EVERY Adobe Illustrator Tool EXPLAINED (in Under 20 Minutes)

Summary

This video offers a comprehensive guide to all 87 Adobe Illustrator tools, each with unique functionalities and shortcuts. It covers essential tools like the Selection Tool (V), Direct Selection Tool (A), and Pen Tool (P), to advanced options like the Puppet Warp and Symbol tools. The tutorial highlights how holding modifier keys alters tool behavior and encourages experimentation for mastering Illustrator's extensive capabilities.

Takeaways

• 🖱️ The selection tool (V) is used to select entire objects and groups, as well as move, scale, and rotate them.
• 🎯 The direct selection tool (A) allows you to select and move individual anchor points, paths, and objects inside groups.
• ✨ The magic wand tool (Y) selects objects with similar properties, such as color and stroke, across the document.
• 🖌️ The pen tool (P) is used to draw paths by adding anchor points, with the option to curve paths by dragging.
• 📐 The shape tools (M, L, etc.) allow you to create and modify basic shapes like rectangles, ellipses, stars, and polygons.
• ✏️ The pencil and paintbrush tools (N, B) create freehand strokes, with options to adjust stroke smoothness and merge paths.
• 🎨 The gradient tool (G) lets you adjust the angle and position of a gradient, controlling the transition between colors.
• 🔧 The path tools (Shift + C, +, -, etc.) allow for editing anchor points and handles to adjust or smooth paths.
• 🖼️ The live paint bucket tool (M) enables you to fill enclosed areas with color in a live paint group.
• 🔍 The zoom tool (Z) provides a quick way to zoom in and out, with additional options to smoothly control the zoom level.

Q & A

What is the most fundamental tool in Adobe Illustrator according to the script?

The most fundamental tool in Adobe Illustrator is the Selection Tool, which is used to make selections of entire objects, groups, and clipping masks, and also to move, scale, rotate, and round corners.

What is the shortcut for the Direct Selection Tool in Adobe Illustrator?

The shortcut for the Direct Selection Tool is the letter 'A'. It is used to select and move individual paths, anchor points, and handles.

How does the Magic Wand Tool work in Adobe Illustrator?

The Magic Wand Tool, with the shortcut 'Y', is used to select objects with similar properties such as color and stroke. It can select any object on the document, including those within groups and clipping masks.

What is the function of the Pen Tool in Adobe Illustrator?

The Pen Tool, with the shortcut 'P', is used to draw paths. Each click adds a new anchor point, and dragging the mouse before releasing the click adds handles for curvature.

How can you create a perfect square using the Rectangle Tool in Adobe Illustrator?

To create a perfect square using the Rectangle Tool, you hold the Shift key while clicking and dragging to create the rectangle.

What is the shortcut for the Type Tool in Adobe Illustrator?

The shortcut for the Type Tool in Adobe Illustrator is the letter 'T'. It allows you to add text by clicking anywhere or create a textbox by clicking and dragging.

How does the Shape Builder Tool work in Adobe Illustrator?

The Shape Builder Tool, with the shortcut Shift+'N', allows you to unite multiple paths into a single shape by clicking and dragging through them. It also enables deleting paths by holding Alt and dragging.

What is the purpose of the Live Paint Bucket Tool in Adobe Illustrator?

The Live Paint Bucket Tool, with the shortcut 'M', is used to create live paint groups by selecting multiple objects and clicking with the tool. This allows you to paint enclosed paths with the selected color.

What does the Gradient Tool allow you to adjust on an object in Adobe Illustrator?

The Gradient Tool, with the shortcut 'G', allows you to adjust the angle and position of the gradient, as well as the position of colors and transitions on an object that is painted with a gradient.

How can you measure a distance in the artboard using a tool in Adobe Illustrator?

You can measure a distance in the artboard using the Measure Tool, which opens the Info panel to show the position of the start point, width and height distances, straight line distance, and angle of the measurement.

Outlines

00:00

🛠️ Essential Adobe Illustrator Tools

This section covers the fundamental tools in Adobe Illustrator, starting with the Selection Tool (V) for object manipulation and the Direct Selection Tool (A) for precise path and anchor point adjustments. The Group Selection Tool allows for object selection within groups without ungrouping, and the Magic Wand Tool (Y) selects objects with similar attributes. The Lasso Tool (Q) is for freehand path selections. The Pen Tool (P) is central for creating paths with anchor points and handles, while tools like Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, and Anchor Point Tool facilitate path modifications. The Curvature Tool offers an automated approach to creating curved paths. The Type Tool (T) and its variants are introduced for adding and editing text in various orientations and along paths. Shape tools like Line Segment, Arc, Spiral, Rectangle (M), Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse (L), Polygon, and Star are detailed, each with specific functionalities and shortcuts. The Star Tool allows for customization of star points and arm sizes, while the Flare Tool is used for creating light effects.

