Illustrator hotkeys

Tools

-–Delete Anchor Point

,–Colors

.–Gradients

[–Decrease Diameter

]–Increase Diameter

+–Add Anchor Point

A–Direct Selection

B–Brush

C–Cut

E–Free Transform

F–Toggle Screen Modes

G–Gradient

H–Move Canvas

I–Eyedropper

J–Vertical Stripes

K–Live Paint Bucket Tool

L–Create Ellipse

M–Create Rectangle

N–Pencil

O–Mirror Object

P–Pen

Q–Lasso

R–Rotate Object

S–Scale Object

SHIFTB–Blob Brush

SHIFTC–Convert Anchor Point

SHIFTD–Toggle Drawing Mode

SHIFTE–Eraser

SHIFTK–Slice

SHIFTL–Live Fill Selection

SHIFTM–Shapes

SHIFTO–Original Layout

SHIFTP–Perspective Grid

SHIFTR–Warp

SHIFTS–Symbol Sprayer

SHIFTTAB–Show/Hide All Except Toolbar

SHIFTV–Perspective Selection

SHIFTW–Width

SHIFTX–Toggle Stroke, Fill

T–Text

TAB–Show / Hide All Palettes

U–Grid

V–Object Selection

W–Transition

X–Toggle Fill, Stroke

Y–Magic Wand

Z–Scale

Object

CTRL[–Send Backward

CTRL]–Send Forward

CTRL2–Lock Selection

CTRL3–Hide Selection

CTRL7–Create Clipping Mask

CTRL8–Create Compound Path

CTRLALT2–Release All

CTRLALT3–Show All

CTRLALTB–Create

CTRLALTC–Shaped by Upper Object

CTRLALTJ–Average

CTRLALTM–Shaped by Grid

CTRLALTSHIFTB–Undo

CTRLALTSHIFTW–Warp

CTRLALTX–Create

CTRLD–Repeat Transform

CTRLG–Group Objects

CTRLSHIFT[–Send to Back

CTRLSHIFT]–Bring to Front

CTRLSHIFTG–Ungroup Objects

CTRLSHIFTM–Move

CTRLSHIFTP–Edit Contents

Window

CTRLALTT–Paragraph

CTRLF10–Stroke

CTRLF11–Attributes

CTRLF9–Gradient

CTRLSHIFTF10–Transparency

CTRLSHIFTF11–Symbols

CTRLSHIFTF9–Pathfinder

CTRLT–Symbol

F5–Brushes

F6–Color

F7–Layers

SHIFTF3–Color Catalog

SHIFTF5–Graphic Styles

SHIFTF6–Appearance

SHIFTF7–Align

SHIFTF8–Transform

View

CTRL-–Zoom Out

CTRL;–Hide Guides

CTRL’–Show Grid

CTRL=–Zoom In

CTRL0–Fit Artboard to Window

CTRL1–Actual Size

CTRL5–Create Guides

CTRLALT;–Lock Guides

CTRLALT’–Enable Snap to Points

CTRLALT0–Fit all to window

CTRLALT5–Release guides

CTRLALTG–Hide gradient annotator

CTRLALTR–Switch to Artboard Rulers

CTRLALTSHIFTY–View Overprint

CTRLALTY–View as Pixels

CTRLH–Hide Boundaries

CTRLR–Show Rulers

CTRLSHIFT'–Turn on Snap to Grid

CTRLSHIFTB–Hide Bounding Box

CTRLSHIFTD–Show Transparency Grid

CTRLSHIFTH–Hide Artboards

CTRLSHIFTI–Show Grid

CTRLSHIFTW–Show Template

CTRLSHIFTY–Show Text Box Relationships

CTRLU–Smart Guides

CTRLY–Illustration

Edit

CTRLALTSHIFTK–Keyboard Shortcuts

CTRLALTSHIFTV–Paste on All Artboards

CTRLB–Paste to Back

CTRLF–Paste to Front

CTRLK–General

CTRLSHIFTK–Color Adjustments

CTRLSHIFTV–Paste in Place

CTRLSHIFTZ–Repeat

CTRLSHIFTE–Apply Last Effect

Selection

CTRL6–Select Again

CTRLALT[–Next Object Below

CTRLALT]–Next Object Above

CTRLALTA–All Objects on Active Artboard

CTRLSHIFTA–Deselect All

File

CTRLALTP–Document Options

CTRLALTS–Save a Copy

CTRLALTSHIFTI–File Info

CTRLALTSHIFTS–Save for Web & Devices

CTRLF12–Other Script

CTRLN–New File

CTRLO–Open File

CTRLP–Print

CTRLQ–Close Illustrator

CTRLSHIFTN–New File, Based on Template

CTRLSHIFTS–Save As

CTRLW–Close Tab

F12–Reset

Other

CTRL/–Add New Fill

CTRL4–Reprocess Shapes

CTRLALT/–Add New Stroke

CTRLALTF6–Go to Next Group of Documents

CTRLALTK–Tracking

CTRLALTL–New Layer in Dialog Box

CTRLALTN–New File (without Dialog Box)

