Illustrator has a few ways of viewing a document—or just parts of one—and Dave Cross shares a few of those tricks in this video. Whether you need to jump back and forth between two views, or work on detail while seeing how it affects the entire document, Dave has the inside scoop on how to make it happen.
This video is an excerpt from Dave’s “Power Tips for Illustrator” session at CreativePro Week 2018.
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This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on March 5, 2019
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