Adobe Illustrator Tips

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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
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
Use actions to automate tasks in Illustrator - Adobe Support
Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet — makeuseof.com

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:

How to Open AI Files Without Illustrator — makeuseof.com
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

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