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200+ useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Adobe Illustrator CS5.
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Table of Contents:1. Function Keys2. Selecting Tools3. Viewing Artwork4. Drawing5. Drawing in perspective6. Keys for selecting7. Moving Selection8. Editing Shapes9. Painting Objects
10. Live Paint Groups11. Transforming Objects12. Creating variable width points13. Working with Type14. Panel Shortcuts15. Additional Shortcuts
1. Function Keys
F1 Help
F2 / F3 / F4 Cut / Copy / Paste
F5 Show/hide Brushes panel
F6 Show/hide Color panel
F7 Show/hide Layers panel
F8 Create new symbol
Ctrl + F8 Show/hide Info panel
Ctrl + F9 Show/hide Gradient panel
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200+ useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Adobe Illustrator CS5.
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Ctrl + F10 Show/hide Stroke panel
Ctrl + F11 Show/hide Attributes panel
F12 Revert
Shift + F5 Show/hide Graphic Styles panel
Shift + F6 Show/hide Appearance panel
Shift + F7 Show/hide Align panel
Shift + F8 Show/hide Transform panel
Shift + Ctrl + F9 Show/hide Pathfinder panel
Shift + Ctrl + F10 Show/hide Transparency panel
Shift + Ctrl + F11 Show/hide Symbols panel
Ctrl + Shift + i Show/hide perspective grid
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2. Selecting Tools
Shift + o Artb o ard tool
v Selection tool
a Direct Selection tool
y Magic Wand tool
q Lasso tool
p P en tool
Shift + b B lob Brush tool
+ Add Anchor Point tool
= Delete Anchor Point tool
Shift + c C onvert Anchor Point tool
t T ype tool
\ Line Segment tool
m Rectangle tool
l E l lipse tool
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b Paint b rush tool
n Pe n cil tool
r R otate tool
o Reflect tool
s S cale tool
Shift + r Wa r p tool
Shift + w W idth tool
e Fr e e Transform tool
Shift + m Shape Builder tool
Shift + p P erspective Grid tool
Shift + v Perspecti v e Selection tool
Shift + s S ymbol Sprayer tool
j Column Graph tool
u Mesh tool
g G radient tool
i Eyedropper tool
w Blend tool
k Live Paint Buc k et tool
Shift + l Live Paint Se l ection tool
Shift + k Slice tool
Shift + e E raser tool
c S c issors tool
h H and tool
z Z oom tool
Alt Switch to Smooth tool while using Blob Brushtool
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3. Viewing Artwork
fToggle between screen modes: Normal ScreenMode, Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar, Full
200+ useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Adobe Illustrator CS5.
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Screen Mode
Double-click Hand tool Fit imageable area in window
Double-click Zoom tool Magnify 100%
Space Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-editmode)
Ctrl + Space Switch to Zoom tool in magnify mode
Ctrl + Alt + Space Switch to Zoom tool in reduce mode
Space Move Zoom marquee while dragging with theZoom tool
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 3 Hide unselected artwork
Alt +drag guide Convert between horizontal and vertical guide
Ctrl + Shift +double-click guide
Release guide
Ctrl + Shift + h Show/ H ide artboards
Ctrl + Alt + r Show/Hide artboard r ulers
Ctrl + Alt + 0 (zero) View all artboards in window
Ctrl + Shift + v Paste in place on the active artboard
Esc Exit Artboard tool mode
Shift +drag Create artboard inside another artboard
Ctrl +click Select multiple artboards in the Artboardspanel
Ctrl + F6 Navigate to next document
Ctrl + Shift + F6 Navigate to previous document
Ctrl + Alt + F6 Navigate to next document group
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F6 Navigate to previous document group
Esc Exit Full Screen mode
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4. Drawing
Shift +drag
Constrain a shape’s proportions ororientation to: (1) equal height and width forrectangles, rounded rectangles, ellipses, andgrids, (2) Increments of 45° for line and arcsegments, or (3) Original orientation forpolygons, stars, and flares
Spacebar +drag Move a shape while drawing it
