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Keyboard Shortcuts

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Keyboard Shortcuts Illustrator CS2 offers keyboard shortcuts to functions otherwise available in menus or palettes. You can customize your own sets of shortcuts, change individual shortcuts within a set, and switch between sets by choosing Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts. Here is a list of some of the most useful Illustrator CS2 keyboard shortcuts. Creating objects (Hold down keys until after releasing the mouse button.) R esult action Constrains objects horizontally, vertically, or proportionally. Windows Shift Draws objects from their centers. Alt Opens dialog boxes with transformation tools. Alt-click Turns the cursor into the Hand tool. Spacebar Repositions an object while it is being drawn. Spacebar-drag Maintains star inner radius. Star tool+Ctrl-drag Adds/subtracts sides, corner radius, star, points, or spiral coils. Click-hold+Up/Down Arrow key Changes the pointer to a cross hair for selected tools. Caps lock M a c OS Shift Option Option-click Spacebar Spacebar-drag Star tool+Cmd-drag Click-hold+Up/Down Arrow key Caps lock Viewing objects R esult action Fits imageable area in window. Windows Double-click Hand tool or Ctrl+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 a c OS Double-click Hand tool or Cmd+0 Double-click Zoom tool or Cmd+1 Cmd+spacebar Cmd+Opt+spacebar Cmd+Opt+; 38 FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide

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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+Cmd-drag
Adds/subtracts sides, corner radius, star,
Click-hold+Up/Down
Click-hold+Up/Down
points, or spiral coils.
Arrow key
Arrow key
Changes the pointer to a cross hair for selected tools.
Caps lock
Caps lock
Viewing.objects
RESULT
ACTION
WINDOWS
MAC OS
Fits imageable area in window.
Double-click Hand
Double-click Hand
tool or Ctrl+0
tool or Cmd+0
Sets magnification to 100%.
Double-click Zoom
Double-click Zoom
tool or Ctrl+1
tool or Cmd+1
Turns the cursor into the Zoom-in tool.
Click or select an area to Zoom in.
Ctrl+spacebar
Cmd+spacebar
Turns the cursor into the Zoom-out tool.
Click to Zoom out.
Ctrl+Alt+spacebar
Cmd+Opt+spacebar
Locks/unlocks guides.
Ctrl+Alt+;
Cmd+Opt+;
Keyboard Shortcuts
Illustrator CS2 offers keyboard shortcuts to functions otherwise available
in menus or palettes. You can customize your own sets of shortcuts, change
individual shortcuts within a set, and switch between sets by choosing Edit >
Keyboard Shortcuts.
Here is a list of some of the most useful Illustrator CS2 keyboard shortcuts.