Illustrator Tools Short Cut Keys by Chris Graham https://padlet.com/chrisg/d6k4wdgfcifb Please add the names of any new tools that we use and any new short cut keys you learn. We can all learn from each other. en-us 2014-08-25 11:38:11 UTC 2025-10-09 05:34:20 UTC hello@padlet.com http://d20uo2axdbh83k.cloudfront.net/20140825/acf72e97f1c7fedd7b4885f4429d1a3f.png CMD + SHIFT + A chrisg https://padlet.com/chrisg/d6k4wdgfcifb/wish/32301646 Deselect

]]> 2014-08-27 09:57:23 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisg/d6k4wdgfcifb/wish/32301646 Creating Layers chrisg https://padlet.com/chrisg/d6k4wdgfcifb/wish/33221464 This means you can work on individual parts of an image without effecting the whole image.

]]> 2014-09-07 12:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisg/d6k4wdgfcifb/wish/33221464 Making layers visible/hidden chrisg https://padlet.com/chrisg/d6k4wdgfcifb/wish/33221474 Maybe you need to trace something. 

You could make this layer visible until you are finished, 

then make it hidden.

]]> 2014-09-07 12:08:26 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisg/d6k4wdgfcifb/wish/33221474 Ellipse tool chrisg https://padlet.com/chrisg/d6k4wdgfcifb/wish/33221487 2014-09-07 12:09:32 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisg/d6k4wdgfcifb/wish/33221487 Eye Dropper tool chrisg https://padlet.com/chrisg/d6k4wdgfcifb/wish/33221489 Lets you copy colours

]]> 2014-09-07 12:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisg/d6k4wdgfcifb/wish/33221489 Anchor Points chrisg https://padlet.com/chrisg/d6k4wdgfcifb/wish/33221496 Lets you edit shapes and lines you have already drawn

]]> 2014-09-07 12:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisg/d6k4wdgfcifb/wish/33221496 Direct Selection tool chrisg https://padlet.com/chrisg/d6k4wdgfcifb/wish/33221502 This is the tool you can use to edit vector lines

]]> 2014-09-07 12:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisg/d6k4wdgfcifb/wish/33221502 Pathfinder window chrisg https://padlet.com/chrisg/d6k4wdgfcifb/wish/33221506 From here you can do things like unite objects,

minus front, intersect

]]> 2014-09-07 12:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisg/d6k4wdgfcifb/wish/33221506 Intersect tool  chrisg https://padlet.com/chrisg/d6k4wdgfcifb/wish/33221527 You can use this to cut vector objects that overlap.

]]> 2014-09-07 12:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisg/d6k4wdgfcifb/wish/33221527 Appearnce Window chrisg https://padlet.com/chrisg/d6k4wdgfcifb/wish/33221630 From here you can add extra strokes

and change their thickness, colour etc

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