Viewing the tool tips

What if you forget the function of a specific tool or you can’t tell the difference between the various

tools in Illustrator? No problem! Illustrator comes equipped with a handy tool tips feature that

identifies tools quickly and easily. When you have tool tips activated (and it is by default), you

simply move your cursor over the element you want to identify, and a yellow text box pops up and

tells you its name. For example, when you place your cursor over the Type tool, a box appears

with the words Type Tool (T). The letter within the parentheses indicates the keyboard shortcut

for the tool. In this example, if you press T, you activate the Type tool without clicking it.

Illustrator provides tool tips for every tool in the Tools panel as well as for the panel controls.

If you find the tool tips annoying or if you know the tips well enough not to need them, you can

disable tool tips in the General screen of the Preferences dialog box. To open the Preferences dialog

box, simply choose Edit (Illustrator) ➪ Preferences ➪ General and then deselect the Show Tool

Tips option.

Illustrator® CS5 Bible

Ted Alspach

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