Hotkeys and shortcuts for Adobe Illustrator

(Total 267)

`Ctrl` + `Z`	Frequently used shortcuts Undo
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `Z`	Frequently used shortcuts Redo
`Ctrl` + `X`	Frequently used shortcuts Cut
`Ctrl` + `C`	Frequently used shortcuts Copy
`Ctrl` + `V`	Frequently used shortcuts Paste
`Ctrl` + `F`	Frequently used shortcuts Paste in front
`Ctrl` + `B`	Frequently used shortcuts Paste at back
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `B`	View artwork Hide bounding box
`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `B`	Edit shapes Finish adding objects to the blend
`Ctrl` + `I`	Frequently used shortcuts Check spelling
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `K`	Frequently used shortcuts Open the Color Settings dialog box
`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `K`	Frequently used shortcuts Open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box
`Ctrl` + `K`	Frequently used shortcuts Open the Preferences dialog box
`Ctrl` + `N`	Work with documents Create a document
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `N`	Work with type Insert en space
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `N`	Work with documents Create a document without opening the New Document dialog box
`Ctrl` + `O`	Work with documents Open a document
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `P`	Work with documents Place a file in the document
`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `I`	Work with documents Open the File Information dialog box
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `P`	Work with documents Open the Document Setup dialog box
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `O`	Work with documents Browse in Adobe Bridge
`Ctrl` + `W`	Work with documents Close the document window
`Ctrl` + `S`	Work with documents Save changes made to the document
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `S`	Work with documents Open the Save As dialog box
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `S`	Work with documents Save a copy of the document
`Ctrl` + `F12`	Work with documents Save the document as script files
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `E`	Work with documents Open the Export for screens dialog box
`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `S`	Work with documents Open the Save For Web dialog box
`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `P`	Work with documents Package the document
`Ctrl` + `P`	Work with documents Print
`Ctrl` + `Q`	Work with documents Exit the application
`↑ Shift` + `O`	Select tools Artboard tool
`V`	Draw Increase the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10%
`A`	Select tools Direct Selection tool
`Y`	Select tools Magic Wand tool
`Q`	Select tools Lasso tool
`P`	Select tools Pen tool
`↑ Shift` + `~`	Select tools Curvature tool
`↑ Shift` + `B`	Select tools Blob Brush tool
`+`	Select tools Add Anchor Point tool
`-`	Select tools Delete Anchor Point tool
`↑ Shift` + `C`	Select tools Switch to Anchor Point tool
`T`	Select tools Type tool
`↑ Shift` + `T`	Select tools Touch Type tool
`\`	Select tools Line Segment tool
`M`	Select tools Rectangle tool
`L`	Select tools Ellipse tool
`B`	Select tools Paintbrush tool
`N`	Select tools Pencil tool
`↑ Shift` + `N`	Select tools Shaper tool
`R`	Select tools Rotate tool
`O`	Select tools Reflect tool
`S`	Select tools Scale tool
`↑ Shift` + `R`	Select tools Warp tool
`↑ Shift` + `W`	Select tools Width tool
`E`	Select tools Free Transform tool
`↑ Shift` + `M`	Edit shapes Select the Shape Builder tool
`↑ Shift` + `P`	Draw Perspective Grid Tool
`↑ Shift` + `V`	Draw Perspective Selection Tool
`↑ Shift` + `S`	Select tools Symbol Sprayer tool
`J`	Select tools Column Graph tool
`U`	Select tools Mesh tool
`G`	Gradient panel View Gradient annotator in selected gradient filled object
`I`	Select tools Eyedropper tool
`W`	Select tools Blend tool
`K`	Select tools Live Paint Bucket tool
`↑ Shift` + `L`	Select tools Live Paint Selection tool
`↑ Shift` + `K`	Select tools Slice tool
`↑ Shift` + `E`	Select tools Eraser tool
`C`	Draw Increase the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10%
`H`	Select tools Hand tool
`Z`	Select tools Zoom tool
`Alt`	Work with type Switch between Area Type and Path Type, Vertical Area Type and Vertical Path Type tools
`F`	Draw Decrease the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10%
`Mouse double click`	Color panel (double click to right of a numerical field) Switch between percentage and 0-255 values for RGB
`Ctrl` + `1`	View artwork Magnify 100%
`Space`	View artwork Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool
`Ctrl` + `Space`	View artwork Switch to Zoom tool in magnify mode
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Space`	View artwork Switch to Zoom tool in reduce mode
`Control` + `Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `3`	View artwork Hide unselected artwork
`Alt` + `Mouse movement`	Swatches panel (drag a swatch over another) Replace swatch with another
`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `Mouse double click`	View artwork (double click guide) Release guide
