FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts

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1 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 in an earlier version of FreeHand. File: Export... Ctrl+Shift+R Saves your FreeHand file in a format best for opening or importing into another application. File: Export Again File: Send: Document File: Send: All Open Documents... File: Printer Setup... Saves your FreeHand file in the format last exported. Sends the active document as an attachment. Sends all open documents as attachments. Changes the layout, size, and orientation of the current page. File: Print... Ctrl+P Prints the active document. File: Document Settings: Constrain... File: Document Settings: Cursor Distance... File: Document Settings: Output Options... File: Document Settings: Raster Effects Settings... File: Report... File: Collect For Output... Sets the angle of the invisible axis for drawing with the Rectangle and Ellipse tools. Sets the distance in current document units that objects move when using the left, right, up, and down arrow keys. Use to control how your final document exports or prints to a PostScript output device. Modifies the document level effect settings Generates an on-screen report about the active document. Collects all document elements for output. File: Exit Ctrl+Q, Alt+F4 Closes all open windows and quits FreeHand. 1

2 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... Edit: Special: Paste Special... Edit: Special: Copy Attributes Copies the selection and puts it on the Clipboard in the selected format. Inserts the Clipboard contents at the insertion point using the selected format. 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 Edit: Special: Paste Behind Edit: Clear Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard in front of a selected object in the stacking order. Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard just behind a selected object in the stacking order. Removes the selected object. Edit: Cut Contents Ctrl+Shift+X Removes an object pasted inside a selected object and places 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+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 the original. Edit: Select: All Ctrl+A Selects all objects on unlocked, visible layers on the active 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 Edit: Select: Superselect Edit: Select: Subselect Selects all objects that are currently not selected and deselects all selected objects. Selects the group that contains the subselected point or object. 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 Edit: Optimize in Fireworks Edit: Edit in External Editor... Edit: Links... Ctrl+F Opens the Find and Replace Graphics panel. Optimize original source PNG files with Fireworks 4 or newer Opens an external editor such as a bitmap image editor. Opens the Links dialog box to make changes to the way imported graphics behave. Edit: Preferences... Ctrl+U Makes changes in the program settings to control how various features behave. 2

3 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 the document 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 document window. View: Custom: New... View: Custom: Edit... View: Custom: Previous Creates a new custom view for this document. Delete and/or redefine existing custom views. 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: Magnification: 100% Ctrl+1 Change magnification to 100%. View: Magnification: 200% Ctrl+2 Change magnification to 200%. View: Magnification: 400% Ctrl+4 Change magnification to 400%. View: Magnification: 800% Ctrl+8 Change magnification to 800%. 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 not affect actual objects or printing. View: Hide Selection View: Show All Hides all selected objects. Shows all objects previously hidden by the Hide Selection 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 for alignment. View: Guides: Edit... Opens the Guides dialog box to release, delete, and add guides. 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. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 3

4 View: Perspective Grid: Define Grids... View: Perspective Grid: Previous View: Perspective Grid: Remove Perspective View: Perspective Grid: Release With Perspective Open the Define Grids dialog box. Change current grid view to the most recent grid view. Removes perspective and all transformations from selected objects. Release the objects from the grid but retains the transformations. View: Snap To Point Ctrl+Shift+/, Ctrl+ 'Snaps objects to the nearest point. View: Snap To Object View: Transform Handles Snaps objects to another object. Activates transform handles. Modify: Transform: Scale... Ctrl+F10 Reduces or enlarges selected objects. Modify: Transform: Move... Modify: Transform: Rotate... Modify: Transform: Reflect... Modify: Transform: Skew... Moves objects by precise distances. Rotates a selected object around a fixed point. Flips a selected object horizontally or vertically. Slants an object to an oblique angle. Modify: Transform Again Ctrl+, Repeats the previous transformation. Modify: Arrange: Bring To Front Modify: Arrange: Move Forward Modify: Arrange: Move Backward Modify: Arrange: Send To Back Ctrl+Shift+Up Ctrl+Up Ctrl+Down Ctrl+Shift+Down Brings the selected drawing objects to the front of the current layer. Moves the selected object one level forward. Moves the selected object one level backward. Sends the selected drawing objects to the back of the current layer. Modify: Align: Top Ctrl+Alt+4 Aligns selected objects to the top edge of the highest object. Modify: Align: Bottom Ctrl+Alt+6 Aligns selected objects to the bottom edge of the lowest object. Modify: Align: Center Horizontal Ctrl+Alt+5 Aligns selected objects to the horizontal center of all objects. 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 leftmost object. 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 panel settings. 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 two paths. 4

5 Modify: Combine: Join Blend To Path Modify: Combine: Union Modify: Combine: Divide Modify: Combine: Intersect Modify: Combine: Punch Modify: Combine: Crop Modify: Alter Path: Correct Direction Modify: Alter Path: Reverse Direction Modify: Alter Path: Remove Overlap Modify: Alter Path: Simplify... Modify: Alter Path: Expand Stroke... Modify: Alter Path: Inset Path... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B Attaches a blend along a path. Creates a single path from two or more selected, closed paths. Cuts selected paths into sections. Creates a single path from the portions of selected paths that overlap, removing the remaining portions of the paths. Creates a hole in selected closed paths through which other objects are visible. Cuts a bottom path in the stacking order to the shape of a top path. Changes the direction of the selected paths. Reverses the direction of one or more selected paths. Removes redundant portions of a selected, closed path that crosses itself. Removes or adds points to a path to maintain the same shape using the optimum number of points. Converts the perimeter of a specified stroke of a selected path into a closed path. Expands or contracts one or more closed paths by the specified amount. Modify: Lock Ctrl+L Freezes selected objects in place to prevent accidentally moving, 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 points together. 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 to Symbol Modify: Symbol: Copy to Symbol Modify: Symbol: Release Instance Modify: Brush: Create Brush... Modify: Brush: Release Brush Modify: Extrude: Release Extrude F8 Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection and replaces the current selection with an instance of that symbol. Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection, the current selection remains unchanged. Releases an instance from its association with the symbol library. Creates a new brush from the selected object and adds it to the Brush list. Releases a brushed path from its association to a brush. Converts the extrusion to a group of objects. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 5

6 Modify: Extrude: Remove Extrude Modify: Extrude: Reset Extrude Modify: Extrude: Share Vanishing Points Modify: Extrude: Rotate Extrude Modify: Envelope: Create Modify: Envelope: Save As Preset... Modify: Envelope: Delete Preset Modify: Envelope: Copy As Path Modify: Envelope: Paste As Envelope Modify: Envelope: Release Modify: Envelope: Remove Modify: Envelope: Show Map Removes the extrusion and reverts the object to its original state. Resets a Rotated extruded object to the default position. Resets the vanishing point of multiple selected extruded objects so that they all share the same vanishing point. Displays the rotate ring for an extruded object. Applies default Envelope to selected objects. Saves currently selected Envelope as an Envelope preset. Deletes the selected Envelope preset from the pop-up. Copies the selected Envelope as a path to the clipboard. Pastes a path as an Envelope. Releases Envelope but retains transformations of selected objects. Removes Envelope and all transformations from selected objects. 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: Size: 10 Changes selected text to a point size of 10. Text: Size: 11 Changes selected text to a point size of 11. Text: Size: 12 Changes selected text to a point size of 12. Text: Size: 14 Changes selected text to a point size of 14. Text: Size: 18 Changes selected text to a point size of 18. Text: Size: 24 Changes selected text to a point size of 24. Text: Size: 36 Changes selected text to a point size of 36. Text: Size: 48 Changes selected text to a point size of 48. Text: Size: 72 Changes selected text to a point size of 72. 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. 6

7 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... Text: Effect: Shadow... Applies an inline effect to selected text. 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... Text: Leading: Solid Text: Leading: Auto Text: Convert Case: Settings... Text: Convert Case: Upper Text: Convert Case: Lower Text: Convert Case: Small Caps Text: Convert Case: Title Text: Convert Case: Sentence Text: Special Characters: End Of Column Text: Special Characters: End Of Line Text: Special Characters: Non- Breaking Space Text: Special Characters: Em Space Text: Special Characters: En Space Text: Special Characters: Thin Space Text: Special Characters: Em Dash Text: Special Characters: En Dash Ctrl+Shift+M Ctrl+Shift+N Ctrl+Shift+T Opens the Leading dialog box. Applies solid leading to selected text (same as point size). Applies automatic leading to selected text (120% of point size). Opens the Convert Case Settings dialog box. Converts selected text to upper case. Converts selected text to lower case. Converts selected text to small caps. Converts selected text to title case. Converts selected text to sentence case. Forces text after insertion point to top of next column. Breaks the current text line, wrapping text following the insertion point. Inserts a space between words to be kept on the same line. Inserts a space the width of the current type size. Inserts a space one-half the width of the current type size. Inserts a space one-tenth the width of the current type size. Inserts a dash the width of the current type size. Inserts a dash one-half the width of the current type size. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 7

8 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 or flowing 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 Window: Toolbars: Text Window: Toolbars: Controller Window: Toolbars: Status Window: Toolbars: Info Window: Toolbars: Xtra Operations Window: Toolbars: Xtra Tools Window: Toolbars: Envelope Window: Toolbars: Customize... Shows or hides the Main toolbar. Shows or hides the Text toolbar. Shows or hides the Controller toolbar. Shows or hides the Status toolbar. Shows or hides the Info toolbar. Shows or hides the Xtra Operations toolbar. Shows or hides the Xtra Tools toolbar. Shows or hides the Envelope toolbar. Opens the Customize dialog box with the Toolbars tab selected. 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 Window: Tints Shift+F9, Ctrl+Shift+C Displays or hides the Color Mixer. Displays or hides the Tint panel. Window: Halftones Ctrl+H Displays or hides the Halftones panel. 8

9 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 Window: Movie: Stop Window: Movie: Rewind Window: Movie: Step Backward Window: Movie: Play Window: Movie: Step Forward Window: Movie: Fast Forward Displays or hides the navigation panel Stops the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window to the first frame of the movie. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window back one frame. Starts the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window forward one frame. 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 a Macromedia Flash (SWF) Movie. Window: Movie: Export Brings up the Export Movie dialog to save the current Macromedia Flash (SWF) Movie. Window: Movie: Settings Ctrl+Shift+Enter Accesses the Macromedia Flash (SWF) export settings dialog. Window: Cascade Window: Tile Horizontally Window: Tile Vertically Window: Arrange Icons Tools / Commands: Add to Swatches Previous Page Next Page Add Page Remove Page Duplicate Page New Master Page Convert to Master Page Ctrl+Page Up Ctrl+Page Down Arranges the open document windows in a cascade. Arranges windows as tiles stacked top to bottom. Arranges windows as side-by-side tiles. Arranges the document window icons. Adds colors from the Color Mixer to the Color List. Displays the previous page. Displays the next page. Adds a new page to the document. Removes the current page from the document. Duplicates the current page. Creates a new Master Page. Creates a new Master Page from the current page and moves all objects on the current page to the Master Page. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 9

10 Release child page Adjustments: Move to Previous Word Adjustments: Move to Next Word Adjustments: Move to Top of Paragraph Adjustments: Move to Top of Next Paragraph Adjustments: Move to Beginning of Sentence Adjustments: Move to End of Sentence Adjustments: Move to Beginning of Story Adjustments: Move to End of Story Adjustments: Select Previous Word Adjustments: Select Next Word Adjustments: Select to Top of Paragraph Adjustments: Select to Top of Next Paragraph Adjustments: Select to Beginning of Sentence Ctrl+Num 8 Adjustments: Select to End of Sentence Adjustments: Select to Beginning of Story Ctrl+Left Ctrl+Right Ctrl+Num 7 Ctrl+Num 1 Ctrl+Home Ctrl+End Ctrl+Shift+Left Ctrl+Shift+Right Ctrl+Num 2 Ctrl+Shift+Home Releases current child page(s) from their Master Page. Objects on Master Page are copied onto the page(s). Places cursor before the current word. Places cursor after the current word. Places cursor at the start of the paragraph. Places cursor at the start of the next paragraph. Places cursor at the start of the sentence. Places cursor at the end of the sentence. Places cursor at the beginning of the story. Places cursor at the end of the story. Selects to the beginning of the current word. Selects to the end of the current word. Selects to the start of the paragraph. Selects to the start of the next paragraph. Selects to the beginning of the sentence. Selects to the end of the sentence. Selects to the start of the story. 10

11 Adjustments: Select to End of Story Adjustments: Delete Previous Word Adjustments: Delete Next Word Adjustments: Increase Leading Greater Adjustments: Increase Leading Lesser Adjustments: Decrease Leading Greater Adjustments: Decrease Leading Lesser Ctrl+Shift+End Ctrl+Shift+Backspace Ctrl+Shift+Delete Ctrl+Num + Ctrl+Alt+Num + Ctrl+Num - Ctrl+Alt+Num - Selects to the end of the story. Deletes the previous word. Deletes the next word. Increases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point increments. Increases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point increments. Decreases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point increments. Decreases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point increments. Adjustments: Increase Kerning By 10% em Adjustments: Increase Kerning By 1% em Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Right Ctrl+Alt+Right Increases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em. Increases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em. Adjustments: Decrease Kerning By 10% em Adjustments: Decrease Kerning By 1% em Adjustments: Increase Baseline Shift Adjustments: Decrease Baseline Shift Adjustments: Increase Horizontal Scale by 5% Ctrl+Num 6 Adjustments: Decrease Horizontal Scale by 5% Ctrl+Num 3 Pointer Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Left Ctrl+Alt+Left Ctrl+Alt+Up Ctrl+Alt+Down Shift+F10 Decreases kerning Decreases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em. Increases baseline shift of highlighted text. Decreases baseline shift of highlighted text. Increases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%. Decreases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%. Selects, moves, or resizes objects. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 11

12 Pointer Properties Subselect Page Lasso Lasso Properties Line Shift+F4 Displays the Pointer Tool options dialog. Select inside groups and composite paths. Selects and transforms pages on the pasteboard. Selects objects within a defined path. Displays the Lasso Tool options dialog. Draws straight lines. Pen Shift+F6 Draws paths by anchoring points. Rectangle Rectangle Properties Text Polygon Polygon Properties Ellipse Pencil Pencil Properties Perspective Scale Freeform Freeform Properties Rotate Reflect Skew Trace Shift+F1 Ctrl+Shift+F9 Shift+F8 Shift+F3 Shift+F5 F10 F9 Ctrl+F11 Draws rectangles, rounded rectangles, and squares. Displays the Rectangle Tool options dialog. Inserts a text block. Draws polygons and stars. Displays the Polygon Tool options dialog. Draws ellipses and circles. Draws freeform paths. Displays the Pencil Tool options dialog. Moves objects to perspective grids and manipulates the grids. Resizes selected objects. Reshapes paths without using points or point handles. Displays the Freeform Tool options dialog. Rotates selected objects. Flips selected objects. Slants selected objects. Converts bitmaps to editable paths. 12

13 Trace Properties Knife Knife Properties Hand Magnify Blend Bezigon Crop Eraser Output Area Extrude Connector Action Variable Stroke Pen Variable Stroke Pen Properties Calligraphic Stroke Pen Calligraphic Pen Properties Measure: Points Measure: Pixels Measure: Centimeters Measure: Picas Measure: Inches Shift+F7 Shift+F2 Displays the Trace Tool options dialog. Cuts a path into two paths. Displays the Knife Tool options dialog. Pan to see other parts of the document. Magnifies a defined area of the current page. Creates and modifies blends. Draws paths using automatic curvature. Crops bitmap images by hiding unwanted portions. Cuts the selected path and deletes the segments within the tool's path. Define an area to be printed or exported. Converts an object into an extrusion or edits an existing extrusion. Creates and modifies connector lines. Adds or modifies Flash actions on objects. Creates a variable width path Displays the Variable Stroke Pen Tool options dialog. Creates a calligraphic stroke path Displays the Caligraphic Pen Tool options dialog. Changes the unit of measure to points. Changes the unit of measure to pixels. Changes the unit of measure to centimeters. Changes the unit of measure to picas. Changes the unit of measure to inches. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 13

14 Measure: Decimals Measure: Millimeters Measure: Kyus Tools / Commands: Paths: Close Path Tools / Commands: Paths: Open Path Tools / Commands: Points: Corner Tools / Commands: Points: Curve Tools / Commands: Points: Connector Tools / Commands: Points: Retract Handles Left Tools / Commands: Points: Retract Handles Right Tools / Commands: Strokes: Thinner Tools / Commands: Strokes: Thicker Ctrl+Alt+Shift+, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+. Changes the unit of measure to decimals. Changes the unit of measure to millimeters. Changes the unit of measure to Kyus. Closes open paths. Opens closed paths. Changes a selected point to a corner point. Changes a selected point to a curve point. Changes a selected point to a connector point. Retracts handles left for a selected point. Retracts handles right for a selected point. Decrease stroke width one increment. Increase stroke width one increment. 14

15 FreeHand 9 Menu Command Keyboard Shortcut Menu Command File: New Ctrl+N Creates a new document or template. File: Open... Ctrl+O Opens an existing document or template. File: Close Ctrl+F4 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 in an earlier version of FreeHand. File: Export... Ctrl+Shift+R Saves your FreeHand file in a format best for opening or importing into another application. File: Export Again File: Send: Document File: Send: All Open Documents... File: Printer Setup... Saves your FreeHand file in the format last exported. Sends the active document as an attachment. Sends all open documents as attachments. Changes the layout, size, and orientation of the current page. File: Print... Ctrl+P Prints the active document. File: Document Settings: Constrain... File: Document Settings: Cursor Distance... File: Document Settings: Output Options... File: Document Settings: Raster Effects Settings... File: Report... File: Collect For Output... Sets the angle of the invisible axis for drawing with the Rectangle and Ellipse tools. Sets the distance in current document units that objects move when using the left, right, up, and down arrow keys. Use to control how your final document exports or prints to a PostScript output device. Modifies the document level effect settings Generates an on-screen report about the active document. Collects all document elements for output. 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. Edit: Special: Copy Special... Edit: Special: Paste Special... Copies the selection and puts it on the Clipboard in the selected format. Inserts the Clipboard contents at the insertion point using the selected format. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 15

16 Menu Command Keyboard Shortcut Menu Command 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 Edit: Special: Paste Behind Edit: Clear Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard in front of a selected object in the stacking order. Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard just behind a selected object in the stacking order. Removes the selected object. Edit: Cut Contents Ctrl+Shift+X Removes an object pasted inside a selected object and places 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 the original. Edit: Select: All Ctrl+A Selects all objects on unlocked, visible layers on the active page. Edit: Select: All In Document Ctrl+Shift+A Selects all objects in the current document. Edit: Select: None Edit: Select: Invert Selection Edit: Select: Superselect Edit: Select: Subselect Deselects all selected objects. Selects all objects that are currently not selected and deselects all selected objects. Selects the group that contains the subselected point or object. 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 Edit: Optimize in Fireworks Edit: Edit in External Editor... Edit: Links... Ctrl+Alt+E Opens the Find and Replace Graphics panel. Optimize original source PNG files with Fireworks 4 or newer Opens an external editor such as a bitmap image editor. Opens the Links dialog box to make changes to the way imported 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 tab selected. 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 the document window. View: Fit All Ctrl+Alt+0 Changes the view so all pages fit inside the document window. View: Custom: New... View: Custom: Edit... Creates a new custom view for this document. Delete and/or redefine existing custom views. 16

17 Menu Command Keyboard Shortcut Menu Command View: Custom: Previous Ctrl+Alt+Shift+1 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: Magnification: 100% Ctrl+1 Change magnification to 100%. View: Magnification: 200% Ctrl+2 Change magnification to 200%. View: Magnification: 400% Ctrl+4 Change magnification to 400%. View: Magnification: 800% Ctrl+8 Change magnification to 800%. 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 not affect actual objects or printing. View: Hide Selection View: Show All Hides all selected objects. 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: Page Rulers: Edit... Opens the Edit Units dialog box. View: Text Rulers Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T Shows or hides the Text Ruler. View: Guides: Show View: Guides: Edit... View: Guides: Lock Shows or hides non-printing lines or objects used for alignment. Opens the Guides dialog box to release, delete, and add guides. 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 View: Grid: Edit... View: Grid: Snap To Grid View: Perspective Grid: Show View: Perspective Grid: Define Grids... View: Perspective Grid: Previous View: Perspective Grid: Remove Perspective View: Perspective Grid: Release With Perspective Shows or hides a non-printing grid. Opens the Edit Grid dialog box. Snaps objects to the nearest grid coordinate. Show or hide non-printing perspective grid. Open the Define Grids dialog box. Change current grid view to the most recent grid view. Removes perspective and all transformations from selected objects. Release the objects from the grid but retains the transformations. View: Snap To Point Ctrl+Shift+Z Snaps objects to the nearest point. View: Snap To Object View: Transform Handles Snaps objects to another object. Activates transform handles. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 17

18 Menu Command Keyboard Shortcut Menu Command Modify: Transform: Scale... Ctrl+F10 Reduces or enlarges selected objects. 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 To Front Modify: Arrange: Move Forward Modify: Arrange: Move Backward Modify: Arrange: Send To Back Modify: Align: Top Modify: Align: Bottom Modify: Align: Center Horizontal Ctrl+F Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K Ctrl+B Ctrl+Shift+Left, Ctrl+Alt+Num 8 Ctrl+Shift+Right, Ctrl+Alt+Num 5 Ctrl+Alt+Num 7 Brings the selected drawing objects to the front of the current layer. Moves the selected object one level forward. Moves the selected object one level backward. Sends the selected drawing objects to the back of the current layer. Aligns selected objects to the top edge of the highest object. Aligns selected objects to the bottom edge of the lowest object. Aligns selected objects to the horizontal center of all objects. Modify: Align: Center Vertical Ctrl+Alt+Num 9 Aligns selected objects to the vertical center of all objects. 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 rightmost object. Modify: Align Again Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A Repeats an alignment using the current Align panel settings. 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 two paths. Modify: Combine: Join Blend To Path Modify: Combine: Union Modify: Combine: Divide Modify: Combine: Intersect Modify: Combine: Punch Modify: Combine: Crop Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B Attaches a blend along a path. Creates a single path from two or more selected, closed paths. Cuts selected paths into sections. Creates a single path from the portions of selected paths that overlap, removing the remaining portions of the paths. Creates a hole in selected closed paths through which other objects are visible. Cuts a bottom path in the stacking order to the shape of a top path. 18

19 Menu Command Keyboard Shortcut Menu Command Modify: Alter Path: Correct Direction Modify: Alter Path: Reverse Direction Modify: Alter Path: Remove Overlap Modify: Alter Path: Simplify... Modify: Alter Path: Expand Stroke... Modify: Alter Path: Inset Path... Changes the direction of the selected paths. Reverses the direction of one or more selected paths. Removes redundant portions of a selected, closed path that crosses itself. Removes or adds points to a path to maintain the same shape using the optimum number of points. Converts the perimeter of a specified stroke of a selected path into a closed path. Expands or contracts one or more closed paths by the specified amount. Modify: Lock Ctrl+L Freezes selected objects in place to prevent accidentally moving, 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 points together. Modify: Ungroup Ctrl+U Separates a group into individual objects. Modify: Separate Attributes Modify: Symbol: Edit Symbol Modify: Symbol: Convert to Symbol Modify: Symbol: Copy to Symbol Modify: Symbol: Release Instance Modify: Brush: Create Brush... Modify: Brush: Release Brush Modify: Extrude: Release Extrude Modify: Extrude: Remove Extrude Modify: Extrude: Reset Extrude Modify: Extrude: Share Vanishing Points Modify: Extrude: Rotate Extrude Modify: Envelope: Create Modify: Envelope: Save As Preset... Ctrl+F8 Separates the selection into individual strokes and fills. Shows the Symbol Edit window. Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection and replaces the current selection with an instance of that symbol. Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection, the current selection remains unchanged. Releases an instance from its association with the symbol library. Creates a new brush from the selected object and adds it to the Brush list. Releases a brushed path from its association to a brush. Converts the extrusion to a group of objects. Removes the extrusion and reverts the object to its original state. Resets a Rotated extruded object to the default position. Resets the vanishing point of multiple selected extruded objects so that they all share the same vanishing point. Displays the rotate ring for an extruded object. Applies default Envelope to selected objects. Saves currently selected Envelope as an Envelope preset. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 19

20 Menu Command Keyboard Shortcut Menu Command Modify: Envelope: Delete Preset Modify: Envelope: Copy As Path Modify: Envelope: Paste As Envelope Modify: Envelope: Release Modify: Envelope: Remove Modify: Envelope: Show Map Deletes the selected Envelope preset from the pop-up. Copies the selected Envelope as a path to the clipboard. Pastes a path as an Envelope. Releases Envelope but retains transformations of selected objects. Removes Envelope and all transformations from selected objects. Displays Envelope mapping grid. Modify: Convert to Image... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Z Converts selected objects to a bitmap image. Text: Size: Other... Text: Size: Smaller Text: Size: Larger Ctrl+Alt+2, Ctrl+Alt+Num 2, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Up Opens the Type Size dialog box. Ctrl+Alt+1, Ctrl+Alt+Num 1, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Down Reduces selected text one point size. 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: Size: 10 Changes selected text to a point size of 10. Text: Size: 11 Changes selected text to a point size of 11. Text: Size: 12 Changes selected text to a point size of 12. Text: Size: 14 Changes selected text to a point size of 14. Text: Size: 18 Changes selected text to a point size of 18. Text: Size: 24 Changes selected text to a point size of 24. Text: Size: 36 Changes selected text to a point size of 36. Text: Size: 48 Changes selected text to a point size of 48. Text: Size: 72 Changes selected text to a point size of 72. Text: Font Style: Plain Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P, F5 Sets selected text to plain type style. 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: None Removes effects from selected text. Text: Effect: Highlight... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H Applies a highlight effect to selected text. Text: Effect: Inline... Text: Effect: Shadow... Text: Effect: Strikethrough... Applies an inline effect to selected text. Applies a shadow effect to selected text. Adds a strikethrough to selected text. Text: Effect: Underline... Ctrl+Alt+U Underlines selected text. 20

