Illustrator Shortcut Keys

Posted by Andrey Zhinzher

May 21, 2008

Illustrator Tools Shortcut Keys

Selection	V
Direct Selection	A
Magic Wand	Y
Lasso	Q
Pen	P
Add Anchor Point	=
Delete Anchor Point	-
Convert Anchor Point	Shift+C
Type	T
Line Segment	\
Rectangle	M
Paintbrush	B
Pencil	N
Rotate	R
Reflect	O
Scale	S
Warp	Shift+R
Free Transform	E
Symbol Sprayer	Shift+S
Column Graph	J
Mesh	U
Gradient	G
Eyedropper	I
Paint Bucket	K
Blend	W
Slice	Shift+K
Scissors	C
Hand	H
Zoom	Z
Toggle Fill/Stroke	X
Default	D
Swap Fill/Stroke	Shift+X
Color	,
Gradient	.
None	/
Toggle Screen Mode	F
Show/Hide All Palettes	Tab
Show/Hide All But Toolbox	Shift+Tab
Symbolism Tools - Increase Diameter	]
Symbolism Tools - Decrease Diameter	[
Symbolism Tools - Increase Intensity	Shift+}
Symbolism Tools - Decrease Intensity	Shift+{

Illustrator Menu Commands Shortcut Keys

New	Ctrl+N
New from Template	Shift+Ctrl+N
Open	Ctrl+O
Close	Ctrl+W
Save	Ctrl+S
Save As	Shift+Ctrl+S
Save a Copy	Alt+Ctrl+S
Save for Web	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+S
Revert	F12
Document Setup	Alt+Ctrl+P
Print	Ctrl+P
Exit	Ctrl+Q
Undo	Ctrl+Z
Redo	Shift+Ctrl+Z
Cut	Ctrl+X
Copy	Ctrl+C
Paste	Ctrl+V
Paste in Front	Ctrl+F
Paste in Back	Ctrl+B
Check Spelling	Ctrl+I
Color Settings	Shift+Ctrl+K
Keyboard Shortcuts	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K
General	Ctrl+K
Transform Again	Ctrl+D
Move	Shift+Ctrl+M
Transform Each	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+D
Bring to Front	Shift+Ctrl+]
Bring Forward	Ctrl+]
Send Backward	Ctrl+[
Send to Back	Shift+Ctrl+[
Group	Ctrl+G
Ungroup	Shift+Ctrl+G
Selection	Ctrl+2
Unlock All	Alt+Ctrl+2
Selection	Ctrl+3
Show All	Alt+Ctrl+3
Join	Ctrl+J
Average	Alt+Ctrl+J
Make	Alt+Ctrl+B
Release	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+B
Make with Warp	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+W
Make with Mesh	Alt+Ctrl+M
Make with Top Object	Alt+Ctrl+C
Edit Contents	Shift+Ctrl+V
Make	Ctrl+7
Release	Alt+Ctrl+7
Make	Ctrl+8
Release	Alt+Ctrl+8
Create Outlines	Shift+Ctrl+O
Show Hidden Characters	Alt+Ctrl+I
All	Ctrl+A
Deselect	Shift+Ctrl+A
Reselect	Ctrl+6
Next Object Above	Alt+Ctrl+]
Next Object Below	Alt+Ctrl+[
Apply Last Filter	Ctrl+E
Last Filter	Alt+Ctrl+E
Apply Last Effect	Shift+Ctrl+E
Last Effect	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+E
Preview	Ctrl+Y
Overprint Preview	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Y
Pixel Preview	Alt+Ctrl+Y
Zoom In	Ctrl+=
Zoom Out	Ctrl+-
Fit in Window	Ctrl+0
Actual Size	Ctrl+1
Hide Edges	Ctrl+H
Show Template	Shift+Ctrl+W
Show Rulers	Ctrl+R
Show Transparency Grid	Shift+Ctrl+D
Show Text Threads	Shift+Ctrl+Y
Hide Guides	Ctrl+;
Lock Guides	Alt+Ctrl+;
Make Guides	Ctrl+5
Release Guides	Alt+Ctrl+5
Smart Guides	Ctrl+U
Show Grid	Ctrl+’
Snap to Grid	Shift+Ctrl+’
Snap to Point	Alt+Ctrl+’
Align	Shift+F7
Appearance	Shift+F6
Attributes	F11
Brushes	F5
Color	F6
Gradient	F9
Graphic Styles	Shift+F5
Info	F8
Layers	F7
Pathfinder	Shift+F9
Stroke	F10
Symbols	Shift+F11
Transform	Shift+F8
Transparency	Shift+F10
Character	Ctrl+T
OpenType	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+T
Paragraph	Alt+Ctrl+T
Tabs	Shift+Ctrl+T
Illustrator Help	F1
Switch Selection Tools	Ctrl+Tab
Insert Hyphen	Shift+Ctrl+-
Point Size Up	Shift+Ctrl+.
Point Size Down	Shift+Ctrl+,
Font Size Step Up	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+.
Font Size Step Down	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+,
Kern Looser	Shift+Ctrl+]
Kern Tighter	Shift+Ctrl+[
Tracking	Alt+Ctrl+K
Clear Tracking	Alt+Ctrl+Q
Spacing	Alt+Ctrl+O
Uniform Type	Shift+Ctrl+X
Highlight Font	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+F
Highlight Font (Secondary)	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+M
Left Align Text	Shift+Ctrl+L
Center Text	Shift+Ctrl+C
Right Align Text	Shift+Ctrl+R
Justify Text Left	Shift+Ctrl+J
Justify All Lines	Shift+Ctrl+F
Toggle Auto Hyphenation	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+H
Toggle Line Composer	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+C
Lock Others	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+2
Hide Others	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+3
Repeat Pathfinder	Ctrl+4
Average & Join	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+J
Add New Fill	Ctrl+/
Add New Stroke	Alt+Ctrl+/
New Layer	Ctrl+L
Switch Units	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+U
New File (No Dialog)	Alt+Ctrl+N
Close All	Alt+Ctrl+W
Cut (Secondary)	F2
Copy (Secondary)	F3
Paste (Secondary)	F4
Debug Palette	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+F12