Adobe Illustrator CS5 (MacOS)

Editing Shapes

Cut a straight line with Knife tool

Option +drag

All hotkeys for Adobe Illustrator CS5 (MacOS)

Panel Shortcuts - Actions panel
Expand/Collapse entire hierarchy for action set

Option +click expansion triangle

Panel Shortcuts - Actions panel
Set options for action set

Double-click folder icon

Panel Shortcuts - Actions panel
Play a single command

+click Play Current Selection button

Panel Shortcuts - Actions panel
Begin recording actions without confirmation

Option +click New Action button

Panel Shortcuts - Brushes Panel
Open Brush Options dialog box

Double-click brush

Panel Shortcuts - Brushes Panel
Duplicate brush

Drag brush to New Brush button

Panel Shortcuts - Character and Paragraph panels
Increase/decrease the selected value by a small increment

Up Arrow / Down Arrow

Panel Shortcuts - Character and Paragraph panels
Increase/decreases the selected value by a large increment

Shift + Up Arrow / Down Arrow

Panel Shortcuts - Character and Paragraph panels
Highlight the font name field in the Character panel

+ Option + Shift + f

Panel Shortcuts - Color Panel
Select the complement for the current color fill/stroke

+click color bar

Panel Shortcuts - Color Panel
Change the nonactive fill/stroke

Option +click color bar

Panel Shortcuts - Color Panel
Select the complement for the nonactive fill/stroke

+ Option +click color bar

Panel Shortcuts - Color Panel
Select the inverse for the current fill/stroke

+ Shift +click color bar

Panel Shortcuts - Color Panel
Select the inverse for the nonactive fill/stroke

+ Shift + Option +click color bar

Panel Shortcuts - Color Panel
Change the color mode

Shift +click color bar

Panel Shortcuts - Color Panel
Move color sliders in tandem

Shift +drag color slider

Panel Shortcuts - Color Panel
Switch between percentage and 0-255 values for RGB

Double-click to right of a numerical field

Panel Shortcuts - Layers Panel
Select all objects on the layer

Alt-click layer name

Panel Shortcuts - Layers Panel
Show/hide all layers but the selected one

Alt-click eye icon

Panel Shortcuts - Layers Panel
Select Outline/Preview view for the selected layer

⌘-click eye icon

Panel Shortcuts - Layers Panel
Selects Outline/Preview view for all other layers

+ Alt-click eye icon

Panel Shortcuts - Layers Panel
Lock/unlock all other layers

Option +click lock icon

Panel Shortcuts - Layers Panel
Expand all sublayers to display entire hierarchy

Option +click expansion triangle

Panel Shortcuts - Layers Panel
Set options as you create new layer

Option +click New Layer button

Panel Shortcuts - Layers Panel
Set options as you create new sublayer

Option +click New Sublayer button

Panel Shortcuts - Layers Panel
Place new sublayer at bottom of layer list

+ Option +click New Sublayer button

Panel Shortcuts - Layers Panel
Place layer at top of layer list

+click New Layer button

Panel Shortcuts - Layers Panel
Place layer below selected layer

+ Option +click New Layer button

Panel Shortcuts - Layers Panel
Copy the selection to a layer, sublayer, or group

Option +drag selection

Panel Shortcuts - Swatches Panel
Select all objects on the layer

Option +click layer name

Panel Shortcuts - Swatches Panel
Show/hide all layers but the selected one

Option +click eye icon

Panel Shortcuts - Swatches Panel
Select Outline/Preview view for the selected layer

+click eye icon

Panel Shortcuts - Swatches Panel
Selects Outline/Preview view for all other layers

+ Option +click eye icon

Panel Shortcuts - Swatches Panel
Lock/unlock all other layers

Option +click lock icon

Panel Shortcuts - Swatches Panel
Expand all sublayers to display entire hierarchy

