Adobe Illustrator (Mac)

Work with documents

Exit the application

⌘ Cmd + Q

All hotkeys for Adobe Illustrator (Mac)

Frequently used shortcuts
Undo

⌘ Cmd + Z

Frequently used shortcuts
Redo

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Z

Frequently used shortcuts
Cut

⌘ Cmd + X

Frequently used shortcuts
Copy

⌘ Cmd + C

Frequently used shortcuts
Paste

⌘ Cmd + V

Frequently used shortcuts
Paste in front

⌘ Cmd + F

Frequently used shortcuts
Paste at back

⌘ Cmd + B

Frequently used shortcuts
Paste in place

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + B

Edit shapes
Finish adding objects to the blend

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + B

Frequently used shortcuts
Check spelling

⌘ Cmd + I

Frequently used shortcuts
Open the Color Settings dialog box

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + K

Frequently used shortcuts
Open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + K

Frequently used shortcuts
Open the Preferences dialog box

⌘ Cmd + K

Work with documents
Create a document

⌘ Cmd + N

Work with type
Insert en space

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + N

Work with documents
Create a document without opening the New Document dialog box

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + N

Work with documents
Open a document

⌘ Cmd + O

Work with documents
Place a file in the document

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + P

Work with documents
Open the File Information dialog box

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + I

Work with documents
Open the Document Setup dialog box

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + P

Work with documents
Browse in Adobe Bridge

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + O

Work with documents
Close the document window

⌘ Cmd + W

Work with documents
Save changes made to the document

⌘ Cmd + S

Work with documents
Open the Save As dialog box

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + S

Work with documents
Save a copy of the document

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + S

Work with documents
Save the document as script files

⌘ Cmd + F12

Work with documents
Open the Export for screens dialog box

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + E

Work with documents
Open the Save For Web dialog box

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + S

Work with documents
Package the document

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + P

Work with documents
Print

⌘ Cmd + P

Work with documents
Exit the application

⌘ Cmd + Q

Select tools
Artboard tool

↑   Shift + O

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

V

Select tools
Direct Selection tool

A

Select tools
Magic Wand tool

Y

Select tools
Lasso tool

Q

Select tools
Pen tool

P

Select tools
Curvature tool

↑   Shift + ~

Select tools
Blob Brush tool

↑   Shift + B

Select tools
Add Anchor Point tool

+

Select tools
Delete Anchor Point tool

-

Select tools
Switch to Anchor Point tool

↑   Shift + C

Select tools
Type tool

T

Select tools
Touch Type tool

↑   Shift + T

Select tools
Line Segment tool

\

Select tools
Rectangle tool

M

Select tools
Ellipse tool

L

Select tools
Paintbrush tool

B

Select tools
Pencil tool

N

Select tools
Shaper tool

↑   Shift + N

Select tools
Rotate tool

R

Select tools
Reflect tool

O

Select tools
Scale tool

S

Select tools
Warp tool

↑   Shift + R

Select tools
Width tool

↑   Shift + W

Select tools
Free Transform tool

E

Edit shapes
Select the Shape Builder tool

↑   Shift + M

Draw
Perspective Grid Tool

↑   Shift + P

Draw
Perspective Selection Tool

↑   Shift + V

Select tools
Symbol Sprayer tool

↑   Shift + S

Select tools
Column Graph tool

J

Select tools
Mesh tool

U

Gradient panel
View Gradient annotator in selected gradient filled object

G

Select tools
Eyedropper tool

I

Select tools
Blend tool

W

Select tools
Live Paint Bucket tool

K

Select tools
Live Paint Selection tool

↑   Shift + L

Select tools
Slice tool

↑   Shift + K

Select tools
Eraser tool

↑   Shift + E

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

C

Select tools
Hand tool

H

Select tools
Zoom tool

Z

Work with type
Switch between Area Type and Path Type, Vertical Area Type and Vertical Path Type tools

⌥ Option

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

F

Color panel
(double click to right of a numerical field) Switch between percentage and 0-255 values for RGB

