If you’re working with images in Illustrator, you may have noticed that when you want to open an image trace panel, the default behavior is to open the File menu and select Open. This can be a bit of a hassle if you’re used to other programs where opening an image trace panel is just a matter of pressing Ctrl+O (or Command+O on Macs). Fortunately, there’s a way to change the default behavior in Illustrator. To open an image trace panel by default, all you need to do is go to the File menu and select Preferences. In the Preferences window, click on the General tab and under “Open actions for files with this extension,” choose “Open image trace panel.” ..
