Simultaneously Expand When Creating Compund Shapes
Tips, Tips and Tricks | August 7th, 2008
This is a quick tip, but anything that helps productivity is worth mentioning. With the Pathfinder Panel you can create different compound shapes by pressing the desired button. You expand the shape by pressing the Expand button in the panel. Instead of pressing the expand button, hold Alt /Option when pressing the button to combine these two step!
Useful tip, thank you
Yes, it’s useful.
Excellent. Yeah, every little bit helps.
I love these useful little tips you share! Thanks, Ryan.
Huh, I use pathfinder all the time and I never knew that — super-useful tip. Thanks!
not useful
Note: In CS4 this trick has been reversed. Now you hold down the option/alt key to prevent this action to expand.
@ Sigurdur,
Yeah it is. It threw me for a loop when first using CS4. Thanks for pointing it out!
very good, thank you
It is good to see you posting on this topic, I have to bookmark this website. Keep up the good work.
Great tip! Thanks!