Getting to Know the Work Area - Adobe Illustrator CC - page 36

Note
The spacebar shortcut for the Hand tool ( ) does not work when the
Type tool ( ) is active and the cursor is in text. To access the Hand tool
when the cursor is in text, press the Option (Mac OS) or Alt (Windows)
key.

1. With the Hand tool ( ) selected in the Tools panel, drag down in the Document
window. As you drag, the artwork moves with the hand.
As with the Zoom tool ( ), you can select the Hand tool with a keyboard shortcut
without first deselecting the active tool.
2. Click any other tool except the Type tool (

) in the Tools panel, and move the

pointer into the Document window.
3. Hold down the spacebar on the keyboard to temporarily select the Hand tool, and
then drag to bring the artwork back into the center of your view.
4. Double-click the Hand tool to fit the active artboard in the Document window.

Viewing artwork
To save time when working with large or complex documents, you can create your own
custom views within a document so that you can quickly jump to specific areas and zoom
levels. Set up the view that you want to save, and then choose View > New View. Name
the view, and click OK. The view is saved with the document.
1. Choose View > Email (at the very bottom of the View menu), to zoom in to a
saved zoom view of the image. This custom view was saved with the document by
the author.
2. Choose View > Fit Artboard In Window.

Note
Depending on the resolution of your screen, the bottom of the View menu
and the menu options may be cut off. You may need to click the black ar-
row at the bottom of the View menu several times to see more options.

When you open a file, it is automatically displayed in Preview mode, which shows
how the artwork will print. When you're working with large or complex illustra-
tions, you may want to view only the outlines, or wireframes , of objects in your