Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts Default

Adobe Illustrator keyboard shortcuts

Tools Shortcut

Selection V

Direct Selection A

Group Selection

Magic Wand Y

Lasso Q

Pen P

Add Anchor Point =

Delete Anchor Point -

Convert Anchor Point Shift+C

Type T

Area Type

Type on a Path

Vertical Type

Vertical Area Type

Vertical Type on a Path

Line Segment \

Arc

Spiral

Rectangular Grid

Polar Grid

Rectangle M

Rounded Rectangle

Ellipse L

Polygon

Star

Flare

Paintbrush B

Pencil N

Smooth

Path Eraser

Blob Brush Shift+B

Eraser Shift+E

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Scissors C

Knife

Rotate R

Reflect O

Scale S

Shear

Reshape

Width Shift+W

Warp Shift+R

Twirl

Pucker

Bloat

Scallop

Crystallize

Wrinkle

Free Transform E

Shape Builder Shift+M

Live Paint Bucket K

Live Paint Selection Shift+L

Perspective Grid Shift+P

Perspective Selection Shift+V

Mesh U

Gradient G

Eyedropper I

Measure

Blend W

Symbol Sprayer Shift+S

Symbol Shifter

Symbol Scruncher

Symbol Sizer

Symbol Spinner

Symbol Stainer

Symbol Screener

Symbol Styler



Column Graph J

Stacked Column Graph

Bar Graph

Stacked Bar Graph

Line Graph

Area Graph

Scatter Graph

Pie Graph

Radar Graph

Artboard Shift+O

Slice Shift+K

Slice Selection

Hand H

Print Tiling

Zoom Z

Toggle Fill/Stroke X

Default D

Swap Fill/Stroke Shift+X

Color ,

Gradient .

None /

Toggle Screen Mode F

Show/Hide All Palettes Tab

Show/Hide All But Toolbox Shift+Tab

Increase Diameter ]

Decrease Diameter [

Symbolism Tools - Increase Intensity Shift+}

Symbolism Tools - Decrease Intensity Shift+{

Opacity - 0%

Opacity - 10%

Opacity - 20%

Opacity - 30%

Opacity - 40%

Opacity - 50%



Opacity - 60%

Opacity - 70%

Opacity - 80%

Opacity - 90%

Opacity - 100%

Blend Mode - Normal

Blend Mode - Darken

Blend Mode - Multiply

Blend Mode - Color Burn

Blend Mode - Lighten

Blend Mode - Screen

Blend Mode - Color Dodge

Blend Mode - Overlay

Blend Mode - Soft Light

Blend Mode - Hard Light

Blend Mode - Difference

Blend Mode - Exclusion

Blend Mode - Hue

Blend Mode - Saturation

Blend Mode - Color

Blend Mode - Luminosity

Blend Mode - Next Mode

Blend Mode - Previous Mode

Toggle Drawing Mode Shift+D

Menu Commands

File

New Ctrl+N

New from Template Shift+Ctrl+N

Open Ctrl+O

Browse in Bridge Alt+Ctrl+O

Device Central

Close Ctrl+W



Save Ctrl+S

Save As Shift+Ctrl+S

Save a Copy Alt+Ctrl+S

Save as Template

Save for Web & Devices Alt+Shift+Ctrl+S

Revert F12

Place

Save for Microsoft Office

Export

Scripts

Other Script Ctrl+F12

Document Setup Alt+Ctrl+P

Document Color Mode

CMYK Color

RGB Color

File Info Alt+Shift+Ctrl+I

Print Ctrl+P

Exit Ctrl+Q

Edit

Undo Ctrl+Z

Redo Shift+Ctrl+Z

Cut Ctrl+X

Copy Ctrl+C

Paste Ctrl+V

Paste in Front Ctrl+F

Paste in Back Ctrl+B

Paste in Place Shift+Ctrl+V

Paste on All Artboards Alt+Shift+Ctrl+V

Clear

Find and Replace

Find Next

Check Spelling Ctrl+I

Edit Custom Dictionary

Define Pattern



Edit Colors

Adjust Color Balance

Blend Front to Back

Blend Horizontally

Blend Vertically

Convert to CMYK

Convert to Grayscale

Convert to RGB

Invert Colors

Overprint Black

Saturate

Edit Original

Transparency Flattener Presets

Tracing Presets

Print Presets

Adobe PDF Presets

SWF Presets

Color Settings Shift+Ctrl+K

Assign Profile

Keyboard Shortcuts Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K

Preferences

General Ctrl+K

Selection & Anchor Display

Type

Units

Guides & Grid

Smart Guides

Hyphenation

Plug-ins & Scratch Disks

User Interface

File Handling & Clipboard

Appearance of Black

Object

Transform



Transform Again Ctrl+D

Move Shift+Ctrl+M

Rotate

Reflect

Scale

Shear

Reset Bounding Box

Arrange

Bring to Front Shift+Ctrl+]

Bring Forward Ctrl+]

