Getting to Know the Work Area - Adobe Illustrator CC - page 15

5. Choose Select > Deselect so that the path is no longer selected.
Working with panels
Panels, which are located in the Window menu, give you quick access to many tools that
make modifying artwork easier. By default, some panels are docked and appear as icons on
the right side of the workspace. Next, you'll experiment with hiding, closing, and opening
panels.
1. First, choose Reset Essentials from the workspace switcher in the upper-right corner
of the Application bar to reset the panels to their original location.
Tip
You can also choose Window > Workspace > Reset Essentials to reset the
panels.
2. Click the Swatches panel icon ( ) on the right side of the workspace to expand the
panel, or choose Window > Swatches. Notice that the Swatches panel appears with
two other panels—the Brushes panel and the Symbols panel. They are all part of the
same panel group. Click the Symbols panel tab to view the Symbols panel.
3. Now click the Color panel icon ( ). Notice that a new panel group appears and that
the panel group that contained the Swatches panel collapses.
4. Click and drag the gripper bar at the bottom of the Color panel down to resize the
panel, showing more of the color spectrum.