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parent color
An original color style that you can save and apply to objects in a drawing. You can create child colors from the parent color.
See also child color.
path
The basic component from which objects are constructed. A path can be open (for example, a line) or closed (for example, a circle), and it
can be made up of a single line or curve segment or many joined segments.
pattern fill
A fill consisting of a series of repeating vector objects or images.
pixel
A colored dot that is the smallest part of a bitmap.
See also resolution.
PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
A graphic file format designed for use in online viewing. This format can import 24-bit color graphics.
point
A unit of measure used primarily in typesetting to define type sizes. There are approximately 72 points to an inch and 12 points to a pica.
PostScript fill
A type of texture fill designed using the PostScript language.
PowerClip effect
A way of arranging objects that lets you contain one object inside another.
PowerClip object
An object created by placing objects (contents objects) inside other objects (container objects). If the contents object is larger than the
container object, the contents object is automatically cropped. Only the contents that fit inside the container object are visible.
process color
In commercial printing, colors that are produced from a blend of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. This is different from a spot color, which
is a solid ink color printed individually (one printing plate is required for each spot color).
progressive
In JPEG images, a method of having the image appear on screen in its entirety, at a low, blocky resolution. As the image data loads, the
image quality progressively improves.
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QuickCorrect™
A feature that automatically displays the fully worded form for abbreviations or the correct form for errors as you type. You can use
QuickCorrect to capitalize words or to correct common spelling and typographic errors automatically; for example, QuickCorrect can replace
“asap” with “as soon as possible” and “hte” with “the.”
A feature that automatically displays the fully worded form for abbreviations or the correct form for errors as you type. You can use
QuickCorrect™ to capitalize words or to correct common spelling and typographic errors automatically; for example, QuickCorrect can
replace “asap” with “as soon as possible” and “hte” with “the.”
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radius
As applied to orbits, sets the distance between the center of the brushstroke and the nibs that travel around the center of the brushstroke
when you paint with orbits. Increasing this value increases the size of the brushstroke.