Getting to Know the Work Area - Adobe Illustrator CC - page 25

(Mac OS). That's Ctrl and - (Windows) or Command and - (Mac OS).
Each time you choose a Zoom option, the view of the artwork is resized to the closest preset
zoom level. The preset zoom levels appear in a menu in the lower-left corner of the
Document window, identified by a down arrow next to a percentage.
You can also use the View menu to fit the artwork for the active artboard to your screen, to
fit all artboards into the view area, or to view artwork at actual size.
1. Choose View > Fit Artboard In Window. A reduced view of the active artboard is
displayed in the Document window.
Note
Because the canvas (the area outside the artboards) extends to 227″, you can
easily lose sight of your illustration. By choosing View > Fit Artboard In
Window or by using the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+0 (Windows) or
Command+0 (Mac OS), artwork is centered in the viewing area.
Tip
You can also double-click the Hand tool ( ) in the Tools panel to fit the
active artboard in the Document window.
2. Choose View > Actual Size to display the artwork at actual size.
The artwork is displayed at 100%. The actual size of your artwork determines how
much of it can be viewed on-screen at 100%.
Tip
You can also double-click the Zoom tool ( ) in the Tools panel to display
artwork at 100%.
3. Choose View > Fit All In Window.
You will see the one artboard in the document displayed in the Document window. You
can learn more about navigating artboards in the section “ Navigating multiple
artboards ,” later in this lesson.
4. Choose View > Fit Artboard In Window, before continuing to the next section.
Using the Zoom tool
In addition to the View menu options, you can use the Zoom tool ( ) to magnify and reduce
the view of artwork to predefined magnification levels.