Keys for using panels, Keys for the actions panel – Adobe Illustrator CS4 User Manual

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USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4

Keyboard shortcuts

To change the increment value for type shortcuts, choose Edit > Preferences >Type (Windows) or Illustrator >
Preferences >Type (Mac OS). Enter the values you want in the Size/Leading, Baseline Shift, and Tracking text boxes,

and click OK.

Keys for using 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 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.

Increase or decrease baseline shift

Alt + Shift + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal
text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text)

Option + Shift + Up or Down Arrow
(horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow
(vertical text)

Switch between Type and Vertical Type,
Area Type and Vertical Area Type, and Path
Type and Vertical Path Type tools

Shift

Shift

Switch between Area Type and Type, Path
Type and Area Type, and Vertical Path Type
and Vertical Area Type tools

Alt-click Type tool

Option-click Type tool

Result

Windows

Mac

OS

Set options (except for Actions, Brushes,
Swatches, and Symbols panels)

Alt-click New button

Option-click New button

Delete without confirmation (except for
Layers panel)

Alt-click Delete button

Option-click Delete button

Apply value and keep text box active

Shift + Enter

Shift + Return

Select range of actions, brushes, layers,
links, styles, or swatches

Shift-click

Shift-click

Select noncontiguous actions, brushes,
layers (same level only), links, styles, or
swatches

Ctrl-click

Command-click

Show/Hide all panels

Tab

Tab

Show/Hide all panels except the Tools panel
and Control panel

Shift + Tab

Shift + Tab

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

Alt-click Play button

Option-click Play button

Begin recording actions without
confirmation

Alt-click New Action button

Option-click New Action button

Result

Windows

Mac

OS

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