Illustrator - 03 Zoom & Hand Tool

ZOOM & HAND

Zoom Tool (Z)

Select in toolbox for zoom in & zoom out.

for zoom in :

1. click on image, or
2. click (hold) & drag over the image

3. fast shortcut for zoom in without deselecting other tools, (with other tool active), keyboard Ctrl + Spacebar hold & zoom in then release keyboard.

for zoom out :

1. click on image
2. fast shortcut for zoom out without deselecting other tools, (with other tool active), keyboard Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar hold & zoom out then release keyboard.
3. zoom 100% = double click or keyboard Ctrl+1
4. zoom all = double click or keyboard Ctrl+0

Hand Tool (H)

To scroll the artboard around without using vertical / horizontal scrollbar.

1. Toolbar - select
2. Click on any area & drag to move the document around.
3. Fast shortcut for hand without deselecting other tools, (with other tool active), keyboard Spacebar (hold), cursor will change to , click (mouse) & drag document.

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