Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Did You Know?
You can temporarily hide all of Illustrator's panels and Tools panel.
Press the Tab key to hide the panels. Press the Tab key a second time
to display the hidden panels. Hold down the Shift key, and then press
the Tab key to hide the panels, but not the Tools and Control panels.
Changing the View with the Zoom Tool
Working with the Zoom tool gives you one more way to control exactly what you see in
Illustrator. Just like the Navigator panel, the Zoom tool does not change the active image,
but allows you to view the image at different magnifications. The Zoom tool is located to-
wards the bottom of Illustrator's Tools panel, and resembles a magnifying glass. The max-
imum magnification of an Illustrator document is 6400%, and the minimum size is 3.13%.
Increasing the magnification of an image gives you control over what you see and gives
you control over how you work. Large documents are difficult to work with and difficult
to view. Many large documents, when viewed at 100%, are larger than the maximum size
of the document window, requiring you to reduce the zoom in order to view the entire im-
age.
Zoom In the View of an Image
Select the
Zoom
tool on the Tools panel.
Use one of the following methods:
•
Click on the document.
The image increases in magnification centered on
where you clicked.
•
Drag to define an area with the Zoom tool.
The image increases in magni-
fication based on the boundaries of the area you dragged.
•
Set a specific view size.
Click the View Size on the Status bar, and then select
a specific percentage size magnification.
•
Fit in Window.
Click the View menu, and then click Fit All In Window or Fit
Artboard In Window.
