Useful Tip

Illustrator CS5 provides the following drawing modes:

• Draw Normal ()  
  
• Draw Behind ()
  
• Draw Inside ()
  

A dotted open rectangle like the one shown in the illustration C, is displayed when an object with Draw Inside mode is active.

The Draw Normal mode is the default drawing mode. You can select drawing modes from the Tools panel, below the Color Selector tool.

Drawing Modes panel

To switch through drawing modes, click the Drawing Modes panel in the Tools panel and select the drawing mode. You can also use the Shift+D keyboard shortcut to cycle through the drawing modes.

For a video on using the different drawing modes, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid5209_ai_en.