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Adding Photoshop Images to an Illustrator CS2 Web Banner Project
You may need to add to your Illustrator(R) project a graphic previously created in another graphics program such as Photoshop(R). You can choose to embed or link to your second image. We will discuss the embed option.

Adobe Illustrator CS2 – Adding Text to an Illustrator Web Banner Project
We are working on your web banner in Adobe(R) Illustrator(R) CS2. We first added the gradient background and then embedded images, previously created in Photoshop(R), to the banner. Now we will add some text to the banner.

Adobe Illustrator CS2 Live Trace Tool
Convert a bitmap image into a vector image using the Adobe Illustrator CS2 Live Trace Tool.

Adobe Illustrator CS2 Selection and Direct Selection Tools
Most editing you do to your artwork in Illustrator CS2 begins with a selection. There are two types of selection tools in Illustrator - the Selection Tool and the Direct Selection Tool. Let's do a little experimenting.

Create a Web Banner in Adobe Illustrator CS2 - Draw a Rectangle and Fill it with a Gradient
Adobe(R) Illustrator(R) is slightly different than other graphics programs. In the next few tutorials, I will show you how to create a web banner in the Illustrator program and you will learn some of the basic skills along the way.

Exporting Layers From Adobe Illustrator As A Flash SWF Animation
Did you know that you can make a Flash(R) animation without the Flash program. Yes, you can. All you need is Adobe Illustrator CS2 and your own creativity.

Get To Know Adobe Illustrator From The Welcome Screen
Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard for vector graphics. This article is for those who are new to Illustrator and/or vector graphics. Illustrator can be overwhelming sometimes but if you take it step-by-step, you will be happy you took the extra effort to learn how to use the best.

Optimizing Your Banner for the Web in Adobe Illustrator CS2
In the last tutorial, we finished the web banner. Now, you are ready to optimize it with the Adobe(R) Save for Web optimizing feature. This Save for Web feature in Illustrator(R) works much the same way as it does in Photoshop(R).

Vector and Raster Images - Adobe Illustrator CS2
Vector images are the backbone of Illustrator(R). Raster and Vector are the types of digital images in graphics programs. What is the difference between the two.