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Popular shortcuts

Undo	Ctrl+Z
Redo	Shift+Ctrl+Z
Cut	Ctrl+X
Copy	Ctrl+C
Paste	Ctrl+V
Paste in front	Ctrl+F
Paste at back	Ctrl+B
Paste in place	Shift+Ctrl+B
Paste on all artboards	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+B
Check spelling	Ctrl+I
Open the Color Settings dialog box	Shift+Ctrl+K
Open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K
Open the Preferences dialog box	Ctrl+K

Work with documents

Create a document	Ctrl+N
Create a document from a template	Shift+Ctrl+N
Create a document without opening the New Document dialog box	Alt+Ctrl+N
Open a document	Ctrl+O
Place a file in the document	Shift+Ctrl+P
Open the File Information dialog box	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+I
Open the Document Setup dialog box	Alt+Ctrl+P
Browse in Adobe Bridge	Alt+Ctrl+O
Close the document window	Ctrl+W
Save changes made to the document	Ctrl+S
Open the Save As dialog box	Shift+Ctrl+S
Save a copy of the document	Alt+Ctrl+S
Save the document as script files	Ctrl+F12
Open the Export for screens dialog box	Alt+Ctrl+E
Open the Save For Web dialog box	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+S
Package the document	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+P
Print	Ctrl+P
Exit the application	Ctrl+Q

Select tools

Artboard tool	Shift+O
Selection tool	V
Direct Selection tool	A
Magic Wand tool	Y
Lasso tool	Q
Pen tool	P
Curvature tool	Shift+~
Blob Brush tool	Shift+B
Add Anchor Point tool	+
Delete Anchor Point tool	-
Switch to Anchor Point tool	Shift+C
Type tool	T
Touch Type tool	Shift+T
Line Segment tool	\
Rectangle tool	M
Ellipse tool	L
Paintbrush tool	B
Pencil tool	N
Shaper tool	Shift+N
Rotate tool	R
Reflect tool	O
Scale tool	S
Warp tool	Shift+R
Width Tool	Shift+W
Free Transform tool	E
Shape Builder Tool	Shift+M
Perspective Grid Tool	Shift+P
Perspective Selection Tool	Shift+V
Symbol Sprayer tool	Shift+S
Column Graph tool	J
Mesh tool	U
Gradient tool	G
Eyedropper tool	I
Blend tool	W
Live Paint Bucket tool	K
Live Paint Selection tool	Shift+L
Slice tool	Shift+K
Eraser tool	Shift+E
Scissors tool	C
Hand tool	H
Zoom tool	Z
Switch to Smooth tool while using Blob Brush tool	Alt

View artwork

Toggle between screen modes: Normal Screen Mode, Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar, Full Screen Mode	F
Fit imageable area in window	Double-click Hand tool
Magnify 100%	Double-click Zoom tool or press Ctrl+1
Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode)	Spacebar
Switch to Zoom tool in magnify mode	Ctrl+Spacebar
Switch to Zoom tool in reduce mode	Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar
Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool	Spacebar
Hide bounding box	Shift+Ctrl+B
Hide unselected artwork	Control+Alt+Shift+3
Convert between horizontal and vertical guide	Alt-drag guide
Release guide	Ctrl+Shift-double-click guide
Show document template	Ctrl+H
Show/Hide artboards	Ctrl+Shift+H
Show/Hide artboard rulers	Ctrl+R
Show transparency grid	Shift+Ctrl+D
View all artboards in window	Ctrl+Alt+0 (zero)
Paste in place on the active artboard	Ctrl+Shift+V
Exit Artboard tool mode	Esc
Create artboard inside another artboard	Shift-drag
Select multiple artboards in the Artboards panel	Ctrl+Click
Navigate to next document	Ctrl+F6
Navigate to previous document	Ctrl+Shift+F6
Navigate to next document group	Ctrl+Alt+F6
Navigate to previous document group	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F6
Toggle between Outline and GPU Preview of the document	Ctrl+Y
Toggle between GPU and CPU Preview of the document	Ctrl+E
View the document in Overprint Preview mode	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Y
View the document in Pixel Preview mode	Alt+Ctrl+Y
Exit Full Screen mode	Esc
Zoom in	Ctrl+=
Zoom out	Ctrl+-
Hide guides	Ctrl+;
Lock guides	Alt+Ctrl+;
Make guides	Ctrl+5
Release guides	Alt+Ctrl+5
Show/ hide smart guides	Ctrl+U
Show/ hide perspective grid	Ctrl+Shift+I
Show grid	Ctrl+'
Snap to grid	Shift+Ctrl+'
Snap to point	Alt+Ctrl+'

