ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

THE INTERFACE
APPLICATION TOOLBAR

• The Illustrator Application Toolbar holds a bunch of icons that give us quick
access to various options and functionality.

• From left to right, you can see the Adobe Bridge shortcut, Adobe Stock
Photos shortcut, Arrange Documents, GPU Performance and Change To
Touch interface option.
MENU BAR

• The Menu Bar gives us access to a wide range of functionality and extra
commands.
CONTROL PANEL/OPTIONS BAR

• By default, the Control panel is docked at the top of the workspace, but you can
(like many of the other panels) move it around the screen.

• The options displayed in the Control panel vary depending on the type of object
or tool you select. In the example shown here, I have drawn a path using the
Paintbrush and the Control panel displays options for colour, line thickness and
style, opactiy and brush tip.
THE ILLUSTRATOR TOOLBAR

• The Toolbar or tools panel, sits on the left hand side of the
document window and it contains all the tools you’ll need plus
plenty that you won’t need.
SCREEN MODE

• At the very bottom of the toolbar, there is a small button

icon which allow you to change how you view your
artwork. This is helpful when you want to see your work
free from the clutter of the interface and various panels
that are normally on the screen.
To change Screen Mode, click on the Screen Mode icon
at the bottom of the Illustrator toolbar or hit F key on the
keyboard. Tap the F key to cycle through the options.
You can choose one of the following modes:
PANELS

• The last major part of the interface

that you need to become familiar
with are the panels located on the
right hand side of the screen. Panels
provide extra functionality and give
you quick access to many tools that
make modifying artwork easier.