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Width Gradient
Tool, when dragging a gradient:
‘Shift’ – Constrains the gradient
angle to 45° increments
Width Gradient
Tool, when dragging a gradient:
‘C’ – Changes preview color
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Tool, when dragging a gradient:
‘Option+Alt’ – Temporarily switch-
es between linear and radial
gradient
Width Gradient
Tool, when dragging a gradient:
‘S’ – Temporarily changes all
strokes / focal stroke mode
Width Gradient
Tool, when dragging a gradient:
‘Space’ – Moves entire gradient
Width Gradient
Tool, when dragging a gradient:
‘U’ – Temporarily toggles Smart
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Tool, when dragging a gradient: Tool, when dragging a gradient: Tool, when dragging a gradient:
‘W’ – Swaps adjustment widths ‘Up Arrow’ – Increases start width ‘Down Arrow’ – Decreases
start width

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Tool, when dragging a gradient: Tool, when dragging a gradient: Tool, when dragging a gradient:
‘Right Arrow’ – Increases ‘Left Arrow’ – Decreases ‘Esc’ – Cancels gradient
end width end width

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Panel, when using
Reapply button:
‘Option+Alt’ – Retains the select-
ed path’s width markers when
reapplying a relative adjustment
gradient, to “multiply” the effect
of the gradient rather than
replacing it
Width Brush Notes:
‘X’ – Temporarily toggles the pre-
view on/off
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Width Brush Notes:
All keys except ‘X’ must be
pressed before mouse-down
‘Shift’ – Reverse the adjustment
(instead of getting wider, the
stroke gets narrower)
Width Brush Notes:
‘[’ – Decreases brush diameter
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Width Brush Notes:
‘Option+Alt’ – Temporarily
switches to the Width Eraser tool
Width Brush Notes:
‘]’ – Increases brush diameter
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Width Eraser Notes: Width Eraser Notes: Width Selector Notes:

All keys must be pressed before ‘]’ – Increases brush diameter ‘Shift’ – Add to marker selection
mouse down
‘[’ – Decreases brush diameter

Width Selector Notes: Width Selector Notes: Width Selector Notes:

‘Option+Alt’ – Subtract from ‘[’ and ‘]’ (when marker(s)
marker selection selected) – Increase/decrease
path width or shift path from side
to side, depending on preference
setting (23-24)
‘Option+Alt’ (when dragging
width markers) - Duplicates the
markers

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Shift’ (when dragging width Panel: Panel:

markers) – “Stretches” the mark- ‘Shift’ (on Taper Stroke button, ‘Shift’ (on Smooth Widths button)
ers (moves the selected markers after first click) – decreases taper – Increases smoothing effect
when proportionally moving all length by 5%
other non-end markers)

Panel: Panel: Panel:

‘Shift’ (on Increase/Decrease ‘Option+Alt’ (on Smooth Widths ‘Shift’ (when clicking on the Left/
buttons) – Multiplies the adjust- button) - Distributes the markers Right widths link icon) - converts
ment value fivefold along the path any selected uncentered markers
to centered markers

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Width Stamp Panel: Width Stamp Panel:

‘Shift’ (when clicking Expand Shift’ (when clicking on gradient
button) - Temporarily inverts the under graph in the Width Stamp
“Automatically Optimise After settings box) - resets graph
Expansion” setting to linear

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