RESULT | ACTION |
Open the Title Designer window | F9 |
Increase text size by one point | Select text + Ctrl + Alt +  |
Decrease text size by one point | Select text + Ctrl + Alt +  |
Increase text size by five points | Select text + Ctrl + Alt + +  |
Decrease text size by five points | Select text + Ctrl + Alt + +  |
Increase kerning by one unit | Alt +  |
Decrease kerning by one unit | Alt +  |
Increase leading by one unit | Alt +  |
Decrease leading by one unit | Alt +  |
Increase leading by five units | Alt + +  |
Decrease leading by five units | Alt + +  |
Nudge selected object by one pixel | , , , or 
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Nudge selected object by five pixels | + , , , or 
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Increase kerning by five units | Alt + +  |
Decrease kerning by five units | Alt + + |
Select next object higher in stacking order | Ctrl + Alt + ] |
Select next object lower in stacking order | Ctrl + Alt + [ |
Draw a shape from its center | Alt + shape tool |
Maintain aspect ratio while drawing shape | + shape tool
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Maintain aspect ratio while scaling | 
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Scale from the center of the bounding box | Alt - drag |
Scale (Area Type) | Drag resize handles |
Switch to selection tool | V, ESC, or Ctrl |
Switch to rotation tool | V |
Switch to any type tool | T |
Switch to pen tool or any anchor point tool | P |
Switch to any rectangle tool | R |
Switch to ellipse tool | E |
Switch to wedge tool | W |
Switch to arc tool | A |
Switch to line tool | L |
Ignore style's font when applying | Alt -click style swatch |
Switch to Edit mode | Double-click or marque object with selection tool |
Constrain rotation to 45-degree increments | -drag rotation tool
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Constrain move to 45-degree increments | Begin dragging rotation tool then -drag |
Align type (type object only) | Ctrl + +L (left), Ctrl + +C (center), Ctrl + + R (right) |
Show Tab Stop dialog | Ctrl + + T |
Bring to front | Ctrl + + ] |
Bring forward | Ctrl + ] |
Send backward | Ctrl + [ |
Send to back | Ctrl + + [ |
Insert © symbol | Ctrl + + 1 |
Insert ® symbol | Ctrl + + 2 |
Start New Path | Alt + pen tool on segment |
Continue Path | Alt + pen tool on start/end point |
Adjust Handle Independently | Alt + pen tool -click Bezier handle |
Add Anchor Point | +pen tool -click segment or +delete anchor point tool - click anchor point
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Delete Anchor Point | + pen tool -click start/end point, or + pen tool or add anchor point tool -click anchor point
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Convert Anchor Point | Alt + pen tool,add anchor point tool, or delete anchor point tool -click anchor point |
Center Object(s) Horizontally | Ctrl + + H |
Center Object(s) Vertically | Ctrl + + V |
Display Font Browser Dialog | Ctrl + T |
Send Frame to External Monitor | Ctrl + E |