Illustrator

Illustrator is a popular vector graphics editor developed by Adobe Systems that enables designers to create and edit digital artwork. It offers a wide range of tools and features for drawing, typography, and image tracing, making it a powerful tool for graphic design and illustration work.

illustrator

Illustrator is a popular vector graphics editor developed by Adobe Systems that enables designers to create and edit digital artwork. It offers a wide range of tools and features for drawing, typography, and image tracing, making it a powerful tool for graphic design and illustration work.

Popular Shortcuts

Name Window Mac Watch List

Undo Ctrl + Z ⌘ + Z

Redo Shift + Ctrl + Z ⇧ + ⌘ + Z

Cut Ctrl + X ⌘ + X

Copy Ctrl + C ⌘ + C

Paste Ctrl + V ⌘ + V

Paste in front Ctrl + F ⌘ + F

Paste at back Ctrl + B ⌘ + B

Paste in place Shift + Ctrl + B ⇧ + ⌘ + B

Paste on all artboards Alt + Shift + Ctrl + B ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + B

Check spelling Ctrl + I ⌘ + I

Open the Color Settings dialog box Shift + Ctrl + K ⇧ + ⌘ + K

Open the Color Settings dialog box Alt + Shift + Ctrl + K ⇧ + ⌘ + K

Open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + K

Open the Preferences dialog box Ctrl + K ⌘ + K

Work with documents

Name Window Mac Watch List

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

Select tools

Name Window Mac Watch List

Artboard tool Shift + O ⇧ + O

Selection tool V V

Direct Selection tool A A

Magic Wand tool Y Y

Lasso tool Q Q

Pen tool P P

Curvature tool Shift + ~ ⇧ + ~

Blob Brush tool Shift + B ⇧ + B

Add Anchor Point tool + (plus) + (plus)

Delete Anchor Point tool - (minus) - (minus)

Switch to Anchor Point tool Shift + C ⇧ + C

Type tool T T

Touch Type tool Shift + T ⇧ + T

Line Segment tool \ (backslash) \ (backslash)

Rectangle tool M M

Ellipse tool L L

Paintbrush tool B B

Pencil tool N N

Shaper tool Shift + N ⇧ + N

Rotate tool R R

Reflect tool O O

Scale tool S S

Warp tool Shift + R ⇧ + R

Width Tool Shift+W ⇧+W

Free Transform tool E E

Shape Builder Tool Shift+M ⇧+M

Perspective Grid Tool Shift+P ⇧+P

Perspective Selection Tool Shift+V ⇧+V

Symbol Sprayer tool Shift + S ⇧ + S

Column Graph tool J J

Mesh tool U U

Gradient tool G G

Eyedropper tool I I

Blend tool W W

Live Paint Bucket tool K K

Live Paint Selection tool Shift + L ⇧ + L

Slice tool Shift + K ⇧ + K

Eraser tool Shift + E ⇧ + E

Scissors tool C C

Hand tool H H

Zoom tool Z Z

Switch to Smooth tool while using Blob Brush tool Press Alt Press ⌥

View artwork

Name Window Mac Watch List

Toggle between screen modes: Normal Screen Mode, Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar, Full Screen Mode F F

Fit imageable area in window Double-click Hand tool Double-click Hand tool

Magnify 100% Double-click Zoom tool or press Ctrl + 1 Double-click Zoom tool or press ⌘ + 1

Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode) Spacebar Spacebar

Switch to Zoom tool in magnify mode Ctrl + Spacebar Spacebar + ⌘

Switch to Zoom tool in reduce mode Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar Spacebar + ⌘ + ⌥

Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool Spacebar Spacebar

Hide bounding box Shift + Ctrl + B ⇧ + ⌃ + B

Hide unselected artwork Control + Alt + Shift + 3 ⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + 3

Convert between horizontal and vertical guide Alt-drag guide ⌥-drag guide

Release guide Ctrl + Shift-double-click guide ⌘ + ⇧-double-click guide

Show document template Ctrl + H ⌘ + H

Show/Hide artboards Ctrl + Shift + H ⌘ + ⇧ + H

Show/Hide artboard rulers Ctrl + R ⌘ + ⌥ + R

Show transparency grid Shift + Ctrl + D ⇧ + ⌘ + D

View all artboards in window Ctrl + Alt + 0 (zero) ⌘ + ⌥ + 0 (zero)