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🎨 Creative Drawing and Manipulation Tools

The Paintbrush Tool (B) is highlighted for creating freehand paths, with options to close paths and adjust brush size. The Blob Brush Tool (Shift+B) is used for creating filled compound paths that merge with similar paths. The Shaper Tool (Shift+N) allows for the automatic conversion of rough sketches into precise geometric shapes. The Pencil Tool (N) functions similarly to the Paintbrush Tool, with path closure capabilities. Tools for path smoothing, erasing, and joining are discussed, along with the Eraser Tool (Shift+E) for object manipulation. The Scissors Tool (C) and Knife Tool are introduced for splitting and cutting objects. Transformation tools like Rotate (R), Reflect (O), Scale (S), Shear, and Reshape are explained, with details on how they affect objects and the use of modifiers like Shift for constrained transformations. The Width Tool (Shift+W), Warp Tool (Shift+R), and Twirl, Pucker, Bloat, Scallop, Crystalize, and Wrinkle Tools are covered for advanced path deformations. The Free Transform Tool (E) provides a comprehensive set of options for object manipulation, and the Puppet Warp Tool offers mesh-based distortions without adding new anchor points.

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🔧 Advanced Tools for Complex Design Operations

The Shape Builder Tool (Shift+N) is detailed for combining multiple paths into a single shape and for path deletion. The Live Paint Bucket Tool (M) and Live Paint Selection Tool (Shift+L) are introduced for creating and managing live paint groups, allowing for color application and selection of fills and strokes within these groups. The Perspective Grid Tool (Shift+P) and Perspective Selection Tool (Shift+V) are explained for working with perspective in design, enabling the creation and manipulation of objects within a perspective grid. The Mesh Tool (U) allows for color mesh creation and painting on objects. The Gradient Tool (G), Eyedropper Tool (I), and Measure Tool are covered for gradient adjustments, color copying, and distance measurements, respectively. The Blend Tool (W) is highlighted for creating shape and color blends between objects. Symbol tools, including the Symbol Sprayer (Shift+S) and various Symbol manipulator tools, are discussed for working with symbols and symbol sets, enabling the creation of multiple symbol instances and manipulation of their properties like size, orientation, and color.

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📊 Graph and Artboard Tools for Data Visualization

The Graph Tools, including the Column Graph Tool (J), are explained for creating data visualizations with the ability to input or import data. The Artboard Tool (Shift+O) is detailed for managing artboards, including creation, movement, copying, and editing. The Slice Tool (Shift+K) and Slice Selection Tool are introduced for creating and manipulating slices of the artboard for separate exports. The Hand Tool (H) and Rotate View Tool (Shift+H) are covered for navigating and rotating the view within Illustrator. The Print Tiling Tool is explained for preparing documents for tiled printing, and the Zoom Tool (Z) for view magnification and reduction. The video concludes with a reminder to explore additional features and functionalities of the tools and to experiment with modifier keys for varied tool behaviors.

Keywords

💡Selection Tool

The Selection Tool is one of the most fundamental tools in Adobe Illustrator, accessed with the shortcut 'V'. It is used to select entire objects, groups, and clipping masks by clicking or dragging. In the context of the video, it is highlighted as a primary tool for manipulating objects, allowing users to move, scale, rotate, and modify objects' corner roundness.

💡Direct Selection Tool

The Direct Selection Tool, with the shortcut 'A', is used to select and manipulate individual anchor points, paths, and handles within an object. This tool allows for finer control over specific parts of a shape, unlike the Selection Tool, which targets whole objects. The video explains how it can also select objects within groups or clipping masks if they have a fill, allowing users to adjust details like curvature.

💡Pen Tool

The Pen Tool, activated by pressing 'P', is a critical drawing tool in Illustrator for creating paths. Each click creates a new anchor point, and dragging while clicking allows users to add curvature with handles. The Pen Tool is essential for precision in vector artwork, as explained in the video when demonstrating how to close paths or adjust anchor points for more control over complex shapes.

