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Zooming on a selection (or not)

Zooming on a selection (or not) - Illustrator Tutorial

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Zooming on a selection (or not)

- [Instructor] Now, one of the more recent developments inside Illustrator is the program's natural tendency to zoom in on a selection. So, notice that my black arrow tool is active up here at the top of the toolbox. And let's say I select this tiny highlight inside David's left eye by clicking on it. And if you're working along with me you can select any old object you like. By the way, you don't have to exactly nail the eye. Anyway, if I were to now press Control + here on the PC or Command + on the Mac, notice I am now zooming in directly on that highlight as opposed to the center of the document. As occurs when nothing is selected. Now, a lot of folks just absolutely love this behavior. And if you're one of them, that's awesome. But some of you may not. And so, notice if I were to press Control + 0, or Command + 0 on a Mac, in order to fit the art board on screen. And now let's say I want to zoom in a little more on…

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