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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
To create a new template
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Open a new or existing document.
2
Customize the document in any of the following ways:
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Set up the document window as you want it to appear in new documents you create from the template. This
includes the magnification level, scroll position, ruler origin, and options in the View menu.
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Draw or import any artwork you want to appear in new documents you create from the template.
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Delete any existing swatches, styles, brushes, symbols, or actions you don’t want to retain.
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Create any new swatches, styles, brushes, symbols, and actions you want in the corresponding palettes. You can
also import preset swatches, styles, brushes, symbols, and actions from a variety of libraries that come with
Illustrator.
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Create any graph designs you want and add them to the Graph Design dialog box. You can also import preset
graph designs.
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Set the desired options in the Document Setup dialog box and Print Options dialog box.
3
Choose File > Save As Template.
4
In the Save As dialog box, select a location for the file, enter a file name, and click Save.
Illustrator saves the file in AIT (Adobe Illustrator Template) format.
To open a file
You can open files that were created in Illustrator as well as files that were created in other applications.
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To open an existing file, choose File > Open. Locate the file, and click Open. If you don’t see the name of the file
you want, make sure all formats are showing. If you still don’t see the file, it is stored in a format that Illustrator
can’t read.
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To open a file that has recently been used, choose File > Open Recent Files, and choose the file name from the list.
You can also use Adobe Bridge to open files.
See also
“To browse for files using Adobe Bridge” on page 35
“Importing Adobe PDF files” on page 330
“Importing EPS files” on page 331
“Importing artwork from Photoshop” on page 333
To browse for files using Adobe Bridge
Adobe Bridge lets you search for, preview, open, organize, process, rate, and share files. You can use it to create new
folders and rename and delete files, as well as view and add file information. Adobe Bridge lets you unify common
settings so that you can update all your Adobe CS2 applications at once.
In addition, you can use Bridge to access Adobe Version Cue, color management settings for Adobe Creative Suite,
and stock photography.
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To open Adobe Bridge, choose File > Browse or click the Bridge icon
in the Control palette.