Work with selections

Switch to last-used selection tool (Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, or Group Selection tool)	Ctrl+`
Switch between Direct Selection tool and Group Selection tool	Alt
Add to a selection with Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, Group Selection tool, Live Paint Selection tool, or Magic Wand tool	Shift-click
Subtract a selection with Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, Group Selection tool, or LIve Paint Selection tool	Shift-click
Subtract from selection with Magic Wand tool	Alt-click
Add to selection with Lasso tool	Shift-drag
Subtract from selection with Lasso tool	Alt-drag
Change pointer to cross hair for Lasso tool	CapsLock
Select artwork in active artboard	Ctrl+Alt+A
Create crop marks around selected object	Alt+C+O
Select all	Ctrl+A
Deselect	Shift+Ctrl+A
Reselect	Ctrl+6
Select the object above the current selection	Alt+Ctrl+]
Select the object below the current selection	Alt+Ctrl+[
Select behind an object	Press Ctrl+Click twice
Select behind in isolation mode	Ctrl+Click twice
Group the selected artwork	Ctrl+G
Ungroup the selected artwork	Shift+Ctrl+G
Lock a selection	Ctrl+2
Unlock a selection	Alt+Ctrl+2
Hide a selection	Ctrl+3
Show all selections	Alt+Ctrl+3
Move selection in user-defined increments	↑↓←→
Move selection in 10x user-defined increments	Shift+↑↓←→
Lock all deselected artwork	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+2
Constrain movement to 45° angle (except when using Reflect tool)	Hold down Shift
Bring a selection forward	Ctrl+]
Move a selection to the front	Shift+Ctrl+]
Send a selection backward	Ctrl+[
Move a selection to the back	Shift+Ctrl+[

Draw

Constrain a shape’s proportions or orientation to: equal height and width for rectangles, rounded rectangles, ellipses, and grids Increments of 45° for line and arc segments Original orientation for polygons, stars, and flares	Shift-drag
Move a shape while drawing it	Spacebar-drag
Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons, stars, and flares)	Alt-drag
Increase or decrease polygon sides, star points, arc angle, spiral winds, or flare rays	Start dragging, then press ↑/↓
Keep the inner radius of a star constant	Start dragging, then hold down Ctrl
Keep the sides of a star straight	Alt-drag
Switch between an open and closed arc	Start dragging, then hold down C
Flip an arc, keeping the reference point constant	Start dragging, then hold down F
Add or subtract winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiral	Start dragging, then Alt-drag
Change the decay rate of a spiral	Start dragging then Ctrl-drag
Add or remove horizontal lines from a rectangular grid or concentric lines from a polar grid	Start dragging, then press ↑/↓
Add or remove vertical lines from a rectangular grid or radial lines from a polar grid	Start dragging, then press ←/→
Decrease the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10%	Start dragging, then press F
Increase the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10%	Start dragging, then press V
Decrease the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10%	Start dragging, then press X
Increase the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10%	Start dragging, then press C
Increase size of Blob Brush	]
Decrease size of Blob Brush	[
Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically	Shift
Switch through drawing modes	Shift+D
Join two or more paths	Select the paths, then press Ctrl+J
Average two or more paths	Select the paths, then press Alt+Ctrl+J
Create corner or smooth join	Select the paths, then press Shift+Ctrl+Alt+J
Create a compound path	Ctrl+8
Release a compound path	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+8
Edit a pattern	Shift+Ctrl+F8
Perspective Grid Tool	Shift+P
Perspective Selection Tool	Shift+V
Perspective Grid	Ctrl+Shift+I
Moving objects perpendicularly	5 then click and drag the object
Switching perspective planes	Use the Perspective Selection tool and then press 1 for left grid, 2 for horizontal grid, 3 for right grid, or 4 for no active grid
Copying objects in perspective	Ctrl+Alt+drag
Repeat transforming objects in perspective	Ctrl+D
Switching between drawing modes	Shift+D

Edit shapes

Switch Pen tool to Convert Anchor Point tool	Alt
Switch between Add Anchor Point tool and Delete Anchor Point tool	Alt
Switch Scissors tool to Add Anchor Point tool	Alt
Switch Pencil tool to Smooth tool	Alt
Move current anchor point while drawing with Pen tool	Spacebar-drag
Cut a straight line with Knife tool	Alt-drag
Cut at 45° or 90° with Knife tool	Shift+Alt-drag
Use shape mode buttons in Pathfinder panel to create compound paths	Alt+Shape mode
Erase unwanted closed regions created using Shape Builder tool	Alt+Click the closed region
Select the Shape Builder tool	Shift+M
Display rectangular marquee to easily merge multiple paths (when using Shape Builder tool)	Shift+Click+drag
Increase the intensity of symbols (when using Symbolism tool)	Shift+}
Decrease the intensity of symbols (when using Symbolism tool)	Shift+{
Blend objects	Alt+Ctrl+B
Finish adding objects to the blend	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+B
Distort objects using a warp-shaped envelope	Alt+Ctrl+Shift+W
Distort objects using a mesh as the shape of the envelope	Alt+Ctrl+M
Distort objects using another object as the shape of the envelope	Alt+Ctrl+C

