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Art/Design
Undergraduate 1
02/20/2011
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Term
Selection
 Definition
V
Term
Direct Selection
 Definition
A
Term
Magic Wand
 Definition
Y
Term
Lasso
 Definition
Q
Term
Pen
 Definition
P
Term
Add Anchor Point
 Definition
+
Term
Delete Anchor Point
 Definition
(-)
Term
Convert Anchor Point
 Definition
Shift-C
Term
Type
 Definition
T
Term
Line Segment
 Definition
\
Term
Rectangle
 Definition
M
Term
Ellipse
 Definition
L
Term
Paintbrush
 Definition
B
Term
Pencil
 Definition
N
Term
Blob Brush
 Definition
Shift-B
Term
Eraser
 Definition
Shift-E
Term
Scissors
 Definition
C
Term
Rotate
 Definition
R
Term
Reflect
 Definition
O
Term
Scale
 Definition
S
Term
Warp
 Definition
Shift-R
Term
Free Transform
 Definition
E
Term
Symbol Sprayer
 Definition
Shift-S
Term
Column Graph
 Definition
J
Term
Mesh
 Definition
U
Term
Gradient
 Definition
G
Term
Eyedropper
 Definition
I
Term
Blend
 Definition
W
Term
Live Paint Bucket
 Definition
K
Term
Live Paint Selection
 Definition
Shift-L
Term
Artboard
 Definition
Shift-O
Term
Slice
 Definition
Shift-K
Term
Hand
 Definition
H
Term
Zoom
 Definition
Z
Term
Toggle Between fill and Stroke
 Definition
X
Term
Swap Fill & Stroke
 Definition
Shift-X
Term
Default Fill & Stroke
 Definition
D
Term
Fill or Stroke w/color
 Definition
<
Term
Fill or Stroke w/gradient
 Definition
>
Term
fill or stroke w/none
 Definition
/
Term
Cycle through screen modes
 Definition
F
Term
access selection or direction tool (whichever used last) at any time
 Definition
Command
Term
switch between selection and direct selection tools
 Definition
Command-option-tab
Term
to cycle through toold behind column tool
 Definition
option-click tool
Term
to make copy while dragging
 Definition
option
Term
to add to a selection
 Definition
shift
Term
move selection
 Definition
any arrow key
Term
move selection 10 pts
 Definition
shift-any arrow key
Term
lock selected artwork
 Definition
command-2
Term
lock all deselected artwork
 Definition
command-option-shift-2
Term
unlock all artwork
 Definition
command-option-2
Term
hide selected artwork
 Definition
command-3
Term
hide all deselected artwork
 Definition
command-option-shift-3
Term
show all artwork
 Definition
command-option-3
Term
join and average at same time
 Definition
command-option-shift-J
Term
convert anchor point tool from pen tool
 Definition
option
Term
switch between add anchor point and delet anchor point tools
 Definition
option
Term
add anchor point toold from scissors tool
 Definition
option
Term
move anchor point while drawing with pen tool
 Definition
spacebar
Term
creat closed path with pencil or paintrbrush tool
 Definition
when finished drawing hold option and release mouse
Term
connect to an open and selected path with pencil
 Definition
command-drag
Term
eyedropper tool from live paint bucket tool
 Definition
option
Term
samples intermediate color from gradient, picture, etc with eyedropper
 Definition
shift
Term
sets center point and shows dialog box
 Definition
option-click with tool
Term
duplicates and transforms selection
 Definition
option-drag
Term
transform pattern without transforming object
 Definition
~(tilde)-drag
Term
scale proportionally with selection tool
 Definition
shift-drag bounding box
Term
scale frome center with selection tool
 Definition
option-drag bounding box
Term
move mesh point along path with mesh tool
 Definition
shift-drag
Term
add mesh point with mesh tool without changing color
 Definition
shift-click
Term
remove mesh point with mesh tool
 Definition
option-click
Term
draw from center
 Definition
option
Term
draw from center with dialog
 Definition
option-click
Term
constrain proportion
 Definition
shift
Term
constrain orientation of polygons,stars,spirals
 Definition
shift
Term
move object while drawing
 Definition
spacebar
Term
add/subtract sides,points,spiral segments
 Definition
up or down arrow
Term
decrease inner radius
 Definition
command
Term
creat contunuous duplicates along mous movement
 Definition
hold (~) while dragging
Term
get hand tool (while NOT editing type)
 Definition
spacebar
Term
get hand toold (while editing type)
 Definition
hold command, then space. then continue holding space but let go of command
Term
 zoom in tool
 Definition
command-spacebar
Term
zoom out tool
 Definition
command-option-spacebar
Term
zoom into exact size
 Definition
command-spacebar-drag
Term
hide/show all panels except toolbox
 Definition
shift-tab
Term
hide/show all tools and panels
 Definition
tab
Term
switch between horizontal/vertical guid
 Definition
hold option while dragging out a new guide
Term
relase guide (turns it into a regular path)
 Definition
command-shift-double click
Term
decrease/increase type size
 Definition
comman-shift-<or>
Term
decrease/increase leading
 Definition
option arrow up or down
Term
decrease/increase kerning/tracking
 Definition
option arrow left or right
Term
kerning/tracking x5
 Definition
command-option-arrow left or right
Term
decrease/increase baseline shift
 Definition
shift-option arrow down or up
Term
allign type left, right center
 Definition
comman-shift-L,R,C
Term
justify with last line left aligned
 Definition
command-shift-J
Term
justify all line
 Definition
command-shift-F
Term
reset horizontal/vertical scale to 100%
 Definition
command-shift-X
Term
reset kerning or tracking to 0
 Definition
command-options-Q
Term
show/hide brushes
 Definition
F5
Term
show/hide color
 Definition
F6
Term
show/hide layers
 Definition
F7
Term
show/hide info
 Definition
command-F8
Term
show/hide gradient
 Definition
command-F9
Term
show/hide stroke
 Definition
command-F10
Term
show/hide attributes
 Definition
command-F11
Term
revert file
 Definition
F12
Term
show/hide graphic styles
 Definition
shift-F5
Term
show/hide appearance
 Definition
shift-F6
Term
show/hide align
 Definition
shift-F7
Term
show/hide transform
 Definition
shift-F8
Term
show/hide pathfinder
 Definition
shift-command-F9
Term
show/hide transparency
 Definition
shift-command-F10
Term
show/hide symbols
 Definition
shift-command-F11
Term
toggle layer between previer/outline mode
 Definition
command-click on eye
Term
show layer while turning-off all others
 Definition
options-click on eye
Term
select all items on layer
 Definition
option-click on layer name
Term
copy selected item to different layer
 Definition
option-drag selection square in layers panel
Term
to create the new layer at the top of the list
 Definition
command-click
Term
to create the new layer below selected layer
 Definition
command-option-click
Term
saturate/desaturate current color
 Definition
shift-drag color slider
Term
change color mode
 Definition
shift-click layer name
Term
select compliment of current color
 Definition
command-click color bar
Term
create a swatch as a global color
 Definition
hold command-shift while creating
Term
replace a swatch with another
 Definition
option-drag new swatch over old
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