Control panel, Document bar – Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 User Manual
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Last updated 6/5/2015
• Selection tools group: Direction Selection tool, Group selection tool.
• Pen tools group: Curvature tool, Pen tool, Anchor Point tool.
• Type group: Type tool, Touch Type tool.
• Shapes group: Rectangle tool, Rounded Rectangle tool, Ellipse tool.
• Drawing tools group: Brush tool, Pencil tool, Stencil tool, Join tool.
• Shape Builder tool
• Free Transform tool
• Undo, Redo, Delete buttons
Control panel
The Control panel consists of other panels that are available for the selected tool or object. Available panels are:
• Color panel: Modify fill and stroke proxies using the RBG, CMYK, or Color picker tabs.
• Stroke panel: Specify the weight or profile of a stroke.
• Transparency panel: Choose blending modes or specify the opacity of an object.
• Transform: Modify the shape of an object, or manipulate corners in Rounded Rectangles.
• Align panel: Select objects and specify how they must align using this intuitive panel.
• Context menu: Choose from various actions you can perform on a selected object.
• Text panel: Specify font, font families, or the alignment of text in this panel.
Document bar
The Document bar provides information and options about the currently open Illustrator document:
• Artboard: Tap to view available artboards and tap an artboard name to switch to the artboard.
• Artboard controls: Navigate between artboards or create an artboard.
• View controls: View artboards, all at once, fitted to screen, or zoomed in at 100% magnification.