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How to Automatically Trace an Image in Illustrator

In this tutorial you will learn how to automatically make vector art from a rasterized (pixels based) image in Illustrator using the Live Trace tool.

Note: This feature is only available in versions of Illustrator CS3 and later.

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How to Remove a Background with Photoshop

In this tutorial you will see how to remove the background of a three different types of images in photoshop. For each type of image you will learn the best tool to make the background transparent. The tools you will learn are:

• The Magic Wand Tool
• The Color Range Select Tool
• The Pen Tool

Prepping PDFs: Set Initial Zoom Level, Reducing File Size and Cropping

PDFs are one of the main ways that we communicate our ideas with clients. This tutorial will show some good practices to put your best face forward when sending a PDF including:

• Setting the initial view zoom level so that the client will see the entire layout without having to adjust it adjustment
• Reduce file size to make your PDF easier to email
• Duplicating and Cropping Pages