Work with Live Paint groups

Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample fill and/or stroke	Alt-Click+Live Paint Bucket tool
Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample color from an image or intermediate color from a gradient	Alt+Shift-Click+Live Paint Bucket tool
Select opposite Live Paint Bucket tool options (if Paint Fills and Paint Strokes are currently selected, switch to Paint Fills only)	Shift+Live Paint Bucket tool
Fill across unstroked edges into adjacent faces	Double-Click+Live Paint Bucket tool
Fill all faces that have same fill and stroke all edges that have same stroke	Triple-Click+Live Paint Bucket tool
Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample fill and/or stroke	Alt-Click+Live Paint Selection tool
Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample color from an image or intermediate color from a gradient	Alt+Shift-Click+Live Paint Selection tool
Add to/subtract from a selection	Shift-Click+Live Paint Selection tool
Select all connected faces /edges with same fill/stroke	Double-Click+Live Paint Selection tool
Select all faces/edges with same fill/stroke	Triple-Click+Live Paint Selection tool

Work with objects

Set origin point and open dialog box when using Rotate tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool	Alt-click
Duplicate and transform selection when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool	Alt-drag
Transform pattern (independent of object) when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool	~-drag
Reapply a transformation to an object	Ctrl+D
Apply last pathfinder effect to the selected object	Ctrl+4
Move an object	Shift+Ctrl+M
Open the Transform Each dialog box	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+D
Make a clipping mask	Ctrl+7
Release a clipping mask	Alt+Ctrl+7
Toggle between fill and stroke	X
Set fill and stroke to default	D
Swap fill and stroke	Shift+X
Select gradient fill mode	>
Hide gradient annotator (when using the Gradient tool)	Alt+Ctrl+G
Select color fill mode	<
Select no stroke/fill mode	/
Sample color from an image or intermediate color from gradient	Shift+Eyedropper tool
Sample style and append appearance of currently selected item	Alt+Shift-Click+Eyedropper tool
Add new fill	Ctrl+/
Add new stroke	Ctrl+Alt+/
Reset gradient to black and white	Ctrl-click gradient button in Tools panel or Gradient panel
Make Live Paint (when using the Paint Bucket tool)	Alt+Ctrl+X
Decrease Bristle brush size	[
Increase Bristle brush size	]

Create variable width points

Select multiple width points	Shift+Click
Create non-uniform widths	Alt+drag
Create a copy of the width point	Alt+drag the width point
Change the position of multiple width points	Shift+drag
Delete selected width point	Delete
Deselect a width point	Esc

Work with type

Move one character right or left	←/→
Move up or down one line	↑/↓
Move one word right or left	Ctrl+←/→
Move up or down one paragraph	Ctrl+↑/↓
Select one word right or left	Shift+Ctrl+←/→
Select one paragraph before or after	Shift+Ctrl+↑/↓
Extend existing selection	Shift-click
Align paragraph left, right, or center	Ctrl+Shift+L, R, or C
Justify text left	Ctrl+Shift+J
Justify all lines	Shift+Ctrl+F
Toggle line composer	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+C
Insert soft return	Shift+Enter
Highlight kerning	Ctrl+Alt+K
Reset horizontal scale to 100%	Ctrl+Shift+X
Increase or decrease font size	Ctrl+Shift+./,
Increase or decrease font size by steps	Alt+Ctrl+Shift+./,
Increase or decrease leading	Alt+↑↓←→
Select tracking value	Alt+Ctrl+K
Reset tracking/kerning to 0	Ctrl+Alt+Q
Increase or decrease kerning and tracking	Alt+↑↓←→
Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times	Ctrl+Alt+↑↓←→
Increase or decrease baseline shift	Alt+↑↓←→
Switch between Type and Vertical Type, Area Type and Vertical Area Type, and Path Type and Vertical Path Type tools	Shift
Switch between Area Type and Path Type, Vertical Area Type and Vertical Path Type tools	Alt
Create outlines	Shift+Ctrl+O
Open the Character panel	Ctrl+T
Open the Paragraph panel	Alt+Ctrl+T
Open the Tabs panel	Shift+Ctrl+T
Open the OpenType panel	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+T
Insert bullets	Alt+8
Insert copyright symbol	Alt+G
Insert ellipsis	Alt+;
Insert paragraph symbol	Alt+7
Insert section symbol	Alt+6
Insert trademark symbol	Alt+2
Insert registered trademark symbol	Alt+R
Superscript	Shift+Ctrl+=
Subscript	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+=
Insert em dash	Alt+Shift+-
Insert en dash	Alt+-
Insert discretionary hyphen	Shift+Ctrl+-
Toggle auto-hyphenation	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+H
Insert double left quotation marks	Alt+[
Insert double right quotation marks	Alt+Shift+[
Insert single left quotation marks	Alt+]
Insert single right quotation marks	Alt+Shift+]
Insert em space	Shift+Ctrl+M
Insert en space	Shift+Ctrl+N
Insert thin space	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+M
Show hidden characters	Alt+Ctrl+I

