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FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts

Macromedia Standard

Menu Command Keyboard Shortcut Description

File: New Ctrl+N Creates a new document or template.

File: Open... Ctrl+O Opens an existing document or template.

File: Close Ctrl+W Prompts to save the document and then closes the

active window.

File: Save Ctrl+S Saves the active document or template.

File: Save As... Ctrl+Shift+S Saves a copy of the document in a separate file.

File: Revert Retrieves the last saved version of the document.

File: Import... Ctrl+R Imports a graphic file created in another application or inan earlier version of FreeHand.

File: Export... Ctrl+Shift+R Saves your FreeHand file in a format best for opening orimporting into another application.

File: Export Again Saves your FreeHand file in the format last exported.

File: Send: Document Sends the active document as an e-mail attachment.

File: Send: All OpenDocuments...

Sends all open documents as e-mail attachments.

File: Printer Setup... Changes the layout, size, and orientation of the currentpage.

File: Print... Ctrl+P Prints the active document.

File: Document Settings:Constrain...

Sets the angle of the invisible axis for drawing with theRectangle and Ellipse tools.

File: Document Settings:Cursor Distance...

Sets the distance in current document units that objectsmove when using the left, right, up, and down arrow keys.

File: Document Settings:

Output Options...

Use to control how your final document exports or prints

to a PostScript output device.

File: Document Settings:Raster Effects Settings...

Modifies the document level effect settings

File: Report... Generates an on-screen report about the activedocument.

File: Collect For Output... Collects all document elements for output.

File: Exit Ctrl+Q, Alt+F4 Closes all open windows and quits FreeHand.


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Edit: Undo Ctrl+Z Reverses the last command applied.

Edit: Redo Ctrl+Y, Ctrl+Shift+Z Cancels the last undo.

Edit: Cut Ctrl+X Cuts the selection and puts it on the Clipboard.

Edit: Copy Ctrl+C Copies the selection and puts it on the Clipboard.

Edit: Paste Ctrl+V Inserts the Clipboard contents at the insertion point.

Edit: Special: Copy Special... Copies the selection and puts it on the Clipboard in theselected format.

Edit: Special: Paste Special... Inserts the Clipboard contents at the insertion point usingthe selected format.

Edit: Special: Copy Attributes Copies the attributes of the selected objects or text.

Edit: Special: Paste Attributes Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V Applies previously copied attributes to selected objects.

Edit: Special: Paste In Front Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard in front of aselected object in the stacking order.

Edit: Special: Paste Behind Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard just behind a

selected object in the stacking order.

Edit: Clear Removes the selected object.

Edit: Cut Contents Ctrl+Shift+X Removes an object pasted inside a selected object andplaces it back into the document.

Edit: Paste Contents Ctrl+Shift+V Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard inside aselected, closed path.

Edit: Duplicate Ctrl+Alt+D Creates an exact copy and offsets it from the original.

Edit: Clone Ctrl+Shift+D Creates an exact copy and positions it on top of theoriginal.

Edit: Select: All Ctrl+A Selects all objects on unlocked, visible layers on theactive page.

Edit: Select: All In Document Ctrl+Shift+A Selects all objects in the current document.

Edit: Select: None Ctrl+D Deselects all selected objects.

Edit: Select: Invert Selection Selects all objects that are currently not selected anddeselects all selected objects.

Edit: Select: Superselect Selects the group that contains the subselected point orobject.

Edit: Select: Subselect Selects all objects within a selected group.

Edit: Find And Replace: Text Ctrl+Shift+F Opens the Find Text dialog box.

Edit: Find And Replace:Graphics

Ctrl+F Opens the Find and Replace Graphics panel.

Edit: Optimize in Fireworks Optimize original source PNG files with Fireworks 4 or

newer

Edit: Edit in External Editor... Opens an external editor such as a bitmap image editor.

Edit: Links... Opens the Links dialog box to make changes to the wayimported graphics behave.

Edit: Preferences... Ctrl+U Makes changes in the program settings to control how

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Edit: Keyboard Shortcuts... Opens the Customize dialog box with the Shortcuts tab

selected.

View: Fit Selection Ctrl+Alt+0 Changes the view so all selected objects fit inside thedocument window.

View: Fit To Page Ctrl+Shift+W Changes the view so the entire active page fits inside the

document window.

View: Fit All Ctrl+0 Changes the view so all pages fit inside the documentwindow.

View: Custom: New... Creates a new custom view for this document.

View: Custom: Edit... Delete and/or redefine existing custom views.

View: Custom: Previous Change the current view to the most recent custom view.

View: Magnification: 25% Change magnification to 25%.

View: Magnification: 50% Ctrl+5 Change magnification to 50%.





View: Keyline Ctrl+K Displays the document onscreen as it will print.

View: Fast Mode Ctrl+Shift+K Optimizes onscreen display for quicker redraw. Does notaffect actual objects or printing.

View: Hide Selection Hides all selected objects.

View: Show All Shows all objects previously hidden by the HideSelection command.

View: Toolbars Ctrl+Alt+T Shows or hides all toolbars.

View: Panels F4, Ctrl+Shift+H Hides all panels.

View: Page Rulers: Show Ctrl+Alt+R Shows or hides the rulers.

View: Page Rulers: Edit... Opens the Edit Units dialog box.

View: Text Rulers Ctrl+/ Shows or hides the Text Ruler.

View: Guides: Show Ctrl+; Shows or hides non-printing lines or objects used foralignment.

View: Guides: Edit... Opens the Guides dialog box to release, delete, and addguides.

View: Guides: Lock Ctrl+Alt+; Freezes guides to prevent accidentally moving them.Releases guides if already locked.

View: Guides: Snap To Guides Ctrl+Shift+; Snaps objects to the nearest guide.

View: Grid: Show Ctrl+Alt+G Shows or hides a non-printing grid.

View: Grid: Edit... Opens the Edit Grid dialog box.

View: Grid: Snap To Grid Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G Snaps objects to the nearest grid coordinate.

View: Perspective Grid: Show Show or hide non-printing perspective grid.



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View: Perspective Grid: Define

Grids...

Open the Define Grids dialog box.

View: Perspective Grid:Previous

Change current grid view to the most recent grid view.

View: Perspective Grid:

Remove Perspective

Removes perspective and all transformations from

selected objects.

View: Perspective Grid:Release With Perspective

Release the objects from the grid but retains thetransformations.

