Contents
Popular shortcuts
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | Command + Z |
| Redo | Shift + Ctrl + Z | Shift + Command + Z |
| Cut | Ctrl + X | Command + X |
| Copy | Ctrl + C | Command + C |
| Paste | Ctrl + V | Command + V |
| Paste in front | Ctrl + F | Command + F |
| Paste at back | Ctrl + B | Command + B |
| Paste in place | Shift + Ctrl + B | Shift + Command + B |
| Paste on all artboards | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + B | Option + Shift + Command + B |
| Check spelling | Ctrl + I | Command + I |
| Open the Color Settings dialog box | Shift + Ctrl + K | Shift + Command + K |
| Open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + K | Option + Shift + Command + K |
| Open the Preferences dialog box | Ctrl + K | Command + K |
Work with documents
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Create a document | Ctrl + N | Command + N |
| Create a document from a template | Shift + Ctrl + N | Shift + Command + N |
| Create a document without opening the New Document dialog box | Alt + Ctrl + N | Option + Command + N |
| Open a document | Ctrl + O | Command + O |
| Place a file in the document | Shift + Ctrl + P | Shift + Command + P |
| Open the File Information dialog box | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + I | Option + Shift + Command + I |
| Open the Document Setup dialog box | Alt + Ctrl + P | Option + Command + P |
| Browse in Adobe Bridge | Alt + Ctrl + O | Option + Command + O |
| Close the document window | Ctrl + W | Command + W |
| Save changes made to the document | Ctrl + S | Command + S |
| Open the Save As dialog box | Shift + Ctrl + S | Shift + Command + S |
| Save a copy of the document | Alt + Ctrl + S | Option + Command + S |
| Save the document as script files | Ctrl + F12 | Command + F12 |
| Open the Export for screens dialog box | Alt + Ctrl + E | Option + Command + E |
| Open the Save For Web dialog box | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + S | Option + Shift + Command + S |
| Package the document | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + P | Option + Shift + Command + P |
| Ctrl + P | Command + P | |
| Exit the application | Ctrl + Q | Command + Q |
Select tools
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Artboard tool | Shift + O | Shift + 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 + ~ | Shift + ~ |
| Blob Brush tool | Shift + B | Shift + B |
| Add Anchor Point tool | + (plus) | + (plus) |
| Delete Anchor Point tool | – (minus) | – (minus) |
| Switch to Anchor Point tool | Shift + C | Shift + C |
| Type tool | T | T |
| Touch Type tool | Shift + T | Shift + 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 | Shift + N |
| Rotate tool | R | R |
| Reflect tool | O | O |
| Scale tool | S | S |
| Warp 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 |
| 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 |
| Live Paint Bucket tool | K | K |
| Live Paint Selection tool | Shift + L | Shift + L |
| Slice tool | Shift + K | Shift + K |
| Eraser tool | Shift + E | Shift + 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 Option |
View artwork
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Toggle between screen modes: Normal Screen Mode, Full-Screen Mode with Menu Bar, Full-Screen Mode | F | F |
| A 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 Command + 1 |
| Switch to a Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode) | Spacebar | Spacebar |
| Switch to Zoom tool in magnify mode | Ctrl + Spacebar | Spacebar + Command |
| Switch to Zoom tool to reduce mode | Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar | Spacebar + Command + Option |
| Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool | Spacebar | Spacebar |
| Hide bounding box | Shift + Ctrl + B | Shift + Control + B |
| Hide unselected artwork | Control + Alt + Shift + 3 | Command + Option + Shift + 3 |
| Convert between the horizontal and vertical guide | Alt-drag guide | Option-drag guide |
| Release guide | Ctrl + Shift-double-click guide | Command + Shift-double-click guide |
| Show document template | Ctrl + H | Command + H |
| Show/Hide artboards | Ctrl + Shift + H | Command + Shift + H |
| Show/Hide artboard rulers | Ctrl + R | Command + Option + R |
| Show transparency grid | Shift + Ctrl + D | Shift + Command + D |
| View all artboards in window | Ctrl + Alt + 0 (zero) | Command + Option + 0 (zero) |
| Paste in place on the active artboard | Ctrl + Shift+V | Command + Shift + V |
| Exit Artboard tool mode | Esc | Esc |
| Create artboard inside another artboard | Shift-drag | Shift-drag |
| Select multiple artboards in the Artboards panel | Ctrl + click | Command + click |
