| Files | |
| Ctrl-N | New Document dialog box |
| Ctrl-O | Open dialog box in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-W | Close |
| Ctrl-S | Save |
| Ctrl-Shft-S | Save As dialog box in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-Alt-S | Save a Copy dialog box |
| Ctrl-Alt-P | Document Setup dialog box |
| Ctrl-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 |
| Esc | Cancel |
| Enter | OK |
| Palettes | |
| Tab | Show/hide all palettes |
| Shft-Tab | Show/hide all palettes except Toolbox |
| Enter | Apply value in palette field in Adobe Illustrator |
| Shft-Enter | Apply value in field, keep field selected |
| Tab | Highlight next field (pointer in palette) |
| Shft-Tab | Highlight previous field (pointer in palette) |
| Views | |
| Ctrl-Y | Preview/Outline view toggle |
| Ctrl-Alt-Y | Pixel Preview view on/off in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shft-Y | Overprint Preview view on/off |
| Caps lock | Use crosshair pointer (drawing tools) |
| Ctrl-H | Show/Hide Edges |
| Double-click Hand tool | Display entire artboard in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-0 | Fit In Window |
| Double-click Zoom tool or Ctrl-1 | 100% view size |
| Alt-click | Zoom out (Zoom tool selected) |
| Ctrl-Spacebar-click or Ctrl-+ | Zoom in (any tool selected) |
| Ctrl-Alt-Spacebar-click or Ctrl--(minus) | Zoom out (any tool selected) |
| Drag with Zoom tool, then Spacebar-drag | Adjust Zoom marquee position |
| Drag Zoom tool or Ctrl-drag in Navigator palette | Zoom in on specific area of artboard |
| Spacebar | Use Hand tool (any tool selected) |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shft-3 | Hide all unselected objects in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-Alt-3 | Show All |
| Ctrl-Shft-W | Show/Hide Template(s) |
| Ctrl-Shft-B | Show/Hide Bounding Box |
| Ctrl-Shft-D | Show/Hide Transparency Grid |
| F with menu bar/Full screen mode | Standard screen mode/Full screen mode |
| Undo/redo | |
| Ctrl-Z | Undo last operation in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-Shft-Z | Redo last undone operation |
| Create objects | |
| Alt-drag | Draw object from center using Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, or Ellipse tool in Adobe Illustrator |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Alt | Align shoulders as you draw with Star tool |
| Ctrl | Increase or decrease outer radius as you draw with Star tool or decay as you draw with Spiral tool |
| Select/Copy | |
| Ctrl-6 | Select Again (last used command on Edit menu > Select submenu) |
| Ctrl | Use last-used selection tool (any non-selection tool chosen) |
| Ctrl-Tab | Toggle between Selection tool and Direct-selection tool or Group-selection tool |
| Alt | Toggle between Group-selection and Direct-selection tools |
| Ctrl-A | Select All in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-Shft-A | Deselect All |
| Ctrl-Alt-[-click | Select an object hidden behind another object |
| Shft-drag | Add to selection with either lasso tool in Adobe Illustrator |
| Alt-drag | Subtract from selection with either lasso tool |
| Move | |
| Double-click Selection tool | Move dialog box |
| Alt-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 | |
| Ctrl-X | Cut |
| Ctrl-C | Copy |
| Ctrl-V | Paste |
| Ctrl-F | Paste In Front |
| Ctrl-B | Paste In Back |
| Transform | |
| Alt-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 |
| Ctrl-D | Transform Again |
| ~ drag | Transform pattern fill, not object(any transform tool) |
| Start dragging, then Alt-drag | Transform copy of object (any transform tool) in Adobe Illustrator |
| Modify value, then press Alt-Enter | Transform copy of object (Transform palette) |
| Modify W or H value, then press trl-Enter | Scale object uniformly (Transform palette) |
| Ctrl-Alt-D | Transform Each dialog box |
| Bounding box | |