Use panels

Set options (except for Actions, Brushes, Swatches, and Symbols panels)	Alt-click New button
Switch units of measurement	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+U
Delete without confirmation (except for Layers panel)	Alt+Delete
Apply value and keep text box active	Shift+Enter
Select range of actions, brushes, layers, links, styles, or swatches	Shift-click
Select noncontiguous actions, brushes, layers (same level only), links, styles, or swatches	Ctrl-click
Show/Hide all panels	Tab
Show/Hide all panels except the Tools panel and Control panel	Shift+Tab
Increase/ decrease values in logical fractions of the measurement unit	Ctrl+↑/↓
Increase/ decrease measurement unit by 10x	↑/↓

Actions panel

Expand/Collapse entire hierarchy for action set	Alt-click expansion triangle
Set options for action set	Double-click folder icon
Play a single command	Ctrl-click Play Current Selection button
Begin recording actions without confirmation	Alt-click New Action button

Brushes panel

Open Brush Options dialog box	Double-click brush
Duplicate brush	Drag brush to New Brush button

Character and Paragraph panels

Open the Character panel	Ctrl+T
Open the Paragraph panel	Alt+Ctrl+T
Increase/decrease the selected value by a small increment	↑/↓
Increase/decreases the selected value by a large increment	↑/↓
Increase/decrease the selected value by a fraction	Ctrl+↑/↓
Highlight the font name field in the Character panel	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F

Color panel

Select the complement for the current color fill/stroke	Ctrl-click color bar
Change the nonactive fill/stroke	Alt-click color bar
Select the complement for the nonactive fill/stroke	Ctrl+Alt-click color bar
Select the inverse for the current fill/stroke	Ctrl+Shift-click color bar
Select the inverse for the nonactive fill/stroke	Ctrl+Shift+Alt-click color bar
Open Color Guide	Shift+F3
Change the color mode	Shift-click color bar
Move color sliders in tandem	Shift-drag color slider
Switch between percentage and 0-255 values for RGB	Double-click to right of a numerical field

Gradient panel

Duplicate color stops	Alt-drag
Swap color stops	Alt-drag color stop onto another stop
Apply swatch color to active (or selected) color stop	Alt-click swatch in the Swatches panel
Reset the gradient fill to default black and white linear gradient	Ctrl-click Gradient Fill box in the Gradient panel
Show/Hide gradient arrow	Ctrl+Alt+G
Modify angle and end-point together	Alt-drag End point of gradient annotator
Constrain Gradient tool or Gradient annotator while dragging	Shift-drag
View Gradient annotator in selected gradient filled object	G

Layers panel

Add a layer	Ctrl+L
Add a layer while opening the New Layer dialog box	Alt+Ctrl+L
Select all objects on the layer	Alt-click layer name
Show/hide all layers but the selected one	Alt-click eye icon
Select Outline/Preview view for the selected layer	Ctrl-click eye icon
Selects Outline/Preview view for all other layers	Ctrl+Alt-click eye icon
Lock/unlock all other layers	Alt-click lock icon
Expand all sublayers to display entire hierarchy	Alt-click expansion triangle
Set options as you create new layer	Alt-click New Layer button
Set options as you create new sublayer	Alt-click New Sublayer button
Place new sublayer at bottom of layer list	Ctrl+Alt-click New Sublayer button
Place layer at top of layer list	Ctrl-click New Layer button
Place layer below selected layer	Ctrl+Alt-click New Layer button
Copy the selection to a layer, sublayer, or group	Alt-drag selection

Swatches panel

Create new spot color	Ctrl-click New Swatch button
Create new global process color	Ctrl+Shift-click New Swatch button
Replace swatch with another	Alt-drag a swatch over another

Transform panel

Apply a value and keep focus in edit field	Shift+Enter
Apply a value and copy object	Alt+Enter
Apply a value and scale option proportionately for width or height	Ctrl+Enter

