Handy Links

Today we're discussing the following topics in Illustrator. I'm attaching links to each that lead to how-to's or discussion of the tools at hand. Also, here is a general how-to site over at Adobe - it's a great resource:  http://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/Illustrator/13.0/help.html?content=WS714a382cdf7d304e7e07d0100196cbc5f-62c6.html

Groups
http://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/Illustrator/13.0/help.html?content=WS714a382cdf7d304e7e07d0100196cbc5f-62c6.html

Pathfinder
http://www.techassistnow.com/2010/05/using-the-illustrator-pathfinder-tool.html

Live Effects vs. Filters
http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/tutorials/illcs2at_livefx/

Live Paint and Color
http://www.trainstation.cc/Tutorials/Illustrator/live-paint.html

Text
http://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/Illustrator/13.0/help.html?content=WS714a382cdf7d304e7e07d0100196cbc5f-63ec.html