Hotkeys and shortcuts for Adobe Illustrator (Mac)

(Total 270)

⌘ Cmd + Z
Frequently used shortcuts
Undo
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Z
Frequently used shortcuts
Redo
⌘ Cmd + X
Frequently used shortcuts
Cut
⌘ Cmd + C
Frequently used shortcuts
Copy
⌘ Cmd + V
Frequently used shortcuts
Paste
⌘ Cmd + F
Frequently used shortcuts
Paste in front
⌘ Cmd + B
Frequently used shortcuts
Paste at back
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + B
Frequently used shortcuts
Paste in place
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + B
Edit shapes
Finish adding objects to the blend
⌘ Cmd + I
Frequently used shortcuts
Check spelling
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + K
Frequently used shortcuts
Open the Color Settings dialog box
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + K
Frequently used shortcuts
Open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box
⌘ Cmd + K
Frequently used shortcuts
Open the Preferences dialog box
⌘ Cmd + N
Work with documents
Create a document
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + N
Work with type
Insert en space
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + N
Work with documents
Create a document without opening the New Document dialog box
⌘ Cmd + O
Work with documents
Open a document
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + P
Work with documents
Place a file in the document
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + I
Work with documents
Open the File Information dialog box
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + P
Work with documents
Open the Document Setup dialog box
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + O
Work with documents
Browse in Adobe Bridge
⌘ Cmd + W
Work with documents
Close the document window
⌘ Cmd + S
Work with documents
Save changes made to the document
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + S
Work with documents
Open the Save As dialog box
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + S
Work with documents
Save a copy of the document
⌘ Cmd + F12
Work with documents
Save the document as script files
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + E
Work with documents
Open the Export for screens dialog box
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + S
Work with documents
Open the Save For Web dialog box
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + P
Work with documents
Package the document
⌘ Cmd + P
Work with documents
Print
⌘ Cmd + 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
⌥ Option
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
⌘ Cmd + 1
View artwork
Magnify 100%
Space
View artwork
Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool
Space + ⌘ Cmd
View artwork
Switch to Zoom tool in magnify mode
Space + ⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option
View artwork
Switch to Zoom tool in reduce mode
↑   Shift + Control + B
View artwork
Hide bounding box
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + 3
View artwork
Hide unselected artwork
⌥ Option + Mouse movement
Swatches panel
(drag a swatch over another) Replace swatch with another
⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + Mouse double click
View artwork
(double click guide) Release guide
⌘ Cmd + H
View artwork
Show document template
⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + H
View artwork
Show/Hide artboards
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + R
View artwork
Show/Hide artboard rulers
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + D
View artwork
Show transparency grid
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + 0
View artwork
View all artboards in window
⌘ Cmd + ↑   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
⌘ Cmd + Mouse left click
Swatches panel
(click New Swatch button) Create new spot color
⌘ Cmd + F6
View artwork
Navigate to next document
⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + F6
View artwork
Navigate to previous document
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + F6
View artwork
Navigate to next document group
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + F6
View artwork
Navigate to previous document group
⌘ Cmd + Y
View artwork
Toggle between Outline and GPU Preview of the document
⌘ Cmd + E
View artwork
Toggle between GPU and CPU Preview of the document
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Y
View artwork
View the document in Overprint Preview mode
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Y
View artwork
View the document in Pixel Preview mode
⌘ Cmd + =
View artwork
Zoom in
⌘ Cmd + -
View artwork
Zoom out
⌘ Cmd + ;
View artwork
Hide guides
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + ;
View artwork
Lock guides
⌘ Cmd + 5
View artwork
Make guides
⌥ Option + Ctrl + 5
View artwork
Release guides
⌘ Cmd + U
View artwork
Show/ hide smart guides
⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + I
Draw
Perspective Grid
⌘ Cmd + '
View artwork
Show grid
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + '
View artwork
Snap to grid
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + '
View artwork
Snap to point
⌘ Cmd + `
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
⌥ Option + 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
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + A
Work with selections
Select artwork in active artboard
⌘ Cmd + A
Work with selections
Select all
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + A
Work with selections
Deselect
⌘ Cmd + 6
Work with selections
Reselect
