh stroke v fill mi
nu bn thch.