Adobe Illustrator (Mac)
Character and Paragraph panels
Highlight the font name field in the Character panel
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + F
All hotkeys for Adobe Illustrator (Mac)
Frequently used shortcutsUndo |
⌘ Cmd + Z |
Frequently used shortcutsRedo |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Z |
Frequently used shortcutsCut |
⌘ Cmd + X |
Frequently used shortcutsCopy |
⌘ Cmd + C |
Frequently used shortcutsPaste |
⌘ Cmd + V |
Frequently used shortcutsPaste in front |
⌘ Cmd + F |
Frequently used shortcutsPaste at back |
⌘ Cmd + B |
Frequently used shortcutsPaste in place |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + B |
Edit shapesFinish adding objects to the blend |
⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + B |
Frequently used shortcutsCheck spelling |
⌘ Cmd + I |
Frequently used shortcutsOpen the Color Settings dialog box |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + K |
Frequently used shortcutsOpen the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box |
⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + K |
Frequently used shortcutsOpen the Preferences dialog box |
⌘ Cmd + K |
Work with documentsCreate a document |
⌘ Cmd + N |
Work with typeInsert en space |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + N |
Work with documentsCreate a document without opening the New Document dialog box |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + N |
Work with documentsOpen a document |
⌘ Cmd + O |
Work with documentsPlace a file in the document |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + P |
Work with documentsOpen the File Information dialog box |
⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + I |
Work with documentsOpen the Document Setup dialog box |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + P |
Work with documentsBrowse in Adobe Bridge |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + O |
Work with documentsClose the document window |
⌘ Cmd + W |
Work with documentsSave changes made to the document |
⌘ Cmd + S |
Work with documentsOpen the Save As dialog box |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + S |
Work with documentsSave a copy of the document |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + S |
Work with documentsSave the document as script files |
⌘ Cmd + F12 |
Work with documentsOpen the Export for screens dialog box |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + E |
Work with documentsOpen the Save For Web dialog box |
⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + S |
Work with documentsPackage the document |
⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + P |
Work with documents |
⌘ Cmd + P |
Work with documentsExit the application |
⌘ Cmd + Q |
Select toolsArtboard tool |
↑ Shift + O |
DrawIncrease the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10% |
V |
Select toolsDirect Selection tool |
A |
Select toolsMagic Wand tool |
Y |
Select toolsLasso tool |
Q |
Select toolsPen tool |
P |
Select toolsCurvature tool |
↑ Shift + ~ |
Select toolsBlob Brush tool |
↑ Shift + B |
Select toolsAdd Anchor Point tool |
+ |
Select toolsDelete Anchor Point tool |
- |
Select toolsSwitch to Anchor Point tool |
↑ Shift + C |
Select toolsType tool |
T |
Select toolsTouch Type tool |
↑ Shift + T |
Select toolsLine Segment tool |
\ |
Select toolsRectangle tool |
M |
Select toolsEllipse tool |
L |
Select toolsPaintbrush tool |
B |
Select toolsPencil tool |
N |
Select toolsShaper tool |
↑ Shift + N |
Select toolsRotate tool |
R |
Select toolsReflect tool |
O |
Select toolsScale tool |
S |
Select toolsWarp tool |
↑ Shift + R |
Select toolsWidth tool |
↑ Shift + W |
Select toolsFree Transform tool |
E |
Edit shapesSelect the Shape Builder tool |
↑ Shift + M |
DrawPerspective Grid Tool |
↑ Shift + P |
DrawPerspective Selection Tool |
↑ Shift + V |
Select toolsSymbol Sprayer tool |
↑ Shift + S |
Select toolsColumn Graph tool |
J |
Select toolsMesh tool |
U |
Gradient panelView Gradient annotator in selected gradient filled object |
G |
Select toolsEyedropper tool |
I |
Select toolsBlend tool |
W |
Select toolsLive Paint Bucket tool |
K |
Select toolsLive Paint Selection tool |
↑ Shift + L |
Select toolsSlice tool |
↑ Shift + K |
Select toolsEraser tool |
↑ Shift + E |
DrawIncrease the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% |
C |
Select toolsHand tool |
H |
Select toolsZoom tool |
Z |
Work with typeSwitch between Area Type and Path Type, Vertical Area Type and Vertical Path Type tools |
⌥ Option |
DrawDecrease 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 artworkMagnify 100% |
⌘ Cmd + 1 |
View artworkMove Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool |
