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Oct 1, 2026 5:54 PM UTC
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Why there is no native full screen option on mac

There is no native full screen on mac, that's only available on photoshop 

Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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Oct 1, 2026 6:18 PM UTC

@Ayush_Dx1330 The tab key works on my Mac (and Windows) to hide all the panels and expand the drawing window. The green button in the upper-left corner will maximize your screen (this is a Mac feature, not Illustrator). 

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Ton Frederiks
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Oct 2, 2026 6:04 AM UTC

Double F still leaves the scrollbars. But plenty of workspace.

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Kurt Gold
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Oct 1, 2026 10:34 PM UTC


You may hit the “F” key two times.

And “F” again to go back.

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Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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Oct 1, 2026 10:38 PM UTC

I think the OP was looking for the Tab key. 

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Kurt Gold
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Oct 1, 2026 10:46 PM UTC

Maybe. But Tab does not show the full screen. Double “F” does.

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Bill Silbert
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Oct 1, 2026 6:03 PM UTC

What exactly do you mean by “on Mac”? If you use View>Screen Mode>Presentation on both Illustrator and InDesign then you will get the artboard (Illustrator) or trim size (InDesign) enlarged without menus for presentation.

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Ton Frederiks
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Oct 1, 2026 6:00 PM UTC

​@Ayush_Dx1330 Illustrator has View > Presentation Mode

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Participant
Oct 1, 2026 6:01 PM UTC

Bro I need a full screen workspace

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Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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Oct 1, 2026 6:14 PM UTC

Are you referring to maximizing your screen, or do you mean hiding all the panels and tools? More details would be helpful.

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