CTRLALTQ–Clear Tracking

CTRLALTSHIFT,–Decrease Font Size by One

CTRLALTSHIFT.–Increase font size by one

CTRLALTSHIFT2–Freeze others

CTRLALTSHIFT3–Hide others

CTRLALTSHIFTC–Toggles line builder

CTRLALTSHIFTF–Font highlighting

CTRLALTSHIFTF12–Debug palette

CTRLALTSHIFTF6–Go to previous document group

CTRLALTSHIFTH–Toggles automatic hyphenation

CTRLALTSHIFTJ–Average and join

CTRLALTSHIFTM–Font Highlighting (Secondary)

CTRLALTSHIFTO–Spacing

CTRLALTSHIFTU–Toggle Units

CTRLALTTAB–Toggle Selection Tools

CTRLALTW–Close All

CTRLF6–Go to Next Document

CTRLL–New Layer

CTRLSHIFT-–Insert Hyphenation

CTRLSHIFT,–Decrease Point Size

CTRLSHIFT.–Increase Point Size

CTRLSHIFT[–Decreases letter spacing when kerning

CTRLSHIFT]–Increases letter spacing when kerning

CTRLSHIFTC–Center text

CTRLSHIFTF–Justify all lines

CTRLSHIFTF6–Go to previous document

CTRLSHIFTJ–Justify text left

CTRLSHIFTL–Justify text left

CTRLSHIFTR–Justify text right

CTRLSHIFTX–Justify text

F8–New Symbol

Keys	Context
-–Delete Anchor Point	Tools
,–Colors	Tools
.–Gradients	Tools
[–Decrease Diameter	Tools
]–Increase Diameter	Tools
+–Add Anchor Point	Tools
A–Direct Selection	Tools
B–Brush	Tools
C–Cut	Tools
E–Free Transform	Tools

F–Toggle Screen Modes	Tools
G–Gradient	Tools
H–Move Canvas	Tools
I–Eyedropper	Tools
J–Vertical Stripes	Tools
K–Live Paint Bucket Tool	Tools
L–Create Ellipse	Tools
M–Create Rectangle	Tools
N–Pencil	Tools
O–Mirror Object	Tools
P–Pen	Tools
Q–Lasso	Tools
R–Rotate Object	Tools
S–Scale Object	Tools
SHIFTB–Blob Brush	Tools
SHIFTC–Convert Anchor Point	Tools
SHIFTD–Toggle Drawing Mode	Tools
SHIFTE–Eraser	Tools
SHIFTK–Slice	Tools
SHIFTL–Live Fill Selection	Tools
SHIFTM–Shapes	Tools
SHIFTO–Original Layout	Tools
SHIFTP–Perspective Grid	Tools
SHIFTR–Warp	Tools
SHIFTS–Symbol Sprayer	Tools
SHIFTTAB–Show/Hide All Except Toolbar	Tools
SHIFTV–Perspective Selection	Tools
SHIFTW–Width	Tools
SHIFTX–Toggle Stroke, Fill	Tools
T–Text	Tools

TAB–Show / Hide All Palettes	Tools
U–Grid	Tools
V–Object Selection	Tools
W–Transition	Tools
X–Toggle Fill, Stroke	Tools
Y–Magic Wand	Tools
Z–Scale	Tools
CTRL[–Send Backward	Object
CTRL]–Send Forward	Object
CTRL2–Lock Selection	Object
CTRL3–Hide Selection	Object
CTRL7–Create Clipping Mask	Object
CTRL8–Create Compound Path	Object
CTRLALT2–Release All	Object
CTRLALT3–Show All	Object
CTRLALTB–Create	Object
CTRLALTC–Shaped by Upper Object	Object
CTRLALTJ–Average	Object
CTRLALTM–Shaped by Grid	Object
CTRLALTSHIFTB–Undo	Object
CTRLALTSHIFTW–Warp	Object
CTRLALTX–Create	Object
CTRLD–Repeat Transform	Object
CTRLG–Group Objects	Object
CTRLSHIFT[–Send to Back	Object
CTRLSHIFT]–Bring to Front	Object
CTRLSHIFTG–Ungroup Objects	Object
CTRLSHIFTM–Move	Object
CTRLSHIFTP–Edit Contents	Object
CTRLALTT–Paragraph	Window
CTRLF10–Stroke	Window
CTRLF11–Attributes	Window
CTRLF9–Gradient	Window
CTRLSHIFTF10–Transparency	Window
CTRLSHIFTF11–Symbols	Window
CTRLSHIFTF9–Pathfinder	Window
CTRLT–Symbol	Window
F5–Brushes	Window
F6–Color	Window
F7–Layers	Window

