Operation Manual

44 FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide
Creating objects (Hold down keys until after releasing the mouse button.)
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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
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Fits imageable area in window. Double-click Hand Double-click Hand
tool or Ctrl+0 tool or Command+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+;
Keyboard Shortcuts
Illustrator CS3 oers 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 is a list of some of the most useful Illustrator CS3 keyboard shortcuts.