Mouse double click

View artwork
Magnify 100%

⌘ Cmd + 1

View artwork
Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool

Space

View artwork
Switch to Zoom tool in magnify mode

Space + ⌘ Cmd

View artwork
Switch to Zoom tool in reduce mode

Space + ⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option

View artwork
Hide bounding box

↑   Shift + Control + B

View artwork
Hide unselected artwork

⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + 3

Swatches panel
(drag a swatch over another) Replace swatch with another

⌥ Option + Mouse movement

View artwork
(double click guide) Release guide

⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + Mouse double click

View artwork
Show document template

⌘ Cmd + H

View artwork
Show/Hide artboards

⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + H

View artwork
Show/Hide artboard rulers

⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + R

View artwork
Show transparency grid

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + D

View artwork
View all artboards in window

⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + 0

View artwork
Paste in place on the active artboard

⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + V

Create variable width points
Deselect a width point

Esc

Gradient panel
Constrain Gradient tool or Gradient annotator while dragging

↑   Shift + Mouse movement

Swatches panel
(click New Swatch button) Create new spot color

⌘ Cmd + Mouse left click

View artwork
Navigate to next document

⌘ Cmd + F6

View artwork
Navigate to previous document

⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + F6

View artwork
Navigate to next document group

⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + F6

View artwork
Navigate to previous document group

⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + F6

View artwork
Toggle between Outline and GPU Preview of the document

⌘ Cmd + Y

View artwork
Toggle between GPU and CPU Preview of the document

⌘ Cmd + E

View artwork
View the document in Overprint Preview mode

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Y

View artwork
View the document in Pixel Preview mode

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Y

View artwork
Zoom in

⌘ Cmd + =

View artwork
Zoom out

⌘ Cmd + -

View artwork
Hide guides

⌘ Cmd + ;

View artwork
Lock guides

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + ;

View artwork
Make guides

⌘ Cmd + 5

View artwork
Release guides

⌥ Option + Ctrl + 5

View artwork
Show/ hide smart guides

⌘ Cmd + U

Draw
Perspective Grid

⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + I

View artwork
Show grid

⌘ Cmd + '

View artwork
Snap to grid

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + '

View artwork
Snap to point

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + '

Work with selections
Switch to last-used selection tool (Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, or Group Selection tool)

⌘ Cmd + `

Transparency panel
(click on disabled mask thumbnail) Re-enable opacity mask

↑   Shift + Mouse left click

Transparency panel
(click on mask thumbnail) Change mask to grayscale image for editing

⌥ Option + Mouse left click

Work with selections
Change pointer to cross hair for Lasso tool

⇪ Caps Lock

Work with selections
Select artwork in active artboard

⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + A

Work with selections
Select all

⌘ Cmd + A

Work with selections
Deselect

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + A

Work with selections
Reselect

⌘ Cmd + 6

Work with selections
Select the object above the current selection

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + ]

Work with selections
the object below the current selection

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Select

Work with selections
Select behind in isolation mode

⌘ Cmd + Mouse left click

Work with selections
Group the selected artwork

⌘ Cmd + G

Work with selections
Ungroup the selected artwork

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + G

Work with selections
Lock a selection

⌘ Cmd + 2

Work with selections
Unlock a selection

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + 2

Work with selections
Hide a selection

⌘ Cmd + 3

Work with selections
Show all selections

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + 3

Work with selections
Move selection in user-defined increments

← ↑ → ↓

Work with selections
Move selection in 10x user-defined increments

↑   Shift + arrrowkeys

Work with selections
Lock all deselected artwork

⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + 2

Work with type
Switch between Type and Vertical Type, Area Type and Vertical Area Type, and Path Type and Vertical Path Type tools

↑   Shift

Work with selections
Bring a selection forward

⌘ Cmd + ]

Work with selections
Move a selection to the front

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ]

