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The tool is still there, but he team decided to hide the Knife tool from the Basic toolbar, based on the usage statistics, aiming to reduce clutter for new users.
You can still access it. There are two options:
1. Go to Window > Toolbars and pick Advanced, to view the classic tool layout, including all plugin tools added.
2. Press Edit Toolbar button at the bottom of your current toolbar (with three dots), find the Knife there (it’s the last one in the Modify section), and drag it into the panel in the slot you find fitting (be careful not to insert it into a tool-group by mistake, it’s a tight wiggle).
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Hi Egor,
Thank you so much for your genuine answer! It came so fast, I really didn't expect to get a response so promptly so I really appreciate your help.
I did find the 'expand' in the help / discover toolbar as you suggested, but the majority of clickable buttons in any menu is still part of a 'how to...' tutorial' rather than a straightforward answer to 'what is -insert button name-'. Since I'm new to the software, how would I even know what I want to do if I don't know what the tools do??!
E.g. If I want to know what 'Effect' > 'Stylze' (illustrator effect) does, typing 'stylize' in Help will show nothing. I'll have to click again to enter Discover, which I kind of guessed that it's under 'summary of effects'. It's a super long page of text that doesn't allow me to ctrl+f and search 'stylize' and nor does it mention 'stylize'??? (or maybe it does but at this point, I'm already frustrated.) If today I happen to create a shape or something that allows this effect to be used then I'll maybe be able to guess what 'stylize' does, but if not, the software doesn't even tell me why I can't do it...
I spent a lot of time on google just searching why a tool or a button does not work or have no response!
It also bugs me that you can only access the Discover menu after clicking something and not finding it. For instance, if you type 'scissor' to look for the scissors tool in Help, it won't show up right away! By default, this is kind of hidden as you need to toggle the Eraser tool to find it. Who would intuitively think that Eraser is in the same place as a Scissor??
This is the kind of poor ser experience that I'm talking about...