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How to add a Keyboard shortcut for 'Distribute Space'?

New Here ,
Jan 31, 2024 Jan 31, 2024

I use the "Horiontal/Vertical Sistribute Space" option a lot, and I want to create a keyboard shortcut for it.

 

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However, it seems that these 2 options, don't have a Menu Command in Illustrator, on the 'distribute objects' options have a menu command:

 

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And so in the Keyboard Shortcuts menu, they can't be assigned with a shortcut. Any idea how to solve this??

 

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New Here ,
Jan 31, 2024 Jan 31, 2024

Appologies for all the spelling mistakes... No 'edit post' option??

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Community Expert ,
Feb 01, 2024 Feb 01, 2024

Since you need to designate a key object and specify a distance to use distribute, how would you envisage a shortcut working? There is no method at the moment, but perhaps you could write a uservoice request with those details:

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/

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Community Expert ,
Feb 01, 2024 Feb 01, 2024

One can designate a key object, but one doesn't have to do it.

 

So, in the meantime I'd recommend to create an action and assign a keyboard shortcut to it.

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Community Expert ,
Feb 01, 2024 Feb 01, 2024
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One can designate a key object, but one doesn't have to do it.


By Kurt Gold

 

So you can! Strange to realise that you've been using a tool in just one particular way this whole time.

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