Pathfinders in Illustrator _ Part 7

 You use the Pathfinder panel to combine objects into new shapes. Use the top row of buttons in the panel to make paths or compound paths. To make compound shapes, use the buttons in those rows while pressing the Alt or Option key.

How to Use the Pathfinder Tool

●     To display the Pathfinder you will have to go to Window > Pathfinder to make it visible.

●     The first Shape Mode is Unite, which will combine all the selected objects into a single larger shape.

●     The second Shape Mode is Minus Front, and it allows you to use any top object to create a cutout from the one underneath.

●     The third option is Intersect, which will create a new shape by using the overlapping sections of the selected objects.

●     we have Exclude, which instead of removing any of the non-overlapping sections does the exact opposite and gets rid of the intersecting surfaces of the objects.