`Ctrl` + `H`	View artwork Show document template
`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `H`	View artwork Show/Hide artboards
`Ctrl` + `R`	View artwork Show/Hide artboard rulers
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `D`	View artwork Show transparency grid
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `0`	View artwork View all artboards in window
`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `V`	View artwork Paste in place on the active artboard
`Esc`	Create variable width points Deselect a width point
`↑ Shift` + `Mouse movement`	Gradient panel Constrain Gradient tool or Gradient annotator while dragging
`Ctrl` + `Mouse left click`	Swatches panel (click New Swatch button) Create new spot color
`Ctrl` + `F6`	View artwork Navigate to next document
`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `F6`	View artwork Navigate to previous document
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `F6`	View artwork Navigate to next document group
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `F6`	View artwork Navigate to previous document group
`Ctrl` + `Y`	View artwork Toggle between Outline and GPU Preview of the document
`Ctrl` + `E`	View artwork Toggle between GPU and CPU Preview of the document
`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `Y`	View artwork View the document in Overprint Preview mode
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Y`	View artwork View the document in Pixel Preview mode
`Ctrl` + `=`	View artwork Zoom in
`Ctrl` + `-`	View artwork Zoom out
`Ctrl` + `;`	View artwork Hide guides
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `;`	View artwork Lock guides
`Ctrl` + `5`	View artwork Make guides
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `5`	View artwork Release guides
`Ctrl` + `U`	View artwork Show/ hide smart guides
`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `I`	Draw Perspective Grid
`Ctrl` + `'`	View artwork Show grid
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `'`	View artwork Snap to grid
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `'`	View artwork Snap to point
`Ctrl` + `	Work with selections Switch to last-used selection tool (Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, or Group Selection tool)
`↑ Shift` + `Mouse left click`	Transparency panel (click on disabled mask thumbnail) Re-enable opacity mask
`Alt` + `Mouse left click`	Transparency panel (click on mask thumbnail) Change mask to grayscale image for editing
`⇪ Caps Lock`	Work with selections Change pointer to cross hair for Lasso tool
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `A`	Work with selections Select artwork in active artboard
`Alt` + `C` + `O`	Work with selections Create crop marks around selected object
`Ctrl` + `A`	Work with selections Select all
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `A`	Work with selections Deselect
`Ctrl` + `6`	Work with selections Reselect
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `]`	Work with selections Select the object above the current selection
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `[`	Work with selections Select the object below the current selection
`Ctrl` + `Mouse left click`	Work with selections Select behind in isolation mode
`Ctrl` + `G`	Work with selections Group the selected artwork
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `G`	Work with selections Ungroup the selected artwork
`Ctrl` + `2`	Work with selections Lock a selection
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `2`	Work with selections Unlock a selection
`Ctrl` + `3`	Work with selections Hide a selection
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `3`	Work with selections Show all selections
`← ↑ → ↓`	Work with selections Move selection in user-defined increments
`↑ Shift` + `← ↑ → ↓`	Work with selections Move selection in 10x user-defined increments
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `2`	Work with selections Lock all deselected artwork
`↑ Shift`	Work with type Switch between Type and Vertical Type, Area Type and Vertical Area Type, and Path Type and Vertical Path Type tools
`Ctrl` + `]`	Work with selections Bring a selection forward
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `]`	Work with selections Move a selection to the front
`Ctrl` + `[`	Work with selections Send a selection backward
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `[`	Work with selections Move a selection to the back
`Space` + `Mouse movement`	Edit shapes Move current anchor point while drawing with Pen tool
`↑ ↓`	Character and Paragraph panels Increase/decrease the selected value by a small increment
`Ctrl`	Draw (hold down) Keep the inner radius of a star constant
`Ctrl` + `Mouse movement`	Draw Change the decay rate of a spiral
`← →`	Work with type Move one character left or right
`X`	Work with objects Toggle between fill and stroke
`]`	Work with objects Increase Bristle brush size
`[`	Work with objects Decrease Bristle brush size
`↑ Shift` + `D`	Draw Switching between drawing modes
`Ctrl` + `J`	Draw Join two or more paths
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `J`	Draw Average two or more paths