21 Menu Command Keyboard Shortcut Menu Command 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+M Centers selected text. Text: Align: Justified Ctrl+Alt+Shift+J Justifies selected text. Text: Leading: Other... Text: Leading: Solid Text: Leading: Auto Text: Convert Case: Settings... Text: Convert Case: Upper Text: Convert Case: Lower Text: Convert Case: Small Caps Text: Convert Case: Title Text: Convert Case: Sentence Text: Special Characters: End Of Column Text: Special Characters: End Of Line Text: Special Characters: Non- Breaking Space Ctrl+Shift+H Opens the Leading dialog box. Applies solid leading to selected text (same as point size). Applies automatic leading to selected text (120% of point size). Opens the Convert Case Settings dialog box. Converts selected text to upper case. Converts selected text to lower case. Converts selected text to small caps. Converts selected text to title case. Converts selected text to sentence case. Forces text after insertion point to top of next column. Breaks the current text line, wrapping text following the insertion point. Inserts a space between words to be kept on the same line. Text: Special Characters: Em Space Text: Special Characters: En Space Text: Special Characters: Thin Space Text: Special Characters: Em Dash Text: Special Characters: En Dash Text: Special Characters: Discretionary Hyphen Ctrl+Shift+M Ctrl+Shift+N Ctrl+Shift+T Inserts a space the width of the current type size. Inserts a space one-half the width of the current type size. Inserts a space one-tenth the width of the current type size. Inserts a dash the width of the current type size. Inserts a dash one-half the width of the current type size. 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... Ctrl+Alt+S 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. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 21

22 Menu Command Keyboard Shortcut Menu Command Text: Detach From Path Separates text from a path when text is attached to or flowing 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+Alt+Shift+X Applies the Xtra last performed again. Window: New Window Ctrl+Alt+N Opens an additional document window for the active document. Window: Toolbars: Main Window: Toolbars: Text Window: Toolbars: Controller Window: Toolbars: Status Window: Toolbars: Info Window: Toolbars: Xtra Operations Ctrl+Alt+O Shows or hides the Main toolbar. Shows or hides the Text toolbar. Shows or hides the Controller toolbar. Shows or hides the Status toolbar. Shows or hides the Info toolbar. Shows or hides the Xtra Operations toolbar. Window: Toolbars: Xtra Tools Ctrl+Alt+X Shows or hides the Xtra Tools toolbar. Window: Toolbars: Envelope Window: Toolbars: Customize... Shows or hides the Envelope toolbar. Opens the Customize dialog box with the Toolbars tab selected. Window: Tools Ctrl+7 Displays or hides the Tools panel. Window: Object Window: Document Window: Answers Shows or hides the Object Inspector. Shows or hides the Document Inspector. 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: Halftones Ctrl+H Displays or hides the Halftones panel. 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 Window: Movie: Stop Window: Movie: Rewind Window: Movie: Step Backward Displays or hides the navigation panel Stops the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window to the first frame of the movie. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window back one frame. 22

23 Menu Command Keyboard Shortcut Menu Command Window: Movie: Play Window: Movie: Step Forward Window: Movie: Fast Forward Starts the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window forward one frame. 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 a Macromedia 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 settings dialog. 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 Tools / Commands: Add to Swatches Previous Page Next Page Add Page Remove Page Duplicate Page New Master Page Convert to Master Page Release child page Adjustments: Move to Previous Word Adjustments: Move to Next Word Adjustments: Move to Top of Paragraph Ctrl+Page Up Ctrl+Page Down Ctrl+Left Ctrl+Right Ctrl+Up Arranges the document window icons. Adds colors from the Color Mixer to the Color List. Displays the previous page. Displays the next page. Adds a new page to the document. Removes the current page from the document. Duplicates the current page. Creates a new Master Page. Creates a new Master Page from the current page and moves all objects on the current page to the Master Page. Releases current child page(s) from their Master Page. Objects on Master Page are copied onto the page(s). Places cursor before the current word. Places cursor after the current word. Places cursor at the start of the paragraph. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 23

24 Menu Command Keyboard Shortcut Menu Command Adjustments: Move to Top of Next Paragraph Adjustments: Move to Beginning of Sentence Adjustments: Move to End of Sentence Adjustments: Move to Beginning of Story Adjustments: Move to End of Story Adjustments: Select Previous Word Adjustments: Select Next Word Adjustments: Select to Top of Paragraph Adjustments: Select to Top of Next Paragraph Ctrl+Shift+Down Adjustments: Select to Beginning of Sentence Ctrl+Num 8 Adjustments: Select to End of Sentence Adjustments: Select to Beginning of Story Adjustments: Select to End of Story Adjustments: Delete Previous Word Adjustments: Delete Next Word Adjustments: Increase Leading Greater Ctrl+Down Ctrl+Num 7 Ctrl+Num 1 Ctrl+Home Ctrl+End Ctrl+Shift+Left Ctrl+Shift+Right Ctrl+Shift+Up Ctrl+Num 2 Ctrl+Shift+Home Ctrl+Shift+End Ctrl+Shift+Backspace Ctrl+Shift+Delete Ctrl+Num + Places cursor at the start of the next paragraph. Places cursor at the start of the sentence. Places cursor at the end of the sentence. Places cursor at the beginning of the story. Places cursor at the end of the story. Selects to the beginning of the current word. Selects to the end of the current word. Selects to the start of the paragraph. Selects to the start of the next paragraph. Selects to the beginning of the sentence. Selects to the end of the sentence. Selects to the start of the story. Selects to the end of the story. Deletes the previous word. Deletes the next word. Increases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point increments. 24

25 Menu Command Keyboard Shortcut Menu Command Adjustments: Increase Leading Lesser Adjustments: Decrease Leading Greater Adjustments: Decrease Leading Lesser Ctrl+Alt+Num + Ctrl+Num - Ctrl+Alt+Num - Increases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point increments. Decreases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point increments. Decreases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point increments. Adjustments: Increase Kerning By 10% em Adjustments: Increase Kerning By 1% em Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Right Ctrl+Alt+Right Increases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em. Increases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em. Adjustments: Decrease Kerning By 10% em Adjustments: Decrease Kerning By 1% em Adjustments: Increase Baseline Shift Adjustments: Decrease Baseline Shift Adjustments: Increase Horizontal Scale by 5% Ctrl+Num 6 Adjustments: Decrease Horizontal Scale by 5% Ctrl+Num 3 Pointer Pointer Properties Subselect Page Lasso Lasso Properties Line Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Left Ctrl+Alt+Left Ctrl+Alt+Up Ctrl+Alt+Down Decreases kerning Decreases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em. Increases baseline shift of highlighted text. Decreases baseline shift of highlighted text. Increases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%. Decreases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%. Selects, moves, or resizes objects. Displays the Pointer Tool options dialog. Select inside groups and composite paths. Selects and transforms pages on the pasteboard. Selects objects within a defined path. Displays the Lasso Tool options dialog. Draws straight lines. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 25

26 Menu Command Keyboard Shortcut Menu Command Pen Rectangle Rectangle Properties Text Polygon Polygon Properties Ellipse Pencil Pencil Properties Perspective Scale Freeform Freeform Properties Rotate Reflect Skew Trace Trace Properties Knife Knife Properties Hand Magnify Blend F10 F2 F9 F11 Draws paths by anchoring points. Draws rectangles, rounded rectangles, and squares. Displays the Rectangle Tool options dialog. Inserts a text block. Draws polygons and stars. Displays the Polygon Tool options dialog. Draws ellipses and circles. Draws freeform paths. Displays the Pencil Tool options dialog. Moves objects to perspective grids and manipulates the grids. Resizes selected objects. Reshapes paths without using points or point handles. Displays the Freeform Tool options dialog. Rotates selected objects. Flips selected objects. Slants selected objects. Converts bitmaps to editable paths. Displays the Trace Tool options dialog. Cuts a path into two paths. Displays the Knife Tool options dialog. Pan to see other parts of the document. Magnifies a defined area of the current page. Creates and modifies blends. 26

27 Menu Command Keyboard Shortcut Menu Command Bezigon Crop Eraser Output Area Extrude Connector Action Variable Stroke Pen Variable Stroke Pen Properties Calligraphic Stroke Pen Calligraphic Pen Properties Measure: Points Measure: Pixels Measure: Centimeters Measure: Picas Measure: Inches Measure: Decimals Measure: Millimeters Measure: Kyus Tools / Commands: Paths: Close Path Tools / Commands: Paths: Open Path Tools / Commands: Points: Corner Draws paths using automatic curvature. Crops bitmap images by hiding unwanted portions. Cuts the selected path and deletes the segments within the tool's path. Define an area to be printed or exported. Converts an object into an extrusion or edits an existing extrusion. Creates and modifies connector lines. Adds or modifies Flash actions on objects. Creates a variable width path Displays the Variable Stroke Pen Tool options dialog. Creates a calligraphic stroke path Displays the Caligraphic Pen Tool options dialog. Changes the unit of measure to points. Changes the unit of measure to pixels. Changes the unit of measure to centimeters. Changes the unit of measure to picas. Changes the unit of measure to inches. Changes the unit of measure to decimals. Changes the unit of measure to millimeters. Changes the unit of measure to Kyus. Closes open paths. Opens closed paths. Changes a selected point to a corner point. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 27

28 Menu Command Keyboard Shortcut Menu Command Tools / Commands: Points: Curve Tools / Commands: Points: Connector Tools / Commands: Points: Retract Handles Left Tools / Commands: Points: Retract Handles Right Tools / Commands: Strokes: Thinner Tools / Commands: Strokes: Thicker Ctrl+Shift+1 Ctrl+Shift+2 Changes a selected point to a curve point. Changes a selected point to a connector point. Retracts handles left for a selected point. Retracts handles right for a selected point. Decrease stroke width one increment. Increase stroke width one increment. 28

29 FreeHand 8 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+F4 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 in an earlier version of FreeHand. File: Export... Ctrl+Shift+R Saves your FreeHand file in a format best for opening or importing into another application. File: Export Again File: Send: Document File: Send: All Open Documents... File: Printer Setup... Saves your FreeHand file in the format last exported. Sends the active document as an attachment. Sends all open documents as attachments. Changes the layout, size, and orientation of the current page. File: Print... Ctrl+P Prints the active document. File: Document Settings: Constrain... File: Document Settings: Cursor Distance... File: Document Settings: Output Options... File: Document Settings: Raster Effects Settings... File: Report... File: Collect For Output... Sets the angle of the invisible axis for drawing with the Rectangle and Ellipse tools. Sets the distance in current document units that objects move when using the left, right, up, and down arrow keys. Use to control how your final document exports or prints to a PostScript output device. Modifies the document level effect settings Generates an on-screen report about the active document. Collects all document elements for output. 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. Edit: Special: Copy Special... Edit: Special: Paste Special... Copies the selection and puts it on the Clipboard in the selected format. Inserts the Clipboard contents at the insertion point using the selected format. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 29

30 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 Edit: Special: Paste Behind Edit: Clear Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard in front of a selected object in the stacking order. Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard just behind a selected object in the stacking order. Removes the selected object. Edit: Cut Contents Ctrl+Shift+X Removes an object pasted inside a selected object and places 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 the original. Edit: Select: All Ctrl+A Selects all objects on unlocked, visible layers on the active page. Edit: Select: All In Document Ctrl+Shift+A Selects all objects in the current document. Edit: Select: None Edit: Select: Invert Selection Edit: Select: Superselect Edit: Select: Subselect Deselects all selected objects. Selects all objects that are currently not selected and deselects all selected objects. Selects the group that contains the subselected point or object. 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 Edit: Optimize in Fireworks Edit: Edit in External Editor... Edit: Links... Ctrl+Alt+E Opens the Find and Replace Graphics panel. Optimize original source PNG files with Fireworks 4 or newer Opens an external editor such as a bitmap image editor. Opens the Links dialog box to make changes to the way imported graphics behave. Edit: Preferences... Ctrl+Shift+D Makes changes in the program settings to control how various features behave. Edit: Keyboard Shortcuts... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Y Opens the Customize dialog box with the Shortcuts tab selected. 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 the document window. View: Fit All Ctrl+Alt+0 Changes the view so all pages fit inside the document window. View: Custom: New... Creates a new custom view for this document. 30

31 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: 25% Change magnification to 25%. View: Magnification: 50% Ctrl+Num 5, Ctrl+5 Change magnification to 50%. View: Magnification: 100% Ctrl+Num 1, Ctrl+1 Change magnification to 100%. View: Magnification: 200% Ctrl+Num 2, Ctrl+2 Change magnification to 200%. View: Magnification: 400% Ctrl+Num 4, Ctrl+4 Change magnification to 400%. View: Magnification: 800% Ctrl+Num 8, Ctrl+8 Change magnification to 800%. 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 not affect actual objects or printing. View: Hide Selection View: Show All Hides all selected objects. 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: Page Rulers: Edit... Opens the Edit Units dialog box. View: Text Rulers Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T Shows or hides the Text Ruler. View: Guides: Show View: Guides: Edit... View: Guides: Lock Shows or hides non-printing lines or objects used for alignment. Opens the Guides dialog box to release, delete, and add guides. 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 View: Grid: Edit... View: Grid: Snap To Grid View: Perspective Grid: Show View: Perspective Grid: Define Grids... View: Perspective Grid: Previous View: Perspective Grid: Remove Perspective View: Perspective Grid: Release With Perspective Shows or hides a non-printing grid. Opens the Edit Grid dialog box. Snaps objects to the nearest grid coordinate. Show or hide non-printing perspective grid. Open the Define Grids dialog box. Change current grid view to the most recent grid view. Removes perspective and all transformations from selected objects. Release the objects from the grid but retains the transformations. View: Snap To Point Ctrl+Shift+Z Snaps objects to the nearest point. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 31

32 View: Snap To Object View: Transform Handles Snaps objects to another object. Activates transform handles. Modify: Transform: Scale... Ctrl+F10 Reduces or enlarges selected objects. 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 To Front Modify: Arrange: Move Forward Modify: Arrange: Move Backward Modify: Arrange: Send To Back Modify: Align: Top Modify: Align: Bottom Modify: Align: Center Horizontal Ctrl+F, Ctrl+Shift+Up Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F, Ctrl+Up Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K, Ctrl+Down Ctrl+B, Ctrl+Shift+Down Ctrl+Shift+Left, Ctrl+Alt+Num 8 Ctrl+Shift+Right, Ctrl+Alt+Num 5 Ctrl+Alt+Num 7 Brings the selected drawing objects to the front of the current layer. Moves the selected object one level forward. Moves the selected object one level backward. Sends the selected drawing objects to the back of the current layer. Aligns selected objects to the top edge of the highest object. Aligns selected objects to the bottom edge of the lowest object. Aligns selected objects to the horizontal center of all objects. 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 panel settings. 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 two paths. Modify: Combine: Join Blend To Path Modify: Combine: Union Modify: Combine: Divide Modify: Combine: Intersect Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B Attaches a blend along a path. Creates a single path from two or more selected, closed paths. Cuts selected paths into sections. Creates a single path from the portions of selected paths that overlap, removing the remaining portions of the paths. 32

33 Modify: Combine: Punch Modify: Combine: Crop Modify: Alter Path: Correct Direction Modify: Alter Path: Reverse Direction Modify: Alter Path: Remove Overlap Modify: Alter Path: Simplify... Modify: Alter Path: Expand Stroke... Modify: Alter Path: Inset Path... Creates a hole in selected closed paths through which other objects are visible. Cuts a bottom path in the stacking order to the shape of a top path. Changes the direction of the selected paths. Reverses the direction of one or more selected paths. Removes redundant portions of a selected, closed path that crosses itself. Removes or adds points to a path to maintain the same shape using the optimum number of points. Converts the perimeter of a specified stroke of a selected path into a closed path. Expands or contracts one or more closed paths by the specified amount. Modify: Lock Ctrl+L Freezes selected objects in place to prevent accidentally moving, 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 points together. Modify: Ungroup Ctrl+U Separates a group into individual objects. Modify: Separate Attributes Modify: Symbol: Edit Symbol Modify: Symbol: Convert to Symbol Modify: Symbol: Copy to Symbol Modify: Symbol: Release Instance Modify: Brush: Create Brush... Modify: Brush: Release Brush Modify: Extrude: Release Extrude Modify: Extrude: Remove Extrude Modify: Extrude: Reset Extrude Modify: Extrude: Share Vanishing Points Modify: Extrude: Rotate Extrude Separates the selection into individual strokes and fills. Shows the Symbol Edit window. Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection and replaces the current selection with an instance of that symbol. Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection, the current selection remains unchanged. Releases an instance from its association with the symbol library. Creates a new brush from the selected object and adds it to the Brush list. Releases a brushed path from its association to a brush. Converts the extrusion to a group of objects. Removes the extrusion and reverts the object to its original state. Resets a Rotated extruded object to the default position. Resets the vanishing point of multiple selected extruded objects so that they all share the same vanishing point. Displays the rotate ring for an extruded object. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 33

34 Modify: Envelope: Create Modify: Envelope: Save As Preset... Modify: Envelope: Delete Preset Modify: Envelope: Copy As Path Modify: Envelope: Paste As Envelope Modify: Envelope: Release Modify: Envelope: Remove Modify: Envelope: Show Map Applies default Envelope to selected objects. Saves currently selected Envelope as an Envelope preset. Deletes the selected Envelope preset from the pop-up. Copies the selected Envelope as a path to the clipboard. Pastes a path as an Envelope. Releases Envelope but retains transformations of selected objects. Removes Envelope and all transformations from selected objects. Displays Envelope mapping grid. Modify: Convert to Image... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Z Converts selected objects to a bitmap image. Text: Size: Other... Text: Size: Smaller Text: Size: Larger Ctrl+Alt+2, Ctrl+Alt+Num 2, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Up Opens the Type Size dialog box. Ctrl+Alt+1, Ctrl+Alt+Num 1, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Down Reduces selected text one point size. 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: Size: 10 Changes selected text to a point size of 10. Text: Size: 11 Changes selected text to a point size of 11. Text: Size: 12 Changes selected text to a point size of 12. Text: Size: 14 Changes selected text to a point size of 14. Text: Size: 18 Changes selected text to a point size of 18. Text: Size: 24 Changes selected text to a point size of 24. Text: Size: 36 Changes selected text to a point size of 36. Text: Size: 48 Changes selected text to a point size of 48. Text: Size: 72 Changes selected text to a point size of 72. Text: Font Style: Plain Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P, F5 Sets selected text to plain type style. 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: None Removes effects from selected text. Text: Effect: Highlight... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H Applies a highlight effect to selected text. Text: Effect: Inline... Text: Effect: Shadow... Applies an inline effect to selected text. Applies a shadow effect to selected text. 34

35 Text: Effect: Strikethrough... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S Adds a strikethrough to selected text. Text: Effect: Underline... Ctrl+Alt+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+M Centers selected text. Text: Align: Justified Ctrl+Alt+Shift+J Justifies selected text. Text: Leading: Other... Text: Leading: Solid Text: Leading: Auto Text: Convert Case: Settings... Text: Convert Case: Upper Text: Convert Case: Lower Text: Convert Case: Small Caps Text: Convert Case: Title Text: Convert Case: Sentence Text: Special Characters: End Of Column Text: Special Characters: End Of Line Text: Special Characters: Non- Breaking Space Ctrl+Shift+H Opens the Leading dialog box. Applies solid leading to selected text (same as point size). Applies automatic leading to selected text (120% of point size). Opens the Convert Case Settings dialog box. Converts selected text to upper case. Converts selected text to lower case. Converts selected text to small caps. Converts selected text to title case. Converts selected text to sentence case. Forces text after insertion point to top of next column. Breaks the current text line, wrapping text following the insertion point. Inserts a space between words to be kept on the same line. Text: Special Characters: Em Space Text: Special Characters: En Space Text: Special Characters: Thin Space Text: Special Characters: Em Dash Text: Special Characters: En Dash Text: Special Characters: Discretionary Hyphen Ctrl+Shift+M Ctrl+Shift+N Ctrl+Shift+T Inserts a space the width of the current type size. Inserts a space one-half the width of the current type size. Inserts a space one-tenth the width of the current type size. Inserts a dash the width of the current type size. Inserts a dash one-half the width of the current type size. 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... Ctrl+Alt+S Shows or hides the Spelling panel. Text: Flow Around Selection... Ctrl+Alt+W Makes text wrap around a selected object. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 35

36 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 or flowing 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+Alt+Shift+X Applies the Xtra last performed again. Window: New Window Ctrl+Alt+N Opens an additional document window for the active document. Window: Toolbars: Main Window: Toolbars: Text Window: Toolbars: Controller Window: Toolbars: Status Window: Toolbars: Info Window: Toolbars: Xtra Operations Window: Toolbars: Xtra Tools Window: Toolbars: Envelope Window: Toolbars: Customize... Shows or hides the Main toolbar. Shows or hides the Text toolbar. Shows or hides the Controller toolbar. Shows or hides the Status toolbar. Shows or hides the Info toolbar. Shows or hides the Xtra Operations toolbar. Shows or hides the Xtra Tools toolbar. Shows or hides the Envelope toolbar. Opens the Customize dialog box with the Toolbars tab selected. Window: Tools Ctrl+7 Displays or hides the Tools panel. Window: Object Window: Document Window: Answers Shows or hides the Object Inspector. Shows or hides the Document Inspector. 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: Halftones Ctrl+H Displays or hides the Halftones panel. 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 Window: Movie: Stop Displays or hides the navigation panel Stops the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window. 36

37 Window: Movie: Rewind Window: Movie: Step Backward Window: Movie: Play Window: Movie: Step Forward Window: Movie: Fast Forward Window: Movie: Test Window: Movie: Export Window: Movie: Settings Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window to the first frame of the movie. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window back one frame. Starts the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window forward one frame. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window to the last frame of the movie. Displays the current FreeHand document as a Macromedia Flash (SWF) Movie. Brings up the Export Movie dialog to save the current Macromedia Flash (SWF) Movie. Accesses the Macromedia Flash (SWF) export settings dialog. 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 Tools / Commands: Add to Swatches Previous Page Next Page Add Page Remove Page Duplicate Page New Master Page Convert to Master Page Release child page Adjustments: Move to Previous Word Adjustments: Move to Next Word Ctrl+Page Up Ctrl+Page Down Arranges the document window icons. Adds colors from the Color Mixer to the Color List. Displays the previous page. Displays the next page. Adds a new page to the document. Removes the current page from the document. Duplicates the current page. Creates a new Master Page. Creates a new Master Page from the current page and moves all objects on the current page to the Master Page. Releases current child page(s) from their Master Page. Objects on Master Page are copied onto the page(s). Places cursor before the current word. Places cursor after the current word. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 37

38 Adjustments: Move to Top of Paragraph Adjustments: Move to Top of Next Paragraph Adjustments: Move to Beginning of Sentence Adjustments: Move to End of Sentence Adjustments: Move to Beginning of Story Adjustments: Move to End of Story Adjustments: Select Previous Word Adjustments: Select Next Word Adjustments: Select to Top of Paragraph Adjustments: Select to Top of Next Paragraph Adjustments: Select to Beginning of Sentence Adjustments: Select to End of Sentence Adjustments: Select to Beginning of Story Adjustments: Select to End of Story Adjustments: Delete Previous Word Adjustments: Delete Next Word Places cursor at the start of the paragraph. Places cursor at the start of the next paragraph. Places cursor at the start of the sentence. Places cursor at the end of the sentence. Places cursor at the beginning of the story. Places cursor at the end of the story. Selects to the beginning of the current word. Selects to the end of the current word. Selects to the start of the paragraph. Selects to the start of the next paragraph. Selects to the beginning of the sentence. Selects to the end of the sentence. Selects to the start of the story. Selects to the end of the story. Deletes the previous word. Deletes the next word. 38

39 Adjustments: Increase Leading Greater Adjustments: Increase Leading Lesser Adjustments: Decrease Leading Greater Adjustments: Decrease Leading Lesser Adjustments: Increase Kerning By 10% em Adjustments: Increase Kerning By 1% em Adjustments: Decrease Kerning By 10% em Adjustments: Decrease Kerning By 1% em Adjustments: Increase Baseline Shift Adjustments: Decrease Baseline Shift Adjustments: Increase Horizontal Scale by 5% Adjustments: Decrease Horizontal Scale by 5% Pointer Pointer Properties Subselect Page Lasso Lasso Properties Increases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point increments. Increases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point increments. Decreases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point increments. Decreases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point increments. Increases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em. Increases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em. Decreases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em. Decreases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em. Increases baseline shift of highlighted text. Decreases baseline shift of highlighted text. Increases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%. Decreases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%. Selects, moves, or resizes objects. Displays the Pointer Tool options dialog. Select inside groups and composite paths. Selects and transforms pages on the pasteboard. Selects objects within a defined path. Displays the Lasso Tool options dialog. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 39

