We subscribe to Element-K Journals at work and receive Inside Illustrator, Inside Photoshop, and a few others. As a bonus I get these element -K tips all the time so I thought I would pass them along.
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Enhancing workflow with contextual menus (Illustrator 9/10/CS)
Using contextual menus is easy. In Windows, right-click on the
document. On the Mac, hold down the [control] key and click on
the document. Illustrator's contextual menus always let you
select objects in the document relative to your current position.
Everything else in the menu is dependent on which tool is
selected. For example, if you have a path selected, the
contextual menu gives you relevant options, such as making it
into a mask, transforming it, or arranging its position in the
stacking order.
Enjoy, and remember, Share Your Knowledge
Enhancing workflow with contextual menus (Illustrator 9/10/CS)
Using contextual menus is easy. In Windows, right-click on the
document. On the Mac, hold down the [control] key and click on
the document. Illustrator's contextual menus always let you
select objects in the document relative to your current position.
Everything else in the menu is dependent on which tool is
selected. For example, if you have a path selected, the
contextual menu gives you relevant options, such as making it
into a mask, transforming it, or arranging its position in the
stacking order.