| Files | |
| Cmnd-N | New Document dialog box |
| Cmnd-O | Open dialog box |
| Cmnd-W | Close |
| Cmnd-S | Save |
| Cmnd-Shft-S | Save As dialog box |
| Cmnd-Optn-S | Save a Copy dialog box |
| Cmnd-Optn-P | Document Setup dialog box in Adobe Illustrator |
| Cmnd-Q | Quit/Exit Illustrator |
| Tools | |
| V | Selection |
| A | Direct-selection |
| Y | Lasso |
| Q | Direct-select Lasso |
| P | Pen |
| T | Type |
| L | Ellipse |
| M | Rectangle |
| B | Paintbrush |
| N | Pencil |
| R | Rotate |
| S | Scale |
| O | Reflect |
| E | Free Transform |
| W | Blend |
| J | Column Graph |
| U | Gradient Mesh |
| G | Gradient |
| I | Eyedropper |
| C | Scissors |
| H | Hand |
| Z | Zoom |
| + | Add-anchor-point |
| - | Delete-anchor-point |
| Shft-C | Convert-anchor-point |
| Dialog boxes | |
| Tab | Highlight next field/option in Adobe Illustrator dialog boxes |
| Shft-Tab | Highlight previous field/option |
| Cmnd . (period key) or Esc | Cancel |
| Return | OK |
| Open/Save dialog boxes | |
| Cmnd-D | Desktop |
| Cmnd-up arrow | Up one folder level in Adobe Illustrator open/save dialog boxes |
| Palettes | |
| Tab | Show/hide all palettes |
| Shft-Tab | Show/hide all palettes except Toolbox |
| Return | Apply value in palette field in Adobe Illustrator |
| Shft-Return | Apply value in field, keep field selected |
| Tab | Highlight next field (pointer in palette) |
| Shft-Tab | Highlight previous field (pointer in palette) |
| Views | |
| Cmnd-Y | Preview/Outline view toggle |
| Cmnd-Optn-Y | Pixel Preview view on/off in Adobe Illustrator |
| Cmnd-Optn- Shft-Y | Overprint Preview view on/off |
| Caps lock | Use crosshair pointer (drawing tools) |
| Cmnd-H | Show/Hide Edges |
| Double-click Hand tool | Display entire artboard in Adobe Illustrator |
| Cmnd-0 | Fit In Window |
| Double-click Zoom tool or Cmnd-1 | 100% view size |
| Optn-click | Zoom out (Zoom tool selected) |
| Cmnd-Spacebar-click or Cmnd- | Zoom in (any tool selected) in Adobe Illustrator |
| Cmnd-Optn- Spacebar-click or Cmnd-(minus) | Zoom out (any tool selected) in Adobe Illustrator |
| Drag with Zoom tool, then Spacebar-drag | Adjust Zoom marquee position |
| Drag Zoom tool or Cmnd-drag in Navigator palett | Zoom in on specific area of artboard |
| Spacebar | Use Hand tool (any tool selected) in Adobe Illustrator |
| Cmnd-Optn- Shft-3 | Hide all unselected objects |
| Cmnd-Optn-3 | Show All |
| Cmnd-Shft-W | Show/Hide Template(s) |
| Cmnd-Shft-B | Show/Hide Bounding Box |
| Cmnd-Shft-D | Show/Hide Transparency Grid in Adobe Illustrator |
| F | Standard screen mode/Full screen mode |
| Undo/redo | |
| Cmnd-Z | Undo last operation |
| Cmnd-Shft-Z | Redo last undone operation in Adobe Illustrator |
| Create objects | |
| Optn-drag | Draw object from center using Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, or Ellipse tool |
| Shft-drag | Draw circle with Rectangle or Rounded Rectangle tool; square with Ellipse tool |
| Polygon, Star, Spiral tools | |
| Spacebar | Move object as you draw with Polygon, Star, or Spiral tool in Adobe Illustrator |
| Shft | Constrain orientation as you draw with Polygon, Star, or Spiral tool |
| Up or down arrow | Add or subtract sides as you draw with the Polygon tool, points as you draw with the Star tool, or segments as you draw with the Spiral tool |
