Adobe Illustrator CS4 - Manual (Page 478)

471 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