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    Illustrator/InDesing C5 PDF export options (Press Quality not there)

    I recently installed Illustrator/InDesign CS 5 on my apple computer and uninstalled CS4 package. Now when I go to export or save a Press quality PDF file I no longer have that option form the drop down menu. Is there a way I can get this back? All I have an option for is a proof file/Illustrator...
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    Illustrator CS4 Layer dropdown arrow...

    I have about 50 layers (all different client business cards) in Illustrator. Every time I open up that file the layers all open up with the drop down function (arrow pointing down), showing me every single detail in the layers (which i dont want/ this happens even when i save the wile with the...
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    Changing colors

    I have a brochure where i am giving the client a few color options. Right now the color on certain text/objects is green, i want to change everything that is green to red. How can i do this in the simplest way without highlighting all text one by one and all objects one by one?
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    Technical question on creating shapes together

    I am trying to recreate Fig 1 in the picture. Fig 3 shows you how I tried to recreate it. I basically drew a circle and added a cone on top of the circle than I united them through pathfinder. Now the problem is that I am not sure where exactly I need to drag down the anchor point in order to...
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    Advanced Pathfinder tool help

    I am trying to create a curve on an angled bar, The drawing basically describes my dilemma. Snapping curves to make the angle is hard unless i am snapping it at 90 degrees or every 45 degree interval. This bar is at a 50 degree interval so its hard to find a point where it will snap to. What...
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    Snapping slices

    When i go to slice in illustrator, the slices don't automatically snap to the image so i know this not perfect. I have smart guides turned on and even snap to point on but it still doesn't snap to my images. Is there a way to do this? Thank you
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    Rounded corners

    Is there a way that i can round off certain corners on an object while keeping the rest sharp through effects>stylize>round corners dialog? Or maybe there is another way to do it?
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    Transferrign layers?

    Is it possible to transfers layers from one document to a new document in Illustrator CS 3, if so how can i do it? Thank you
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    Cannot slice in Illustrator CS3

    when i try to slice up an image in CS3 i get a circle with a slash through it (kind of like the circle with slash for cigarettes, symbolizing no smoking). When i got to object>Slice, all i can click on is Create from guides or Clip to art board, all other options are grayed out. Thank you
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    Strokes withing ext

    I am trying to put 2 strokes inside of a letter, i tried to use the appearance panel but i cannot figure it out, here are some examples. Thank you link1 (from left to right - 2nd logo, 6th logo, 14th logo) http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Logopack-more-branding/84595 link2 (on the second page...
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    Perfect curve

    I am trying to design a pipe with a curve but i am not sure how to get a perfect curve where the pipe bends. Figure 1 in the image that i attached shows the drawing of the pipe i have drawn manually using circles with the pathfinder tool like the Fig 2 shows. Even though Fig 1 looks pretty good...
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    making a curve

    I would like to make fig 1 look like the fig 2 but i want it to be spaced out perfectly which i cannot achieve manually like i did in fig 2. So is there a way i can select the whole fig 1 and bend it so it will all be spaced perfectly and equally? Or will i just have to do it all manually like...
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    Bleed on a image

    Lets say i have a square with a black fill, now i place a pattern i have created which is red on top of that box. the red pattern comes over the squares edges so i want to cut them off right on the edge of the square instead of having them bleed off of the square. What is the easiest way of...
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    How to ge tthis picture effect?

    The video i am showing you has the effect i would like to achieve. I know this is a video but it is possible with picture i just forgot the correct name...Now the effect i am trying to reach is when the video turns dark and the edges of the video fade into black. It seems like the colors are...
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    rotating canvas

    i use a intuos wacom tablet for drawing in photoshop but when i am drawing something at an angle where i need to flip the page around i get stuck, how can i rotate the canvas in photoshop cs3?
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    Brush problem

    When i click on the paintbrush tool to draw with and begin drawing a something (line, circle etc) and then draw something else near it the first drawing erases. It doesn't do it always just sometimes, i don't know if i am explaining this correctly or not or if this is something thats supposed to...
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    bunched up logo?

    I have a logo that i created at a certain scale, but i am trying to scale it down to a different size and when i select the image and hold down shif and move the corner boxes inwards to scale it down my logo becomes bunched together and it looses the shape and form of what i ahd before. how can...
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    Silhouette

    I have 2 questions to ask: #1 When i take a picture and load it into Illustrator, how can i Make the picture a silhouette? #2 Also when i live trace a picture i drew in B/W, is there a way i can cuztomize the live traced pic more? as in thickening the individual lines? because it seems liek i...
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    Undoing font outlines after exiting?

    How can i convert back to no font outlines after i have exited from illustrator? It doesnt give em an undo option. thanks
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    Transperancy

    I have a letter that i want to cover with a box, The letter is blue and the box is yellow so when i put it over the lette ri want it to be green like a transparent box, how can i accomplish this? Im using Illustrator CS2 in a PC

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