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KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Keyboard Shortcuts Illustrator CS4 offers keyboard shortcuts to functions otherwise available in menus or panels. You can customize your own sets of shortcuts, change individual shortcuts within a set, and switch between sets by choosing Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts. Here are some of the most useful Illustrator CS4 keyboard shortcuts. Creating objects (Hold down keys until after releasing the mouse button.) R es u lt a ct i o n Constrains objects horizontally, vertically, or proportionally. Windows Shift M ac OS Shift Draws objects from their centers. Alt Option Opens dialog boxes with transformation tools. Alt-click Option-click Turns the cursor into the Hand tool. Spacebar Spacebar Repositions an object while it is being drawn. Spacebar-drag Spacebar-drag Maintains star inner radius. Star tool+Ctrl-drag Star tool+Command-drag Adds/subtracts sides, corner radius, star points, or spiral coils. Start drawing, and press Start drawing, and press the Up or Down Arrow press the Up or Down Arrow Changes the pointer to a cross hair for selected tools. Caps lock Caps lock Viewing objects R es u lt a ct i o n Fits active artboard in window. Windows Double-click Hand tool or Ctrl+0 Fits all artboards in window. Ctrl+Alt+0 Sets magnification to 100%. Double-click Zoom tool or Ctrl+1 Turns the cursor into the Zoom-in tool. Click or select an area to zoom in. Ctrl+spacebar Turns the cursor into the Zoom-out tool. Click to zoom out. Ctrl+Alt+spacebar Locks/unlocks guides. Ctrl+Alt+; M ac OS Double-click Hand tool or Command+0 Command+Option+0 Double-click Zoom tool or Command+1 Command+spacebar Command+Option +spacebar Command+Option+; FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide-Keyboard Shortcuts 40

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FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide
Keyboard Shortcuts
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Creating objects
(Hold down keys until after releasing the mouse button.)
RESULT
ACTION
WINDOWS
MAC OS
Constrains objects horizontally, vertically, or proportionally.
Shift
Shift
Draws objects from their centers.
Alt
Option
Opens dialog boxes with transformation tools.
Alt-click
Option-click
Turns the cursor into the Hand tool.
Spacebar
Spacebar
Repositions an object while it is being drawn.
Spacebar-drag
Spacebar-drag
Maintains star inner radius.
Star tool+Ctrl-drag
Star tool+Command-drag
Adds/subtracts sides, corner radius, star points,
Start drawing, and press
Start drawing, and
or spiral coils.
press the Up or Down Arrow press the Up or Down Arrow
Changes the pointer to a cross hair for selected tools.
Caps lock
Caps lock
Viewing objects
RESULT
ACTION
WINDOWS
MAC OS
Fits active artboard in window.
Double-click Hand
Double-click Hand
tool or Ctrl+0
tool or Command+0
Fits all artboards in window.
Ctrl+Alt+0
Command+Option+0
Sets magnification to 100%.
Double-click Zoom
Double-click Zoom
tool or Ctrl+1
tool or Command+1
Turns the cursor into the Zoom-in tool.
Click or select an area to zoom in.
Ctrl+spacebar
Command+spacebar
Turns the cursor into the Zoom-out tool.
Click to zoom out.
Ctrl+Alt+spacebar
Command+Option
+spacebar
Locks/unlocks guides.
Ctrl+Alt+;
Command+Option+;
Illustrator CS4 offers keyboard shortcuts to functions otherwise available
in menus or panels. You can customize your own sets of shortcuts, change
individual shortcuts within a set, and switch between sets by choosing
Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts.
Here are some of the most useful Illustrator CS4 keyboard shortcuts.
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Keyboard Shortcuts