Finger Dancing

Manipulating objects is something you probably do dozens of times a day. Learn these keyboard shortcuts to amplify your productivity. 

Option-arrow key (PC: Alt-arrow key) to duplicate the current selection
Arrow key to nudge the current selection 1 pixel
Shift-arrow key to nudge the current selection 10 pixels
With any tool selected, press-and-hold the Command (PC: Ctrl) key to toggle temporarily to the Pointer tool
Command-Up/Down Arrow (PC: Ctrl-Up/Down Arrow) will move the selected object's layer(s) in the layer order
Command-Shift-Up Arrow (PC: Ctrl-Shift-Up Arrow) will move the selected object's layer(s) to the top of the layer order
Command-Shift-Down Arrow (PC: Ctrl-Shift-Down Arrow) will move the selected object's layer(s) to the bottom of the layer order
Command-Shift-9 (PC: Ctrl-Shift-9) will rotate the selection 90° clockwise
Copy, then select something else and press Command-Option-Shift-V (PC: Ctrl-Alt-Shift-V) to Paste Attributes
Hold the Shift key when using the Pointer tool or Subselection tool and hover the mouse between guides to see measurements
Shift-drag a guide to see measurements from edges or from other guides

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