Exploring and Setting Preference in Adobe Illustrator CS6

What are Preference in Adobe Illustrator CS6 ..?

Preferences are options that help customizing Illustrator to a particular designing method and utilize available computer resources to optimize the overall performance of the application. For instance, you can use the Units and Guides & Grid preferences to precisely work with objects in Illustrator. Similarly, you can customize Plug-ins & Scratch Disks to run Illustrator faster. 

Illustrator contains various preference options that include General, Selection & Anchor Display, Type, Units, Guides & Grid, Smart Guides, Slices, Dictionary & Hyphenation, Plug-ins & Scratch Disks, User Interface, File Handling Clipboard, and Appearance of Black.

Preference settings are saved every time you close the application. Illustrator saves your preference in a file called AlPrefs (Windows), which is launched each time you start
preference settings using the Preferences dialog box. In the Preferences dialog box
preference category in the Category pane on the left to display the associated preferences settings, and then modify them.

Setting Illustrator Preferences

To set preferences in Illustrator, open the Preferences dialog box, select the category in the left pane and modify the preference setting. For instance, using the General category, you can configure the common features of the application, such as keyboard increment, anti-aliasing, and tooltips. You can select the General category by selecting Edit→ Preferences →General from the Menu bar or pressing the CTRL+K keys together. The default unit of measurement in Illustrator is point (pt).

Perform the following steps to set preference settings in the General category:

1. Start the Illustrator CS6 application

2. Select Edit→ Preferences →General from the Menu bar. The Preferences dialog box           appears with the General category selected.

3. You can configure Preference setting as require.

6. Click the OK button in the Preferences dialog box to apply the changes.