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Using key objects

Using key objects - Illustrator Tutorial

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Using key objects

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- [Instructor] We can force items to align to a specific object. So we have the standard Align to Selection options and the Align to Artboard options. But Align to Key Object requires you to actually specify a key object. Now, if select everything here in terms of animal silhouettes, You'll see that in the Align panel it's actually set to Align to Selection. Now I can choose that or Align to Artboard, but the selection of Align to Key Object is usually automatic. All you need to do is specify a key object. Now have a wild guess at which one I'm going to choose right now. And if you're thinking it's the rhino, close but no cigar. It's the bear. If I try that again, so if I select all those things and not double click on it, you can now see that it's highlighted. This tells me it's a key object and the Align panel changes to accommodate that. So now, if I choose Align Top, everything above the bear will come…

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