Space |
View artworkSwitch to Zoom tool in magnify mode |
Space + ⌘ Cmd |
View artworkSwitch to Zoom tool in reduce mode |
Space + ⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option |
View artworkHide bounding box |
↑ Shift + Control + B |
View artworkHide 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 artworkShow document template |
⌘ Cmd + H |
View artworkShow/Hide artboards |
⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + H |
View artworkShow/Hide artboard rulers |
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + R |
View artworkShow transparency grid |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + D |
View artworkView all artboards in window |
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + 0 |
View artworkPaste in place on the active artboard |
⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + V |
Create variable width pointsDeselect a width point |
Esc |
Gradient panelConstrain 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 artworkNavigate to next document |
⌘ Cmd + F6 |
View artworkNavigate to previous document |
⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + F6 |
View artworkNavigate to next document group |
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + F6 |
View artworkNavigate to previous document group |
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + F6 |
View artworkToggle between Outline and GPU Preview of the document |
⌘ Cmd + Y |
View artworkToggle between GPU and CPU Preview of the document |
⌘ Cmd + E |
View artworkView the document in Overprint Preview mode |
⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Y |
View artworkView the document in Pixel Preview mode |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Y |
View artworkZoom in |
⌘ Cmd + = |
View artworkZoom out |
⌘ Cmd + - |
View artworkHide guides |
⌘ Cmd + ; |
View artworkLock guides |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + ; |
View artworkMake guides |
⌘ Cmd + 5 |
View artworkRelease guides |
⌥ Option + Ctrl + 5 |
View artworkShow/ hide smart guides |
⌘ Cmd + U |
DrawPerspective Grid |
⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + I |
View artworkShow grid |
⌘ Cmd + ' |
View artworkSnap to grid |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ' |
View artworkSnap to point |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + ' |
Work with selectionsSwitch 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 selectionsChange pointer to cross hair for Lasso tool |
⇪ Caps Lock |
Work with selectionsSelect artwork in active artboard |
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + A |
Work with selectionsSelect all |
⌘ Cmd + A |
Work with selectionsDeselect |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + A |
Work with selectionsReselect |
⌘ Cmd + 6 |
Work with selectionsSelect the object above the current selection |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + ] |
Work with selectionsthe object below the current selection |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Select |
Work with selectionsSelect behind in isolation mode |
⌘ Cmd + Mouse left click |
Work with selectionsGroup the selected artwork |
⌘ Cmd + G |
Work with selectionsUngroup the selected artwork |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + G |
Work with selectionsLock a selection |
⌘ Cmd + 2 |
Work with selectionsUnlock a selection |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + 2 |
Work with selectionsHide a selection |
⌘ Cmd + 3 |
Work with selectionsShow all selections |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + 3 |
Work with selectionsMove selection in user-defined increments |
← ↑ → ↓ |
Work with selectionsMove selection in 10x user-defined increments |
↑ Shift + arrrowkeys |
Work with selectionsLock all deselected artwork |
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + 2 |
Work with typeSwitch between Type and Vertical Type, Area Type and Vertical Area Type, and Path Type and Vertical Path Type tools |
↑ Shift |
Work with selectionsBring a selection forward |
⌘ Cmd + ] |
Work with selectionsMove a selection to the front |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ] |
Work with selectionsSend a selection backward |
⌘ Cmd + [ |
Work with selectionsMove a selection to the back |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + [ |
Edit shapesMove 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 |
DrawChange the decay rate of a spiral |
⌘ Cmd + Mouse movement |
Character and Paragraph panelsIncrease/decrease the selected value by a small increment |
↑ ↓ |
Work with typeMove one character left or right |
← → |
