

Note: To open a panel that isn’t already in a dock, choose the panel name from the Window menu. Following that, you’ll find instructions for using the Tools panel, a brief description of each tool, an introduction to the Control panel, then a description and illustration of all the other Illustrator panels that are used in this book (in alphabetical order). *You can read through this chapter with or without glancing at or fiddling with the panels onscreen, and also use it as a reference guide as you work. The Illustrator panels that are used in this book Note: In-depth instructions for using specific panels are amply provided throughout this book. Here you will see what the individual panels look like and be briefly introduced to their specific functions - from choosing color swatches (Swatches panel) to switching among artboards (Artboards panel) to editing layers (Layers panel). In the preceding chapter, you learned how to arrange them onscreen. The Illustrator panels that are used in this book.
