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lawrenceg94065294
Inspiring
October 9, 2022
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"Hide Illustrator"

  • October 9, 2022
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When, oh when, ye lords of Illustrator, are you going to assign a keyboard shortcut to Hide Illustrator?????

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Correct answer Ton Frederiks

You can make your own using Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts... > Menu Commands > Illustrator > Hide Illustrator

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Dirk Becker
Legend
October 9, 2022

On the Mac you can hide any application even if it assigns the Cmd+H shortcut for something else.

Cmd+Tab switches to the next application

Keep the Cmd key pressed further on.

You should see the centered strip of application icons. The targeted application is highlighted there.

Cmd+Shift+Tab to switch to the previous application (e.g. Illustrator).

Still keep the Cmd key pressed.

Cmd+H hides the highlighted application, or shows it if already hidden.

Repeat for other applications.

 

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lawrenceg94065294Author
Inspiring
October 9, 2022

Thanks for the tips, folks. All I know is, command-H works in every other application, and it ought to work in Illustrator, too. The first suggestion means that I have to spend time to roll my own; the second requires a lot more keystrokes. Adobe should do this, not me!

Ton Frederiks
Community Expert
Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 9, 2022

Cmd H was used in Illustrator (and Photoshop) to Hide Edges long before Apple decided to use this for hiding the application. If you like it to hide the application, it is easy to change.

    Ton Frederiks
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    Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    October 9, 2022

    You can make your own using Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts... > Menu Commands > Illustrator > Hide Illustrator

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