Transparency panel

Apply last effect to the selected object	Shift+Ctrl+E
Apply last effect to the selected object by adjusting the values in the effects dialog box	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+E
Change mask to grayscale image for editing	Alt-click on mask thumbnail
Disable opacity mask	Shift-click on mask thumbnail
Re-enable opacity mask	Shift-click on disabled mask thumbnail
Increase/decrease opacity in 1% increments	Click opacity field+↑/↓
Increase/decrease opacity in 10% increments	Shift-click opacity field+↑/↓

Function keys

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

Popular shortcuts

Redo	Shift+⌘+Z
Cut	⌘+X
Copy	⌘+C
Paste	⌘+V
Paste in front	⌘+F
Paste at back	⌘+B
Paste in place	Shift+⌘+B
Paste on all artboards	Option+Shift+⌘+B
Check spelling	⌘+I
Open the Color Settings dialog box	Shift+⌘+K
Open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box	Option+Shift+⌘+K
Open the Preferences dialog box	⌘+K

Work with documents

Create a document	⌘+N
Create a document from a template	Shift+⌘+N
Create a document without opening the New Document dialog box	Option+⌘+N
Open a document	⌘+O
Place a file in the document	Shift+⌘+P
Open the File Information dialog box	Option+Shift+⌘+I
Open the Document Setup dialog box	Option+⌘+P
Browse in Adobe Bridge	Option+⌘+O
Close the document window	⌘+W
Save changes made to the document	⌘+S
Open the Save As dialog box	Shift+⌘+S
Save a copy of the document	Option+⌘+S
Save the document as script files	⌘+F12
Open the Export for screens dialog box	Option+⌘+E
Open the Save For Web dialog box	Option+Shift+⌘+S
Package the document	Option+Shift+⌘+P
Print	⌘+P
Exit the application	⌘+Q

Select tools

Artboard tool	Shift+O
Selection tool	V
Direct Selection tool	A
Magic Wand tool	Y
Lasso tool	Q
Pen tool	P
Curvature tool	Shift+~
Blob Brush tool	Shift+B
Add Anchor Point tool	+
Delete Anchor Point tool	-
Switch to Anchor Point tool	Shift+C
Type tool	T
Touch Type tool	Shift+T
Line Segment tool	\
Rectangle tool	M
Ellipse tool	L
Paintbrush tool	B
Pencil tool	N
Shaper tool	Shift+N
Rotate tool	R
Reflect tool	O
Scale tool	S
Warp tool	Shift+R
Width Tool	Shift+W
Free Transform tool	E
Shape Builder Tool	Shift+M
Perspective Grid Tool	Shift+P
Perspective Selection Tool	Shift+V
Symbol Sprayer tool	Shift+S
Column Graph tool	J
Mesh tool	U
Gradient tool	G
Eyedropper tool	I
Blend tool	W
Live Paint Bucket tool	K
Live Paint Selection tool	Shift+L
Slice tool	Shift+K
Eraser tool	Shift+E
Scissors tool	C
Hand tool	H
Zoom tool	Z
Switch to Smooth tool while using Blob Brush tool	Option

View artwork

Toggle between screen modes: Normal Screen Mode, Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar, Full Screen Mode	F
Fit imageable area in window	Double-click Hand tool
Magnify 100%	Double-click Zoom tool or press ⌘+1
Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode)	Spacebar
Switch to Zoom tool in magnify mode	Spacebar+⌘
Switch to Zoom tool in reduce mode	Spacebar+⌘+Option
Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool	Spacebar
Hide bounding box	Shift+Control+B
Hide unselected artwork	⌘+Option+Shift+3
Convert between horizontal and vertical guide	Option-drag guide
Release guide	⌘+Shift-double-click guide
Show document template	⌘+H
Show/Hide artboards	⌘+Shift+H
Show/Hide artboard rulers	⌘+Option+R
Show transparency grid	Shift+⌘+D
View all artboards in window	⌘+Option+0 (zero)
Paste in place on the active artboard	⌘+Shift+V
Exit Artboard tool mode	Esc
Create artboard inside another artboard	Shift-drag
Select multiple artboards in the Artboards panel	⌘+Click
Navigate to next document	⌘+F6
Navigate to previous document	⌘+Shift+F6
Navigate to next document group	⌘+Option+F6
Navigate to previous document group	⌘+Option+Shift+F6
Toggle between Outline and GPU Preview of the document	⌘+Y
Toggle between GPU and CPU Preview of the document	⌘+E
View the document in Overprint Preview mode	Option+Shift+⌘+Y
View the document in Pixel Preview mode	Option+⌘+Y
Exit Full Screen mode	Esc
Zoom in	⌘+=
Zoom out	⌘+-
Hide guides	⌘+;
Lock guides	Option+⌘+;
Make guides	⌘+5
Release guides	Option+Ctrl+5
Show/ hide smart guides	⌘+U
Show/ hide perspective grid	⌘+Shift+I
Show grid	⌘+'
Snap to grid	Shift+⌘+'
Snap to point	Option+⌘+'

