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Adobe Illustrator 8.0 Classroom in a Book teaches users to master Illustrator 8.0 in short, focused lessons that explore all of Adobe Illustrator's tools and techniques. By following along with the cross-platform CD and the book's lessons, readers get hands-on experience mastering the most powerful graphic illustration application available. The illustrations and text guide the reader through results they can see on the screen, teaching techniques that can be immediately put to use.