delete lasso blend free transform rotate text magic wand mesh eye drop reflect pen tab direct selection gradient scale hand column graph live paint bucket ellipse enter caps lock return zoom scissors selection brush pen rectangle line segment shift shift alt alt fn control option command command option Tools Selection V V Eraser + E + E Column Graph J J Direct Selection A A Scissors C C Slice +K +K Group Selection Rotate R R Hand H H Magic Wand Y Y Reflect O O Zoom Z Z Lasso Q Q Scale S S Toggle ill and Stroke X X Pen P P Width +W +W Default ill and Stroke D D Add Anchor Point + + Warp +R +R Swap ill and Stroke +X +X Delete Anchor Point - - ree Transform E E Gradient.. Convert Anchor Point +C +C Shape Builder +M +M Color,, Type T T Live Paint Bucket K K None / / Touch Type +T +T Live Paint Selection +L +L Toggle 3 Screen Modes Line Segment \ \ Perspective Grid +P +P Show/Hide All Panels Tab Tab Rectangle M M Perspective Selection +V +V Show/Hide All But Toolbox +Tab +Tab Ellipse L L Mesh U U Increase Diameter ] ] Paintbrush B B Gradient G G Decrease Diameter [ [ Pencil N N Eyedropper I I Symbolism Tools: Increase +} +} Blob Brush + B + B Blend W W Symbolism Tools: Decrease +{ +{ Artboard +O +O Symbol Sprayer +S +S Toggle Drawing Mode +D +D
ile Commands Edit Commands New Cmd+N Ctrl+N Undo Cmd+Z Ctrl+Z New from Template +Cmd+N +Ctrl+N Redo +Cmd+Z +Ctrl+Z Open Cmd+O Ctrl+O Cut Cmd+X Ctrl+X Copy Browse in Bridge Opt+Cmd+O +Ctrl+O Copy Cmd+C Ctrl+C Close Cmd+W Ctrl+W Paste Cmd+V Ctrl+V Save or Save As Cmd+S or +Cmd+S Ctrl+S or +Ctrl+S Paste in ront Cmd+ Ctrl+ Save for Web Opt++Cmd+S ++Ctrl+S Paste in Back Cmd+B Ctrl+B Revert Opt+Cmd+Z +Ctrl+Z Paste in Place +Cmd+V +Ctrl+V Scripts > Other Script Cmd+12 Ctrl+12 Paste on All Artboards Opt++Cmd+V ++Ctrl+V Package Opt++Cmd+P ++Ctrl+P Check Spelling Cmd+I Ctrl+I Document Setup Opt+Cmd+P +Ctrl+P Color Settings +Cmd+K +Ctrl+K ile Info Opt++Cmd+I ++Ctrl+I Keyboard Shortcuts Opt++Cmd+K ++Ctrl+K Print Cmd+P Ctrl+P Preferences > General Cmd+K Ctrl+K Exit Cmd+Q Ctrl+Q Viewing Artwork Brushes Panel Toggle between screen modes: Normal Screen Mode, ull Screen Mode with Menu Bar, ull Screen Mode it imageable area in window Magnify 100% Double-click Hand Double-click Zoom Double-click Hand Double-click Zoom Open Brush s dialog box Double-click brush Double-click brush Switch to Hand (when not in text-edit mode) Switch to Zoom in magnify mode Switch to Zoom in reduce mode Move Zoom marquee while dragging with + Cmd + Cmd + Ctrl + Ctrl + + Duplicate brush Drag brush to New Brush Drag brush to New Brush the Zoom Hide unselected artwork Cmd + + + 3 Control + + + 3 Convert between horizontal and vertical guide guide guide Release guide Show/Hide artboards Cmd + -double-click guide Cmd + + H Ctrl + -double-click guide Ctrl + + H Swatches Panel Show/Hide artboard rulers Cmd + + R Ctrl + + R View all artboards in window Cmd + + 0 (zero) Ctrl + + 0 (zero) Paste in place on the active artboard Exit Artboard mode Create artboard inside artboard Select multiple artboards in the Artboards panel Navigate to next document Navigate to previous document Navigate to next document group Navigate to previous document group Exit ull Screen mode Save multiple artboards to Illustrator CS3 or earlier format Cmd + + V -drag Cmd + click Cmd + 6 Cmd + + 6 Cmd + + 6 Cmd + + + 6 Ctrl++V -drag Ctrl+click Ctrl + 6 Ctrl + + 6 Ctrl + + 6 Ctrl + + + 6 + v Create new spot color Create new global process color Replace swatch with Cmd-click Cmd + -click a swatch over Ctrl-click Ctrl + -click a swatch over
Edit Commands "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 segmentsoriginal orientation for polygons, stars, and flares" Move a shape while drawing it Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons, stars, and flares) Increase or decrease polygon sides, star points, arc angle, spiral winds, or flare rays Keep the inner radius of a star constant Keep the sides of a star straight Switch between an open and closed arc lip an arc, keeping the reference point constant Add or subtract winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiral Change the decay rate of a spiral Add or remove horizontal lines from a rectangular