Option +click expansion triangle

Panel Shortcuts - Swatches Panel
Set options as you create new layer

Option +click New Layer button

Panel Shortcuts - Swatches Panel
Set options as you create new sublayer

Option +click New Sublayer button

Panel Shortcuts - Swatches Panel
Place new sublayer at bottom of layer list

+ Option +click New Sublayer button

Panel Shortcuts - Swatches Panel
Place layer at top of layer list

+click New Layer button

Panel Shortcuts - Swatches Panel
Place layer below selected layer

+ Option +click New Layer button

Panel Shortcuts - Swatches Panel
Copy the selection to a layer, sublayer, or group

Option +drag selection

Panel Shortcuts - Swatches Panel
Create new spot color

+click New Swatch button

Panel Shortcuts - Swatches Panel
Create new global process color

+ Shift +click New Swatch button

Panel Shortcuts - Swatches Panel
Replace swatch with another

Option +drag a swatch over another

Panel Shortcuts - Transform Panel
Apply a value and keep focus in edit field

Shift + Enter

Panel Shortcuts - Transform Panel
Apply a value and copy object

Option + Enter

Panel Shortcuts - Transform Panel
Apply a value and scale option proportionately for width or height

+ Enter

Panel Shortcuts - Transparency Panel
Change mask to grayscale image for editing

Option +click on mask thumbnail

Panel Shortcuts - Transparency Panel
Disable opacity mask

Shift +click on mask thumbnail

Panel Shortcuts - Transparency Panel
Re-enable opacity mask

Shift +click on disabled mask thumbnail

Panel Shortcuts - Transparency Panel
Increase/decrease opacity in 1% increments

Click opacity field + Up Arrow / Down Arrow

Panel Shortcuts - Transparency Panel
Increase/decrease opacity in 10% increments

Shift +click opacity field + Up Arrow / Down Arrow

Function Keys
Help

F1

Function Keys
Cut / Copy / Paste

F2 / F3 / F4

Function Keys
Show/hide Brushes panel

F5

Function Keys
Show/hide Color panel

F6

Function Keys
Show/hide Layers panel

F7

Function Keys
Create new symbol

F8

Function Keys
Show/hide Info panel

+ F8

Function Keys
Show/hide Gradient panel

+ F9

Function Keys
Show/hide Stroke panel

+ F10

Function Keys
Show/hide Attributes panel

+ F11

Function Keys
Revert

F12

Function Keys
Show/hide Graphic Styles panel

Shift + F5

Function Keys
Show/hide Appearance panel

Shift + F6

Function Keys
Show/hide Align panel

Shift + F7

Function Keys
Show/hide Transform panel

Shift + F8

Function Keys
Show/hide Pathfinder panel

Shift + + F9

Function Keys
Show/hide Transparency panel

Shift + + F10

Function Keys
Show/hide Symbols panel

Shift + + F11

Function Keys
Show/hide perspective grid

+ Shift + i

Selecting Tools
Artboard tool

Shift + o

Selecting Tools
Selection tool

v

Selecting Tools
Direct Selection tool

a

Selecting Tools
Magic Wand tool

y

Selecting Tools
Lasso tool

q

Selecting Tools
Pen tool

p

Selecting Tools
Blob Brush tool

Shift + b

Selecting Tools
Add Anchor Point tool

+

Selecting Tools
Delete Anchor Point tool

=

Selecting Tools
C onvert Anchor Point tool

Shift + c

Selecting Tools
Type tool

t

Selecting Tools
Line Segment tool

\

Selecting Tools
Rectangle tool

m

Selecting Tools
Ellipse tool

l

Selecting Tools
Paintbrush tool

b

Selecting Tools
Pencil tool

n

Selecting Tools
Rotate tool

r

Selecting Tools
Reflect tool

o

Selecting Tools
Scale tool

s

Selecting Tools
Warp tool

Shift + r

Selecting Tools
Width tool

Shift + w

Selecting Tools
Free Transform tool

e

Selecting Tools
Shape Builder tool

Shift + m

Selecting Tools
Perspective Grid tool

Shift + p

Selecting Tools
Perspective Selection tool

Shift + v

Selecting Tools
Symbol Sprayer tool

Shift + s

Selecting Tools
Column Graph tool

j

Selecting Tools
Mesh tool

u

Selecting Tools
Gradient tool

g

Selecting Tools