Work with selections

Switch to last-used selection tool (Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, or Group Selection tool)	⌘+`
Switch between Direct Selection tool and Group Selection tool	Option
Add to a selection with Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, Group Selection tool, Live Paint Selection tool, or Magic Wand tool	Shift-click
Subtract a selection with Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, Group Selection tool, or LIve Paint Selection tool	Shift-click
Subtract from selection with Magic Wand tool	Option-click
Add to selection with Lasso tool	Shift-drag
Subtract from selection with Lasso tool	Option-drag
Change pointer to cross hair for Lasso tool	CapsLock
Select artwork in active artboard	⌘+Option+A
Select all	⌘+A
Deselect	Shift+⌘+A
Reselect	⌘+6
Select the object above the current selection	Option+⌘+]
Select the object below the current selection	Option+⌘+
Select behind an object	Press ⌘+Click twice
Select behind in isolation mode	⌘+Click twice
Group the selected artwork	⌘+G
Ungroup the selected artwork	Shift+⌘+G
Lock a selection	⌘+2
Unlock a selection	Option+⌘+2
Hide a selection	⌘+3
Show all selections	Option+⌘+3
Move selection in user-defined increments	↑↓←→
Move selection in 10x user-defined increments	Shift+↑↓←→
Lock all deselected artwork	⌘+Option+Shift+2
Constrain movement to 45° angle (except when using Reflect tool)	Hold down Shift
Bring a selection forward	⌘+]
Move a selection to the front	Shift+⌘+]
Send a selection backward	⌘+[
Move a selection to the back	Shift+⌘+[

Draw

Constrain a shape’s proportions or orientation to: equal height and width for rectangles, rounded rectangles, ellipses, and grids Increments of 45° for line and arc segments Original orientation for polygons, stars, and flares	Shift-drag
Move a shape while drawing it	Spacebar-drag
Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons, stars, and flares)	Option-drag
Increase or decrease polygon sides, star points, arc angle, spiral winds, or flare rays	Start dragging, then press ↑/↓
Keep the inner radius of a star constant	Start dragging, then hold down ⌘
Keep the sides of a star straight	Option-drag
Switch between an open and closed arc	Start dragging, then hold down C
Flip an arc, keeping the reference point constant	Start dragging, then hold down SF
Add or subtract winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiral	Start dragging then Option-drag
Change the decay rate of a spiral	Start dragging then ⌘-drag
Add or remove horizontal lines from a rectangular grid or concentric lines from a polar grid	Start dragging, then press ↑/↓
Add or remove vertical lines from a rectangular grid or radial lines from a polar grid	Start dragging, then press ←/→
Decrease the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10%	Start dragging, then press F
Increase the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10%	Start dragging, then press V
Decrease the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10%	Start dragging, then press X
Increase the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10%	Start dragging, then press C
Increase size of Blob Brush	]
Decrease size of Blob Brush	[
Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically	Shift
Switch through drawing modes	Shift+D
Join two or more paths	Select the paths, then press ⌘+J
Average two or more paths	Select the paths, then press Option+⌘+J
Create corner or smooth join	Select the anchor point, then press Shift+⌘+Option+J
Create a compound path	⌘+8
Release a compound path	Option+Shift+⌘+8
Edit a pattern	Shift+⌘+F8
Perspective Grid Tool	Shift+P
Perspective Selection Tool	Shift+V
Perspective Grid	⌘+Shift+I
Moving objects perpendicularly	Press the number 5 key, then click and drag the object
Switching perspective planes	Use the Perspective Selection tool and then press 1 for ← grid, 2 for horizontal grid, 3 for right grid, or 4 for no active grid
Copying objects in perspective	⌘+Alt+drag
Repeat transforming objects in perspective	⌘+D
Switching between drawing modes	Shift+D

Edit shapes

Switch Pen tool to Convert Anchor Point tool	Option
Switch between Add Anchor Point tool and Delete Anchor Point tool	Option
Switch Scissors tool to Add Anchor Point tool	Option
Switch Pencil tool to Smooth tool	Option
Move current anchor point while drawing with Pen tool	Spacebar-drag
Cut a straight line with Knife tool	Option-drag
Cut at 45° or 90° with Knife tool	Shift+Option-drag
Use shape mode buttons in Pathfinder panel to create compound paths	Option+Shape mode
Erase unwanted closed regions created using Shape Builder tool	Option+Click the closed region
Select the Shape Builder tool	Shift+M
Display rectangular marquee to easily merge multiple paths (when using Shape Builder tool)	Shift+Click+drag
Increase the intensity of symbols (when using Symbolism tool)	Shift+}
Decrease the intensity of symbols (when using Symbolism tool)	Shift+{
Blend objects	Option+⌘+B
Finish adding objects to the blend	Option+Shift+⌘+B
Distort objects using a warp-shaped envelope	Option+⌘+Shift+W
Distort objects using a mesh as the shape of the envelope	Option+⌘+M
Distort objects using another object as the shape of the envelope	Option+⌘+C

