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INTAN CHERIA
Inspiring
July 29, 2025
Answered

Mirror shurtcut behave strangely

  • July 29, 2025
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I want to mirror an object in Illustrator using the keyboard shortcut 'O', then select the mirror point and press Shift to constrain the mirroring to 45-degree increments. But somehow it doesn’t work anymore. I’m not sure why. It still works fine with the Rotate tool using the 'R' shortcut. I need help to fix this, please. I’ve just moved from Windows 10 to Windows 11, so maybe some setting has changed?

Correct answer INTAN CHERIA

Hi INTAN CHERIA ,

 

Thank you for trying the suggestion shared by our expert, Monika. Would you mind telling us the version of Illustrator installed on your machine and the details of your operating system?

Does that happen with all files or with a specific file? 
Would you mind checking the keyboard shortcuts under Preferences to see if everything is assigned properly?

 

We will be happy to assist you further.

 

Thanks,

Harshika


I have checked the 'construction guide' and tried all of the options. It works for me, but it still feels different from how it used to. But I think it has been fixed. Thank you all for your help.

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Monika Gause
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 29, 2025

Does it work better, when you use the mirror tool and first click once to set the origin. Then click and drag, holding down Shift.

INTAN CHERIA
Inspiring
July 29, 2025

I’ve tried again, but I still have the same issue. I noticed that the problem happens when Smart Guides are turned on — everything works fine when they’re off. Is there a setting I need to change in Preferences?

Harshika Verma
Community Manager
Community Manager
July 31, 2025

Hi INTAN CHERIA ,

 

Thank you for trying the suggestion shared by our expert, Monika. Would you mind telling us the version of Illustrator installed on your machine and the details of your operating system?

Does that happen with all files or with a specific file? 
Would you mind checking the keyboard shortcuts under Preferences to see if everything is assigned properly?

 

We will be happy to assist you further.

 

Thanks,

Harshika