Paste in place on the active artboard Ctrl + Shift+V ⌘ + ⇧ + V

Exit Artboard tool mode Esc Esc

Create artboard inside another artboard Shift-drag ⇧-drag

Select multiple artboards in the Artboards panel Ctrl + click ⌘ + click

Navigate to next document Ctrl + F6 ⌘ + F6

Navigate to previous document Ctrl + Shift + F6 ⌘ + ⇧ + F6

Navigate to next document group Ctrl + Alt + F6 ⌘ + ⌥ + F6

Navigate to previous document group Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F6 ⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + F6

Toggle between Outline and GPU Preview of the document Ctrl + Y ⌘ + Y

Toggle between GPU and CPU Preview of the document Ctrl + E ⌘ + E

View the document in Overprint Preview mode Alt + Shift + Ctrl + Y ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + Y

View the document in Pixel Preview mode Alt + Ctrl + Y ⌥ + ⌘ + Y

Exit Full Screen mode Esc Esc

Zoom in Ctrl + = ⌘ + =

Zoom out Ctrl + - ⌘ + -

Hide guides Ctrl + ; ⌘ + ;

Lock guides Alt + Ctrl + ; ⌥ + ⌘ + ;

Make guides Ctrl + 5 ⌘ + 5

Release guides Alt + Ctrl + 5 ⌥ + Ctrl + 5

Show/ hide smart guides Ctrl + U ⌘ + U

Show/ hide perspective grid Ctrl + Shift + I ⌘ + ⇧ + I

Show grid Ctrl + ' ⌘ + '

Snap to grid Shift + Ctrl + ' ⇧ + ⌘ + '

Snap to point Alt + Ctrl + ' ⌥ + ⌘ + '

Work with selections

Name Window Mac Watch List

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 ⇧-click

Subtract a selection with Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, Group Selection tool, or LIve Paint Selection tool Shift-click ⇧-click

Subtract from selection with Magic Wand tool Alt-click ⌥-click

Add to selection with Lasso tool Shift-drag ⇧-drag

Subtract from selection with Lasso tool Alt-drag ⌥-drag

Change pointer to cross hair for Lasso tool Caps Lock Caps Lock

Select artwork in active artboard Ctrl + Alt + A ⌘ + ⌥ + A

Create crop marks around selected object Alt + C + O

Select all Ctrl + A ⌘ + A

Deselect Shift + Ctrl + A ⇧ + ⌘ + A

Reselect Ctrl + 6 ⌘ + 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 Press ⌘+click twice

Select behind in isolation mode Ctrl+click twice ⌘+click twice

Group the selected artwork Ctrl + G ⌘ + G

Ungroup the selected artwork Shift + Ctrl + G ⇧ + ⌘ + G

Lock a selection Ctrl + 2 ⌘ + 2

Unlock a selection Alt + Ctrl + 2 ⌥ + ⌘ + 2

Hide a selection Ctrl + 3 ⌘ + 3

Show all selections Alt + Ctrl + 3 ⌥ + ⌘ + 3

Move selection in user-defined increments Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow →, ←, ↑, or ↓

Move selection in 10x user-defined increments Shift + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow ⇧ + →, ←, ↑, or ↓

Lock all deselected artwork Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 2 ⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + 2

Constrain movement to 45° angle (except when using Reflect tool) Hold down Shift Hold down ⇧

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

Name Window Mac Watch List

Constrain a shape’s proportions or orientation to: Shift-drag ⇧-drag

equal height and width for rectangles, rounded rectangles, ellipses, and grids Shift-drag ⇧-drag

Original orientation for polygons, stars, and flares Shift-drag spacebar-drag

Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons, stars, and flares) Alt-drag ⌥-drag

Increase or decrease polygon sides, star points, arc angle, spiral winds, or flare rays Start dragging, then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow Start dragging, then press the ↑ or ↓

Keep the inner radius of a star constant Start dragging, then hold down Ctrl Start dragging, then hold down ⌘

Keep the sides of a star straight Alt-drag ⌥-drag

Switch between an open and closed arc Start dragging, then hold down C Start dragging, then hold down C

Flip an arc, keeping the reference point constant Start dragging, then hold down F Start dragging, then hold down SF