💡Magic Wand Tool

The Magic Wand Tool, with the shortcut 'Y', selects objects that share similar properties, such as color or stroke. This tool simplifies the process of selecting multiple objects with matching attributes across an entire document, including those within groups or clipping masks. The video describes how the Magic Wand's options can be customized for more specific selection criteria.

💡Shape Builder Tool

The Shape Builder Tool, accessed with 'Shift + N', is a versatile tool for combining and deleting paths to create new shapes. Users can click and drag through paths to unite them into one shape or hold 'Alt' to delete unwanted areas. The video demonstrates how this tool offers a more intuitive way to merge paths compared to using Pathfinder.

💡Artboard Tool

The Artboard Tool, with the shortcut 'Shift + O', allows users to create, move, and resize artboards within the Illustrator workspace. Artboards are essential for organizing and exporting different sections of a project, especially in multi-page or complex documents. The video covers how users can customize their document layouts using this tool for efficient design management.

💡Type Tool

The Type Tool, activated by pressing 'T', is used to create and edit text in Illustrator. Users can click anywhere to add point text or click and drag to create a textbox. The video explains how this tool is fundamental for adding and customizing text in designs, with options to format type within paths or shapes.

💡Path Eraser Tool

The Path Eraser Tool is used to erase parts of a path by clicking and dragging over it. While the video mentions that this tool is difficult to use effectively, it can be applied in scenarios where users need to delete sections of complex paths. The tool’s limitations make it less ideal compared to other options for adjusting paths.

💡Gradient Tool

The Gradient Tool, activated by pressing 'G', allows users to adjust the position, angle, and transition of gradients applied to objects. The video demonstrates how this tool provides intuitive control over color transitions within shapes, with options to refine the placement of colors for more dynamic designs.

💡Blob Brush Tool

The Blob Brush Tool, accessed by 'Shift + B', creates filled compound paths that merge with existing shapes of the same appearance. Unlike the regular Paintbrush Tool, which creates strokes, the Blob Brush Tool is more useful for creating and editing filled shapes directly, as highlighted in the video when discussing hand-drawn style illustrations.

Highlights

The selection tool (Shortcut: V) is fundamental for selecting entire objects, groups, and clipping masks, and can also move, scale, rotate, and round corners.

The direct selection tool (Shortcut: A) allows selection of individual paths, anchor points, and handles, as well as individual objects within groups or clipping masks.

The pen tool (Shortcut: P) is used to draw paths, with each click adding an anchor point, and dragging before releasing adds handles for curvature.

The magic wand tool (Shortcut: Y) selects objects with similar properties, such as color and stroke, even within groups and clipping masks.

The lasso tool (Shortcut: Q) is useful for selecting anchor points inside a drawn path, including points from objects in groups and clipping masks.

The paintbrush tool (Shortcut: B) creates smooth paths with a hand-drawn feel, and pressing square bracket keys adjusts the brush size.

The blob brush tool (Shortcut: Shift + B) creates filled compound paths, merging with existing paths of the same appearance if they touch.

The shape builder tool (Shortcut: Shift + N) can combine multiple paths into one by dragging through them, and alt-dragging deletes paths.

The live paint bucket tool (Shortcut: M) creates a live paint group from multiple objects and allows for easy color changes within enclosed paths.

The perspective grid tool (Shortcut: Shift + P) brings up a customizable grid, allowing for creation of objects in perspective within the artboard.

The width tool (Shortcut: Shift + W) allows adjustment of stroke width at specific points on a path, creating variable stroke widths.

The gradient tool (Shortcut: G) enables gradient angle and position adjustments, along with control over color transitions and placement.

The rotate tool (Shortcut: R) allows for object rotation, with shift-locking the rotation in 45-degree increments for precision.

The mesh tool (Shortcut: U) creates color meshes on an object, allowing for color variations across different points of the mesh.

The blend tool (Shortcut: W) blends the shape and color of two or more objects, creating a transition between them while keeping the objects selectable.

Transcripts

Every Adobe Illustrator tool in under 20 minutes:

The selection tool: the most fundamental Illustrator tool and the one you’ll spend the most time

with.

Shortcut is the letter V. Used to make selections of entire objects, groups and clipping masks,

either by clicking or dragging.

This tool is also used to move, scale, rotate and round corners.

The direct selection tool: shortcut is the letter A. Used to select and move individual

paths, anchor points and handles.

It also selects individual objects inside groups or clipping masks, if they have a fill

you can click on.

