Illustrator, HTML Wordpress question

I recently started using Illustrator and really love working with it. Is there a way for me to create what is basically a blog post and then export some how to Word press? The thing I created looks like a newsletter or magazine article. I tried saving as HTML and I got lost. Can you help me?

Illustrator is a vector graphics app. Don't use graphics apps to generate HTML code for anything but a quick comp to show the client. The code is not stable enough for use in real web sites.
Overall, it's much better to use a web authoring tool like Dreamweaver to create your CSS and HTML code.
That said, WordPress's built in CMS (dashboard) will likely limit what you can paste into blog posts. Don't be too surprised if your newsletter comes out looking like the default WordPress Theme.
Nancy O.

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MORDY MY TOP 40 ILLUSTRATOR CS 4 QUESTIONS:

MY TOP 40 ILLUSTRATOR CS 4 QUESTIONS:
1) Do print presets retain number of copies now?
2) Also, do sublayers behave normally with respect to locking/hiding?
3) Do swatches stay in list few now?
4) Can we set a default tool to be selected at startup?
5) Is there an auto-save feature
6) Has the link info palette been updated?
7) Can guides be different colors on different layers?
8) Can we change the colors of layers yet?
9) Is overprint preview sticky when toggling back and fourth to artwork view?
10) Can we add a swatch from a library by searching in the find field and hitting enter?
11) When open previously saved documents, does this window zoom to full screen or slightly off-center as before?
12) Can we outline all text without having to first select all text?
13) Does the scroll work for palettes, dialog boxes now?
14) Can we make keyboard increments larger than 18"
15) Can we create shortcuts for palette items?
16) Can we customize where rulers appear on screen, like bottom right?
17) Is there a select whole objects function yet?
18) Can we delete links within the links palette yet?
19) Is there a way to un-embed an already embedded image without relinking?
20) Can we tile open documents now, vertically or horizontally?
21) Can we turn off white overprinting?
22) Are there more right-click options?
23) Are there more objects to select by under Object>Select?
24) Does Find Font no longer change to the type tool automatically?
25) Is there any embed button in the links palette?
26) Is there an "Ignore All" button when asked for missing images?
27) Can swatches be more than 1 spot color?
28) Can center points be disabled by default?
29) Are there more system swatches (black/white/cmyk/rgb)?
30) Has the place command been changed to "Import/Command + I"?
32) Has Export been changed to Command + E?
33) Has Import & Export been placed next to each other in the file menu?
34) Has hide been changed to Command + H?
35) Is there a history palette?
36) Is the control palette customizable?
37) Can we rotate the page view?
38) Can we make larger artboards?
39) Do we have user-defined units of measure?
40) Can we select all unused layers?

Boy, I gotta tell ya, Mordy, that is some seriously strained logic.
To me, it's just the reality. A while back, I made the choice to use Illustrator. I don't use any other vector drawing program. Overall, for the type of work that I do, workflow is more important to me than anything else. If one could look at an app as an island, then yes, I might consider other apps, but that just isn't the case. This was also one of the driving forces behind my adoption of InDesign. Sure, on a feature-by-feature comparison, InDesign and Quark may still compete. But that competition is moot in my opinion, because I don't care nearly as much about individual features as I do about the overall workflow.
Back to Illustrator, from the "big picture" there are too many things that Illustrator can do that none of its competitors can do. Sure, break everything down to one feature here and one feature there, and you have the ability to say the Corel possess one thing here, FreeHand something here, Canvas yet another, etc. But again, at the end of the day, Illustrator has the toolset that affects my workflow. For example, being able to export a validated PDF/X-1a file is more important to me than an Eraser tool that distorts open paths. Being able to bring artwork reliably into Flash is more important to me than a ruler that can be repositioned to the bottom right of a page.
James, it's obvious from the discussions that we have had other years, that you and I do very different types of work. Sure, there's overlap -- but I don't do the kinds of technical drawing that you do, and while a project will come up here or there where I need to worry about how a plotter will interpret vector paths, that isn't the norm. So maybe my logic and your logic are on two trains, on two different tracks, going in two different directions.
To put it in perspective, the issue of not being able to slice paths correctly is somewhat of a nuisance to me. I totally get why such a feature would be important, though. But that issue is one I have to deal with from time to time. Bleed support is something that has been a huge pain over the years, considering how often I define art in Illustrator which I then place into InDesign. I have to slice paths 1 or 2 times a month. I have to place Illustrator art into InDesign several times a day.
At the end of the day, all I'm trying to say is, I know what tool I will be using each day. It will be Illustrator. That's my own decision. If AI has a shortcoming, I have to find a way to deal with it. That's the sad reality of it. I shell out enough cash to buy the Suite because overall, it is a total design solution. No other design company offers the tools that Adobe does in one package. Sure, I could decide to fill my hard drive with tons of other apps, but that's a decision I choose not to make. My work also must be compatible with others, and so using Adobe products, which are considered the standard in the industry, is par for the course. As is the support for accepted standards WITHIN Adobe products (CSS, PDF/X, etc.).
On my computer, I have 3 folders of apps. Apple apps, which are basically the iLife ones and my new fave, Keynote. Microsoft ones--Office of course. And Adobe apps--Master Collection. That's my choice (we all have that right). You can accuse me of being a lemming if you want. I've been called worse. But at the end of the day, for the most part, I am pretty happy with the toolset I've chosen to use.
:) Mordy

