AUG 6, 2007

Keen Keyboard Shortcuts

Will 1 Comments Adobe, Keyboard

Seeing as I've been using Adobe products almost everyday for the past ten years, I've come to appreciate a number of keyboard shortcuts that aren't generally known or used.

General

  • Tab – Hide/Show Tools
  • Apple, Alt, Semicolon – Lock/Unlock Guides
  • Alt, Left/Right Arrow – Adjusts Kerning of Selected Text
  • Alt, Up/Down Arrow – Adjusts Tracking of Selected Text

Adobe Photoshop

  • Apple, F – Apply Last Filter
  • Apple, Alt, Shift, L – Auto Levels

Adobe Illustrator

  • Apple, Shift, O – Outline Text
  • Apple, F – Paste In Front
  • Apple, D – Repeat Last Transform
  • Apple, Shift, F9 – Hide/Show Pathfinder Pallet

Adobe InDesign

  • Apple, Shift, D – Hide/Show Links Pallet
  • Shift, F6 – Hide/Show Separation Preview
1 comments
RobbieAUG 14, 2007

The Illustrator line tool magic Joey showed us today has to make this list now.

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