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  1. Keyboard shortcuts for Align/Distribute commands and 'Align to' modes

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    85 comments  ·  Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests » Performance, Enhancements  ·  Admin →
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    Done (Available in Beta)  ·  AdminEgor Chistyakov (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) responded

    The day has come. The latest 30.5.0.102 Beta adds Align To and Distribute Spacing commands into the Object menu.

    These also work in actions, can get hotkeys assigned.

    A shy message gets displayed when Align To mode is toggled to be sure it’s switched, and the Distribute Spacing dialog allows the set the gap value with the Preview option.

    This is a lot, and it now completes the original request.

    Please try, test, comment back, have joy!

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    Farshad commented  · 

    I found out that I can assign shortcuts using Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts, however the shortcuts should consist a Ctrl (Cmd) to be validated and no arrow keys are allowed! I also use Adobe XD and they have done a great job on alignment shortcuts and how alignment works itself. It would be amazing to have that implemented in AI as well.

    They use following mapping which is very handy:
    Align left: Ctrl + Shift + ←
    Align Right: Ctrl + Shift + →
    Align Top: Ctrl + Shift + ↑
    Align Bottom: Ctrl + Shift + ↓

    Align Center Horizontally: Shift + C
    Align Center Vertically: Shift + M

    Distribute Horizontally: Ctrl + Shift + H
    Distribute Vertically: Ctrl + Shift + V