40 Line Pen Rectangle Rectangle Properties Text Polygon Polygon Properties Ellipse Pencil Pencil Properties Perspective Scale Freeform Freeform Properties Rotate Reflect Skew Trace Trace Properties Knife Knife Properties Hand Magnify F9 Ctrl+F8 F2 F10 F11 Draws straight lines. Draws paths by anchoring points. Draws rectangles, rounded rectangles, and squares. Displays the Rectangle Tool options dialog. Inserts a text block. Draws polygons and stars. Displays the Polygon Tool options dialog. Draws ellipses and circles. Draws freeform paths. Displays the Pencil Tool options dialog. Moves objects to perspective grids and manipulates the grids. Resizes selected objects. Reshapes paths without using points or point handles. Displays the Freeform Tool options dialog. Rotates selected objects. Flips selected objects. Slants selected objects. Converts bitmaps to editable paths. Displays the Trace Tool options dialog. Cuts a path into two paths. Displays the Knife Tool options dialog. Pan to see other parts of the document. Magnifies a defined area of the current page. 40

41 Blend Bezigon Crop Eraser Output Area Extrude Connector Action Variable Stroke Pen Variable Stroke Pen Properties Calligraphic Stroke Pen Calligraphic Pen Properties Measure: Points Measure: Pixels Measure: Centimeters Measure: Picas Measure: Inches Measure: Decimals Measure: Millimeters Measure: Kyus Tools / Commands: Paths: Close Path Tools / Commands: Paths: Open Path Creates and modifies blends. Draws paths using automatic curvature. Crops bitmap images by hiding unwanted portions. Cuts the selected path and deletes the segments within the tool's path. Define an area to be printed or exported. Converts an object into an extrusion or edits an existing extrusion. Creates and modifies connector lines. Adds or modifies Flash actions on objects. Creates a variable width path Displays the Variable Stroke Pen Tool options dialog. Creates a calligraphic stroke path Displays the Caligraphic Pen Tool options dialog. Changes the unit of measure to points. Changes the unit of measure to pixels. Changes the unit of measure to centimeters. Changes the unit of measure to picas. Changes the unit of measure to inches. Changes the unit of measure to decimals. Changes the unit of measure to millimeters. Changes the unit of measure to Kyus. Closes open paths. Opens closed paths. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 41

42 Tools / Commands: Points: Corner Tools / Commands: Points: Curve Tools / Commands: Points: Connector Tools / Commands: Points: Retract Handles Left Tools / Commands: Points: Retract Handles Right Tools / Commands: Strokes: Thinner Tools / Commands: Strokes: Thicker Ctrl+Shift+1 Ctrl+Shift+2 Changes a selected point to a corner point. Changes a selected point to a curve point. Changes a selected point to a connector point. Retracts handles left for a selected point. Retracts handles right for a selected point. Decrease stroke width one increment. Increase stroke width one increment. 42

43 CorelDraw 7 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 Prompts to save the document and then closes the active window. File: Save Ctrl+S Saves the active document or template. File: Save As... File: Revert Saves a copy of the document in a separate file. Retrieves the last saved version of the document. File: Import... Ctrl+I Imports a graphic file created in another application or in an earlier version of FreeHand. File: Export... Ctrl+H Saves your FreeHand file in a format best for opening or importing into another application. File: Export Again File: Send: Document File: Send: All Open Documents... File: Printer Setup... Saves your FreeHand file in the format last exported. Sends the active document as an attachment. Sends all open documents as attachments. Changes the layout, size, and orientation of the current page. File: Print... Ctrl+P Prints the active document. File: Document Settings: Constrain... File: Document Settings: Cursor Distance... File: Document Settings: Output Options... File: Document Settings: Raster Effects Settings... File: Report... File: Collect For Output... File: Exit Sets the angle of the invisible axis for drawing with the Rectangle and Ellipse tools. Sets the distance in current document units that objects move when using the left, right, up, and down arrow keys. Use to control how your final document exports or prints to a PostScript output device. Modifies the document level effect settings Generates an on-screen report about the active document. Collects all document elements for output. Closes all open windows and quits FreeHand. Edit: Undo Ctrl+Z Reverses the last command applied. Edit: Redo 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... Edit: Special: Paste Special... Edit: Special: Copy Attributes Copies the selection and puts it on the Clipboard in the selected format. Inserts the Clipboard contents at the insertion point using the selected format. Copies the attributes of the selected objects or text. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 43

44 Edit: Special: Paste Attributes Edit: Special: Paste In Front Edit: Special: Paste Behind Edit: Clear Edit: Cut Contents Edit: Paste Contents Applies previously copied attributes to selected objects. Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard in front of a selected object in the stacking order. Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard just behind a selected object in the stacking order. Removes the selected object. Removes an object pasted inside a selected object and places it back into the document. 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 Edit: Select: All Edit: Select: All In Document Edit: Select: None Edit: Select: Invert Selection Edit: Select: Superselect Edit: Select: Subselect Edit: Find And Replace: Text Edit: Find And Replace: Graphics Edit: Optimize in Fireworks Edit: Edit in External Editor... Edit: Links... Creates an exact copy and positions it on top of the original. Selects all objects on unlocked, visible layers on the active page. Selects all objects in the current document. Deselects all selected objects. Selects all objects that are currently not selected and deselects all selected objects. Selects the group that contains the subselected point or object. Selects all objects within a selected group. Opens the Find Text dialog box. Opens the Find and Replace Graphics panel. Optimize original source PNG files with Fireworks 4 or newer Opens an external editor such as a bitmap image editor. Opens the Links dialog box to make changes to the way imported graphics behave. Edit: Preferences... Ctrl+J Makes changes in the program settings to control how various features behave. Edit: Keyboard Shortcuts... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Y Opens the Customize dialog box with the Shortcuts tab selected. Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Y Opens the Customize dialog box with the Shortcuts tab selected. View: Fit Selection Shift+F2 Changes the view so all selected objects fit inside the document window. View: Fit To Page Shift+F4 Changes the view so the entire active page fits inside the document window. View: Fit All F4 Changes the view so all pages fit inside the document window. View: Custom: New... View: Custom: Edit... Creates a new custom view for this document. Delete and/or redefine existing custom views. 44

45 View: Custom: Previous Change the current view to the most recent custom view. View: Magnification: 25% Change magnification to 25%. View: Magnification: 50% Change magnification to 50%. View: Magnification: 100% Change magnification to 100%. View: Magnification: 200% Change magnification to 200%. View: Magnification: 400% Change magnification to 400%. View: Magnification: 800% Change magnification to 800%. View: Keyline F9 Displays the document onscreen as it will print. View: Fast Mode View: Hide Selection View: Show All View: Toolbars View: Panels View: Page Rulers: Show View: Page Rulers: Edit... View: Text Rulers View: Guides: Show View: Guides: Edit... View: Guides: Lock View: Guides: Snap To Guides View: Grid: Show View: Grid: Edit... Optimizes onscreen display for quicker redraw. Does not affect actual objects or printing. Hides all selected objects. Shows all objects previously hidden by the Hide Selection command. Shows or hides all toolbars. Hides all panels. Shows or hides the rulers. Opens the Edit Units dialog box. Shows or hides the Text Ruler. Shows or hides non-printing lines or objects used for alignment. Opens the Guides dialog box to release, delete, and add guides. Freezes guides to prevent accidentally moving them. Releases guides if already locked. Snaps objects to the nearest guide. Shows or hides a non-printing grid. Opens the Edit Grid dialog box. View: Grid: Snap To Grid Ctrl+Y Snaps objects to the nearest grid coordinate. View: Perspective Grid: Show View: Perspective Grid: Define Grids... View: Perspective Grid: Previous View: Perspective Grid: Remove Perspective View: Perspective Grid: Release With Perspective View: Snap To Point View: Snap To Object View: Transform Handles Show or hide non-printing perspective grid. Open the Define Grids dialog box. Change current grid view to the most recent grid view. Removes perspective and all transformations from selected objects. Release the objects from the grid but retains the transformations. Snaps objects to the nearest point. Snaps objects to another object. Activates transform handles. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 45

46 Modify: Transform: Scale... Modify: Transform: Move... Modify: Transform: Rotate... Modify: Transform: Reflect... Modify: Transform: Skew... Modify: Transform Again Modify: Arrange: Bring To Front Modify: Arrange: Move Forward Modify: Arrange: Move Backward Modify: Arrange: Send To Back Modify: Align: Top Modify: Align: Bottom Modify: Align: Center Horizontal Modify: Align: Center Vertical Modify: Align: Left Modify: Align: Right Modify: Align Again Reduces or enlarges selected objects. Moves objects by precise distances. Rotates a selected object around a fixed point. Flips a selected object horizontally or vertically. Slants an object to an oblique angle. Repeats the previous transformation. Brings the selected drawing objects to the front of the current layer. Moves the selected object one level forward. Moves the selected object one level backward. Sends the selected drawing objects to the back of the current layer. Aligns selected objects to the top edge of the highest object. Aligns selected objects to the bottom edge of the lowest object. Aligns selected objects to the horizontal center of all objects. Aligns selected objects to the vertical center of all objects. Aligns selected objects to the left edge of the leftmost object. Aligns selected objects to the right edge of the rightmost object. Repeats an alignment using the current Align panel settings. Modify: Join Ctrl+L Links two or more paths or connects two endpoints. Modify: Split Ctrl+K Splits an object into smaller or component paths. Modify: Combine: Blend Modify: Combine: Join Blend To Path Modify: Combine: Union Modify: Combine: Divide Modify: Combine: Intersect Modify: Combine: Punch Modify: Combine: Crop Creates a number of intermediate steps between two paths. Attaches a blend along a path. Creates a single path from two or more selected, closed paths. Cuts selected paths into sections. Creates a single path from the portions of selected paths that overlap, removing the remaining portions of the paths. Creates a hole in selected closed paths through which other objects are visible. Cuts a bottom path in the stacking order to the shape of a top path. 46

47 Modify: Alter Path: Correct Direction Modify: Alter Path: Reverse Direction Modify: Alter Path: Remove Overlap Modify: Alter Path: Simplify... Modify: Alter Path: Expand Stroke... Modify: Alter Path: Inset Path... Modify: Lock Modify: Unlock Changes the direction of the selected paths. Reverses the direction of one or more selected paths. Removes redundant portions of a selected, closed path that crosses itself. Removes or adds points to a path to maintain the same shape using the optimum number of points. Converts the perimeter of a specified stroke of a selected path into a closed path. Expands or contracts one or more closed paths by the specified amount. Freezes selected objects in place to prevent accidentally moving, cutting, or deleting them. Unlocks a selected, locked object. Modify: Group Ctrl+G Collects two or more selected objects or path points together. Modify: Ungroup Ctrl+U Separates a group into individual objects. Modify: Separate Attributes Modify: Symbol: Edit Symbol Modify: Symbol: Convert to Symbol Modify: Symbol: Copy to Symbol Modify: Symbol: Release Instance Modify: Brush: Create Brush... Modify: Brush: Release Brush Modify: Extrude: Release Extrude Modify: Extrude: Remove Extrude Modify: Extrude: Reset Extrude Modify: Extrude: Share Vanishing Points Modify: Extrude: Rotate Extrude Modify: Envelope: Create Modify: Envelope: Save As Preset... Separates the selection into individual strokes and fills. Shows the Symbol Edit window. Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection and replaces the current selection with an instance of that symbol. Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection, the current selection remains unchanged. Releases an instance from its association with the symbol library. Creates a new brush from the selected object and adds it to the Brush list. Releases a brushed path from its association to a brush. Converts the extrusion to a group of objects. Removes the extrusion and reverts the object to its original state. Resets a Rotated extruded object to the default position. Resets the vanishing point of multiple selected extruded objects so that they all share the same vanishing point. Displays the rotate ring for an extruded object. Applies default Envelope to selected objects. Saves currently selected Envelope as an Envelope preset. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 47

48 Modify: Envelope: Delete Preset Modify: Envelope: Copy As Path Modify: Envelope: Paste As Envelope Modify: Envelope: Release Modify: Envelope: Remove Modify: Envelope: Show Map Modify: Convert to Image... Text: Size: Other... Text: Size: Smaller Text: Size: Larger Deletes the selected Envelope preset from the pop-up. Copies the selected Envelope as a path to the clipboard. Pastes a path as an Envelope. Releases Envelope but retains transformations of selected objects. Removes Envelope and all transformations from selected objects. Displays Envelope mapping grid. Converts selected objects to a bitmap image. Opens the Type Size dialog box. Reduces selected text one point size. 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: Size: 10 Changes selected text to a point size of 10. Text: Size: 11 Changes selected text to a point size of 11. Text: Size: 12 Changes selected text to a point size of 12. Text: Size: 14 Changes selected text to a point size of 14. Text: Size: 18 Changes selected text to a point size of 18. Text: Size: 24 Changes selected text to a point size of 24. Text: Size: 36 Changes selected text to a point size of 36. Text: Size: 48 Changes selected text to a point size of 48. Text: Size: 72 Changes selected text to a point size of 72. Text: Font Style: Plain Text: Font Style: Bold Text: Font Style: Italic Text: Font Style: BoldItalic Text: Effect: None Text: Effect: Highlight... Text: Effect: Inline... Text: Effect: Shadow... Text: Effect: Strikethrough... Text: Effect: Underline... Text: Effect: Zoom... Text: Align: Left Sets selected text to plain type style. Makes the selected text bold. Makes the selected text italic. Makes the selected text bold and italic. Removes effects from selected text. Applies a highlight effect to selected text. Applies an inline effect to selected text. Applies a shadow effect to selected text. Adds a strikethrough to selected text. Underlines selected text. Applies a zoom effect to selected text. Aligns selected text to the left. 48

49 Text: Align: Right Text: Align: Center Text: Align: Justified Text: Leading: Other... Text: Leading: Solid Text: Leading: Auto Text: Convert Case: Settings... Text: Convert Case: Upper Text: Convert Case: Lower Text: Convert Case: Small Caps Text: Convert Case: Title Text: Convert Case: Sentence Text: Special Characters: End Of Column Text: Special Characters: End Of Line Text: Special Characters: Non- Breaking Space Text: Special Characters: Em Space Text: Special Characters: En Space Text: Special Characters: Thin Space Text: Special Characters: Em Dash Text: Special Characters: En Dash Text: Special Characters: Discretionary Hyphen Aligns selected text to the right. Centers selected text. Justifies selected text. Opens the Leading dialog box. Applies solid leading to selected text (same as point size). Applies automatic leading to selected text (120% of point size). Opens the Convert Case Settings dialog box. Converts selected text to upper case. Converts selected text to lower case. Converts selected text to small caps. Converts selected text to title case. Converts selected text to sentence case. Forces text after insertion point to top of next column. Breaks the current text line, wrapping text following the insertion point. Inserts a space between words to be kept on the same line. Inserts a space the width of the current type size. Inserts a space one-half the width of the current type size. Inserts a space one-tenth the width of the current type size. Inserts a dash the width of the current type size. Inserts a dash one-half the width of the current type size. Inserts a hyphen after the last letter before a break in the text line. Text: Editor... Ctrl+Shift+T Shows or Hides the Text Editor. Text: Spelling... Ctrl+F12 Shows or hides the Spelling panel. Text: Flow Around Selection... Text: Flow Inside Path Text: Attach To Path Text: Detach From Path Text: Convert To Paths Makes text wrap around a selected object. Flows a selected text block inside a selected, closed path. Attaches a selected text block to a selected path. Separates text from a path when text is attached to or flowing inside the path. Changes the selected text into editable vector objects. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 49

50 Text: Remove Transforms Xtras: Repeat Window: New Window Window: Toolbars: Main Window: Toolbars: Text Window: Toolbars: Controller Window: Toolbars: Status Window: Toolbars: Info Window: Toolbars: Xtra Operations Window: Toolbars: Xtra Tools Window: Toolbars: Envelope Window: Toolbars: Customize... Window: Tools Window: Object Window: Document Window: Answers Cancels all transformations applied to selected text. Applies the Xtra last performed again. Opens an additional document window for the active document. Shows or hides the Main toolbar. Shows or hides the Text toolbar. Shows or hides the Controller toolbar. Shows or hides the Status toolbar. Shows or hides the Info toolbar. Shows or hides the Xtra Operations toolbar. Shows or hides the Xtra Tools toolbar. Shows or hides the Envelope toolbar. Opens the Customize dialog box with the Toolbars tab selected. Displays or hides the Tools panel. Shows or hides the Object Inspector. Shows or hides the Document Inspector. Displays or hides the Answers Panel Window: Layers Ctrl+F3 Displays or hides the Layers panel. Window: Swatches Shift+F11 Displays or hides the Swatches panel. Window: Styles Window: Library Window: Color Mixer Window: Tints Window: Halftones Window: Align Window: Transform Window: Navigation Window: Movie: Stop Window: Movie: Rewind Window: Movie: Step Backward Window: Movie: Play Window: Movie: Step Forward Shows or hides the Styles panel. Shows/Hides the Library panel. Displays or hides the Color Mixer. Displays or hides the Tint panel. Displays or hides the Halftones panel. Shows or hides the Align panel, which aligns and distributes objects in relation to one another. Displays the Transform panel. Displays or hides the navigation panel Stops the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window to the first frame of the movie. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window back one frame. Starts the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window forward one frame. 50

51 Window: Movie: Fast Forward Window: Movie: Test Window: Movie: Export Window: Movie: Settings Window: Cascade Window: Tile Horizontally Window: Tile Vertically Window: Arrange Icons Tools / Commands: Add to Swatches Previous Page Next Page Add Page Remove Page Duplicate Page New Master Page Convert to Master Page Release child page Adjustments: Move to Previous Word Adjustments: Move to Next Word Adjustments: Move to Top of Paragraph Adjustments: Move to Top of Next Paragraph Adjustments: Move to Beginning of Sentence Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window to the last frame of the movie. Displays the current FreeHand document as a Macromedia Flash (SWF) Movie. Brings up the Export Movie dialog to save the current Macromedia Flash (SWF) Movie. Accesses the Macromedia Flash (SWF) export settings dialog. Arranges the open document windows in a cascade. Arranges windows as tiles stacked top to bottom. Arranges windows as side-by-side tiles. Arranges the document window icons. Adds colors from the Color Mixer to the Color List. Displays the previous page. Displays the next page. Adds a new page to the document. Removes the current page from the document. Duplicates the current page. Creates a new Master Page. Creates a new Master Page from the current page and moves all objects on the current page to the Master Page. Releases current child page(s) from their Master Page. Objects on Master Page are copied onto the page(s). Places cursor before the current word. Places cursor after the current word. Places cursor at the start of the paragraph. Places cursor at the start of the next paragraph. Places cursor at the start of the sentence. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 51

52 Adjustments: Move to End of Sentence Adjustments: Move to Beginning of Story Adjustments: Move to End of Story Adjustments: Select Previous Word Adjustments: Select Next Word Adjustments: Select to Top of Paragraph Adjustments: Select to Top of Next Paragraph Adjustments: Select to Beginning of Sentence Adjustments: Select to End of Sentence Adjustments: Select to Beginning of Story Adjustments: Select to End of Story Adjustments: Delete Previous Word Adjustments: Delete Next Word Adjustments: Increase Leading Greater Adjustments: Increase Leading Lesser Adjustments: Decrease Leading Greater Places cursor at the end of the sentence. Places cursor at the beginning of the story. Places cursor at the end of the story. Selects to the beginning of the current word. Selects to the end of the current word. Selects to the start of the paragraph. Selects to the start of the next paragraph. Selects to the beginning of the sentence. Selects to the end of the sentence. Selects to the start of the story. Selects to the end of the story. Deletes the previous word. Deletes the next word. Increases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point increments. Increases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point increments. Decreases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point increments. 52

53 Adjustments: Decrease Leading Lesser Adjustments: Increase Kerning By 10% em Adjustments: Increase Kerning By 1% em Adjustments: Decrease Kerning By 10% em Adjustments: Decrease Kerning By 1% em Adjustments: Increase Baseline Shift Adjustments: Decrease Baseline Shift Adjustments: Increase Horizontal Scale by 5% Adjustments: Decrease Horizontal Scale by 5% Pointer Pointer Properties Subselect Page Lasso Lasso Properties Line Pen Rectangle Rectangle Properties Text F7 F8 Decreases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point increments. Increases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em. Increases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em. Decreases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em. Decreases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em. Increases baseline shift of highlighted text. Decreases baseline shift of highlighted text. Increases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%. Decreases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%. Selects, moves, or resizes objects. Displays the Pointer Tool options dialog. Select inside groups and composite paths. Selects and transforms pages on the pasteboard. Selects objects within a defined path. Displays the Lasso Tool options dialog. Draws straight lines. Draws paths by anchoring points. Draws rectangles, rounded rectangles, and squares. Displays the Rectangle Tool options dialog. Inserts a text block. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 53

54 Polygon Polygon Properties Ellipse Pencil Pencil Properties Perspective Scale Freeform Freeform Properties Rotate Reflect Skew Trace Trace Properties Knife Knife Properties Hand Magnify Blend Bezigon Crop Eraser Output Area F6 Alt+F9 Shift+F7 Alt+F8 Draws polygons and stars. Displays the Polygon Tool options dialog. Draws ellipses and circles. Draws freeform paths. Displays the Pencil Tool options dialog. Moves objects to perspective grids and manipulates the grids. Resizes selected objects. Reshapes paths without using points or point handles. Displays the Freeform Tool options dialog. Rotates selected objects. Flips selected objects. Slants selected objects. Converts bitmaps to editable paths. Displays the Trace Tool options dialog. Cuts a path into two paths. Displays the Knife Tool options dialog. Pan to see other parts of the document. Magnifies a defined area of the current page. Creates and modifies blends. Draws paths using automatic curvature. Crops bitmap images by hiding unwanted portions. Cuts the selected path and deletes the segments within the tool's path. Define an area to be printed or exported. 54

55 Extrude Connector Action Variable Stroke Pen Variable Stroke Pen Properties Calligraphic Stroke Pen Calligraphic Pen Properties Measure: Points Measure: Pixels Measure: Centimeters Measure: Picas Measure: Inches Measure: Decimals Measure: Millimeters Measure: Kyus Tools / Commands: Paths: Close Path Tools / Commands: Paths: Open Path Tools / Commands: Points: Corner Tools / Commands: Points: Curve Tools / Commands: Points: Connector Tools / Commands: Points: Retract Handles Left Tools / Commands: Points: Retract Handles Right Converts an object into an extrusion or edits an existing extrusion. Creates and modifies connector lines. Adds or modifies Flash actions on objects. Creates a variable width path Displays the Variable Stroke Pen Tool options dialog. Creates a calligraphic stroke path Displays the Caligraphic Pen Tool options dialog. Changes the unit of measure to points. Changes the unit of measure to pixels. Changes the unit of measure to centimeters. Changes the unit of measure to picas. Changes the unit of measure to inches. Changes the unit of measure to decimals. Changes the unit of measure to millimeters. Changes the unit of measure to Kyus. Closes open paths. Opens closed paths. Changes a selected point to a corner point. Changes a selected point to a curve point. Changes a selected point to a connector point. Retracts handles left for a selected point. Retracts handles right for a selected point. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 55

56 Tools / Commands: Strokes: Thinner Tools / Commands: Strokes: Thicker Decrease stroke width one increment. Increase stroke width one increment. 56

57 CorelDraw 10 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 Prompts to save the document and then closes the active window. File: Save Ctrl+S Saves the active document or template. File: Save As... File: Revert Saves a copy of the document in a separate file. Retrieves the last saved version of the document. File: Import... Ctrl+I Imports a graphic file created in another application or in an earlier version of FreeHand. File: Export... Ctrl+E Saves your FreeHand file in a format best for opening or importing into another application. File: Export Again File: Send: Document File: Send: All Open Documents... File: Printer Setup... Saves your FreeHand file in the format last exported. Sends the active document as an attachment. Sends all open documents as attachments. Changes the layout, size, and orientation of the current page. File: Print... Ctrl+P Prints the active document. File: Document Settings: Constrain... File: Document Settings: Cursor Distance... File: Document Settings: Output Options... File: Document Settings: Raster Effects Settings... File: Report... File: Collect For Output... File: Exit Edit: Undo Sets the angle of the invisible axis for drawing with the Rectangle and Ellipse tools. Sets the distance in current document units that objects move when using the left, right, up, and down arrow keys. Use to control how your final document exports or prints to a PostScript output device. Modifies the document level effect settings Generates an on-screen report about the active document. Collects all document elements for output. Closes all open windows and quits FreeHand. Ctrl+Z, Alt+Backspace Reverses the last command applied. Edit: Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z 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. Edit: Special: Copy Special... Edit: Special: Paste Special... Copies the selection and puts it on the Clipboard in the selected format. Inserts the Clipboard contents at the insertion point using the selected format. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 57