| Navigate to next document | Ctrl + F6 | Command + F6 |
| Navigate to the previous document | Ctrl + Shift + F6 | Command + Shift + F6 |
| Navigate to next document group | Ctrl + Alt + F6 | Command + Option + F6 |
| Navigate to the previous document group | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F6 | Command + Option + Shift + F6 |
| Toggle between Outline and GPU Preview of the document | Ctrl + Y | Command + Y |
| Toggle between GPU and CPU Preview of the document | Ctrl + E | Command + E |
| View the document in Overprint Preview mode | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + Y | Option + Shift + Command + Y |
| View the document in Pixel Preview mode | Alt + Ctrl + Y | Option + Command + Y |
| Exit Full-Screen mode | Esc | Esc |
| Zoom in | Ctrl + = | Command + = |
| Zoom out | Ctrl + – | Command + – |
| Hide guides | Ctrl + ; | Command + ; |
| Lock guides | Alt + Ctrl + ; | Option + Command + ; |
| Make guides | Ctrl + 5 | Command + 5 |
| Release guides | Alt + Ctrl + 5 | Option + Ctrl + 5 |
| Show/ hide smart guides | Ctrl + U | Command + U |
| Show/ hide the perspective grid | Ctrl + Shift + I | Command + Shift + I |
| Show grid | Ctrl + ‘ | Command + ‘ |
| Snap to grid | Shift + Ctrl + ‘ | Shift + Command + ‘ |
| Snap to point | Alt + Ctrl + ‘ | Option + Command + ‘ |
Work with selections
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Switch to last-used selection tool (Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, or Group Selection tool) | Ctrl + ` | Command + ` |
| Switch between the Direct Selection tool and Group Selection tool | Alt | Option |
| Add to a selection with the Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, Group Selection tool, Live Paint Selection tool, or Magic Wand tool | Shift-click | Shift-click |
| Subtract a selection with Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, Group Selection tool, or Live Paint Selection tool | 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 a crosshair for Lasso tool | Caps Lock | Caps Lock |
| Select artwork in the active artboard | Ctrl + Alt + A | Command + Option + A |
| Create crop marks around the selected object | Alt + C + O | |
| Select all | Ctrl + A | Command + A |
| Deselect | Shift + Ctrl + A | Shift + Command + A |
| Reselect | Ctrl + 6 | Command + 6 |
| Select the object above the current selection | Alt + Ctrl + ] | Option + Command + ] |
| Select the object below the current selection | Alt + Ctrl + [ | Option + Command + |
| Select behind an object | Press Ctrl+click twice | Press Command+click twice |
| Select behind in isolation mode | Ctrl+click twice | Command+click twice |
| Group the selected artwork | Ctrl + G | Command + G |
| Ungroup the selected artwork | Shift + Ctrl + G | Shift + Command + G |
| Lock a selection | Ctrl + 2 | Command + 2 |
| Unlock a selection | Alt + Ctrl + 2 | Option + Command + 2 |
| Hide a selection | Ctrl + 3 | Command + 3 |
| Show all selections | Alt + Ctrl + 3 | Option + Command + 3 |
| Move selection in user-defined increments | Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow | Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow |
| Move selection in 10x user-defined increments | Shift + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow | Shift + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow |
| Lock all deselected artwork | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 2 | Command + Option + Shift + 2 |
| Constrain movement to 45° angle (except when using Reflect tool) | Hold down Shift | Hold down Shift |
| Bring a selection forward | Ctrl + ] | Command + ] |
| Move a selection to the front | Shift + Ctrl + ] | Shift + Command + ] |
| Send a selection backward | Ctrl + [ | Command + [ |
| Move a selection to the back | Shift + Ctrl + [ | Shift + Command + [ |
Draw
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
Constrain a shape’s proportions or orientation to:
|
Shift-drag | Shift-drag |
| Move a shape while drawing it | spacebar-drag | spacebar-drag |
| Draw from the centre of a shape (except for polygons, stars, and flares) | Alt-drag | Option-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 Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
| Keep the inner radius of a star constant | Start dragging, then hold down Ctrl | Start dragging, then hold down Command |
| Keep the sides of a star straight | Alt-drag | Option-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 Option-drag |
| Change the decay rate of a spiral | Start dragging then Ctrl-drag | Start dragging then Command-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 Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