Send Backward Ctrl+[

Send to Back Shift+Ctrl+[

Send to Current Layer

Group Ctrl+G

Ungroup Shift+Ctrl+G

Lock

Selection Ctrl+2

All Artwork Above

Other Layers

Unlock All Alt+Ctrl+2

Hide

Selection Ctrl+3

All Artwork Above

Other Layers

Show All Alt+Ctrl+3

Expand

Expand Appearance

Flatten Transparency

Rasterize

Create Gradient Mesh

Slice

Make

Release

Create from Guides



Create from Selection

Duplicate Slice

Combine Slices

Divide Slices

Delete All

Slice Options

Clip to Artboard

Path

Join Ctrl+J

Average Alt+Ctrl+J

Simplify

Add Anchor Points

Remove Anchor Points

Divide Objects Below

Split Into Grid

Clean Up

Blend

Make Alt+Ctrl+B

Release Alt+Shift+Ctrl+B

Blend Options

Expand

Replace Spine

Reverse Spine

Reverse Front to Back

Envelope Distort

Make with Warp Alt+Shift+Ctrl+W

Make with Mesh Alt+Ctrl+M

Make with Top Object Alt+Ctrl+C

Release

Envelope Options

Expand

Edit Contents Shift+Ctrl+P

Perspective

Live Paint



Make Alt+Ctrl+X

Merge

Release

Gap Options

Expand

Live Trace

Make

Make and Expand

Make and Convert to Live Paint

Release

Tracing Options

Expand

Expand as Viewed

Convert to Live Paint

Show No Image

Show Original Image

Show Adjusted Image

Show Transparent Image

Show No Tracing Result

Show Tracing Result

Show Outlines

Show Outlines with Tracing

Text Wrap

Make

Release

Text Wrap Options

Clipping Mask

Make Ctrl+7

Release Alt+Ctrl+7

Edit Contents

Compound Path

Make Ctrl+8

Release Alt+Shift+Ctrl+8

Artboards



Convert to Artboards

Graph

Type

Data

Design

Column

Marker

Type

Glyphs

Area Type Options

Type on a Path

Rainbow

Skew

3D Ribbon

Stair Step

Gravity

Type on a Path Options

Threaded Text

Create

Release Selection

Remove Threading

Fit Headline

Create Outlines Shift+Ctrl+O

Find Font

Change Case

UPPERCASE

lowercase

Title Case

Sentence case

Smart Punctuation

Optical Margin Alignment

Show Hidden Characters Alt+Ctrl+I

Type Orientation

Horizontal



Vertical

Legacy Text

Update All Legacy Text

Update Selected Legacy Text

Hide Copies

Delete Copies

Select Copies

Select

All Ctrl+A

All on Active Artboard Alt+Ctrl+A

Deselect Shift+Ctrl+A

Reselect Ctrl+6

Inverse

Next Object Above Alt+Ctrl+]

Next Object Below Alt+Ctrl+[

Same

Blending Mode

Fill & Stroke

Fill Color

Opacity

Stroke Color

Stroke Weight

Graphic Style

Symbol Instance

Link Block Series

Object

All on Same Layers

Direction Handles

Brush Strokes

Clipping Masks

Stray Points

Text Objects

Flash Dynamic Text

Flash Input Text



Save Selection

Edit Selection

Effect

Apply Last Effect Shift+Ctrl+E

Last Effect Alt+Shift+Ctrl+E

Document Raster Effects Settings

3D

Extrude & Bevel

Revolve

Rotate

Convert to Shape

Rectangle

Rounded Rectangle

Ellipse

Distort & Transform

Free Distort

Pucker & Bloat

Roughen

Transform

Tweak

Twist

Zig Zag

Path

Offset Path

Outline Object

Outline Stroke

Pathfinder

Add

Intersect

Exclude

Subtract

Minus Back

Divide

Trim



Merge

Crop

Outline

Hard Mix

Soft Mix

Trap

Rasterize

Stylize

Feather

Inner Glow

Outer Glow

Scribble

SVG Filters

Warp

Arc

Arc Lower

Arc Upper

Arch

Bulge

Shell Lower

Shell Upper

Flag

Wave

Fish

Rise

Fisheye

Inflate

Squeeze

Twist

Effect Gallery

Artistic

Colored Pencil

Cutout

Dry Brush



Film Grain

Fresco

Neon Glow

Paint Daubs

Palette Knife

Plastic Wrap

Poster Edges

Rough Pastels

Smudge Stick

Sponge

Underpainting

Watercolor

Blur

Gaussian Blur

Radial Blur

Smart Blur

Brush Strokes

Accented Edges

Angled Strokes

Crosshatch

Dark Strokes

Ink Outlines

Spatter

Sprayed Strokes

Sumi-e

Distort

Diffuse Glow

Glass

Ocean Ripple

Pixelate

Color Halftone

Crystallize

Mezzotint

Pointillize



Sharpen

Unsharp Mask

Sketch

Bas Relief

Chalk & Charcoal

Charcoal

Chrome

Conte Crayon

Graphic Pen

Halftone Pattern

Note Paper

Photocopy

Plaster

Reticulation

Stamp

Torn Edges

Water Paper

Stylize

Glowing Edges

Texture

Craquelure

Grain

Mosaic Tiles

Patchwork

Stained Glass

Texturizer

Video

De-Interlace

NTSC Colors

View

Preview Ctrl+Y

Overprint Preview Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Y

Pixel Preview Alt+Ctrl+Y

Proof Setup



Document CMYK:

