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1 – The Layer bar displays icons of all layers in your document. It lets you add and delete layers, change their stacking order, and change the layer content.
Related subtopics:
Introduction to Layers and Objects
The Layer Bar
The Layer Content Window
2 – Canvas. This is the area where you preview and work with the image.
3 – The "Hide/Show Object Handles" button. Handles on the border are used for resizing objects.
4 – The Set Size button. Click it to change the document size (dimensions of the final image).
5 – The "Export To..." button. Click it to copy the image to the clipboard or export it to a graphic file.
Related subtopics:
Exporting
6 – The plain color and gradient fill tools.
Related subtopics:
The Fill Effect
7 – The texture library.
Related subtopics:
Applying Textures
8 – The material library.
Related subtopics:
Applying Materials
9 – The Effects tab contains the Fill section, the texture and material libraries.
10 – The Geometry tab contains transformation patterns.
Related subtopics:
Transformations
11 – The Styles tab contains the library of styles (pre-designed sets of effects that can be applied at once).
Related subtopics:
Using Styles
12 – The Stroke tool.
Related subtopics:
The Stroke Effect
13 – The Shadow and Glow tools.
Related subtopics:
The Glow Effect
To select individual layers, click on them on the canvas or in the layer bar. To select several layers, use Cmd-click or Shift-click.