Cannot duplicate using option + command + arrow keys.

Hi,
I have a new iMac running on 10.6.3.
I just switched from Illustrator 10 to Illustrator CS3, and I'm a bit exasperated. One of the things that is drving me nuts is that I can't duplicate objects using option + command + arrow keys anymore.
Why?
Thanks!
Chris.

krisserz,
Actually, yes, a lot of things are similar on MACs, but for example, on this page: http://www.bugge.com/Family-and-friends/Illy/illy.html it says to find the folder Adobe Illustrator [X] Settings and there is none on my computer.
The Move the folder hint says:
Up to version 10, the name of the folder is Adobe Illustrator [X],
From version CS on, the name of the folder is Adobe Illustrator [X] Settings.
[X] is the version number; up to 10, it is just a number, and above that the Creative Suite version number, CS, CS2, CS3, CS4, and so on, is used (the corresponding standalone versions still have simple numbers, CS is called 11, CS2 is called 12, CS3 is called 13, and CS4 is called 14, but the version numbers with CS are used in the folder name).
So in your case it would be Adobe Illustrator CS3 Settings.
It may be worth going through all the Other options and try whichever may be relevant (Entorurage is mentioned under 7, along with quite a few others).
One of the less nice options is to reinstall, in which case the Clean Script should be used. http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cs3clean.html

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