| Optn | Align shoulders as you draw with Star tool in Adobe Illustrator |
| Cmnd | Increase or decrease outer radius as you draw with Star tool or decay as you draw with Spiral tool |
| Select/Copy | |
| Cmnd-6 | Select Again (last used command on Edit menu > Select submenu) in Adobe Illustrator |
| Cmnd | Use last-used selection tool (any non-selection tool chosen) |
| Cmnd-Ctrl-Tab | Toggle between Selection tool and Direct-selection tool or Group-selection tool |
| Optn | Toggle between Group-selection and Direct-selection tools in Adobe Illustrator |
| Cmnd-A | Select All |
| Cmnd-Shft-A | Deselect All |
| Cmnd-Optn-[- click | Select an object hidden behind another object |
| Shft-drag | Add to selection with either lasso tool in Adobe Illustrator |
| Optn-drag | Subtract from selection with either lasso tool |
| Move | |
| Double-click Selection tool | Move dialog box in Adobe Illustrator |
| Optn-drag | Drag copy of object |
| Any arrow key | Move selected object the current Keyboard Increment (Preferences > General) |
| Shft-arrow key | Move selection 10x Keyboard Increment in Adobe Illustrator |
| Shft | Constrain movement to multiple of 45º |
| Clipboard | |
| Cmnd-X | Cut |
| Cmnd-C | Copy |
| Cmnd-V | Paste |
| Cmnd-F | Paste In Front |
| Cmnd-B | Paste In Back |
| Transform | |
| Optn-click | Transform tool dialog/set origin (any transform tool except Free Transform) |
| Shft-drag | Transform object along multiple of 45º (Shear, Reflect, Rotate tool) |
| Shft-drag | Scale object uniformly (Scale, Free Transform tools) |
| F-11 | Show/Hide Attributes palette in Adobe Illustrator |
| Cmnd-D | Transform Again |
| ~ drag | Transform pattern fill, not object(any transform tool) |
| Start dragging, then Optn-drag | Transform copy of object (any transform tool) |
| Modify value, then press Optn-Return | Transform copy of object (Transform palette) |
| Modify W or H value, then press Cmnd-Return | Scale object uniformly (Transform palette) in Adobe Illustrator |
| Cmnd-Optn-D | Transform Each dialog box |
| Bounding box | |
| Shft-drag handle | Scale object uniformly using bounding box(Free Transform or Selection tool) |
| Optn-drag handle | Resize object from center using bounding box in Adobe Illustrator |
| Blends | |
| Cmnd-Optn-B | Blend > Make |
| Cmnd-Optn- Shft-B | Blend > Release |
| Free Transform tool | |
| Optn-drag a handle | Transform from center in Adobe Illustrator |
| Start dragging corner handle, then Cmnd-drag | Distort |
| Start dragging side handle, then Cmnd-drag | Skew |
| Start dragging corner handle, then Cmnd-Optn- | Make Perspective |
| Pen/Reshape | |
| Optn | Add-anchor-point and Delete-anchor-point tool toggle (either selected) |
| Optn | Use Add-anchor-point tool (Scissors tool selected) |
| Optn | Use Convert-anchor-point tool (Pen tool selected) |
| Optn | Smooth and Pencil tools toggle in Adobe Illustrator |
| Shft-drag | Constrain direction line angle to multiple of 45º with Direct-selection or Convert-anchor-point tool |
| Cmnd-J | Join two selected endpoints |
| Cmnd-Optn-J | Average two selected endpoints |
| Cmnd-Optn- Shft-J | Average and Join two selected endpoints |
| Drag, then Optn-release | Close path while drawing with Pencil or Paintbrush tool |
| Optn-drag tool | Cut in a straight line with Knife tool in Adobe Illustrator |
| Optn-Shft | Cut in 45º increment with Knife tool |