Work with objectsToggle between fill and stroke |
X |
Work with objectsIncrease Bristle brush size |
] |
Work with objectsDecrease Bristle brush size |
[ |
DrawSwitching between drawing modes |
↑ Shift + D |
DrawJoin two or more paths |
⌘ Cmd + J |
DrawAverage two or more paths |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + J |
DrawCreate corner or smooth join |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + J |
DrawCreate a compound path |
⌘ Cmd + 8 |
DrawRelease a compound path |
⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + 8 |
DrawEdit a pattern |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F8 |
Draw(drag object) Moving objects perpendicularly |
5 + Mouse movement |
DrawCopying objects in perspective |
⌘ Cmd + Alt + Mouse movement |
Work with objectsReapply a transformation to an object |
⌘ Cmd + D |
Edit shapesCut at 45° or 90° with Knife tool |
↑ Shift + ⌥ Option + Mouse movement |
Edit shapesIncrease the intensity of symbols (when using Symbolism tool) |
↑ Shift + } |
Edit shapesDecrease the intensity of symbols (when using Symbolism tool) |
↑ Shift + { |
Edit shapesBlend objects |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + B |
Edit shapesDistort objects using a warp-shaped envelope |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + W |
Edit shapesDistort objects using a mesh as the shape of the envelope |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + M |
Edit shapesDistort 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 objectsTransform pattern (independent of object) when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool |
~ + Mouse movement |
Work with objectsApply last pathfinder effect to the selected object |
⌘ Cmd + 4 |
Work with typeInsert em space |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + M |
Work with objectsOpen the Transform Each dialog box |
⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + D |
Work with objectsMake a clipping mask |
⌘ Cmd + 7 |
Work with objectsRelease a clipping mask |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + 7 |
Work with objectsSet fill and stroke to default |
D |
Work with objectsSwap fill and stroke |
↑ Shift + X |
Work with objectsSelect gradient fill mode |
> |
Work with objectsHide gradient annotator (when using the Gradient tool) |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + G |
Work with objectsSelect color fill mode |
< |
Work with objectsSelect no stroke/fill mode |
/ |
Work with objectsAdd new fill |
⌘ Cmd + / |
Work with objectsAdd new stroke |
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + / |
Work with objectsMake 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 pointsDelete selected width point |
Del |
Work with typeMove one word left or right |
⌘ Cmd + ← → |
Character and Paragraph panelsIncrease/decrease the selected value by a fraction |
⌘ Cmd + ↑ ↓ |
Work with typeSelect one word left or right |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ← → |
Work with typeSelect one paragraph before or after |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ↑ ↓ |
Work with typeAlign paragraph left |
⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + L |
Work with typeAlign paragraph right |
⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + R |
Work with typeAlign paragraph center |
⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + C |
Work with typeJustify text left |
⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + J |
Work with typeJustify all lines |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F |
Work with typeToggle line composer |
⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + C |
Transform panelApply a value and keep focus in edit field |
↑ Shift + ⤶ Enter |
Work with typeHighlight kerning |
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + K |
Work with typeReset horizontal scale to 100% |
⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + X |
Work with typeIncrease or decrease font size |
⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + . |
Work with typeIncrease or decrease font size |
⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + , |
Work with typeIncrease or decrease font size by steps |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + . |
Work with typeIncrease or decrease font size by steps |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + , |
Work with typeIncrease or decrease kerning and tracking (vertical text) |
⌥ Option + ↑ ↓ |
Work with typeIncrease or decrease kerning and tracking (horizontal text) |
⌥ Option + ← → |
Work with typeSelect tracking value |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + K |
Work with typeReset tracking/kerning to 0 |