Silly HTML wordwrapping question...

Sorry if the question seems dumb, but is there a way to
insert a space in a
block of text that won't break up a word during wordwrapping?
Example : « This is a test »
I like the spaces between the quotation marks and the quoted
text. But I
don't want either of them left stranded. I want this block of
text to behave
like those 2 spaces don't exist. Wrap BEFORE the 1st quote,
or after the 2nd
one (or at any point in between as long as it's between two
words).
How do I tell those two spaces to be ignored by wordwrapping
rules?
Thanks.

Or HTML -
" whatever "
But Cosmo's solution is a more efficient way for sure.
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> In CSS:
> white-space: nowrap
> Should do the trick.
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> "Mike" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Sorry if the question seems dumb, but is there a way
to insert a space in
>> a block of text that won't break up a word during
wordwrapping?
>>
>> Example : « This is a test »
>>
>> I like the spaces between the quotation marks and
the quoted text. But I
>> don't want either of them left stranded. I want this
block of text to
>> behave like those 2 spaces don't exist. Wrap BEFORE
the 1st quote, or
>> after the 2nd one (or at any point in between as
long as it's between two
>> words).
>>
>> How do I tell those two spaces to be ignored by
wordwrapping rules?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>
>

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HTML random question score incorrect. SWF works fine

Version 8.0.1.242
Question pool 25 questions. Random Question slides inserted. All questions set to score 1. 24 are multichoice, all standard.
Published as HTML
Score reported is 1 out of x.
I have tested with 3, 5 and 25 random questions from the pool. But the score is always 1 out of x
Published as SWF
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I really need the HTML version.
Closed, reloaded. Saved as - retested. Turned it off and turned it back on. Sacrificed a mouse...
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Correct questions
....Should be same as total points scored anyway as there is 1 point for
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Illustrator 10 (MAC) Question on shading objects