| Shft-drag handle | Scale object uniformly using bounding box(Free Transform or Selection tool) |
| Alt-drag handle | Resize object from center using bounding box in Adobe Illustrator |
| Blends | |
| Ctrl-Alt-B | Blend > Make |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shft-B | Blend > Release |
| Free Transform tool | |
| Alt-drag a handle | Transform from center |
| Start dragging corner handle, then Ctrl-drag | Distort |
| Start dragging side handle, then Ctrl-drag | Skew |
| Start dragging corner handle, then Ctrl-Alt-Shft- | Make Perspective |
| Pen/Reshape | |
| Alt | Add-anchor-point and Delete-anchor-point tool toggle (either selected) |
| Alt | Use Add-anchor-point tool (Scissors tool selected) |
| Alt | Use Convert-anchor-point tool (Pen tool selected) |
| Alt | 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 |
| Ctrl-J | Join two selected endpoints |
| Ctrl-Alt-J | Average two selected endpoints |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shft-J | Average and Join two selected endpoints |
| Drag, then Alt-release | Close path while drawing with Pencil or Paintbrush tool |
| Alt-drag tool | Cut in a straight line with Knife tool in Adobe Illustrator |
| Alt-Shft | Cut in 45º increment with Knife tool |
| Fill & Stroke | |
| F-10 | Show/Hide Stroke palette |
| D | Default fill/stroke |
| Alt | 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 | |
| Ctrl-I or F-6 | Show/Hide Color palette |
| Alt-click or drag color spectrum bar on Color pale | 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 Color pallete |
| Shft-X | Swap fill/stroke |
| Swatches palette | |
| Ctrl-Alt-click list, start typing name name | Select a swatch name in Adobe Illustrator Swatches pallete |
| Layers | |
| F-7 | Show/Hide Layers palette in Adobe Illustrator |
| Grouping | |
| Ctrl-G | Group |
| Ctrl-Shft-G | Ungroup |
| Restacking (keyboard) | |
| Ctrl-Shft-] | Bring To Front |
| Ctrl-Shft-[ | Send To Back in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-] | Bring Forward |
| Ctrl-[ | Send Backward |
| Select | |
| Click selection square or Alt-click name | Select layer, sublayer, group, or object |
| Shft-click square | Add to selection in Adobe Illustrator |
| Alt-drag-square | Copy selection to new layer, sublayer, group |
| Views | |
| Alt-click eye icon | Hide/show all other layers |
| Ctrl-click eye icon | View a layer in Outline/Preview view |
| Ctrl-Alt-click eye icon | View all other layers in Outline/ Preview view |
| Alt-click blank box in second column | Lock/unlock all other layers in Adobe Illustrator |
| Create top-level layers | |
| Ctrl-L | Create layer above currently selected layer |
| Ctrl-click New Layer button | Create layer at top of list |
| Ctrl-Alt-click New Layer button | Create layer below currently selected layer |
| Lock/unlock (keyboard) | |
| Ctrl-2 | Lock (selected object) |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shft-2 | Lock all unselected objects |
| Ctrl-Alt-2 | Unlock All |
| Type | |
| Ctrl-T | Show/Hide Character palette |
| Ctrl-M | Show/Hide Paragraph palette |
| Enter | Hard Return |
| Shft-Enter | Soft Return |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shft-M | Highlight font field on Character palette |
| Ctrl-Shft-T | Show/hide Tab Ruler palette |
| Ctrl-Shft-(hyphen key) | Force hyphenate a word in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-Shft-O | Create Outlines |
| Type tools | |
| Alt | Use Area Type tool (Type tool selected, over open path) |
| Alt | Use Path Type tool (Type tool selected, over closed path) |
| Shft with any type tool | Switch to vertical/horizontal type tool equivalent as you create type in Adobe Illustrator |
| 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 in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-A | Select all the type in a block |
| Ctrl-left/right arrow | Move insertion pointer left/right one word |
