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Luckily, there’s an easy way to scale objects proportionally in Illustrator. Either way, once you’ve created an object, it’s likely that you don’t want to ruin that object by stretching and warping it. Maybe the object is too big or it’s not quite big enough. Sometimes, you need to change the size of an object. Windows: A Temporarily Switch To The Selection or Direct Selection Tool (While Keeping The Current Tool Active)
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Windows V Access The Direct Selection Tool: When using the shortcut to temporarily switch over to the Selection or Direct Selection Tool, the tool you last used will be the tool that is activated. The Direct Selection Tool is used to select the individual points and paths on an object. The Selection Tool is used to select entire objects or groups. Because these tools are so popular, there are a variety of ways to quickly access them. This means that you’ll be using the Selection and Direct Selection tools frequently throughout every project. Before, editing anything in Illustrator, you’ll have to select it first. The Selection and Direct Selection Tools are another set of commonly used tools. Access The Selection Tool And Direct Selection Tool Windows: Ctrl + Spacebar Zoom Out Shortcuts:ģ. The Zoom Tool and Hand Tool are often used together because you’ll need to navigate around a document that has been enlarged using the Zoom Tool.

Just as the name implies, the Zoom Tool zooms in and zooms out of a document. The Hand Tool is often accompanied by the Zoom Tool. Windows: Spacebar Hand Tool Shortcuts (While Editing Text) No matter what type of artwork you’re working on, you’ll likely need to move around that artwork so that you can see the area that you’re working on. Increase the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10%Īlt+click Live Trace in the Control panel, or hold down Alt and select a tracing preset.The Hand Tool is responsible for panning and moving around a document, and it is one of the most used tools in Illustrator. Increase the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10%ĭecrease the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% Start dragging, then Right Arrow/ LeftArrowĪdd or remove vertical lines from a rectangular grid or radial lines from a polar gridĪdd or remove horizontal lines from a rectangular grid or concentric lines from a polar gridįlip an arc, keeping the re ference point constantĪdd or subtract winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiralĭecrease the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10% Start dragging, then Up Arrow/ Down Arrow Increase or decrease polygon sides, star points, arc angle, spiral winds, or flare rays Select multiple artboards in the Artboards panelĬonstrain a shape’s proportions or orientation to: (1) equal height and width for rectangles, rounded rectangles, ellipses, and grids, (2) Increments of 45° for line and arc segments, or (3) Original orientation for polygons, stars, and flaresĭraw from the center of a shape (except for polygons, stars, and flares) Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom toolĬonvert between horizontal and vertical guide Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode)
#Adobe illustrator keyboard shortcuts .pdf full#
Toggle between screen modes: Normal Screen Mode, Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar, Full Screen Mode
