Different objects together in Adobe Illustrator
You want to merge shapes and objects in Illustrator, a tool. And as you put it:
- First, open Adobe Illustrator and draw the objects you want to add later a large shape together. In our example, we have created three circles.
- Select all the objects you want to merge. This works for example with the key combination [Ctrl] + [A] or with the selection tool.
- Now you are looking for in the tool-bar to the "shape tool" and select this. Alternatively, you can use the key combination [shift] + [M].
- You move the tool over your objects. The respective area is marked with a black-and-white pattern.
- To objects together, click with the tool, a first surface and drag the mouse further in the next area you want to add. On both surfaces of the black-and-white pattern will appear.
- As soon as you release the mouse, the selected areas.

Connect objects in Illustrator
This practical tip is based on Adobe Illustrator CC (2015). How to use a Photoshop document into a vector graphic convert, we show in the next article.