| Fill & Stroke | |
| F-10 | Show/Hide Stroke palette |
| D | Default fill/stroke |
| Optn | Eyedropper and Paint Bucket tool toggle (either one selected) |
| X | Fill/Stroke box toggle (Toolbox and Color palette) |
| < (comma) | Apply last-used solid color in Adobe Illustrator |
| / | Apply fill/stroke of None |
| Color palette | |
| Cmnd-I or F-6 | Show/Hide Color palette in Adobe Illustrator |
| Optn-click or drag color spectrum bar on Color p | Change fill color if Stroke box on Toolbox is selected, or vice versa |
| Shft-click color spectrum bar | Cycle through color models in Adobe Illustrator colors pallete |
| Shft-X | Swap fill/stroke |
| Swatches palette | |
| Cmnd-Optn-click list, start typing | Select a swatch name in Adobe Illustrator |
| Layers | |
| F-7 | Show/Hide Layers palette |
| Grouping | |
| Cmnd-G | Group |
| Cmnd-Shft-G | Ungroup |
| Restacking (keyboard) | |
| Cmnd-Shft-] | Bring To Front |
| Cmnd-Shft-[ | Send To Back |
| Cmnd-] | Bring Forward |
| Cmnd-[ | Send Backward |
| Select | |
| Click selection square or Optn-click name | Select layer, sublayer, group, or object |
| Shft-click square | Add to selection in Adobe Illustrator |
| Optn-drag square | Copy selection to new layer, sublayer, group |
| Views | |
| Optn-click eye icon | Hide/show all other layers |
| Cmnd-click eye icon | View a layer in Outline/Preview view in Adobe Illustrator |
| Cmnd-Optn- click eye icon | View all other layers in Outline/ Preview view |
| Optn-click blank in second column | Lock/unlock all other layers |
| Create top-level layers | |
| Cmnd-L | Create layer above currently selected layer |
| Cmnd-click New Layer button | Create layer at top of list |
| Cmnd-Optn-click New Layerbutton | Create layer below currently selected layer |
| Lock/unlock (keyboard) | |
| Cmnd-2 | Lock (selected object) |
| Cmnd-Optn- Shft-2 | Lock all unselected objects |
| Cmnd-Optn-2 | Unlock All |
| Type | |
| Cmnd-T | Show/Hide Character palette |
| Cmnd-M | Show/Hide Paragraph palette |
| Return | Hard Return |
| Shft-Return | Soft Return |
| Cmnd-Optn-Shft-M | Highlight font field on Character palette in Adobe Illustrator |
| Cmnd-Shft-T | Show/hide Tab Ruler palette |
| Cmnd-Shft-(hyphen key) | Force hyphenate a word |
| Cmnd-Shft-O | Create Outlines |
| Type tools | |
| Optn | Use Area Type tool (Type tool selected, over open path) |
| Optn | Use Path Type tool (Type tool selected, over closed path) in Adobe Illustrator |
| Shft with any type tool | Switch to vertical/horizontal type tool equivalent as you create type |
| Double-click with any selection tool | Switch to Type tool when selecting type block |
| Selecting type | |
| Double-click | Select a word |
| Triple-click | Select a paragraph |
| Cmnd-A | Select all the type in a block in Adobe Illustrator |
| Cmnd-left/right arrow | Move insertion pointer left/right one word |
| Up/Down arrow | Move insertion pointer up/down one line |
| Alignment | |
| Cmnd-Shft-L | Align left |
| Cmnd-Shft-C | Align center |
| Cmnd-Shft-R | Align right |
| Cmnd-Shft-J | Justify |
| Cmnd-Shft-F | Justify last line |
| Point size | |
| Cmnd-Shft-> | Increase point size in Adobe Illustrator |
| Cmnd-Shft-< | Decrease point size |
| Leading | |
| Optn-down arrow | Increase leading |
| Optn-up arrow | Decrease leading |
