Adobe Illustrator CS2 Keyboard Shortcuts

 

Selecting and Moving
Cmd (Cmnd)	To access Selection or Direction Selection tool (whichever was used last) at any time
Cmd-Optn-Tab	To switch between Selection and Direction Selection tools in Adobe Illustrator
Optn-click tool	To switch between Direct Selection and Group Selection
Optn	To make copy while dragging
Shft	To add to a selection
Any arrow key	Move Selection
Cmd-2	Lock selected artwork
Cmd-Optn-Shft-2	Lock all deselected artwork
Cmd-Optn-2	Unlock all artwork
Cmd-Optn-Shft-3	Hide all deselected artwork in Adobe Illustrator
Cmd-Optn-3	Show all artwork
Path Editing
Cmd-Optn-Shft-J	Join and Average at same time
Optn	Convert Anchor Point tool from Pen tool
Optn	Switch between Add Anchor Point and Delete Anchor Point tools
Optn	Add Anchor Point tool from Scissors tool in Adobe Illustrator
Spacebar	Move anchor point while drawing with Pen tool
when finished drawing, hold Optn and release mouse	Create closed path with Pencil or Paintbrush tool
Cmd-drag	Connect to an open (& selected) path with Pencil
Painting and Transforming
Optn	Temporarily Switch from Live Paint Bucket to Eyedropper
Shft	Samples intermediate color from gradient, picture, etc. with eyedropper
Optn-click with Tool	Sets center point and shows dialog
Optn-drag	Duplicates and transforms selection in Adobe Illustrator
~(tilde)-drag	Transform pattern without transforming object
Shft-drag bounding box	Scale proportionally with Selection tool
Optn-drag bounding box	Scale from center with Selection tool
Shft-drag	Move mesh point along path with Mesh tool in Adobe Illustrator
Shft-click	Add mesh point with Mesh tool without changing color
Optn-click	Remove mesh point with Mesh tool
Shapes (while drawing)
Optn	Draw from center
Optn-click	Draw from center with dialog when drawing shapes in Adobe Illustrator
Shft	Constrain proportion
Shft	Constrain orientation of polygons, stars, spirals
Spacebar	Move object while drawing
Up or Down Arrow	Add/subtract sides, points, spiral segments
Cmd	Decrease inner radius in Adobe Illustrator
hold ~ while Dragging	Create Continuous duplicates along mouse movement
Viewing & Guides
Spacebar	Get Hand Tool (while NOT editing Type)
Hold Cmd, then Space. Then continue holding Space but let go of Cmd	Get Hand tool (while editing Type)
Cmd-Spacebar	Zoom In Tool
Cmd-Optn-Spacebar	Zoom Out Tool in Adobe Illustrator
Cmd-Spacebar-drag	Zoom In to exact size
Tab	Hide/Show all tools and palettes
Shft-Tab	Hide/Show all palettes except toolbox
hold Optn while dragging out a new guide	Switch between horizontal/vertical guide in Adobe Illustrator
Cmd-Shft-double-click	Release Guide (turns it into a regular path)
Type
Cmd-Shft-< or >	Decrease/Increase type size
Optn arrow up or down	Decrease/Increase leading
Optn arrow left or right	Decrease/Increase kerning/tracking
Cmd-Optn arrow left or right	Kerning/tracking x 5 when working with type in Adobe Illustrator
Shft-Optn arrow down or up	Decrease/Increase baseline shift
Cmd-Optn-Shft arrow down or up	Baseline shift x 5
Cmd-Shft-L, R, C	Align type left, right, center
Cmd-Shft-J	Justify type
Cmd-Shft-F	Justify last line
Cmd-Shft-X	Reset horizontal/vertical scale to 100% when working with type in Adobe Illustrator
Cmd-Optn-Q	Reset kerning or tracking to 0
Palette Shortcuts/Function Keys
F5	Show/Hide Brushes
F6	Show/Hide Color in Adobe Illustrator
F7	Show/Hide Layers
F8	Show/Hide Info
Cmd-F9	Show/Hide Gradient
Cmd-F10	Show/Hide Stroke
Cmd-F11	Show/Hide Attributes in Adobe Illustrator
F12	Revert file
Shft-F5	Show/Hide Graphic Styles
Shft-F6	Show/Hide Appearance
Shft-F7	Show/Hide Align
Shft-F8	Show/Hide Transform
Shft-Cmd-F9	Show/Hide Pathfinder in Adobe Illustrator
Shft-Cmd-F10	Show/Hide Transparency
Shft-Cmd-F11	Show/Hide Symbols
Layers Palette Shortcuts
Cmd-click on eye	Toggle layer between Preview/Outline mode
Optn-click on eye	Show layer while turningoff all others
Optn-click layer name	Select all items on layer in Adobe Illustrator Layers pallete
Optn-drag selection square in Layers palette	Copy selected item to different layer
Cmd-click	To create the new layer at the top of list in Adobe Illustrator Layers pallete
Cmd-Optn-click	To create the new layer below selected layer
Color Palette Shortcuts
Shft-drag color slider	Saturate/Desaturate current color
Shft-click color bar	Change Color Mode in Adobe Illustrator Color pallete
Cmd-click color bar	Select compliment of current color
Swatches Palette Shortcuts
Optn-drag new swatch over old	Replace a swatch with another
Misc.
Shft-Return	(In any palette) Apply a value, but keep value highlighted in palette
Tools
V	Selection
A	Direct Selection
Y	Magic Wand
Q	Lasso
P	Pen
+	Add Anchor point
-	Delete Anchor point
Shft-C	Convert Anchor point
T	Type
\	Line Segment
M	Rectangle
L	Ellipse
B	Paintbrush
N	Pencil
R	Rotate
O	Reflect
S	Scale
Shft-R	Warp
E	Free Transform
Shft-S	Symbol Sprayer
J	Column Graph
U	Mesh
G	Gradient
I	Eyedropper
W	Blend
K	Live Paint Bucket
Shft-L	Live Paint Selection
Shft-K	Slice
C	Scissors
H	Hand
Z	Zoom
X	Toggle between Fill & Stroke
Shft-X	Swap Fill & Stroke
D	Default Fill & Stroke (white fill/black stroke)
<	Fill or Stroke w/Color
>	Fill or Stroke w/Gradient
/	Fill or Stroke w/None
F	Cycle through Screen Modes

 

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