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so the first shortcut is kind of split into two separate shoka's now in the
layers window we can select individual objects on a layer and the blue icon
lets us know when it's selected but to select them all simply just hold down
the alt/option key and then click the layers panel here but this is a quick
way to highlight all objects on a single layer but also you can press command or
control a to select everything outside of the layers window you essentially do
the same thing but without the layers window open
now the second a shortcut is a real gem and it saves me a lot of hassle in my
workflow sometimes we have a really busy artboard and we might need to access
shapes or objects below other objects very quickly
now obviously the circle is in the way of the Fox below but I can hold down the
command or the control key while still using the selection tool and then just
double click this will grant access to parts of my design below the circle
without having to hide or remove other objects
so the third keyboard shortcut helps in viewing your design without any anchor
points or handles obstructing your view they can be annoying sometimes
and so to hide them simply press command or control key and then H this will hide
your anchor points and your handles by pressing the same shortcuts is going to
bring them back into view now this is especially useful for those of you who
use illustrator CC and opt to use the anchor points with a large setting now
one of my favorite tools that I use on a regular basis in my workflow is the
group selection tool now it doesn't actually have any keyboard shortcut
given to it as you can see it's right here below the direct selection tool now
you could always assign your own shortcuts or you can simply use a direct
selection tool and then hold down the alt option key and this is going to
bring up the group selection tool for use now letting go of the alt option key
will bring you back to the direct selection tool and so you can easily
toggle between the two with this way now we all know that under the color
palettes we have the fill box the gradient box and then the nothing box
well they're actually shortcuts for all three of these so firstly if you press
the comma key on your keyboard you opt to use the fill on a selection and then
you can press a period or a full stop which will add a gradient and then a
ford slash is going to apply nothing on the object at all but now a quick
example of how to use this and speed up your workflow is that let me just select
one part of the fox and then use the select same function to access all
orange shapes I can then press the period key on my keyboard to apply a
gradient to all the objects and then press and G for the gradient tool so
it's applied evenly across the design itself
this way shortcuts are very useful indeed and when working with color it
just speeds things up a little bit now it's a quick and a neat little shortcut
for when you're using the shape builder tool now of course you need to select
your objects as you usually would and then look at the shape builder tool here
or use a shortcut of Shift + M now to unite my entire selection I would have
to draw all over the place like so or I could just hold down the shift key and
then click and drag to select and unite my entire set of shapes now this
obviously works like the Pathfinder unite function but it's nice to know
that you have this when using the shape at at all on large designers now for the
next keyboard shortcuts I will bring up the preference settings with command or
control K now notice here you have the increment settings and - set to 1 this
indicates how far I can add an object along my artboard in Adobe Illustrator
so if I press the arrow keys on my keyboard the Fox is going to be belong
at this pace however if I want to speed things up I could just hold down the
shift key and then nudge them again so now things are sped up by a factor of 10
and again this is something that will save you time over your days and your
years working with illustrator now this keyboard shortcut is handy if you're
working on various documents or have many windows open instead of coming up
to the top and then selecting the document you want to use you can just
hold down the command or the control key and then press the apostrophe on your
keyboard to toggle between your documents now as I mentioned at the
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