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Chapter 1 ✦ Learning the Illustrator Interface
custom views can also save that information. Custom views, however, do not record
whether templates, rulers, page tiling, edges, or guides are shown or hidden.
To create a new view, set up the document in the way that you would like to save
the view. Then choose View ➪ New View and name the view in the New View dialog
box, shown in Figure 1-18. Each new view name appears at the bottom of the View
menu. No default keyboard shortcuts exist for these views, but you can create your
own shortcuts using the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box, available under the Edit
menu. You can create up to 25 custom views. Custom views are saved with a docu-
ment as long as you save it using the Illustrator format.
Figure 1-18: This simple dialog box lets
you name the new view.
If you find yourself continually going to a certain part of a document, zooming in
or out, and changing back and forth between Preview and Outline mode, that docu-
ment is a prime candidate for creating custom views. Custom views are helpful for
showing clients artwork that you created in Illustrator. Instead of fumbling around
in the client’s presence, you can, for example, show the detail in a logo instantly if
you have preset the zoom factor and position, and have saved the image in a custom
view.
Once views are created, you can edit the view name or delete them using the View ➪
Edit Views option. This will open the Edit Views dialog box, shown in Figure 1-19. To
rename the view, select it and type the new name in the Name field. To delete a
view, select it and press the Delete button.
Figure 1-19: The Edit Views dialog box
can be used to rename or delete
custom views.
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