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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
• To hide or show all palettes including the toolbox and Control palette, press Tab. To hide or show all palettes except
for the toolbox and Control palette, press Shift+Tab.
• To display a palette menu, position the pointer on the triangle in the upper right corner of the palette, and press
the mouse button.
• To change the size of a palette, drag any corner of the palette (Windows) or drag the size box at its lower right
corner (Mac OS). Some palettes, such as the Color palette, cannot be resized by dragging.
• To collapse a group of palettes to their titles only, click the minimize/maximize box (Windows) or the zoom box
(Mac OS). You can still open the palette menu when the palette is collapsed.
• To cycle through the available views of a palette—default, hidden options visible, and palette titles only—double-
click the palette’s tab. In some palettes, you can click the double triangle at the upper left of the palette tab to
cycle through the palette views, or select Show Options or Hide Options from the palette menu.
• To make a palette appear at the front of its group, click the palette’s tab.
• To move an entire palette group, drag its title bar.
• To rearrange or separate a palette group, drag a palette’s tab. Dragging a palette outside an existing group creates
a new palette window.
• To move a palette to another group, drag the palette’s tab to that group.
• To dock palettes so that they move together, drag a palette’s tab to the bottom of another palette.
• To move an entire docked palette group, drag its title bar.
• To return palettes to their default sizes and positions, choose Window > Workspace > [Default].
To enter values in palettes and dialog boxes
Do any of the following:
• Type a value in the box, and press Enter or Return.
• Drag the slider.
• Drag the dial.
• Click the arrow buttons in the palette to increase or decrease the value.
• Click in the box and then use the Up Arrow key and Down Arrow key on the keyboard to increase or decrease the
value.
• Select a value from the menu associated with the box.
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