View: Snap To Point Ctrl+Shift+/, Ctrl+ 'Snaps objects to the nearest point.

View: Snap To Object Snaps objects to another object.

View: Transform Handles Activates transform handles.

Modify: Transform: Scale... Ctrl+F10 Reduces or enlarges selected objects.

Modify: Transform: Move... Moves objects by precise distances.

Modify: Transform: Rotate... Rotates a selected object around a fixed point.

Modify: Transform: Reflect... Flips a selected object horizontally or vertically.

Modify: Transform: Skew... Slants an object to an oblique angle.

Modify: Transform Again Ctrl+, Repeats the previous transformation.

Modify: Arrange: Bring To

Front

Ctrl+Shift+Up Brings the selected drawing objects to the front of the

current layer.

Modify: Arrange: MoveForward

Ctrl+Up Moves the selected object one level forward.

Modify: Arrange: MoveBackward

Ctrl+Down Moves the selected object one level backward.

Modify: Arrange: Send ToBack

Ctrl+Shift+Down Sends the selected drawing objects to the back of thecurrent layer.

Modify: Align: Top Ctrl+Alt+4 Aligns selected objects to the top edge of the highestobject.

Modify: Align: Bottom Ctrl+Alt+6 Aligns selected objects to the bottom edge of the lowestobject.

Modify: Align: CenterHorizontal

Ctrl+Alt+5 Aligns selected objects to the horizontal center of allobjects.

Modify: Align: Center Vertical Ctrl+Alt+2 Aligns selected objects to the vertical center of all

objects.

Modify: Align: Left Ctrl+Alt+1 Aligns selected objects to the left edge of the leftmostobject.

Modify: Align: Right Ctrl+Alt+3 Aligns selected objects to the right edge of the rightmost

object.

Modify: Align Again Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A Repeats an alignment using the current Align panelsettings.

Modify: Join Ctrl+J Links two or more paths or connects two endpoints.

Modify: Split Ctrl+Shift+J Splits an object into smaller or component paths.

Modify: Combine: Blend Ctrl+Shift+B Creates a number of intermediate steps between twopaths.



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Modify: Combine: Join Blend

To Path

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B Attaches a blend along a path.

Modify: Combine: Union Creates a single path from two or more selected, closedpaths.

Modify: Combine: Divide Cuts selected paths into sections.

Modify: Combine: Intersect Creates a single path from the portions of selected paths

that overlap, removing the remaining portions of thepaths.

Modify: Combine: Punch Creates a hole in selected closed paths through which

other objects are visible.

Modify: Combine: Crop Cuts a bottom path in the stacking order to the shape of atop path.

Modify: Alter Path: CorrectDirection

Changes the direction of the selected paths.

Modify: Alter Path: ReverseDirection

Reverses the direction of one or more selected paths.

Modify: Alter Path: Remove

Overlap

Removes redundant portions of a selected, closed path

that crosses itself.

Modify: Alter Path: Simplify... Removes or adds points to a path to maintain the sameshape using the optimum number of points.

Modify: Alter Path: ExpandStroke...

Converts the perimeter of a specified stroke of a selectedpath into a closed path.

Modify: Alter Path: Inset Path... Expands or contracts one or more closed paths by the

specified amount.

Modify: Lock Ctrl+L Freezes selected objects in place to prevent accidentallymoving, cutting, or deleting them.

Modify: Unlock Ctrl+Shift+L Unlocks a selected, locked object.

Modify: Group Ctrl+G Collects two or more selected objects or path pointstogether.

Modify: Ungroup Ctrl+Shift+G Separates a group into individual objects.

Modify: Separate Attributes Separates the selection into individual strokes and fills.

Modify: Symbol: Edit Symbol Ctrl+E Shows the Symbol Edit window.

Modify: Symbol: Convert toSymbol

F8 Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selectionand replaces the current selection with an instance ofthat symbol.

Modify: Symbol: Copy to

Symbol

Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection,

the current selection remains unchanged.

Modify: Symbol: ReleaseInstance

Releases an instance from its association with thesymbol library.

Modify: Brush: Create Brush... Creates a new brush from the selected object and adds itto the Brush list.

Modify: Brush: Release Brush Releases a brushed path from its association to a brush.

Modify: Extrude: ReleaseExtrude

Converts the extrusion to a group of objects.



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Modify: Extrude: Remove

Extrude

Removes the extrusion and reverts the object to its

original state.

Modify: Extrude: ResetExtrude

Resets a Rotated extruded object to the default position.

Modify: Extrude: Share

Vanishing Points

Resets the vanishing point of multiple selected extruded

objects so that they all share the same vanishing point.

Modify: Extrude: RotateExtrude

Displays the rotate ring for an extruded object.

Modify: Envelope: Create Applies default Envelope to selected objects.

Modify: Envelope: Save As

Preset...

Saves currently selected Envelope as an Envelope

preset.

Modify: Envelope: DeletePreset

Deletes the selected Envelope preset from the pop-up.

Modify: Envelope: Copy AsPath

Copies the selected Envelope as a path to the clipboard.

Modify: Envelope: Paste AsEnvelope

Pastes a path as an Envelope.

Modify: Envelope: Release Releases Envelope but retains transformations of

selected objects.

Modify: Envelope: Remove Removes Envelope and all transformations fromselected objects.

Modify: Envelope: Show Map Displays Envelope mapping grid.

Modify: Convert to Image... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Z Converts selected objects to a bitmap image.

Text: Size: Other... Opens the Type Size dialog box.

Text: Size: Smaller Ctrl+Shift+, Reduces selected text one point size.

Text: Size: Larger Ctrl+Shift+. Increases selected text one point size.

Text: Size: 8 Changes selected text to a point size of 8.

Text: Size: 9 Changes selected text to a point of 9.










Text: Font Style: Plain Sets selected text to plain type style.

Text: Font Style: Bold Ctrl+B Makes the selected text bold.

Text: Font Style: Italic Ctrl+I Makes the selected text italic.



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Text: Font Style: BoldItalic Ctrl+Alt+Shift+O Makes the selected text bold and italic.

Text: Effect: None Removes effects from selected text.

Text: Effect: Highlight... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H Applies a highlight effect to selected text.

Text: Effect: Inline... Applies an inline effect to selected text.

Text: Effect: Shadow... Applies a shadow effect to selected text.

Text: Effect: Strikethrough... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S Adds a strikethrough to selected text.

Text: Effect: Underline... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+U Underlines selected text.