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `Alt` + `J`	Draw Create corner or smooth join
`Ctrl` + `8`	Draw Create a compound path
`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `8`	Draw Release a compound path
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `F8`	Draw Edit a pattern
`5` + `Mouse movement`	Draw (drag object) Moving objects perpendicularly
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Mouse movement`	Draw Copying objects in perspective
`Ctrl` + `D`	Work with objects Reapply a transformation to an object
`↑ Shift` + `Alt` + `Mouse movement`	Edit shapes Cut at 45° or 90° with Knife tool
`↑ Shift` + `}`	Edit shapes Increase the intensity of symbols (when using Symbolism tool)
`↑ Shift` + `{`	Edit shapes Decrease the intensity of symbols (when using Symbolism tool)
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `B`	Edit shapes Blend objects
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `W`	Edit shapes Distort objects using a warp-shaped envelope
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `M`	Edit shapes Distort objects using a mesh as the shape of the envelope
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `C`	Edit shapes Distort objects using another object as the shape of the envelope
`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Mouse left click`	Work with objects (click Eyedropper tool) Sample style and append appearance of currently selected item
`Mouse left click`	Work with Live Paint groups (click Live Paint Bucket tool) Fill across unstroked edges into adjacent faces
`Mouse left click`	Work with Live Paint groups (click Live Paint Bucket tool) Fill all faces that have same fill and stroke all edges that have same stroke
`Triple` + `Mouse left click`	Work with Live Paint groups (click Live Paint Selection tool) Select all faces/edges with same fill/stroke
`~` + `Mouse movement`	Work with objects Transform pattern (independent of object) when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool
`Ctrl` + `4`	Work with objects Apply last pathfinder effect to the selected object
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `M`	Work with type Insert em space
`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `D`	Work with objects Open the Transform Each dialog box
`Ctrl` + `7`	Work with objects Make a clipping mask
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `7`	Work with objects Release a clipping mask
`D`	Work with objects Set fill and stroke to default
`↑ Shift` + `X`	Work with objects Swap fill and stroke
`>`	Work with objects Select gradient fill mode
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `G`	Work with objects Hide gradient annotator (when using the Gradient tool)
`<`	Work with objects Select color fill mode
`/`	Work with objects Select no stroke/fill mode
`Ctrl` + `/`	Work with objects Add new fill
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `/`	Work with objects Add new stroke
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `X`	Work with objects Make Live Paint (when using the Paint Bucket tool)
`Del`	Create variable width points Delete selected width point
`Ctrl` + `← →`	Work with type Move one word left or right
`Ctrl` + `↑ ↓`	Character and Paragraph panels Increase/decrease the selected value by a fraction
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `← →`	Work with type Select one word left or right
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `↑ ↓`	Work with type Select one paragraph before or after
`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `L`	Work with type Align paragraph left
`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `R`	Work with type Align paragraph right
`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `C`	Work with type Align paragraph center
`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `J`	Work with type Justify text left
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `F`	Work with type Justify all lines
`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `C`	Work with type Toggle line composer
`↑ Shift` + `⤶ Enter`	Transform panel Apply a value and keep focus in edit field
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `K`	Work with type Highlight kerning
`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `X`	Work with type Reset horizontal scale to 100%
`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `.`	Work with type or , Increase or decrease font size
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `.`	Work with type Increase or decrease font size by steps
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `,`	Work with type Increase or decrease font size by steps
`Alt` + `↑ ↓`	Work with type Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (vertical text)
`Alt` + `← →`	Work with type Increase or decrease baseline shift (vertical text)
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `K`	Work with type Select tracking value
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Q`	Work with type Reset tracking/kerning to 0
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `← →`	Work with type Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (horizontal text)
