AI_Compound Paths.pdf (1.1 MB)
One other note - if you subtract one shape from another, for example to create a donut shape, then the result is a compound shape.
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I’m pretty sure I covered that in the Pathfinder Menu tutorial as well, but I’ll check to make sure.
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You did - I thought it might be helpful to mention in this context, too. 
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Gotcha! Good idea. 
(And I wasn’t overly specific in the other tutorial about them becoming Compound Paths, so I should probably address that down the road.)
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