Rounding corners is also possible.

The group selection tool: no default shortcut.

Used to select objects inside a group without having to ungroup them.

The magic wand tool: shortcut is the letter Y.

Used to select objects with similar properties, such as color and stroke.

It selects any object on your document, including ones in groups and clipping masks.

Options for the magic wand can be changed in the magic wand panel.

The lasso tool: shortcut is the letter Q. It selects any anchor points inside the path

drawn, including from objects in groups and clipping masks.

The pen tool: shortcut is the letter P. Used to draw paths.

Each click adds a new anchor point to the path, and dragging the mouse before releasing

the click will add handles for curvature.

Clicking back on the first anchor will close the path.

The add anchor point tool: shortcut is the plus symbol.

It adds a new anchor point to a path.

The delete anchor point tool: shortcut is the minus symbol.

It removes an anchor point from a path.

Bonus tip: if you hold the shift key while removing the anchor point, the path will be

recalculated to stay the same.

The anchor point tool: shortcut is shift C. Used to add, remove or edit handles on an

anchor point.

Clicking on a curved anchor point removes the handles, and clicking and dragging adds

them back.

Dragging a handle with this tool will move it independently of the other one.

The curvature tool: shortcut is shift tilde.

It is similar to the pen tool, but automatically creates curved paths.

The type tool: shortcut is the letter T. Click anywhere to add text.

Clicking and dragging will create a textbox.

Click on top of already existing text to edit it.

The area type tool: no default shortcut.

Click on a path to create text inside it.

The type on a path tool: no default shortcut.

Click on a path to create text that follows the path.

The vertical type tool: no default shortcut.

Click anywhere to create vertical text.

The vertical area type tool: no default shortcut.

Click on a path to create vertical text inside it.

The vertical type on a path tool: no default shortcut.

Click on a path to create a vertical text that follows the path.

The touch type tool: shortcut is shift T. Works similar to the selection tool, but with

individual characters on a text.

Click on a character to bring up the bounding box and then, you can scale, move and rotate

it.

The line segment tool: shortcut is the backslash.

Click and drag to create a line.

The arc tool: no default shortcut.

Click and drag to create an arc.

The spiral tool: no default shortcut.

Click and drag to create a spiral.

Use the up and down arrow keys to change the number of cycles of the spiral.

The rectangular grid tool: no default shortcut.

Click and drag to create a rectangular grid.

Use the arrow keys to change the number of columns and lines.

The polar grid tool: no default shortcut.

Click and drag to create a polar grid.

Use the arrow keys to change the number of subdivisions.

The rectangle tool: shortcut is the letter M. Click and drag to create a rectangle.

Holding shift will create a perfect square.

The rounded rectangle tool: no default shortcut.

Click and drag to create a rounded rectangle.

Holding shift will create a perfect square.

Use the up or down arrow keys to change the roundness.

The ellipse tool: shortcut is the letter L. Click and drag to create an ellipse.

Holding shift will create a perfect circle.

The polygon tool: no default shortcut.

Click and drag to create a polygon with all sides the same size.

Use the up or down arrow keys to change the number of sides.

The star tool: no default shortcut.

Click and drag to create a star.

Use the up or down arrow keys to change the number of points.

Hold cmd or ctrl while dragging to change the size of the arms.

The flare tool: no default shortcut.

Click and drag to create the light rays and the halo, then click on the desired direction

to add the light rings.

The objects created already have blending modes selected, so you can just place the

flare on top of an image or an illustration.

The paintbrush tool: shortcut is the letter B. Click and drag to create a smooth path,

more like a hand drawn style.

Holding alt after you start dragging the mouse will create a closed path.

Press the square bracket keys to change the brush size.

The blob brush tool: shortcut is shift B. Click and drag to create a filled, compound

path.

New paths will merge with existing ones of the same appearance if they touch each other.

Press the square bracket keys to change the brush size.

The shaper tool: shortcut is shift N. Click and drag to draw a rough approximation of

the shape you desire, and Illustrator will automatically turn it into a crisp geometric

shape.

Works for straight lines, rectangles, ellipses and polygons.

The pencil tool: shortcut is the letter N. Works very similarly to the paintbrush tool.

Click and drag to create smooth paths.

Dragging the mouse close to where you started will close the path.

The smooth tool: no default shortcut.

Click and drag over a selected path to make it smoother.

It is also a nice way to reduce the number of anchor points.

