Adobe Illustrator has a lot of features. There are different previews available, While working we can switch to any preview if we want. Sometimes when we are working in Adobe Illustrator we might accidentally switch to outline mode and then we are stuck in it, as we don’t know how to get out of outline mode. Artboard turns into white and the outline of objects appears. This might be difficult for many users as some users do not know how to get out of outline mode. In this tutorial, we are going to tell you different ways to get out of outline mode easily.
Following are different ways given which you can follow:
By using the menu bar
By using the menu bar, you can get out of outline mode with just one click.

Open your Adobe Illustrator, open your project.
Click on View from the top menu bar, a drop-down list will appear.

Click on Outline, then your artboard will be converted to outline mode.
If you are already in outline mode, click on View.
From the drop-down list, click on Preview.

Now you can see the normal artboard, and outline mode will be turned off.
By using layers
You can also use layers to turn on or off outline mode in Adobe Illustrator.
After opening your project, or during the working process you can go to outline mode easily.
Click on the layers panel in the upper right corner.

Click on the eye and also press the Ctrl key, given at the start of the layer. After clicking on the eye with Ctrl, the eye will disappear and you will switch your workspace to outline mode.

If you want to get out of outline mode simply click with the Ctrl key to go to preview mode.
By using short key
If you want to adopt an easy way to switch from outline mode to preview mode, you can simply use your keyboard.
From the keyboard, press Ctrl+ Y to switch to outline mode.
Now you will be in outline mode.
If you want to switch back to preview mode press Ctrl+Y again from your keyboard.
Now you are in preview mode.

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