This 1h45min tutorial covers the basics of using Adobe Illustrator in scientific contexts, for example to make posters, gussy up figures and making diagrams. It is split into 8 parts:<br /><br />Part 1: Importing from other software including Matlab plots and Word equations<br />Part 2: Selecting and aligning objects, using guides and layers<br />Part 3: Resizing regular objects, lines and text separately<br />Part 4: Groups, compound paths and clipping masks<br />Part 5: Creating filled objects, lines, arrows<br />Part 6: Creating and manipulating text, text columns, bullet points, exponents<br />Part 7: Creating and editing curved lines and making complex shapes<br />Part 8: Exporting for the web, print, or Powerpoint presentation<br /><br />Links to items discussed in part 1:<br /><br />exportfig - http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/727<br />plot2svg - http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/7401<br />CutePDF - http://www.cutepdf.com/