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + ]
Work with selections
Select the object above the current selection
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Select
Work with selections
the object below the current selection
⌘ Cmd + Mouse left click
Work with selections
Select behind in isolation mode
⌘ Cmd + G
Work with selections
Group the selected artwork
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + G
Work with selections
Ungroup the selected artwork
⌘ Cmd + 2
Work with selections
Lock a selection
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + 2
Work with selections
Unlock a selection
⌘ Cmd + 3
Work with selections
Hide a selection
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + 3
Work with selections
Show all selections
← ↑ → ↓
Work with selections
Move selection in user-defined increments
↑   Shift + arrrowkeys
Work with selections
Move selection in 10x user-defined increments
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + ↑   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
⌘ Cmd + ]
Work with selections
Bring a selection forward
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ]
Work with selections
Move a selection to the front
⌘ Cmd + [
Work with selections
Send a selection backward
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + [
Work with selections
Move a selection to the back
Space + Mouse movement
Edit shapes
Move current anchor point while drawing with Pen tool
Mouse movement then ↑  ↓
Draw
(start dragging then press up or down arrow) Keep the sides of a star straight
⌘ Cmd
Draw
(hold down) Increase or decrease polygon sides, star points, arc angle, spiral winds, or flare rays
S + F
Draw
(hold down) Flip an arc, keeping the reference point constant
⌘ Cmd + Mouse movement
Draw
Change the decay rate of a spiral
↑  ↓
Character and Paragraph panels
Increase/decrease the selected value by a small increment
←  →
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
⌘ Cmd + J
Draw
Join two or more paths
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + J
Draw
Average two or more paths
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + J
Draw
Create corner or smooth join
⌘ Cmd + 8
Draw
Create a compound path
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + 8
Draw
Release a compound path
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F8
Draw
Edit a pattern
5 + Mouse movement
Draw
(drag object) Moving objects perpendicularly
⌘ Cmd + Alt + Mouse movement
Draw
Copying objects in perspective
⌘ Cmd + D
Work with objects
Reapply a transformation to an object
↑   Shift + ⌥ Option + 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)
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + B
Edit shapes
Blend objects
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + W
Edit shapes
Distort objects using a warp-shaped envelope
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + M
Edit shapes
Distort objects using a mesh as the shape of the envelope
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + C
Edit shapes
Distort objects using another object as the shape of the envelope
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + Mouse left click
Work with objects
(click Eyedropper tool) Sample style and append appearance of currently selected item
Mouse triple 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
⌘ Cmd + 4
Work with objects
Apply last pathfinder effect to the selected object
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + M
Work with type
Insert em space
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + D
Work with objects
Open the Transform Each dialog box
⌘ Cmd + 7
Work with objects
Make a clipping mask
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + 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
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + 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
⌘ Cmd + /
Work with objects
Add new fill
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + /
Work with objects
Add new stroke
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + X
Work with objects
Make Live Paint (when using the Paint Bucket tool)
Options + Mouse movement
Create variable width points
(click the width point) Create a copy of the width point
Del
Create variable width points
Delete selected width point
⌘ Cmd + ←  →
Work with type
Move one word left or right
⌘ Cmd + ↑  ↓
Character and Paragraph panels
Increase/decrease the selected value by a fraction
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ←  →
Work with type
Select one word left or right
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ↑  ↓
Work with type
Select one paragraph before or after
⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + L
Work with type
Align paragraph left
⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + R
Work with type
Align paragraph right
⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + C
Work with type
Align paragraph center
⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + J
Work with type
Justify text left
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F
Work with type
Justify all lines
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + C
Work with type
Toggle line composer
↑   Shift + ⤶ Enter
Transform panel
Apply a value and keep focus in edit field
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + K
Work with type
Highlight kerning
⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + X
Work with type
Reset horizontal scale to 100%
⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + .