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `↑ ↓`	Work with type Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (vertical text)
`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `↑ ↓`	Work with type Increase or decrease baseline shift (horizontal text)
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `O`	Work with type Create outlines
`Ctrl` + `T`	Character and Paragraph panels Open the Character panel
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `T`	Character and Paragraph panels Open the Paragraph panel
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `T`	Work with type Open the Tabs panel
`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `T`	Work with type Open the OpenType panel
`Alt` + `8`	Work with type Insert bullets
`Alt` + `G`	Work with type Insert copyright symbol
`Alt` + `;`	Work with type Insert ellipsis
`Alt` + `7`	Work with type Insert paragraph symbol
`Alt` + `6`	Work with type Insert section symbol
`Alt` + `2`	Work with type Insert trademark symbol
`Alt` + `R`	Work with type Insert registered trademark symbol
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `=`	Work with type Superscript
`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `=`	Work with type Subscript
`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `-`	Work with type Insert em dash
`Alt` + `-`	Work with type Insert en dash
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `-`	Work with type Insert discretionary hyphen
`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `H`	Work with type Toggle auto-hyphenation
`Alt` + `[`	Work with type Insert double left quotation marks
`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `[`	Work with type Insert double right quotation marks
`Alt` + `]`	Work with type Insert single left quotation marks
`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `]`	Work with type Insert single right quotation marks
`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `M`	Work with type Insert thin space
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `I`	Work with type Show hidden characters
`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `U`	Using panels Switch units of measurement
`⭾ Tab`	Using panels Show/Hide all panels
`↑ Shift` + `⭾ Tab`	Using panels Show/Hide all panels except the Tools panel and Control panel
`↑ Shift` + `↑ ↓`	Character and Paragraph panels Increase/decreases the selected value by a large increment
`Mouse movement`	Brushes panel (drag brush to New Brush button) Duplicate brush
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `F`	Character and Paragraph panels Highlight the font name field in the Character panel
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Mouse left click`	Layers panel (click New Layer button) Place layer below selected layer
`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `Mouse left click`	Swatches panel (click New Swatch button) Create new global process color
`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `Alt` + `Mouse left click`	Color panel (click color bar) Select the inverse for the nonactive fill/stroke
`↑ Shift` + `F3`	Color panel Open Color Guide
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `G`	Gradient panel Show/Hide gradient arrow
`Ctrl` + `L`	Layers panel Add a layer
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `L`	Layers panel Add a layer while opening the New Layer dialog box
`Alt` + `⤶ Enter`	Transform panel Apply a value and copy object
`Ctrl` + `⤶ Enter`	Transform panel Apply a value and scale option proportionately for width or height
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `E`	Transparency panel Apply last effect to the selected object
`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `E`	Transparency panel Apply last effect to the selected object by adjusting the values in the effects dialog box
`Mouse left click` + `↑ ↓`	Transparency panel (click opacity field then up or down) Increase/decrease opacity in 1% increments
`↑ Shift` + `Mouse left click` + `↑ ↓`	Transparency panel (Shift + click opacity field then up or down) Increase/decrease opacity in 10% increments
`F1`	Function keys Invoke Help
`F2`	Function keys Cut
`F3`	Function keys Copy
`F4`	Function keys Paste
`F5`	Function keys Show/hide Brushes panel
`F6`	Function keys Show/hide Color panel
`F7`	Function keys Show/hide Layers panel
`F8`	Function keys Create new symbol
`Ctrl` + `F8`	Function keys Show/hide Info panel
`Ctrl` + `F9`	Function keys Show/hide Gradient panel
`Ctrl` + `F10`	Function keys Show/hide Stroke panel
`Ctrl` + `F11`	Function keys Show/hide Attributes panel
`F12`	Function keys Revert
`↑ Shift` + `F5`	Function keys Show/hide Graphic Styles panel
`↑ Shift` + `F6`	Function keys Show/hide Appearance panel
`↑ Shift` + `F7`	Function keys Show/hide Align panel
`↑ Shift` + `F8`	Function keys Show/hide Transform panel
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `F9`	Function keys Show/hide Pathfinder panel
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `F10`	Function keys Show/hide Transparency panel
`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `F11`	Function keys Show/hide Symbols panel