58 Edit: Special: Copy Attributes Edit: Special: Paste Attributes Edit: Special: Paste In Front Edit: Special: Paste Behind Edit: Clear Edit: Cut Contents Edit: Paste Contents Copies the attributes of the selected objects or text. Applies previously copied attributes to selected objects. Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard in front of a selected object in the stacking order. Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard just behind a selected object in the stacking order. Removes the selected object. Removes an object pasted inside a selected object and places it back into the document. 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 Creates an exact copy and positions it on top of the original. Edit: Select: All Ctrl+A Selects all objects on unlocked, visible layers on the active page. Edit: Select: All In Document Edit: Select: None Edit: Select: Invert Selection Edit: Select: Superselect Edit: Select: Subselect Selects all objects in the current document. Deselects all selected objects. Selects all objects that are currently not selected and deselects all selected objects. Selects the group that contains the subselected point or object. Selects all objects within a selected group. Edit: Find And Replace: Text Alt+F3 Opens the Find Text dialog box. Edit: Find And Replace: Graphics Edit: Optimize in Fireworks Edit: Edit in External Editor... Edit: Links... Opens the Find and Replace Graphics panel. Optimize original source PNG files with Fireworks 4 or newer Opens an external editor such as a bitmap image editor. Opens the Links dialog box to make changes to the way imported graphics behave. Edit: Preferences... Ctrl+J Makes changes in the program settings to control how various features behave. Edit: Keyboard Shortcuts... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Y Opens the Customize dialog box with the Shortcuts tab selected. View: Fit Selection Shift+F2 Changes the view so all selected objects fit inside the document window. View: Fit To Page Shift+F4 Changes the view so the entire active page fits inside the document window. View: Fit All F4 Changes the view so all pages fit inside the document window. View: Custom: New... Creates a new custom view for this document. View: Custom: Edit... Ctrl+F2 Delete and/or redefine existing custom views. 58

59 View: Custom: Previous Shift+F9 Change the current view to the most recent custom view. View: Magnification: 25% Change magnification to 25%. View: Magnification: 50% Change magnification to 50%. View: Magnification: 100% Change magnification to 100%. View: Magnification: 200% Change magnification to 200%. View: Magnification: 400% Change magnification to 400%. View: Magnification: 800% Change magnification to 800%. View: Keyline F9 Displays the document onscreen as it will print. View: Fast Mode View: Hide Selection View: Show All View: Toolbars View: Panels View: Page Rulers: Show View: Page Rulers: Edit... View: Text Rulers View: Guides: Show View: Guides: Edit... View: Guides: Lock View: Guides: Snap To Guides View: Grid: Show View: Grid: Edit... Optimizes onscreen display for quicker redraw. Does not affect actual objects or printing. Hides all selected objects. Shows all objects previously hidden by the Hide Selection command. Shows or hides all toolbars. Hides all panels. Shows or hides the rulers. Opens the Edit Units dialog box. Shows or hides the Text Ruler. Shows or hides non-printing lines or objects used for alignment. Opens the Guides dialog box to release, delete, and add guides. Freezes guides to prevent accidentally moving them. Releases guides if already locked. Snaps objects to the nearest guide. Shows or hides a non-printing grid. Opens the Edit Grid dialog box. View: Grid: Snap To Grid Ctrl+Y Snaps objects to the nearest grid coordinate. View: Perspective Grid: Show View: Perspective Grid: Define Grids... View: Perspective Grid: Previous View: Perspective Grid: Remove Perspective View: Perspective Grid: Release With Perspective View: Snap To Point View: Snap To Object View: Transform Handles Show or hide non-printing perspective grid. Open the Define Grids dialog box. Change current grid view to the most recent grid view. Removes perspective and all transformations from selected objects. Release the objects from the grid but retains the transformations. Snaps objects to the nearest point. Snaps objects to another object. Activates transform handles. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 59

60 Modify: Transform: Scale... Alt+F9 Reduces or enlarges selected objects. Modify: Transform: Move... Alt+F7 Moves objects by precise distances. Modify: Transform: Rotate... Alt+F8 Rotates a selected object around a fixed point. Modify: Transform: Reflect... Modify: Transform: Skew... Modify: Transform Again Modify: Arrange: Bring To Front Modify: Arrange: Move Forward Modify: Arrange: Move Backward Modify: Arrange: Send To Back Modify: Align: Top Modify: Align: Bottom Modify: Align: Center Horizontal Modify: Align: Center Vertical Modify: Align: Left Modify: Align: Right Modify: Align Again Shift+Page Up Shift+Page Down Flips a selected object horizontally or vertically. Slants an object to an oblique angle. Repeats the previous transformation. Brings the selected drawing objects to the front of the current layer. Moves the selected object one level forward. Moves the selected object one level backward. Sends the selected drawing objects to the back of the current layer. Aligns selected objects to the top edge of the highest object. Aligns selected objects to the bottom edge of the lowest object. Aligns selected objects to the horizontal center of all objects. Aligns selected objects to the vertical center of all objects. Aligns selected objects to the left edge of the leftmost object. Aligns selected objects to the right edge of the rightmost object. Repeats an alignment using the current Align panel settings. Modify: Join Ctrl+L Links two or more paths or connects two endpoints. Modify: Split Ctrl+K Splits an object into smaller or component paths. Modify: Combine: Blend Modify: Combine: Join Blend To Path Modify: Combine: Union Modify: Combine: Divide Modify: Combine: Intersect Modify: Combine: Punch Modify: Combine: Crop Creates a number of intermediate steps between two paths. Attaches a blend along a path. Creates a single path from two or more selected, closed paths. Cuts selected paths into sections. Creates a single path from the portions of selected paths that overlap, removing the remaining portions of the paths. Creates a hole in selected closed paths through which other objects are visible. Cuts a bottom path in the stacking order to the shape of a top path. 60

61 Modify: Alter Path: Correct Direction Modify: Alter Path: Reverse Direction Modify: Alter Path: Remove Overlap Modify: Alter Path: Simplify... Modify: Alter Path: Expand Stroke... Modify: Alter Path: Inset Path... Modify: Lock Modify: Unlock Changes the direction of the selected paths. Reverses the direction of one or more selected paths. Removes redundant portions of a selected, closed path that crosses itself. Removes or adds points to a path to maintain the same shape using the optimum number of points. Converts the perimeter of a specified stroke of a selected path into a closed path. Expands or contracts one or more closed paths by the specified amount. Freezes selected objects in place to prevent accidentally moving, cutting, or deleting them. Unlocks a selected, locked object. Modify: Group Ctrl+G Collects two or more selected objects or path points together. Modify: Ungroup Ctrl+U Separates a group into individual objects. Modify: Separate Attributes Ctrl+Shift+Q Separates the selection into individual strokes and fills. Modify: Symbol: Edit Symbol Modify: Symbol: Convert to Symbol Modify: Symbol: Copy to Symbol Modify: Symbol: Release Instance Modify: Brush: Create Brush... Modify: Brush: Release Brush Modify: Extrude: Release Extrude Modify: Extrude: Remove Extrude Modify: Extrude: Reset Extrude Modify: Extrude: Share Vanishing Points Modify: Extrude: Rotate Extrude Shows the Symbol Edit window. Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection and replaces the current selection with an instance of that symbol. Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection, the current selection remains unchanged. Releases an instance from its association with the symbol library. Creates a new brush from the selected object and adds it to the Brush list. Releases a brushed path from its association to a brush. Converts the extrusion to a group of objects. Removes the extrusion and reverts the object to its original state. Resets a Rotated extruded object to the default position. Resets the vanishing point of multiple selected extruded objects so that they all share the same vanishing point. Displays the rotate ring for an extruded object. Modify: Envelope: Create Ctrl+F7 Applies default Envelope to selected objects. Modify: Envelope: Save As Preset... Saves currently selected Envelope as an Envelope preset. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 61

62 Modify: Envelope: Delete Preset Modify: Envelope: Copy As Path Modify: Envelope: Paste As Envelope Modify: Envelope: Release Modify: Envelope: Remove Modify: Envelope: Show Map Modify: Convert to Image... Text: Size: Other... Deletes the selected Envelope preset from the pop-up. Copies the selected Envelope as a path to the clipboard. Pastes a path as an Envelope. Releases Envelope but retains transformations of selected objects. Removes Envelope and all transformations from selected objects. Displays Envelope mapping grid. Converts selected objects to a bitmap image. Opens the Type Size dialog box. Text: Size: Smaller Ctrl+Down Reduces selected text one point size. Text: Size: Larger Ctrl+Up 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: Size: 10 Changes selected text to a point size of 10. Text: Size: 11 Changes selected text to a point size of 11. Text: Size: 12 Changes selected text to a point size of 12. Text: Size: 14 Changes selected text to a point size of 14. Text: Size: 18 Changes selected text to a point size of 18. Text: Size: 24 Changes selected text to a point size of 24. Text: Size: 36 Changes selected text to a point size of 36. Text: Size: 48 Changes selected text to a point size of 48. Text: Size: 72 Changes selected text to a point size of 72. Text: Font Style: Plain Text: Font Style: Bold Text: Font Style: Italic Text: Font Style: BoldItalic Text: Effect: None Text: Effect: Highlight... Text: Effect: Inline... Text: Effect: Shadow... Text: Effect: Strikethrough... Text: Effect: Underline... Text: Effect: Zoom... Text: Align: Left Sets selected text to plain type style. Makes the selected text bold. Makes the selected text italic. Makes the selected text bold and italic. Removes effects from selected text. Applies a highlight effect to selected text. Applies an inline effect to selected text. Applies a shadow effect to selected text. Adds a strikethrough to selected text. Underlines selected text. Applies a zoom effect to selected text. Aligns selected text to the left. 62

63 Text: Align: Right Ctrl+R Aligns selected text to the right. Text: Align: Center Centers selected text. Text: Align: Justified Ctrl+H Justifies selected text. Text: Leading: Other... Text: Leading: Solid Text: Leading: Auto Opens the Leading dialog box. Applies solid leading to selected text (same as point size). Applies automatic leading to selected text (120% of point size). Text: Convert Case: Settings... Shift+F3 Opens the Convert Case Settings dialog box. Text: Convert Case: Upper Text: Convert Case: Lower Text: Convert Case: Small Caps Text: Convert Case: Title Text: Convert Case: Sentence Text: Special Characters: End Of Column Text: Special Characters: End Of Line Text: Special Characters: Non- Breaking Space Text: Special Characters: Em Space Text: Special Characters: En Space Text: Special Characters: Thin Space Text: Special Characters: Em Dash Text: Special Characters: En Dash Text: Special Characters: Discretionary Hyphen Ctrl+Shift+K Converts selected text to upper case. Converts selected text to lower case. Converts selected text to small caps. Converts selected text to title case. Converts selected text to sentence case. Forces text after insertion point to top of next column. Breaks the current text line, wrapping text following the insertion point. Inserts a space between words to be kept on the same line. Inserts a space the width of the current type size. Inserts a space one-half the width of the current type size. Inserts a space one-tenth the width of the current type size. Inserts a dash the width of the current type size. Inserts a dash one-half the width of the current type size. Inserts a hyphen after the last letter before a break in the text line. Text: Editor... Ctrl+Shift+T Shows or Hides the Text Editor. Text: Spelling... Ctrl+F12 Shows or hides the Spelling panel. Text: Flow Around Selection... Text: Flow Inside Path Text: Attach To Path Text: Detach From Path Makes text wrap around a selected object. Flows a selected text block inside a selected, closed path. Attaches a selected text block to a selected path. Separates text from a path when text is attached to or flowing inside the path. Text: Convert To Paths Ctrl+Q Changes the selected text into editable vector objects. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 63

64 Text: Remove Transforms Xtras: Repeat Window: New Window Window: Toolbars: Main Window: Toolbars: Text Window: Toolbars: Controller Window: Toolbars: Status Window: Toolbars: Info Window: Toolbars: Xtra Operations Window: Toolbars: Xtra Tools Window: Toolbars: Envelope Window: Toolbars: Customize... Window: Tools Window: Object Window: Document Window: Answers Cancels all transformations applied to selected text. Applies the Xtra last performed again. Opens an additional document window for the active document. Shows or hides the Main toolbar. Shows or hides the Text toolbar. Shows or hides the Controller toolbar. Shows or hides the Status toolbar. Shows or hides the Info toolbar. Shows or hides the Xtra Operations toolbar. Shows or hides the Xtra Tools toolbar. Shows or hides the Envelope toolbar. Opens the Customize dialog box with the Toolbars tab selected. Displays or hides the Tools panel. Ctrl+Enter, Alt+Enter Shows or hides the Object Inspector. Shows or hides the Document Inspector. Displays or hides the Answers Panel Window: Layers Ctrl+F3 Displays or hides the Layers panel. Window: Swatches Shift+F11 Displays or hides the Swatches panel. Window: Styles Window: Library Ctrl+F5, Ctrl+Shift+S Shows or hides the Styles panel. Shows/Hides the Library panel. Window: Color Mixer Shift+F12 Displays or hides the Color Mixer. Window: Tints Window: Halftones Window: Align Window: Transform Window: Navigation Window: Movie: Stop Window: Movie: Rewind Window: Movie: Step Backward Window: Movie: Play Displays or hides the Tint panel. Displays or hides the Halftones panel. Shows or hides the Align panel, which aligns and distributes objects in relation to one another. Displays the Transform panel. Displays or hides the navigation panel Stops the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window to the first frame of the movie. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window back one frame. Starts the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window. 64

65 Window: Movie: Step Forward Window: Movie: Fast Forward Window: Movie: Test Window: Movie: Export Window: Movie: Settings Window: Cascade Window: Tile Horizontally Window: Tile Vertically Window: Arrange Icons Tools / Commands: Add to Swatches Previous Page Next Page Add Page Remove Page Duplicate Page New Master Page Convert to Master Page Release child page Adjustments: Move to Previous Word Adjustments: Move to Next Word Adjustments: Move to Top of Paragraph Adjustments: Move to Top of Next Paragraph Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window forward one frame. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window to the last frame of the movie. Displays the current FreeHand document as a Macromedia Flash (SWF) Movie. Brings up the Export Movie dialog to save the current Macromedia Flash (SWF) Movie. Accesses the Macromedia Flash (SWF) export settings dialog. Arranges the open document windows in a cascade. Arranges windows as tiles stacked top to bottom. Arranges windows as side-by-side tiles. Arranges the document window icons. Adds colors from the Color Mixer to the Color List. Displays the previous page. Displays the next page. Adds a new page to the document. Removes the current page from the document. Duplicates the current page. Creates a new Master Page. Creates a new Master Page from the current page and moves all objects on the current page to the Master Page. Releases current child page(s) from their Master Page. Objects on Master Page are copied onto the page(s). Places cursor before the current word. Places cursor after the current word. Places cursor at the start of the paragraph. Places cursor at the start of the next paragraph. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 65

66 Adjustments: Move to Beginning of Sentence Adjustments: Move to End of Sentence Adjustments: Move to Beginning of Story Adjustments: Move to End of Story Adjustments: Select Previous Word Adjustments: Select Next Word Adjustments: Select to Top of Paragraph Adjustments: Select to Top of Next Paragraph Adjustments: Select to Beginning of Sentence Adjustments: Select to End of Sentence Adjustments: Select to Beginning of Story Adjustments: Select to End of Story Adjustments: Delete Previous Word Adjustments: Delete Next Word Adjustments: Increase Leading Greater Adjustments: Increase Leading Lesser Places cursor at the start of the sentence. Places cursor at the end of the sentence. Places cursor at the beginning of the story. Places cursor at the end of the story. Selects to the beginning of the current word. Selects to the end of the current word. Selects to the start of the paragraph. Selects to the start of the next paragraph. Selects to the beginning of the sentence. Selects to the end of the sentence. Selects to the start of the story. Selects to the end of the story. Deletes the previous word. Deletes the next word. Increases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point increments. Increases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point increments. 66

67 Adjustments: Decrease Leading Greater Adjustments: Decrease Leading Lesser Adjustments: Increase Kerning By 10% em Adjustments: Increase Kerning By 1% em Adjustments: Decrease Kerning By 10% em Adjustments: Decrease Kerning By 1% em Adjustments: Increase Baseline Shift Adjustments: Decrease Baseline Shift Adjustments: Increase Horizontal Scale by 5% Adjustments: Decrease Horizontal Scale by 5% Pointer Pointer Properties Subselect Page Lasso Lasso Properties Line F10 Decreases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point increments. Decreases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point increments. Increases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em. Increases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em. Decreases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em. Decreases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em. Increases baseline shift of highlighted text. Decreases baseline shift of highlighted text. Increases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%. Decreases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%. Selects, moves, or resizes objects. Displays the Pointer Tool options dialog. Select inside groups and composite paths. Selects and transforms pages on the pasteboard. Selects objects within a defined path. Displays the Lasso Tool options dialog. Draws straight lines. Pen F12 Draws paths by anchoring points. Rectangle F6 Draws rectangles, rounded rectangles, and squares. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 67

68 Rectangle Properties Text Polygon Polygon Properties Ellipse Pencil Pencil Properties Perspective Scale Freeform Freeform Properties Rotate Reflect Skew Trace Trace Properties Knife Knife Properties Hand Magnify Blend Bezigon Crop F8 F7 F5 Shift+F7 Displays the Rectangle Tool options dialog. Inserts a text block. Draws polygons and stars. Displays the Polygon Tool options dialog. Draws ellipses and circles. Draws freeform paths. Displays the Pencil Tool options dialog. Moves objects to perspective grids and manipulates the grids. Resizes selected objects. Reshapes paths without using points or point handles. Displays the Freeform Tool options dialog. Rotates selected objects. Flips selected objects. Slants selected objects. Converts bitmaps to editable paths. Displays the Trace Tool options dialog. Cuts a path into two paths. Displays the Knife Tool options dialog. Pan to see other parts of the document. Magnifies a defined area of the current page. Creates and modifies blends. Draws paths using automatic curvature. Crops bitmap images by hiding unwanted portions. 68

69 Eraser Output Area Extrude Connector Action Variable Stroke Pen Variable Stroke Pen Properties Calligraphic Stroke Pen Calligraphic Pen Properties Measure: Points Measure: Pixels Measure: Centimeters Measure: Picas Measure: Inches Measure: Decimals Measure: Millimeters Measure: Kyus Tools / Commands: Paths: Close Path Tools / Commands: Paths: Open Path Tools / Commands: Points: Corner Tools / Commands: Points: Curve Tools / Commands: Points: Connector Cuts the selected path and deletes the segments within the tool's path. Define an area to be printed or exported. Converts an object into an extrusion or edits an existing extrusion. Creates and modifies connector lines. Adds or modifies Flash actions on objects. Creates a variable width path Displays the Variable Stroke Pen Tool options dialog. Creates a calligraphic stroke path Displays the Caligraphic Pen Tool options dialog. Changes the unit of measure to points. Changes the unit of measure to pixels. Changes the unit of measure to centimeters. Changes the unit of measure to picas. Changes the unit of measure to inches. Changes the unit of measure to decimals. Changes the unit of measure to millimeters. Changes the unit of measure to Kyus. Closes open paths. Opens closed paths. Changes a selected point to a corner point. Changes a selected point to a curve point. Changes a selected point to a connector point. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 69

70 Tools / Commands: Points: Retract Handles Left Tools / Commands: Points: Retract Handles Right Tools / Commands: Strokes: Thinner Tools / Commands: Strokes: Thicker Retracts handles left for a selected point. Retracts handles right for a selected point. Decrease stroke width one increment. Increase stroke width one increment. 70

71 Illustrator 7 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 F12 Retrieves the last saved version of the document. File: Import... File: Export... File: Export Again File: Send: Document File: Send: All Open Documents... Imports a graphic file created in another application or in an earlier version of FreeHand. Saves your FreeHand file in a format best for opening or importing into another application. Saves your FreeHand file in the format last exported. Sends the active document as an attachment. Sends all open documents as attachments. File: Printer Setup... Ctrl+Shift+P Changes the layout, size, and orientation of the current page. File: Print... Ctrl+P Prints the active document. File: Document Settings: Constrain... File: Document Settings: Cursor Distance... File: Document Settings: Output Options... File: Document Settings: Raster Effects Settings... File: Report... File: Collect For Output... Sets the angle of the invisible axis for drawing with the Rectangle and Ellipse tools. Sets the distance in current document units that objects move when using the left, right, up, and down arrow keys. Use to control how your final document exports or prints to a PostScript output device. Modifies the document level effect settings Generates an on-screen report about the active document. Collects all document elements for output. File: Exit Ctrl+Q Closes all open windows and quits FreeHand. Edit: Undo Ctrl+Z Reverses the last command applied. Edit: Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z Cancels the last undo. Edit: Cut Ctrl+X, F2 Cuts the selection and puts it on the Clipboard. Edit: Copy Ctrl+C, F3 Copies the selection and puts it on the Clipboard. Edit: Paste Ctrl+V, F4 Inserts the Clipboard contents at the insertion point. Edit: Special: Copy Special... Edit: Special: Paste Special... Edit: Special: Copy Attributes Copies the selection and puts it on the Clipboard in the selected format. Inserts the Clipboard contents at the insertion point using the selected format. Copies the attributes of the selected objects or text. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 71

72 Edit: Special: Paste Attributes Edit: Special: Paste In Front Applies previously copied attributes to selected objects. Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard in front of a selected object in the stacking order. Edit: Special: Paste Behind Ctrl+B Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard just behind a selected object in the stacking order. Edit: Clear Edit: Cut Contents Edit: Paste Contents Edit: Duplicate Edit: Clone Removes the selected object. Removes an object pasted inside a selected object and places it back into the document. Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard inside a selected, closed path. Creates an exact copy and offsets it from the original. Creates an exact copy and positions it on top of the original. Edit: Select: All Ctrl+A Selects all objects on unlocked, visible layers on the active page. Edit: Select: All In Document Selects all objects in the current document. Edit: Select: None Ctrl+Shift+A Deselects all selected objects. Edit: Select: Invert Selection Edit: Select: Superselect Edit: Select: Subselect Edit: Find And Replace: Text Edit: Find And Replace: Graphics Edit: Optimize in Fireworks Edit: Edit in External Editor... Edit: Links... Selects all objects that are currently not selected and deselects all selected objects. Selects the group that contains the subselected point or object. Selects all objects within a selected group. Opens the Find Text dialog box. Opens the Find and Replace Graphics panel. Optimize original source PNG files with Fireworks 4 or newer Opens an external editor such as a bitmap image editor. Opens the Links dialog box to make changes to the way imported graphics behave. Edit: Preferences... Ctrl+K Makes changes in the program settings to control how various features behave. Edit: Keyboard Shortcuts... View: Fit Selection Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Y Opens the Customize dialog box with the Shortcuts tab selected. Changes the view so all selected objects fit inside the document window. View: Fit To Page Ctrl+0 Changes the view so the entire active page fits inside the document window. View: Fit All View: Custom: New... View: Custom: Edit... View: Custom: Previous Changes the view so all pages fit inside the document window. Creates a new custom view for this document. Delete and/or redefine existing custom views. Change the current view to the most recent custom view. 72

73 View: Magnification: 25% Change magnification to 25%. View: Magnification: 50% Change magnification to 50%. View: Magnification: 100% Ctrl+1 Change magnification to 100%. View: Magnification: 200% Change magnification to 200%. View: Magnification: 400% Change magnification to 400%. View: Magnification: 800% Change magnification to 800%. View: Keyline Ctrl+Y Displays the document onscreen as it will print. View: Fast Mode View: Hide Selection View: Show All View: Toolbars View: Panels Optimizes onscreen display for quicker redraw. Does not affect actual objects or printing. Hides all selected objects. Shows all objects previously hidden by the Hide Selection command. Shows or hides all toolbars. Hides all panels. View: Page Rulers: Show Ctrl+R Shows or hides the rulers. View: Page Rulers: Edit... View: Text Rulers Opens the Edit Units dialog box. Shows or hides the Text Ruler. View: Guides: Show Ctrl+; Shows or hides non-printing lines or objects used for alignment. View: Guides: Edit... Ctrl+5 Opens the Guides dialog box to release, delete, and add guides. View: Guides: Lock Ctrl+Alt+; Freezes guides to prevent accidentally moving them. Releases guides if already locked. View: Guides: Snap To Guides Snaps objects to the nearest guide. View: Grid: Show Ctrl+ 'Shows or hides a non-printing grid. View: Grid: Edit... Opens the Edit Grid dialog box. View: Grid: Snap To Grid Ctrl+Shift+ 'Snaps objects to the nearest grid coordinate. View: Perspective Grid: Show View: Perspective Grid: Define Grids... View: Perspective Grid: Previous View: Perspective Grid: Remove Perspective View: Perspective Grid: Release With Perspective View: Snap To Point View: Snap To Object View: Transform Handles Modify: Transform: Scale... Show or hide non-printing perspective grid. Open the Define Grids dialog box. Change current grid view to the most recent grid view. Removes perspective and all transformations from selected objects. Release the objects from the grid but retains the transformations. Snaps objects to the nearest point. Snaps objects to another object. Activates transform handles. Reduces or enlarges selected objects. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 73

