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Illustrator CS2 Useful Keyboard ShortcutsMac

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Double-click tools to bring up options.

Press CAPS LOCK to change tool pointer to cross hair.

Hold down Shit to constrain movement to 45, 90, 135, or 180.

Selecting and MovingTo access Selection or Direction Selection tool (whichever was used last)

at any time ........................................................................... (Command)

To switch between Selection and Direction Selection tools .............. -Option-Tab

To switch between Direct Selection and Group Selection ............. Option-click tool

To make copy while dragging.....................................................................Option

To add to a selection ................ ................. .................. ................. ................ Shit

Move Selection.............................................................................. Any arrow key

Lock selected artwork ................................................................................... -2

Lock all deselected artwork ....................................................... -Option-Shit-2

Unlock all artwork ............................................................................. -Option-2

Hide all deselected artwork ....................................................... -Option-Shit-3

Show all artwork ................................................................................ -Option-3

Path editingJoin and Average at same time .................................................. -Option-Shit-J

Convert Anchor Point tool rom Pen tool ....................................................Option

Switch between Add Anchor Point and Delete Anchor Point tools ...............Option

Add Anchor Point tool rom Scissors tool ...................................................Option

Move anchor point while drawing with Pen tool ..................................... Spacebar

Create closed path with Pencil or Paintbrush tool .................................................

............................... when nished drawing, hold Option and release mouse

Connect to an open (& selected) path with Pencil .................................... -drag

Painting and tranSforMingTemporarily Switch rom Live Paint Bucket to Eyedropper ..........................Option

Samples intermediate color rom gradient, picture, etc. with eyedropper .......Shit

Sets center point and shows dialog ..................................... Option-click with Tool

Duplicates and transorms selection ..................................................Option-drag

Transorm pattern without transorming object ..................................~(tilde)-dragScale proportionally with Selection tool ...........................Shit-drag bounding box

Scale rom center with Selection tool ...........................Option-drag bounding box

Move mesh point along path with Mesh tool .........................................Shit-drag

Add mesh point with Mesh tool without changing color .........................Shit-click

Remove mesh point with Mesh tool ...................................................Option-click

ShaPeS (while drawing)Draw rom center ......................................................................................Option

Draw rom center with dialog .............................................................Option-click

Constrain proportion................. ................. .................. ................. ................ Shit

Constrain orientation o polygons, stars, spirals .............................................Shit

Move object while drawing ................................................................... Spacebar

Add/subtract sides, points, spiral segments .............................Up or Down Arrow

Decrease inner radius .....................................................................................

Create Continuous duplicates along mouse movement........hold ~ while Dragging

viewing & guideSGet Hand Tool (while NOT editing Type) ............................................... Spaceb

Get Hand tool (while editing Type) ....................................................................

..............Hold , then Space. Then continue holding Space but let go o

Zoom In Tool .................................................................................... -Spaceb

Zoom Out Tool ...................................................................... -Option-SpacebZoom In to exact size ............................................................... -Spacebar-dr

Hide/Show all tools and palettes .................................................................... T

Hide/Show all palettes except toolbox .................................................... Shit-T

Switch between horizontal/vertical guide ....hold Option while dragging out a new guid

Release Guide (turns it into a regular path) ........................... -Shit-double-cl

tyPeDecrease/Increase type size .......................................................... -Shit-< or

Decrease/Increase leading ............................................ Option arrow up or dow

Decrease/Increase kerning/tracking ................................Option arrow let or rig

Kerning/tracking x 5 .................................................. -Option arrow let or rig

Decrease/Increase baseline shit ........................... Shit-Option arrow down or u

Baseline shit x 5 ............................................... -Option-Shit arrow down or

Align type let, right, center........................................................... -Shit-L, R,

Justiy type ............................................................................................ -Shi

Justiy last line ..................................................................................... -Shit

Reset horizontal/vertical scale to 100% ................................................. -Shit

Reset kerning or tracking to 0............................................................ -Option

Palette ShortcutS/function KeySShow/Hide Brushes ........................................................................................

Show/Hide Color ................ .................. .................. ................. .................. .....

Show/Hide Layers ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ..F

Show/Hide Ino ............... .................. .................. ................. .................. ........

Show/Hide Gradient .................................................................................. -

Show/Hide Stroke..................................................................................... -F

Show/Hide Attributes................................................................................ -F

Revert le .....................................................................................................F

Show/Hide Graphic Styles .......................................................................Shit-

Show/Hide Appearance ................ .................. ................. .................. ......Shit-F

Show/Hide Align......................................................................................Shit-F7

Show/Hide Transorm ..............................................................................Shit-

Show/Hide Pathnder ........................................................................Shit- -Show/Hide Transparency ..................................................................Shit- -F

Show/Hide Symbols .........................................................................Shit- -F

layerS Palette ShortcutSToggle layer between Preview/Outline mode .................................. -click on e

Show layer while turning-o all others .....................................Option-click on e

Select all items on layer ...................................................Option-click layer nam

Copy selected item to dierent layer .....Option-drag selection square in Layers pale

To create the new layer at the top o list ................................................... -cli

To create the new layer below selected layer ................................. -Option-cli

color Palette ShortcutSSaturate/Desaturate current color ........................................Shit-drag color slid

Change Color Mode................................................................Shit-click color b

Select compliment o current color ............................................ -click color b

SwatcheS Palette ShortcutSReplace a swatch with another .......................... Option-drag new swatch over o

MiSc.(In any palette) Apply a value, but keep value highlighted in palette .. Shit-Retu

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toolSV...........Selection

A ..........Direct Selection

Y...........Magic Wand

Q ..........Lasso

P ..........Pen

+ ..........Add Anchor point- ...........Delete Anchor point

Shit-C ..Convert Anchor point

T...........Type

\............Line Segment

M..........Rectangle

L ...........Ellipse

B ..........Paintbrush

N ..........Pencil

R ..........Rotate

O ..........Refect

S...........Scale

Shit-R ..Warp

E...........Free Transorm

Shit-S...Symbol Sprayer

J ...........Column Graph

U ..........Mesh

G ..........Gradient

I............Eyedropper

W..........Blend

K ..........Live Paint BucketShit-L ...Live Paint Selection

Shit-K ..Slice

C ..........Scissors

H ..........Hand

Z...........Zoom

X...........Toggle between Fill & Stroke

Shit-X...Swap Fill & Stroke

D ..........Deault Fill & Stroke

(white ll/black stroke)

< ..........Fill or Stroke w/Color

> ..........Fill or Stroke w/Gradient

/............Fill or Stroke w/None

F...........Cycle through Screen Modes