Work with Live Paint groups

Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample fill and/or stroke	Option-Click+Live Paint Bucket tool
Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample color from an image or intermediate color from a gradient	Option+Shift-Click+Live Paint Bucket tool
Select opposite Live Paint Bucket tool options (if Paint Fills and Paint Strokes are currently selected, switch to Paint Fills only)	Shift+Live Paint Bucket tool
Fill across unstroked edges into adjacent faces	Double-Click+Live Paint Bucket tool
Fill all faces that have same fill and stroke all edges that have same stroke	Triple-Click+Live Paint Bucket tool
Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample fill and/or stroke	Option-Click+Live Paint Selection tool
Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample color from an image or intermediate color from a gradient	Option+Shift-Click+Live Paint Selection tool
Add to/subtract from a selection	Shift-Click+Live Paint Selection tool
Select all connected faces /edges with same fill/stroke	Double-Click+Live Paint Selection tool
Select all faces/edges with same fill/stroke	Triple-Click+Live Paint Selection tool

Work with objects

Set origin point and open dialog box when using Rotate tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool	Option-click
Duplicate and transform selection when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool	Option-drag
Transform pattern (independent of object) when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool	~-drag
Reapply a transformation to an object	⌘+D
Apply last pathfinder effect to the selected object	⌘+4
Move an object	Shift+⌘+M
Open the Transform Each dialog box	Option+Shift+⌘+D
Make a clipping mask	⌘+7
Release a clipping mask	Option+⌘+7
Toggle between fill and stroke	X
Set fill and stroke to default	D
Swap fill and stroke	Shift+X
Select gradient fill mode	>
Hide gradient annotator (when using the Gradient tool)	Option+⌘+G
Select color fill mode	<
Select no stroke/fill mode	/
Sample color from an image or intermediate color from gradient	Shift+Eyedropper tool
Sample style and append appearance of currently selected item	Option+Shift-Click+Eyedropper tool
Add new fill	⌘+/
Add new stroke	⌘+Option+/
Reset gradient to black and white	⌘-click gradient button in Tools panel or Gradient panel
Make Live Paint (when using the Paint Bucket tool)	Option+⌘+X
Decrease Bristle brush size	[
Increase Bristle brush size	]

Create variable width points

Select multiple width points	Shift+Click
Create non-uniform widths	Option+drag
Create a copy of the width point	Optionions+drag the width point
Change the position of multiple width points	Shift+drag
Delete selected width point	Delete
Deselect a width point	Esc

Work with type

Move one character right or left	←/→
Move up or down one line	↑/↓
Move one word right or left	⌘+←/→
Move up or down one paragraph	⌘+↑/↓
Select one word right or left	Shift+⌘+←/→
Select one paragraph before or after	Shift+⌘+↑/↓
Extend existing selection	Shift-click
Align paragraph left, right, or center	⌘+Shift+L, R, or C
Justify text left	⌘+Shift+J
Justify all lines	Shift+⌘+F
Toggle line composer	Option+Shift+⌘+
Insert soft return	Shift+Return
Highlight kerning	⌘+Option+K
Reset horizontal scale to 100%	⌘+Shift+X
Increase or decrease font size	⌘+Shift+. or ,
Increase or decrease font size by steps	Option+⌘+Shift+. or ,
Increase or decrease leading	Option+↑↓←→
Select tracking value	Option+⌘+K
Reset tracking/kerning to 0	⌘+Option+Q
Increase or decrease kerning and tracking	Option+↑↓←→
Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times	⌘+Option+↑↓←→
Increase or decrease baseline shift	Option+↑↓←→
Switch between Type and Vertical Type, Area Type and Vertical Area Type, and Path Type and Vertical Path Type tools	Shift
Switch between Area Type and Path Type, Vertical Area Type and Vertical Path Type tools	Option
Create outlines	Shift+⌘+O
Open the Character panel	⌘+T
Open the Paragraph panel	Option+⌘+T
Open the Tabs panel	Shift+⌘+T
Open the OpenType panel	Option+Shift+⌘+T
Insert bullets	Option+8
Insert copyright symbol	Option+G
Insert ellipsis	Option+;
Insert paragraph symbol	Option+7
Insert section symbol	Option+6
Insert trademark symbol	Option+2
Insert registered trademark symbol	Option+R
Superscript	Shift+⌘+=
Subscript	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+=
Insert em dash	Option+Shift+-
Insert en dash	Option+-
Insert discretionary hyphen	Shift+⌘+-
Toggle auto-hyphenation	Option+Shift+⌘+H
Insert double left quotation marks	Option+[
Insert double right quotation marks	Option+Shift+[
Insert single left quotation marks	Option+]
Insert single right quotation marks	Option+Shift+]
Insert em space	Shift+⌘+M
Insert en space	Shift+⌘+N
Insert thin space	Option+Shift+⌘+M
Show hidden characters	Option+⌘+I