74 Modify: Transform: Move... Modify: Transform: Rotate... Modify: Transform: Reflect... Modify: Transform: Skew... Moves objects by precise distances. Rotates a selected object around a fixed point. Flips a selected object horizontally or vertically. Slants an object to an oblique angle. Modify: Transform Again Ctrl+D Repeats the previous transformation. Modify: Arrange: Bring To Front Modify: Arrange: Move Forward Modify: Arrange: Move Backward Modify: Arrange: Send To Back Modify: Align: Top Modify: Align: Bottom Modify: Align: Center Horizontal Modify: Align: Center Vertical Modify: Align: Left Modify: Align: Right Modify: Align Again Ctrl+Shift+] Ctrl+] Ctrl+[ Ctrl+Shift+[ Brings the selected drawing objects to the front of the current layer. Moves the selected object one level forward. Moves the selected object one level backward. Sends the selected drawing objects to the back of the current layer. Aligns selected objects to the top edge of the highest object. Aligns selected objects to the bottom edge of the lowest object. Aligns selected objects to the horizontal center of all objects. Aligns selected objects to the vertical center of all objects. Aligns selected objects to the left edge of the leftmost object. Aligns selected objects to the right edge of the rightmost object. Repeats an alignment using the current Align panel settings. Modify: Join Ctrl+J Links two or more paths or connects two endpoints. Modify: Split Modify: Combine: Blend Modify: Combine: Join Blend To Path Modify: Combine: Union Modify: Combine: Divide Modify: Combine: Intersect Modify: Combine: Punch Modify: Combine: Crop Splits an object into smaller or component paths. Creates a number of intermediate steps between two paths. Attaches a blend along a path. Creates a single path from two or more selected, closed paths. Cuts selected paths into sections. Creates a single path from the portions of selected paths that overlap, removing the remaining portions of the paths. Creates a hole in selected closed paths through which other objects are visible. Cuts a bottom path in the stacking order to the shape of a top path. 74

75 Modify: Alter Path: Correct Direction Modify: Alter Path: Reverse Direction Modify: Alter Path: Remove Overlap Modify: Alter Path: Simplify... Modify: Alter Path: Expand Stroke... Modify: Alter Path: Inset Path... Changes the direction of the selected paths. Reverses the direction of one or more selected paths. Removes redundant portions of a selected, closed path that crosses itself. Removes or adds points to a path to maintain the same shape using the optimum number of points. Converts the perimeter of a specified stroke of a selected path into a closed path. Expands or contracts one or more closed paths by the specified amount. Modify: Lock Ctrl+L Freezes selected objects in place to prevent accidentally moving, 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 points together. Modify: Ungroup Ctrl+Shift+G Separates a group into individual objects. Modify: Separate Attributes Modify: Symbol: Edit Symbol Modify: Symbol: Convert to Symbol Modify: Symbol: Copy to Symbol Modify: Symbol: Release Instance Modify: Brush: Create Brush... Modify: Brush: Release Brush Modify: Extrude: Release Extrude Modify: Extrude: Remove Extrude Modify: Extrude: Reset Extrude Modify: Extrude: Share Vanishing Points Modify: Extrude: Rotate Extrude Modify: Envelope: Create Modify: Envelope: Save As Preset... Separates the selection into individual strokes and fills. Shows the Symbol Edit window. Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection and replaces the current selection with an instance of that symbol. Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection, the current selection remains unchanged. Releases an instance from its association with the symbol library. Creates a new brush from the selected object and adds it to the Brush list. Releases a brushed path from its association to a brush. Converts the extrusion to a group of objects. Removes the extrusion and reverts the object to its original state. Resets a Rotated extruded object to the default position. Resets the vanishing point of multiple selected extruded objects so that they all share the same vanishing point. Displays the rotate ring for an extruded object. Applies default Envelope to selected objects. Saves currently selected Envelope as an Envelope preset. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 75

76 Modify: Envelope: Delete Preset Modify: Envelope: Copy As Path Modify: Envelope: Paste As Envelope Modify: Envelope: Release Modify: Envelope: Remove Modify: Envelope: Show Map Modify: Convert to Image... Text: Size: Other... Deletes the selected Envelope preset from the pop-up. Copies the selected Envelope as a path to the clipboard. Pastes a path as an Envelope. Releases Envelope but retains transformations of selected objects. Removes Envelope and all transformations from selected objects. Displays Envelope mapping grid. Converts selected objects to a bitmap image. 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: Size: 10 Changes selected text to a point size of 10. Text: Size: 11 Changes selected text to a point size of 11. Text: Size: 12 Changes selected text to a point size of 12. Text: Size: 14 Changes selected text to a point size of 14. Text: Size: 18 Changes selected text to a point size of 18. Text: Size: 24 Changes selected text to a point size of 24. Text: Size: 36 Changes selected text to a point size of 36. Text: Size: 48 Changes selected text to a point size of 48. Text: Size: 72 Changes selected text to a point size of 72. Text: Font Style: Plain Text: Font Style: Bold Text: Font Style: Italic Text: Font Style: BoldItalic Text: Effect: None Text: Effect: Highlight... Text: Effect: Inline... Text: Effect: Shadow... Text: Effect: Strikethrough... Text: Effect: Underline... Text: Effect: Zoom... Text: Align: Left Sets selected text to plain type style. Makes the selected text bold. Makes the selected text italic. Makes the selected text bold and italic. Removes effects from selected text. Applies a highlight effect to selected text. Applies an inline effect to selected text. Applies a shadow effect to selected text. Adds a strikethrough to selected text. Underlines selected text. Applies a zoom effect to selected text. Aligns selected text to the left. 76

77 Text: Align: Right Ctrl+Shift+R Aligns selected text to the right. Text: Align: Center Ctrl+Shift+C Centers selected text. Text: Align: Justified Ctrl+Shift+J Justifies selected text. Text: Leading: Other... Text: Leading: Solid Text: Leading: Auto Text: Convert Case: Settings... Text: Convert Case: Upper Text: Convert Case: Lower Text: Convert Case: Small Caps Text: Convert Case: Title Text: Convert Case: Sentence Text: Special Characters: End Of Column Text: Special Characters: End Of Line Text: Special Characters: Non- Breaking Space Text: Special Characters: Em Space Text: Special Characters: En Space Text: Special Characters: Thin Space Text: Special Characters: Em Dash Text: Special Characters: En Dash Text: Special Characters: Discretionary Hyphen Text: Editor... Text: Spelling... Text: Flow Around Selection... Text: Flow Inside Path Text: Attach To Path Text: Detach From Path Text: Convert To Paths Opens the Leading dialog box. Applies solid leading to selected text (same as point size). Applies automatic leading to selected text (120% of point size). Opens the Convert Case Settings dialog box. Converts selected text to upper case. Converts selected text to lower case. Converts selected text to small caps. Converts selected text to title case. Converts selected text to sentence case. Forces text after insertion point to top of next column. Breaks the current text line, wrapping text following the insertion point. Inserts a space between words to be kept on the same line. Inserts a space the width of the current type size. Inserts a space one-half the width of the current type size. Inserts a space one-tenth the width of the current type size. Inserts a dash the width of the current type size. Inserts a dash one-half the width of the current type size. Inserts a hyphen after the last letter before a break in the text line. Shows or Hides the Text Editor. Shows or hides the Spelling panel. Makes text wrap around a selected object. Flows a selected text block inside a selected, closed path. Attaches a selected text block to a selected path. Separates text from a path when text is attached to or flowing inside the path. Changes the selected text into editable vector objects. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 77

78 Text: Remove Transforms Xtras: Repeat Window: New Window Window: Toolbars: Main Window: Toolbars: Text Window: Toolbars: Controller Window: Toolbars: Status Window: Toolbars: Info Window: Toolbars: Xtra Operations Window: Toolbars: Xtra Tools Window: Toolbars: Envelope Window: Toolbars: Customize... Window: Tools Cancels all transformations applied to selected text. Applies the Xtra last performed again. Opens an additional document window for the active document. Shows or hides the Main toolbar. Shows or hides the Text toolbar. Shows or hides the Controller toolbar. Shows or hides the Status toolbar. Shows or hides the Info toolbar. Shows or hides the Xtra Operations toolbar. Shows or hides the Xtra Tools toolbar. Shows or hides the Envelope toolbar. Opens the Customize dialog box with the Toolbars tab selected. Displays or hides the Tools panel. Window: Object F8 Shows or hides the Object Inspector. Window: Document Window: Answers Shows or hides the Document Inspector. Displays or hides the Answers Panel Window: Layers F7 Displays or hides the Layers panel. Window: Swatches F5 Displays or hides the Swatches panel. Window: Styles F11 Shows or hides the Styles panel. Window: Library Shows/Hides the Library panel. Window: Color Mixer F6 Displays or hides the Color Mixer. Window: Tints Window: Halftones Window: Align Window: Transform Window: Navigation Window: Movie: Stop Window: Movie: Rewind Window: Movie: Step Backward Window: Movie: Play Window: Movie: Step Forward Displays or hides the Tint panel. Displays or hides the Halftones panel. Shows or hides the Align panel, which aligns and distributes objects in relation to one another. Displays the Transform panel. Displays or hides the navigation panel Stops the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window to the first frame of the movie. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window back one frame. Starts the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window forward one frame. 78

79 Window: Movie: Fast Forward Window: Movie: Test Window: Movie: Export Window: Movie: Settings Window: Cascade Window: Tile Horizontally Window: Tile Vertically Window: Arrange Icons Tools / Commands: Add to Swatches Previous Page Next Page Add Page Remove Page Duplicate Page New Master Page Convert to Master Page Release child page Adjustments: Move to Previous Word Adjustments: Move to Next Word Adjustments: Move to Top of Paragraph Adjustments: Move to Top of Next Paragraph Adjustments: Move to Beginning of Sentence Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window to the last frame of the movie. Displays the current FreeHand document as a Macromedia Flash (SWF) Movie. Brings up the Export Movie dialog to save the current Macromedia Flash (SWF) Movie. Accesses the Macromedia Flash (SWF) export settings dialog. Arranges the open document windows in a cascade. Arranges windows as tiles stacked top to bottom. Arranges windows as side-by-side tiles. Arranges the document window icons. Adds colors from the Color Mixer to the Color List. Displays the previous page. Displays the next page. Adds a new page to the document. Removes the current page from the document. Duplicates the current page. Creates a new Master Page. Creates a new Master Page from the current page and moves all objects on the current page to the Master Page. Releases current child page(s) from their Master Page. Objects on Master Page are copied onto the page(s). Places cursor before the current word. Places cursor after the current word. Places cursor at the start of the paragraph. Places cursor at the start of the next paragraph. Places cursor at the start of the sentence. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 79

80 Adjustments: Move to End of Sentence Adjustments: Move to Beginning of Story Adjustments: Move to End of Story Adjustments: Select Previous Word Adjustments: Select Next Word Adjustments: Select to Top of Paragraph Adjustments: Select to Top of Next Paragraph Adjustments: Select to Beginning of Sentence Adjustments: Select to End of Sentence Adjustments: Select to Beginning of Story Adjustments: Select to End of Story Adjustments: Delete Previous Word Adjustments: Delete Next Word Adjustments: Increase Leading Greater Adjustments: Increase Leading Lesser Adjustments: Decrease Leading Greater Places cursor at the end of the sentence. Places cursor at the beginning of the story. Places cursor at the end of the story. Selects to the beginning of the current word. Selects to the end of the current word. Selects to the start of the paragraph. Selects to the start of the next paragraph. Selects to the beginning of the sentence. Selects to the end of the sentence. Selects to the start of the story. Selects to the end of the story. Deletes the previous word. Deletes the next word. Increases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point increments. Increases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point increments. Decreases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point increments. 80

81 Adjustments: Decrease Leading Lesser Adjustments: Increase Kerning By 10% em Adjustments: Increase Kerning By 1% em Adjustments: Decrease Kerning By 10% em Adjustments: Decrease Kerning By 1% em Adjustments: Increase Baseline Shift Adjustments: Decrease Baseline Shift Adjustments: Increase Horizontal Scale by 5% Adjustments: Decrease Horizontal Scale by 5% Pointer Pointer Properties Subselect Page Lasso Lasso Properties Line Pen Rectangle Rectangle Properties Text Decreases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point increments. Increases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em. Increases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em. Decreases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em. Decreases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em. Increases baseline shift of highlighted text. Decreases baseline shift of highlighted text. Increases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%. Decreases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%. Selects, moves, or resizes objects. Displays the Pointer Tool options dialog. Select inside groups and composite paths. Selects and transforms pages on the pasteboard. Selects objects within a defined path. Displays the Lasso Tool options dialog. Draws straight lines. Draws paths by anchoring points. Draws rectangles, rounded rectangles, and squares. Displays the Rectangle Tool options dialog. Inserts a text block. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 81

82 Polygon Polygon Properties Ellipse Pencil Pencil Properties Perspective Scale Freeform Freeform Properties Rotate Reflect Skew Trace Trace Properties Knife Knife Properties Hand Magnify Blend Bezigon Crop Eraser Output Area Draws polygons and stars. Displays the Polygon Tool options dialog. Draws ellipses and circles. Draws freeform paths. Displays the Pencil Tool options dialog. Moves objects to perspective grids and manipulates the grids. Resizes selected objects. Reshapes paths without using points or point handles. Displays the Freeform Tool options dialog. Rotates selected objects. Flips selected objects. Slants selected objects. Converts bitmaps to editable paths. Displays the Trace Tool options dialog. Cuts a path into two paths. Displays the Knife Tool options dialog. Pan to see other parts of the document. Magnifies a defined area of the current page. Creates and modifies blends. Draws paths using automatic curvature. Crops bitmap images by hiding unwanted portions. Cuts the selected path and deletes the segments within the tool's path. Define an area to be printed or exported. 82

83 Extrude Connector Action Variable Stroke Pen Variable Stroke Pen Properties Calligraphic Stroke Pen Calligraphic Pen Properties Measure: Points Measure: Pixels Measure: Centimeters Measure: Picas Measure: Inches Measure: Decimals Measure: Millimeters Measure: Kyus Tools / Commands: Paths: Close Path Tools / Commands: Paths: Open Path Tools / Commands: Points: Corner Tools / Commands: Points: Curve Tools / Commands: Points: Connector Tools / Commands: Points: Retract Handles Left Tools / Commands: Points: Retract Handles Right Converts an object into an extrusion or edits an existing extrusion. Creates and modifies connector lines. Adds or modifies Flash actions on objects. Creates a variable width path Displays the Variable Stroke Pen Tool options dialog. Creates a calligraphic stroke path Displays the Caligraphic Pen Tool options dialog. Changes the unit of measure to points. Changes the unit of measure to pixels. Changes the unit of measure to centimeters. Changes the unit of measure to picas. Changes the unit of measure to inches. Changes the unit of measure to decimals. Changes the unit of measure to millimeters. Changes the unit of measure to Kyus. Closes open paths. Opens closed paths. Changes a selected point to a corner point. Changes a selected point to a curve point. Changes a selected point to a connector point. Retracts handles left for a selected point. Retracts handles right for a selected point. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 83

84 Tools / Commands: Strokes: Thinner Tools / Commands: Strokes: Thicker Decrease stroke width one increment. Increase stroke width one increment. 84

85 Illustrator 10 Menu Command Keyboard Shortcut Description File: New Ctrl+N, Ctrl+Alt+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 F12 Retrieves the last saved version of the document. File: Import... File: Export... File: Export Again File: Send: Document File: Send: All Open Documents... Imports a graphic file created in another application or in an earlier version of FreeHand. Saves your FreeHand file in a format best for opening or importing into another application. Saves your FreeHand file in the format last exported. Sends the active document as an attachment. Sends all open documents as attachments. File: Printer Setup... Ctrl+Shift+P Changes the layout, size, and orientation of the current page. File: Print... Ctrl+P Prints the active document. File: Document Settings: Constrain... File: Document Settings: Cursor Distance... File: Document Settings: Output Options... File: Document Settings: Raster Effects Settings... File: Report... File: Collect For Output... Sets the angle of the invisible axis for drawing with the Rectangle and Ellipse tools. Sets the distance in current document units that objects move when using the left, right, up, and down arrow keys. Use to control how your final document exports or prints to a PostScript output device. Modifies the document level effect settings Generates an on-screen report about the active document. Collects all document elements for output. File: Exit Ctrl+Q Closes all open windows and quits FreeHand. Edit: Undo Ctrl+Z Reverses the last command applied. Edit: Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z Cancels the last undo. Edit: Cut Ctrl+X, F2 Cuts the selection and puts it on the Clipboard. Edit: Copy Ctrl+C, F3 Copies the selection and puts it on the Clipboard. Edit: Paste Ctrl+V, F4 Inserts the Clipboard contents at the insertion point. Edit: Special: Copy Special... Edit: Special: Paste Special... Edit: Special: Copy Attributes Copies the selection and puts it on the Clipboard in the selected format. Inserts the Clipboard contents at the insertion point using the selected format. Copies the attributes of the selected objects or text. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 85

86 Edit: Special: Paste Attributes Applies previously copied attributes to selected objects. Edit: Special: Paste In Front Ctrl+F Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard in front of a selected object in the stacking order. Edit: Special: Paste Behind Ctrl+B 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+Alt+7 Removes an object pasted inside a selected object and places it back into the document. Edit: Paste Contents Edit: Duplicate Edit: Clone Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard inside a selected, closed path. Creates an exact copy and offsets it from the original. Creates an exact copy and positions it on top of the original. Edit: Select: All Ctrl+A Selects all objects on unlocked, visible layers on the active page. Edit: Select: All In Document Ctrl+Alt+A Selects all objects in the current document. Edit: Select: None Ctrl+Shift+A Deselects all selected objects. Edit: Select: Invert Selection Edit: Select: Superselect Edit: Select: Subselect Edit: Find And Replace: Text Edit: Find And Replace: Graphics Edit: Optimize in Fireworks Edit: Edit in External Editor... Edit: Links... Selects all objects that are currently not selected and deselects all selected objects. Selects the group that contains the subselected point or object. Selects all objects within a selected group. Opens the Find Text dialog box. Opens the Find and Replace Graphics panel. Optimize original source PNG files with Fireworks 4 or newer Opens an external editor such as a bitmap image editor. Opens the Links dialog box to make changes to the way imported graphics behave. Edit: Preferences... Ctrl+K Makes changes in the program settings to control how various features behave. Edit: Keyboard Shortcuts... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K Opens the Customize dialog box with the Shortcuts tab selected. View: Fit Selection Changes the view so all selected objects fit inside the document window. View: Fit To Page Ctrl+0 Changes the view so the entire active page fits inside the document window. View: Fit All View: Custom: New... View: Custom: Edit... View: Custom: Previous Changes the view so all pages fit inside the document window. Creates a new custom view for this document. Delete and/or redefine existing custom views. Change the current view to the most recent custom view. 86

87 View: Magnification: 25% Change magnification to 25%. View: Magnification: 50% Change magnification to 50%. View: Magnification: 100% Ctrl+1 Change magnification to 100%. View: Magnification: 200% Change magnification to 200%. View: Magnification: 400% Change magnification to 400%. View: Magnification: 800% Change magnification to 800%. View: Keyline Ctrl+Y Displays the document onscreen as it will print. View: Fast Mode Optimizes onscreen display for quicker redraw. Does not affect actual objects or printing. View: Hide Selection Ctrl+3 Hides all selected objects. View: Show All Ctrl+Alt+3 Shows all objects previously hidden by the Hide Selection command. View: Toolbars Shows or hides all toolbars. View: Panels Shift+Tab Hides all panels. View: Page Rulers: Show Ctrl+R Shows or hides the rulers. View: Page Rulers: Edit... Opens the Edit Units dialog box. View: Text Rulers Ctrl+Shift+T Shows or hides the Text Ruler. View: Guides: Show Ctrl+; Shows or hides non-printing lines or objects used for alignment. View: Guides: Edit... Ctrl+5 Opens the Guides dialog box to release, delete, and add guides. View: Guides: Lock Ctrl+Alt+; Freezes guides to prevent accidentally moving them. Releases guides if already locked. View: Guides: Snap To Guides Snaps objects to the nearest guide. View: Grid: Show Ctrl+ 'Shows or hides a non-printing grid. View: Grid: Edit... Opens the Edit Grid dialog box. View: Grid: Snap To Grid Ctrl+Shift+ 'Snaps objects to the nearest grid coordinate. View: Perspective Grid: Show View: Perspective Grid: Define Grids... View: Perspective Grid: Previous View: Perspective Grid: Remove Perspective View: Perspective Grid: Release With Perspective Show or hide non-printing perspective grid. Open the Define Grids dialog box. Change current grid view to the most recent grid view. Removes perspective and all transformations from selected objects. Release the objects from the grid but retains the transformations. View: Snap To Point Ctrl+Alt+ 'Snaps objects to the nearest point. View: Snap To Object Snaps objects to another object. View: Transform Handles Ctrl+Shift+B Activates transform handles. Modify: Transform: Scale... Reduces or enlarges selected objects. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 87

88 Modify: Transform: Move... Ctrl+Shift+M Moves objects by precise distances. Modify: Transform: Rotate... Modify: Transform: Reflect... Modify: Transform: Skew... Rotates a selected object around a fixed point. Flips a selected object horizontally or vertically. Slants an object to an oblique angle. Modify: Transform Again Ctrl+D Repeats the previous transformation. Modify: Arrange: Bring To Front Modify: Arrange: Move Forward Modify: Arrange: Move Backward Modify: Arrange: Send To Back Modify: Align: Top Modify: Align: Bottom Modify: Align: Center Horizontal Modify: Align: Center Vertical Modify: Align: Left Modify: Align: Right Modify: Align Again Ctrl+Shift+] Ctrl+] Ctrl+[ Ctrl+Shift+[ Brings the selected drawing objects to the front of the current layer. Moves the selected object one level forward. Moves the selected object one level backward. Sends the selected drawing objects to the back of the current layer. Aligns selected objects to the top edge of the highest object. Aligns selected objects to the bottom edge of the lowest object. Aligns selected objects to the horizontal center of all objects. Aligns selected objects to the vertical center of all objects. Aligns selected objects to the left edge of the leftmost object. Aligns selected objects to the right edge of the rightmost object. Repeats an alignment using the current Align panel settings. Modify: Join Ctrl+J, Ctrl+8 Links two or more paths or connects two endpoints. Modify: Split Ctrl+Alt+8 Splits an object into smaller or component paths. Modify: Combine: Blend Ctrl+Alt+B Creates a number of intermediate steps between two paths. Modify: Combine: Join Blend To Path Modify: Combine: Union Modify: Combine: Divide Modify: Combine: Intersect Modify: Combine: Punch Modify: Combine: Crop Attaches a blend along a path. Creates a single path from two or more selected, closed paths. Cuts selected paths into sections. Creates a single path from the portions of selected paths that overlap, removing the remaining portions of the paths. Creates a hole in selected closed paths through which other objects are visible. Cuts a bottom path in the stacking order to the shape of a top path. 88

89 Modify: Alter Path: Correct Direction Modify: Alter Path: Reverse Direction Modify: Alter Path: Remove Overlap Modify: Alter Path: Simplify... Modify: Alter Path: Expand Stroke... Modify: Alter Path: Inset Path... Changes the direction of the selected paths. Reverses the direction of one or more selected paths. Removes redundant portions of a selected, closed path that crosses itself. Removes or adds points to a path to maintain the same shape using the optimum number of points. Converts the perimeter of a specified stroke of a selected path into a closed path. Expands or contracts one or more closed paths by the specified amount. Modify: Lock Ctrl+L, Ctrl+2 Freezes selected objects in place to prevent accidentally moving, cutting, or deleting them. Modify: Unlock Unlocks a selected, locked object. Modify: Group Ctrl+G Collects two or more selected objects or path points together. Modify: Ungroup Ctrl+Shift+G Separates a group into individual objects. Modify: Separate Attributes Modify: Symbol: Edit Symbol Modify: Symbol: Convert to Symbol Modify: Symbol: Copy to Symbol Modify: Symbol: Release Instance Modify: Brush: Create Brush... Modify: Brush: Release Brush Modify: Extrude: Release Extrude Modify: Extrude: Remove Extrude Modify: Extrude: Reset Extrude Modify: Extrude: Share Vanishing Points Modify: Extrude: Rotate Extrude Modify: Envelope: Create Modify: Envelope: Save As Preset... Separates the selection into individual strokes and fills. Shows the Symbol Edit window. Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection and replaces the current selection with an instance of that symbol. Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection, the current selection remains unchanged. Releases an instance from its association with the symbol library. Creates a new brush from the selected object and adds it to the Brush list. Releases a brushed path from its association to a brush. Converts the extrusion to a group of objects. Removes the extrusion and reverts the object to its original state. Resets a Rotated extruded object to the default position. Resets the vanishing point of multiple selected extruded objects so that they all share the same vanishing point. Displays the rotate ring for an extruded object. Applies default Envelope to selected objects. Saves currently selected Envelope as an Envelope preset. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 89

