Adobe Illustrator CS3 User Manual

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ILLUSTRATOR CS3

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Constrain a shape’s proportions or orienta-
tion to:

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equal height and width for rectangles,
rounded rectangles, ellipses, and grids

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Increments of 45˚ for line and arc
segments

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Original orientation for polygons, stars,
and flares

Shift-drag

Move a shape while drawing it

spacebar-drag

Draw from the center of a shape (except for
polygons, stars, and flares)

Alt-drag

Option-drag

Continuously duplicate a shape

‘ (grave accent)-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

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

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

Alt-drag

Option-drag

Change the decay rate of a spiral

Ctrl-drag

Command-drag

Add or remove horizontal lines from a rect-
angular grid or concentric lines from a polar
grid

Start dragging, then press the Up Arrow or
Down Arrow

Add or remove vertical lines from a rectan-
gular grid or radial lines from a polar grid

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

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

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

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

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.