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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
Effect/Filter Action
Filter > Colors Modify an object’s color, blend colors
between multiple objects, and set over-
printing options.
See also: “To blend colors” on page 195,
“To adjust multiple colors at the same
time” on page 195, “To convert colors to
grayscale” on page 195, “To convert
grayscale images to RGB or CMYK” on
page 196, “To invert multiple colors” on
page 187, “To adjust the saturation of
multiple colors” on page 196, “To over-
print black” on page 491
Effect > Convert To
Shape
Reshape either a vector or a bitmap
object.
See also: “Reshaping objects with
effects” on page 314
Filter > Create Transform the colors in a bitmap object
to mosaic tiles (Object Mosaic). Define
where your artwork should be trimmed
inside the artboard area (Crop Marks).
See also: “To create a mosaic” on
page 438, “To create crop marks around
an object” on page 476
Filter > Distort
Effect > Distort &
Transform
(top section of
menu)
Reshape vector objects, or apply the
effects to a fill or stroke added to a
bitmap object with the Appearance
palette.
Available: RGB mode only
See also: “Reshaping objects with
effects” on page 314
Effect > Distort
Filter > Distort
(bottom section of
menu)
Geometrically distort and reshape an
image.
See also: “Distort filters and effects
(bottom of menu)” on page 431
Effect > Path Offset an object’s path relative to its
original location, turn type into a set of
compound paths that you can edit and
manipulate as you would any other
graphic object, and change the stroke of
a selected object to a filled object that’s
the same width as the original stroke.
You can also apply these commands to a
fill or stroke added to a bitmap object
with the Appearance palette.
See also: “To offset objects using the
Offset Path effect” on page 287, “Modi-
fying letterforms as graphic objects” on
page 378, “To convert strokes to
compound paths” on page 228
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