Quote (MalcolmSex @ Tue, May 27 2008, 12:49pm)
LOL HALP
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Hotkeys rule. They make our lives easier and work go quicker. Illustrator's got a bunch of hotkeys and, if you're sportin' a fairly recent version, you can even change and set your own hotkeys. This list of hotkeys is, by no means, a complete one but a list of, what I believe to be, some of the better ones. And I've even included a few that I've made up and programmed into my version of Illustrator, perhaps they can be of some use to you too.
Basic Workflow Hotkeys
* Spacebar - Hand Tool
pressing down the spacebar while using the draw a path or shape allows you to move it in mid-draw
* Ctrl - switch to Select Tool on the fly
Note: it always switches to the last Select Tool used
* Ctrl + Spacebar - Zoom Tool (click and drag
zoom tool to fine-tune zoom)
* X - switches between fill and stroke in the Toolbar
* Shift + X - switches the fill and stroke colours when a path is selected
* D - resets default colours to black and white
(when a path is selected too)
* Tab - hides/shows palettes
* Ctrl + C - to copy a path/segment/group
* Ctrl + F - paste in same spot in front of
copied object
* Ctrl + B - paste in same spot behind
copied object
Tranformation Hotkeys
* E - Tranform Tool
* Shift - constraints proportions (when drawing shapes or transforming)
* Alt - sets anchor to the center
* Ctrl - allows you to 'pull' from one corner of bounding box (when transforming)
* Shift + Ctrl + Alt - allows you to transform perspective (when transforming)
Threadies Specials - these are a few hotkeys that I made up out of pure necessity. To change your hotkeys go to : Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts (this may only be available in newer versions of Illustrator)
* Ctrl + Alt + X - File > Document Setup, to change the size or measuring units quickly
* Ctrl + Shift + X - File > Export, for exporting quickly to different file types
* F2 - File > Place, to quickly drop images into a file
* Ctrl + Shift + Q - Object > Expand, for quickly expanding a path, blend, etc.
* Ctrl + Alt + F - select all paths with the same fill colour
* Ctrl + Alt + D - select all paths with the same stroke colour
I COULDN'T FIND IT LOL