Keyboard Shortcuts - Adobe 65010248 - Illustrator CS4 - PC Manual

Keyboard Shortcuts

Creating objects
RESulT
Constrains objects horizontally, vertically, or proportionally.
Draws objects from their centers.
Opens dialog boxes with transformation tools.
Turns the cursor into the Hand tool.
Repositions an object while it is being drawn.
Maintains star inner radius.
Adds/subtracts sides, corner radius, star points,
or spiral coils.
Changes the pointer to a cross hair for selected tools.
Viewing objects
RESulT
Fits active artboard in window.
Fits all artboards in window.
Sets magnification to 100%.
Turns the cursor into the Zoom-in tool. Click or select an area to zoom in.
Turns the cursor into the Zoom-out tool. Click to zoom out.
Locks/unlocks guides.
K E Y B O A R D S H O R T C U T S
Illustrator CS4 offers 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 are some of the most useful Illustrator CS4 keyboard shortcuts.
(Hold down keys until after releasing the mouse button.)
aC Tion
WindoWs Mac os
Shift Shift
Alt Option
Alt-click Option-click
Spacebar Spacebar
Spacebar-drag Spacebar-drag
Star tool+Ctrl-drag Star tool+Command-drag
Start drawing, and press Start drawing, and
press the Up or Down Arrow press the Up or Down Arrow
Caps lock Caps lock
aC Tion
WindoWs Mac os
Double-click Hand Double-click Hand
tool or Ctrl+0 tool or Command+0
Ctrl+Alt+0 Command+Option+0
Double-click Zoom Double-click Zoom
tool or Ctrl+1 tool or Command+1
Ctrl+spacebar Command+spacebar
Ctrl+Alt+spacebar Command+Option
+spacebar
Ctrl+Alt+; Command+Option+;
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