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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CC 2018

TOP TIPS ESSENTIALS TRAINING HOW HANDY!

fill and stroke X-ray mode shows the unwanted points!

Rather than using the small icons just hit X and it will swap the

Duplicating a shape First select the shape, then start dragging the shape,

order of the boxes.

hold down Option (mac)/

ALSO use the shortcut Shift, X

Alt (PC) this will create a

to swap the colour around.

duplicate of your shape right next to it. BUT even

X-ray mode

better hold down Cmd D

This is where you see the outlines only of

(mac)/Ctrl D (PC) this will

your work. Great for seeing shapes, point,

duplicate exactly what you

text etc that isn’t meant to be there. Use the

just did over and over. And

shortcut Cmd Y (mac)/Ctrl Y (PC). To tidy it

over and over and over.

up, to go Object - Path - Clean up.

You get it.

Selectively changing colour

Sending a smaller PDF

what the AI file is for! This

Go to File - Save - PDF - click

PDF is for viewing or sending

Go to Select - Same - Fill

save. Now in this box you

to the printers.

colour. This will select

can change the preset to

NOTE :: In your PDF menu box

everything that is using that

say High Quality Print. This

the preset ‘smallest file size’

Do you hate how all your

will make a large PDF size

turns this off by default but it

previous work opens up

this by going to your properties

but if you untick the box

might lower the resolution a bit

in the Start Workspace?

palette (Windows - properties)

‘preserve Illustrator Editing

more than you want if sending

Well you can turn that off

and changing the colour to

Capabilities’ - this will remove

to a client to sign off.

in preferences. For Mac

whatever you like. This will only

the illustrator functionality

change the colour of items

but if you’re just sending it to

with a ‘fill’ so your text etc will

fill colour. You can then change

remain unchanged.

OLD SCHOOL ILLUSTRATORS LISTEN UP

users Go to Illustrator (top left)- Preferences and for

a client to check over or sign

Exporting a selection from you document

off we don’t need this. That’s

This process is really handy

Preferences and under

if you need to send just a

General untick ‘Show This

logo or icon like this cool guy

Start Workspace When No

below but it’s part of a larger

Documents Are Open’.

essential SHORTCUTS Bringing in a file (an old faithful) - Cmd shift P (mac)/ Ctrl shift P (PC)

Send to back - Cmd shift [ (mac) / Ctrl shift [ (PC) (use ] to being it back to the front)

Clipping mask option - When two images are selected hit Cmd 7 (mac)/ Ctrl 7 (PC).

Cutting holes in objects - Select two images, one of

document. Select just the area you want to send, right click and click on the ‘export for selection’ option. Next in the box that appears you can e format you want end it in e.g. png,

which is on top of the other. Apply Cmd 8 (mac) /Ctrl 8 (PC), this is your compound path shortcut. Now the shape that was on top of the other shape has now been cut out! Yay!

This cheat sheet is from the video training course

bringyourownlaptop.com/illustratortips

jpg etc.

PC users head to Edit -...