Work with selections
Send a selection backward

⌘ Cmd + [

Work with selections
Move a selection to the back

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + [

Edit shapes
Move current anchor point while drawing with Pen tool

Space + Mouse movement

Draw
(start dragging then press up or down arrow) Keep the sides of a star straight

Mouse movement then ↑  ↓

Draw
(hold down) Increase or decrease polygon sides, star points, arc angle, spiral winds, or flare rays

⌘ Cmd

Draw
(hold down) Flip an arc, keeping the reference point constant

S + F

Draw
Change the decay rate of a spiral

⌘ Cmd + Mouse movement

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

↑  ↓

Work with type
Move one character left or right

←  →

Work with objects
Toggle between fill and stroke

X

Work with objects
Increase Bristle brush size

]

Work with objects
Decrease Bristle brush size

[

Draw
Switching between drawing modes

↑   Shift + D

Draw
Join two or more paths

⌘ Cmd + J

Draw
Average two or more paths

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + J

Draw
Create corner or smooth join

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + J

Draw
Create a compound path

⌘ Cmd + 8

Draw
Release a compound path

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + 8

Draw
Edit a pattern

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F8

Draw
(drag object) Moving objects perpendicularly

5 + Mouse movement

Draw
Copying objects in perspective

⌘ Cmd + Alt + Mouse movement

Work with objects
Reapply a transformation to an object

⌘ Cmd + D

Edit shapes
Cut at 45° or 90° with Knife tool

↑   Shift + ⌥ Option + Mouse movement

Edit shapes
Increase the intensity of symbols (when using Symbolism tool)

↑   Shift + }

Edit shapes
Decrease the intensity of symbols (when using Symbolism tool)

↑   Shift + {

Edit shapes
Blend objects

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + B

Edit shapes
Distort objects using a warp-shaped envelope

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + W

Edit shapes
Distort objects using a mesh as the shape of the envelope

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + M

Edit shapes
Distort objects using another object as the shape of the envelope

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + C

Work with objects
(click Eyedropper tool) Sample style and append appearance of currently selected item

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + Mouse left click

Work with Live Paint groups
(click Live Paint Selection tool) Select all faces/edges with same fill/stroke

Mouse triple click

Work with objects
Transform pattern (independent of object) when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool

~ + Mouse movement

Work with objects
Apply last pathfinder effect to the selected object

⌘ Cmd + 4

Work with type
Insert em space

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + M

Work with objects
Open the Transform Each dialog box

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + D

Work with objects
Make a clipping mask

⌘ Cmd + 7

Work with objects
Release a clipping mask

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + 7

Work with objects
Set fill and stroke to default

D

Work with objects
Swap fill and stroke

↑   Shift + X

Work with objects
Select gradient fill mode

>

Work with objects
Hide gradient annotator (when using the Gradient tool)

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + G

Work with objects
Select color fill mode

<

Work with objects
Select no stroke/fill mode

/

Work with objects
Add new fill

⌘ Cmd + /

Work with objects
Add new stroke

⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + /

Work with objects
Make Live Paint (when using the Paint Bucket tool)

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + X

Create variable width points
(click the width point) Create a copy of the width point

Options + Mouse movement

Create variable width points
Delete selected width point

Del

Work with type
Move one word left or right

⌘ Cmd + ←  →

Character and Paragraph panels
Increase/decrease the selected value by a fraction

⌘ Cmd + ↑  ↓

Work with type
Select one word left or right

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ←  →

Work with type
Select one paragraph before or after

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ↑  ↓

Work with type
Align paragraph left

⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + L

Work with type
Align paragraph right

⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + R

Work with type
Align paragraph center

⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + C

Work with type
Justify text left

⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + J

Work with type
Justify all lines

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F

Work with type
Toggle line composer

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + C

Transform panel
Apply a value and keep focus in edit field

↑   Shift + ⤶ Enter

Work with type
Highlight kerning

⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + K

Work with type
Reset horizontal scale to 100%

⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + X

Work with type
Increase or decrease font size

⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + .

