1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,130 [Treehouse presents] 2 00:00:02,130 --> 00:00:05,920 [Quick Tips][Learning the Workspace in Adobe Illustrator][with Mat Helme] 3 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:09,300 Hey, what's up—Mat Helme here with a Treehouse Quick Tip: 4 00:00:09,300 --> 00:00:13,330 Learning the Workspace in Adope Illustrator CS6. 5 00:00:13,330 --> 00:00:18,800 When we first open up Adobe Illustrator, we will notice that the application is broken up into panels. 6 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,770 All the way at the top, we have our Application Bar, 7 00:00:21,770 --> 00:00:24,080 where we are able to switch workspaces very easily. 8 00:00:24,080 --> 00:00:27,830 Directly below the Application Bar, we have the Control Panel. 9 00:00:27,830 --> 00:00:31,120 The Control Panel displays the options for the currently selected object. 10 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:37,500 All of the boxes to the right are called Panels and can be displayed wherever you wish by selecting them and moving them. 11 00:00:37,500 --> 00:00:41,340 This comes in handy when you're working on a specific project. 12 00:00:41,340 --> 00:00:43,870 This panel can also toggle out. 13 00:00:43,870 --> 00:00:51,240 Say if we want to pull out brushes, we can do that very easily by selecting the tab, holding, and then dragging it out. 14 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:55,610 Now, say if I want to take brushes and put it next to gradient, I can by— 15 00:00:55,610 --> 00:00:59,320 again—selecting the tab and dropping it in. 16 00:01:03,660 --> 00:01:05,960 All the way to the left we have our Tools Panel. 17 00:01:05,960 --> 00:01:07,930 Think of this as like your toolbox. 18 00:01:07,930 --> 00:01:11,930 Each one of these tabs that has an arrow below it 19 00:01:11,930 --> 00:01:16,590 you can select, hold down, and see all of the tools within that panel. 20 00:01:16,590 --> 00:01:19,470 It's almost like it's a tool drawer to your toolbox. 21 00:01:19,470 --> 00:01:24,010 Simply select the arrow to the right to release it, and you can pull out that drawer. 22 00:01:24,010 --> 00:01:28,320 Then, directly in the middle we have our Document Window or our Canvas; 23 00:01:28,320 --> 00:01:30,970 this is simply where all of our artwork is displayed. 24 00:01:32,060 --> 00:01:34,060 Below that, we have our Status Bar; 25 00:01:34,060 --> 00:01:39,480 this displays information and has navigation controls such as zoom and scroll. 26 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:43,440 And that—my friends—is Adobe Illustrator CS6 Workspace. 27 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:48,340 For more in-depth tutorials and projects using Adobe Illustrator CS6, 28 00:01:48,340 --> 00:01:53,000 head over to Treehouse and treat yourself to a gold membership; you deserve it!