Eyedropper tool

i

Selecting Tools
Blend tool

w

Selecting Tools
Live Paint Bucket tool

k

Selecting Tools
Live Paint Selection tool

Shift + l

Selecting Tools
Slice tool

Shift + k

Selecting Tools
Eraser tool

Shift + e

Selecting Tools
Scissors tool

c

Selecting Tools
Hand tool

h

Selecting Tools
Zoom tool

z

Selecting Tools
Switch to Smooth tool while using Blob Brush tool

Option

Viewing Artwork
Toggle between screen modes: Normal Screen Mode, Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar, Full Screen Mode

f

Viewing Artwork
Fit imageable area in window

Double-click Hand tool

Viewing Artwork
Magnify 100%

Double-click Zoom tool

Viewing Artwork
Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode)

Space

Viewing Artwork
Switch to Zoom tool in magnify mode

+ Space

Viewing Artwork
Switch to Zoom tool in reduce mode

+ Option + Space

Viewing Artwork
Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool

Space

Viewing Artwork
Hide unselected artwork

+ Option + Shift + 3

Viewing Artwork
Convert between horizontal and vertical guide

Option +drag guide

Viewing Artwork
Release guide

+ Shift +double-click guide

Viewing Artwork
Show/Hide artboards

+ Shift + h

Viewing Artwork
Show/Hide artboard rulers

+ Option + r

Viewing Artwork
View all artboards in window

+ Option + 0 (zero)

Viewing Artwork
Paste in place on the active artboard

+ Shift + v

Viewing Artwork
Exit Artboard tool mode

Esc

Viewing Artwork
Create artboard inside another artboard

Shift +drag

Viewing Artwork
Select multiple artboards in the Artboards panel

+click

Viewing Artwork
Navigate to next document

+ F6

Viewing Artwork
Navigate to previous document

+ Shift + F6

Viewing Artwork
Navigate to next document group

+ Option + F6

Viewing Artwork
Navigate to previous document group

+ Option + Shift + F6

Viewing Artwork
Exit Full Screen mode

Esc

Drawing
Constrain a shape’s proportions or orientation to: (1) equal height and width for rectangles, rounded rectangles, ellipses, and grids, (2) Increments of 45° for line and arc segments, or (3) Original orientation for polygons, stars, and flares

Shift +drag

Drawing
Move a shape while drawing it

Spacebar +drag

Drawing
Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons, stars, and flares)

Option +drag

Drawing
Keep the sides of a star straight

Option +drag

Drawing
Increase or decrease polygon sides, star points, arc angle, spiral winds, or flare rays

Start dragging, then Up Arrow / Down Arrow

Drawing
Keep the inner radius of a star constant

Start dragging, then Up Arrow / Down Arrow

Drawing
Add or remove vertical lines from a rectangular grid or radial lines from a polar grid

Start dragging, then Right Arrow / LeftArrow

Drawing
Add or remove horizontal lines from a rectangular grid or concentric lines from a polar grid

Start dragging, then Up Arrow / Down Arrow

Drawing
Switch between an open and closed arc

Start dragging, then c

Drawing
Flip an arc, keeping the reference point constant

Start dragging, then f

Drawing
Add or subtract winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiral

Start dragging, then Option +drag

Drawing
Change the decay rate of a spiral

Start dragging then +drag

Drawing
Decrease the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10%

Start dragging, then f

Drawing
Increase the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10%

Start dragging, then v

Drawing
Decrease the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10%

Start dragging, then x

Drawing
Increase the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10%

Start dragging, then c

Drawing
Create and expand a Live Trace object in one step

Option +click Live Trace in the Control panel, or hold down Option and select a tracing preset.

