Adobe Illustrator Tips

Adobe Illustrator is a commercial vector graphics software package for Windows and macOS (but not Linux).
Illustrator is a part of the Adobe Creative Cloud.

Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) has a license for the complete Adobe Creative Cloud, and it is installed on our Design Workstations 2 and 3.

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Adobe Illustrator desktop icon

Tips

Illustrator vs. InDesign

When to use which design application.

Essential techniques for beginners

View Menu Shortcuts

Shortcut	PC
Zoom In	Ctrl++
Zoom Out	Ctrl+-
Fit Artboard in Window	Ctrl+0
Fit All in Window	Alt+Ctrl+0
Actual Size	Ctrl+1
Rulers > Show Rulers	Ctrl+R

Open AI Files Without Illustrator:

• Try to change the file extension AI to PDF and open in your default PDF viewer
• On a Mac, use Preview
• Upload AI files to Google Drive

• Use actions to automate tasks in Illustrator - Adobe Support

Training

Links to adobe.com:

Adobe Firefly — Generative Recolor in Illustrator

Illustrator Get Started course

Adobe Illustrator Product Home Page

All Products — Adobe

Links to other external sites:

Adobe Illustrator — on Wikipedia

35 Adobe Illustrator Tutorials to Master Vector Design

Related Pages

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

CorelDRAW X6 Tips

Inkscape Tips

SVG File Format Tips

Adobe Photoshop Tips

Adobe InDesign Tips

Adobe Bridge Tips

Canva Tips

Blender Tips

  Computers — Windows  

Hand-Curated Links

Links to member-recommended external sites:

Adobe Illustrator Alternatives — alternativeto.net

Avery Templates — design and print using Illustrator

Links to other external sites:

Adobe Firefly — A.I. image generation

Adobe Illustrator icons — WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

John Warnock: Bezier Tutorial — (1987) on YouTube

For Additional Help

Use the PPM Slack channel #computing

List of all PPM Slack channels

Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the community.

Search the PPM Wiki — include Content pages as well as Multimedia.

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.

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