Hello. I work in Illustrator 10, on a Mac using OS X. My question is, when you draw an object, just line art, what is the best way to shade in certain sections of the object to make it look dimensional? An example would be like a cylinder of some kind, how do you do shading for that? I know this is a basic question, but I don't work in Illustrator much and I'm trying to learn some new techniques.
I would really appreciate some help.
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Lynne,
You will find gradient fills to be very limited when trying to draw realistic renderings. Your cylinder example is a basic case-in-point:
Applying a linear grad fill to the side of a cylinder will make convincingly "dimensional" shading so long as the cylinder side is viewed straight-on (i.e.; its sides are parallel). But in the typical case of a perspective drawing, it will not, because you need the color ramp to taper at one of the cylinder's ends.
That's one of the most basic situations in which vector illustrators learn to use Blends for rendering realistic shading. You need to be well-versed in using Blends if you are going to become proficient in convincing all-vector illustration.
Unfortunately, the instructional documentation on blends in most vector software tends to illustrate their use with cheezy examples of creating arrays of objects awkwardly "morphing" from one shape into another. That's one use for Blends, but not very instructive for the serious illustrator trying to use Blends for realistic rendering.
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* Use the Specified Steps option combined with a little common sense to set the number of incremental steps in a Blend. For each Blend you construct, consider both the color and distance you are spanning. For example, just because you
can create a Blend of 256 steps between two colors, doesn't mean you should. If the distance between the two key paths is only .25", you don't need nearly that many steps, even between two radically different colors. Whose eye can discern 256 different tones across a quarter inch? By the same token, if the Blend color only spans a 10% change in color, adding a kazillion steps is not necessary to minimize the visible banding. Whose eye can discern a 1% difference in tone, regardless of distance?
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Gradient Meshes are a relatively new vector construct. They allow multiple color stops to be applied at various points freely located within a single path's interior and along its edges, allowing blending in up to 4 directions at once from each meshpoint. You can get dramatic results from them, especially for very soft, satiny surfaces. The interfaces for this feature, however, are as yet rather awkward and tedious. Path blends remain a primary mainstay for realistic shading.
JET

RoboHelp HTML Licensing Question

Hi all,
I am a consultant that has been preparing a RoboHelp HTML
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Hi Peter,
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Adobe Illustrator CC (Fonts Question)

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Adobe has sold you a license to use the fonts included with the software when you purchased / rented their software. As I understand it, Type Kit would be separate from the initial install of things like Illustrator and InDesign. When you purchase a font, you buy the license to use it. Commercially. Personally. They're yours with some limitations. You'd have to read the license agreement to find out what you can do and cannot do with the fonts. Once you've used the fonts in an illustration, the artwork becomes your property and you are the owner of the copyrights. Typically, if you'd used a font in your artwork, you would "Create Outlines", thereby converting the font into artwork. This should be done on a copy of the original artwork that uses the original "live" font. You sell and distribute the "Outlined" version and keep the original "Live" version for future edits if necessary. As you move forward with your venture, you should contact a copyright lawyer and discuss your situation with him/her. Your artwork distributed online will open you up to a slew of vulnerabilities, not to mention piratting ( illegal copying ). And, you must definitely apply with the US Copyright Office for official copyrights to your artwork. At a minimum, read the license agreement Adobe supplies you with concerning fonts and font usage. Also, consider joining The Graphic Artist Guild, NY and getting their handbook which includes details regarding your rights, copyrights, legal issues, etc.

Cross Platform HTML Email Questions

Hi,
I am creating new html emails from within dreamweaver for use in a service like constant contact. The service I use is COMF5. They have a rudimentary (but nice) WSYIWYG editor so I am giving it a whirl in Dreamweaver.
I first made the mistake of creating a beautiful file in CSS, pasted it in the editor and found divs and info floating all over the place.
I just found an article by an adobe pro on doing this and ZOMG, what a huge help. Here is what I think I underatand and my question:
1. Everything is tables, inclding the background which is created at 98%.
2. The body is to be nested tables.
3. Attributes are to be defined within the table by use of the property bar and not to include creating css rules.
4. The one exception is inline styles created within the boundaries of the table.
5. Important rule is to not have CSS sitting at top of code in document.
My big question at present is, how can I code links to be other than blue and underlined? I would use CSS to do that on my pages.
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Rob

Rob2Smith wrote:
Hi,
I am creating new html emails from within dreamweaver for use in a service like constant contact. The service I use is COMF5. They have a rudimentary (but nice) WSYIWYG editor so I am giving it a whirl in Dreamweaver.
I first made the mistake of creating a beautiful file in CSS, pasted it in the editor and found divs and info floating all over the place.
I just found an article by an adobe pro on doing this and ZOMG, what a huge help. Here is what I think I underatand and my question:
1. Everything is tables, inclding the background which is created at 98%.
2. The body is to be nested tables.
3. Attributes are to be defined within the table by use of the property bar and not to include creating css rules.
4. The one exception is inline styles created within the boundaries of the table.
5. Important rule is to not have CSS sitting at top of code in document.
My big question at present is, how can I code links to be other than blue and underlined? I would use CSS to do that on my pages.
Thanks ain advance for further insight!
Rob
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We are currently using Robohelp X5 for HTML and are
contemplating an upgrade to version 7 probably later this year. In
the meantime, has there been any discussion about ending support
for X5?
Please let us know - thanks.