| 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 Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
| 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 the size of Blob Brush | ] (right square bracket) | ] (right square bracket) |
| Decrease the size of Blob Brush | [ (left square bracket) | [ (left square bracket) |
| Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically | Shift | Shift |
| Switch through drawing modes | Shift + D | Shift + D |
| Join two or more paths | Select the paths, then press Ctrl + J | Select the paths, then press Command + J |
| Average two or more paths | Select the paths, then press Alt + Ctrl + J | Select the paths, then press Option + Command + J |
| Create a corner or smooth join | Select the paths, then press Shift + Ctrl + Alt + J | Select the anchor point, then press Shift + Command + Option + J |
| Create a compound path | Ctrl + 8 | Command + 8 |
| Release a compound path | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + 8 | Option + Shift + Command + 8 |
| Edit a pattern | Shift + Ctrl + F8 | Shift + Command +F8 |
| Perspective Grid Tool | Shift + P | Shift + P |
| Perspective Selection Tool | Shift + V | Shift + V |
| Perspective Grid | Ctrl + Shift + I | Command + Shift + 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 the left grid, 2 for the horizontal grid, 3 for the right grid, or 4 for no active grid | Use the Perspective Selection tool and then press 1 for the left grid, 2 for the horizontal grid, 3 for the right grid, or 4 for no active grid |
| Copying objects in perspective | Ctrl + Alt + drag | Command + Alt + drag |
| Repeat transforming objects in perspective | Ctrl + D | Command + D |
| Switching between drawing modes | Shift + D | Shift + D |
Edit shapes
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Switch Pen tool to Convert Anchor Point tool | Alt | Option |
| Switch between Add Anchor Point tool and Delete Anchor Point tool | Alt | Option |
| Switch Scissors tool to Add Anchor Point tool | Alt | Option |
| Switch Pencil tool to Smooth tool | Alt | Option |
| Move current anchor point while drawing with Pen tool | Spacebar-drag | Spacebar-drag |
| Cut a straight line with the Knife tool | Alt-drag | Option-drag |
| Cut at 45° or 90° with the Knife tool | Shift + Alt-drag | Shift + Option-drag |
| Use shape mode buttons in Pathfinder panel to create compound paths | Alt + Shape mode | Option + Shape mode |
| Erase unwanted closed regions created using the Shape Builder tool | Alt + click the closed region | Option + click the closed region |
| Select the Shape Builder tool | Shift + M | Shift + M |
| Display rectangular marquee to easily merge multiple paths (when using the Shape Builder tool) | Shift + click + drag | Shift + click + drag |
| Increase the intensity of symbols (when using Symbolism tool) | Shift + } | Shift + } |
| Decrease the intensity of symbols (when using Symbolism tool) | Shift + { | Shift + { |
| Blend objects | Alt + Ctrl + B | Option + Command + B |
| Finish adding objects to the blend | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + B | Option + Shift + Command + B |
| Distort objects using a warp-shaped envelope | Alt + Ctrl + Shift + W | Option + Command + Shift + W |
| Distort objects using a mesh as the shape of the envelope | Alt + Ctrl + M | Option + Command + M |
| Distort objects using another object as the shape of the envelope | Alt + Ctrl + C | Option + Command + C |
Work with Live Paint groups
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample fill and/or stroke | Alt-click + Live Paint Bucket tool | Option-click + Live Paint Bucket tool |
| Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample colour from an image or intermediate colour from a gradient | Alt + Shift-click + Live Paint Bucket tool | 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 | Shift + 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 the same fill and stroke all edges that have the 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 | Option-click + Live Paint Selection tool |
| Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample colour from an image or intermediate colour from a gradient | Alt + Shift-click + Live Paint Selection tool | Option + Shift-click + Live Paint Selection tool |
| Add to/subtract from a selection | Shift-click + Live Paint Selection tool | Shift-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
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Set origin point and open dialogue box when using Rotate tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool | Alt-click | Option-click |
| Duplicate and transform selection when using the Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool | Alt-drag | Option-drag |
