Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom in a Book (2019 Release), First Edition

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  1. Ensure that 1 Poster 1 is chosen in the Artboard Navigation menu in the lower- left corner of
    the Document window.




  2. Choose View > Fit Artboard In Window and then press Command and + (macOS) or Ctrl and





  • (Windows) three or so times to zoom in.



  1. Choose Window > Layers to show the Layers panel. Select the layer named “Text,” if it’s not
    already selected.


Selecting a layer means any content you add to your document going forward will be on that
layer.

Note
You’ll learn all about layers and how to use them in Lesson 9, “Organizing Your
Artwork with Layers.”


  1. Select the Type tool ( ) in the Tools panel on the left. Click (don’tdrag) in a blank space on
    the artboard. Some placeholder text, “Lorem ipsum,” is now on the artboard and is
    automatically selected. Type Pie Oh Pie • 123 Cheese • Plus Many More!.


To add a bullet point between the words, with the cursor in the text, choose Type > Insert
Special Character > Symbols > Bullet.


  1. Select the Selection tool ( ) in the Tools panel, and drag the lower-right bounding point of


the text down and to the left.
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