As you begin using Adobe Creative Suite 5 (Adobe CS5) Illustrator, become familiar with its tools. Tools are used to create, select, and manipulate objects in Illustrator. The tools should be visible as a default, but if not, you can access them by choosing Window, then Tools.
The list below identifies the most common tools. Hover the cursor over the tool in the Tools panel to see the name of the tool in a ToolTip. You can also use the keyboard command to access that tool. When you see a small triangle at the lower right corner of the tool icon, it contains additional, hidden tools. Select the tool and hold the mouse button to see them.
| Tool or Keyboard Command | Task |
|---|---|
| Selection (V) | Activate objects |
| Direct Selection (A) | Activate individual points or paths |
| Group Selection (A) | Select grouped items |
| Magic Wand (Y) | Select based on similarity |
| Lasso (Q) | Select freehand |
| Pen (P) | Create paths |
| Type (T) | Create text |
| Line Segment (/) | Draw line segment |
| Shape (M) | Create shape objects |
| Paint Brush (B) | Create paths |
| Pencil (N) | Create paths |
| Blob Brush (Shift+B) | Create freeform brush paths |
| Eraser (Shift+E) | Erase vector paths |
| Rotate (R) | Rotate objects |
| Scale (S) | Enlarge or reduce objects |
| Width tool (Shift+W) | Draw strokes of variable widths |
| Free Transform (E) | Transform objects |
| Shape Builder (Shift+M) | Combine, edit, and fill shapes |
| Perspective Grid (Shift+P) | Provide perspective plane |
| Mesh (U) | Create a gradient mesh |
| Gradient (G) | Modify gradients |
| Eyedropper (I) | Copy and apply attributes |
| Blend (W) | Create transitional blends |
| Symbol Sprayer (Shift+S) | Spray symbols |
| Column Graph (J) | Create graphs |
| Artboard tool (Shift+O) | Adds or edit artboards |
| Slice (Shift+K) | Create HTML slices |
| Print Tiling | Tile print output |
| Zoom (Z) | Increase and decrease the onscreen view |
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