Frequent Question: How Do You Switch Tools in Illustrator?
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Click a tool in the toolbar. If there is a small triangle at a tool’s lower-right corner, hold down the mouse button to view the hidden tools, and then click the tool you want to select. Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (macOS), and then click a tool to cycle through and select hidden tools.

How do I get my tools back in Illustrator?

To show or hide the toolbar, do one of the following:

  1. Choose Window > Tools.
  2. Click the close button on the title bar.

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How do I change the selection tool in Illustrator?

To add or remove objects from the selection, hold down Shift and click or drag around the objects you want to add or remove. Tip: When the Selection tool is over a deselected object or group, it changes to . When it is over a selected object or group, the tool changes to .

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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