Work space overview
Toolbox
Here is where you will find the tools you will use to create your project. Tools include 
Selection Arrow, 
Direct Selection arrow, , 
Direct Selection Lasso, 
Pen, 
Text, 
Ellipse, 
Rectangle, 
Paintbrush, 
Pencil, 
Rotate, 
Scale, 
Free Transform, 
Blend, 
Column Graph, 
Mesh Tool, 
Gradient, 
Eyedropper, 
Scissors, 
Hand, and 
Zoom.
Artboard
This is where you place your artwork. Objects that appear within the printable area will appear on printouts. Objects that appear in the scratch area are not printed.
Floating palettes
When you launch Illustrator, the floating palettes appear stacked in groups on the right side of the screen. The palettes include Appearance, Navigator, Info, Color, Attributes, Transparency, Stroke, Gradient, Styles, Swatches, Brushes, Layers, Actions, and Links. To show or hide a palette, choose Window from the menu bar and select one of the Show/Hide commands.
