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

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    79 comments  ·  Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests » Performance, Enhancements  ·  Admin →
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    AdminEgor Chistyakov (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) responded

    The most recent version finally has the Object > Distribute menu added.

    Now both Align and Distribute commands can be accessed via menu and have assigned keyboards shortcuts to them.


    The order of the commands though seemingly matches the one the panel has: horizontal first for Align and vertical first for Distribute. If you find this odd and want to change it — vote here: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/45855823-sync-the-order-of-align-and-distribute-menu-comman


    Also, Align To and Distribute Spacing commands are still missing in top menus, so please keep voting here to make them added too.

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    Anonymous commented  · 

    Macros with Function Keys is a well known workaround which has NEVER worked! In fact, it is so limited that it might solve the problem only for a small number of people.

    We need Align commands to be listed as Menu commands, in the same fashion as Pathfinder ones, so we can assign any shortcut keys!

    Actions don't work, because of the lack of flexibility. For example, I constantly have to switch between "Align to Selection" and "Align to Artboard", and if you play an action which center objects to Artboard, and the "Align to Selection" is selected, then the Macro will NOT WORK! So, you have this very limited function key shortcut, which only work if you manually switch the mode from Selction to Artboard - we need a shortcut for that too! At the end I have to go to Align panel anyway to switch between modes, so what's the point! If I had the commands available in menu, I could assign whatever key I need to my specific needs!!!!

    This software is way overpriced, people are forced to pay monthly without even owning the software, and need to beg for years for such basic functionality! This is absolutely ridiculous!!! Adding Align commands to the menu it's a one afternoon job for their programmers for Christ sake!!! What the **** is going on there??!!

    Shall we beg for it for another 10 years??? WAKE UP ADOBE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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