The path eraser tool: no default shortcut.

Click and drag over a selected path to erase parts of it.

This tool is terrible to use.

The join tool: no default shortcut.

Select two open paths, then click and drag to join them.

The eraser tool: shortcut is shift E. Click and drag on top of a selected object to erase

parts of it.

Press the square bracket keys to change the eraser size.

The scissors tool: shortcut is the letter C. Click on a path to split it at that specific

point.

The knife tool: no default shortcut.

Click and drag over an object to cut it.

The rotate tool: shortcut is the letter R. Click and drag to rotate the selected object.

Clicking anywhere in the artboard will change the reference point of the rotation.

Holding shift will lock the rotation in increments of 45 degrees.

The reflect tool: shortcut is the letter O. Click and drag to reflect the selected object.

This tool can be quite confusing, the easiest way to use it is to hold shift and drag observing

the reference point.

The scale tool: shortcut is the letter S. Click and drag to scale the selected object.

Holding shift will lock the scale horizontally, vertically or proportionally, depending on

the direction you drag.

Clicking anywhere in your artboard will change the reference point.

The shear tool: no default shortcut.

Click and drag to skew the selected object.

Clicking anywhere in the artboard will change the reference point and holding shift will

lock the tool on the horizontal or vertical axis.

The reshape tool: no default shortcut.

Click and drag on a path to reshape it.

This tool is clunky and can add lots of anchor points.

There are better ways to reshape paths.

The width tool: shortcut is shift W. Click and drag on a stroke do change its width in

that specific point.

The width tool adds these handles, which you can move and edit whenever you want.

The warp tool: shortcut is shift R. Click and drag to deform a path in the direction

you drag.

The twirl tool: no default shortcut.

Click and hold to twirl the object around the center of the brush.

The pucker tool: no default shortcut.

Click and hold to deform the path towards the center of the brush.

The bloat tool: no default shortcut.

Click and hold to deform the path towards the outside of the brush.

It’s the opposite of the pucker tool.

The scallop tool: no default shortcut.

Click and hold to scallop the path towards the center of the brush.

The crystalize tool: no default shortcut.

Click and hold to deform the object towards the outside of the brush, creating spikes.

It’s the opposite of the scallop tool.

The wrinkle tool: no default shortcut.

Click and hold to wrinkle the path by deforming it in a random way.

The free transform tool: shortcut is the letter E. Selecting this tool with an object selected

brings up a menu with 3 different options - free transform, perspective distort and

free distort.

With this tool you can scale, rotate, shear and add perspective to any object.

The puppet warp tool: no default shortcut.

Select this tool with an object selected to bring up a mesh used to distort the object.

The mesh has control points which can be dragged and rotated.

They can also be deleted by selecting them and pressing the delete key, or added by clicking

on the mesh.

This tool does not add anchor points, so it is limited to distorting only using the already

existing anchors.

The shape builder tool: shortcut is shift N. Click and drag through multiple paths to

unite them in a single shape.

Hold alt and drag to delete paths.

This tool works similarly to the Pathfinder.

The live paint bucket tool: shortcut is the letter M. Select multiple objects and click

using the live paint bucket to create a live paint group.

After that, you can click on any enclosed path to paint it with the selected color.

You can also select a color palette on the swatches panel and switch between colors using

the left and right arrow keys.

The live paint selection tool: shortcut is shift L. Used to select fills and strokes

inside a live paint group.

Each individual click will select either the fill, or the stroke, and not both, like a

normal selection.

Hold shift the select more than one stroke or fill.

The perspective grid tool: shortcut is shift P. Selecting this tool brings up the perspective

grid in the artboard.

The grid angles can be adjusted with the multiple control points in the grid.

While the grid is active in the artboard, objects will be created within a specific

side of the perspective.

The side can be changed in the icon that stays in the corner of the screen while the grid

is active, or using the shortcuts - numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4.

To close the grid, select the perspective grid tool and click the X on the icon.

You can also change the number of points of the perspective in the perspective grid menu.

The perspective selection tool: shortcut is shift V. Allows you to move objects inside

the perspective.

Moving objects with this tool will automatically scale and distort them to stay in perspective.

While moving an object you can also use the shortcuts 1, 2 or 3 to change the perspective

side.

The mesh tool: shortcut is the letter U. Click on a selected object to create a color mesh.

Each click adds a new point to the mesh, which can be painted a different color.

