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Part I ✦ Illustrator Basics
Figure 1-17: This document is displayed in normal Preview mode (left) and using
Pixel Preview mode (right).
Combining Outline and Preview modes
Using the Layers palette, you can easily combine Outline mode with either Preview
or Preview Selection mode. You can force individual layers to display in Preview
mode while other layers remain in Outline mode. This feature can be useful when
you have a layer with a placed image, gradients, or patterns (or all three) that
would normally slow down screen redraw, and your workflow. You can place
those images on their own layer and set that layer to Outline mode.
To learn more about using layers, check out Chapter 7, “Organizing Artwork.”
Using custom views
Illustrator has a special feature called custom views that enables you to save special
views of an illustration. Custom views contain view information, including magnifi-
cation, location, and whether the illustration is in Outline or Preview mode. If you
have various layers or layer sets in Preview mode and others in Outline mode,
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