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USING ILLUSTRATOR
Keyboard shortcuts
Last updated 11/8/2011
Keys for drawing in perspective
This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu
commands or tool tips.
Add or subtract winds from a spiral while
increasing the length of the spiral
Start dragging, then Alt-drag Start dragging then Option-drag
Change the decay rate of a spiral Start dragging then Ctrl-drag Start dragging then Command-drag
Add or remove horizontal lines from a
rectangular grid or concentric lines from a
polar grid
Start dragging, then press the Up Arrow or
Down Arrow
Start dragging, then press the Up Arrow or
Down Arrow
Add or remove vertical lines from a
rectangular grid or radial lines from a polar
grid
Start dragging, then press the Right Arrow or
Left Arrow
Start dragging, then press the Right Arrow or
Left Arrow
Decrease the skew value for horizontal
dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers
in a polar grid by 10%
Start dragging, then press F Start dragging, then press F
Increase the skew value for horizontal dividers
in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a
polar grid by 10%
Start dragging, then press V Start dragging, then press V
Decrease the skew value for vertical dividers
in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in
a polar grid by 10%
Start dragging, then press X Start dragging, then press X
Increase the skew value for vertical dividers in
a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a
polar grid by 10%
Start dragging, then press C Start dragging, then press C
Create and expand a Live Trace object in one
step
Alt-click Live Trace in the Control panel, or
hold down Alt and select a tracing preset.
Option-click Live Trace in the Control panel, or
hold down Option and select a tracing preset.
Increase size of Blob Brush ] (right square bracket) ] (right square bracket)
Decrease size of Blob Brush [ (left square bracket) [ (left square bracket)
Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or
vertically
Shift Shift
Switch through drawing modes Shift+D Shift+D
Join two or more paths Select the paths, then press Ctrl+J Select the paths, then press Command+J
Create corner or smooth join Select the paths, then press Shift+Ctrl+Alt+j Select the anchor point, then press
Shift+Command+Option+j
Results Windows Mac OS
Perspective Grid Tool Shift+P Shift+P
Perspective Selection Tool Shift+V Shift+V
Perspective Grid Ctrl+Shift+I Command+Shift+I
Moving objects perpendicularly Press the number 5 key, then click and drag the
object
Press the number 5 key, then click and drag
the object
Result Windows Mac OS