Adobe Illustrator CS3 - Manual (Page 473)

ILLUSTRATOR CS3
User Guide
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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.
Result Windows Mac OS
Move one character right or left Right Arrow or Left Arrow Right Arrow or Left Arrow
Move up or down one line Up Arrow or Down Arrow Up Arrow or Down Arrow
Move one word right or left Ctrl + Right Arrow or Left Arrow Command + Right Arrow or Left Arrow
Move up or down one paragraph Ctrl + Up Arrow or Down Arrow Command + Up Arrow or Down Arrow
Select one word right or left Shift + Ctrl + Right Arrow or Left Arrow Shift + Command + Right Arrow or Left
Arrow
Select one paragraph before or after Shift + Ctrl + Up Arrow or Down Arrow Shift + Command + Up Arrow or Down
Arrow
Extend existing selection Shift-click Shift-click
Align paragraph left, right, or center Ctrl + Shift + L, R, or C Command + Shift + L, R, or C
Justify paragraph Ctrl + Shift + J Command + Shift + J
Insert soft return Shift + Enter Shift + Return
Highlight kerning Ctrl + Alt + K Command + Option + K
Reset horizontal scale to 100% Ctrl + Shift + X Command + Shift + X
Increase or decrease type size Ctrl + Shift + > or < Command + Shift + > or <
Increase or decrease leading Alt + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or
Right or Left Arrow (vertical text) Option + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal
text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text)
Set leading to the type size Double-click leading icon in the Character
panel Double-click leading icon in the Character
panel
Reset tracking/kerning to 0 Ctrl + Alt + Q Command + Option + Q
Add or remove space (kerning) between
two characters Alt + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or
Up or Down Arrow (vertical text) Option + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal
text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text)
Add or remove space (kerning) between
characters by five times the increment value Ctrl + Alt + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal
text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text) Command + Option + Right or Left Arrow
(horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow
(vertical text)
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 (hori-
zontal 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