Use to position individually selected text characters, or the next text you create, above or below the baseline (normal position) of the text block.
Unavailable because no illustrations are open or the selected elements aren’t text elements.
Changes selected Type 1, Type 3, or TrueType fonts into composite paths, so you can edit the shape of the characters.
Changes selected Type 1, Type 3, or TrueType fonts into composite paths, so you can edit the shape of the characters.
Unavailable because no illustrations are open, the selected elements aren’t text elements, or the “Text” dialog box is open.
Use commands on this menu to open or close the palettes; to magnify or reduce your view; to switch to keyline view; to turn on or off the rulers, guides, or grids; and to control element selection.
Use commands on this menu to open or close the palettes; to magnify or reduce your view; to switch to keyline view; to turn on or off the rulers, guides, or grids; and to control element selection.
Choose to change the view from keyline to “Preview,” so that fill, line, and color attributes appear on the screen.
Changes the view between “Preview” and keyline.
Unavailable because no illustrations are open.
Choose to change the view from “Preview” to keyline, so that only element outlines appear on the screen and the screen redraws faster.
Choose to display rulers along the top and left sides of the illustration window and track the exact location of the cursor.
Displays or hides rulers.
Unavailable because no illustrations are open.
Choose to hide rulers, which appear along the top and left sides of the illustration window.
Choose to display the visible grid to help align elements in your illustration.
Displays or hides the visible grid.
Unavailable because no illustrations are open.
Choose to hide the visible grid.
Choose to display nonprinting guides that you drag from the rulers to help align elements.
Displays or hides nonprinting guides, which help you align elements.
Unavailable because no illustrations are open.
Choose to hide nonprinting guides that you’ve dragged from the rulers to help align elements.
Choose to lock nonprinting guides in position, so you can’t move them.
Locks nonprinting guides in position, or unlocks guides so you can move them.
Unavailable because no illustrations are open or the “Guides” command is unchecked.
Choose to unlock nonprinting guides, so you can move them.
Choose to cause two path points to align with each other when they are dragged within a specified distance.
Controls whether or not path points automatically align with each other when they are dragged within a specified distance.
Unavailable because no illustrations are open.
Choose to prevent two path points from automatically aligning with each other when they are dragged within a specified distance.
Choose to control whether elements automatically align with guides when they are dragged within a specified distance.
Controls whether or not elements automatically align with guides when they are dragged within a specified distance.
Unavailable because no illustrations are open or the “Guides” command is unchecked.
Choose to prevent elements from automatically aligning with guides when they are dragged within a specified distance.
Choose to align elements with invisible grid coordinates when they are dragged within a specified distance.
Controls whether or not elements automatically align with invisible grid coordinates when they are dragged within a specified distance.
Unavailable because no illustrations are open.
Choose to prevent elements from aligning with invisible grid coordinates when they are dragged within a specified distance.
Choose to select elements on any visible layer.
Controls whether you can select elements on any visible layer or only on the current (highlighted) drawing layer.
Unavailable because no illustrations are open.
Choose to limit element selection to the current (highlighted) drawing layer.
Choose the illustration name to make it the active illustration window.
Indicates that this illustration window is currently active.
Choose to open the information bar, which tracks the location of the cursor and provides interactive drawing information (such as the angle at which you are rotating an element).
Choose to close the information bar.
Choose to open the toolbox, which contains tools that let you select, move, view, create, and transform elements.