Edit Commands (Advanced)

Question 1

Constrain a shape’s proportions or orientation to:

equal height and width for rectangles, rounded rectangles, ellipses, and grids

Increments of 45* for line and arc segments

Original orientation for polygons, stars, and flares

Answer 1

Shift-drag

Question 2

Move a shape while drawing it

Answer 2

Spacebar-drag

Question 3

Draw from the centre of a shape (except for polygons, stars, and flares)

Answer 3

Alt-drag

Question 4

Increase or decrease polygon sides, star points, arc angle, spiral winds, or flare rays

Answer 4

Start dragging, then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow

Question 5

Keep the inner radius of a star constant

Answer 5

Start dragging, hold down Ctrl

Question 6

Keep the sides of a star straight

Answer 6

Alt-drag

Question 7

Switch between an open and closed arc

Answer 7

Start dragging, hold down C

Question 8

Flip an arc, keeping the reference point constant

Answer 8

Start dragging, hold down F

Question 9

Add or subtract winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiral

Answer 9

Start dragging, then Alt-drag

Question 10

Change the decay rate of a spiral

Answer 10

Start dragging, then Ctrl-drag

Question 11

Add or remove horizontal lines from a rectangular grid or concentric lines from a polar grid

Answer 11

Start dragging, then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow

Question 12

Add or remove vertical lines from a rectangular grid or radial lines from a polar grid

Answer 12

Start dragging, then press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow

Question 13

Decrease the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10%

Answer 13

Start dragging, then press F

Question 14

Increase the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10%

Answer 14

Start dragging, then press V

Question 15

Decrease skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10%

Answer 15

Start dragging, then press X

Question 16

Increase skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10%

Answer 16

Start dragging, then press C

Question 17

Create and expand a Live Trace object in one step

Answer 17

Alt-click Live Trace in the Control panel, or hold down Alt and select a tracing preset.

Question 18

Increase size of Blob Brush

Answer 18

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Question 19

Decrease size of Blob Brush

Answer 19

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Question 20

Constrain Blob brush path horizontally or vertically

Answer 20

Shift

Question 21

Switch through drawing modes

Answer 21

Shift + D

Question 22

Join two or more paths

Answer 22

Select the paths, then press Ctrl + J

Question 23

Create corner or smooth join

Answer 23

Select the paths, then press Shift + Ctrl + Alt + J