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Adobe Illustrator Help
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Shift
Key
Type
*Amount is set in Edit > Preferences > Type & Auto Tracing.
**Press Shift to select or extend existing selection.
Shift
Key
Hides unselected artwork
Ctrl + Alt + + 3
Converts between horizontal and vertical
guide
Alt –drag guide
Releases guide
Ctrl + –double-click guide
Result
Action
Aligns left, right, or center
Ctrl + + L, R, or C
Justifies
Ctrl + + J
Inserts soft return
+ Return
Highlights kerning
Ctrl + Alt + K
Resets horizontal scale to 100%
Ctrl + + X
Resets tracking/kerning to 0
Ctrl + Alt + Q
Increases/decreases point size*
Ctrl + + > or <
Increases/decreases leading*
Alt +
Sets leading to the font size
Double-click the leading icon in the
Character palette
Increases/decreases kerning/tracking*
Alt +
Increases/decreases baseline shift*
Alt + +
Selects word, paragraph
Double-click word, triple-click word
Moves pointer left/right one word or up/
down one paragraph
Ctrl
+
or
**
Switches between type and vertical type,
area type and vertical area-type, and path
type and vertical path-type tools
Switches between area type and type,
path type and area type, and vertical
path-type and vertical area-type tools
Alt + click