90 Modify: Envelope: Delete Preset Modify: Envelope: Copy As Path Modify: Envelope: Paste As Envelope Modify: Envelope: Release Modify: Envelope: Remove Modify: Envelope: Show Map Modify: Convert to Image... Text: Size: Other... Deletes the selected Envelope preset from the pop-up. Copies the selected Envelope as a path to the clipboard. Pastes a path as an Envelope. Releases Envelope but retains transformations of selected objects. Removes Envelope and all transformations from selected objects. Displays Envelope mapping grid. Converts selected objects to a bitmap image. 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: Size: 10 Changes selected text to a point size of 10. Text: Size: 11 Changes selected text to a point size of 11. Text: Size: 12 Changes selected text to a point size of 12. Text: Size: 14 Changes selected text to a point size of 14. Text: Size: 18 Changes selected text to a point size of 18. Text: Size: 24 Changes selected text to a point size of 24. Text: Size: 36 Changes selected text to a point size of 36. Text: Size: 48 Changes selected text to a point size of 48. Text: Size: 72 Changes selected text to a point size of 72. Text: Font Style: Plain Text: Font Style: Bold Text: Font Style: Italic Text: Font Style: BoldItalic Text: Effect: None Sets selected text to plain type style. Makes the selected text bold. Makes the selected text italic. Makes the selected text bold and italic. Removes effects from selected text. Text: Effect: Highlight... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F Applies a highlight effect to selected text. Text: Effect: Inline... Text: Effect: Shadow... Text: Effect: Strikethrough... Text: Effect: Underline... Text: Effect: Zoom... Applies an inline effect to selected text. Applies a shadow effect to selected text. Adds a strikethrough to selected text. Underlines selected text. Applies a zoom effect to selected text. Text: Align: Left Ctrl+Shift+L Aligns selected text to the left. 90

91 Text: Align: Right Ctrl+Shift+R Aligns selected text to the right. Text: Align: Center Ctrl+Shift+C Centers selected text. Text: Align: Justified Ctrl+Shift+J Justifies selected text. Text: Leading: Other... Text: Leading: Solid Text: Leading: Auto Text: Convert Case: Settings... Text: Convert Case: Upper Text: Convert Case: Lower Text: Convert Case: Small Caps Text: Convert Case: Title Text: Convert Case: Sentence Text: Special Characters: End Of Column Text: Special Characters: End Of Line Text: Special Characters: Non- Breaking Space Text: Special Characters: Em Space Text: Special Characters: En Space Text: Special Characters: Thin Space Text: Special Characters: Em Dash Text: Special Characters: En Dash Text: Special Characters: Discretionary Hyphen Text: Editor... Text: Spelling... Text: Flow Around Selection... Text: Flow Inside Path Text: Attach To Path Text: Detach From Path Ctrl+Shift+- Opens the Leading dialog box. Applies solid leading to selected text (same as point size). Applies automatic leading to selected text (120% of point size). Opens the Convert Case Settings dialog box. Converts selected text to upper case. Converts selected text to lower case. Converts selected text to small caps. Converts selected text to title case. Converts selected text to sentence case. Forces text after insertion point to top of next column. Breaks the current text line, wrapping text following the insertion point. Inserts a space between words to be kept on the same line. Inserts a space the width of the current type size. Inserts a space one-half the width of the current type size. Inserts a space one-tenth the width of the current type size. Inserts a dash the width of the current type size. Inserts a dash one-half the width of the current type size. Inserts a hyphen after the last letter before a break in the text line. Shows or Hides the Text Editor. Shows or hides the Spelling panel. Makes text wrap around a selected object. Flows a selected text block inside a selected, closed path. Attaches a selected text block to a selected path. Separates text from a path when text is attached to or flowing inside the path. Text: Convert To Paths Ctrl+Shift+O Changes the selected text into editable vector objects. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 91

92 Text: Remove Transforms Xtras: Repeat Window: New Window Window: Toolbars: Main Window: Toolbars: Text Window: Toolbars: Controller Window: Toolbars: Status Window: Toolbars: Info Window: Toolbars: Xtra Operations Window: Toolbars: Xtra Tools Window: Toolbars: Envelope Window: Toolbars: Customize... Window: Tools Cancels all transformations applied to selected text. Applies the Xtra last performed again. Opens an additional document window for the active document. Shows or hides the Main toolbar. Shows or hides the Text toolbar. Shows or hides the Controller toolbar. Shows or hides the Status toolbar. Shows or hides the Info toolbar. Shows or hides the Xtra Operations toolbar. Shows or hides the Xtra Tools toolbar. Shows or hides the Envelope toolbar. Opens the Customize dialog box with the Toolbars tab selected. Displays or hides the Tools panel. Window: Object F8, Shift+F6, F11 Shows or hides the Object Inspector. Window: Document Window: Answers Shows or hides the Document Inspector. Displays or hides the Answers Panel Window: Layers F7 Displays or hides the Layers panel. Window: Swatches F5 Displays or hides the Swatches panel. Window: Styles Shift+F5 Shows or hides the Styles panel. Window: Library Shows/Hides the Library panel. Window: Color Mixer F6, Ctrl+I Displays or hides the Color Mixer. Window: Tints Window: Halftones Displays or hides the Tint panel. Displays or hides the Halftones panel. Window: Align Shift+F7 Shows or hides the Align panel, which aligns and distributes objects in relation to one another. Window: Transform Shift+F8 Displays the Transform panel. Window: Navigation Window: Movie: Stop Window: Movie: Rewind Window: Movie: Step Backward Window: Movie: Play Window: Movie: Step Forward Displays or hides the navigation panel Stops the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window to the first frame of the movie. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window back one frame. Starts the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window forward one frame. 92

93 Window: Movie: Fast Forward Window: Movie: Test Window: Movie: Export Window: Movie: Settings Window: Cascade Window: Tile Horizontally Window: Tile Vertically Window: Arrange Icons Tools / Commands: Add to Swatches Previous Page Next Page Add Page Remove Page Duplicate Page New Master Page Convert to Master Page Release child page Adjustments: Move to Previous Word Adjustments: Move to Next Word Adjustments: Move to Top of Paragraph Adjustments: Move to Top of Next Paragraph Adjustments: Move to Beginning of Sentence Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window to the last frame of the movie. Displays the current FreeHand document as a Macromedia Flash (SWF) Movie. Brings up the Export Movie dialog to save the current Macromedia Flash (SWF) Movie. Accesses the Macromedia Flash (SWF) export settings dialog. Arranges the open document windows in a cascade. Arranges windows as tiles stacked top to bottom. Arranges windows as side-by-side tiles. Arranges the document window icons. Adds colors from the Color Mixer to the Color List. Displays the previous page. Displays the next page. Adds a new page to the document. Removes the current page from the document. Duplicates the current page. Creates a new Master Page. Creates a new Master Page from the current page and moves all objects on the current page to the Master Page. Releases current child page(s) from their Master Page. Objects on Master Page are copied onto the page(s). Places cursor before the current word. Places cursor after the current word. Places cursor at the start of the paragraph. Places cursor at the start of the next paragraph. Places cursor at the start of the sentence. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 93

94 Adjustments: Move to End of Sentence Adjustments: Move to Beginning of Story Adjustments: Move to End of Story Adjustments: Select Previous Word Adjustments: Select Next Word Adjustments: Select to Top of Paragraph Adjustments: Select to Top of Next Paragraph Adjustments: Select to Beginning of Sentence Adjustments: Select to End of Sentence Adjustments: Select to Beginning of Story Adjustments: Select to End of Story Adjustments: Delete Previous Word Adjustments: Delete Next Word Adjustments: Increase Leading Greater Adjustments: Increase Leading Lesser Adjustments: Decrease Leading Greater Places cursor at the end of the sentence. Places cursor at the beginning of the story. Places cursor at the end of the story. Selects to the beginning of the current word. Selects to the end of the current word. Selects to the start of the paragraph. Selects to the start of the next paragraph. Selects to the beginning of the sentence. Selects to the end of the sentence. Selects to the start of the story. Selects to the end of the story. Deletes the previous word. Deletes the next word. Increases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point increments. Increases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point increments. Decreases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point increments. 94

95 Adjustments: Decrease Leading Lesser Adjustments: Increase Kerning By 10% em Adjustments: Increase Kerning By 1% em Adjustments: Decrease Kerning By 10% em Adjustments: Decrease Kerning By 1% em Adjustments: Increase Baseline Shift Adjustments: Decrease Baseline Shift Adjustments: Increase Horizontal Scale by 5% Adjustments: Decrease Horizontal Scale by 5% Pointer Pointer Properties Subselect Page Lasso Lasso Properties Line Pen Rectangle Rectangle Properties Text Decreases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point increments. Increases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em. Increases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em. Decreases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em. Decreases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em. Increases baseline shift of highlighted text. Decreases baseline shift of highlighted text. Increases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%. Decreases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%. Selects, moves, or resizes objects. Displays the Pointer Tool options dialog. Select inside groups and composite paths. Selects and transforms pages on the pasteboard. Selects objects within a defined path. Displays the Lasso Tool options dialog. Draws straight lines. Draws paths by anchoring points. Draws rectangles, rounded rectangles, and squares. Displays the Rectangle Tool options dialog. Inserts a text block. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 95

96 Polygon Polygon Properties Ellipse Pencil Pencil Properties Perspective Scale Freeform Freeform Properties Rotate Reflect Skew Trace Trace Properties Knife Knife Properties Hand Magnify Blend Bezigon Crop Eraser Output Area Draws polygons and stars. Displays the Polygon Tool options dialog. Draws ellipses and circles. Draws freeform paths. Displays the Pencil Tool options dialog. Moves objects to perspective grids and manipulates the grids. Resizes selected objects. Reshapes paths without using points or point handles. Displays the Freeform Tool options dialog. Rotates selected objects. Flips selected objects. Slants selected objects. Converts bitmaps to editable paths. Displays the Trace Tool options dialog. Cuts a path into two paths. Displays the Knife Tool options dialog. Pan to see other parts of the document. Magnifies a defined area of the current page. Creates and modifies blends. Draws paths using automatic curvature. Crops bitmap images by hiding unwanted portions. Cuts the selected path and deletes the segments within the tool's path. Define an area to be printed or exported. 96

97 Extrude Connector Action Variable Stroke Pen Variable Stroke Pen Properties Calligraphic Stroke Pen Calligraphic Pen Properties Measure: Points Measure: Pixels Measure: Centimeters Measure: Picas Measure: Inches Measure: Decimals Measure: Millimeters Measure: Kyus Tools / Commands: Paths: Close Path Tools / Commands: Paths: Open Path Tools / Commands: Points: Corner Tools / Commands: Points: Curve Tools / Commands: Points: Connector Tools / Commands: Points: Retract Handles Left Tools / Commands: Points: Retract Handles Right Converts an object into an extrusion or edits an existing extrusion. Creates and modifies connector lines. Adds or modifies Flash actions on objects. Creates a variable width path Displays the Variable Stroke Pen Tool options dialog. Creates a calligraphic stroke path Displays the Caligraphic Pen Tool options dialog. Changes the unit of measure to points. Changes the unit of measure to pixels. Changes the unit of measure to centimeters. Changes the unit of measure to picas. Changes the unit of measure to inches. Changes the unit of measure to decimals. Changes the unit of measure to millimeters. Changes the unit of measure to Kyus. Closes open paths. Opens closed paths. Changes a selected point to a corner point. Changes a selected point to a curve point. Changes a selected point to a connector point. Retracts handles left for a selected point. Retracts handles right for a selected point. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 97

98 Tools / Commands: Strokes: Thinner Tools / Commands: Strokes: Thicker Decrease stroke width one increment. Increase stroke width one increment. 98

99 Quark XPress 3.3 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 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+Alt+S Saves a copy of the document in a separate file. File: Revert Retrieves the last saved version of the document. File: Import... Ctrl+E Imports a graphic file created in another application or in an earlier version of FreeHand. File: Export... File: Export Again File: Send: Document File: Send: All Open Documents... Saves your FreeHand file in a format best for opening or importing into another application. Saves your FreeHand file in the format last exported. Sends the active document as an attachment. Sends all open documents as attachments. File: Printer Setup... Ctrl+Alt+P Changes the layout, size, and orientation of the current page. File: Print... Ctrl+P Prints the active document. File: Document Settings: Constrain... File: Document Settings: Cursor Distance... File: Document Settings: Output Options... File: Document Settings: Raster Effects Settings... File: Report... File: Collect For Output... Sets the angle of the invisible axis for drawing with the Rectangle and Ellipse tools. Sets the distance in current document units that objects move when using the left, right, up, and down arrow keys. Use to control how your final document exports or prints to a PostScript output device. Modifies the document level effect settings Generates an on-screen report about the active document. Collects all document elements for output. File: Exit Ctrl+Q Closes all open windows and quits FreeHand. Edit: Undo Ctrl+Z, Alt+Backspace Reverses the last command applied. Edit: Redo 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. Edit: Special: Copy Special... Edit: Special: Paste Special... Edit: Special: Copy Attributes Copies the selection and puts it on the Clipboard in the selected format. Inserts the Clipboard contents at the insertion point using the selected format. Copies the attributes of the selected objects or text. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 99

100 Edit: Special: Paste Attributes Edit: Special: Paste In Front Edit: Special: Paste Behind Edit: Clear Edit: Cut Contents Edit: Paste Contents Edit: Duplicate Edit: Clone Applies previously copied attributes to selected objects. Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard in front of a selected object in the stacking order. Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard just behind a selected object in the stacking order. Removes the selected object. Removes an object pasted inside a selected object and places it back into the document. Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard inside a selected, closed path. Creates an exact copy and offsets it from the original. Creates an exact copy and positions it on top of the original. Edit: Select: All Ctrl+A Selects all objects on unlocked, visible layers on the active page. Edit: Select: All In Document Edit: Select: None Edit: Select: Invert Selection Edit: Select: Superselect Edit: Select: Subselect Selects all objects in the current document. Deselects all selected objects. Selects all objects that are currently not selected and deselects all selected objects. Selects the group that contains the subselected point or object. Selects all objects within a selected group. Edit: Find And Replace: Text Ctrl+F Opens the Find Text dialog box. Edit: Find And Replace: Graphics Edit: Optimize in Fireworks Edit: Edit in External Editor... Edit: Links... Opens the Find and Replace Graphics panel. Optimize original source PNG files with Fireworks 4 or newer Opens an external editor such as a bitmap image editor. Opens the Links dialog box to make changes to the way imported graphics behave. Edit: Preferences... Ctrl+Y Makes changes in the program settings to control how various features behave. Edit: Keyboard Shortcuts... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Y Opens the Customize dialog box with the Shortcuts tab selected. View: Fit Selection Changes the view so all selected objects fit inside the document window. View: Fit To Page Ctrl+0 Changes the view so the entire active page fits inside the document window. View: Fit All View: Custom: New... View: Custom: Edit... View: Custom: Previous Changes the view so all pages fit inside the document window. Creates a new custom view for this document. Delete and/or redefine existing custom views. Change the current view to the most recent custom view. 100

101 View: Magnification: 25% Change magnification to 25%. View: Magnification: 50% Change magnification to 50%. View: Magnification: 100% Ctrl+1 Change magnification to 100%. View: Magnification: 200% Change magnification to 200%. View: Magnification: 400% Change magnification to 400%. View: Magnification: 800% Change magnification to 800%. View: Keyline View: Fast Mode View: Hide Selection View: Show All View: Toolbars View: Panels Displays the document onscreen as it will print. Optimizes onscreen display for quicker redraw. Does not affect actual objects or printing. Hides all selected objects. Shows all objects previously hidden by the Hide Selection command. Shows or hides all toolbars. Hides all panels. View: Page Rulers: Show Ctrl+R Shows or hides the rulers. View: Page Rulers: Edit... View: Text Rulers View: Guides: Show View: Guides: Edit... View: Guides: Lock View: Guides: Snap To Guides View: Grid: Show View: Grid: Edit... View: Grid: Snap To Grid View: Perspective Grid: Show View: Perspective Grid: Define Grids... View: Perspective Grid: Previous View: Perspective Grid: Remove Perspective View: Perspective Grid: Release With Perspective View: Snap To Point View: Snap To Object View: Transform Handles Modify: Transform: Scale... Opens the Edit Units dialog box. Shows or hides the Text Ruler. Shows or hides non-printing lines or objects used for alignment. Opens the Guides dialog box to release, delete, and add guides. Freezes guides to prevent accidentally moving them. Releases guides if already locked. Snaps objects to the nearest guide. Shows or hides a non-printing grid. Opens the Edit Grid dialog box. Snaps objects to the nearest grid coordinate. Show or hide non-printing perspective grid. Open the Define Grids dialog box. Change current grid view to the most recent grid view. Removes perspective and all transformations from selected objects. Release the objects from the grid but retains the transformations. Snaps objects to the nearest point. Snaps objects to another object. Activates transform handles. Reduces or enlarges selected objects. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 101

102 Modify: Transform: Move... Modify: Transform: Rotate... Modify: Transform: Reflect... Modify: Transform: Skew... Modify: Transform Again Modify: Arrange: Bring To Front Modify: Arrange: Move Forward Modify: Arrange: Move Backward Modify: Arrange: Send To Back Modify: Align: Top Modify: Align: Bottom Modify: Align: Center Horizontal Modify: Align: Center Vertical Modify: Align: Left Modify: Align: Right Modify: Align Again Modify: Join Modify: Split Modify: Combine: Blend Modify: Combine: Join Blend To Path Modify: Combine: Union Modify: Combine: Divide Modify: Combine: Intersect Modify: Combine: Punch Modify: Combine: Crop Moves objects by precise distances. Rotates a selected object around a fixed point. Flips a selected object horizontally or vertically. Slants an object to an oblique angle. Repeats the previous transformation. Brings the selected drawing objects to the front of the current layer. Moves the selected object one level forward. Moves the selected object one level backward. Sends the selected drawing objects to the back of the current layer. Aligns selected objects to the top edge of the highest object. Aligns selected objects to the bottom edge of the lowest object. Aligns selected objects to the horizontal center of all objects. Aligns selected objects to the vertical center of all objects. Aligns selected objects to the left edge of the leftmost object. Aligns selected objects to the right edge of the rightmost object. Repeats an alignment using the current Align panel settings. Links two or more paths or connects two endpoints. Splits an object into smaller or component paths. Creates a number of intermediate steps between two paths. Attaches a blend along a path. Creates a single path from two or more selected, closed paths. Cuts selected paths into sections. Creates a single path from the portions of selected paths that overlap, removing the remaining portions of the paths. Creates a hole in selected closed paths through which other objects are visible. Cuts a bottom path in the stacking order to the shape of a top path. 102

103 Modify: Alter Path: Correct Direction Modify: Alter Path: Reverse Direction Modify: Alter Path: Remove Overlap Modify: Alter Path: Simplify... Modify: Alter Path: Expand Stroke... Modify: Alter Path: Inset Path... Changes the direction of the selected paths. Reverses the direction of one or more selected paths. Removes redundant portions of a selected, closed path that crosses itself. Removes or adds points to a path to maintain the same shape using the optimum number of points. Converts the perimeter of a specified stroke of a selected path into a closed path. Expands or contracts one or more closed paths by the specified amount. Modify: Lock Ctrl+L Freezes selected objects in place to prevent accidentally moving, cutting, or deleting them. Modify: Unlock Unlocks a selected, locked object. Modify: Group Ctrl+G Collects two or more selected objects or path points together. Modify: Ungroup Ctrl+U Separates a group into individual objects. Modify: Separate Attributes Modify: Symbol: Edit Symbol Modify: Symbol: Convert to Symbol Modify: Symbol: Copy to Symbol Modify: Symbol: Release Instance Modify: Brush: Create Brush... Modify: Brush: Release Brush Modify: Extrude: Release Extrude Modify: Extrude: Remove Extrude Modify: Extrude: Reset Extrude Modify: Extrude: Share Vanishing Points Modify: Extrude: Rotate Extrude Modify: Envelope: Create Modify: Envelope: Save As Preset... Separates the selection into individual strokes and fills. Shows the Symbol Edit window. Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection and replaces the current selection with an instance of that symbol. Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection, the current selection remains unchanged. Releases an instance from its association with the symbol library. Creates a new brush from the selected object and adds it to the Brush list. Releases a brushed path from its association to a brush. Converts the extrusion to a group of objects. Removes the extrusion and reverts the object to its original state. Resets a Rotated extruded object to the default position. Resets the vanishing point of multiple selected extruded objects so that they all share the same vanishing point. Displays the rotate ring for an extruded object. Applies default Envelope to selected objects. Saves currently selected Envelope as an Envelope preset. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 103

104 Modify: Envelope: Delete Preset Modify: Envelope: Copy As Path Modify: Envelope: Paste As Envelope Modify: Envelope: Release Modify: Envelope: Remove Modify: Envelope: Show Map Modify: Convert to Image... Deletes the selected Envelope preset from the pop-up. Copies the selected Envelope as a path to the clipboard. Pastes a path as an Envelope. Releases Envelope but retains transformations of selected objects. Removes Envelope and all transformations from selected objects. Displays Envelope mapping grid. Converts selected objects to a bitmap image. Text: Size: Other... Ctrl+Shift+\ Opens the Type Size dialog box. Text: Size: Smaller Ctrl+Alt+Shift+, Reduces selected text one point size. Text: Size: Larger Ctrl+Alt+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: Size: 10 Changes selected text to a point size of 10. Text: Size: 11 Changes selected text to a point size of 11. Text: Size: 12 Changes selected text to a point size of 12. Text: Size: 14 Changes selected text to a point size of 14. Text: Size: 18 Changes selected text to a point size of 18. Text: Size: 24 Changes selected text to a point size of 24. Text: Size: 36 Changes selected text to a point size of 36. Text: Size: 48 Changes selected text to a point size of 48. Text: Size: 72 Changes selected text to a point size of 72. Text: Font Style: Plain Ctrl+Shift+P Sets selected text to plain type style. Text: Font Style: Bold Ctrl+Shift+B Makes the selected text bold. Text: Font Style: Italic Ctrl+Shift+I Makes the selected text italic. Text: Font Style: BoldItalic Text: Effect: None Text: Effect: Highlight... Text: Effect: Inline... Makes the selected text bold and italic. Removes effects from selected text. Applies a highlight effect to selected text. Applies an inline effect to selected text. Text: Effect: Shadow... Ctrl+Shift+S Applies a shadow effect to selected text. Text: Effect: Strikethrough... Adds a strikethrough to selected text. Text: Effect: Underline... Ctrl+Shift+U Underlines selected text. Text: Effect: Zoom... Applies a zoom effect to selected text. Text: Align: Left Ctrl+Shift+L Aligns selected text to the left. 104

105 Text: Align: Right Ctrl+Shift+R Aligns selected text to the right. Text: Align: Center Ctrl+Shift+C Centers selected text. Text: Align: Justified Ctrl+Shift+J Justifies selected text. Text: Leading: Other... Text: Leading: Solid Opens the Leading dialog box. Applies solid leading to selected text (same as point size). Text: Leading: Auto Ctrl+Shift+E Applies automatic leading to selected text (120% of point size). Text: Convert Case: Settings... Text: Convert Case: Upper Text: Convert Case: Lower Text: Convert Case: Small Caps Text: Convert Case: Title Text: Convert Case: Sentence Text: Special Characters: End Of Column Text: Special Characters: End Of Line Text: Special Characters: Non- Breaking Space Text: Special Characters: Em Space Text: Special Characters: En Space Text: Special Characters: Thin Space Text: Special Characters: Em Dash Text: Special Characters: En Dash Text: Special Characters: Discretionary Hyphen Text: Editor... Ctrl+Shift+6 Ctrl+Alt+Shift+= Ctrl+= Ctrl+- Opens the Convert Case Settings dialog box. Converts selected text to upper case. Converts selected text to lower case. Converts selected text to small caps. Converts selected text to title case. Converts selected text to sentence case. Forces text after insertion point to top of next column. Breaks the current text line, wrapping text following the insertion point. Inserts a space between words to be kept on the same line. Inserts a space the width of the current type size. Inserts a space one-half the width of the current type size. Inserts a space one-tenth the width of the current type size. Inserts a dash the width of the current type size. Inserts a dash one-half the width of the current type size. Inserts a hyphen after the last letter before a break in the text line. Shows or Hides the Text Editor. Text: Spelling... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+W Shows or hides the Spelling panel. Text: Flow Around Selection... Ctrl+T Makes text wrap around a selected object. Text: Flow Inside Path Text: Attach To Path Text: Detach From Path Text: Convert To Paths Flows a selected text block inside a selected, closed path. Attaches a selected text block to a selected path. Separates text from a path when text is attached to or flowing inside the path. Changes the selected text into editable vector objects. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 105