Work with type
Increase or decrease font size

⌘ 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 + ⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + ,

Work with type
Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (vertical text)

⌥ Option + ↑  ↓

Work with type
Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (horizontal text)

⌥ Option + ←  →

Work with type
Select tracking value

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + K

Work with type
Reset tracking/kerning to 0

⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + Q

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)

⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + ↑  ↓

Work with type
Increase or decrease baseline shift (horizontal text)

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ↑  ↓

Work with type
Increase or decrease baseline shift (vertical text)

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ←  →

Work with type
Create outlines

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + O

Character and Paragraph panels
Open the Character panel

⌘ Cmd + T

Character and Paragraph panels
Open the Paragraph panel

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + T

Work with type
Open the Tabs panel

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + T

Work with type
Open the OpenType panel

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + T

Work with type
Insert bullets

⌥ Option + 8

Work with type
Insert copyright symbol

⌥ Option + G

Work with type
Insert ellipsis

⌥ Option + ;

Work with type
Insert paragraph symbol

⌥ Option + 7

Work with type
Insert section symbol

⌥ Option + 6

Work with type
Insert trademark symbol

⌥ Option + 2

Work with type
Insert registered trademark symbol

⌥ Option + R

Work with type
Superscript

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + =

Work with type
Subscript

Alt + ↑   Shift + Ctrl + =

Work with type
Insert em dash

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + -

Work with type
Insert en dash

⌥ Option + -

Work with type
Insert discretionary hyphen

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + -

Work with type
Toggle auto-hyphenation

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + H

Work with type
Insert double left quotation marks

⌥ Option + [

Work with type
Insert double right quotation marks

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + [

Work with type
Insert single left quotation marks

⌥ Option + ]

Work with type
Insert single right quotation marks

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ]

Work with type
Insert thin space

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + M

Work with type
Show hidden characters

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + I

Using panels
Switch units of measurement

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + U

Using panels
Show/Hide all panels

⭾ Tab

Using panels
Show/Hide all panels except the Tools panel and Control panel

↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab

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

↑   Shift + ↑  ↓

Brushes panel
(drag brush to New Brush button) Duplicate brush

Mouse movement

Character and Paragraph panels
Highlight the font name field in the Character panel

⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + F

Layers panel
(click New Layer button) Place layer below selected layer

⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + Mouse left click

Swatches panel
(click New Swatch button) Create new global process color

⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + Mouse left click

Color panel
(click color bar) Select the inverse for the nonactive fill/stroke

⌘ Cmd + ↑   Shift + ⌥ Option + Mouse left click

Color panel
Open Color Guide

↑   Shift + F3

Gradient panel
Show/Hide gradient arrow

⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + G

Layers panel
Add a layer

⌘ Cmd + L

Layers panel
Add a layer while opening the New Layer dialog box

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + L

Transform panel
Apply a value and copy object

⌥ Option + ⤶ Enter

Transform panel
Apply a value and scale option proportionately for width or height

⌘ Cmd + ⤶ Enter

Transparency panel
Apply last effect to the selected object

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + E

Transparency panel
Apply last effect to the selected object by adjusting the values in the effects dialog box

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + E

Transparency panel
(click opacity field then up or down) Increase/decrease opacity in 1% increments

Mouse left click then ↑  ↓

Transparency panel
(Shift + click opacity field then up or down) Increase/decrease opacity in 10% increments

↑   Shift + Mouse left click then ↑  ↓

Function keys
Invoke Help

F1

Function keys
Cut

F2

Function keys
Copy

F3

Function keys
Paste

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

⌘ Cmd + F8

Function keys
Show/hide Gradient panel

⌘ Cmd + F9

Function keys
Show/hide Stroke panel

⌘ Cmd + F10

Function keys
Show/hide Attributes panel

⌘ Cmd + 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 + ⌘ Cmd + F9

Function keys
Show/hide Transparency panel

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F10

Function keys
Show/hide Symbols panel

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F11

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