Drawing
Increase size / decrease size of Blob Brush

] / [

Drawing
Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically

Shift

Drawing
Switch through drawing modes

Shift + d

Drawing
Join two or more paths

Select the paths, then press + j

Drawing
Create corner or smooth join

Select the paths, then press Shift + + Option + j

Drawing in perspective
Perspective Grid Tool

Shift + p

Drawing in perspective
Perspective Selection Tool

Shift + v

Drawing in perspective
Perspective Grid

+ Shift + i

Drawing in perspective
Moving objects perpendicularly

Press 5 key, then click and drag the object

Drawing in perspective
Switching perspective planes 1 for left grid, 2 for horizontal grid, 3 for right grid, or 4 for no active grid

Use the Perspective Selection tool and then press 1 ... 4

Drawing in perspective
Copying objects in perspective

+ Option +drag

Drawing in perspective
Repeat transforming objects in perspective

+ d

Drawing in perspective
Switching between drawing modes

Shift + d

Keys for selecting
Switch to last-used selection tool (Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, or Group Selection tool)

Keys for selecting
Switch between Direct Selection tool and Group Selection tool

Option

Keys for selecting
Add to a selection (or substract a selection) with Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, Group Selection tool, Live Paint Selection tool, or Magic Wand tool

Shift +click

Keys for selecting
Subtract from selection with Magic Wand tool

Option +click

Keys for selecting
Add to selection with Lasso tool

Shift +drag

Keys for selecting
Subtract from selection with Lasso tool

Option +drag

Keys for selecting
Change pointer to cross hair for Lasso tool

Caps Lock

Keys for selecting
Select artwork in active artboard

+ Option + a

Keys for selecting
Create crop marks around selected object

Option + c + o

Keys for selecting
Select behind an object or select behind in isolation mode

+click twice

Moving Selection
Move selection in user-defined increments

Arrow Keys

Moving Selection
Move selection in 10x user-defined increments

Shift + Arrow Keys

Moving Selection
Lock all deselected artwork

+ Option + Shift + 2

Moving Selection
Constrain movement to 45° angle (except when using Reflect tool)

Hold down Shift

Editing Shapes
- Switch Pen tool to Convert Anchor Point tool- Switch between Add Anchor Point tool and Delete Anchor Point tool- Switch Scissors tool to Add Anchor Point tool- Switch Pencil tool to Smooth tool

Option

Editing Shapes
Move current anchor point while drawing with Pen tool

Spacebar +drag

Editing Shapes
Cut a straight line with Knife tool

Option +drag

Editing Shapes
Cut at 45° or 90° with Knife tool

Shift + Option -drag

Editing Shapes
Use shape mode buttons in Pathfinder panel to create compound paths

Option +Shape mode

Editing Shapes
Erase unwanted closed regions created using Shape Builder tool

Option +click the closed region

Editing Shapes
Select the Shape Builder tool

Shift + m

Editing Shapes
Display rectangular marquee to easily merge multiple paths (when using Shape Builder tool)

Shift +click+drag

Painting Objects
Toggle between fill and stroke

x

Painting Objects
Set fill and stroke to default

d

Painting Objects
Swap fill and stroke

Shift + x

Painting Objects
Select gradient fill mode

>

Painting Objects
Select color fill mode

<

Painting Objects
Select no stroke/fill mode

/

Painting Objects
Sample color from an image or intermediate color from gradient

Shift Eyedropper tool

Painting Objects
Sample style and append appearance of currently selected item

Option + Shif +click + Eyedropper tool

Painting Objects
Add new fill

+ /

Painting Objects
Add new stroke

+ Option + /

Painting Objects
Reset gradient to black and white

+click gradient button in Tools or Gradient panel

Painting Objects
Open Mosaic options for selected raster object

Option + o + j

Painting Objects
Decrease Bristle brush size / Increase Bristle brush size

[ / ]

Painting Objects
Set Bristle brush paint opacity value to 10%, 20% etc. 0 increases to 100%

1 , 2 ,... 0

Live Paint Groups
Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample fill and/or stroke

Option +click + Live Paint Bucket tool

Live Paint Groups
Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample color from an image

