Drawing Shortcuts
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Shift+Drag | Constrain Shape proportion/orientation | |
| Option+Drag | Draw from center of shape/Keep the sides of star straight | |
| Drag+Hold Command | Keep inner radius of star constant | |
| Drag+Up Arrow | Increase/Decrease polygon side,star points,arc angle,spiral,flare rays | |
| Drag+Hold C | Switch Open/Closed arc | |
| Drag+Hold F | Flip arc | |
| Spacebar+Drag | Move shape while drawing | |
| Drag+F | Decrease skew value for horizontal dividers in rectangular grid/radial divider in polar grid by 10% | |
| Drag+V | Increase skew value for horizontal dividers in rectangular grid/radial divider in polar grid by 10% | |
| Drag+X | Decrease skew value for vertical dividers in rectangular grid/concentric divider in polar grid by 10% | |
| Drag+C | Increase skew value for vertical dividers in rectangular grid/concentric divider in polar grid by 10% | |
| Drag+Up Arrow/down arrow | Add/Remove horizontal lines from grid | |
| Drag+Right Arrow/Left Arrow | Add/Remove vertical lines from grid | |
| Drag then Command+Drag | Change decay rate of spiral | |
| Drag then Option+Drag | Add/Subtract winds from spiral while increasing length | |
| ] | Increase size of Blob brush | |
| [ | Decrease size of Blob brush | |
| Shift | Constrain Blob brush horizontal/vertical | |
| Shift+D | Switch through drawing modes | |
| Select Path then Command+J | Join two or more path | |
| Select Path then Shift+Command+Option+J | Create corner/smooth join | |
| Shift+P | Perspective Grid Tool | |
| Shift+V | Perspective Selection Tool | |
| Command+Shift+I | Perspective Grid | |
| Command+Option+Drag | Copying objects in perspective | |
| 5 then Click+Drag | Moving objects perpendicularly |
Selecting Shortcuts
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Command | Switch to last used selection tools | |
| Option | Switch Direct/Group selection tools | |
| Shift+Click | Add/Subtract with various tools | |
| Option+Click | Subtract from selection with magic wand tool | |
| Shift+Drag | Add to selection with Lasso tool | |
| Option+Drag | Subtract from selection with Lasso tool | |
| Caps | Change pointer to cross hair for Lasso tool | |
| Command+Option+A | Select artwork in active artboard | |
| Command+C+O | Create crop marks around selected object | |
| PressCommand+Click twicw | Select behind an object | |
| Command+Click twice | Select behind in isolation mode |
Selectiong Tool
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| V | Selection tool | |
| A | Direct selection tool | |
| Y | magic wind tool | |
| Q | Lasso tool | |
| P | Pen tool | |
| Shift+B | Blob brush tool | |
| +/- | Add/Delete anchor point tool | |
| Shift+C | Convert anchor point tool | |
| T | Type tool | |
| \ | Line segment tool | |
| M | Rectangle tool | |
| L | Ellipse tool | |
| B | Paintbrush tool | |
| N | Pencil tool | |
| R | Rotate tool | |
| O | Reflect tool | |
| S | Scale tool | |
| Shift+R | Warp tool | |
| Shift+W | Width tool | |
| E | Free Transform tool | |
| Shift+M | Shape builder tool | |
| Shift+P | Perspective grid tool | |
| Shift+V | Perspective selection tool | |
| Shift+S | Symbol sprayer tool | |
| J | Column graph tool | |
| U | Mesh tool | |
| G | Gradient tool | |
| I | Eyedropper tool | |
| W | Blend tool | |
| Z | Zoom tool | |
| H | Hand tool | |
| C | Scissors tool | |
| Shift+E | Eraser tool | |
| Shift+K | Slice tool | |
| Shift+L | Live paint selection tool | |
| K | Live Paint selection tool |
Viewing Artwork
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| DoubleClick Hand tool | Fit imageable area in window | |
| DoubleClick Zoom tool | Magnify to double | |
| Spacebar | Move zoom marquee while dragging | |
| Command+Shift+H | Show/Hide artboards | |
| Command+Option+R | Show/hide artboard rulers | |
| Command+Option+Shift+3 | Hide unselected network | |
| Esc | Exit fullscreen mode | |
| Command+F6 | Go to next document | |
| Command+Shift+F6 | Go to previous document | |
| Command+Option+F6 | Next document group | |
| Command+Option+Shift+F6 | Previous document group | |
| Option+V | Save Artboard to Illustrator format | |
| Shift+Drag | Create artboard in other artboard |
Editing Shapes
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Option | Switch between various tool | |
| Spacebar+Drag | Move current anchor point | |
| Option+Drag | Cut a straight line with knife tool | |
| Shift+Option+Drag | Cut 45/90 with knife tool | |
| Shift+M | Select shape builder tool |
Painting Objects
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| X | Switch fill/stroke | |
| D | Set fill and stroke to default | |
| Shift+X | Swap fill/stroke | |
| > | Select gradient fill mode | |
| < | Select color fill mode | |
| / | Select no stroke/fill mode | |
| Command+/ | Add new fill | |
| Command+Option+/ | Add new stroke | |
| ]/[ | Incrase/Decrase bristle brush size | |
| 1/0 | Set Bristle brush paint opacity value(1 increase 10% where 0 increase 100%) |
Panel Shortcuts
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Option+Click New | Set Options | |
| Option+Click Del | Delete without confirm | |
| Tab | Show/hide panel | |
| Shift+Tab | Show/hide panels except Tools and Control | |
| Shift+Return | Apply value and keep textbox active |
Function Key Shortcuts
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| F1 | Help | |
| F2 | Cut | |
| F3 | Copy | |
| F4 | Paste | |
| F5 | Show/hide brushes panel | |
| F6 | Show/hide color panel | |
| F7 | Show/hide layers panel | |
| F8 | Create new symbol | |
| Command+F8 | Show/hide Info panel | |
| Command+F9 | Show/hide gradient panel | |
| Command+F10 | Show/hide stroke panel | |
| Command+F11 | Show/hide attributes panel | |
| F12 | Revert | |
| Shift+F5 | Show/hide Graphics styles panel | |
| Shift+F6 | Show/hide appearence panel | |
| Shift+F7 | Show/hide align panel | |
| Shift+F8 | Show/hide transform panel | |
| Shift+Command+F9 | Show/hide pathfinder panel | |
| Shift+Command+F10 | Show/hide Transparency panel | |
| Shift+Command+F11 | Show/hide Symbols panel |
