Adobe Illustrator CS3 Working with type keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                                             Command
Right Arrow or Left Arrow	Move one character right or left
Up Arrow or Down Arrow	Move up or down one line
Ctrl + Right Arrow or Left Arrow	Move one word right or left
Ctrl + Up Arrow or Down Arrow	Move up or down one paragraph
Shft Ctrl Right Arrow or Left Arrow	Select one word right or left when working with Adobe Illustrator type
Shft + Ctrl + Up Arrow or Down Arrow	Select one paragraph before or after
Shft-click	Extend existing selection
Ctrl + Shft + L, R, or C	Align paragraph left, right, or center
Ctrl + Shft + J	Justify paragraph
Shft + Enter	Insertsoft return
Ctrl + Alt + K	Highlight kerning
Ctrl Shft X	Reset horizontal scale to 100% when working with Adobe Illustrator type
Ctrl + Shft + > or <	Increase or decrease type size
Alt + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text)	Increase or decrease leading
Double-click leading icon in the Character panel	Set leading to the type size
Ctrl + Alt + Q	Reset tracking/kerning to 0
Alt + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text)	Add or remove space (kerning) between two characters
Ctrl + Alt + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text)	Add or remove space (kerning) between charactersby five times the increment value
Alt + Shft + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text)	Increase or decrease baseline shift when working with Adobe Illustrator type
Shft	Switch between Type and Vertical Type, AreaType and Vertical Area Type, and Path Type and Vertical Path Typetools
Alt-click Type tool	Switch between Area Type and Type, Path Typeand Area Type, and Vertical Path Type and Vertical Area Type tools