I wish you good luck with your decision to pursue the delights of Illustrator. It's not as easy to learn as Xara, but it is a powerful application and has a lot of tools that are extremely useful.
I would recommend making sure that the Appearance Panel is always available on screen so that you can readily refer to it (Window Menu - Appearance).
The Glyphs Panel is also a big help. It can be found under the Type Menu.
While you have the trial, have a go at installing some of the
Astute Graphics {LINK} Illustrator plugins to make life a lot easier.
There are 14 day free trials for all of them.
Bob.
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