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Handy Keyboard Shortcuts for Adobe Illustrator Handy Keyboard Shortcuts in Adobe Illustrator Drawing in Illustrator while continually clicking back and forth to your Toolbar to change your options is a drag. We strongly suggest that you take a few minutes to memorize keyboard commands: it’ll save time and help reduce strain on your mouse (or tablet!) hand. Please note these commands were written for Mac. PC users can use the key ‘Control’ instead of ‘Command’. Here are some commands I use most (in no particular order): Tool Shortcuts ADirect Selection Tool (white arrow) VSelection Tool (black arrow) PPen Tool  NPencil Tool IEyedropper Tool CScissors XToggles between fill and stroke colors Shift-XSwaps your fill and stroke colors TType Tool MShape Tool Pen Tool OptionConvert anchor point SpacebarMove an anchor point as you’re drawing OptionSwitch between your add and delete pen tools CommandSwitch between your pen tool and direct select ShiftDraw on 45˚, 90˚, 135˚ or 180˚ axis Shape Drawing OptionDraws from the center SpacebarMove an object while you’re drawing ShiftConstrains the proportions Option ShiftConstrains the proportions while drawing from the center Option and Mouse releaseCloses a path with the pencil or paintbrush tools as you’re finishing drawing Copying and Moving Shapes Command Shift [Move an object behind all other shapes Command Shift [Move an object in front of all other shapes Command Shift ]Move an object behind next shape Command Shift ]Move an object in front of next shape Command CCopy Command VPaste Command FPaste in front Command BPaste behind OptionCreates a copy when dragging from a shape

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Handy Keyboard Shortcuts for

Adobe Illustrator

Handy Keyboard Shortcuts in Adobe Illustrator Drawing in Illustrator while continually clicking back and forth to your Toolbar to change your options is a drag. We strongly suggest that you take a few minutes to memorize keyboard

commands: it’ll save time and help reduce strain on your mouse (or tablet!) hand.

Please note these commands were written for Mac. PC users can use the key ‘Control’ instead of 

‘Command’.Here are some commands I use most (in no particular order):

Tool Shortcuts

ADirect Selection Tool (white arrow)VSelection Tool (black arrow)

PPen Tool

 NPencil ToolIEyedropper Tool

CScissors

XToggles between fill and stroke colorsShift-XSwaps your fill and stroke colors

TType Tool

MShape Tool

Pen ToolOptionConvert anchor point

SpacebarMove an anchor point as you’re drawing

OptionSwitch between your add and delete pen tools

CommandSwitch between your pen tool and direct selectShiftDraw on 45˚, 90˚, 135˚ or 180˚ axis

Shape DrawingOptionDraws from the center 

SpacebarMove an object while you’re drawing

ShiftConstrains the proportions

Option ShiftConstrains the proportions while drawing from the center Option and Mouse releaseCloses a path with the pencil or paintbrush tools as you’re finishing

drawing

Copying and Moving ShapesCommand Shift [Move an object behind all other shapes

Command Shift [Move an object in front of all other shapes

Command Shift ]Move an object behind next shapeCommand Shift ]Move an object in front of next shape

Command CCopy

Command VPasteCommand FPaste in front

Command BPaste behind

OptionCreates a copy when dragging from a shape

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Arrow KeysMoves selected object

Shift and Arrow KeysMoves selected objects in larger incrementsOption-ShiftMakes a copy on a 45˚, 90˚, 135˚ or 180˚ axis while dragging on a selected shape

Viewing and Guides

SpacebarBrings up your Hand Tool (but don’t use it when editing type!)

Command +Zoom inCommand -Zoom out

Command 0View full artboard

TabShow/hide your palettesCommandShow and hide your guide lines

Command Option ;Lock and unlock your guide lines

Command-RShow and hide your page rulersCommand-NCreate a new document

There are, of course, TONS of other keyboard shortcuts if you want to play around! A complete

list of shortcuts can be found here (http://www.nobledesktop.com/shortcuts-illustratorcs4-

mac.html).

Drawing in Illustrator while continually clicking back and forth to your Toolbar to change your 

options is a drag. We strongly suggest that you take a few minutes to memorize keyboard

commands: it’ll save time and help reduce strain on your mouse (or tablet!) hand.

Please note these commands were written for Mac; PC users can use the key ‘Control’ instead of ‘Command’.

Here are some commands I use most (in no particular order):

Tool Shortcuts

A: Direct Selection Tool (white arrow)

V: Selection Tool (black arrow)

P: Pen Tool

N: Pencil Tool

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I: Eyedropper Tool

C: Slice Tool

X: Toggles between fill and stroke colors

 

Shift X:Swaps your fill and stroke colors

T: Type Tool

M: Shape Tool

Pen Tool Shortcuts

Option: Convert anchor point

Spacebar: Move an anchor point as you’re drawing

Option: Switch between your add and delete pen tools

Command: Switch between your pen tool and direct select

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Command Shift ]: Move an object in front of next shape

Command C: Copy

Command V: Paste

Command F: Paste in front

Command B: Paste behind

Option: Creates a copy when dragging from a shape

Arrow Keys: Moves selected object

Shift and Arrow Keys: Moves selected objects in larger increments

Option Shift: Makes a copy on a 45˚, 90˚, 135˚ or 180˚ axis while dragging on a selected shape

Viewing and Guides

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Spacebar: Brings up your Hand Tool (but don’t use it when editing type!)

Command +: Zoom in

Command -: Zoom out

Command 0: View full artboard

Tab: Show and hide your palettes

Command: Show and hide your guide lines

Command Option ;: Lock and unlock your guide lines

Command R: Show and hide your page rulers

Command N: Create a new document