Add or subtract winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiral Start dragging, then Alt-drag Start dragging then ⌥-drag

Change the decay rate of a spiral Start dragging then Ctrl-drag Start dragging then ⌘-drag

Add or remove horizontal lines from a rectangular grid or concentric lines from a polar grid Start dragging, then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow Start dragging, then press the ↑ or ↓

Add or remove vertical lines from a rectangular grid or radial lines from a polar grid Start dragging, then press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow Start dragging, then press the → or ←

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 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 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 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 Start dragging, then press C

Increase size of Blob Brush ] (right square bracket) ] (right square bracket)

Decrease size of Blob Brush [ (left square bracket) [ (left square bracket)

Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically Shift ⇧

Switch through drawing modes Shift + D ⇧ + D

Join two or more paths Select the paths, then press Ctrl + J Select the paths, then press ⌘ + J

Average two or more paths Select the paths, then press Alt + Ctrl + J Select the paths, then press ⌥ + ⌘ + J

Create corner or smooth join Select the paths, then press Shift + Ctrl + Alt + J Select the anchor point, then press ⇧ + ⌘ + ⌥ + J

Create a compound path Ctrl + 8 ⌘ + 8

Release a compound path Alt + Shift + Ctrl + 8 ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 8

Edit a pattern Shift + Ctrl + F8 ⇧ + ⌘ +F8

Perspective Grid Tool Shift + P ⇧ + P

Perspective Selection Tool Shift + V ⇧ + V

Perspective Grid Ctrl + Shift + I ⌘ + ⇧ + I

Moving objects perpendicularly Press the number 5 key, then click and drag the object Press the number 5 key, 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 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 ⌘ + Alt + drag

Repeat transforming objects in perspective Ctrl + D ⌘ + D

Switching between drawing modes Shift + D ⇧ + D

Edit shapes

Name Window Mac Watch List

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 Spacebar-drag

Cut a straight line with Knife tool Alt-drag ⌥-drag

Cut at 45° or 90° with Knife tool Shift + Alt-drag ⇧ + ⌥-drag

Use shape mode buttons in Pathfinder panel to create compound paths Alt + Shape mode ⌥ + Shape mode

Erase unwanted closed regions created using Shape Builder tool Alt + click the closed region ⌥ + click the closed region

Select the Shape Builder tool Shift + M ⇧ + M

Display rectangular marquee to easily merge multiple paths (when using Shape Builder tool) Shift + click + drag ⇧ + 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 ⌥ + ⌘ + B

Finish adding objects to the blend Alt + Shift + Ctrl + B ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + B

Distort objects using a warp-shaped envelope Alt + Ctrl + Shift + W ⌥ + ⌘ + ⇧ + W

Distort objects using a mesh as the shape of the envelope Alt + Ctrl + M ⌥ + ⌘ + M

Distort objects using another object as the shape of the envelope Alt + Ctrl + C ⌥ + ⌘ + C

Work with Live Paint groups

Name Window Mac Watch List

Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample fill and/or stroke Alt-click + Live Paint Bucket tool ⌥-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 ⌥ + ⇧-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 ⇧ + Live Paint Bucket tool

Fill across unstroked edges into adjacent faces Double-click + Live Paint Bucket tool 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 Triple-click + Live Paint Bucket tool

Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample fill and/or stroke Alt-click + Live Paint Selection tool ⌥-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 ⌥ + ⇧-click + Live Paint Selection tool

Add to/subtract from a selection Shift-click + Live Paint Selection tool ⇧-click + Live Paint Selection tool

Select all connected faces /edges with same fill/stroke Double-click + Live Paint Selection tool Double-click + Live Paint Selection tool

Select all faces/edges with same fill/stroke Triple-click + Live Paint Selection tool Triple-click + Live Paint Selection tool

Work with objects

Name Window Mac Watch List

Set origin point and open dialog box when using Rotate tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool Alt-click ⌥-click

Duplicate and transform selection when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool Alt-drag ⌥-drag

Transform pattern (independent of object) when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool Tilde (~)-drag Tilde (~)-drag

Reapply a transformation to an object Ctrl + D ⌘ + D

Apply last pathfinder effect to the selected object Ctrl + 4 ⌘ + 4

Apply last pathfinder effect to the selected object Ctrl + 4 ⌘ + 4

Move an object Shift + Ctrl + M ⇧ + ⌘ + M

Open the Transform Each dialog box Alt + Shift + Ctrl + D ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + D