| Transform pattern (independent of the object) when using the Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool | Tilde (~)-drag | Tilde (~)-drag |
| Reapply a transformation to an object | Ctrl + D | Command + D |
| Apply last pathfinder effect to the selected object | Ctrl + 4 | Command + 4 |
| Move an object | Shift + Ctrl + M | Shift + Command + M |
| Open the Transform Each dialogue box | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + D | Option + Shift + Command + D |
| Make a clipping mask | Ctrl + 7 | Command + 7 |
| Release a clipping mask | Alt + Ctrl + 7 | Option + Command + 7 |
| Toggle between fill and stroke | X | X |
| Set fill and stroke to default | D | D |
| Swap fill and stroke | Shift + X | Shift + X |
| Select gradient fill mode | > | > |
| Hide gradient annotator (when using the Gradient tool) | Alt + Ctrl + G | Option + Command + G |
| Select colour fill mode | < | < |
| Select no stroke/fill mode | / (forward slash) | / (forward slash) |
| Sample colour from an image or intermediate colour from gradient | Shift + Eyedropper tool | Shift + Eyedropper tool |
| Sample style and append appearance of the currently selected item | Alt + Shift-click + Eyedropper tool | Option + Shift-click + Eyedropper tool |
| Add new fill | Ctrl + / (forward slash) | Command + / (forward slash) |
| Add new stroke | Ctrl + Alt + / (forward slash) | Command + Option + / (forward slash) |
| Reset gradient to black and white | Ctrl-click gradient button in Tools panel or Gradient panel | Command-click gradient button in Tools panel or Gradient panel |
| Make Live Paint (when using the Paint Bucket tool) | Alt + Ctrl + X | Option + Command + X |
| Decrease Bristle brush size | [ | [ |
| Increase Bristle brush size | ] | ] |
Create variable-width points
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Select multiple width points | Shift+click | Shift+click |
| Create non-uniform widths | Alt+drag | Option+drag |
| Create a copy of the width point | Alt+drag the width point | Options+drag the width point |
| Change the position of multiple width points | Shift+drag | Shift+drag |
| Delete selected width point | Delete | Delete |
| Deselect a width point | Esc | Esc |
Work with type
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Move one character right or left | Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
| Move up or down one line | Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
| Move one word right or left | Ctrl + Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Command + Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
| Move up or down one paragraph | Ctrl + Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Command + Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
| Select one word right or left | Shift + Ctrl + Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Shift + Command + Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
| Select one paragraph before or after | Shift + Ctrl + Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Shift + Command + Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
| Extend existing selection | Shift-click | Shift-click |
| Align paragraph left, right, or center | Ctrl + Shift + L, R, or C | Command + Shift + L, R, or C |
| Justify text left | Ctrl + Shift + J | Command + Shift + J |
| Justify all lines | Shift + Ctrl + F | Shift + Command + F |
| Toggle line composer | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + C | Option + Shift + Command + |
| Insert soft return | Shift + Enter | Shift + Return |
| Highlight kerning | Ctrl + Alt + K | Command + Option + K |
| Reset horizontal scale to 100% | Ctrl + Shift + X | Command + Shift + X |
| Increase or decrease font size | Ctrl + Shift + . or , | Command + Shift + . or , |
| Increase or decrease font size by steps | Alt + Ctrl + Shift + . or , | Option + Command +Shift + . or , |
| Increase or decrease leading | Alt + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text) | Option + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text) |
| Select tracking value | Alt + Ctrl + K | Option + Command + K |
| Reset tracking/kerning to 0 | Ctrl + Alt + Q | Command + Option + Q |
| Increase or decrease kerning and tracking | Alt + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text) | Option + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (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) | Command + Option + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text) |
| Increase or decrease baseline shift | Alt + Shift + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text) | Option + Shift + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text) |