Text: Effect: Zoom... Applies a zoom effect to selected text.

Text: Align: Left Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L Aligns selected text to the left.

Text: Align: Right Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R Aligns selected text to the right.

Text: Align: Center Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C Centers selected text.

Text: Align: Justified Ctrl+Alt+Shift+J Justifies selected text.

Text: Leading: Other... Opens the Leading dialog box.

Text: Leading: Solid Applies solid leading to selected text (same as pointsize).

Text: Leading: Auto Applies automatic leading to selected text (120% ofpoint size).

Text: Convert Case: Settings... Opens the Convert Case Settings dialog box.

Text: Convert Case: Upper Converts selected text to upper case.

Text: Convert Case: Lower Converts selected text to lower case.

Text: Convert Case: SmallCaps

Converts selected text to small caps.

Text: Convert Case: Title Converts selected text to title case.

Text: Convert Case: Sentence Converts selected text to sentence case.

Text: Special Characters: EndOf Column

Forces text after insertion point to top of next column.

Text: Special Characters: End

Of Line

Breaks the current text line, wrapping text following the

insertion point.

Text: Special Characters: Non-Breaking Space

Inserts a space between words to be kept on the sameline.

Text: Special Characters: EmSpace

Ctrl+Shift+M Inserts a space the width of the current type size.

Text: Special Characters: En

Space

Ctrl+Shift+N Inserts a space one-half the width of the current type

size.

Text: Special Characters: ThinSpace

Ctrl+Shift+T Inserts a space one-tenth the width of the current typesize.

Text: Special Characters: EmDash

Inserts a dash the width of the current type size.

Text: Special Characters: EnDash

Inserts a dash one-half the width of the current type size.



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Text: Special Characters:

Discretionary Hyphen

Ctrl+- Inserts a hyphen after the last letter before a break in the

text line.

Text: Editor... Ctrl+Shift+E Shows or Hides the Text Editor.

Text: Spelling... Shows or hides the Spelling panel.

Text: Flow Around Selection... Ctrl+Alt+W Makes text wrap around a selected object.

Text: Flow Inside Path Ctrl+Shift+U Flows a selected text block inside a selected, closed

path.

Text: Attach To Path Ctrl+Shift+Y Attaches a selected text block to a selected path.

Text: Detach From Path Separates text from a path when text is attached to orflowing inside the path.

Text: Convert To Paths Ctrl+Shift+P Changes the selected text into editable vector objects.

Text: Remove Transforms Cancels all transformations applied to selected text.

Xtras: Repeat Ctrl+Shift+= Applies the Xtra last performed again.

Window: New Window Ctrl+Alt+N Opens an additional document window for the active

document.

Window: Toolbars: Main Shows or hides the Main toolbar.

Window: Toolbars: Text Shows or hides the Text toolbar.

Window: Toolbars: Controller Shows or hides the Controller toolbar.

Window: Toolbars: Status Shows or hides the Status toolbar.

Window: Toolbars: Info Shows or hides the Info toolbar.

Window: Toolbars: XtraOperations

Shows or hides the Xtra Operations toolbar.

Window: Toolbars: Xtra Tools Shows or hides the Xtra Tools toolbar.

Window: Toolbars: Envelope Shows or hides the Envelope toolbar.

Window: Toolbars:Customize...

Opens the Customize dialog box with the Toolbars tabselected.

Window: Tools Ctrl+F2 Displays or hides the Tools panel.

Window: Object Ctrl+F3 Shows or hides the Object Inspector.

Window: Document Shows or hides the Document Inspector.

Window: Answers Alt+F1 Displays or hides the Answers Panel

Window: Layers F2, Ctrl+6 Displays or hides the Layers panel.

Window: Swatches Ctrl+F9 Displays or hides the Swatches panel.

Window: Styles Shift+F11, Ctrl+3 Shows or hides the Styles panel.

Window: Library F11 Shows/Hides the Library panel.

Window: Color Mixer Shift+F9, Ctrl+Shift+C Displays or hides the Color Mixer.

Window: Tints Displays or hides the Tint panel.

Window: Halftones Ctrl+H Displays or hides the Halftones panel.



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Window: Align Ctrl+Alt+A Shows or hides the Align panel, which aligns and

distributes objects in relation to one another.

Window: Transform Ctrl+M Displays the Transform panel.

Window: Navigation Displays or hides the navigation panel

Window: Movie: Stop Stops the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF)

window.

Window: Movie: Rewind Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF)window to the first frame of the movie.

Window: Movie: StepBackward

Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF)window back one frame.

Window: Movie: Play Starts the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF)window.

Window: Movie: Step Forward Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF)window forward one frame.

Window: Movie: Fast Forward Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF)window to the last frame of the movie.

Window: Movie: Test Ctrl+Enter Displays the current FreeHand document as aMacromedia Flash (SWF) Movie.

Window: Movie: Export Brings up the Export Movie dialog to save the currentMacromedia Flash (SWF) Movie.

Window: Movie: Settings Ctrl+Shift+Enter Accesses the Macromedia Flash (SWF) export settingsdialog.

Window: Cascade Arranges the open document windows in a cascade.

Window: Tile Horizontally Arranges windows as tiles stacked top to bottom.

Window: Tile Vertically Arranges windows as side-by-side tiles.

Window: Arrange Icons Arranges the document window icons.

Tools / Commands: Add to

Swatches

Adds colors from the Color Mixer to the Color List.

Tools / Commands: Pages:Previous Page

Ctrl+Page Up Displays the previous page.

Tools / Commands: Pages:Next Page

Ctrl+Page Down Displays the next page.

Tools / Commands: Pages:Add Page

Adds a new page to the document.

Tools / Commands: Pages:Remove Page

Removes the current page from the document.

Tools / Commands: Pages:Duplicate Page Duplicates the current page.

Tools / Commands: Pages:New Master Page

Creates a new Master Page.

Tools / Commands: Pages:Convert to Master Page

Creates a new Master Page from the current page andmoves all objects on the current page to the MasterPage.



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Tools / Commands: Pages:

Release child page

Releases current child page(s) from their Master Page.

Objects on Master Page are copied onto the page(s).

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Move toPrevious Word

Ctrl+Left Places cursor before the current word.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Move to NextWord

Ctrl+Right Places cursor after the current word.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Move to Top of

Paragraph

Places cursor at the start of the paragraph.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Move to Top ofNext Paragraph

Places cursor at the start of the next paragraph.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Move toBeginning of Sentence

Ctrl+Num 7 Places cursor at the start of the sentence.

