Operation Manual

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USING ILLUSTRATOR
Keyboard shortcuts
Last updated 11/8/2011
Keys for the Gradient 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 Layers 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.
Select the inverse for the nonactive fill/stroke Ctrl + Shift + Alt-click color bar Command + Shift + Option-click color bar
Change the color mode Shift-click color bar Shift-click color bar
Move color sliders in tandem Shift-drag color slider Shift-drag color slider
Switch between percentage and 0-255 values
for RGB
Double-click to right of a numerical field Double-click to right of a numerical field
Result Windows Mac OS
Duplicate color stops Alt-drag Option-drag
Swap color stops Alt-drag color stop onto another stop Option-drag color stop onto another color
stop
Apply swatch color to active (or selected)
color stop
Alt-click swatch in the Swatches panel Option-click swatch in the Swatches panel
Reset the gradient fill to default black and
white linear gradient
Ctrl-click Gradient Fill box in the Gradient
panel
Command-click Gradient Fill box in the
Gradient panel
Show/Hide gradient arrow Ctrl + Alt + G Command + Option + G
Modify angle and end-point together Alt-drag end point of gradient annotator Option-drag end point of gradient annotator
Constrain Gradient tool or Gradient annotator
while dragging
Shift-drag Shift-drag
View Gradient annotator in selected gradient
filled object
G G
Result Windows Mac OS
Select all objects on the layer Alt-click layer name Option-click layer name
Show/hide all layers but the selected one Alt-click eye icon Option-click eye icon
Select Outline/Preview view for the selected
layer
Ctrl-click eye icon Command-click eye icon
Selects Outline/Preview view for all other
layers
Ctrl + Alt-click eye icon Command + Option-click eye icon
Lock/unlock all other layers Alt-click lock icon Option-click lock icon
Expand all sublayers to display entire
hierarchy
Alt-click expansion triangle Option-click expansion triangle
Set options as you create new layer Alt-click New Layer button Option-click New Layer button
Result Windows Mac OS