| Up/Down arrow | Move insertion pointer up/down one line |
| Alignment | |
| Ctrl-Shft-L | Align left |
| Ctrl-Shft-C | Align center |
| Ctrl-Shft-R | Align right |
| Ctrl-Shft-J | Justify |
| Ctrl-Shft-F | Justify last line |
| Point size | |
| Ctrl-Shft-> | Increase point size in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-Shft-< | Decrease point size |
| Leading | |
| Alt-down arrow | Increase leading |
| Alt-up arrow | Decrease leading |
| Double-click leading button on Character palette | Set leading to the current font size in Adobe Illustrator |
| Horizontal scale | |
| Ctrl-Shft-X | Reset horizontal scale to 100% |
| Kerning/tracking | |
| Alt-right arrow | Increase kerning/tracking in Adobe Illustrator |
| Alt-left arrow | Decrease kerning/tracking |
| Ctrl-Alt right arrow | Increase kerning/tracking 5x |
| Ctrl-Alt left arrow | Decrease kerning/tracking 5x |
| Ctrl-Shft-Q | Reset kerning/tracking to 0 |
| Baseline shift | |
| Alt-Shft up arrow | Increase baseline shift |
| Alt-Shft down arrow | Decrease baseline shift |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shft up arrow | Increase baseline shift 5x |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shft down arrow | Decrease baseline shift 5x |
| Curly quotes | |
| Alt-0146 (numeric keypad only) | ' |
| Alt-0145 | ' |
| Alt-0148 | " |
| Alt-0147 | " |
| Brushes | |
| F-5 | Show/Hide Brushes palette in Adobe Illustrator |
| Combine Paths | |
| Ctrl-8 | Compound Path > Make |
| Ctrl-Alt-8 | Compound Path > Release |
| Ctrl-4 | Repeat last-used Pathfinder command in Adobe Illustrator |
| Gradients | |
| F-9 | Show/Hide Gradient palette in Adobe Illustrator |
| > (period) | Reapply last-used gradient |
| Ctrl-click thumbnail | Reset gradient palette to black and white |
| Alt-drag | Duplicate color stop |
| Alt-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 |
| Alt-click with Gradient Mesh tool | Remove mesh point |
| Clipping masks | |
| Ctrl-7 | Clipping Mask > Make |
| Ctrl-Alt-7 | Clipping Mask > Release |
| Transparency palette | |
| Alt-click mask thumbnail | View only opacity mask in mask edit mode in Adobe Illustrator Transparency palette |
| Shft-click mask thumbnail | Disable opacity mask |
| Effects | |
| Ctrl-Shft-E | Apply Last Effect |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shft-E | Last Effect (reopen last effect dialog box) |
| Appearances | |
| Ctrl-/ | Add new fill |
| Ctrl-Alt-/ | Add new stroke |
| Alt-Shft-click with Eyedropper | Sample style and append appearance of selected object in Adobe Illustrator |
| Filters | |
| Ctrl-E | Apply Last Filter in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-Alt-E | Last Filter (reopen last filter dialog box) |
| Precision Tools | |
| Ctrl-R | Show/Hide Rulers |
| Ctrl-; | Show/Hide Guides |
| Ctrl-5 | Make Guides |
| Click selection square on Layers palette, then Ctr | Release Guides |
| Ctrl-Shft- double-click guide | Release a guide |
| Alt-drag new guide | Convert guide between horizontal/vertical orientation in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-Alt-; | Lock/Unlock Guides |
| Ctrl-" | Show/Hide Grid |
| Ctrl-Shft-" | Snap To Grid |
| Ctrl-Alt-" | Snap To Point (Pixel Preview off); Snap To Pixel (Pixel Preview on) |
| Ctrl-U | Smart Guides |
| Shft-drag with tool | Constrain Measure tool to multiple of 45º |
| Preferences | |
| Ctrl-K | General Preferences dialog box in Adobe Illustrator |
| Export/Print | |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shft-S | Save for Web |
| Ctrl-Shft-P | Page Setup/Print Setup dialog box |
| Ctrl-P | Print dialog box in Adobe Illustrator |
| F-8 | Show/Hide Info |
| Shortcuts/Help | |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shft-K | Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box in Adobe Illustrator |
| F1 | Illustrator Help (online) |
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