Tools / Commands: Text

Adjustments: Move to End ofSentence

Ctrl+Num 1 Places cursor at the end of the sentence.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Move toBeginning of Story

Ctrl+Home Places cursor at the beginning of the story.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Move to End ofStory

Ctrl+End Places cursor at the end of the story.


Adjustments: Select PreviousWord

Ctrl+Shift+Left Selects to the beginning of the current word.


Adjustments: Select NextWord

Ctrl+Shift+Right Selects to the end of the current word.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Select to Top ofParagraph

Selects to the start of the paragraph.


Adjustments: Select to Top ofNext Paragraph

Selects to the start of the next paragraph.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Select to

Beginning of SentenceCtrl+Num 8

Selects to the beginning of the sentence.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Select to End ofSentence

Ctrl+Num 2 Selects to the end of the sentence.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Select toBeginning of Story

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Adjustments: Select to End ofStory

Ctrl+Shift+End Selects to the end of the story.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Delete Previous

Word

Ctrl+Shift+Backspace Deletes the previous word.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Delete NextWord

Ctrl+Shift+Delete Deletes the next word.


Adjustments: IncreaseLeading Greater

Ctrl+Num + Increases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point

increments.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Increase

Leading Lesser

Ctrl+Alt+Num + Increases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 pointincrements.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: DecreaseLeading Greater

Ctrl+Num - Decreases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 pointincrements.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: DecreaseLeading Lesser

Ctrl+Alt+Num - Decreases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 pointincrements.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Increase Kerning

By 10% em

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Right Increases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Increase KerningBy 1% em

Ctrl+Alt+Right Increases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: DecreaseKerning By 10% em

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Left Decreases kerning

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Decrease

Kerning By 1% em

Ctrl+Alt+Left Decreases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: IncreaseBaseline Shift

Ctrl+Alt+Up Increases baseline shift of highlighted text.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: DecreaseBaseline Shift

Ctrl+Alt+Down Decreases baseline shift of highlighted text .


Adjustments: IncreaseHorizontal Scale by 5%Ctrl+Num 6

Increases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: DecreaseHorizontal Scale by 5%Ctrl+Num 3

Decreases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Pointer

Shift+F10 Selects, moves, or resizes objects.



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Tools / Commands: Tools:

Pointer Properties

Displays the Pointer Tool options dialog.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Subselect

Select inside groups and composite paths.


Page

Selects and transforms pages on the pasteboard.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Lasso

Selects objects within a defined path.


Lasso Properties

Displays the Lasso Tool options dialog.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Line

Shift+F4 Draws straight lines.

Tools / Commands: Tools: Pen Shift+F6 Draws paths by anchoring points.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Rectangle

Shift+F1 Draws rectangles, rounded rectangles, and squares.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Rectangle Properties

Displays the Rectangle Tool options dialog.


Text

Ctrl+Shift+F9 Inserts a text block.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Polygon

Shift+F8 Draws polygons and stars.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Polygon Properties

Displays the Polygon Tool options dialog.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Ellipse

Shift+F3 Draws ellipses and circles.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Pencil

Shift+F5 Draws freeform paths.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Pencil Properties

Displays the Pencil Tool options dialog.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Perspective

Moves objects to perspective grids and manipulates thegrids.


Scale

F10 Resizes selected objects.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Freeform

Reshapes paths without using points or point handles.


Freeform Properties

Displays the Freeform Tool options dialog.


Rotate

Rotates selected objects.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Reflect

F9 Flips selected objects.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Skew

Ctrl+F11 Slants selected objects.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Trace

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Trace Properties

Displays the Trace Tool options dialog.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Knife

Shift+F7 Cuts a path into two paths.


Knife Properties

Displays the Knife Tool options dialog.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Hand

Pan to see other parts of the document.


Magnify

Magnifies a defined area of the current page.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Blend

Creates and modifies blends.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Bezigon

Shift+F2 Draws paths using automatic curvature.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Crop

Crops bitmap images by hiding unwanted portions.


Eraser

Cuts the selected path and deletes the segments within

the tool's path.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Output Area

Define an area to be printed or exported.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Extrude

Converts an object into an extrusion or edits an existingextrusion.


Connector

Creates and modifies connector lines.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Action

Adds or modifies Flash actions on objects.


Variable Stroke Pen

Creates a variable width path

Tools / Commands: Tools:Variable Stroke PenProperties

Displays the Variable Stroke Pen Tool options dialog.


Calligraphic Stroke Pen

Creates a calligraphic stroke path

Tools / Commands: Tools:Calligraphic Pen Properties

Displays the Caligraphic Pen Tool options dialog.

Tools / Commands: Units ofMeasure: Points

Changes the unit of measure to points.

Tools / Commands: Units ofMeasure: Pixels

Changes the unit of measure to pixels.

Tools / Commands: Units ofMeasure: Centimeters

Changes the unit of measure to centimeters.

Tools / Commands: Units ofMeasure: Picas

Changes the unit of measure to picas.

Tools / Commands: Units ofMeasure: Inches

Changes the unit of measure to inches.



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Tools / Commands: Units of

Measure: Decimals

Changes the unit of measure to decimals.

Tools / Commands: Units ofMeasure: Millimeters

Changes the unit of measure to millimeters.

Tools / Commands: Units of

Measure: Kyus

Changes the unit of measure to Kyus.

Tools / Commands: Paths:Close Path

Closes open paths.

Tools / Commands: Paths:

Open Path

Opens closed paths.

Tools / Commands: Points:Corner

Changes a selected point to a corner point.

Tools / Commands: Points:Curve

Changes a selected point to a curve point.

Tools / Commands: Points:Connector

Changes a selected point to a connector point.

Tools / Commands: Points:

Retract Handles Left

Retracts handles left for a selected point.

Tools / Commands: Points:Retract Handles Right

Retracts handles right for a selected point.

Tools / Commands: Strokes:Thinner

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+, Decrease stroke width one increment.

Tools / Commands: Strokes:

Thicker

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+. Increase stroke width one increment.



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Menu Command Keyboard Shortcut Menu Command



File: Close Ctrl+F4 Prompts to save the document and then closes theactive window.
















File: Document Settings:Output Options...

Use to control how your final document exports or printsto a PostScript output device.





File: Exit Alt+F4 Closes all open windows and quits FreeHand.

