Adobe Illustrator shortcuts for Mac
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Mac keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Illustrator
Function Keys | |
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| Help | f1 Add to Pie Menu |
| Cut / Copy / Paste | f2 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/hide Brushes panel | f5 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/hide Color panel | f6 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/hide Layers panel | f7 Add to Pie Menu |
| Create new symbol | f8 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/hide Info panel | ⌘ (command) + f8 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/hide Gradient panel | ⌘ (command) + f9 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/hide Stroke panel | ⌘ (command) + f10 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/hide Attributes panel | ⌘ (command) + f11 Add to Pie Menu |
| Revert | f12 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/hide Graphic Styles panel | ⇧ (shift) + f5 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/hide Appearance panel | ⇧ (shift) + f6 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/hide Align panel | ⇧ (shift) + f7 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/hide Transform panel | ⇧ (shift) + f8 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/hide Pathfinder panel | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + f9 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/hide Transparency panel | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + f10 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/hide Symbols panel | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + f11 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/hide perspective grid | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + i Add to Pie Menu |
Selecting Tools | |
| Artboard tool | ⇧ (shift) + o Add to Pie Menu |
| Selection tool | v Add to Pie Menu |
| Direct Selection tool | a Add to Pie Menu |
| Magic Wand tool | y Add to Pie Menu |
| Lasso tool | q Add to Pie Menu |
| Pen tool | p Add to Pie Menu |
| Blob Brush tool | ⇧ (shift) + b Add to Pie Menu |
| Add Anchor Point tool | Add to Pie Menu |
| Delete Anchor Point tool | = Add to Pie Menu |
| C onvert Anchor Point tool | ⇧ (shift) + c Add to Pie Menu |
| Type tool | t Add to Pie Menu |
| Line Segment tool | \ Add to Pie Menu |
| Rectangle tool | m Add to Pie Menu |
| Ellipse tool | l Add to Pie Menu |
| Paintbrush tool | b Add to Pie Menu |
| Pencil tool | n Add to Pie Menu |
| Rotate tool | r Add to Pie Menu |
| Reflect tool | o Add to Pie Menu |
| Scale tool | s Add to Pie Menu |
| Warp tool | ⇧ (shift) + r Add to Pie Menu |
| Width tool | ⇧ (shift) + w Add to Pie Menu |
| Free Transform tool | e Add to Pie Menu |
| Shape Builder tool | ⇧ (shift) + m Add to Pie Menu |
| Perspective Grid tool | ⇧ (shift) + p Add to Pie Menu |
| Perspective Selection tool | ⇧ (shift) + v Add to Pie Menu |
| Symbol Sprayer tool | ⇧ (shift) + s Add to Pie Menu |
| Column Graph tool | j Add to Pie Menu |
| Mesh tool | u Add to Pie Menu |
| Gradient tool | g Add to Pie Menu |
| Eyedropper tool | i Add to Pie Menu |
| Blend tool | w Add to Pie Menu |
| Live Paint Bucket tool | k Add to Pie Menu |
| Live Paint Selection tool | ⇧ (shift) + l Add to Pie Menu |
| Slice tool | ⇧ (shift) + k Add to Pie Menu |
| Eraser tool | ⇧ (shift) + e Add to Pie Menu |
| Scissors tool | c Add to Pie Menu |
| Hand tool | h Add to Pie Menu |
| Zoom tool | z Add to Pie Menu |
| Switch to Smooth tool while using Blob Brush tool | ⌥ (option)Add to Pie Menu |
Viewing Artwork | |
| Toggle between screen modes: Normal Screen Mode, Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar, Full Screen Mode | f Add to Pie Menu |
| Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode) | space Add to Pie Menu |
| Switch to Zoom tool in magnify mode | ⌘ (command) + space Add to Pie Menu |
| Switch to Zoom tool in reduce mode | ⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + space Add to Pie Menu |
| Hide unselected artwork | ⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + 3 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/Hide artboards | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + h Add to Pie Menu |
| Show/Hide artboard rulers | ⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + r Add to Pie Menu |
| View all artboards in window | ⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + 0 Add to Pie Menu |
| Paste in place on the active artboard | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + v Add to Pie Menu |
| Exit Artboard tool mode | esc Add to Pie Menu |
| Navigate to next document | ⌘ (command) + f6 Add to Pie Menu |
| Navigate to previous document | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + f6 Add to Pie Menu |
| Navigate to next document group | ⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + f6 Add to Pie Menu |
| Navigate to previous document group | ⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + f6 Add to Pie Menu |