Make a clipping mask Ctrl + 7 ⌘ + 7

Release a clipping mask Alt + Ctrl + 7 ⌥ + ⌘ + 7

Toggle between fill and stroke X X

Set fill and stroke to default D D

Swap fill and stroke Shift + X ⇧ + X

Select gradient fill mode > >

Hide gradient annotator (when using the Gradient tool) Alt + Ctrl + G ⌥ + ⌘ + G

Select color fill mode < <

Select no stroke/fill mode / (forward slash) / (forward slash)

Sample color from an image or intermediate color from gradient Shift + Eyedropper tool ⇧ + Eyedropper tool

Sample style and append appearance of currently selected item Alt + Shift-click + Eyedropper tool ⌥ + ⇧-click + Eyedropper tool

Add new fill Ctrl + / (forward slash) ⌘ + / (forward slash)

Add new stroke Ctrl + Alt + / (forward slash) ⌘ + ⌥ + / (forward slash)

Reset gradient to black and white Ctrl-click gradient button in Tools panel or Gradient panel ⌘-click gradient button in Tools panel or Gradient panel

Make Live Paint (when using the Paint Bucket tool) Alt + Ctrl + X ⌥ + ⌘ + X

Decrease Bristle brush size [ [

Increase Bristle brush size ] ]

Create variable width points

Name Window Mac Watch List

Select multiple width points Shift+click ⇧+click

Create non-uniform widths Alt+drag ⌥+drag

Create a copy of the width point Alt+drag the width point ⌥s+drag the width point

Change the position of multiple width points Shift+drag ⇧+drag

Delete selected width point Delete Delete

Deselect a width point Esc Esc

Work with type

Name Window Mac Watch List

Move one character right or left Right Arrow or Left Arrow → or ←

Move up or down one line Up Arrow or Down Arrow ↑ or ↓

Move one word right or left Ctrl + Right Arrow or Left Arrow ⌘ + → or ←

Move up or down one paragraph Ctrl + Up Arrow or Down Arrow ⌘ + ↑ or ↓

Select one word right or left Shift + Ctrl + Right Arrow or Left Arrow ⇧ + ⌘ + → or ←

Select one paragraph before or after Shift + Ctrl + Up Arrow or Down Arrow ⇧ + ⌘ + ↑ or ↓

Extend existing selection Shift-click ⇧-click

Align paragraph left, right, or center Ctrl + Shift + L, R, or C ⌘ + ⇧ + L, R, or C

Justify text left Ctrl + Shift + J ⌘ + ⇧ + J

Justify all lines Shift + Ctrl + F ⇧ + ⌘ + F

Toggle line composer Alt + Shift + Ctrl + C ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + C

Insert soft return Shift + Enter ⇧ + Return

Highlight kerning Ctrl + Alt + K ⌘ + ⌥ + K

Reset horizontal scale to 100% Ctrl + Shift + X ⌘ + ⇧ + X

Increase or decrease font size Ctrl + Shift + . or , ⌘ + ⇧ + . or ,

Increase or decrease font size by steps Alt + Ctrl + Shift + . or , ⌥ + ⌘ +⇧ + . or ,

Increase or decrease leading Alt + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text) ⌥ + Up or ↓ (horizontal text) or Right or ← (vertical text)

Select tracking value Alt + Ctrl + K ⌥ + ⌘ + K

Reset tracking/kerning to 0 Ctrl + Alt + Q ⌘ + ⌥ + Q

Increase or decrease kerning and tracking Alt + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text) ⌥ + Right or ← (horizontal text) or Up or ↓ (vertical text)

Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times Ctrl + Alt + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text) ⌘ + ⌥ + Right or ← (horizontal text) or Up or ↓ (vertical text)

Increase or decrease baseline shift / ⇧ Alt + Shift + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text) ⌥ + ⇧ + Up or ↓ (horizontal text) or Right or ← (vertical text)

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 ⇧ + ⌘ + O

Open the Character panel Ctrl + T ⌘ + T

Open the Paragraph panel Alt + Ctrl + T ⌥ + ⌘ + T

Open the Tabs panel Shift + Ctrl + T ⇧ + ⌘ + T

Open the OpenType panel Alt + Shift + Ctrl + T ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + T