Hi Wayne
There will be wars and there will be rumors of wars...
X5 was introduced in January 2004. I'm not sure what you mean
by "ending support". If that question is intended to ask if Adobe
will "officially" stop supporting that version, I'm personally not
sure they ever have!
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Hi,
I'm trying to learn Illustrator (taking an online class in it). I've used it a bit for editing, but I've never worked primarily in it. I'm mostly an InDesign user, but I want to know Illustrator a lot better too.
I've got a question about selecting items on the artboard, and I'm struggling with how to word it, but here goes:
When selecting objects on the artboard, is there a method of selection equivalent to what happens when you repeatedly click in InDesign while holding down the Ctrl key? Repeatedly clicking in InDesign allows you to select the object below where you've clicked (if you have several overlapping objects) but is NOT the same as using the menu option for "Next Oject Below." I've always been confused by this difference, but I'll see if I can explain it: "Next Object Below" selects the next object in the stacking order regardless of where it is on the page. Whereas holding the Ctrl key and clicking repeatedly selects the next object directly below the point where you've clicked (and nowhere else on the page). Is there an equivalent to that type of selection in Illustrator?
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No, it's not your machine; I get the same behavior as you, Phyllis.
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Hello. I apologize in advance if I have posted this question in the wrong place. I'm sure it's just me having a moment! but I was struggling to find the correct area to post this. I want to buy Photoshop cc, Light-room & Illustrator but so far I've only able to find a package that contains Photoshop & Light room. Does this mean I have to buy illustrator separate or is there a package I just haven't noticed? I ask this because there is a big price difference between the package containing 2 & the singular programme i.e. illustrator so if there Is a package I would like to take full advantage of this! Many Thanks

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Hi - I have statcounter on my home page. I used the html widget to paste the code i got from Statcounter. I just placed the widget randomly on the page -- it's invisible. works great for that page.
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Hi Atomic,
Having the Statcounter code on one page only is quite useless...
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You maybe will have the spinning circle when in Finder. When the popup appears go to your dock select the finder icon click(and hold click) it and do "Relaunch finder".
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Nevertheless the job gets done...
*I was told by Max that there will be an update soon*
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Cédric

Photoshop CS5 Bridge HTML Gallery Questions

Have upgraded to CS5 from CS3 and am trying to create HTML Web Galleries that are similar to what we have been creating in CS3.
I no longer have control of the size of the thumbnails created for the Index pages and cannot create less than 3 rows of thumbnails.
We used to create 2 rows and 4 columns of 200 pixel thumbnail images.
Is this something that can be modified if we downloaded the SDK and worked with scripting?

I have found the same problem when I went from CS3 to CS4 and continued the same problem in CS5 then I researched the "Output" and "Web Gallery" section again a little more thoroughly. Found that in almost every gallery provided there is a way to change the size and/or quantity of thumbnails in your gallery. For instance the "HTML Gallery" in the "Appearance" section you can change the size of the original picture (your larger picture) and the quantity of thumbnails that show up per page. Next you can save your changes in the "output" section under "Style:" While using the "Filmstrip" template you can change the size of your thumbnails in the "Appearance" section. Hope this helps

Html link question

Hello --
Can you disable/enable an href like a button? The buttons are
disabled as an mc opens but the href remains enabled?
Any ideas?
Thanks > Mark

kglad --
thanks for your reply.
at this url, you will see in the lower left-hand corner
"refurbishment"...
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo_mission.html
i want to disable/enable this hyperlink, when the new
acronyms list fades in/out on this section. the href exist in the
same clip and level as the buttons.
thanks > mark garcia

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