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blakewarenik
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Feb 11, 2021 4:45 PM UTC
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Keyboard shortcuts: customize brush tool size increments?

Hello community,

My work requires fine control over brush size (or stroke width), and I'm looking for a way to set the brush size or stroke width increments available on keyboard shortcuts to a very small distance without having to go into the menu. Is it possible to change the setting for brush size or stroke width increment, or am I stuck with 1 pt per keystroke?

Ton Frederiks
Ton FrederiksCorrect answer
Community Expert
Feb 11, 2021 5:16 PM UTC

With Stroke Width highlighted, hold down Cmd (Mac) or Ctrl (Win) and use up or down arrow keys for 0.1 increments

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Ton Frederiks
Community Expert
Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
Feb 11, 2021 5:16 PM UTC

With Stroke Width highlighted, hold down Cmd (Mac) or Ctrl (Win) and use up or down arrow keys for 0.1 increments

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Mohamed27873455blqd
Participant
Jan 2, 2025 8:37 AM UTC

When I press [ or ], the diameter increments are 3pts. Is there any way to make the increments to 1pt only?

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Ton Frederiks
Community Expert
Community Expert
Jan 2, 2025 9:00 AM UTC

1 pt is the default, maybe reset your preferences?

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/setting-preferences.html

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