Insert bullets Alt + 8 ⌥ + 8

Insert copyright symbol Alt + G ⌥ + G

Insert ellipsis Alt + ; ⌥ + ;

Insert paragraph symbol Alt + 7 ⌥ + 7

Insert section symbol Alt + 6 ⌥ + 6

Insert trademark symbol Alt + 2 ⌥ + 2

Insert registered trademark symbol Alt + R ⌥ + R

Superscript Shift + Ctrl + = ⇧ + ⌘ + =

Subscript Alt + Shift + Ctrl + = Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + =

Insert em dash Alt + Shift + - ⌥ + ⇧ + -

Insert en dash Alt + - ⌥ + -

Insert discretionary hyphen Shift + Ctrl + - ⇧ + ⌘ + -

Toggle auto-hyphenation Alt + Shift + Ctrl + H ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 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 ⇧ + ⌘ + M

Insert en space Shift + Ctrl + N ⇧ + ⌘ + N

Insert thin space Alt + Shift + Ctrl + M ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + M

Show hidden characters Alt + Ctrl + I ⌥ + ⌘ + I

Use panel

Name Window Mac Watch List

Set options (except for Actions, Brushes, Swatches, and Symbols panels) Alt-click New button ⌥-click New button

Switch units of measurement Alt + Shift + Ctrl + U ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + U

Delete without confirmation (except for Layers panel) Alt-click Delete button ⌥-click Delete button

Apply value and keep text box active Shift + Enter ⇧ + Return

Select range of actions, brushes, layers, links, styles, or swatches Shift-click ⇧-click

Select noncontiguous actions, brushes, layers (same level only), links, styles, or swatches Ctrl-click ⌘-click

Show/Hide all panels Tab Tab

Show/Hide all panels except the Tools panel and Control panel Shift + Tab ⇧ + Tab

Increase/ decrease values in logical fractions of the measurement unit Ctrl + Up or Down Arrow ⌘ + Up or ↓

Increase/ decrease measurement unit by 10x Shift + Up or Down Arrow ⇧ + Up or ↓

Actions panel

Name Window Mac Watch List

Expand/Collapse entire hierarchy for action set Alt-click expansion triangle ⌥-click expansion triangle

Set options for action set Double-click folder icon Double-click folder icon

Play a single command Ctrl-click Play Current Selection button ⌘-click Play Current Selection button

Begin recording actions without confirmation Alt-click New Action button ⌥-click New Action button

Brushes panel

Name Window Mac Watch List

Open Brush Options dialog box Double-click brush Double-click brush

Duplicate brush Drag brush to New Brush button Drag brush to New Brush button

Character and Paragraph panels

Name Window Mac Watch List

Open the Character panel Ctrl + T ⌘ + T

Open the Paragraph panel Alt + Ctrl + T ⌥ + ⌘ + T

Increase/decrease the selected value by a small increment Up Arrow or Down Arrow ↑ or ↓

Increase/decreases the selected value by a large increment Shift + Up Arrow or Down Arrow ⇧ + ↑ or ↓

Increase/decrease the selected value by a fraction Ctrl + Up or Down Arrow ⌘ + Up or ↓

Highlight the font name field in the Character panel Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F ⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + F

Color panel

Name Window Mac Watch List

Select the complement for the current color fill/stroke Ctrl-click color bar ⌘-click color bar

Change the nonactive fill/stroke Alt-click color bar ⌥-click color bar

Select the complement for the nonactive fill/stroke Ctrl + Alt-click color bar ⌘ + ⌥-click color bar

Select the inverse for the current fill/stroke Ctrl + Shift-click color bar ⌘ + ⇧-click color bar

Select the inverse for the nonactive fill/stroke Ctrl + Shift + Alt-click color bar ⌘ + ⇧ + ⌥-click color bar

Open Color Guide Shift + F3 ⇧ + F3

Change the color mode Shift-click color bar ⇧-click color bar

Move color sliders in tandem Shift-drag color slider ⇧-drag color slider

Switch between percentage and 0-255 values for RGB Double-click to right of a numerical field Double-click to right of a numerical field

