245 Shortcuts for Adobe Illustrator CS5 (MacOS)  [edit]

1. Function Keys
F1	Help
F2/F3/F4	Cut / Copy / Paste
F5	Show/hide Brushes panel
F6	Show/hide Color panel
F7	Show/hide Layers panel
F8	Create new symbol
⌘+F8	Show/hide Info panel
⌘+F9	Show/hide Gradient panel
⌘+F10	Show/hide Stroke panel
⌘+F11	Show/hide Attributes panel
F12	Revert
Shift+F5	Show/hide Graphic Styles panel
Shift+F6	Show/hide Appearance panel
Shift+F7	Show/hide Align panel
Shift+F8	Show/hide Transform panel
Shift+⌘+F9	Show/hide Pathfinder panel
Shift+⌘+F10	Show/hide Transparency panel
Shift+⌘+F11	Show/hide Symbols panel
⌘+Shift+i	Show/hide perspective grid

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2. Selecting Tools
Shift+o	Artboard tool
v	Selection tool
a	Direct Selection tool
y	Magic Wand tool
q	Lasso tool
p	Pen tool
Shift+b	Blob Brush tool
+	Add Anchor Point tool
=	Delete Anchor Point tool
Shift+c	C onvert Anchor Point tool
t	Type tool
\	Line Segment tool
m	Rectangle tool
l	Ellipse tool
b	Paintbrush tool
n	Pencil tool
r	Rotate tool
o	Reflect tool
s	Scale tool
Shift+r	Warp tool
Shift+w	Width tool
e	Free Transform tool
Shift+m	Shape Builder tool
Shift+p	Perspective Grid tool
Shift+v	Perspective Selection tool
Shift+s	Symbol Sprayer tool
j	Column Graph tool
u	Mesh tool
g	Gradient tool
i	Eyedropper tool
w	Blend tool
k	Live Paint Bucket tool
Shift+l	Live Paint Selection tool
Shift+k	Slice tool
Shift+e	Eraser tool
c	Scissors tool
h	Hand tool
z	Zoom tool
Option	Switch to Smooth tool while using Blob Brush tool

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3. Viewing Artwork
f	Toggle between screen modes: Normal Screen Mode, Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar, Full Screen Mode
Double-click Hand tool	Fit imageable area in window
Double-click Zoom tool	Magnify 100%
Space	Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode)
⌘+Space	Switch to Zoom tool in magnify mode
⌘+Option+Space	Switch to Zoom tool in reduce mode
Space	Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool
⌘+Option+Shift+3	Hide unselected artwork
Option+drag guide	Convert between horizontal and vertical guide
⌘+Shift+double-click guide	Release guide
⌘+Shift+h	Show/Hide artboards
⌘+Option+r	Show/Hide artboard rulers
⌘+Option+0 (zero)	View all artboards in window
⌘+Shift+v	Paste in place on the active artboard
Esc	Exit Artboard tool mode
Shift+drag	Create artboard inside another artboard
⌘+click	Select multiple artboards in the Artboards panel
⌘+F6	Navigate to next document
⌘+Shift+F6	Navigate to previous document
⌘+Option+F6	Navigate to next document group
⌘+Option+Shift+F6	Navigate to previous document group
Esc	Exit Full Screen mode

