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In Photoshop you can select next or prev blending mode with cursor up and down, but can't do the same in the Adobe Illustrator. How to fix that? Maybe shortcuts or scripts can help...

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Make the command work like PS to make it even easier. 'Shift +' for next blending mode and 'Shift -' for previous blending mode. (In CS5.1 for mac) That way you don't even need a shortcut to a blending mode to begin with. Works like a charm.

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I have just tried this in CS6 on Win8. It doesn't work. I binded "Blending mode - Next Mode" on (Shift + "+") and "Prev" on (Shift + "-"). No luck. – yakunins Mar 15 at 12:37

There's no default method.

However, if you choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts, then select the Tools option, you can configure your own shortcuts for blending modes.

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There is an issue where the blend mode won't move off of Normal with the Next and Previous commands. And it won't switch back to Normal when using Previous and Next commands. So you need to first move the mode off Normal then Previous and Next will work. Conversely, if you are on a different mode, you need to manually reset the mode to Normal because Previous and Next will not use that mode.

So, you need to assign a key to one of the modes, then the Next and Previous will work. For example, assign 4 to Luminosity, then 5 To Next and 6 to Previous. Select an object and tap the 4 key, then the 5 and 6 keys will work.

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To cycle through the modes, look for "Blend Mode - Next Mode" and "Blend Mode - Previous Mode" (they're cut off in the screenshot provided by Skaught). As far as I know there is no way to cycle through them with the arrow keys or mouse scroll as you would in Photoshop. – John Dec 26 '12 at 13:37
I tried to bind "Blend Mode - Next Mode" to a key combination - with no luck. – yakunins Dec 26 '12 at 13:56
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@yakunins see my updated answer.... – Scott Dec 26 '12 at 14:05

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