SHIFTF3–Color Catalog	Window
SHIFTF5–Graphic Styles	Window
SHIFTF6–Appearance	Window
SHIFTF7–Align	Window
SHIFTF8–Transform	Window
CTRL-–Zoom Out	View
CTRL;–Hide Guides	View
CTRL’–Show Grid	View
CTRL=–Zoom In	View
CTRL0–Fit Artboard to Window	View
CTRL1–Actual Size	View
CTRL5–Create Guides	View
CTRLALT;–Lock Guides	View
CTRLALT’–Enable Snap to Points	View
CTRLALT0–Fit all to window	View
CTRLALT5–Release guides	View
CTRLALTG–Hide gradient annotator	View
CTRLALTR–Switch to Artboard Rulers	View
CTRLALTSHIFTY–View Overprint	View
CTRLALTY–View as Pixels	View
CTRLH–Hide Boundaries	View
CTRLR–Show Rulers	View
CTRLSHIFT'–Turn on Snap to Grid	View
CTRLSHIFTB–Hide Bounding Box	View
CTRLSHIFTD–Show Transparency Grid	View
CTRLSHIFTH–Hide Artboards	View
CTRLSHIFTI–Show Grid	View
CTRLSHIFTW–Show Template	View
CTRLSHIFTY–Show Text Box Relationships	View
CTRLU–Smart Guides	View
CTRLY–Illustration	View
CTRLALTSHIFTK–Keyboard Shortcuts	Edit
CTRLALTSHIFTV–Paste on All Artboards	Edit
CTRLB–Paste to Back	Edit
CTRLF–Paste to Front	Edit
CTRLK–General	Edit
CTRLSHIFTK–Color Adjustments	Edit
CTRLSHIFTV–Paste in Place	Edit
CTRLSHIFTZ–Repeat	Edit
CTRLSHIFTE–Apply Last Effect	Edit
CTRL6–Select Again	Selection
CTRLALT[–Next Object Below	Selection
CTRLALT]–Next Object Above	Selection
CTRLALTA–All Objects on Active Artboard	Selection
CTRLSHIFTA–Deselect All	Selection
CTRLALTP–Document Options	File
CTRLALTS–Save a Copy	File
CTRLALTSHIFTI–File Info	File
CTRLALTSHIFTS–Save for Web & Devices	File
CTRLF12–Other Script	File

CTRLN–New File	File
CTRLO–Open File	File
CTRLP–Print	File
CTRLQ–Close Illustrator	File
CTRLSHIFTN–New File, Based on Template	File
CTRLSHIFTS–Save As	File
CTRLW–Close Tab	File
F12–Reset	File
CTRL/–Add New Fill	Other
CTRL4–Reprocess Shapes	Other
CTRLALT/–Add New Stroke	Other
CTRLALTF6–Go to Next Group of Documents	Other
CTRLALTK–Tracking	Other
CTRLALTL–New Layer in Dialog Box	Other
CTRLALTN–New File (without Dialog Box)	Other
CTRLALTQ–Clear Tracking	Other
CTRLALTSHIFT,–Decrease Font Size by One	Other
CTRLALTSHIFT.–Increase font size by one	Other
CTRLALTSHIFT2–Freeze others	Other
CTRLALTSHIFT3–Hide others	Other
CTRLALTSHIFTC–Toggles line builder	Other
CTRLALTSHIFTF–Font highlighting	Other
CTRLALTSHIFTF12–Debug palette	Other
CTRLALTSHIFTF6–Go to previous document group	Other
CTRLALTSHIFTH–Toggles automatic hyphenation	Other
CTRLALTSHIFTJ–Average and join	Other
CTRLALTSHIFTM–Font Highlighting (Secondary)	Other
CTRLALTSHIFTO–Spacing	Other
CTRLALTSHIFTU–Toggle Units	Other
CTRLALTTAB–Toggle Selection Tools	Other
CTRLALTW–Close All	Other
CTRLF6–Go to Next Document	Other
CTRLL–New Layer	Other
CTRLSHIFT-–Insert Hyphenation	Other
CTRLSHIFT,–Decrease Point Size	Other
CTRLSHIFT.–Increase Point Size	Other
CTRLSHIFT[–Decreases letter spacing when kerning	Other
CTRLSHIFT]–Increases letter spacing when kerning	Other
CTRLSHIFTC–Center text	Other
CTRLSHIFTF–Justify all lines	Other
CTRLSHIFTF6–Go to previous document	Other
CTRLSHIFTJ–Justify text left	Other
CTRLSHIFTL–Justify text left	Other
CTRLSHIFTR–Justify text right	Other
CTRLSHIFTX–Justify text	Other
F8–New Symbol	Other