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Various preview modes

Various preview modes - Illustrator Tutorial

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Various preview modes

One of the things that we've come to expect when working with computer-based design is that whatever you see on your screen should match what you expect to see in printed output, or on other computer screens if for example you're creating Web graphics. However, Illustrator does have various preview modes. These various preview modes really serve two basic functions in Illustrator. The first function is well, giving you a really good idea of what your artwork is going to look like in its final form, whether that artwork will be appearing on a computer screen or in print. But there's also a view mode in Illustrator that gives you a better idea of the structure of your artwork. In fact, you'll probably end up using that one more often. Let's take a closer look. I'll zoom in on this artboard right here. Click on it to make it active. Press Command+0 to zoom in on it. And I'm currently right now in Illustrator's default mode called Preview mode. You can see what mode you are in simply by…

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