Gradient Panel

Name Window Mac Watch List

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

Duplicate color stops ⌥-drag

Swap color stops ⌥-drag color stop onto another color stop

Apply swatch color to active (or selected) color stop ⌥-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 ⌘ + ⌥ + G

Modify angle and end-point together ⌥-drag end point of gradient annotator

Constrain Gradient tool or Gradient annotator while dragging ⇧-drag

View Gradient annotator in selected gradient filled object G

Layers Panel

Name Window Mac Watch List

Add a layer Ctrl + L ⌘ + L

Add a layer while opening the New Layer dialog box Alt + Ctrl + L ⌥ + ⌘ + L

Select all objects on the layer Alt-click layer name ⌥-click layer name

Show/hide all layers but the selected one Alt-click eye icon ⌥-click eye icon

Select Outline/Preview view for the selected layer Ctrl-click eye icon ⌘-click eye icon

Selects Outline/Preview view for all other layers Ctrl + Alt-click eye icon ⌘ + ⌥-click eye icon

Lock/unlock all other layers Alt-click lock icon ⌥-click lock icon

Expand all sublayers to display entire hierarchy Alt-click expansion triangle ⌥-click expansion triangle

Set options as you create new layer Alt-click New Layer button ⌥-click New Layer button

Set options as you create new sublayer Alt-click New Sublayer button ⌥-click New Sublayer button

Place new sublayer at bottom of layer list Ctrl + Alt-click New Sublayer button ⌘ + ⌥-click New Sublayer button

Place layer at top of layer list Ctrl-click New Layer button ⌘-click New Layer button

Place layer below selected layer Ctrl + Alt-click New Layer button ⌘ + ⌥-click New Layer button

Copy the selection to a layer, sublayer, or group Alt-drag selection ⌥-drag selection

Swatches Panels

Name Window Mac Watch List

Create new spot color Ctrl-click New Swatch button ⌘-click New Swatch button

Create new global process color Ctrl + Shift-click New Swatch button ⌘ + ⇧-click New Swatch button

Replace swatch with another Alt-drag a swatch over another ⌥-drag a swatch over another

Transform Panel

Name Window Mac Watch List

Apply a value and keep focus in edit field Shift + Enter ⇧ + Return

Apply a value and copy object Alt + Enter ⌥ + Return

Apply a value and scale option proportionately for width or height Ctrl + Enter ⌘ + Return

Transparency Panel

Name Window Mac Watch List

Apply last effect to the selected object Shift + Ctrl + E ⇧ + ⌘ + E

Apply last effect to the selected object by adjusting the values in the effects dialog box Alt + Shift + Ctrl +E ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + E

Change mask to grayscale image for editing Alt-click on mask thumbnail ⌥-click on mask thumbnail

Disable opacity mask Shift-click on mask thumbnail ⇧-click on mask thumbnail

Re-enable opacity mask Shift-click on disabled mask thumbnail ⇧-click on disabled mask thumbnail

Increase/decrease opacity in 1% increments Click opacity field + Up Arrow or Down Arrow Click opacity field + ↑ or ↓

Increase/decrease opacity in 10% increments Shift-click opacity field + Up Arrow or Down Arrow ⇧-click opacity field + ↑ or ↓

Function keys

Name Window Mac Watch List

Invoke Help F1 F1

Cut F2 F2

Copy F3 F3

Paste F4 F4

Show/hide Brushes panel F5 F5

Show/hide Color panel F6 F6

Show/hide Layers panel F7 F7

Create new symbol F8 F8

Show/hide Info panel Ctrl + F8 ⌘ + F8

Show/hide Gradient panel Ctrl + F9 ⌘ + F9

Show/hide Stroke panel Ctrl + F10 ⌘ + F10

Show/hide Attributes panel Ctrl + F11 ⌘ + F11

Revert F12 F12

Show/hide Graphic Styles panel Shift + F5 ⇧ + F5

Show/hide Appearance panel Shift + F6 ⇧ + F6

Show/hide Align panel Shift + F7 ⇧ + F7

Show/hide Transform panel Shift + F8 ⇧ + F8

Show/hide Pathfinder panel Shift + Ctrl + F9 ⇧ + ⌘ + F9

Show/hide Transparency panel Shift + Ctrl + F10 ⇧ + ⌘ + F10

Show/hide Symbols panel Shift + Ctrl + F11 ⇧ + ⌘ + F11