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + Q |
Work with typeIncrease or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (horizontal text) |
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + ← → |
Work with typeIncrease or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (vertical text) |
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + ↑ ↓ |
Work with typeIncrease or decrease baseline shift (horizontal text) |
⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ↑ ↓ |
Work with typeIncrease or decrease baseline shift (vertical text) |
⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ← → |
Work with typeCreate outlines |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + O |
Character and Paragraph panelsOpen the Character panel |
⌘ Cmd + T |
Character and Paragraph panelsOpen the Paragraph panel |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + T |
Work with typeOpen the Tabs panel |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + T |
Work with typeOpen the OpenType panel |
⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + T |
Work with typeInsert bullets |
⌥ Option + 8 |
Work with typeInsert copyright symbol |
⌥ Option + G |
Work with typeInsert ellipsis |
⌥ Option + ; |
Work with typeInsert paragraph symbol |
⌥ Option + 7 |
Work with typeInsert section symbol |
⌥ Option + 6 |
Work with typeInsert trademark symbol |
⌥ Option + 2 |
Work with typeInsert registered trademark symbol |
⌥ Option + R |
Work with typeSuperscript |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + = |
Work with typeSubscript |
Alt + ↑ Shift + Ctrl + = |
Work with typeInsert em dash |
⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + - |
Work with typeInsert en dash |
⌥ Option + - |
Work with typeInsert discretionary hyphen |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + - |
Work with typeToggle auto-hyphenation |
⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + H |
Work with typeInsert double left quotation marks |
⌥ Option + [ |
Work with typeInsert double right quotation marks |
⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + [ |
Work with typeInsert single left quotation marks |
⌥ Option + ] |
Work with typeInsert single right quotation marks |
⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ] |
Work with typeInsert thin space |
⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + M |
Work with typeShow hidden characters |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + I |
Using panelsSwitch units of measurement |
⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + U |
Using panelsShow/Hide all panels |
⭾ Tab |
Using panelsShow/Hide all panels except the Tools panel and Control panel |
↑ Shift + ⭾ Tab |
Character and Paragraph panelsIncrease/decreases the selected value by a large increment |
↑ Shift + ↑ ↓ |
Brushes panel(drag brush to New Brush button) Duplicate brush |
Mouse movement |
Character and Paragraph panelsHighlight 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 panelOpen Color Guide |
↑ Shift + F3 |
Gradient panelShow/Hide gradient arrow |
⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + G |
Layers panelAdd a layer |
⌘ Cmd + L |
Layers panelAdd a layer while opening the New Layer dialog box |
⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + L |
Transform panelApply a value and copy object |
⌥ Option + ⤶ Enter |
Transform panelApply a value and scale option proportionately for width or height |
⌘ Cmd + ⤶ Enter |
Transparency panelApply last effect to the selected object |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + E |
Transparency panelApply 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 keysInvoke Help |
F1 |
Function keysCut |
F2 |
Function keysCopy |
F3 |
Function keysPaste |
F4 |
Function keysShow/hide Brushes panel |
F5 |
Function keysShow/hide Color panel |
F6 |
Function keysShow/hide Layers panel |
F7 |
Function keysCreate new symbol |
F8 |
Function keysShow/hide Info panel |
⌘ Cmd + F8 |
Function keysShow/hide Gradient panel |
⌘ Cmd + F9 |
Function keysShow/hide Stroke panel |
⌘ Cmd + F10 |
Function keysShow/hide Attributes panel |
⌘ Cmd + F11 |
Function keysRevert |
F12 |
Function keysShow/hide Graphic Styles panel |
↑ Shift + F5 |
Function keysShow/hide Appearance panel |
↑ Shift + F6 |
Function keysShow/hide Align panel |
↑ Shift + F7 |
Function keysShow/hide Transform panel |
↑ Shift + F8 |
Function keysShow/hide Pathfinder panel |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F9 |
Function keysShow/hide Transparency panel |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F10 |
Function keysShow/hide Symbols panel |
↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F11 |