Edit: Undo Ctrl+Z, Alt+Backspace Reverses the last command applied.

Edit: Redo Ctrl+Y,Ctrl+Alt+Backspace

Cancels the last undo.

Edit: Cut Ctrl+X, Shift+Delete Cuts the selection and puts it on the Clipboard.

Edit: Copy Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Insert Copies the selection and puts it on the Clipboard.

Edit: Paste Ctrl+V, Shift+Insert Inserts the Clipboard contents at the insertion point.




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Edit: Special: Copy Attributes Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C Copies the attributes of the selected objects or text.

Edit: Special: Paste Attributes Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V Applies previously copied attributes to selected objects.

Edit: Special: Paste In Front Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard in front of aselected object in the stacking order.

Edit: Special: Paste Behind Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard just behind a

selected object in the stacking order.

Edit: Clear Removes the selected object.

Edit: Cut Contents Ctrl+Shift+X Removes an object pasted inside a selected object andplaces it back into the document.

Edit: Paste Contents Ctrl+Shift+V Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard inside a

selected, closed path.

Edit: Duplicate Ctrl+D Creates an exact copy and offsets it from the original.

Edit: Clone Ctrl+Shift+C Creates an exact copy and positions it on top of theoriginal.

Edit: Select: All Ctrl+A Selects all objects on unlocked, visible layers on theactive page.

Edit: Select: All In Document Ctrl+Shift+A Selects all objects in the current document.

Edit: Select: None Deselects all selected objects.

Edit: Select: Invert Selection Selects all objects that are currently not selected anddeselects all selected objects.

Edit: Select: Superselect Selects the group that contains the subselected point orobject.

Edit: Select: Subselect Selects all objects within a selected group.

Edit: Find And Replace: Text Ctrl+Shift+F Opens the Find Text dialog box.

Edit: Find And Replace:

Graphics

Ctrl+Alt+E Opens the Find and Replace Graphics panel.

Edit: Optimize in Fireworks Optimize original source PNG files with Fireworks 4 or

newer

Edit: Edit in External Editor... Opens an external editor such as a bitmap image editor.

Edit: Links... Opens the Links dialog box to make changes to the wayimported graphics behave.

Edit: Preferences... Ctrl+Shift+D Makes changes in the program settings to control how

various features behave.

Edit: Keyboard Shortcuts... Opens the Customize dialog box with the Shortcuts tabselected.

View: Fit Selection Ctrl+0 Changes the view so all selected objects fit inside the

document window.

View: Fit To Page Ctrl+Shift+W Changes the view so the entire active page fits inside thedocument window.

View: Fit All Ctrl+Alt+0 Changes the view so all pages fit inside the documentwindow.

View: Custom: New... Creates a new custom view for this document.

View: Custom: Edit... Delete and/or redefine existing custom views.



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View: Custom: Previous Ctrl+Alt+Shift+1 Change the current view to the most recent custom view.










View: Show All Shows all objects previously hidden by the HideSelection command.

View: Toolbars Ctrl+Alt+T Shows or hides all toolbars.

View: Panels Ctrl+Alt+H, F12 Hides all panels.

View: Page Rulers: Show Ctrl+Alt+M Shows or hides the rulers.


View: Text Rulers Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T Shows or hides the Text Ruler.

View: Guides: Show Shows or hides non-printing lines or objects used for

alignment.

View: Guides: Edit... Opens the Guides dialog box to release, delete, and addguides.

View: Guides: Lock Freezes guides to prevent accidentally moving them.

Releases guides if already locked.

View: Guides: Snap To Guides Ctrl+Alt+G Snaps objects to the nearest guide.

View: Grid: Show Shows or hides a non-printing grid.


View: Grid: Snap To Grid Snaps objects to the nearest grid coordinate.


View: Perspective Grid: DefineGrids...




View: Perspective Grid:Remove Perspective

Removes perspective and all transformations fromselected objects.


Release With Perspective

Release the objects from the grid but retains the

transformations.

View: Snap To Point Ctrl+Shift+Z Snaps objects to the nearest point.





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Modify: Transform: Move... Ctrl+E Moves objects by precise distances.

Modify: Transform: Rotate... Ctrl+F2 Rotates a selected object around a fixed point.

Modify: Transform: Reflect... Ctrl+F9 Flips a selected object horizontally or vertically.

Modify: Transform: Skew... Ctrl+F11 Slants an object to an oblique angle.

Modify: Transform Again Ctrl+Shift+G Repeats the previous transformation.

Modify: Arrange: Bring ToFront

Ctrl+F Brings the selected drawing objects to the front of thecurrent layer.


Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F Moves the selected object one level forward.


Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K Moves the selected object one level backward.

Modify: Arrange: Send ToBack

Ctrl+B Sends the selected drawing objects to the back of thecurrent layer.

Modify: Align: Top Ctrl+Shift+Left,

Ctrl+Alt+Num 8

Aligns selected objects to the top edge of the highest

object.

Modify: Align: Bottom Ctrl+Shift+Right,Ctrl+Alt+Num 5

Aligns selected objects to the bottom edge of the lowestobject.


Ctrl+Alt+Num 7 Aligns selected objects to the horizontal center of allobjects.

Modify: Align: Center Vertical Ctrl+Alt+Num 9 Aligns selected objects to the vertical center of allobjects.

Modify: Align: Left Ctrl+Alt+Num 4 Aligns selected objects to the left edge of the leftmost

object.

Modify: Align: Right Ctrl+Alt+Num 6 Aligns selected objects to the right edge of the rightmostobject.

Modify: Align Again Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A Repeats an alignment using the current Align panel

settings.




Modify: Combine: Join BlendTo Path




Modify: Combine: Intersect Creates a single path from the portions of selected pathsthat overlap, removing the remaining portions of thepaths.






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Modify: Alter Path: Correct

Direction





Overlap




Modify: Alter Path: Expand

Stroke...

Converts the perimeter of a specified stroke of a selected

path into a closed path.

Modify: Alter Path: Inset Path... Expands or contracts one or more closed paths by thespecified amount.

Modify: Lock Ctrl+L Freezes selected objects in place to prevent accidentallymoving, cutting, or deleting them.



Modify: Ungroup Ctrl+U Separates a group into individual objects.


Modify: Symbol: Edit Symbol Shows the Symbol Edit window.


Ctrl+F8 Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selectionand replaces the current selection with an instance ofthat symbol.

Modify: Symbol: Copy toSymbol

Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection,the current selection remains unchanged.



