When creating in Illustrator and Photoshop I often like to look at my designs from different viewpoints.
Here are a few keyboard shortcuts I frequently use.
- “Ctrl +” and “Ctrl -” (Mac’s use the Command key)
- “+” Zoom you in and “-” Zooms you out.
- Zooming out lets you see design elements in relation to each other. Zooming in lets you catch any stray pixels that you might miss.
- “Ctrl 0″
- This centers you on your document at the largest size it can fit in your computer window.
- “Shift Tab”
- This clears all palettes except the Toolbox so I can get a good enough view of my work without the Text, History, Swatches, etc. panels in my way but at the same time I still have access to the Toolbox
This is by no means an exhaustive list but I was just working on some new designs, used Shift Tab and decided to write a post about it.
If there’s interest, I’ll add more posts like these. Meanwhile, feel free to share your own most used keyboard shortcuts by commenting below!
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