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4. Drawing
Shift+drag	Constrain a shape’s proportions or orientation to: (1) equal height and width for rectangles, rounded rectangles, ellipses, and grids, (2) Increments of 45° for line and arc segments, or (3) Original orientation for polygons, stars, and flares
Spacebar+drag	Move a shape while drawing it
Option+drag	Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons, stars, and flares)
Option+drag	Keep the sides of a star straight
Start dragging, then Up Arrow/Down Arrow	Increase or decrease polygon sides, star points, arc angle, spiral winds, or flare rays
Start dragging, then Up Arrow/Down Arrow	Keep the inner radius of a star constant
Start dragging, then Right Arrow/LeftArrow	Add or remove vertical lines from a rectangular grid or radial lines from a polar grid
Start dragging, then Up Arrow/Down Arrow	Add or remove horizontal lines from a rectangular grid or concentric lines from a polar grid
Start dragging, then c	Switch between an open and closed arc
Start dragging, then f	Flip an arc, keeping the reference point constant
Start dragging, then Option+drag	Add or subtract winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiral
Start dragging then ⌘+drag	Change the decay rate of a spiral
Start dragging, then f	Decrease the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10%
Start dragging, then v	Increase the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10%
Start dragging, then x	Decrease the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10%
Start dragging, then c	Increase the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10%
Option+click Live Trace in the Control panel, or hold down Option and select a tracing preset.	Create and expand a Live Trace object in one step
]/[	Increase size / decrease size of Blob Brush
Shift	Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically
Shift+d	Switch through drawing modes
Select the paths, then press ⌘+j	Join two or more paths
Select the paths, then press Shift+⌘+Option+j	Create corner or smooth join

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5. Drawing in perspective
Shift+p	Perspective Grid Tool
Shift+v	Perspective Selection Tool
⌘+Shift+i	Perspective Grid
Press 5 key, then click and drag the object	Moving objects perpendicularly
Use the Perspective Selection tool and then press 1 ... 4	Switching perspective planes 1 for left grid, 2 for horizontal grid, 3 for right grid, or 4 for no active grid
⌘+Option+drag	Copying objects in perspective
⌘+d	Repeat transforming objects in perspective
Shift+d	Switching between drawing modes

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6. Keys for selecting
⌘	Switch to last-used selection tool (Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, or Group Selection tool)
Option	Switch between Direct Selection tool and Group Selection tool
Shift+click	Add to a selection (or substract a selection) with Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, Group Selection tool, Live Paint Selection tool, or Magic Wand tool
Option+click	Subtract from selection with Magic Wand tool
Shift+drag	Add to selection with Lasso tool
Option+drag	Subtract from selection with Lasso tool
Caps Lock	Change pointer to cross hair for Lasso tool
⌘+Option+a	Select artwork in active artboard
Option+c+o	Create crop marks around selected object
⌘+click twice	Select behind an object or select behind in isolation mode

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7. Moving Selection
Arrow Keys	Move selection in user-defined increments
Shift+Arrow Keys	Move selection in 10x user-defined increments
⌘+Option+Shift+2	Lock all deselected artwork
Hold down Shift	Constrain movement to 45° angle (except when using Reflect tool)

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8. Editing Shapes
Option	- Switch Pen tool to Convert Anchor Point tool - Switch between Add Anchor Point tool and Delete Anchor Point tool - Switch Scissors tool to Add Anchor Point tool - Switch Pencil tool to Smooth tool
Spacebar+drag	Move current anchor point while drawing with Pen tool
Option+drag	Cut a straight line with Knife tool
Shift+Option-drag	Cut at 45° or 90° with Knife tool
Option+Shape mode	Use shape mode buttons in Pathfinder panel to create compound paths
Option+click the closed region	Erase unwanted closed regions created using Shape Builder tool
Shift+m	Select the Shape Builder tool
Shift+click+drag	Display rectangular marquee to easily merge multiple paths (when using Shape Builder tool)

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9. Painting Objects
x	Toggle between fill and stroke
d	Set fill and stroke to default
Shift+x	Swap fill and stroke
>	Select gradient fill mode
<	Select color fill mode
/	Select no stroke/fill mode
Shift Eyedropper tool	Sample color from an image or intermediate color from gradient
Option+Shif+click + Eyedropper tool	Sample style and append appearance of currently selected item
⌘+/	Add new fill
⌘+Option+/	Add new stroke
⌘+click gradient button in Tools or Gradient panel	Reset gradient to black and white
Option+o+j	Open Mosaic options for selected raster object
[/]	Decrease Bristle brush size / Increase Bristle brush size
1,2,...0	Set Bristle brush paint opacity value to 10%, 20% etc. 0 increases to 100%

