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yes &quot;ctrl +&quot; and &quot;ctrl -&quot; does zoom you in and out. <br />
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and that be all you need, however once you are zoomed in to work where you want, you can choose &quot;View&quot; and pull down to select &quot;New View...&quot; and enter a name to save this view by (say myView for example). Then anytime you want to go back to just that view again, just choose &quot;View&quot; and pull down and select the name of the view you created (myView). No keyboard shortcuts here though. Newly created views are listed at the bottom of the list. 
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yes "ctrl +" and "ctrl -" does zoom you in and out.

and that be all you need, however once you are zoomed in to work where you want, you can choose "View" and pull down to select "New View..." and enter a name to save this view by (say myView for example). Then anytime you want to go back to just that view again, just choose "View" and pull down and select the name of the view you created (myView). No keyboard shortcuts here though. Newly created views are listed at the bottom of the list.

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love the ctrl + spacebar<br />
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can't live in &quot;adobeland&quot; without it :)
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love the ctrl + spacebar

can't live in "adobeland" without it :)

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Is there a way in Illustrator to make it zoom in on the selected object, rather than the center of the screen? and then once I have settled on a desired zoom level for editing with the direct selection and/or pen tools,what is the keyboard shortcut to toggle back and forth between my view and edit zoom levels?<br />
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Thanks!<br />
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John
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Is there a way in Illustrator to make it zoom in on the selected object, rather than the center of the screen? and then once I have settled on a desired zoom level for editing with the direct selection and/or pen tools,what is the keyboard shortcut to toggle back and forth between my view and edit zoom levels?

Thanks!

John

In Illustrator, zooming in on the selected object and toggling between two zoom levels.

Illustration software is distinguished from photo-editing software in that the result is an original construction, rather than the manipulation of a photograph. Illustration software uses vector-based tools such that the content is stored digitally as resolution-independent mathematical formulae describing lines (open paths), shapes (closed paths), and color fills, strokes or gradients. Vector paths are constructed of anchor points and path segments. Illustration tools typically create precise lines, shapes and patterns with well-defined edges and are superb for working with complex constructions such as maps and typography.