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Part I ✦ Illustrator Basics
Using screen modes
So you’ve been working on an illustration for an important client (actually they all
are important) and they scheduled an appointment to see your progress, but the
best part of the work is hidden behind the palettes and the Toolbox. These can be
easily turned off using the Window menu or you could use the F keyboard
shortcut to switch between the different screen modes.
Illustrator uses three different screen modes represented by the three icon buttons
at the bottom of the Toolbox. They are Standard Screen Mode, Full Screen Mode
with Menu Bar and Full Screen Mode. You can toggle between these modes using
the F keyboard shortcut. Figure 1-20 shows Nichiro Newt in Full Screen Mode with
Menu Bar.
Figure 1-20: Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar maximizes the document window
to fill the entire screen eliminating all interface elements except for the menu bar.
Using the Edit Commands
In most software, including Illustrator, many of the most basic functions of the Edit
menu work the same way. If you’ve used the Edit menu in Photoshop or Microsoft
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