106 Text: Remove Transforms Xtras: Repeat Window: New Window Window: Toolbars: Main Window: Toolbars: Text Window: Toolbars: Controller Window: Toolbars: Status Window: Toolbars: Info Window: Toolbars: Xtra Operations Window: Toolbars: Xtra Tools Window: Toolbars: Envelope Window: Toolbars: Customize... Window: Tools Window: Object Window: Document Window: Answers Window: Layers Window: Swatches Window: Styles Window: Library Window: Color Mixer Window: Tints Window: Halftones Window: Align Window: Transform Window: Navigation Window: Movie: Stop Window: Movie: Rewind Window: Movie: Step Backward Window: Movie: Play Cancels all transformations applied to selected text. Applies the Xtra last performed again. Opens an additional document window for the active document. Shows or hides the Main toolbar. Shows or hides the Text toolbar. Shows or hides the Controller toolbar. Shows or hides the Status toolbar. Shows or hides the Info toolbar. Shows or hides the Xtra Operations toolbar. Shows or hides the Xtra Tools toolbar. Shows or hides the Envelope toolbar. Opens the Customize dialog box with the Toolbars tab selected. Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+Shift+Tab Displays or hides the Tools panel. Shows or hides the Object Inspector. Shows or hides the Document Inspector. Displays or hides the Answers Panel Displays or hides the Layers panel. Displays or hides the Swatches panel. Shows or hides the Styles panel. Shows/Hides the Library panel. Displays or hides the Color Mixer. Displays or hides the Tint panel. Displays or hides the Halftones panel. Shows or hides the Align panel, which aligns and distributes objects in relation to one another. Displays the Transform panel. Displays or hides the navigation panel Stops the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window to the first frame of the movie. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window back one frame. Starts the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window. 106

107 Window: Movie: Step Forward Window: Movie: Fast Forward Window: Movie: Test Window: Movie: Export Window: Movie: Settings Window: Cascade Window: Tile Horizontally Window: Tile Vertically Window: Arrange Icons Tools / Commands: Add to Swatches Previous Page Next Page Add Page Remove Page Duplicate Page New Master Page Convert to Master Page Release child page Adjustments: Move to Previous Word Adjustments: Move to Next Word Adjustments: Move to Top of Paragraph Adjustments: Move to Top of Next Paragraph Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window forward one frame. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window to the last frame of the movie. Displays the current FreeHand document as a Macromedia Flash (SWF) Movie. Brings up the Export Movie dialog to save the current Macromedia Flash (SWF) Movie. Accesses the Macromedia Flash (SWF) export settings dialog. Arranges the open document windows in a cascade. Arranges windows as tiles stacked top to bottom. Arranges windows as side-by-side tiles. Arranges the document window icons. Adds colors from the Color Mixer to the Color List. Displays the previous page. Displays the next page. Adds a new page to the document. Removes the current page from the document. Duplicates the current page. Creates a new Master Page. Creates a new Master Page from the current page and moves all objects on the current page to the Master Page. Releases current child page(s) from their Master Page. Objects on Master Page are copied onto the page(s). Places cursor before the current word. Places cursor after the current word. Places cursor at the start of the paragraph. Places cursor at the start of the next paragraph. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 107

108 Adjustments: Move to Beginning of Sentence Adjustments: Move to End of Sentence Adjustments: Move to Beginning of Story Adjustments: Move to End of Story Adjustments: Select Previous Word Adjustments: Select Next Word Adjustments: Select to Top of Paragraph Adjustments: Select to Top of Next Paragraph Adjustments: Select to Beginning of Sentence Adjustments: Select to End of Sentence Adjustments: Select to Beginning of Story Adjustments: Select to End of Story Adjustments: Delete Previous Word Adjustments: Delete Next Word Adjustments: Increase Leading Greater Adjustments: Increase Leading Lesser Places cursor at the start of the sentence. Places cursor at the end of the sentence. Places cursor at the beginning of the story. Places cursor at the end of the story. Selects to the beginning of the current word. Selects to the end of the current word. Selects to the start of the paragraph. Selects to the start of the next paragraph. Selects to the beginning of the sentence. Selects to the end of the sentence. Selects to the start of the story. Selects to the end of the story. Deletes the previous word. Deletes the next word. Increases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point increments. Increases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point increments. 108

109 Adjustments: Decrease Leading Greater Adjustments: Decrease Leading Lesser Adjustments: Increase Kerning By 10% em Adjustments: Increase Kerning By 1% em Adjustments: Decrease Kerning By 10% em Adjustments: Decrease Kerning By 1% em Adjustments: Increase Baseline Shift Adjustments: Decrease Baseline Shift Adjustments: Increase Horizontal Scale by 5% Adjustments: Decrease Horizontal Scale by 5% Pointer Pointer Properties Subselect Page Lasso Lasso Properties Line Pen Rectangle Decreases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point increments. Decreases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point increments. Increases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em. Increases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em. Decreases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em. Decreases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em. Increases baseline shift of highlighted text. Decreases baseline shift of highlighted text. Increases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%. Decreases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%. Selects, moves, or resizes objects. Displays the Pointer Tool options dialog. Select inside groups and composite paths. Selects and transforms pages on the pasteboard. Selects objects within a defined path. Displays the Lasso Tool options dialog. Draws straight lines. Draws paths by anchoring points. Draws rectangles, rounded rectangles, and squares. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 109

110 Rectangle Properties Text Polygon Polygon Properties Ellipse Pencil Pencil Properties Perspective Scale Freeform Freeform Properties Rotate Reflect Skew Trace Trace Properties Knife Knife Properties Hand Magnify Blend Bezigon Crop F11 F9 F10 Displays the Rectangle Tool options dialog. Inserts a text block. Draws polygons and stars. Displays the Polygon Tool options dialog. Draws ellipses and circles. Draws freeform paths. Displays the Pencil Tool options dialog. Moves objects to perspective grids and manipulates the grids. Resizes selected objects. Reshapes paths without using points or point handles. Displays the Freeform Tool options dialog. Rotates selected objects. Flips selected objects. Slants selected objects. Converts bitmaps to editable paths. Displays the Trace Tool options dialog. Cuts a path into two paths. Displays the Knife Tool options dialog. Pan to see other parts of the document. Magnifies a defined area of the current page. Creates and modifies blends. Draws paths using automatic curvature. Crops bitmap images by hiding unwanted portions. 110

111 Eraser Output Area Extrude Connector Action Variable Stroke Pen Variable Stroke Pen Properties Calligraphic Stroke Pen Calligraphic Pen Properties Measure: Points Measure: Pixels Measure: Centimeters Measure: Picas Measure: Inches Measure: Decimals Measure: Millimeters Measure: Kyus Tools / Commands: Paths: Close Path Tools / Commands: Paths: Open Path Tools / Commands: Points: Corner Tools / Commands: Points: Curve Tools / Commands: Points: Connector Cuts the selected path and deletes the segments within the tool's path. Define an area to be printed or exported. Converts an object into an extrusion or edits an existing extrusion. Creates and modifies connector lines. Adds or modifies Flash actions on objects. Creates a variable width path Displays the Variable Stroke Pen Tool options dialog. Creates a calligraphic stroke path Displays the Caligraphic Pen Tool options dialog. Changes the unit of measure to points. Changes the unit of measure to pixels. Changes the unit of measure to centimeters. Changes the unit of measure to picas. Changes the unit of measure to inches. Changes the unit of measure to decimals. Changes the unit of measure to millimeters. Changes the unit of measure to Kyus. Closes open paths. Opens closed paths. Changes a selected point to a corner point. Changes a selected point to a curve point. Changes a selected point to a connector point. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 111

112 Tools / Commands: Points: Retract Handles Left Tools / Commands: Points: Retract Handles Right Tools / Commands: Strokes: Thinner Tools / Commands: Strokes: Thicker Ctrl+Shift+, Ctrl+Shift+. Retracts handles left for a selected point. Retracts handles right for a selected point. Decrease stroke width one increment. Increase stroke width one increment. 112

113 Quark XPress 4 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+F4 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+Alt+S Saves a copy of the document in a separate file. File: Revert Retrieves the last saved version of the document. File: Import... Ctrl+Alt+E Imports a graphic file created in another application or in an earlier version of FreeHand. File: Export... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S Saves your FreeHand file in a format best for opening or importing into another application. File: Export Again File: Send: Document File: Send: All Open Documents... File: Printer Setup... Saves your FreeHand file in the format last exported. Sends the active document as an attachment. Sends all open documents as attachments. Changes the layout, size, and orientation of the current page. File: Print... Ctrl+P Prints the active document. File: Document Settings: Constrain... File: Document Settings: Cursor Distance... File: Document Settings: Output Options... File: Document Settings: Raster Effects Settings... File: Report... File: Collect For Output... Sets the angle of the invisible axis for drawing with the Rectangle and Ellipse tools. Sets the distance in current document units that objects move when using the left, right, up, and down arrow keys. Use to control how your final document exports or prints to a PostScript output device. Modifies the document level effect settings Generates an on-screen report about the active document. Collects all document elements for output. File: Exit Ctrl+Q Closes all open windows and quits FreeHand. Edit: Undo Ctrl+Z Reverses the last command applied. Edit: Redo 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... Edit: Special: Paste Special... Edit: Special: Copy Attributes Copies the selection and puts it on the Clipboard in the selected format. Inserts the Clipboard contents at the insertion point using the selected format. Copies the attributes of the selected objects or text. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 113

114 Edit: Special: Paste Attributes Edit: Special: Paste In Front Edit: Special: Paste Behind Applies previously copied attributes to selected objects. Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard in front of a selected object in the stacking order. Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard just behind a selected object in the stacking order. Edit: Clear Ctrl+K Removes the selected object. Edit: Cut Contents Edit: Paste Contents Ctrl+Alt+T, Ctrl+Shift+F10 Removes an object pasted inside a selected object and places it back into the document. 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 Edit: Select: All Creates an exact copy and positions it on top of the original. Selects all objects on unlocked, visible layers on the active page. Edit: Select: All In Document Ctrl+A Selects all objects in the current document. Edit: Select: None Edit: Select: Invert Selection Edit: Select: Superselect Edit: Select: Subselect Deselects all selected objects. Selects all objects that are currently not selected and deselects all selected objects. Selects the group that contains the subselected point or object. Selects all objects within a selected group. Edit: Find And Replace: Text Ctrl+F Opens the Find Text dialog box. Edit: Find And Replace: Graphics Edit: Optimize in Fireworks Edit: Edit in External Editor... Edit: Links... Edit: Preferences... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P, Ctrl+Alt+P, Ctrl+Y, Ctrl+Alt+Y Opens the Find and Replace Graphics panel. Optimize original source PNG files with Fireworks 4 or newer Opens an external editor such as a bitmap image editor. Opens the Links dialog box to make changes to the way imported graphics behave. Makes changes in the program settings to control how various features behave. Edit: Keyboard Shortcuts... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Y Opens the Customize dialog box with the Shortcuts tab selected. View: Fit Selection Ctrl+0 Changes the view so all selected objects fit inside the document window. View: Fit To Page Changes the view so the entire active page fits inside the document window. View: Fit All Ctrl+Shift+0 Changes the view so all pages fit inside the document window. View: Custom: New... Creates a new custom view for this document. 114

115 View: Custom: Edit... View: Custom: Previous Delete and/or redefine existing custom views. Change the current view to the most recent custom view. View: Magnification: 25% Change magnification to 25%. View: Magnification: 50% Change magnification to 50%. View: Magnification: 100% Ctrl+1 Change magnification to 100%. View: Magnification: 200% Change magnification to 200%. View: Magnification: 400% Change magnification to 400%. View: Magnification: 800% Change magnification to 800%. View: Keyline Ctrl+Shift+F7 Displays the document onscreen as it will print. View: Fast Mode View: Hide Selection View: Show All View: Toolbars View: Panels Optimizes onscreen display for quicker redraw. Does not affect actual objects or printing. Hides all selected objects. Shows all objects previously hidden by the Hide Selection command. Shows or hides all toolbars. Hides all panels. View: Page Rulers: Show Ctrl+R Shows or hides the rulers. View: Page Rulers: Edit... View: Text Rulers Opens the Edit Units dialog box. Shows or hides the Text Ruler. View: Guides: Show F7 Shows or hides non-printing lines or objects used for alignment. View: Guides: Edit... View: Guides: Lock Opens the Guides dialog box to release, delete, and add guides. Freezes guides to prevent accidentally moving them. Releases guides if already locked. View: Guides: Snap To Guides Shift+F7 Snaps objects to the nearest guide. View: Grid: Show View: Grid: Edit... View: Grid: Snap To Grid View: Perspective Grid: Show View: Perspective Grid: Define Grids... View: Perspective Grid: Previous View: Perspective Grid: Remove Perspective View: Perspective Grid: Release With Perspective View: Snap To Point View: Snap To Object Shows or hides a non-printing grid. Opens the Edit Grid dialog box. Snaps objects to the nearest grid coordinate. Show or hide non-printing perspective grid. Open the Define Grids dialog box. Change current grid view to the most recent grid view. Removes perspective and all transformations from selected objects. Release the objects from the grid but retains the transformations. Snaps objects to the nearest point. Snaps objects to another object. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 115

116 View: Transform Handles Modify: Transform: Scale... Modify: Transform: Move... Modify: Transform: Rotate... Modify: Transform: Reflect... Modify: Transform: Skew... Modify: Transform Again Modify: Arrange: Bring To Front Modify: Arrange: Move Forward Modify: Arrange: Move Backward Modify: Arrange: Send To Back Modify: Align: Top Modify: Align: Bottom Modify: Align: Center Horizontal Modify: Align: Center Vertical Modify: Align: Left Modify: Align: Right Modify: Align Again Modify: Join Modify: Split Modify: Combine: Blend Modify: Combine: Join Blend To Path Modify: Combine: Union Modify: Combine: Divide Modify: Combine: Intersect Modify: Combine: Punch F5 Ctrl+F5 Ctrl+Shift+F5 Shift+F5 Activates transform handles. Reduces or enlarges selected objects. Moves objects by precise distances. Rotates a selected object around a fixed point. Flips a selected object horizontally or vertically. Slants an object to an oblique angle. Repeats the previous transformation. Brings the selected drawing objects to the front of the current layer. Moves the selected object one level forward. Moves the selected object one level backward. Sends the selected drawing objects to the back of the current layer. Aligns selected objects to the top edge of the highest object. Aligns selected objects to the bottom edge of the lowest object. Aligns selected objects to the horizontal center of all objects. Aligns selected objects to the vertical center of all objects. Aligns selected objects to the left edge of the leftmost object. Aligns selected objects to the right edge of the rightmost object. Repeats an alignment using the current Align panel settings. Links two or more paths or connects two endpoints. Splits an object into smaller or component paths. Creates a number of intermediate steps between two paths. Attaches a blend along a path. Creates a single path from two or more selected, closed paths. Cuts selected paths into sections. Creates a single path from the portions of selected paths that overlap, removing the remaining portions of the paths. Creates a hole in selected closed paths through which other objects are visible. 116

117 Modify: Combine: Crop Modify: Alter Path: Correct Direction Modify: Alter Path: Reverse Direction Modify: Alter Path: Remove Overlap Modify: Alter Path: Simplify... Modify: Alter Path: Expand Stroke... Modify: Alter Path: Inset Path... Cuts a bottom path in the stacking order to the shape of a top path. Changes the direction of the selected paths. Reverses the direction of one or more selected paths. Removes redundant portions of a selected, closed path that crosses itself. Removes or adds points to a path to maintain the same shape using the optimum number of points. Converts the perimeter of a specified stroke of a selected path into a closed path. Expands or contracts one or more closed paths by the specified amount. Modify: Lock F6 Freezes selected objects in place to prevent accidentally moving, cutting, or deleting them. Modify: Unlock Unlocks a selected, locked object. Modify: Group Ctrl+G Collects two or more selected objects or path points together. Modify: Ungroup Ctrl+U Separates a group into individual objects. Modify: Separate Attributes Modify: Symbol: Edit Symbol Modify: Symbol: Convert to Symbol Modify: Symbol: Copy to Symbol Modify: Symbol: Release Instance Modify: Brush: Create Brush... Modify: Brush: Release Brush Modify: Extrude: Release Extrude Modify: Extrude: Remove Extrude Modify: Extrude: Reset Extrude Modify: Extrude: Share Vanishing Points Modify: Extrude: Rotate Extrude Modify: Envelope: Create Separates the selection into individual strokes and fills. Shows the Symbol Edit window. Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection and replaces the current selection with an instance of that symbol. Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection, the current selection remains unchanged. Releases an instance from its association with the symbol library. Creates a new brush from the selected object and adds it to the Brush list. Releases a brushed path from its association to a brush. Converts the extrusion to a group of objects. Removes the extrusion and reverts the object to its original state. Resets a Rotated extruded object to the default position. Resets the vanishing point of multiple selected extruded objects so that they all share the same vanishing point. Displays the rotate ring for an extruded object. Applies default Envelope to selected objects. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 117

118 Modify: Envelope: Save As Preset... Modify: Envelope: Delete Preset Modify: Envelope: Copy As Path Modify: Envelope: Paste As Envelope Modify: Envelope: Release Modify: Envelope: Remove Modify: Envelope: Show Map Modify: Convert to Image... Text: Size: Other... Text: Size: Smaller Text: Size: Larger Saves currently selected Envelope as an Envelope preset. Deletes the selected Envelope preset from the pop-up. Copies the selected Envelope as a path to the clipboard. Pastes a path as an Envelope. Releases Envelope but retains transformations of selected objects. Removes Envelope and all transformations from selected objects. Displays Envelope mapping grid. Converts selected objects to a bitmap image. Opens the Type Size dialog box. Reduces selected text one point size. 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: Size: 10 Changes selected text to a point size of 10. Text: Size: 11 Changes selected text to a point size of 11. Text: Size: 12 Changes selected text to a point size of 12. Text: Size: 14 Changes selected text to a point size of 14. Text: Size: 18 Changes selected text to a point size of 18. Text: Size: 24 Changes selected text to a point size of 24. Text: Size: 36 Changes selected text to a point size of 36. Text: Size: 48 Changes selected text to a point size of 48. Text: Size: 72 Changes selected text to a point size of 72. Text: Font Style: Plain Ctrl+Shift+P Sets selected text to plain type style. Text: Font Style: Bold Ctrl+Shift+B Makes the selected text bold. Text: Font Style: Italic Ctrl+Shift+I Makes the selected text italic. Text: Font Style: BoldItalic Text: Effect: None Text: Effect: Highlight... Makes the selected text bold and italic. Removes effects from selected text. Applies a highlight effect to selected text. Text: Effect: Inline... Ctrl+Shift+O Applies an inline effect to selected text. Text: Effect: Shadow... Ctrl+Shift+S Applies a shadow effect to selected text. Text: Effect: Strikethrough... Ctrl+Shift+/ Adds a strikethrough to selected text. Text: Effect: Underline... Ctrl+Shift+U Underlines selected text. 118

119 Text: Effect: Zoom... Applies a zoom effect to selected text. Text: Align: Left Ctrl+Shift+L Aligns selected text to the left. Text: Align: Right Ctrl+Shift+R Aligns selected text to the right. Text: Align: Center Ctrl+Shift+C Centers selected text. Text: Align: Justified Ctrl+Shift+J Justifies selected text. Text: Leading: Other... Ctrl+Shift+E Opens the Leading dialog box. Text: Leading: Solid Text: Leading: Auto Text: Convert Case: Settings... Applies solid leading to selected text (same as point size). Applies automatic leading to selected text (120% of point size). Opens the Convert Case Settings dialog box. Text: Convert Case: Upper Ctrl+Shift+K Converts selected text to upper case. Text: Convert Case: Lower Text: Convert Case: Small Caps Text: Convert Case: Title Text: Convert Case: Sentence Text: Special Characters: End Of Column Text: Special Characters: End Of Line Ctrl+Shift+H Converts selected text to lower case. Converts selected text to small caps. Converts selected text to title case. Converts selected text to sentence case. Forces text after insertion point to top of next column. Breaks the current text line, wrapping text following the insertion point. Text: Special Characters: Non- Breaking Space Text: Special Characters: Em Space Ctrl+5 Inserts a space between words to be kept on the same line. Inserts a space the width of the current type size. Text: Special Characters: En Space Text: Special Characters: Thin Space Text: Special Characters: Em Dash Text: Special Characters: En Dash Text: Special Characters: Discretionary Hyphen Text: Editor... Text: Spelling... Ctrl+Shift+6 Ctrl+Shift+= Ctrl+Alt+Shift+- Ctrl+- Ctrl+W, Ctrl+Shift+W, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+W Inserts a space one-half the width of the current type size. Inserts a space one-tenth the width of the current type size. Inserts a dash the width of the current type size. Inserts a dash one-half the width of the current type size. Inserts a hyphen after the last letter before a break in the text line. Shows or Hides the Text Editor. Shows or hides the Spelling panel. Text: Flow Around Selection... Ctrl+T, Ctrl+F10 Makes text wrap around a selected object. Text: Flow Inside Path Text: Attach To Path Flows a selected text block inside a selected, closed path. Attaches a selected text block to a selected path. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 119

120 Text: Detach From Path Text: Convert To Paths Text: Remove Transforms Xtras: Repeat Window: New Window Window: Toolbars: Main Window: Toolbars: Text Window: Toolbars: Controller Window: Toolbars: Status Window: Toolbars: Info Window: Toolbars: Xtra Operations Window: Toolbars: Xtra Tools Window: Toolbars: Envelope Window: Toolbars: Customize... Separates text from a path when text is attached to or flowing inside the path. Changes the selected text into editable vector objects. Cancels all transformations applied to selected text. Applies the Xtra last performed again. Opens an additional document window for the active document. Shows or hides the Main toolbar. Shows or hides the Text toolbar. Shows or hides the Controller toolbar. Shows or hides the Status toolbar. Shows or hides the Info toolbar. Shows or hides the Xtra Operations toolbar. Shows or hides the Xtra Tools toolbar. Shows or hides the Envelope toolbar. Opens the Customize dialog box with the Toolbars tab selected. Window: Tools F8 Displays or hides the Tools panel. Window: Object Shows or hides the Object Inspector. Window: Document F4 Shows or hides the Document Inspector. Window: Answers Window: Layers Displays or hides the Answers Panel Displays or hides the Layers panel. Window: Swatches Shift+F12 Displays or hides the Swatches panel. Window: Styles Window: Library Shows or hides the Styles panel. Shows/Hides the Library panel. Window: Color Mixer F12 Displays or hides the Color Mixer. Window: Tints Window: Halftones Displays or hides the Tint panel. Displays or hides the Halftones panel. Window: Align Ctrl+, 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 Window: Movie: Stop Window: Movie: Rewind Window: Movie: Step Backward Displays or hides the navigation panel Stops the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window to the first frame of the movie. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window back one frame. 120

121 Window: Movie: Play Window: Movie: Step Forward Window: Movie: Fast Forward Window: Movie: Test Window: Movie: Export Window: Movie: Settings Window: Cascade Window: Tile Horizontally Window: Tile Vertically Window: Arrange Icons Tools / Commands: Add to Swatches Previous Page Next Page Add Page Remove Page Duplicate Page New Master Page Convert to Master Page Release child page Adjustments: Move to Previous Word Adjustments: Move to Next Word Adjustments: Move to Top of Paragraph Ctrl+Shift+F3, Ctrl+Page Up, Shift+Page Up, Alt+Page Up Starts the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window forward one frame. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window to the last frame of the movie. Displays the current FreeHand document as a Macromedia Flash (SWF) Movie. Brings up the Export Movie dialog to save the current Macromedia Flash (SWF) Movie. Accesses the Macromedia Flash (SWF) export settings dialog. Arranges the open document windows in a cascade. Arranges windows as tiles stacked top to bottom. Arranges windows as side-by-side tiles. Arranges the document window icons. Adds colors from the Color Mixer to the Color List. Displays the previous page. Ctrl+J, Ctrl+Shift+F4, Ctrl+Page Down, Alt+Page Down, Shift+Page Down Displays the next page. Adds a new page to the document. Removes the current page from the document. Duplicates the current page. Creates a new Master Page. Creates a new Master Page from the current page and moves all objects on the current page to the Master Page. Releases current child page(s) from their Master Page. Objects on Master Page are copied onto the page(s). Places cursor before the current word. Places cursor after the current word. Places cursor at the start of the paragraph. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 121

122 Adjustments: Move to Top of Next Paragraph Adjustments: Move to Beginning of Sentence Adjustments: Move to End of Sentence Adjustments: Move to Beginning of Story Adjustments: Move to End of Story Adjustments: Select Previous Word Adjustments: Select Next Word Adjustments: Select to Top of Paragraph Adjustments: Select to Top of Next Paragraph Adjustments: Select to Beginning of Sentence Adjustments: Select to End of Sentence Adjustments: Select to Beginning of Story Adjustments: Select to End of Story Adjustments: Delete Previous Word Adjustments: Delete Next Word Adjustments: Increase Leading Greater Places cursor at the start of the next paragraph. Places cursor at the start of the sentence. Places cursor at the end of the sentence. Places cursor at the beginning of the story. Places cursor at the end of the story. Selects to the beginning of the current word. Selects to the end of the current word. Selects to the start of the paragraph. Selects to the start of the next paragraph. Selects to the beginning of the sentence. Selects to the end of the sentence. Selects to the start of the story. Selects to the end of the story. Deletes the previous word. Deletes the next word. Increases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point increments. 122

123 Adjustments: Increase Leading Lesser Adjustments: Decrease Leading Greater Adjustments: Decrease Leading Lesser Adjustments: Increase Kerning By 10% em Adjustments: Increase Kerning By 1% em Adjustments: Decrease Kerning By 10% em Adjustments: Decrease Kerning By 1% em Adjustments: Increase Baseline Shift Adjustments: Decrease Baseline Shift Adjustments: Increase Horizontal Scale by 5% Adjustments: Decrease Horizontal Scale by 5% Pointer Pointer Properties Subselect Page Lasso Lasso Properties Line Pen Increases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point increments. Decreases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point increments. Decreases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point increments. Increases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em. Increases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em. Decreases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em. Decreases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em. Increases baseline shift of highlighted text. Decreases baseline shift of highlighted text. Increases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%. Decreases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%. Selects, moves, or resizes objects. Displays the Pointer Tool options dialog. Select inside groups and composite paths. Selects and transforms pages on the pasteboard. Selects objects within a defined path. Displays the Lasso Tool options dialog. Draws straight lines. Draws paths by anchoring points. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 123