| Switch between Type and Vertical Type, Area Type and Vertical Area Type, and Path Type and Vertical Path Type tools | Shift | Shift |
| Switch between Area Type and Path Type, Vertical Area Type and Vertical Path Type tools | Alt | Option |
| Create outlines | Shift + Ctrl + O | Shift + Command + O |
| Open the Character panel | Ctrl + T | Command + T |
| Open the Paragraph panel | Alt + Ctrl + T | Option + Command + T |
| Open the Tabs panel | Shift + Ctrl + T | Shift + Command + T |
| Open the OpenType panel | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + T | Option + Shift + Command + T |
| Insert bullets | Alt + 8 | Option + 8 |
| Insert copyright symbol | Alt + G | Option + G |
| Insert ellipsis | Alt + ; | Option + ; |
| Insert paragraph symbol | Alt + 7 | Option + 7 |
| Insert section symbol | Alt + 6 | Option + 6 |
| Insert trademark symbol | Alt + 2 | Option + 2 |
| Insert registered trademark symbol | Alt + R | Option + R |
| Superscript | Shift + Ctrl + = | Shift + Command + = |
| Subscript | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + = | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + = |
| Insert em dash | Alt + Shift + – | Option + Shift + – |
| Insert en dash | Alt + – | Option + – |
| Insert discretionary hyphen | Shift + Ctrl + – | Shift + Command + – |
| Toggle auto-hyphenation | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + H | Option + Shift + Command + H |
| Insert double left quotation marks | Alt + [ | Option + [ |
| Insert double right quotation marks | Alt + Shift + [ | Option + Shift + [ |
| Insert single left quotation marks | Alt + ] | Option + ] |
| Insert single right quotation marks | Alt + Shift + ] | Option + Shift + ] |
| Insert em space | Shift + Ctrl + M | Shift + Command + M |
| Insert en space | Shift + Ctrl + N | Shift + Command + N |
| Insert thin space | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + M | Option + Shift + Command + M |
| Show hidden characters | Alt + Ctrl + I | Option + Command + I |
Use panels
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Set options (except for Actions, Brushes, Swatches, and Symbols panels) | Alt-click New button | Option-click New button |
| Switch units of measurement | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + U | Option + Shift + Command + U |
| Delete without confirmation (except for Layers panel) | Alt-click Delete button | Option-click Delete button |
| Apply value and keep text box active | Shift + Enter | Shift + Return |
| Select a range of actions, brushes, layers, links, styles, or swatches | Shift-click | Shift-click |
| Select noncontiguous actions, brushes, layers (same level only), links, styles, or swatches | Ctrl-click | Command-click |
| Show/Hide all panels | Tab | Tab |
| Show/Hide all panels except the Tools panel and Control panel | Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab |
| Increase/ decrease values in logical fractions of the measurement unit | Ctrl + Up or Down Arrow | Command + Up or Down Arrow |
| Increase/ decrease measurement unit by 10x | Shift + Up or Down Arrow | Shift + Up or Down Arrow |
Actions panel
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Expand/Collapse the entire hierarchy for action set | Alt-click expansion triangle | Option-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 | Command-click Play Current Selection button |
| Begin recording actions without confirmation | Alt-click New Action button | Option-click New Action button |
Brushes panel
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Open Brush Options dialogue 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
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Open the Character panel | Ctrl + T | Command + T |
| Open the Paragraph panel | Alt + Ctrl + T | Option + Command + T |
| Increase/decrease the selected value by a small increment | Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
| Increase/decreases the selected value by a large increment | Shift + Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Shift + Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
| Increase/decrease the selected value by a fraction | Ctrl + Up or Down Arrow | Command + Up or Down Arrow |
| Highlight the font name field in the Character panel | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F | Command + Option + Shift + F |
Colour panel
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Select the complement for the current colour fill/stroke | Ctrl-click colour bar | Command-click colour bar |
| Change the nonactive fill/stroke | Alt-click colour bar | Option-click colour bar |
| Select the complement for the nonactive fill/stroke | Ctrl + Alt-click color bar | Command + Option-click color bar |
