Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 - Manual (Page 546)

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Last updated 6/5/2015
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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 Start dragging, then Alt-drag Start dragging then Option-drag
Change the decay rate of a spiral Start dragging then Ctrl-drag Start dragging then 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
Create and expand a Live Trace object in one
step Alt-click Live Trace in the Control panel, or
hold down Alt and select a tracing preset. Option-click Live Trace in the Control panel, or
hold down Option and select a tracing preset.
Increase size of Blob Brush ] (right square bracket) ] (right square bracket)
Decrease size of Blob Brush [ (left square bracket) [ (left square bracket)
Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or
vertically Shift Shift