the command or the control key might seem pretty insignificant but today I'm
going to show you various different ways in which you can improve your workflow
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today's video so as I mentioned today we're focusing on the command key when
using a Mac or the ctrl key when using a PC and you're guaranteed to learn at
least one thing today so the first method is to quickly switch between the
selection tools so by default have the standard selection tool in use aka the
black arrow tool and then you can hold down the command or the control key
which will then bring in to use the direct selection tool now this is a
nifty time-saver in your workflow say for example here I want to move around
the shape easily with the selection tool I can then hold down the command or the
control key to allow me to manipulate the anchor points and also the handles
wherever I want to or need to in my workflow also for those of you who use
illustrator CC you can then use this method to edit the live corners pretty
quickly so the first technique basically shifts between these selection tools in
real quick time the second use of the command or the control key in Adobe
Illustrator is based around using the pen tool so firstly when creating a pen
tool path we might want to select off of the path
and that requires us to come over to this election tool in the tool bar this
is annoying and it's also time-consuming which is going to strain your workflow
so instead just hold down the command or the control key and then click the
artboard once this will select off of the pen tool path and it's very quick
the second part to this tip is that you can also use this function to click and
edit your pen tool paths anchor points you can do this while having the pen
tool still in use and again this is a great time-saver and an addition to your
workflow that you probably should include for the third example when using
the command or the ctrl key we're actually focusing on texts now I'm sure
that you do find it annoying that when you have the type tool in use you cannot
move the text without heading over to the selection tool so instead just hold
down the command or the control key and then you can move the text around not
only that but you can also even adjust the size of the text if you hold down
shift at the same time now this is one of my favorite uses of the command of
the control key but moving on to the fourth edition in today's video a quick
and a simple technique for you to see if you're using the kind of mouse that has
the toggle wheel you can move your view frame up and down by scrolling the wheel
however if you do the same thing but while holding down the command or the
control key you can actually toggle your viewpoint from left to right this is
something to keep in mind for your workflow in Adobe Illustrator the last
use of the command or the control key is another way to save time but in this
instance is going to be when using the eyedropper tool we can keep the tool in
use effectively but we can actually move around objects and while holding down
the command or the control key and then release it to return back to the IDE
ripple tool so we can then sample some more colors within our graphic designs
now I do use this one quite often to my workflow so it is good to remember
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