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uta_welle
uta_welle
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February 8, 2019
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Flip along horizontal axis Shortcut?

  • February 8, 2019
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Hallo.

For years i wonder, why there is no easy way in Illustrator to flip horizontal.

I know about the Transform > Reflect > Vertical (?) to flip horizontal...

Then i discovered the Properties panel > Transform panel > little icon with the cute label "Flip along horizontal axis".

Wow! I love it!

but..

How do I apoint a keyboard shortcut to this little fellow?

or maybe it could appear in the right click menu? Next to "Reflect"?

I tried looking for it in the shortcuts, i even tried to record an action with it...

No succes yet.

So maybe I am not the only one who is using "Flip along horizontal axis" practically everyday (...)

and wants it a little easier?

Btw.. I know about "suggestions to adobe for future versions", but maybe someone has already a clever solution?

Thanks.

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      Correct answer Monika Gause

      You cannot edit the contextual menu.

      But you could record an action:

      1. doucle click the reflect tool

      2. mirror the thing

      Then apply a shortcut to the action.

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      Rob de WinterCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 8, 2019

      As far as I can see now, there's no possibility to add a shortcut to the "Flip Horizontal Axes" button in the properties/transform panel. Of course you can change the main Menu shortcuts in the Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts menu (you can make a shortcut for the Edit > Transform > Reflect menu), but that's not what you're asking here

      Maybe there is a plugin out there to edit these menu-button shortcuts, or maybe there's some hidden feature, but unfortunately I didn't find one...

      The only possibility I know is to add an Action for this, and add a shortcut to that action (via the Actions panel).

      Monika Gause
      Community Expert
      Monika GauseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      February 8, 2019

      You cannot edit the contextual menu.

      But you could record an action:

      1. doucle click the reflect tool

      2. mirror the thing

      Then apply a shortcut to the action.

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