Learn Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts for Windows and Mac. Adobe Illustrator provides you with many handy shortcuts to help you get your work done faster. Hope you have enjoyed and learnt from our previous blog on Adobe Photoshop Shortcuts. The motive behind Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts is to the same to help you become faster in your work and also to help you learn amazing time-saving tips and tricks.
List of Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts
People always look for the shortcuts that help to ease their task and not work very much harder. It is rightly said that Shortcuts are the key to the bridge gap between efforts and action. The Illustrator Shortcuts pertain to actions and tools around vector and typography. Some of the shortcuts never get used, however, some of the shortcuts are used most often. Hence learning them is a saver for all.
Function key – Illustrator Shortcuts
| Action |
Illustrator Shortcuts – Windows |
Illustrator Shortcuts – Mac |
| Help |
F1 |
F1 |
| Cut |
F2 |
F2 |
| Copy |
F3 |
F3 |
| Paste |
F4 |
F4 |
| Show/Hide brushes panel |
F5 |
F5 |
| Show/Hide colour panel |
F6 |
F6 |
| Show/Hide layers panel |
F7 |
F7 |
| Create a new symbol |
F8 |
F8 |
| Show/Hide Info panel |
Ctrl + F8 |
Command + F8 |
| Show/Hide gradient panel |
Ctrl + F9 |
Command + F9 |
| Show/Hide stroke panel |
Ctrl + F10 |
Command + F10 |
| Show/Hide attributes panel |
Ctrl + F11 |
Command + F11 |
| Revert |
F12 |
F12 |
| Show/Hide graphics styles panel |
Shift + F5 |
Shift + F5 |
| Show/Hide appearance panel |
Shift + F6 |
Shift + F6 |
| Show/Hide align panel |
Shift + F7 |
Shift + F7 |
| Show/Hide transform panel |
Shift + F8 |
Shift + F8 |
| Show/Hide pathfinder panel |
Shift + Ctrl + F9 |
Shift + Command + F9 |
| Show/Hide transparency panel |
Shift + Ctrl + F10 |
Shift + Command + F10 |
| Show/Hide symbols panel |
Shift + Ctrl + F11 |
Shift + Command + F11 |
Panel Shortcuts
| Action |
Windows Shortcuts |
Mac Shortcuts |
| Set options |
Alt + Click new |
Option + Click new |
| Delete without confirm |
Alt + Delete |
Option + Delete |
| Show/Hide Panel |
Tab |
Tab |
| Show/Hide panel except for tools and control |
Shift + Tab |
Shift + Tab |
| Apply value and keep textbox active |
Shift + Enter |
Shift + Return |
Painting Objects
| Action |
Windows Shortcuts |
Mac Shortcuts |
| Switch fill/stroke |
X |
X |
| Set fill and stroke to default |
D |
D |
| Swap fill/stroke |
Shift + X |
Shift + X |
| Select gradient fill mode |
> |
> |
| Select colour fill mode |
< |
< |
| Select no stroke/fill mode |
/ |
/ |
| Add new fill |
Ctrl + / |
Command + / |
| Add new stroke |
Ctrl + Alt + / |
Command + Option + / |
| Increase bristle brush size |
] |
] |
| Decrease bristle brush size |
[ |
[ |
Editing Shapes
| Action |
Windows Shortcuts |
Mac Shortcuts |
| Switch between various tool |
Alt |
Option |
| Move current anchor point |
Spacebar + Drag |
Spacebar + Drag |
| Cut a straight linethe with knife tool |
Alt + Drag |
Option + Drag |
| Cut 45/90the with knife tool |
Shift + Alt + Drag |
Shift + Option + Drag |
| Select shape builder tool |
Shift + M |
Shift + M |
Selecting Tool – Illustrator Shortcuts
| Action |
Windows Shortcuts |
Mac Shortcuts |
| Selection tool |
V |
V |
| Direct selection tool |
A |
A |
| magic wind tool |
Y |
Y |
| Lasso tool |
Q |
Q |
| Pen tool |
P |
P |
| Blob brush tool |
Shift + B |
Shift + B |
| Add anchor point tool |
+ |
+ |
| Delete anchor point tool |
– |
– |
| Convert anchor point tool |
Shift + C |
Shift + C |
| Type tool |
T |
T |
| Line segment tool |
\ |
\ |
| Rectangle tool |
M |
M |
| Ellipse tool |
L |
L |
| Paintbrush tool |
B |
B |
| Pencil tool |
N |
N |
| Rotate tool |
R |
R |
| Reflect tool |
O |
O |
| Scale tool |
S |
S |
| Wrap tool |
Shift + R |
Shift + R |
| Width tool |
Shift + W |
Shift + W |
| Free transform tool |
E |
E |
| Shape builder tool |
Shift + M |
Shift + M |
| Perspective grid tool |
Shift + P |
Shift + P |
| Perspective selection tool |
Shift + V |
Shift + V/td> |
| Symbol sprayer tool |
Shift + S |
Shift + S |
| Column graph tool |
J |
J |
| Mesh tool |
U |
U |
| Gradient tool |
G |
G |
| Eyedropper tool |
I |
I |
| Blend tool |
W |
W |
| Zoom tool |
Z |
Z |
| Hand tool |
H |
H |
| Scissors tool |
C |
C |
| Eraser tool |
Shift + E |
Shift + E |
| Slice tool |
Shift + K |
Shift + K |
| Live paint selection tool |
Shift + L |
Shift + L |
| Live paint selection tool |
K |
K |
Viewing Artwork
| Action |
Windows Shortcuts |
Mac Shortcuts |
| Move zoom marquee while dragging |
Spacebar |
Spacebar |
| Show/Hide artboards |
Ctrl + Shift + H |
Command + Shift + H |
| Show/Hide artboards rulers |
Ctrl + Alt + R |
Command + Option + R |
| Hide unselected network |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 3 |
Command + Option + Shift + 3 |
| Exit fullscreen mode |
Esc |
Esc |
| Go to next document |
Ctrl + F6 |
Command + F6 |
| Go to previous document |
Ctrl + Shift + F6 |
Command + Shift + F6 |
| Next document group |
Ctrl + Alt + F6 |
Command + Option + F6 |
| Previous document group |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F6 |
Command + Option + Shift + F6 |
| Save artboard to illustrator format |
Alt + V |
Option + V |
| Create artboard in other artboard |
Shift + Drag |
Shift + Drag |
Selecting Shortcuts
| Action |
Windows Shortcuts |
Mac Shortcuts |
| Switch to last used selection tools |
Ctrl |
Command |
| Switch Direct/Group selection tools |
Alt |
Option |
| Add/Subtract with various tools |
Shift + Click |
Shift + Click |
| Subtract from selection with magic wand tool |
Alt + Click |
Option + Click |
| Add to selection with Lasso tool |
Shift + Drag |
Shift + Drag |
| Subtract from selection with Lasso tool |
Alt + Drag |
Option + Drag |
| Change pointer to cross hair for Lasso tool |
Caps Lock |
Caps Lock |
| Select artwork in active artboard |
Ctrl + Alt + A |
Command + Option + A |
| Create crop marks around selected object |
Ctrl + C + O |
Command + C + O |
Designing work is a hard time business. It is time consuming. However, in order to make some ease for the designers, here are some of the Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts.
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