Operation Manual

USING ILLUSTRATOR

Workspace

Last updated 11/8/2011

• Select Show Options from the panel menu or click the double arrow on the panel tab to show values for the fill and

stroke colors of the selected object and the name of any pattern, gradient, or tint applied to the selected object.

Note: If you select multiple objects, the Info panel displays only the information that is the same for all selected objects.

Setting preferences

About preferences

Preferences are options regarding how you want Illustrator to work, including those for display, tools, ruler units, and

exporting information. Your preferences are saved in a file called AIPrefs (Windows) or Adobe Illustrator Prefs

(Mac

OS), which is launched each time you start Illustrator.

Open a preferences dialog box

1 Do one of the following:

• (Windows) Choose Edit > Preferences > [preference set name].

• (Mac OS) Choose Illustrator > Preferences > [preference set name].

• With nothing selected, click the Preferences button on the Control panel.

2 To switch to a different preference set, do one of the following:

• Select an option from the menu at the upper-left of the Preferences dialog box.

• Click Next to display the next options, or click Prev to display the previous options.

Reset all preferences to default settings

Resetting preferences can be helpful if you are having problems with the application.

❖ Do one of the following:

• Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Windows) or Option+Command+Shift (Mac OS) as you start Illustrator.

Your current settings are deleted.

• Remove or rename the AIPrefs file (Windows) or Adobe Illustrator Prefs file (Mac OS). New preferences files

are created the next time you start Illustrator.

Note: It is safe to remove the entire Adobe Illustrator CS5 Settings folder. This folder contains various preferences

that can be regenerated.

Setting Illustrator preferences

The Illustrator preferences file manages the commands and panel settings in Illustrator. When you open Illustrator,

the positioning of panels and commands are stored in the Illustrator preferences file. If you want to restore the default

settings for Illustrator or change the current settings, delete the Illustrator preferences. Illustrator automatically creates

a preference file, when you restart Illustrator and save a file.

Depending on the operating system that you are using, the Illustrator preferences file is available at the following

location:

Note: The folder name may vary depending on the language version you have installed.

Mac OS X