Viewing artwork as paths

Adobe Illustrator sets the view so that all artwork is previewed in color. You can also set the view so that your artwork is displayed only as paths with all paint attributes hidden. Viewing artwork without paint attributes speeds up the time it takes to redraw the screen when working with complex artwork.

To view the artwork in color or as path outlines:

Choose a viewing option:

• Choose View > Preview to display the artwork as close as possible to how it will be printed, drawn with as much color, shading, and detail as your monitor is capable of displaying.
• Choose View > Outline to display the artwork as paths, hiding each object's paint attributes. Working in this view speeds up the redraw time when working with complex artwork.

Use the New Window command to preview in one window while editing in Outline view in another.