Adobe Illustrator CS4 - Manual (Page 473)

466 USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4
Keyboard shortcuts
Keys for drawing
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
Constrain a shape’s proportions or
orientation to:
• equal height and width for rectangles,
rounded rectangles, ellipses, and grids
• Increments of 45° for line and arc
segments
• Original orientation for polygons, stars,
and flares
Shift-drag Shift-drag
Move a shape while drawing it spacebar-drag spacebar-drag
Draw from the center of a shape (except for
polygons, stars, and flares) Alt-drag Option-drag
Increase or decrease polygon sides, star
points, arc angle, spiral winds, or flare rays Start dragging, then press the Up Arrow or
Down Arrow Start dragging, then press the Up Arrow or
Down Arrow
Keep the inner radius of a star constant Start dragging, then hold down Ctrl Start dragging, then hold down Command
Keep the sides of a star straight Alt-drag Option-drag
Switch between an open and closed arc Start dragging, then hold down C Start dragging, then hold down C
Flip an arc, keeping the reference point
constant Start dragging, then hold down F Start dragging, then hold down SF
Add or subtract winds from a spiral while
increasing the length of the spiral Alt-drag Option-drag
Change the decay rate of a spiral Ctrl-drag 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