grid or concentric lines from a polar grid Add or remove vertical lines from a rectangular grid or radial lines from a polar grid Decrease skew value for horiz dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10% Increase skew value for horiz dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10% Decrease skew value for vert dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% Increase skew value for vert dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% Create and expand a Live Trace object in one step Increase size of Blob Brush Decrease size of Blob Brush Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically Switch through drawing modes Join two or more paths Create corner or smooth join -drag spacebar-drag Up Arrow or Down Arrow Start dragging, hold down Cmd Start dragging, hold down C Start dragging, hold down S Start dragging then Start dragging then Cmd-drag Up Arrow or Down Arrow Right Arrow or Left Arrow Start dragging, then press Start dragging, then press V Start dragging, then press X Start dragging, then press C -click Live Trace in the Control panel, or hold down Opt and select a tracing preset. ] (right square bracket) [ (left square bracket) +D Command+J Select the anchor point, then press +Command++j -drag spacebar-drag Up Arrow or Down Arrow Start dragging, hold down Ctrl Start dragging, hold down C Start dragging, hold down Start dragging, then Start dragging then Ctrl-drag Up Arrow or Down Arrow Right Arrow or Left Arrow Start dragging, then press Start dragging, then press V Start dragging, then press X Start dragging, then press C -click Live Trace in the Control panel, or hold down and select a tracing preset. ] (right square bracket) [ (left square bracket) +D Ctrl+J +Ctrl++j
unction Commands Editing Shapes Invoke Help 1 1 Switch Pen to Convert Cut 2 2 Anchor Point Copy 3 3 Switch between Add Anchor Point Paste 4 4 and Delete Anchor Point Show/hide Brushes panel 5 5 Switch Scissors to Add Show/hide Color panel 6 6 Anchor Point Show/hide Layers panel 7 7 Switch Pencil to Smooth Create new symbol 8 8 Move current anchor point while -drag -drag Show/hide Info panel Command + 8 Ctrl + 8 drawing with Pen Show/hide Gradient panel Command + 9 Ctrl + 9 Cut a straight line with Knife Show/hide Stroke panel Command + 10 Ctrl + 10 Cut at 45 or 90 with Knife + + Show/hide Attributes panel Command + 11 Ctrl + 11 Use shape mode s in + Shape mode + Shape mode Revert 12 12 Pathfinder panel to create Show/hide Graphic Styles panel + 5 + 5 compound paths Show/hide Appearance panel + 6 + 6 Erase unwanted closed regions +click the closed +click the closed Show/hide Align panel + 7 + 7 created using Shape Builder region region Show/hide Transform panel + 8 + 8 Select the Shape Builder +M +M Show/hide Pathfinder panel + Command + 9 + Ctrl + 9 Display rectangular marquee to +click+drag +click+drag Show/hide Transparency panel + Command + 10 + Ctrl + 10 easily merge multiple paths (when Show/hide Symbols panel + Command + 11 + Ctrl + 11 using Shape Builder ) Show/hide perspective grid Command++I Ctrl++I Selection Commands Moving Selections Switch to last-used selection (Selection Cmd Ctrl, Direct, or Group Selection ) Switch between Direct Selection and Group Selection Add to a selection with Selection, Direct Selection, Group Selection, Live Paint Selection, or Magic Wand Subtract a selection with Selection, Direct Selection, Group Selection, or LIve Paint Selection Subtract from selection with Magic Wand Add to selection with Lasso Subtract from selection with Lasso -click -click -click -drag -click -click -click -drag Move selection in user-defined increments Move selection in 10x user-defined increments Lock all deselected artwork Constrain movement to 45 angle (except when using Reflect ) Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Cmd + Opt+ + 2 Hold down Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Ctrl + + + 2 Hold down Change pointer to cross hair for Lasso Caps Lock Caps Lock Select artwork in active artboard Cmd+Opt+A Ctrl + + A Create crop marks around selected object + c + o Select behind an object Cmd+click x2 Ctrl+click twice Select behind in isolation mode Cmd+click x2 Ctrl+click twice