| Exit Full Screen mode | esc Add to Pie Menu |
Drawing in perspective | |
| Perspective Grid Tool | ⇧ (shift) + p Add to Pie Menu |
| Perspective Selection Tool | ⇧ (shift) + v Add to Pie Menu |
| Perspective Grid | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + i Add to Pie Menu |
| Switching perspective planes 1 for left grid, 2 for horizontal grid, 3 for right grid, or 4 for no active grid | use the perspective selection tool and then press 1 ... 4 Add to Pie Menu |
| Repeat transforming objects in perspective | ⌘ (command) + d Add to Pie Menu |
| Switching between drawing modes | ⇧ (shift) + d Add to Pie Menu |
Keys for selecting | |
| Switch to last-used selection tool (Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, or Group Selection tool) | ⌘ (command)Add to Pie Menu |
| Switch between Direct Selection tool and Group Selection tool | ⌥ (option)Add to Pie Menu |
| Change pointer to cross hair for Lasso tool | caps lock Add to Pie Menu |
| Select artwork in active artboard | ⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + a Add to Pie Menu |
| Create crop marks around selected object | ⌥ (option) + c + o Add to Pie Menu |
Moving Selection | |
| Move selection in user-defined increments | arrow keys Add to Pie Menu |
| Move selection in 10x user-defined increments | ⇧ (shift) + arrow keys Add to Pie Menu |
| Lock all deselected artwork | ⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + 2 Add to Pie Menu |
| Constrain movement to 45° angle (except when using Reflect tool) | hold down shift Add to Pie Menu |
Painting Objects | |
| Toggle between fill and stroke | x Add to Pie Menu |
| Set fill and stroke to default | d Add to Pie Menu |
| Swap fill and stroke | ⇧ (shift) + x Add to Pie Menu |
| Select gradient fill mode | > Add to Pie Menu |
| Select color fill mode | < Add to Pie Menu |
| Select no stroke/fill mode | / Add to Pie Menu |
| Sample color from an image or intermediate color from gradient | shift eyedropper tool Add to Pie Menu |
| Open Mosaic options for selected raster object | ⌥ (option) + o + j Add to Pie Menu |
| Decrease Bristle brush size / Increase Bristle brush size | [ Add to Pie Menu |
| Set Bristle brush paint opacity value to 10%, 20% etc. 0 increases to 100% | 1,2,...0 Add to Pie Menu |
Working with Type | |
| Move one character right or left | → Add to Pie Menu |
| Move up or down one line | ↑ Add to Pie Menu |
| Move one word right or left | ⌘ (command) + → Add to Pie Menu |
| Move up or down one paragraph | ⌘ (command) + ↑ Add to Pie Menu |
| Select one word right or left | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + → Add to Pie Menu |
| Select one paragraph before or after | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + → Add to Pie Menu |
| Align paragraph left, right, or center | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + l, r, c Add to Pie Menu |
| Justify paragraph | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + j Add to Pie Menu |
| Insert soft return | ⇧ (shift) + ↵ Add to Pie Menu |
| Highlight kerning | ⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + k Add to Pie Menu |
| Reset horizontal scale to 100% | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + x Add to Pie Menu |
| Increase type size / decrease type size | ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + > Add to Pie Menu |
| Increase or decrease leading (for horizontal text, vor vertical text use Option+→/←) | ⌥ (option) + ↑ Add to Pie Menu |
| Reset tracking/kerning to 0 | ⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + q Add to Pie Menu |
| Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (for horizontal text, vor vertical text use Option+↑/↓) | ⌥ (option) + → Add to Pie Menu |
| Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times(for horizontal text, vor vertical text use ⌘+Option+↑/↓) | ⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + → Add to Pie Menu |
| Increase or decrease baseline shift (for horizontal text, vor vertical text use Option+Shift+→/←) | ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ↑ Add to Pie Menu |
| Switch between Type and Vertical Type, Area Type and Vertical Area Type, and Path Type and Vertical Path Type tools | ⇧ (shift)Add to Pie Menu |
| Switch between Area Type and Path Type, Vertical Area Type and Vertical Path Type tools | ⌥ (option)Add to Pie Menu |
Panel Shortcuts | |
| Increase/decrease the selected value by a small increment | ↑ Add to Pie Menu |
| Increase/decreases the selected value by a large increment | ⇧ (shift) + ↑ Add to Pie Menu |
| Highlight the font name field in the Character panel | ⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + f Add to Pie Menu |
| Apply a value and keep focus in edit field | ⇧ (shift) + ↵ Add to Pie Menu |
| Apply a value and copy object | ⌥ (option) + ↵ Add to Pie Menu |
| Apply a value and scale option proportionately for width or height | ⌘ (command) + ↵ Add to Pie Menu |
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