Illustrator CC Useful Keyboard Shortcuts:
Windows
1.SELECTING
AND MOVING:
|
Windows Shortcuts |
Action |
|
Alt-click tool |
To cycle through
tools behind column tool |
|
Ctrl-Alt-Tab |
At any time control to
switch between selection and direct selection tools |
|
Alt |
To make copy while
dragging |
|
Shift |
To add to a
selection |
|
Any arrow key |
Move Selection |
|
Shift-any arrow key |
Move Selection 10
pts. |
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Ctrl-2 |
Lock selected
artwork |
|
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-2 |
Lock all deselected
artwork |
|
Ctrl-Alt-2 |
Unlock all artwork |
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Ctrl-3 |
Hide selected
artwork |
|
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-3 |
Hide all deselected
artwork |
|
Ctrl-Alt-3 |
Show all artwork |
2.PAINTING
AND TRANSFORMING:
|
Windows Shortcuts |
Action |
|
Shift Sets center
point and shows dialog Alt-click with Tool |
Samples intermediate
color from gradient, picture, etc. with eyedropper |
|
Alt |
Eyedropper tool from Live Paint
Bucket tool |
|
Alt-drag |
Duplicates and
transforms selection |
|
~ (tilde)-drag |
Transform pattern
without transforming object |
|
Shift-drag
bounding box |
Scale proportionally
with Selection tool |
|
Alt-drag bounding
box |
Scale from center
with Selection tool |
|
Shift-drag |
Move mesh point
along path with Mesh tool |
|
Shift-click |
Add mesh point with
Mesh tool without changing color |
|
Alt-click |
Remove mesh point
with Mesh tool |
3.SHAPES
(WHILE DRAWING):
|
Windows Shortcuts |
Action |
|
Alt-click Constrain proportion
Shift |
Draw from center
with dialog |
|
Alt |
Draw from center |
|
Shift |
Constrain
orientation of polygons, stars, spirals |
|
Spacebar
Add/subtract sides, points, spiral segments Up or Down Arrow |
Move object while
drawing |
|
CTRL |
Decrease inner
radius |
|
hold ~ while
dragging |
Create continuous
duplicates along mouse movement |
4.VIEWING
& GUIDES:
|
Windows Shortcuts |
Action |
|
Hold Control, then
Space. (This will show the Zoom tool). Let go of Control so you see the Hand
tool and IMMEDIATELY start dragging the mouse so you don’t end up typing
spaces. Be sure to let go of the Spacebar while dragging so you again don’t
type more spaces |
Get Hand tool (while
editing Type) |
|
Spacebar |
Get Hand Tool (while NOT editing
Type). |
|
Spacebar |
Get Hand Tool (while NOT editing
Type). |
|
Ctrl-Spacebar |
Zoom In Tool |
|
Ctrl-Alt-Spacebar |
Zoom Out Tool |
|
Ctrl-Spacebar-drag |
Zoom In to exact
size |
|
Tab |
Hide/Show all tools
and panels |
|
Shift-Tab |
Hide/Show all panels
except toolbox |
|
hold Alt while
dragging out a new guide |
Switch between
horizontal/vertical guides |
|
Shift-Ctrl-double-click |
Release Guide (turns
it into a regular path) |
5.TYPE:
|
Windows Shortcuts |
Action |
|
Alt arrow up or down |
Decrease/Increase
leading |
|
Ctrl-Shift-< or > |
Decrease/Increase type size |
|
Alt arrow left or
right Kerning/tracking |
Decrease/Increase
kerning/tracking |
|
Shift-Alt arrow down
or up |
Decrease/Increase
baseline shift |
|
Ctrl-Alt-Shift arrow
down or up |
Baseline shift x 5 |
|
Ctrl-Shift-L, R, and
C |
Align type left,
right, center |
|
Ctrl-Shift-F |
Justify last line |
|
Ctrl-Shift-X |
Reset
horizontal/vertical scale to 100% |
|
Ctrl-Alt-Q |
Reset kerning or
tracking to 0 |
6.PANEL
SHORTCUTS/FUNCTION KEYS:
|
Windows Shortcuts |
Action |
|
F6 |
Show/Hide Color |
|
F5 |
Show/Hide Brushes |
|
F7 |
Show/Hide Layers |
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Ctrl-F8 |
Show/Hide Info |
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Ctrl-F9 |
Show/Hide Gradient |
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Ctrl-F10 |
Show/Hide Stroke |
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Ctrl-F11 |
Show/Hide Attributes |
|
F12 |
Revert file |
|
Shift-F5 |
Show/Hide Graphic
Styles |
|
Shift-F6 |
Show/Hide Appearance |
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Shift-F7 |
Show/Hide Align |
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Shift-F8 |
Show/Hide Transform |
|
Shift-Ctrl-F10 |
Show/Hide
Transparency |
|
Shift-Ctrl-F9 |
Show/Hide Pathfinder |
|
Shift-Ctrl-F11 |
Show/Hide Symbols |
7.LAYERS
PANEL SHORTCUTS:
|
Windows Shortcuts |
Action |
|
Alt-click on eye |
Show layer while
turning-off all others |
|
Ctrl-click on eye |
Toggle layer between
Preview/Outline modes |
|
Alt-click layer name
Copy |
Select all items on
layer |
|
Alt-drag selection
square in Layers panel to |
selected item to
different layer |
|
Ctrl-click |
create the new layer
at the top of list |
|
Ctrl-Alt-click |
To create the new
layer below selected layer |
8.COLOR
PANEL SHORTCUTS:
|
Windows Shortcuts |
Action |
|
Shift-click color
bar |
Change Color Mode |
|
Shift-drag color slider |
Saturate/DE saturate current color |
|
Ctrl-click color bar |
Select compliment of
current color |
9.SWATCHES
PANEL SHORTCUTS:
|
Windows Shortcuts |
Action |
|
Alt-drag new swatch
over old |
Replace a swatch
with another |
|
Hold Curtly–Shift while creating |
Create a swatch as a global color |
10.TOOLS:
|
Windows Shortcuts |
Action |
|
Direct Selection |
A |
|
Selection |
V |
|
Magic Wand |
Y |
|
Lasso |
Q |
|
Pen |
P |
|
Add Anchor point |
+ |
|
Delete Anchor point |
minus(-) |
|
Convert Anchor point |
Shift-C |
|
Type |
T |
|
Line Segment |
\ |
|
Rectangle |
M |
|
Ellipse |
L |
|
Paintbrush |
B |
|
Pencil |
N |
|
Blob Brush |
Shift-B |
|
Eraser |
Shift-E |
|
Scissors |
C |
|
Rotate |
R |
|
Reflect |
O |
|
Scale |
S |
|
Warp |
Shift-R |
|
Free Transform |
E |
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Symbol Sprayer |
Shift-S |
|
Column Graph |
J |
|
Mesh |
U |
|
Gradient |
G |
|
Eyedropper |
I |
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Blend |
W |
|
Live Paint Bucket |
K |
|
Live Paint Selection |
Shift-L |
|
Art board |
Shift-O |
|
Slice |
Shift-K |
|
Hand |
H |
|
Zoom |
Z |
|
Toggle between Fill
& Stroke |
X |
|
Swap Fill &
Stroke |
Shift-X |
|
Default Fill &
Stroke |
D |
|
White fill/black
stroke) |
|
|
Fill or Stroke
w/Color |
< |
|
Fill or Stroke
w/Gradient |
> |
|
Fill or Stroke
w/None |
/ |
|
Cycle through Screen
Modes |
F |
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