Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator stands as the industry-leading design software, trusted by professionals worldwide. A great design tool for creating stunning illustrations, print designs, scalable vector graphics and so much more.

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  • File & Document

  • ⌘ N

    New Document

  • ⌘ O

    Open

  • ⌘ S

    Save

  • ⌘ ⇧ S

    Save As

  • ⌘ W

    Close

  • ⌘ Q

    Quit

  • Editing

  • ⌘ Z

    Undo

  • ⌘ ⇧ Z

    Redo

  • ⌘ X

    Cut

  • ⌘ C

    Copy

  • ⌘ V

    Paste

  • ⌘ A

    Select All

  • ⌘ D

    Deselect

  • View Controls

  • ⌘ +

    Zoom In

  • ⌘ -

    Zoom Out

  • ⌘ 0

    Fit Artboard in Window

  • ⌘ 1

    100% View

  • Space (Hold)

    Hand Tool

  • Tools

  • V

    Selection Tool

  • A

    Direct Selection Tool

  • P

    Pen Tool

  • T

    Type Tool

  • M

    Rectangle Tool

  • L

    Ellipse Tool

  • B

    Paintbrush Tool

  • G

    Gradient Tool

  • R

    Rotate Tool

  • S

    Scale Tool

  • W

    Blend Tool

  • Object Manipulation

  • ⌘ G

    Group

  • ⌘ ⇧ G

    Ungroup

  • ⌘ [

    Send Backward

  • ⌘ ]

    Bring Forward

  • ⌘ ⇧ [

    Send to Back

  • ⌘ ⇧ ]

    Bring to Front

  • ⌘ Y

    Outline/Preview Mode

  • Path Operations

  • ⌘ 8

    Compound Path Make

  • ⌘ ⇧ 8

    Compound Path Release

  • ⌘ J

    Join Paths

  • ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ O

    Offset Path

  • Type

  • ⌘ T

    Character Panel

  • ⌘ ⇧ T

    Paragraph Panel

  • ⌘ ⇧ >

    Increase Font Size

  • ⌘ ⇧ <

    Decrease Font Size

  • Panels

  • ⌘ F

    Find and Replace

  • F6

    Color Panel

  • F7

    Layers Panel

  • ⌘ ⇧ F9

    Gradient Panel

  • ⌘ ⇧ O

    Appearance Panel

  • Effects & Transformations

  • ⌘ ⇧ M

    Transform Again

  • ⌘ E

    Effect Menu

  • ⌘ ⌥ C

    Lock Position

  • ⌘ 2

    Lock Selection

  • ⌘ ⌥ 2

    Unlock All

  • File & Document

  • CTRL N

    New Document

  • CTRL O

    Open

  • CTRL S

    Save

  • CTRL ⇧ S

    Save As

  • CTRL W

    Close

  • CTRL Q

    Quit

  • Editing

  • CTRL Z

    Undo

  • CTRL ⇧ Z

    Redo

  • CTRL X

    Cut

  • CTRL C

    Copy

  • CTRL V

    Paste

  • CTRL A

    Select All

  • CTRL D

    Deselect

  • View Controls

  • CTRL +

    Zoom In

  • CTRL -

    Zoom Out

  • CTRL 0

    Fit Artboard in Window

  • CTRL 1

    100% View

  • Space (Hold)

    Hand Tool

  • Tools

  • V

    Selection Tool

  • A

    Direct Selection Tool

  • P

    Pen Tool

  • T

    Type Tool

  • M

    Rectangle Tool

  • L

    Ellipse Tool

  • B

    Paintbrush Tool

  • G

    Gradient Tool

  • R

    Rotate Tool

  • S

    Scale Tool

  • W

    Blend Tool

  • Object Manipulation

  • CTRL G

    Group

  • CTRL ⇧ G

    Ungroup

  • CTRL [

    Send Backward

  • CTRL ]

    Bring Forward

  • CTRL ⇧ [

    Send to Back

  • CTRL ⇧ ]

    Bring to Front

  • CTRL Y

    Outline/Preview Mode

  • Path Operations

  • CTRL 8

    Compound Path Make

  • CTRL ⇧ 8

    Compound Path Release

  • CTRL J

    Join Paths

  • CTRL ALT ⇧ O

    Offset Path

  • Type

  • CTRL T

    Character Panel

  • CTRL ⇧ T

    Paragraph Panel

  • CTRL ⇧ >

    Increase Font Size

  • CTRL ⇧ <

    Decrease Font Size

  • Panels

  • CTRL F

    Find and Replace

  • F6

    Color Panel

  • F7

    Layers Panel

  • CTRL ⇧ F9

    Gradient Panel

  • CTRL ⇧ O

    Appearance Panel

  • Effects & Transformations

  • CTRL ⇧ M

    Transform Again

  • CTRL E

    Effect Menu

  • CTRL ALT C

    Lock Position

  • CTRL 2

    Lock Selection

  • CTRL ALT 2

    Unlock All

About Illustrator keyboard Design Shortcuts

This Illustrator design shortcut list covers every Illustrator keyboard shortcuts you need to master, organised into categories that streamline workflows in essential areas including file management for document handling, editing tools for content manipulation, view controls for canvas navigation, object manipulation for arranging elements, path operations for vector editing, typography settings for text formatting, panel access for quick tool selection, and various effects and transformations. For Mac users, it's important to note that the CTRL key mentioned in shortcuts corresponds to the Command key on Apple keyboards, making the transition between platforms seamless while maintaining functionality.

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