Legacy Macintosh RGB (Gamma 1.8)

Internet Standard RGB (sRGB)

Monitor RGB

Customize

Proof Colors

Zoom In Ctrl+=

Zoom Out Ctrl+-

Fit Artboard in Window Ctrl+0

Fit All in Window Alt+Ctrl+0

Actual Size Ctrl+1

Hide Edges Ctrl+H

Hide Artboards Shift+Ctrl+H

Hide Print Tiling

Show Slices

Lock Slices

Show Template Shift+Ctrl+W

Rulers

Show Rulers Ctrl+R

Change to Artboard Rulers Alt+Ctrl+R

Hide Bounding Box Shift+Ctrl+B

Show Transparency Grid Shift+Ctrl+D

Show Text Threads Shift+Ctrl+Y

Hide Gradient Annotator Alt+Ctrl+G

Show Live Paint Gaps

Guides

Hide Guides Ctrl+;

Lock Guides Alt+Ctrl+;

Make Guides Ctrl+5

Release Guides Alt+Ctrl+5

Clear Guides

Smart Guides Ctrl+U

Perspective Grid

Show Grid Shift+Ctrl+I



Show Grid Ctrl+'

Snap to Grid Shift+Ctrl+'

Snap to Point Alt+Ctrl+'

New View

Edit Views

Custom View 1

Custom View 2

Custom View 3

Custom View 4

Custom View 5

Custom View 6

Custom View 7

Custom View 8

Custom View 9

Custom View 10

Window

New Window

Arrange

Cascade

Tile

Workspace

Save Workspace

Manage Workspaces

Control

Tools

Actions

Align Shift+F7

Appearance Shift+F6

Attributes Ctrl+F11

Brushes F5

Color F6

Color Guide Shift+F3

Document Info

Flattener Preview



Gradient Ctrl+F9

Graphic Styles Shift+F5

Info Ctrl+F8

Layers F7

Links

Magic Wand

Navigator

Pathfinder Shift+Ctrl+F9

Stroke Ctrl+F10

SVG Interactivity

Swatches

Symbols Shift+Ctrl+F11

Transform Shift+F8

Transparency Shift+Ctrl+F10

Type

Character Ctrl+T

Character Styles

Flash Text

Glyphs

OpenType Alt+Shift+Ctrl+T

Paragraph Alt+Ctrl+T

Paragraph Styles

Tabs Shift+Ctrl+T

Variables

Brush Libraries

Other Library

Graphic Style Libraries

Other Library

Symbol Libraries

Other Library

Help

Illustrator Help F1

Welcome Screen

About Illustrator



System Info

Other Select

Switch Selection Tools Alt+Ctrl+Tab

Other Text

Insert Hyphen Shift+Ctrl+-

Point Size Up Shift+Ctrl+.

Point Size Down Shift+Ctrl+,

Font Size Step Up Alt+Shift+Ctrl+.

Font Size Step Down Alt+Shift+Ctrl+,

Kern Looser Shift+Ctrl+]

Kern Tighter Shift+Ctrl+[

Tracking Alt+Ctrl+K

Clear Tracking Alt+Ctrl+Q

Spacing Alt+Shift+Ctrl+O

Uniform Type Shift+Ctrl+X

Highlight Font Alt+Shift+Ctrl+F

Highlight Font (Secondary) Alt+Shift+Ctrl+M

Left Align Text Shift+Ctrl+L

Center Text Shift+Ctrl+C

Right Align Text Shift+Ctrl+R

Justify Text Left Shift+Ctrl+J

Justify Text Center

Justify Text Right

Justify All Lines Shift+Ctrl+F

Toggle Auto Hyphenation Alt+Shift+Ctrl+H

Toggle Line Composer Alt+Shift+Ctrl+C

Other Object

Lock Others Alt+Shift+Ctrl+2

Hide Others Alt+Shift+Ctrl+3

Repeat Pathfinder Ctrl+4

Average & Join Alt+Shift+Ctrl+J

Isolate Selected Object

Exit Isolation Mode

Other Panel



New Symbol F8

Show Color Panel (Secondary)

Actions Batch

Add New Fill Ctrl+/

Add New Stroke Alt+Ctrl+/

New Graphic Style

New Layer Ctrl+L

New Layer with Dialog Alt+Ctrl+L

Update Link

Navigator Options

New Swatch

Other Misc

Switch Units Alt+Shift+Ctrl+U

New File (No Dialog) Alt+Ctrl+N

Close All Alt+Ctrl+W

Help (Secondary)

Undo (Secondary)

Cut (Secondary) F2

Copy (Secondary) F3

Paste (Secondary) F4

Debug Panel Alt+Shift+Ctrl+F12

Navigate to Next Document Ctrl+F6

Navigate to Previous Document Shift+Ctrl+F6

Navigate to Next Document Group Alt+Ctrl+F6

Navigate to Previous Document Group Alt+Shift+Ctrl+F6


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