Use panels

Set options (except for Actions, Brushes, Swatches, and Symbols panels)	Option-click New button
Switch units of measurement	Option+Shift+⌘+U
Delete without confirmation (except for Layers panel)	Option-click Delete button
Apply value and keep text box active	Shift+Return
Select range of actions, brushes, layers, links, styles, or swatches	Shift-click
Select noncontiguous actions, brushes, layers (same level only), links, styles, or swatches	⌘-click
Show/Hide all panels	Tab
Show/Hide all panels except the Tools panel and Control panel	Shift+Tab
Increase/ decrease values in logical fractions of the measurement unit	⌘+↑/↓
Increase/ decrease measurement unit by 10x	↑/↓

Actions panel

Expand/Collapse entire hierarchy for action set	Option-click expansion triangle
Set options for action set	Double-click folder icon
Play a single command	⌘-click Play Current Selection button
Begin recording actions without confirmation	Option-click New Action button

Brushes panel

Open Brush Options dialog box	Double-click brush
Duplicate brush	Drag brush to New Brush button

Character and Paragraph panels

Open the Character panel	⌘+T
Open the Paragraph panel	Option+⌘+T
Increase/decrease the selected value by a small increment	↑/↓
Increase/decreases the selected value by a large increment	↑/↓
Increase/decrease the selected value by a fraction	⌘+↑/↓
Highlight the font name field in the Character panel	⌘+Option+Shift+F

Color panel

Select the complement for the current color fill/stroke	⌘-click color bar
Change the nonactive fill/stroke	Option-click color bar
Select the complement for the nonactive fill/stroke	⌘+Option-click color bar
Select the inverse for the current fill/stroke	⌘+Shift-click color bar
Select the inverse for the nonactive fill/stroke	⌘+Shift+Option-click color bar
Open Color Guide	Shift+F3
Change the color mode	Shift-click color bar
Move color sliders in tandem	Shift-drag color slider
Switch between percentage and 0-255 values for RGB	Double-click to right of a numerical field

Gradient panel

Duplicate color stops	Option-drag
Swap color stops	Option-drag color stop onto another color stop
Apply swatch color to active (or selected) color stop	Option-click swatch in the Swatches panel
Reset the gradient fill to default black and white linear gradient	⌘-click Gradient Fill box in the Gradient panel
Show/Hide gradient arrow	⌘+Option+G
Modify angle and end-point together	Option-drag End point of gradient annotator
Constrain Gradient tool or Gradient annotator while dragging	Shift-drag
View Gradient annotator in selected gradient filled object	G

Layers panel

Add a layer	⌘+L
Add a layer while opening the New Layer dialog box	Option+⌘+L
Select all objects on the layer	Option-click layer name
Show/hide all layers but the selected one	Option-click eye icon
Select Outline/Preview view for the selected layer	⌘-click eye icon
Selects Outline/Preview view for all other layers	⌘+Option-click eye icon
Lock/unlock all other layers	Option-click lock icon
Expand all sublayers to display entire hierarchy	Option-click expansion triangle
Set options as you create new layer	Option-click New Layer button
Set options as you create new sublayer	Option-click New Sublayer button
Place new sublayer at bottom of layer list	⌘+Option-click New Sublayer button
Place layer at top of layer list	⌘-click New Layer button
Place layer below selected layer	⌘+Option-click New Layer button
Copy the selection to a layer, sublayer, or group	Option-drag selection

Swatches panel

Create new spot color	⌘-click New Swatch button
Create new global process color	⌘+Shift-click New Swatch button
Replace swatch with another	Option-drag a swatch over another

Transform panel

Apply a value and keep focus in edit field	Shift+Return
Apply a value and copy object	Option+Return
Apply a value and scale option proportionately for width or height	⌘+Return

Transparency panel

Apply last effect to the selected object	Shift+⌘+E
Apply last effect to the selected object by adjusting the values in the effects dialog box	Option+Shift+⌘+E
Change mask to grayscale image for editing	Option-click on mask thumbnail
Disable opacity mask	Shift-click on mask thumbnail
Re-enable opacity mask	Shift-click on disabled mask thumbnail
Increase/decrease opacity in 1% increments	Click opacity field+↑/↓
Increase/decrease opacity in 10% increments	Shift-click opacity field+↑/↓

Function keys

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