Live Color
Explore, apply, and control color variations
using Live Color, which lets you select any artwork and
interactively edit the colors to see results immediately. Use the
Color Guide panel to quickly choose tints, shades, or harmonious
color combinations.
Live Trace
Quickly and accurately convert photos, scans, or
other bitmap images to editable and scalable vector paths using Live
Trace.
Drawing tools and controls
Drawing tools and controls
Draw in Adobe® Illustrator® more quickly and
fluidly than ever. Easier and more flexible anchor point selection,
improved operating performance, and a new Eraser tool help you create
artwork efficiently and intuitively.
Integration with Adobe
design applications
Speed your way through graphic designs and print
production thanks to tight integration with Adobe Photoshop®, InDesign®,
and Acrobat® software.
Live Paint
Easily paint any closed or partially closed area
of your artwork with the Live Paint Bucket, which automatically detects
and corrects gaps and lets you interactively select colors from a Swatch
palette for faster work.
Advanced typography
Easily create and control type with over 100
OpenType® fonts, paragraph and character styles, paragraph composition,
underline and strikethrough, transparent effects, and more.
Control panel
Discover more options faster and free up screen
space by accessing anchor point controls, clipping masks, envelope
distortions, and more from the context-sensitive Control panel.
Custom workspaces
Work more efficiently using custom workspaces
that display only the panels you need for a specific task. Save, share,
or access any workspace at any time, or use workspace presets.
Adobe PDF file creation tools
Create native Adobe PDF files, including
multipage PDF files, so clients and others can easily review your
artwork using Acrobat or free Adobe Reader® software.
Web and interactive tools
Web and interactive tools
Easily create for the web and mobile devices
using vector-based slicing tools, robust integration with Adobe Flash®
software, New Document Profiles for web and mobile designs, the
capability to preview mobile content in Adobe Device Central, and more.