| Select the inverse for the current fill/stroke | Ctrl + Shift-click color bar | Command + Shift-click color bar |
| Select the inverse for the nonactive fill/stroke | Ctrl + Shift + Alt-click color bar | Command + Shift + Option-click color bar |
| Open Color Guide | Shift + F3 | Shift + F3 |
| Change the colour mode | Shift-click colour bar | Shift-click colour bar |
| Move colour sliders in tandem | Shift-drag colour slider | Shift-drag colour 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
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Duplicate colour stops | Alt-drag | Option-drag |
| Swap colour stops | Alt-drag colour-stop onto another stop | Option-drag colour-stop onto another colour stop |
| Apply swatch colour to active (or selected) colour stop | Alt-click swatch in the Swatches panel | Option-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 | Command-click Gradient Fill box in the Gradient panel |
| Show/Hide gradient arrow | Ctrl + Alt + G | Command + Option + G |
| Modify angle and end-point together | Alt-drag endpoint of gradient annotator | Option-drag endpoint of gradient annotator |
| Constrain Gradient tool or Gradient annotator while dragging | Shift-drag | Shift-drag |
| View Gradient annotator in selected gradient filled object | G | G |
Layers panel
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Add a layer | Ctrl + L | Command + L |
| Add a layer while opening the New Layer dialogue box | Alt + Ctrl + L | Option + Command + L |
| Select all objects on the layer | Alt-click layer name | Option-click layer name |
| Show/hide all layers but the selected one | Alt-click eye icon | Option-click eye icon |
| Select the Outline/Preview view for the selected layer | Ctrl-click eye icon | Command-click eye icon |
| Selects Outline/Preview view for all other layers | Ctrl + Alt-click eye icon | Command + Option-click eye icon |
| Lock/unlock all other layers | Alt-click lock icon | Option-click lock icon |
| Expand all sublayers to display the entire hierarchy | Alt-click expansion triangle | Option-click expansion triangle |
| Set options as you create a new layer | Alt-click New Layer button | Option-click New Layer button |
| Set options as you create new sublayer | Alt-click New Sublayer button | Option-click New Sublayer button |
| Place new sublayer at the bottom of the layer list | Ctrl + Alt-click New Sublayer button | Command + Option-click New Sublayer button |
| Place layer at top of the layer list | Ctrl-click New Layer button | Command-click New Layer button |
| Place layer below the selected layer | Ctrl + Alt-click New Layer button | Command + Option-click New Layer button |
| Copy the selection to a layer, sublayer, or group | Alt-drag selection | Option-drag selection |
Swatches panel
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Create a new spot colour | Ctrl-click New Swatch button | Command-click New Swatch button |
| Create a new global process colour | Ctrl + Shift-click New Swatch button | Command + Shift-click New Swatch button |
| Replace swatch with another | Alt-drag a swatch over another | Option-drag a swatch over another |
Transform panel
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Apply a value and keep focus in the edit field | Shift + Enter | Shift + Return |
| Apply a value and copy object | Alt + Enter | Option + Return |
| Apply a value and scale option proportionately for width or height | Ctrl + Enter | Command + Return |
Transparency panel
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Apply the last effect to the selected object | Shift + Ctrl + E | Shift + Command + E |
| Apply the last effect to the selected object by adjusting the values in the effects dialogue box | Alt + Shift + Ctrl +E | Option + Shift + Command + E |
| Change mask to grayscale image for editing | Alt-click on the mask thumbnail | Option-click on the mask thumbnail |
| Disable opacity mask | Shift-click on the mask thumbnail | Shift-click on the mask thumbnail |
| Re-enable opacity mask | Shift-click on the disabled mask thumbnail | Shift-click on the disabled mask thumbnail |
| Increase/decrease opacity in 1% increments | Click opacity field + Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Click opacity field + Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
| Increase/decrease opacity in 10% increments | Shift-click opacity field + Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Shift-click opacity field + Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
Function keys
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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 Graphic 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 |
