The script should now run every time you press the chosen function key with the selected key modifiers. Click on the square stop recording icon.File > Scripts > mySuperDuperScript then click OK. If you forgot to click on record this option could be grayed out. Click on the actions panels menu icon (located at the top right corner of the panel), click on "Insert Menu Item…".Click on record (The circle icon at the bottom of the panel).Assign it a function key with or without key modifiers (Shift / Control) as desired. Call it something informative like "My Super Duper Script", make sure it's plonked into the correct set. Create a new action by clicking on the actions panels folded paper icon.Call is something really nice like "My Scripts" or "Creative Scripts" To create a new action set click on the actions panels folder icon. When we are saving the file for the first time (File > Save or File > Save As) this opens Illustrators options dialog box.
ILLUSTRATOR SHORTCUT TO SAVE AS WINDOWS
Open the action panel Windows > Actions.The script should now appear in the File menu File > Scripts > mySuperDuperScript.If Illustrator is open then close it and restart it.Mac: Somewhere like "/Applications/Adobe Illustrator CC 2019/Presets/en_US/Scripts" One can easily navigate to this path by holding the command key and clicking on the Illustrator icon. Windows: Somewhere like "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator CC 2019\Presets\en_US\Scripts" Copy the script file into Illustrators Scripts folder.Hold down Shift to constrain movement to 45°, 90°, 135°, or 180°. Press CAPS LOCK to change tool pointer to crosshair. Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 2pts Release Guide (turns it into a regular path) Hide/Show all panels except Tools and Control Switch between GPU and CPU preview (if available) Be sure to let go of the Spacebar while dragging so you again don't type more spaces.
(This will show the Zoom tool.) Let go of Control so you see the Hand tool and immediately start dragging the mouse so you don't end up typing spaces. To get Hand Tool (while NOT editing Type) Move mesh point along path with Mesh toolĪdd mesh point with Mesh tool without changing colorĬonstrain orientation of polygons, stars, spiralsĪdd/subtract sides, points, spiral segmentsĬreate continuous duplicates along mouse movement Transform pattern without transforming object Your set of these keys can be totally different. Samples intermediate color from gradient, picture, etc. I gave the example of the shortcuts that are needed in my daily work. To get Eyedropper tool while using Live Paint Bucket tool
When finished drawing, hold Alt and release mouseĬonnect to an open (and selected) path with Pencil tool Move anchor point while drawing with Pen toolĬreate closed path with Pencil or Paintbrush tool To get Add Anchor Point tool while using Scissors tool
Switch between Add Anchor Point and Delete Anchor Point tools To get Anchor Point tool while using Pen tool To cycle through tools behind column tool To switch between Selection and Direct Selection tools To access Selection or Direction Selection tool (whichever was used last) at any time