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Chapter 3: Work area
Work area basics
About the work area
By default, the Illustrator work area consists of an illustration window where you draw and lay out your artwork, a
toolbox that holds tools for drawing and editing artwork, palettes to help you monitor and modify artwork, and
menus that contain commands for performing tasks.
You can rearrange the work area to best suit your needs by moving, hiding, and showing palettes; zooming in or out
of artwork; scrolling to a different area of the illustration window; and creating multiple windows and views. You can
also change the visibility of the illustration window and menu bar using the Mode buttons at the bottom of the
toolbox:
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Standard Screen Mode
displays artwork in a standard window, with a menu bar at the top and scroll bars on
the sides.
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Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar
displays artwork in a full-screen window with a menu bar but with no title
bar or scroll bars.
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Full Screen Mode displays artwork in a full-screen window, with no title bar, menu bar, or scroll bars.
Using the status bar
The status bar (at the bottom left edge of the illustration window) displays the current zoom level and information
about one of the following topics: the current tool in use, the date and time, the number of undos and redos available,
the document color profile, or the status of a managed file.
Click the status bar to do any of the following:
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Change the type of information displayed in the status bar by selecting an option from the Show submenu.
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Show the current file in Adobe Bridge by choosing Reveal In Bridge.
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Access Version Cue® commands.
See also
“About Adobe Bridge” on page 48
“Getting the most out of Version Cue” on page 82
Palettes, tools, and menus
About the toolbox
The first time you start the application, the toolbox appears at the left side of the screen. You can move the toolbox
by dragging its title bar. You can also show or hide the toolbox by choosing Window > Tools.
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