Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 - Manual (Page 58)

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Workspace
Last updated 6/5/2015
• In the Navigator panel, click the area of the thumbnail display that you want to view in the illustration window.
Alternatively, drag the proxy view area (the colored box) to a different area of the thumbnail display.
• Select the Hand tool , and drag in the direction you want the artwork to move.
Navigator panel overview
You use the Navigator panel (Window > Navigator) to quickly change the view of your artwork using a thumbnail
display. The colored box in the Navigator (called the proxy view area) corresponds to the currently viewable area in the
illustration window.
A Thumbnail display of artwork B Panel menu button C Zoom box D Zoom Outbutton E Proxy preview area F Zoom slider G Zoom Inbutton
You can customize the Navigator panel in the following ways:
• To display artwork outside the boundaries of the artboard in the Navigator panel, click View Artboard Contents
Only from the panel menu to deselect it.
• To change the color of the proxy view area, select panel Options from the panel menu. Select a preset color from the
Color menu, or double-click the color box to choose a custom color.
• To display dashed lines in the document as solid lines in the Navigator panel, select panel Options from the panel
menu and select Draw Dashed Lines As Solid Lines.
View artwork as outlines
By default, Adobe Illustrator sets the view so that all artwork is previewed in color. However, you can choose to display
artwork so that only its outlines (or paths) are visible. Viewing artwork without paint attributes speeds up the time it
takes to redraw the screen when working with complex artwork.
In Outline mode, linked files are displayed by default as outlined boxes with an X inside. To view the contents of linked
files, choose File >Document Setup, and select Show Images In Outline Mode.
• To view all artwork as outlines, choose View > Outline. Choose View > Preview to return to previewing artwork in
color.
• To view all artwork in a layer as outlines, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) the eye icon for the
layer in the Layers panel. Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) again to return to previewing artwork
in color. The eye icon has a hollow center
when Outline view is enabled and a filled center when Preview view
is enabled.
• To view all items in unselected layers as outlines, Alt+Ctrl-click (Windows) or Option+Command-click (Mac OS)
the eye icon for the selected layer. Alternatively, select Outline Others from the Layers panel menu.
Tip: You can return all items in the Layers panel to Preview mode by choosing Preview All Layers from the Layers
panel menu.