| Double-click leading button on Character palette | Set leading to the current font size in Adobe Illustrator |
| Horizontal scale | |
| Cmnd-Shft-X | Reset horizontal scale to 100% |
| Kerning/tracking | |
| Optn-right arrow | Increase kerning/tracking in Adobe Illustrator |
| Optn-left arrow | Decrease kerning/tracking |
| Cmnd-Optn right arrow | Increase kerning/tracking 5x |
| Cmnd-Optn left arrow | Decrease kerning/tracking 5x |
| Cmnd-Shft-Q | Reset kerning/tracking to 0 |
| Baseline shift | |
| Optn-Shft up arrow | Increase baseline shift |
| Optn-Shft down arrow | Decrease baseline shift in Adobe Illustrator |
| Cmnd-Optn- Shft up arrow | Increase baseline shift 5x |
| Cmnd-Optn- Shft down arrow | Decrease baseline shift 5x |
| Curly quotes | |
| Optn Shft-] | ' |
| Optn-] | ' |
| Optn Shft-[ | " |
| Optn-[ | " |
| Brushes | |
| F-5 | Show/Hide Brushes palette in Adobe Illustrator |
| Combine Paths | |
| Cmnd-8 | Compound Path > Make |
| Cmnd-Optn-8 | Compound Path > Release |
| Cmnd-4 | Repeat last-used Pathfinder command in Adobe Illustrator |
| Gradients | |
| F-9 | Show/Hide Gradient palette |
| > (period) | Reapply last-used gradient |
| Cmnd-click thumbnail | Reset gradient palette to black and white |
| Optn-drag | Duplicate color stop |
| Optn-click swatch | Apply swatch color to active color stop in Adobe Illustrator |
| Shft-drag with Gradient Mesh tool | Move mesh point along one of its lines |
| Shft-click with Gradient Mesh tool | Add mesh point using adjacent mesh color |
| Optn-click with Gradient Mesh tool | Remove mesh point |
| Clipping masks | |
| Cmnd-7 | Clipping Mask > Make |
| Cmnd-Optn-7 | Clipping Mask > Release |
| Transparency palette | |
| Optn-click mask thumbnail | View only opacity mask in mask edit mode |
| Shft-click mask thumbnail | Disable opacity mask in Adobe Illustrator Transparency pallete |
| Effects | |
| Cmnd-Shft-E | Apply Last Effect |
| Cmnd-Optn-Shft-E | Last Effect (reopen last effect dialog box) |
| Appearances | |
| Cmnd-/ | Add new fill |
| Cmnd-Optn-/ | Add new stroke |
| Optn-Shft-click with Eyedropper | Sample style and append appearance of selected object |
| Filters | |
| Cmnd-E | Apply Last Filter |
| Cmnd-Optn-E | Last Filter (reopen last filter dialog box) |
| Precision Tools | |
| Cmnd-R | Show/Hide Rulers in Adobe Illustrator |
| Cmnd-; | Show/Hide Guides |
| Cmnd-5 | Make Guides |
| Click selection square on Layers palette, then Com | Release Guides |
| Cmnd-Shft- double-click guide | Release a guide |
| Optn-drag new guide | Convert guide between horizontal/vertical orientation |
| Cmnd-Optn-; | Lock/Unlock Guides |
| Cmnd-� | Show/Hide Grid in Adobe Illustrator |
| Cmnd-Shft-" | Snap To Grid |
| Cmnd-Optn-" | Snap To Point (Pixel Preview off); Snap To Pixel (Pixel Preview on) |
| Cmnd-U | Smart Guides |
| Shft-drag with tool | Constrain Measure tool to multiple of 45º |
| Preferences | |
| Cmnd-K | General Preferences dialog box in Adobe Illustrator |
| Export/Print | |
| Cmnd-Optn- Shft-S | Save for Web |
| Cmnd-Shft-P | Page Setup/Print Setup dialog box |
| Cmnd-P | Print dialog box |
| F-8 | Show/Hide Info |
| Shortcuts/Help | |
| Cmnd-Optn- Shft-K | Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box in Adobe Illustrator |
| Cmnd-Shft-? | Illustrator Help (online) |
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