Modify: Brush: Create Brush... Creates a new brush from the selected object and adds itto the Brush list.




Modify: Extrude: RemoveExtrude

Removes the extrusion and reverts the object to itsoriginal state.



Modify: Extrude: Share

Vanishing Points

Resets the vanishing point of multiple selected extruded

objects so that they all share the same vanishing point.




Modify: Envelope: Save AsPreset...

Saves currently selected Envelope as an Envelopepreset.



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Modify: Envelope: Delete

Preset


Modify: Envelope: Copy AsPath


Modify: Envelope: Paste As

Envelope


Modify: Envelope: Release Releases Envelope but retains transformations ofselected objects.

Modify: Envelope: Remove Removes Envelope and all transformations from

selected objects.




Text: Size: Smaller Ctrl+Alt+1, Ctrl+Alt+Num 1, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Down Reduces

selected text one point size.

Text: Size: Larger Ctrl+Alt+2,

Ctrl+Alt+Num 2,Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Up

Increases selected text one point size.












Text: Font Style: Plain Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P, F5 Sets selected text to plain type sty le.

Text: Font Style: Bold Ctrl+Alt+B, F6 Makes the selected text bold.

Text: Font Style: Italic Ctrl+Alt+I, F7 Makes the selected text italic.

Text: Font Style: BoldItalic Ctrl+Alt+Shift+O, F8 Makes the selected text bold and italic.





Text: Effect: Strikethrough... Adds a strikethrough to selected text.

Text: Effect: Underline... Ctrl+Alt+U Underlines selected text.



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Text: Align: Center Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M Centers selected text.








Text: Convert Case: Small

Caps




Text: Special Characters: End

Of Column


Text: Special Characters: EndOf Line

Breaks the current text line, wrapping text following theinsertion point.

Text: Special Characters: Non-Breaking Space

Ctrl+Shift+H Inserts a space between words to be kept on the sameline.



Text: Special Characters: EnSpace

Ctrl+Shift+N Inserts a space one-half the width of the current typesize.



Text: Special Characters: EmDash


Text: Special Characters: En

Dash


Text: Special Characters:Discretionary Hyphen

Inserts a hyphen after the last letter before a break in thetext line.


Text: Spelling... Ctrl+Alt+S Shows or hides the Spelling panel.


Text: Flow Inside Path Ctrl+Shift+U Flows a selected text block inside a selected, closedpath.




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Text: Detach From Path Separates text from a path when text is attached to or

flowing inside the path.



Xtras: Repeat Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X Applies the Xtra last performed again.

Window: New Window Ctrl+Alt+N Opens an additional document window for the activedocument.





Window: Toolbars: Info Shows or hides the Info toolbar.

Window: Toolbars: XtraOperations

Ctrl+Alt+O Shows or hides the Xtra Operations toolbar.

Window: Toolbars: Xtra Tools Ctrl+Alt+X Shows or hides the Xtra Tools toolbar.Window: Toolbars: Envelope Shows or hides the Envelope toolbar.



Window: Tools Ctrl+7 Displays or hides the Tools panel.

Window: Object Shows or hides the Object Inspector.


Window: Answers Displays or hides the Answers Panel

Window: Layers Ctrl+6 Displays or hides the Layers panel.

Window: Swatches Ctrl+9 Displays or hides the Swatches panel.

Window: Styles Ctrl+3 Shows or hides the Styles panel.

Window: Library Shows/Hides the Library panel.

Window: Color Mixer Ctrl+Shift+9 Displays or hides the Color Mixer.

Window: Tints Ctrl+Shift+3 Displays or hides the Tint panel.


Window: Align Ctrl+Alt+A Shows or hides the Align panel, which aligns anddistributes objects in relation to one another.



Window: Movie: Stop Stops the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF)window.

Window: Movie: Rewind Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF)window to the first frame of the movie.

Window: Movie: StepBackward

Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF)window back one frame.



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Window: Movie: Play Starts the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF)

window.

Window: Movie: Step Forward Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF)window forward one frame.

Window: Movie: Fast Forward Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF)

window to the last frame of the movie.

Window: Movie: Test Ctrl+Enter Displays the current FreeHand document as aMacromedia Flash (SWF) Movie.

Window: Movie: Export Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S Brings up the Export Movie dialog to save the current

Macromedia Flash (SWF) Movie.

Window: Movie: Settings Accesses the Macromedia Flash (SWF) export settingsdialog.

Window: Cascade Shift+F5 Arranges the open document windows in a cascade.

Window: Tile Horizontally Arranges windows as tiles stacked top to bottom.

Window: Tile Vertically Shift+F4 Arranges windows as side-by-side tiles.

Window: Arrange Icons Arranges the document window icons.

Tools / Commands: Add toSwatches

Adds colors from the Color Mixer to the Color List.


Previous Page

Ctrl+Page Up Displays the previous page.

Tools / Commands: Pages:Next Page

Ctrl+Page Down Displays the next page.


Add Page

Adds a new page to the document.

Tools / Commands: Pages:Remove Page

Removes the current page from the document.

Tools / Commands: Pages:Duplicate Page

Duplicates the current page.

Tools / Commands: Pages:New Master Page

Creates a new Master Page.

Tools / Commands: Pages:Convert to Master Page

Creates a new Master Page from the current page andmoves all objects on the current page to the Master

Page.

Tools / Commands: Pages:Release child page

Releases current child page(s) from their Master Page.Objects on Master Page are copied onto the page(s).


Adjustments: Move toPrevious Word

Ctrl+Left Places cursor before the current word.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Move to NextWord

Ctrl+Right Places cursor after the current word.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Move to Top ofParagraph

Ctrl+Up Places cursor at the start of the paragraph.



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Adjustments: Move to Top ofNext Paragraph

Ctrl+Down Places cursor at the start of the next paragraph.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Move to

Beginning of Sentence

Ctrl+Num 7 Places cursor at the start of the sentence.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Move to End ofSentence

Ctrl+Num 1 Places cursor at the end of the sentence.


Adjustments: Move toBeginning of Story

Ctrl+Home Places cursor at the beginning of the story.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Move to End of

Story

Ctrl+End Places cursor at the end of the story.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Select PreviousWord

Ctrl+Shift+Left Selects to the beginning of the current word.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Select NextWord

Ctrl+Shift+Right Selects to the end of the current word.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Select to Top of

Paragraph

Ctrl+Shift+Up Selects to the start of the paragraph.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Select to Top ofNext ParagraphCtrl+Shift+Down


Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Select toBeginning of Sentence

Ctrl+Num 8



Ctrl+Num 2 Selects to the end of the sentence.


