Adobe Illustrator CS4 - Manual (Page 475)

468 USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4
Keyboard shortcuts
Set keyboard increments in General Preferences
Keys for editing shapes
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 painting objects
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.
Move selection in 10x user-defined
increments Shift + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or
Down Arrow Shift + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or
Down Arrow
Lock all deselected artwork Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 2 Command + Option + Shift + 2
Constrain movement to 45° angle (except
when using Reflect tool) Hold down Shift Hold down Shift
Result Windows Mac OS
Switch Pen tool to Convert Anchor Point
tool Alt Option
Switch between Add Anchor Point tool and
Delete Anchor Point tool Alt Option
Switch Scissors tool to Add Anchor Point
tool Alt Option
Switch Pencil tool to Smooth tool Alt Option
Move current anchor point while drawing
with Pen tool Spacebar-drag Spacebar-drag
Cut a straight line with Knife tool Alt-drag Option-drag
Cut at 45° or 90° with Knife tool Shift + Alt-drag Shift + Option-drag
Turn shape mode buttons in Pathfinder
panel into Pathfinder commands Alt + Shape mode Option + Shape mode
Result Windows Mac OS
Toggle between fill and stroke X X
Set fill and stroke to default D D
Swap fill and stroke Shift + X Shift + X
Select gradient fill mode > >
Select color fill mode < <
Select no stroke/fill mode / (forward slash) / (forward slash)
Sample color from an image or
intermediate color from gradient Alt + Eyedropper tool Option + Eyedropper tool
Result Windows Mac OS