hey everybody!
does anybody need any help with illustrator? ill answer everybody!
mariofan 
Hello,
I saw some ai File that was locked and i can’t move the graphic in the ai file. So, I want to ask how can I do it? How to lock my ai file then others can’t modified my ai file. Is it need to set some password or other elas?
Thanks for your help!
Kenix
ive got one for you. I am a very experienced user of illustrator but… it wasnt until i started using Illustrator 10 that i noticed somthing that really annoys me. Somtimes when I drag the mouse cursor to select a bunch of vector shapes, it wont let me move them unless I either select them one at a time or if I de-select one and then reselect it as part of the group. It annoys me very much. never used to happen in 8 or 9. why why why. other than that i am pretey happy with it.
zeldacon
Then do u know why?
kenix…
mariofan just had a baby…
give him a little leeway in regard to responding…
Rev
OH… Good for you Mariofan.
Congratulations!
well, you could tell me some good illustrator tutorails sites other than those in the sticky topic at the top cuz i tried them
*Originally posted by Kenix *
**Hello,
I saw some ai File that was locked and i can’t move the graphic in the ai file. So, I want to ask how can I do it? How to lock my ai file then others can’t modified my ai file. Is it need to set some password or other elas?
Thanks for your help!
Kenix **
when you opened the file it was locked? or you cant move around objects in illustrator?
How can you save a file and open it in Photoshop?
there many ways, you can export to photoshop in illustrator, or you can copy and past from illustrator to photoshop, or you can just open a ai file in photoshop and it will open (you need to check some options it bring up). Best to save as a eps when importing to photoshop.
I use export to photoshop or just copy and paste between the two programs
[color=darkblue]I have a really ******* question… I came here to open a new thread, to ask what you people do in illustrator. When I make a site, I work with Photoshop and Flash. But when I look on people’s websites, I mostly see: “Created with Photoshop - Illustrator - Flash”. So I was going to open up a new thread to ask what you guys do in Illustrator… Than I saw this thread 
EDIT: hehe, didn’t know dumba55 wasn’t allowed in here :p[/color]
i would be one of them, i make layouts in illustrator, so i can import into flash, keep the vector flowing, for the photoshop part i make backgrounds, and imported images of work.
[color=darkblue]Guess I’ll better start learning some Illustrator than (I’m really a dumba55, I don’t even know what vectors are… :$) [/color]
i was told to
“list the PMS colors specified for the color version” in a logo thing im doing in illustrator.
and i have NO IDEA what that means. i need an english translation!! i looked up PMS colors, and it seems to be a sort of alien code for swatches of colors for stuff like ink??? i found the PMS swatches, so thats cool, but i’m still not clear on something. if i need to use certain colors that aren’t in the swatches, then what? can i convert a regular color to a PMS number? and are there file settings like in PS to set the mode? should i have it set in RGB? all the stuff i’ve been finding online keeps confusing me even more… i also dunno wtf the color version is. argh!
please help me
Slow down Golgi :-\ PMS colours are spot colours and are used in printing. They are speciality colours and called Pantone colours. You cannot convert your colours into PMS , but you would have to find the closest alternative in the PMS swatches. And if its for printing purposes always work with CMYK. If you need help just ask me , i’ll glad to help
oh awesome soulty. thanks!!
ok. i understand what PMS colors are now.
a few questions
- how do i make the project in CMYK? i mean, so far i just drew the logo and stuff like normal. do i have to set it to that somewhere?
- are ALL the pantone colors included in the pantone swatch libraries in illust 10?
- when trying to find the matching color, should i use the pantone coated, pantone process, pantone matte or pantone uncoated swatches? my guess would be process, but i’m unsure.
-ok, last thing… i still dunno what “list the PMS colors specified for the color version” means. see, i dunno if that’s illustrator lingo cuz i know squat about illustrator. haha. does that insinuate that it should be designed with pms colors? or that i should do regular color, and then just list the matching pms color #s along with the file? what does color version refer to?
thanks so much!!! i really appreciate your help!!!
File / document color mode / CMYK
:::Yep all the Pantone colors are in Illustrator 10, its a licenced program to use Pantones.
::Which Pantone to use depends on what colour you are going for, and what paper is being used,If its going through a press, either Pantone Process coated, or Pantone Process Uncoated.
:: all colors have a number reference. like a particular blue is
-DS 221-1U (u , stands for uncoated)
while a coated one would be
- DS 208-3 C ( C , stands for coated)
The reason they ask for the names of the colours is because , there are so many different shades and tints of colors in the pantone swatches that is the way it is organised and set up for printing.
Hope this helps 
ok, awesome. you’ve been totally helpful. thank you!! i dunno what paper it’s gonna be printed on, cuz it’s not really for printing, its just a general logo eps, so i assume they will be using it for several different things. :beam:
*Originally posted by Kenix *
**Hello,
I saw some ai File that was locked and i can’t move the graphic in the ai file. So, I want to ask how can I do it? How to lock my ai file then others can’t modified my ai file. Is it need to set some password or other elas?
Thanks for your help!
Kenix **
you cant lock a ai file, but you can lock the objects within it using the lock command - object>lock
You can unlock them in the same way though!
You can also lock the layers too, but neither of these is permenant and cant be used with a password etc…
mariofan
*Originally posted by megatron *
**ive got one for you. I am a very experienced user of illustrator but… it wasnt until i started using Illustrator 10 that i noticed somthing that really annoys me. Somtimes when I drag the mouse cursor to select a bunch of vector shapes, it wont let me move them unless I either select them one at a time or if I de-select one and then reselect it as part of the group. It annoys me very much. never used to happen in 8 or 9. why why why. other than that i am pretey happy with it.
zeldacon **
i noticed the same thing, but on a cracked copy of illustrator…
If youre copy i legit, the download the latest update!