Ctrl+Shift+Home Selects to the start of the story.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Select to End of

Story

Ctrl+Shift+End Selects to the end of the story.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Delete PreviousWord

Ctrl+Shift+Backspace Deletes the previous word.


Ctrl+Shift+Delete Deletes the next word.


Leading Greater

Ctrl+Num + Increases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 pointincrements.



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Adjustments: IncreaseLeading Lesser

Ctrl+Alt+Num + Increases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point

increments.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Decrease

Leading Greater

Ctrl+Num - Decreases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 pointincrements.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: DecreaseLeading Lesser

Ctrl+Alt+Num - Decreases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 pointincrements.


Adjustments: Increase KerningBy 10% em

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Right Increases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em.


By 1% em

Ctrl+Alt+Right Increases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em.


Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Left Decreases kerning


Ctrl+Alt+Left Decreases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em.


Baseline Shift

Ctrl+Alt+Up Increases baseline shift of highlighted text.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: DecreaseBaseline Shift

Ctrl+Alt+Down Decreases baseline shift of highlighted text .

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: IncreaseHorizontal Scale by 5%Ctrl+Num 6

Increases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%.


Adjustments: DecreaseHorizontal Scale by 5%Ctrl+Num 3

Decreases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Pointer

Selects, moves, or resizes objects.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Pointer Properties

Displays the Pointer Tool options dialog.


Subselect

Select inside groups and composite paths.


Page

Selects and transforms pages on the pasteboard.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Lasso

Selects objects within a defined path.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Lasso Properties

Displays the Lasso Tool options dialog.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Line

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Tools / Commands: Tools: Pen Draws paths by anchoring points.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Rectangle

Draws rectangles, rounded rectangles, and squares.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Rectangle Properties

Displays the Rectangle Tool options dialog.


Text

Inserts a text block.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Polygon

Draws polygons and stars.


Polygon Properties

Displays the Polygon Tool options dialog.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Ellipse

Draws ellipses and circles.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Pencil

Draws freeform paths.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Pencil Properties

Displays the Pencil Tool options dialog.


Perspective

Moves objects to perspective grids and manipulates the

grids.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Scale

F10 Resizes selected objects.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Freeform

Reshapes paths without using points or point handles.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Freeform Properties

Displays the Freeform Tool options dialog.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Rotate

F2 Rotates selected objects.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Reflect

F9 Flips selected objects.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Skew

F11 Slants selected objects.


Trace

Converts bitmaps to editable paths.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Trace Properties

Displays the Trace Tool options dialog.


Knife

Cuts a path into two paths.


Knife Properties

Displays the Knife Tool options dialog.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Hand

Pan to see other parts of the document.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Magnify

Magnifies a defined area of the current page.

Tools / Commands: Tools:Blend

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File: Close Ctrl+F4 Prompts to save the document and then closes theactive window.
















File: Document Settings:Output Options...

Use to control how your final document exports or printsto a PostScript output device.





File: Exit Alt+F4 Closes all open windows and quits FreeHand.

Edit: Undo Ctrl+Z, Alt+Backspace Reverses the last command applied.

Edit: Redo Ctrl+Y,Ctrl+Alt+Backspace

Cancels the last undo.

Edit: Cut Ctrl+X, Shift+Delete Cuts the selection and puts it on the Clipboard.

Edit: Copy Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Insert Copies the selection and puts it on the Clipboard.

Edit: Paste Ctrl+V, Shift+Insert Inserts the Clipboard contents at the insertion point.




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View: Custom: Edit... Delete and/or redefine

existing custom views.

Delete and/or redefine existing custom views.

View: Custom: Previous Ctrl+Alt+Shift+1 Change the current view to the most recent custom view.


View: Magnification: 50% Ctrl+Num 5, Ctrl+5 Change magnificat ion to 50%.

View: Magnification: 100% Ctrl+Num 1, Ctrl+1 Change magnificat ion to 100%.

View: Magnification: 200% Ctrl+Num 2, Ctrl+2 Change magnification to 200%.






View: Show All Shows all objects previously hidden by the Hide

Selection command.View: Toolbars Ctrl+Alt+T Shows or hides all toolbars.

View: Panels Ctrl+Alt+H, F12 Hides all panels.

View: Page Rulers: Show Ctrl+Alt+M Shows or hides the rulers.


View: Text Rulers Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T Shows or hides the Text Ruler.

View: Guides: Show Shows or hides non-printing lines or objects used foralignment.

View: Guides: Edit... Opens the Guides dialog box to release, delete, and add

guides.

View: Guides: Lock Freezes guides to prevent accidentally moving them.Releases guides if already locked.

View: Guides: Snap To Guides Ctrl+Alt+G Snaps objects to the nearest guide.

View: Grid: Show Shows or hides a non-printing grid.


View: Grid: Snap To Grid Snaps objects to the nearest grid coordinate.


View: Perspective Grid: DefineGrids...





Remove Perspective

Removes perspective and all transformations from

selected objects.

View: Perspective Grid:Release With Perspective

Release the objects from the grid but retains thetransformations.

View: Snap To Point Ctrl+Shift+Z Snaps objects to the nearest point.



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Modify: Transform: Move... Ctrl+E Moves objects by precise distances.

Modify: Transform: Rotate... Ctrl+F2 Rotates a selected object around a fixed point.

Modify: Transform: Reflect... Ctrl+F9 Flips a selected object horizontally or vertically.

Modify: Transform: Skew... Ctrl+F11 Slants an object to an oblique angle.

Modify: Transform Again Ctrl+Shift+G Repeats the previous transformation.

Modify: Arrange: Bring ToFront

Ctrl+F, Ctrl+Shift+Up Brings the selected drawing objects to the front of thecurrent layer.


Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F,Ctrl+Up

Moves the selected object one level forward.


Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K,Ctrl+Down

Moves the selected object one level backward.

Modify: Arrange: Send ToBack Ctrl+B,Ctrl+Shift+Down Sends the selected drawing objects to the back of thecurrent layer.

Modify: Align: Top Ctrl+Shift+Left,Ctrl+Alt+Num 8

Aligns selected objects to the top edge of the highestobject.

Modify: Align: Bottom Ctrl+Shift+Right,Ctrl+Alt+Num 5

Aligns selected objects to the bottom edge of the lowestobject.