Option + Shift +click + Live Paint Bucket tool

Live Paint Groups
Select opposite Live Paint Bucket tool options

Shift + Live Paint Bucket tool

Live Paint Groups
Fill across unstroked edges into adjacent faces

Double-click + Live Paint Bucket tool

Live Paint Groups
Fill all faces that have same fill and stroke all edges that have same stroke

Triple-click + Live Paint Bucket tool

Live Paint Groups
Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample fill and/or stroke

Option +click + Live Paint Selection tool

Live Paint Groups
Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample color from an image or intermediate color from a gradient

Option + Shift +click + Live Paint Selection tool

Live Paint Groups
Add to/subtract from a selection

Shift +click + Live Paint Selection tool

Live Paint Groups
Select all connected faces /edges with same fill/stroke

Double-click + Live Paint Selection tool

Live Paint Groups
Select all faces/edges with same fill/stroke

Triple-click + Live Paint Selection tool

Transforming Objects
Set origin point and open dialog box when using Rotate tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool

Option +click

Transforming Objects
Duplicate and transform selection when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool

Option +drag

Transforming Objects
Transform pattern (independent of object) when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool

~ +drag

Creating variable width points
Select multiple width points

Shift +click

Creating variable width points
Create non-uniform widths

Option +drag

Creating variable width points
Create a copy of the width point

Option +drag the width point

Creating variable width points
Change the position of multiple width points

Shift +drag

Creating variable width points
Delete selected width point

Delete

Creating variable width points
Deselect a width point

Esc

Working with Type
Move one character right or left

Right Arrow / Left Arrow

Working with Type
Move up or down one line

Up Arrow / Down Arrow

Working with Type
Move one word right or left

+ Right Arrow / Left Arrow

Working with Type
Move up or down one paragraph

+ Up Arrow / Down Arrow

Working with Type
Select one word right or left

Shift + + Right Arrow / Left Arrow

Working with Type
Select one paragraph before or after

Shift + + Right Arrow / Left Arrow

Working with Type
Extend existing selection

Shift +click

Working with Type
Align paragraph left, right, or center

+ Shift + l , r , c

Working with Type
Justify paragraph

+ Shift + j

Working with Type
Insert soft return

Shift + Enter

Working with Type
Highlight kerning

+ Option + k

Working with Type
Reset horizontal scale to 100%

+ Shift + x

Working with Type
Increase type size / decrease type size

+ Shift + > / + Shift + <

Working with Type
Increase or decrease leading (for horizontal text, vor vertical text use Option+Right Arrow/Left Arrow)

Option + Up Arrow / Down Arrow

Working with Type
Set leading to the type size

Double-click leading icon in the Character panel

Working with Type
Reset tracking/kerning to 0

+ Option + q

Working with Type
Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (for horizontal text, vor vertical text use Option+Up Arrow/Down Arrow)

Option + Right Arrow / Left Arrow

Working with Type
Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times(for horizontal text, vor vertical text use ⌘+Option+Up Arrow/Down Arrow)

+ Option + Right Arrow / Left Arrow

Working with Type
Increase or decrease baseline shift (for horizontal text, vor vertical text use Option+Shift+Right Arrow/Left Arrow)

Option + Shift + Up Arrow / Down Arrow

Working with Type
Switch between Type and Vertical Type, Area Type and Vertical Area Type, and Path Type and Vertical Path Type tools

Shift

Working with Type
Switch between Area Type and Path Type, Vertical Area Type and Vertical Path Type tools

Option

Panel Shortcuts
Set options (except for Actions, Brushes, Swatches, and Symbols panels)

Option +click New button

Panel Shortcuts
Delete without confirmation (except for Layers panel)

Option +click Delete button

Panel Shortcuts
Apply value and keep text box active

Shift + Enter

Panel Shortcuts
Select range of actions, brushes, layers, links, styles, or swatches

Shift +click

Panel Shortcuts
Select noncontiguous actions, brushes, layers (same level only), links, styles, or swatches

+click

Panel Shortcuts
Show/Hide all panels

Tab

Panel Shortcuts
Show/Hide all panels except the Tools panel and Control panel

Shift + Tab

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