Lesson 2 | Selection Tool

What is the pointer tool called in Adobe Illustrator?

• pointer

• selection tool

• arrow tool

• resizing tool

Based on the layers menu in the picture above, is there an item selected on the canvas?

• Yes

• No

• you cannot determine this from the picture

Select all the edges you can hover over to change the HEIGHT of the rectangle.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Select all the edges you can hover over to change the WIDTH of the rectangle.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What happens when you hover over the corners of the rectangle with the pointer tool?

• You can round the corners off

• You can change just the height

• You can change just the width

• you can resize the height and width at the same time

What key can you hold down as you resize in order to maintain the width and height ratio?

• SHIFT

• CONTROL

• TAB

• RETURN

What key can you hold down as you ROTATE in order to transform the figure in 45 degree increments?

• SHIFT

• CONTROL

• TAB

• RETURN

What key can you press on the keyboard to jump to the pointer tool if you are on another tool?

• V

• D

• M

• E

What key can you hold down on the keyboard in order to select multiple items on your canvas?

• SHIFT

• CONTROL

• TAB

• ESC

What is the key sequence on a PC you can use to undo your last move?

• CONTROL + Z

• CONTROL + SHIFT + Z

• CONTROL + C

• CONTROL + V