The gradient tool: shortcut is the letter G. Click and drag on an object that is painted

with a gradient to adjust the angle and position of the gradient, as well as the position of

colors and transitions.

The eyedropper tool: shortcut is the letter I. With an object selected, select the eyedropper

and click on another object to copy its colors.

If you hold the shift key, only the stroke or fill color will be applied, depending on

where you click.

The eyedropper also copies transparencies, and text properties.

The measure tool: no default shortcut.

Click and drag to measure a distance in the artboard.

The info panel will be opened.

The panel shows the position of the start point, the width and height distances, the

distance in a straight line and the angle of the measurement.

The blend tool: shortcut is the letter W. Click on two or more objects to blend the

shape and color between them.

Objects are grouped after the blend is created, but can still be selected by using the direct

selection tool or the group selection tool.

The symbol sprayer tool: shortcut is shift S. Select a symbol in the symbols panel and

spray the artboard to create multiple instances of that symbol.

To create a new symbol, simply drag the desired vector inside the symbols panel.

All the instances of the symbol will be grouped in what’s called a Symbol Set.

The symbol shifter tool: no default shortcut.

With a Symbol Set selected, click and drag to shift the symbols inside the group.

The symbol scruncher tool: no default shortcut.

With a Symbol Set selected, click and hold on a symbol to bring the other symbols close

to it.

To bring them far apart, hold the alt key before clicking.

The symbol sizer tool: no default shortcut.

With a Symbol Set selected, click to scale up the symbols inside the brush area.

The closer a symbol is to the center of the brush, the more it’ll scale up.

Holding alt while clicking makes the symbols scale down.

The symbol spinner tool: no default shortcut.

With a Symbol Set selected, click and drag close to the center of a symbol to spin it.

The symbol stainer tool: no default shortcut.

With a Symbol Set and a color selected, click on the symbols to paint them with the selected

color.

Proximity to the center of the brush and how long you hold the click affects how much they’ll

be painted.

The symbol screener tool: no default shortcut.

With a Symbol Set selected, click on the symbols to make them transparent.

Proximity to the center of the brush and how long you hold the click affects how transparent

they’ll be.

The symbol styler tool: no default shortcut.

With a Symbol Set and a graphic style selected, click on the symbols to apply the style on

them.

Proximity to the center of the brush and how long you hold the click affects how strong

the style will be applied.

The graph tools: all the graph tools work the same way, so I’m going to explain them

all together.

Shortcut for the first graph tool, the column graph tool, is letter J. Click and drag anywhere

in the artboard to create a graph with the desired size.

A spreadsheet will appear where you can input the data that will be shown in the graph.

You can also import data externally.

The artboard tool: shortcut is shift O. Allows you to create, move, copy and edit artboards

in your document.

The slice tool: shortcut is shift K. Click and drag on the artboard to create a rectangular

slice.

The artboard will be split into several chunks, which you can export separately using the

Save for Web menu option.

The slice selection tool: no default shortcut.

Allows you to select, move and resize slices.

The hand tool: shortcut is the letter H. Click and drag to move across the artboard.

You can also access the hand tool in a quicker way by either holding space then clicking

and dragging, or clicking and dragging using the mouse wheel.

In both ways, you’ll return to the previously used tool once you release the mouse click.

The rotate view tool: shortcut is shift H. Click and drag to rotate the view in Illustrator.

Holding shift will lock the rotation in increments of 15 degrees.

The print tiling tool: no default shortcut.

Selecting this tool automatically turns on the visibility of printing tiles.

By default, you will only have one tile in your artboard.

To actually tile your document for printing, you have to open the Print menu and on the

Scaling drop down menu select “Tile full pages” or “Tile imageable areas”.

This will tile your document in the selected media size.

Hit done.

Now you will have multiple tiles, which you can reposition using the print tiling tool.

The zoom tool: shortcut is the letter Z.

Click to zoom in.

Hold alt and click to zoom out.

Clicking and dragging sideways smoothly zooms in and out.

And those were all 87 Adobe Illustrator tools.

Many tools explained in this video have other features and functionalities besides the ones

shown but it would be impossible to explain everything in a single video.

Also, virtually every tool will change its behavior when you hold shift, alt or ctrl/cmd

keys, so experiment with all of them.

A lot of tools will also open up customization menus when you hit the enter key with the

tool selected, so experiment with that as well.

This is the end of this video.

I hope you learned something new.

Thank you for watching and have a great day.

Bye!