Work with type
Increase or decrease font size
⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + ,
Work with type
Increase or decrease font size
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + .
Work with type
Increase or decrease font size by steps
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + ,
Work with type
Increase or decrease font size by steps
⌥ Option + ↑  ↓
Work with type
Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (vertical text)
⌥ Option + ←  →
Work with type
Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (horizontal text)
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + K
Work with type
Select tracking value
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + Q
Work with type
Reset tracking/kerning to 0
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + ←  →
Work with type
Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (horizontal text)
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + ↑  ↓
Work with type
Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (vertical text)
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ↑  ↓
Work with type
Increase or decrease baseline shift (horizontal text)
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ←  →
Work with type
Increase or decrease baseline shift (vertical text)
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + O
Work with type
Create outlines
⌘ Cmd + T
Character and Paragraph panels
Open the Character panel
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + T
Character and Paragraph panels
Open the Paragraph panel
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + T
Work with type
Open the Tabs panel
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + T
Work with type
Open the OpenType panel
⌥ Option + 8
Work with type
Insert bullets
⌥ Option + G
Work with type
Insert copyright symbol
⌥ Option + ;
Work with type
Insert ellipsis
⌥ Option + 7
Work with type
Insert paragraph symbol
⌥ Option + 6
Work with type
Insert section symbol
⌥ Option + 2
Work with type
Insert trademark symbol
⌥ Option + R
Work with type
Insert registered trademark symbol
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + =
Work with type
Superscript
Alt + ↑   Shift + Ctrl + =
Work with type
Subscript
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + -
Work with type
Insert em dash
⌥ Option + -
Work with type
Insert en dash
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + -
Work with type
Insert discretionary hyphen
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + H
Work with type
Toggle auto-hyphenation
⌥ Option + [
Work with type
Insert double left quotation marks
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + [
Work with type
Insert double right quotation marks
⌥ Option + ]
Work with type
Insert single left quotation marks
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ]
Work with type
Insert single right quotation marks
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + M
Work with type
Insert thin space
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + I
Work with type
Show hidden characters
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + 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
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + F
Character and Paragraph panels
Highlight the font name field in the Character panel
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + Mouse left click
Layers panel
(click New Layer button) Place layer below selected layer
⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + Mouse left click
Swatches panel
(click New Swatch button) Create new global process color
⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + ⌥ Option + Mouse left click
Color panel
(click color bar) Select the inverse for the nonactive fill/stroke
↑   Shift + F3
Color panel
Open Color Guide
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + G
Gradient panel
Show/Hide gradient arrow
⌘ Cmd + L
Layers panel
Add a layer
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + L
Layers panel
Add a layer while opening the New Layer dialog box
⌥ Option + ⤶ Enter
Transform panel
Apply a value and copy object
⌘ Cmd + ⤶ Enter
Transform panel
Apply a value and scale option proportionately for width or height
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + E
Transparency panel
Apply last effect to the selected object
⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + E
Transparency panel
Apply last effect to the selected object by adjusting the values in the effects dialog box
Mouse left click then ↑  ↓
Transparency panel
(click opacity field then up or down) Increase/decrease opacity in 1% increments
↑   Shift + Mouse left click then ↑  ↓
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
⌘ Cmd + F8
Function keys
Show/hide Info panel
⌘ Cmd + F9
Function keys
Show/hide Gradient panel
⌘ Cmd + F10
Function keys
Show/hide Stroke panel
⌘ Cmd + 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 + ⌘ Cmd + F9
Function keys
Show/hide Pathfinder panel
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F10
Function keys
Show/hide Transparency panel
↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F11
Function keys
Show/hide Symbols panel