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Business Card Composer Shortcuts

Working with Cards

Cmd-N Create new blank card
Cmd-Shift-N Create new card with Business Card Assistant help
Cmd-O Open existing card
Cmd-S Save card
Cmd-Shift-S Save the active card under a new filename
Cmd-Q Quit Business Card Composer
Cmd-Shift-P Print Setup - Bring up the Mac OS X dialog for adjusting the size, orientation and other properties of the printed page.
Cmd-P Print the card

Working with Objects

Cmd-Z Undo the last operation
Cmd-Shift-Z Redo the last operation
Cmd-X Cut the selected objects to the Clipboard
Cmd-C Copy the selected objects to the Clipboard
Cmd-V Paste the content from the Clipboard into the card
Cmd-D Duplicate the selected objects
Del Delete the selected objects
Cmd-A Select all the objects on the card
Cmd-Opt-F Bring one Step Front
Cmd-Shift-F Bring to Front
Cmd-Opt-B Send one Step Back
Cmd-Shift-B Send to Back
Arrows Move the selected objects
Cmd-Ctrl-L Align left edges of selected objects
Cmd-Ctrl-R Align right edges of selected objects
Cmd-Ctrl-T Align top edges of selected objects
Cmd-Ctrl-B Align bottom edges of selected objects
Cmd-Ctrl-H Align centers of selected objects horizontally
Cmd-Ctrl-V Align centers of selected objects vertically
Cmd-Opt-Ctrl-L Align left edges of selected objects with the first selected object
Cmd-Opt-Ctrl-R Align right edges of selected objects with the first selected object
Cmd-Opt-Ctrl-T Align top edges of selected objects with the first selected object
Cmd-Opt-Ctrl-B Align bottom edges of selected objects with the first selected object
Cmd-Opt-Ctrl-H Align centers of selected objects horizontally with the first selected object
Cmd-Opt-Ctrl-V Align centers of selected objects vertically with the first selected object

Working with Windows and Dialogs

Cmd-"=" Zoom In
Cmd-"-" Zoom Out
Cmd-M Minimize the active window
Cmd-W Close the active card window
Cmd-"," Call Application Preferences dialog
Cmd-Shift-C Show/hide color properties dialog
Cmd-T Show/hide font properties dialog
Cmd-R Show/hide rulers
Cmd-1 Open the Geometry tab of the Inspector
Cmd-2 Open the Fill & Shadow tab of the Inspector
Cmd-3 Open the Image tab of the Inspector
Cmd-4 Open the Text tab of the Inspector
Cmd-5 Open the Alignment tab of the Inspector
Cmd-Opt-C Show/hide the Clipart panel

Working with Text

Cmd-B Make text Bold
Cmd-I Make text Italic
Cmd-U Underline text
Cmd-Opt-"-" Increase font
Cmd-Opt-"-" Decrease font
Cmd-{ Align left
Cmd-} Align right
Cmd-Opt-T Open the Character Palette.

Working with Mouse

Hold down the Shift working with handles Invert proportional resize to unproportional and vice versa
Cmd-Mouse Toggle on/off automated snap object mode
Opt-Mouse Duplicate objects
Mouse Double-Click Open the Edit Image dialog
Shift-Mouse Click Select/Deselect object without changing other objects' properties

Other

Cmd-? Open the built-in Help system