Ctrl+Alt+Num 7 Aligns selected objects to the horizontal center of allobjects.

Modify: Align: Center Vertical Ctrl+Alt+Num 9 Aligns selected objects to the vertical center of all

objects.

Modify: Align: Left Ctrl+Left, Ctrl+Alt+Num

4

Aligns selected objects to the left edge of the leftmost

object.

Modify: Align: Right Ctrl+Right,

Ctrl+Alt+Num 6

Aligns selected objects to the right edge of the rightmost

object.

Modify: Align Again Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A Repeats an alignment using the current Align panelsettings.




Modify: Combine: Join BlendTo Path




Modify: Combine: Intersect Creates a single path from the portions of selected pathsthat overlap, removing the remaining portions of the

paths.



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Modify: Alter Path: Correct

Direction





Overlap




Modify: Alter Path: ExpandStroke...

Converts the perimeter of a specified stroke of a selectedpath into a closed path.

Modify: Alter Path: Inset Path... Expands or contracts one or more closed paths by thespecified amount.

Modify: Lock Ctrl+L Freezes selected objects in place to prevent accidentally

moving, cutting, or deleting them.



Modify: Ungroup Ctrl+U Separates a group into individual objects.


Modify: Symbol: Edit Symbol Shows the Symbol Edit window.


Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selectionand replaces the current selection with an instance ofthat symbol.

Modify: Symbol: Copy toSymbol

Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection,the current selection remains unchanged.



Modify: Brush: Create Brush... Creates a new brush from the selected object and adds it

to the Brush list.




Modify: Extrude: Remove

Extrude

Removes the extrusion and reverts the object to its

original state.



Modify: Extrude: ShareVanishing Points

Resets the vanishing point of multiple selected extrudedobjects so that they all share the same vanishing point.





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Modify: Envelope: Save AsPreset...

Saves currently selected Envelope as an Envelopepreset.

Modify: Envelope: DeletePreset


Modify: Envelope: Copy As

Path


Modify: Envelope: Paste AsEnvelope


Modify: Envelope: Release Releases Envelope but retains transformations of

selected objects.

Modify: Envelope: Remove Removes Envelope and all transformations fromselected objects.




Text: Size: Smaller Ctrl+Alt+1, Ctrl+Alt+Num 1, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Down Reducesselected text one point size.

Text: Size: Larger Ctrl+Alt+2,

Ctrl+Alt+Num 2,Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Up

Increases selected text one point size.












Text: Font Style: Plain Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P, F5 Sets selected text to plain type sty le.

Text: Font Style: Bold Ctrl+Alt+B, F6 Makes the selected text bold.

Text: Font Style: Italic Ctrl+Alt+I, F7 Makes the selected text italic.

Text: Font Style: BoldItalic Ctrl+Alt+Shift+O, F8 Makes the selected text bold and italic.







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Text: Effect: Strikethrough... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S Adds a strikethrough to selected text.

Text: Effect: Underline... Ctrl+Alt+U Underlines selected text.




Text: Align: Center Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M Centers selected text.








Text: Convert Case: SmallCaps




Text: Special Characters: EndOf Column


Text: Special Characters: EndOf Line

Breaks the current text line, wrapping text following theinsertion point.

Text: Special Characters: Non-

Breaking Space

Ctrl+Shift+H Inserts a space between words to be kept on the same

line.



Text: Special Characters: EnSpace

Ctrl+Shift+N Inserts a space one-half the width of the current typesize.



Text: Special Characters: Em

Dash


Text: Special Characters: EnDash


Text: Special Characters:

Discretionary Hyphen

Inserts a hyphen after the last letter before a break in the

text line.


Text: Spelling... Ctrl+Alt+S Shows or hides the Spelling panel.




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Text: Flow Inside Path Ctrl+Shift+U Flows a selected text block inside a selected, closed

path.


Text: Detach From Path Separates text from a path when text is attached to orflowing inside the path.



Xtras: Repeat Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X Applies the Xtra last performed again.

Window: New Window Ctrl+Alt+N Opens an additional document window for the activedocument.





Window: Toolbars: Info Shows or hides the Info toolbar.Window: Toolbars: XtraOperations

Shows or hides the Xtra Operations toolbar.

Window: Toolbars: Xtra Tools Shows or hides the Xtra Tools toolbar.

Window: Toolbars: Envelope Shows or hides the Envelope toolbar.



Window: Tools Ctrl+7 Displays or hides the Tools panel.

Window: Object Shows or hides the Object Inspector.


Window: Answers Displays or hides the Answers Panel

Window: Layers Ctrl+6 Displays or hides the Layers panel.

Window: Swatches Ctrl+9 Displays or hides the Swatches panel.

Window: Styles Ctrl+3 Shows or hides the Styles panel.

Window: Library Shows/Hides the Library panel.

Window: Color Mixer Ctrl+Shift+9 Displays or hides the Color Mixer.

Window: Tints Ctrl+Shift+3 Displays or hides the Tint panel.


Window: Align Ctrl+Alt+A Shows or hides the Align panel, which aligns anddistributes objects in relation to one another.



Window: Movie: Stop Stops the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF)window.



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Adjustments: Move to Top ofParagraph

Places cursor at the start of the paragraph.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Move to Top of

Next Paragraph

Places cursor at the start of the next paragraph.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Move toBeginning of Sentence

Places cursor at the start of the sentence.


Adjustments: Move to End ofSentence

Places cursor at the end of the sentence.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Move to

Beginning of Story

Places cursor at the beginning of the story.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Move to End ofStory

Places cursor at the end of the story.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Select PreviousWord

Selects to the beginning of the current word.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Select Next

Word

Selects to the end of the current word.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Select to Top ofParagraph

Selects to the start of the paragraph.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Select to Top ofNext Paragraph


Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Select toBeginning of Sentence



Selects to the end of the sentence.


Selects to the start of the story.


Adjustments: Select to End ofStory

Selects to the end of the story.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Delete Previous

Word

Deletes the previous word.


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Adjustments: IncreaseLeading Greater

Increases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point

increments.


Leading Lesser

Increases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 pointincrements.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: DecreaseLeading Greater

Decreases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 pointincrements.


Adjustments: DecreaseLeading Lesser

Decreases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point

increments.


By 10% em

Increases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em.

Tools / Commands: TextAdjustments: Increase KerningBy 1% em

Increases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em.


Decreases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em.

Tools / Com