Selection Tools and Drawing Tools
Drawing and modifying basic shapes
Creating paths with the pen and pencil tools
Adjusting path segments
Stroke and Fill colours
Slicing paths or objects with the knife and scissors tools
Using paintbrushes
Pathfinder filters

Using Colour
Picking RGB, CMYK & Pantone colours
Using the paint bucket & the eyedropper
Gradients and blends
Gradient mesh
Saving and modifying colours for later use

Working with Text
Typing directly onto the page
Importing text from file
Creating columns of text
Setting text attributes (font, colour, size, kerning, etc.)
Copying text attributes from other text
Wrapping text around objects or flowing along a path

Working with Images
Importing photographs and other graphics files
Choosing whether to link or embed image files
Creating borders around images
Using an illustrator path to mask an an area of an image
Tracing image outlines
Modifying image colours

Object Management
Moving, aligning, & grouping objects
Scaling, rotating and transforming and distorting objects

Working with Layers
Creating layers
Setting layer properties
Viewing, hiding and locking layers
Moving objects between layers

Documents
Page setup
Viewing the document
Working in Artwork or Preview modes
Grids and guides for object positioning
Exporting artwork for Photoshop or for a DTP program
Further Tools & Palettes
Using the Info Palette
Using the Transform Palette
Keyboard Shortcuts
Using filters - Vector and bitmap filters