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10. Live Paint Groups
Option+click + Live Paint Bucket tool	Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample fill and/or stroke
Option+Shift+click + Live Paint Bucket tool	Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample color from an image
Shift + Live Paint Bucket tool	Select opposite Live Paint Bucket tool options
Double-click + Live Paint Bucket tool	Fill across unstroked edges into adjacent faces
Triple-click + Live Paint Bucket tool	Fill all faces that have same fill and stroke all edges that have same stroke
Option+click + Live Paint Selection tool	Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample fill and/or stroke
Option+Shift+click + Live Paint Selection tool	Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample color from an image or intermediate color from a gradient
Shift+click + Live Paint Selection tool	Add to/subtract from a selection
Double-click + Live Paint Selection tool	Select all connected faces /edges with same fill/stroke
Triple-click + Live Paint Selection tool	Select all faces/edges with same fill/stroke

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11. Transforming Objects
Option+click	Set origin point and open dialog box when using Rotate tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool
Option+drag	Duplicate and transform selection when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool
~+drag	Transform pattern (independent of object) when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool

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12. Creating variable width points
Shift+click	Select multiple width points
Option+drag	Create non-uniform widths
Option+drag the width point	Create a copy of the width point
Shift+drag	Change the position of multiple width points
Delete	Delete selected width point
Esc	Deselect a width point

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13. Working with Type
Right Arrow/Left Arrow	Move one character right or left
Up Arrow/Down Arrow	Move up or down one line
⌘+Right Arrow/Left Arrow	Move one word right or left
⌘+Up Arrow/Down Arrow	Move up or down one paragraph
Shift+⌘+ Right Arrow/Left Arrow	Select one word right or left
Shift+⌘+ Right Arrow/Left Arrow	Select one paragraph before or after
Shift+click	Extend existing selection
⌘+Shift+l, r, c	Align paragraph left, right, or center
⌘+Shift+j	Justify paragraph
Shift+Enter	Insert soft return
⌘+Option+k	Highlight kerning
⌘+Shift+x	Reset horizontal scale to 100%
⌘+Shift+>/ ⌘+Shift+<	Increase type size / decrease type size
Option+Up Arrow/Down Arrow	Increase or decrease leading (for horizontal text, vor vertical text use Option+Right Arrow/Left Arrow)
Double-click leading icon in the Character panel	Set leading to the type size
⌘+Option+q	Reset tracking/kerning to 0
Option+Right Arrow/Left Arrow	Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (for horizontal text, vor vertical text use Option+Up Arrow/Down Arrow)
⌘+Option+ Right Arrow/Left Arrow	Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times(for horizontal text, vor vertical text use ⌘+Option+Up Arrow/Down Arrow)
Option+Shift+ Up Arrow/Down Arrow	Increase or decrease baseline shift (for horizontal text, vor vertical text use Option+Shift+Right Arrow/Left Arrow)
Shift	Switch between Type and Vertical Type, Area Type and Vertical Area Type, and Path Type and Vertical Path Type tools
Option	Switch between Area Type and Path Type, Vertical Area Type and Vertical Path Type tools

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14. Panel Shortcuts
Option+click New button	Set options (except for Actions, Brushes, Swatches, and Symbols panels)
Option+click Delete button	Delete without confirmation (except for Layers panel)
Shift+Enter	Apply value and keep text box active
Shift+click	Select range of actions, brushes, layers, links, styles, or swatches
⌘+click	Select noncontiguous actions, brushes, layers (same level only), links, styles, or swatches
Tab	Show/Hide all panels
Shift+Tab	Show/Hide all panels except the Tools panel and Control panel

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Sources: Adobe Illustrator CS5 Online Help