#Learn adobe illustrator how to

Now that weРІР‚в„ўre on the same page, so to speak, letРІР‚в„ўs have a quick overview of each part of the interface. This will put your interface back to what is basically the factory default. Choose Essentials, then choose Reset Essentials. It may say РІР‚СљEssentialsРІР‚Сњ or it may say something like Automation or Layout or Web. If your workspace doesnРІР‚в„ўt look like this (and you want it to), click on the Workspace Switcher at the top of the screen. Your interface will look something like this (click on the image to see a bigger version): LetРІР‚в„ўs have a look around the Adobe Illustrator workspace now, start by either opening an existing file, or create a new document for print. The keyboard shortcut for quickly creating a new document is Ctrl/Cmd + N. Deselect the checkbox Show РІР‚СљStartРІР‚Сњ Workspace When No Documents Are Open. To open Preferences, choose Edit > Preferences (windows) or Illustrator/Preferences (mac) and click on the General tab.Р”Сћ. If you find it annoying, or just donРІР‚в„ўt want to see it anymore, you can disable it in the Illustrator Preferences.Р”РЋ. This Start workspace is enabled, and is opened by default. To open an existing file, simply click on its thumbnail or filename and it will open. As we saw in the last lesson, it also offers a quick way to create a new document by clicking on the New button on the left side of the screen. It provides quick access to documents youРІР‚в„ўve already been working on, displaying either thumbnails or a list of your recently opened files.

The Start workspace is displayed when Illustrator is launched or when you have no documents open.

#Learn adobe illustrator how to

When you know where everything is and how to use the interface you workflow will become more efficient and you can focus on creating your lovely illustrations and designs. In this lesson weРІР‚в„ўll take a look at the Illustrator interface and workspace.

In the previous Adobe Illustrator lesson you learned about the difference between vector and pixel based artwork and saw how to create a new document destined for printing.