Operation Manual

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USING ILLUSTRATOR
Keyboard shortcuts
Last updated 11/8/2011
Keys for the Actions panel
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.
Keys for the Brushes panel
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.
Keys for the Character and Paragraph panels
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.
Keys for the Color panel
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.
Result Windows Mac OS
Expand/Collapse entire hierarchy for action
set
Alt-click expansion triangle Option-click expansion triangle
Set options for action set Double-click folder icon Double-click folder icon
Play a single command Ctrl-click Play Current Selection button Command-click Play Current Selection button
Begin recording actions without confirmation Alt-click New Action button Option-click New Action button
Result Windows Mac OS
Open Brush Options dialog box Double-click brush Double-click brush
Duplicate brush Drag brush to New Brush button Drag brush to New Brush button
Result Windows Mac OS
Increase/decrease the selected value by a
small increment
Up Arrow or Down Arrow Up Arrow or Down Arrow
Increase/decreases the selected value by a
large increment
Shift + Up Arrow or Down Arrow Shift + Up Arrow or Down Arrow
Highlight the font name field in the Character
panel
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F Command + Option + Shift + F
Result Windows Mac OS
Select the complement for the current color
fill/stroke
Ctrl-click color bar Command-click color bar
Change the nonactive fill/stroke Alt-click color bar Option-click color bar
Select the complement for the nonactive
fill/stroke
Ctrl + Alt-click color bar Command + Option-click color bar
Select the inverse for the current fill/stroke Ctrl + Shift-click color bar Command + Shift-click color bar