Illustrator CS4 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

Chapter 25. Combine Paths

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Applying the Shape Mode commands	315
Applying the Pathfinder commands	318
Using the Compound Path command	321
Working with compound paths	322
Applying the Pathfinder effects	324

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All the commands discussed in this chapter enable you to combine two or more objects into a new shape. You will learn about the Shape Mode commands, which create one or more standard paths or an editable compound shape from multiple objects; the Pathfinder commands and effects, which produce either a flattened, closed object or a compound path; and the Compound Path command, which joins two or more objects ...