Clipping Mask

Clipping Mask
Object>Clipping Mask>Make
Object>Clipping>Release


Clipping Masks are essential when it comes to confining things into certain outlines.

Hotkey:
ctrl+7 - clipping mask

crop marks for clipping masks
Select crop marks to cut parts of design either making it essential for UI icons or templates for printing.

Illustrator - Essential Hotkeys

Essential Hotkeys

P - Pen
Ctrl+S - Save document
A - Direct Selection Tool
V - Selection Tool
M - Rectangle Tool
B - Brush
R - Rotate Tool
Shift-E - Eraser
Shift+C - anchor tool
spacebar - hand tool
F5 - Brushes Panel
ctrl+z - undo
shift+ctrl+z - redo
shift+r - ruler
ctrl+7 - clipping mask
ctrl+alt+7 - find mask
ctrl+shift+b - show/hide bounding box
ctrl+7 - clipping mask
ctrl+g - group objects in layer

ctrl+j - join paths

using knife tool
alt+click+drag -straight cut

placing layer
ctrl+[ - move backward
ctrl+] - move forward

CTRL - shows bounding box and live corner controls


Essential Hotkeys for graph data:

A - Entry text box Enter the data
B - Import data. Import data saved as a text file
C - Transpose row/column
Switch the columns and rows of data
D - Switch x/y
Switch the x and u axes of graphs
E - Cell style
Adjust the column width or decimal precision of cells



Modified Shortcut:
9-slice make -