124 Rectangle Rectangle Properties Text Polygon Polygon Properties Ellipse Pencil Pencil Properties Perspective Scale Freeform Freeform Properties Rotate Reflect Skew Trace Trace Properties Knife Knife Properties Hand Magnify Blend Bezigon Draws rectangles, rounded rectangles, and squares. Displays the Rectangle Tool options dialog. Inserts a text block. Draws polygons and stars. Displays the Polygon Tool options dialog. Draws ellipses and circles. Draws freeform paths. Displays the Pencil Tool options dialog. Moves objects to perspective grids and manipulates the grids. Resizes selected objects. Reshapes paths without using points or point handles. Displays the Freeform Tool options dialog. Rotates selected objects. Flips selected objects. Slants selected objects. Converts bitmaps to editable paths. Displays the Trace Tool options dialog. Cuts a path into two paths. Displays the Knife Tool options dialog. Pan to see other parts of the document. Magnifies a defined area of the current page. Creates and modifies blends. Draws paths using automatic curvature. 124

125 Crop Eraser Output Area Extrude Connector Action Variable Stroke Pen Variable Stroke Pen Properties Calligraphic Stroke Pen Calligraphic Pen Properties Measure: Points Measure: Pixels Measure: Centimeters Measure: Picas Measure: Inches Measure: Decimals Measure: Millimeters Measure: Kyus Tools / Commands: Paths: Close Path Tools / Commands: Paths: Open Path Tools / Commands: Points: Corner Tools / Commands: Points: Curve Crops bitmap images by hiding unwanted portions. Cuts the selected path and deletes the segments within the tool's path. Define an area to be printed or exported. Converts an object into an extrusion or edits an existing extrusion. Creates and modifies connector lines. Adds or modifies Flash actions on objects. Creates a variable width path Displays the Variable Stroke Pen Tool options dialog. Creates a calligraphic stroke path Displays the Caligraphic Pen Tool options dialog. Changes the unit of measure to points. Changes the unit of measure to pixels. Changes the unit of measure to centimeters. Changes the unit of measure to picas. Changes the unit of measure to inches. Changes the unit of measure to decimals. Changes the unit of measure to millimeters. Changes the unit of measure to Kyus. Closes open paths. Opens closed paths. Changes a selected point to a corner point. Changes a selected point to a curve point. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 125

126 Tools / Commands: Points: Connector Tools / Commands: Points: Retract Handles Left Tools / Commands: Points: Retract Handles Right Tools / Commands: Strokes: Thinner Tools / Commands: Strokes: Thicker Ctrl+Shift+,, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+, Ctrl+Shift+., Ctrl+Alt+Shift+. Changes a selected point to a connector point. Retracts handles left for a selected point. Retracts handles right for a selected point. Decrease stroke width one increment. Increase stroke width one increment. 126

127 Quark XPress 5 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+F4 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+Alt+S Saves a copy of the document in a separate file. File: Revert Retrieves the last saved version of the document. File: Import... Ctrl+E Imports a graphic file created in another application or in an earlier version of FreeHand. File: Export... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S Saves your FreeHand file in a format best for opening or importing into another application. File: Export Again File: Send: Document File: Send: All Open Documents... Saves your FreeHand file in the format last exported. Sends the active document as an attachment. Sends all open documents as attachments. File: Printer Setup... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P Changes the layout, size, and orientation of the current page. File: Print... Ctrl+P Prints the active document. File: Document Settings: Constrain... File: Document Settings: Cursor Distance... File: Document Settings: Output Options... File: Document Settings: Raster Effects Settings... File: Report... File: Collect For Output... Sets the angle of the invisible axis for drawing with the Rectangle and Ellipse tools. Sets the distance in current document units that objects move when using the left, right, up, and down arrow keys. Use to control how your final document exports or prints to a PostScript output device. Modifies the document level effect settings Generates an on-screen report about the active document. Collects all document elements for output. File: Exit Ctrl+Q Closes all open windows and quits FreeHand. Edit: Undo Ctrl+Z Reverses the last command applied. Edit: Redo 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... Edit: Special: Paste Special... Edit: Special: Copy Attributes Copies the selection and puts it on the Clipboard in the selected format. Inserts the Clipboard contents at the insertion point using the selected format. Copies the attributes of the selected objects or text. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 127

128 Edit: Special: Paste Attributes Edit: Special: Paste In Front Edit: Special: Paste Behind Applies previously copied attributes to selected objects. Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard in front of a selected object in the stacking order. Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard just behind a selected object in the stacking order. Edit: Clear Ctrl+K Removes the selected object. Edit: Cut Contents Edit: Paste Contents Ctrl+Alt+T, Ctrl+Shift+F10 Removes an object pasted inside a selected object and places it back into the document. Pastes an object stored on the Clipboard inside a selected, closed path. Edit: Duplicate Ctrl+D, Ctrl+Alt+D Creates an exact copy and offsets it from the original. Edit: Clone Edit: Select: All Creates an exact copy and positions it on top of the original. Selects all objects on unlocked, visible layers on the active page. Edit: Select: All In Document Ctrl+A Selects all objects in the current document. Edit: Select: None Edit: Select: Invert Selection Edit: Select: Superselect Edit: Select: Subselect Deselects all selected objects. Selects all objects that are currently not selected and deselects all selected objects. Selects the group that contains the subselected point or object. Selects all objects within a selected group. Edit: Find And Replace: Text Ctrl+F Opens the Find Text dialog box. Edit: Find And Replace: Graphics Edit: Optimize in Fireworks Edit: Edit in External Editor... Edit: Links... Edit: Preferences... Ctrl+Alt+P, Ctrl+Y, Ctrl+Alt+Y Opens the Find and Replace Graphics panel. Optimize original source PNG files with Fireworks 4 or newer Opens an external editor such as a bitmap image editor. Opens the Links dialog box to make changes to the way imported graphics behave. Makes changes in the program settings to control how various features behave. Edit: Keyboard Shortcuts... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Y Opens the Customize dialog box with the Shortcuts tab selected. View: Fit Selection Changes the view so all selected objects fit inside the document window. View: Fit To Page Ctrl+0 Changes the view so the entire active page fits inside the document window. View: Fit All Ctrl+Alt+0, Shift+F6 Changes the view so all pages fit inside the document window. View: Custom: New... View: Custom: Edit... View: Custom: Previous Creates a new custom view for this document. Delete and/or redefine existing custom views. Change the current view to the most recent custom view. 128

129 View: Magnification: 25% Change magnification to 25%. View: Magnification: 50% Change magnification to 50%. View: Magnification: 100% Ctrl+1 Change magnification to 100%. View: Magnification: 200% Change magnification to 200%. View: Magnification: 400% Change magnification to 400%. View: Magnification: 800% Change magnification to 800%. View: Keyline Ctrl+Shift+F7 Displays the document onscreen as it will print. View: Fast Mode View: Hide Selection Optimizes onscreen display for quicker redraw. Does not affect actual objects or printing. Hides all selected objects. View: Show All Ctrl+I Shows all objects previously hidden by the Hide Selection command. View: Toolbars View: Panels Shows or hides all toolbars. Hides all panels. View: Page Rulers: Show Ctrl+R Shows or hides the rulers. View: Page Rulers: Edit... View: Text Rulers Opens the Edit Units dialog box. Shows or hides the Text Ruler. View: Guides: Show F7 Shows or hides non-printing lines or objects used for alignment. View: Guides: Edit... View: Guides: Lock Opens the Guides dialog box to release, delete, and add guides. Freezes guides to prevent accidentally moving them. Releases guides if already locked. View: Guides: Snap To Guides Shift+F7 Snaps objects to the nearest guide. View: Grid: Show Ctrl+F7 Shows or hides a non-printing grid. View: Grid: Edit... View: Grid: Snap To Grid View: Perspective Grid: Show View: Perspective Grid: Define Grids... View: Perspective Grid: Previous View: Perspective Grid: Remove Perspective View: Perspective Grid: Release With Perspective View: Snap To Point View: Snap To Object View: Transform Handles Modify: Transform: Scale... Opens the Edit Grid dialog box. Snaps objects to the nearest grid coordinate. Show or hide non-printing perspective grid. Open the Define Grids dialog box. Change current grid view to the most recent grid view. Removes perspective and all transformations from selected objects. Release the objects from the grid but retains the transformations. Snaps objects to the nearest point. Snaps objects to another object. Activates transform handles. Reduces or enlarges selected objects. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 129

130 Modify: Transform: Move... Modify: Transform: Rotate... Modify: Transform: Reflect... Modify: Transform: Skew... Modify: Transform Again Modify: Arrange: Bring To Front Modify: Arrange: Move Forward Modify: Arrange: Move Backward Modify: Arrange: Send To Back Modify: Align: Top Modify: Align: Bottom Modify: Align: Center Horizontal Modify: Align: Center Vertical Modify: Align: Left Modify: Align: Right Modify: Align Again Modify: Join Modify: Split Modify: Combine: Blend Modify: Combine: Join Blend To Path Modify: Combine: Union Modify: Combine: Divide Modify: Combine: Intersect Modify: Combine: Punch Modify: Combine: Crop F5 Ctrl+F5 Ctrl+Shift+F5 Shift+F5 Moves objects by precise distances. Rotates a selected object around a fixed point. Flips a selected object horizontally or vertically. Slants an object to an oblique angle. Repeats the previous transformation. Brings the selected drawing objects to the front of the current layer. Moves the selected object one level forward. Moves the selected object one level backward. Sends the selected drawing objects to the back of the current layer. Aligns selected objects to the top edge of the highest object. Aligns selected objects to the bottom edge of the lowest object. Aligns selected objects to the horizontal center of all objects. Aligns selected objects to the vertical center of all objects. Aligns selected objects to the left edge of the leftmost object. Aligns selected objects to the right edge of the rightmost object. Repeats an alignment using the current Align panel settings. Links two or more paths or connects two endpoints. Splits an object into smaller or component paths. Creates a number of intermediate steps between two paths. Attaches a blend along a path. Creates a single path from two or more selected, closed paths. Cuts selected paths into sections. Creates a single path from the portions of selected paths that overlap, removing the remaining portions of the paths. Creates a hole in selected closed paths through which other objects are visible. Cuts a bottom path in the stacking order to the shape of a top path. 130

131 Modify: Alter Path: Correct Direction Modify: Alter Path: Reverse Direction Modify: Alter Path: Remove Overlap Modify: Alter Path: Simplify... Modify: Alter Path: Expand Stroke... Modify: Alter Path: Inset Path... Changes the direction of the selected paths. Reverses the direction of one or more selected paths. Removes redundant portions of a selected, closed path that crosses itself. Removes or adds points to a path to maintain the same shape using the optimum number of points. Converts the perimeter of a specified stroke of a selected path into a closed path. Expands or contracts one or more closed paths by the specified amount. Modify: Lock F6 Freezes selected objects in place to prevent accidentally moving, cutting, or deleting them. Modify: Unlock Unlocks a selected, locked object. Modify: Group Ctrl+G Collects two or more selected objects or path points together. Modify: Ungroup Ctrl+U Separates a group into individual objects. Modify: Separate Attributes Modify: Symbol: Edit Symbol Modify: Symbol: Convert to Symbol Modify: Symbol: Copy to Symbol Modify: Symbol: Release Instance Modify: Brush: Create Brush... Modify: Brush: Release Brush Modify: Extrude: Release Extrude Modify: Extrude: Remove Extrude Modify: Extrude: Reset Extrude Modify: Extrude: Share Vanishing Points Modify: Extrude: Rotate Extrude Modify: Envelope: Create Modify: Envelope: Save As Preset... Separates the selection into individual strokes and fills. Shows the Symbol Edit window. Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection and replaces the current selection with an instance of that symbol. Creates a new Graphic symbol from the current selection, the current selection remains unchanged. Releases an instance from its association with the symbol library. Creates a new brush from the selected object and adds it to the Brush list. Releases a brushed path from its association to a brush. Converts the extrusion to a group of objects. Removes the extrusion and reverts the object to its original state. Resets a Rotated extruded object to the default position. Resets the vanishing point of multiple selected extruded objects so that they all share the same vanishing point. Displays the rotate ring for an extruded object. Applies default Envelope to selected objects. Saves currently selected Envelope as an Envelope preset. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 131

132 Modify: Envelope: Delete Preset Modify: Envelope: Copy As Path Modify: Envelope: Paste As Envelope Modify: Envelope: Release Modify: Envelope: Remove Modify: Envelope: Show Map Modify: Convert to Image... Deletes the selected Envelope preset from the pop-up. Copies the selected Envelope as a path to the clipboard. Pastes a path as an Envelope. Releases Envelope but retains transformations of selected objects. Removes Envelope and all transformations from selected objects. Displays Envelope mapping grid. Converts selected objects to a bitmap image. Text: Size: Other... Ctrl+Shift+\ Opens the Type Size dialog box. Text: Size: Smaller Text: Size: Larger Reduces selected text one point size. 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: Size: 10 Changes selected text to a point size of 10. Text: Size: 11 Changes selected text to a point size of 11. Text: Size: 12 Changes selected text to a point size of 12. Text: Size: 14 Changes selected text to a point size of 14. Text: Size: 18 Changes selected text to a point size of 18. Text: Size: 24 Changes selected text to a point size of 24. Text: Size: 36 Changes selected text to a point size of 36. Text: Size: 48 Changes selected text to a point size of 48. Text: Size: 72 Changes selected text to a point size of 72. Text: Font Style: Plain Ctrl+Shift+P Sets selected text to plain type style. Text: Font Style: Bold Ctrl+Shift+B Makes the selected text bold. Text: Font Style: Italic Ctrl+Shift+I Makes the selected text italic. Text: Font Style: BoldItalic Text: Effect: None Text: Effect: Highlight... Makes the selected text bold and italic. Removes effects from selected text. Applies a highlight effect to selected text. Text: Effect: Inline... Ctrl+Shift+O Applies an inline effect to selected text. Text: Effect: Shadow... Ctrl+Shift+S Applies a shadow effect to selected text. Text: Effect: Strikethrough... Ctrl+Shift+/ Adds a strikethrough to selected text. Text: Effect: Underline... Ctrl+Shift+U Underlines selected text. Text: Effect: Zoom... Applies a zoom effect to selected text. Text: Align: Left Ctrl+Shift+L Aligns selected text to the left. 132

133 Text: Align: Right Ctrl+Shift+R Aligns selected text to the right. Text: Align: Center Ctrl+Shift+C Centers selected text. Text: Align: Justified Ctrl+Shift+J Justifies selected text. Text: Leading: Other... Ctrl+Shift+E Opens the Leading dialog box. Text: Leading: Solid Text: Leading: Auto Text: Convert Case: Settings... Applies solid leading to selected text (same as point size). Applies automatic leading to selected text (120% of point size). Opens the Convert Case Settings dialog box. Text: Convert Case: Upper Ctrl+Shift+K Converts selected text to upper case. Text: Convert Case: Lower Text: Convert Case: Small Caps Text: Convert Case: Title Text: Convert Case: Sentence Text: Special Characters: End Of Column Text: Special Characters: End Of Line Ctrl+Shift+H Converts selected text to lower case. Converts selected text to small caps. Converts selected text to title case. Converts selected text to sentence case. Forces text after insertion point to top of next column. Breaks the current text line, wrapping text following the insertion point. Text: Special Characters: Non- Breaking Space Text: Special Characters: Em Space Ctrl+5 Inserts a space between words to be kept on the same line. Inserts a space the width of the current type size. Text: Special Characters: En Space Text: Special Characters: Thin Space Text: Special Characters: Em Dash Text: Special Characters: En Dash Text: Special Characters: Discretionary Hyphen Text: Editor... Text: Spelling... Ctrl+Shift+6, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+6 Ctrl+Shift+=, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+= Ctrl+Alt+Shift+- Ctrl+- Ctrl+W, Ctrl+Shift+W, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+W Inserts a space one-half the width of the current type size. Inserts a space one-tenth the width of the current type size. Inserts a dash the width of the current type size. Inserts a dash one-half the width of the current type size. Inserts a hyphen after the last letter before a break in the text line. Shows or Hides the Text Editor. Shows or hides the Spelling panel. Text: Flow Around Selection... Ctrl+T, Ctrl+F10 Makes text wrap around a selected object. Text: Flow Inside Path Text: Attach To Path Text: Detach From Path Flows a selected text block inside a selected, closed path. Attaches a selected text block to a selected path. Separates text from a path when text is attached to or flowing inside the path. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 133

134 Text: Convert To Paths Text: Remove Transforms Xtras: Repeat Window: New Window Window: Toolbars: Main Window: Toolbars: Text Window: Toolbars: Controller Window: Toolbars: Status Changes the selected text into editable vector objects. Cancels all transformations applied to selected text. Applies the Xtra last performed again. Opens an additional document window for the active document. Shows or hides the Main toolbar. Shows or hides the Text toolbar. Shows or hides the Controller toolbar. Shows or hides the Status toolbar. Window: Toolbars: Info F9 Shows or hides the Info toolbar. Window: Toolbars: Xtra Operations Window: Toolbars: Xtra Tools Window: Toolbars: Envelope Window: Toolbars: Customize... Shows or hides the Xtra Operations toolbar. Shows or hides the Xtra Tools toolbar. Shows or hides the Envelope toolbar. Opens the Customize dialog box with the Toolbars tab selected. Window: Tools F8 Displays or hides the Tools panel. Window: Object Shows or hides the Object Inspector. Window: Document F4, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A Shows or hides the Document Inspector. Window: Answers Window: Layers Displays or hides the Answers Panel Displays or hides the Layers panel. Window: Swatches Shift+F12, F12 Displays or hides the Swatches panel. Window: Styles Shift+F11, F11 Shows or hides the Styles panel. Window: Library Window: Color Mixer Window: Tints Window: Halftones Shows/Hides the Library panel. Displays or hides the Color Mixer. Displays or hides the Tint panel. Displays or hides the Halftones panel. Window: Align Ctrl+, 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 Window: Movie: Stop Window: Movie: Rewind Window: Movie: Step Backward Window: Movie: Play Displays or hides the navigation panel Stops the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window to the first frame of the movie. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window back one frame. Starts the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window. 134

135 Window: Movie: Step Forward Window: Movie: Fast Forward Window: Movie: Test Window: Movie: Export Window: Movie: Settings Window: Cascade Window: Tile Horizontally Window: Tile Vertically Window: Arrange Icons Tools / Commands: Add to Swatches Previous Page Next Page Add Page Remove Page Duplicate Page New Master Page Convert to Master Page Release child page Adjustments: Move to Previous Word Adjustments: Move to Next Word Adjustments: Move to Top of Paragraph Adjustments: Move to Top of Next Paragraph Ctrl+Shift+F3, Ctrl+Page Up, Shift+Page Up, Alt+Page Up Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window forward one frame. Sets the animation in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) window to the last frame of the movie. Displays the current FreeHand document as a Macromedia Flash (SWF) Movie. Brings up the Export Movie dialog to save the current Macromedia Flash (SWF) Movie. Accesses the Macromedia Flash (SWF) export settings dialog. Arranges the open document windows in a cascade. Arranges windows as tiles stacked top to bottom. Arranges windows as side-by-side tiles. Arranges the document window icons. Adds colors from the Color Mixer to the Color List. Displays the previous page. Ctrl+J, Ctrl+Shift+F4, Ctrl+Page Down, Alt+Page Down, Shift+Page Down Displays the next page. Adds a new page to the document. Removes the current page from the document. Duplicates the current page. Creates a new Master Page. Creates a new Master Page from the current page and moves all objects on the current page to the Master Page. Releases current child page(s) from their Master Page. Objects on Master Page are copied onto the page(s). Places cursor before the current word. Places cursor after the current word. Places cursor at the start of the paragraph. Places cursor at the start of the next paragraph. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 135

136 Adjustments: Move to Beginning of Sentence Adjustments: Move to End of Sentence Adjustments: Move to Beginning of Story Adjustments: Move to End of Story Adjustments: Select Previous Word Adjustments: Select Next Word Adjustments: Select to Top of Paragraph Adjustments: Select to Top of Next Paragraph Adjustments: Select to Beginning of Sentence Adjustments: Select to End of Sentence Adjustments: Select to Beginning of Story Adjustments: Select to End of Story Adjustments: Delete Previous Word Adjustments: Delete Next Word Adjustments: Increase Leading Greater Adjustments: Increase Leading Lesser Places cursor at the start of the sentence. Places cursor at the end of the sentence. Places cursor at the beginning of the story. Places cursor at the end of the story. Selects to the beginning of the current word. Selects to the end of the current word. Selects to the start of the paragraph. Selects to the start of the next paragraph. Selects to the beginning of the sentence. Selects to the end of the sentence. Selects to the start of the story. Selects to the end of the story. Deletes the previous word. Deletes the next word. Increases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point increments. Increases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point increments. 136

137 Adjustments: Decrease Leading Greater Adjustments: Decrease Leading Lesser Adjustments: Increase Kerning By 10% em Adjustments: Increase Kerning By 1% em Adjustments: Decrease Kerning By 10% em Adjustments: Decrease Kerning By 1% em Adjustments: Increase Baseline Shift Adjustments: Decrease Baseline Shift Adjustments: Increase Horizontal Scale by 5% Adjustments: Decrease Horizontal Scale by 5% Pointer Pointer Properties Subselect Page Lasso Lasso Properties Line Pen Rectangle Decreases leading of hilighted text in 100% or 2 point increments. Decreases leading of highlighted text in 50% or 1 point increments. Increases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em. Increases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em. Decreases kerning of highlighted text by 10% em. Decreases kerning of highlighted text by 1% em. Increases baseline shift of highlighted text. Decreases baseline shift of highlighted text. Increases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%. Decreases horizontal scale of highlighted text by 5%. Selects, moves, or resizes objects. Displays the Pointer Tool options dialog. Select inside groups and composite paths. Selects and transforms pages on the pasteboard. Selects objects within a defined path. Displays the Lasso Tool options dialog. Draws straight lines. Draws paths by anchoring points. Draws rectangles, rounded rectangles, and squares. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 137

138 Rectangle Properties Text Polygon Polygon Properties Ellipse Pencil Pencil Properties Perspective Scale Freeform Freeform Properties Rotate Reflect Skew Trace Trace Properties Knife Knife Properties Hand Magnify Blend Bezigon Crop Displays the Rectangle Tool options dialog. Inserts a text block. Draws polygons and stars. Displays the Polygon Tool options dialog. Draws ellipses and circles. Draws freeform paths. Displays the Pencil Tool options dialog. Moves objects to perspective grids and manipulates the grids. Resizes selected objects. Reshapes paths without using points or point handles. Displays the Freeform Tool options dialog. Rotates selected objects. Flips selected objects. Slants selected objects. Converts bitmaps to editable paths. Displays the Trace Tool options dialog. Cuts a path into two paths. Displays the Knife Tool options dialog. Pan to see other parts of the document. Magnifies a defined area of the current page. Creates and modifies blends. Draws paths using automatic curvature. Crops bitmap images by hiding unwanted portions. 138

139 Eraser Output Area Extrude Connector Action Variable Stroke Pen Variable Stroke Pen Properties Calligraphic Stroke Pen Calligraphic Pen Properties Measure: Points Measure: Pixels Measure: Centimeters Measure: Picas Measure: Inches Measure: Decimals Measure: Millimeters Measure: Kyus Tools / Commands: Paths: Close Path Tools / Commands: Paths: Open Path Tools / Commands: Points: Corner Tools / Commands: Points: Curve Tools / Commands: Points: Connector Cuts the selected path and deletes the segments within the tool's path. Define an area to be printed or exported. Converts an object into an extrusion or edits an existing extrusion. Creates and modifies connector lines. Adds or modifies Flash actions on objects. Creates a variable width path Displays the Variable Stroke Pen Tool options dialog. Creates a calligraphic stroke path Displays the Caligraphic Pen Tool options dialog. Changes the unit of measure to points. Changes the unit of measure to pixels. Changes the unit of measure to centimeters. Changes the unit of measure to picas. Changes the unit of measure to inches. Changes the unit of measure to decimals. Changes the unit of measure to millimeters. Changes the unit of measure to Kyus. Closes open paths. Opens closed paths. Changes a selected point to a corner point. Changes a selected point to a curve point. Changes a selected point to a connector point. FreeHand MX Keyboard Shortcuts 139

140 Tools / Commands: Points: Retract Handles Left Tools / Commands: Points: Retract Handles Right Tools / Commands: Strokes: Thinner Tools / Commands: Strokes: Thicker Ctrl+Shift+,, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+, Ctrl+Shift+., Ctrl+Alt+Shift+. Retracts handles left for a selected point. Retracts handles right for a selected point. Decrease stroke width one increment. Increase stroke width one increment. 140