| Ctrl-N |
New Document dialog box |
| Ctrl-O |
Open dialog box in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-W |
Close |
| Ctrl-S |
Save |
| Ctrl-Shift-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 |
| 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 |
| Shift-C |
Convert-anchor-point |
| Tab |
Highlight next field/option in Adobe Illustrator dialog boxes |
| Shift-Tab |
Highlight previous field/option |
| Esc |
Cancel |
| Enter |
OK |
| Tab |
Show/hide all palettes |
| Shift-Tab |
Show/hide all palettes except Toolbox |
| Enter |
Apply value in palette field in Adobe Illustrator |
| Shift-Enter |
Apply value in field, keep field selected |
| Tab |
Highlight next field (pointer in palette) |
| Shift-Tab |
Highlight previous field (pointer in palette) |
| Ctrl-Y |
Preview/Outline view toggle |
| Ctrl-Alt-Y |
Pixel Preview view on/off in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-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-Shift-3 |
Hide all unselected objects in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-Alt-3 |
Show All |
| Ctrl-Shift-W |
Show/Hide Template(s) |
| Ctrl-Shift-B |
Show/Hide Bounding Box |
| Ctrl-Shift-D |
Show/Hide Transparency Grid |
| F with menu bar/Full screen mode |
Standard screen mode/Full screen mode |
| Ctrl-Z |
Undo last operation in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-Shift-Z |
Redo last undone operation |
| Alt-drag |
Draw object from center using Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, or Ellipse tool in Adobe Illustrator |
| Shift-drag |
Draw circle with Rectangle or Rounded Rectangle tool; square with Ellipse tool |
| Spacebar |
Move object as you draw with Polygon, Star, or Spiral tool |
| Shift |
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 |
| 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-Shift-A |
Deselect All |
| Ctrl-Alt-[-click |
Select an object hidden behind another object |
| Shift-drag |
Add to selection with either lasso tool in Adobe Illustrator |
| Alt-drag |
Subtract from selection with either lasso tool |
| 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) |
| Shift-arrow key |
Move selection 10x Keyboard Increment in Adobe Illustrator |
| Shift |
Constrain movement to multiple of 45º |
| Ctrl-X |
Cut |
| Ctrl-C |
Copy |
| Ctrl-V |
Paste |
| Ctrl-F |
Paste In Front |
| Ctrl-B |
Paste In Back |
| Alt-click |
Transform tool dialog/set origin (any transform tool except Free Transform) |
| Shift-drag |
Transform object along multiple of 45º (Shear, Reflect, Rotate tool) |
| Shift-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 |
| Shift-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 |
| Ctrl-Alt-B |
Blend > Make |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-B |
Blend > Release |
| 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-Shift- |
Make Perspective |
| 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 |
| Shift-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-Shift-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-Shift |
Cut in 45º increment with Knife tool |
| 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) |
|
Apply last-used solid color in Adobe Illustrator |
| / |
Apply fill/stroke of None |
| 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 |
| Shift-click color spectrum bar |
Cycle through color models in Adobe Illustrator Color pallete |
| Shift-X |
Swap fill/stroke |
| Ctrl-Alt-click list, start typing name name |
Select a swatch name in Adobe Illustrator Swatches pallete |
| F-7 |
Show/Hide Layers palette in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-G |
Group |
| Ctrl-Shift-G |
Ungroup |
| Ctrl-Shift-] |
Bring To Front |
| Ctrl-Shift-[ |
Send To Back in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-] |
Bring Forward |
| Ctrl-[ |
Send Backward |
| Click selection square or Alt-click name |
Select layer, sublayer, group, or object |
| Shift-click square |
Add to selection in Adobe Illustrator |
| Alt-drag-square |
Copy selection to new layer, sublayer, group |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ctrl-2 |
Lock (selected object) |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-2 |
Lock all unselected objects |
| Ctrl-Alt-2 |
Unlock All |
| Ctrl-T |
Show/Hide Character palette |
| Ctrl-M |
Show/Hide Paragraph palette |
| Enter |
Hard Return |
| Shift-Enter |
Soft Return |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-M |
Highlight font field on Character palette |
| Ctrl-Shift-T |
Show/hide Tab Ruler palette |
| Ctrl-Shift-(hyphen key) |
Force hyphenate a word in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-Shift-O |
Create Outlines |
| Alt |
Use Area Type tool (Type tool selected, over open path) |
| Alt |
Use Path Type tool (Type tool selected, over closed path) |
| Shift 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 |
| 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 |
| Ctrl-Shift-L |
Align left |
| Ctrl-Shift-C |
Align center |
| Ctrl-Shift-R |
Align right |
| Ctrl-Shift-J |
Justify |
| Ctrl-Shift-F |
Justify last line |
| Ctrl-Shift-> |
Increase point size in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-Shift- |
Decrease point size |
| 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 |
| Ctrl-Shift-X |
Reset horizontal scale to 100% |
| 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-Shift-Q |
Reset kerning/tracking to 0 |
| Alt-Shift up arrow |
Increase baseline shift |
| Alt-Shift down arrow |
Decrease baseline shift |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift up arrow |
Increase baseline shift 5x |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift down arrow |
Decrease baseline shift 5x |
| Alt-0146 (numeric keypad only) |
' |
| Alt-0145 |
' |
| Alt-0148 |
� |
| Alt-0147 |
� |
| F-5 |
Show/Hide Brushes palette in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-8 |
Compound Path > Make |
| Ctrl-Alt-8 |
Compound Path > Release |
| Ctrl-4 |
Repeat last-used Pathfinder command in Adobe Illustrator |
| 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 |
| Shift-drag with Gradient Mesh tool |
Move mesh point along one of its lines |
| Shift-click with Gradient Mesh tool |
Add mesh point using adjacent mesh color |
| Alt-click with Gradient Mesh tool |
Remove mesh point |
| Ctrl-7 |
Clipping Mask > Make |
| Ctrl-Alt-7 |
Clipping Mask > Release |
| Alt-click mask thumbnail |
View only opacity mask in mask edit mode in Adobe Illustrator Transparency palette |
| Shift-click mask thumbnail |
Disable opacity mask |
| Ctrl-Shift-E |
Apply Last Effect |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-E |
Last Effect (reopen last effect dialog box) |
| Ctrl-/ |
Add new fill |
| Ctrl-Alt-/ |
Add new stroke |
| Alt-Shift-click with Eyedropper |
Sample style and append appearance of selected object in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-E |
Apply Last Filter in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-Alt-E |
Last Filter (reopen last filter dialog box) |
| Ctrl-R |
Show/Hide Rulers |
| Ctrl-; |
Show/Hide Guides |
| Ctrl-5 |
Make Guides |
| Click selection square on Layers palette, then Ctr |
Release Guides |
| Ctrl-Shift- 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-Shift-� |
Snap To Grid |
| Ctrl-Alt-� |
Snap To Point (Pixel Preview off); Snap To Pixel (Pixel Preview on) |
| Ctrl-U |
Smart Guides |
| Shift-drag with tool |
Constrain Measure tool to multiple of 45º |
| Ctrl-K |
General Preferences dialog box in Adobe Illustrator |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-S |
Save for Web |
| Ctrl-Shift-P |
Page Setup/Print Setup dialog box |
| Ctrl-P |
Print dialog box in Adobe Illustrator |
| F-8 |
Show/Hide Info |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-K |
Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box in Adobe Illustrator |
| F1 |
Illustrator Help (online) |