Hotkeys and shortcuts for Adobe Illustrator

(Total 267)

Ctrl + Z

Frequently used shortcuts

Undo

↑ Shift + Ctrl + Z

Frequently used shortcuts

Redo

Ctrl + X

Frequently used shortcuts

Cut

Ctrl + C

Frequently used shortcuts

Copy

Ctrl + V

Frequently used shortcuts

Paste

Ctrl + F

Frequently used shortcuts

Paste in front

Ctrl + B

Frequently used shortcuts

Paste at back

↑ Shift + Ctrl + B

View artwork

Hide bounding box

Alt + ↑ Shift + Ctrl + B

Edit shapes

Finish adding objects to the blend

Ctrl + I

Frequently used shortcuts

Check spelling

↑ Shift + Ctrl + K

Frequently used shortcuts

Open the Color Settings dialog box

Alt + ↑ Shift + Ctrl + K

Frequently used shortcuts

Open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box

Ctrl + K

Frequently used shortcuts

Open the Preferences dialog box

Ctrl + N

Work with documents

Create a document

↑ Shift + Ctrl + N

Work with type

Insert en space

Alt + Ctrl + N

Work with documents

Create a document without opening the New Document dialog box

Ctrl + O

Work with documents

Open a document

↑ Shift + Ctrl + P

Work with documents

Place a file in the document

Alt + ↑ Shift + Ctrl + I

Work with documents

Open the File Information dialog box

Alt + Ctrl + P

Work with documents

Open the Document Setup dialog box

Alt + Ctrl + O

Work with documents

Browse in Adobe Bridge

Ctrl + W

Work with documents

Close the document window

Ctrl + S

Work with documents

Save changes made to the document

↑ Shift + Ctrl + S

Work with documents

Open the Save As dialog box

Alt + Ctrl + S

Work with documents

Save a copy of the document

Ctrl + F12

Work with documents

Save the document as script files

`Ctrl` + `Z`

`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `Z`

`Ctrl` + `X`

`Ctrl` + `C`

`Ctrl` + `V`

`Ctrl` + `F`

`Ctrl` + `B`

`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `B`

`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `B`

`Ctrl` + `I`

`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `K`

`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `K`

`Ctrl` + `K`

`Ctrl` + `N`

`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `N`

`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `N`

`Ctrl` + `O`

`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `P`

`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `I`

`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `P`

`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `O`

`Ctrl` + `W`

`Ctrl` + `S`

`↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `S`

`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `S`

`Ctrl` + `F12`

`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `E`

`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `S`

`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Ctrl` + `P`

`Ctrl` + `P`

`Ctrl` + `Q`

`↑ Shift` + `O`

`V`

`A`

`Y`

`Q`

`P`

`↑ Shift` + `~`

`↑ Shift` + `B`

`+`

`-`

`↑ Shift` + `C`

`T`

`↑ Shift` + `T`

`\`

`M`

`L`

`B`

`N`

`↑ Shift` + `N`