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Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator allows you to efficiently create sophisticated vector artwork for virtually any medium.

Selecting Tools

Selection Tool V
Direct Selection Tool A
Magic Wand Y
Lasso Tool Q
Pen Tool P
Add Anchor Point Tool =+
Delete Anchor Point Tool =-
Convert Anchor Point Tool Shift + C
Type Tool T
Line Segment Tool \
Rectangle Tool M
Ellipse Tool L
Paintbrush B
Pencil Tool N
Rotate Tool R
Reflect Tool O
Scale Tool S
Warp Tool Shift + R
Free Transform Tool E
Symbol Sprayer Tool Shift + S
Column Graph Tool J
Mesh Tool U
Gradient Tool G
EyeDropper Tool I
Blend Tool W
Live Paint Bucket K
Live Paint Selection Shift + L
Crop Area Tool Shift + O
Slice Tool Shift + K
Eraser Tool Shift + E
Scissors Tool C
Hand Tool H
Zoom Tool Z

Viewing

Toggle Screen Modes F
Switch To Hand Tool Spacebar
Zoom In CTRL + Spacebar
Zoom Out CTRL + Alt + Spacebar
Hide Unselected Artwork CTRL + Alt +Shift + 3
Save As CTRL + Shift + S
Import File CTRL + R
Print File CTRL + P
Quit Fireworks CTRL + Q
Close Current Window CTRL + W

Painting Objects

Fill/Stroke Toggle X
Fill/Stroke Default D
Swap Fill/Stroke Shift + X
Gradient Fill Mode >
Color Fill Mode <
No Fill/Stroke /
Sample Color Shift + Eyedropper Tool
Add New Fill CTRL + /
Add New Stroke CTRL + Alt + /

Working with Type

Character Right or Left Right Arrow or Left Arrow
Move Up/Down One Line Up Arrow or Down Arrow
Move One Word Right/Left CTRL + Right/Left Arrow
Select One Paragraph Before/After Shift + CTRL + Up/Down Arrow
Align Paragraph Left CTRL + Shift + L
Align Paragraph Center CTRL + Shift + C
Align Paragraph Right CTRL + Shift + R
Justify Paragraph CTRL + Shift + J
Intersoft Return Shift + Enter
Highlight Kerning CTRL + Alt + K
Reset Horizontal Scale to 100% CTRL + Shift + X
Increase Type Size CTRL + Shift + >
Decrease Type Size CTRL + Shift + <
Increase/Decrease Leading Horizontal Alt + Up/Down
Increase/Decrease Leading Vertical Alt + Right/Left
Reset Tracking/Kerning to 0 CTRL + Alt + Q

Function Keys

Invoke Help F1
Cut F2
Copy F3
Paste F4
Show/Hide Brushes F5
Show/Hide Color Panel F6
Show/Hide Layers Panel F7
Create New Symbol F8
Show/Hide Info Panel CTRL + F8
Show/Hide Gradient Panel CTRL + F9
Show/Hide Stroke Panel CTRL + F10
Show/Hide Attributes Panel CTRL + F11
Revert F12
Show/Hide Graphic Styles Panel Shift + F5
Show/Hide Appearance Panel Shift + F6
Show/Hide Align Panel Shift + F7
Show/Hide Transform Panel Shift + F8
Show/Hide Pathfinder Panel Shift + CTRL + F9
Show/Hide Transparency Panel Shift + CTRL + F10
Show/Hide Symbols Panel Shift + CTRL + F11

 

 

 

 

 

 

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