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Alt +drag Draw from the center of a shape (except forpolygons, stars, and flares)
Alt +drag Keep the sides of a star straight
Start dragging, thenUp Arrow / Down Arrow
Increase or decrease polygon sides, starpoints, arc angle, spiral winds, or flare rays
Start dragging, thenUp Arrow / Down Arrow Keep the inner radius of a star constant
Start dragging, thenRight Arrow / LeftArrow
Add or remove vertical lines from arectangular grid or radial lines from a polargrid
Start dragging, thenUp Arrow / Down Arrow
Add or remove horizontal lines from arectangular grid or concentric lines from apolar grid
Start dragging, then c Switch between an open and closed ar c
Start dragging, then f Flip an arc, keeping the re f erence pointconstant
Start dragging, thenAlt +drag
Add or subtract winds from a spiral whileincreasing the length of the spiral
Start dragging thenCtrl +drag Change the decay rate of a spiral
Start dragging, then fDecrease the skew value for horizontaldividers in a rectangular grid or radialdividers in a polar grid by 10%
Start dragging, then vIncrease the skew value for horizontaldividers in a rectangular grid or radialdividers in a polar grid by 10%
Start dragging, then xDecrease the skew value for vertical dividersin a rectangular grid or concentric dividers ina polar grid by 10%
Start dragging, then cIncrease the skew value for vertical dividersin a rectangular grid or concentric dividers ina polar grid by 10%
Alt +click Live Trace inthe Control panel, orhold down Alt andselect a tracing preset.
Create and expand a Live Trace object inone step
] / [ Increase size / decrease size of Blob Brush
Shift Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally orvertically
Shift + d Switch through d rawing modes
Select the paths, thenpress Ctrl + j Join two or more paths
Select the paths, thenpressShift + Ctrl + Alt + j
Create corner or smooth join
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200+ useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Adobe Illustrator CS5.
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5. Drawing in perspective
Shift + p P erspective Grid Tool
Shift + v Perspective Selection Tool
Ctrl + Shift + i Perspective Gr i d
Press 5 key, then clickand drag the object
Moving objects perpendicularly
Use the PerspectiveSelection tool and thenpress 1 ... 4
Switching perspective planes 1 for left grid,
2 for horizontal grid, 3 for right grid, or 4for no active grid
Ctrl + Alt +drag Copying objects in perspective
Ctrl + d Repeat transforming objects in perspective
Shift + d Switching between drawing modes
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6. Keys for selecting
CtrlSwitch to last-used selection tool (Selectiontool, Direct Selection tool, or Group Selectiontool)
Alt Switch between Direct Selection tool andGroup Selection tool
Shift +click
Add to a selection (or substract a selection)with Selection tool, Direct Selection tool,Group Selection tool, Live Paint Selection tool,or Magic Wand tool
Alt +click Subtract from selection with Magic Wand tool
Shift +drag Add to selection with Lasso tool
Alt +drag Subtract from selection with Lasso tool
Caps Lock Change pointer to cross hair for Lasso tool
Ctrl + Alt + a Select a rtwork in active artboard
Alt + c + o Create cr o p marks around selected object
Ctrl +click twice Select behind an object or select behind inisolation mode
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7. Moving Selection
Arrow Keys Move selection in user-defined increments
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Shift + Arrow Keys Move selection in 10x user-defined increments
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 2 Lock all deselected artwork
Hold down Shift Constrain movement to 45° angle (exceptwhen using Reflect tool)
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8. Editing Shapes
Alt
- Switch Pen tool to Convert Anchor Pointtool- Switch between Add Anchor Point tool andDelete Anchor Point tool- Switch Scissors tool to Add Anchor Pointtool- Switch Pencil tool to Smooth tool
Spacebar +drag Move current anchor point while drawing withPen tool
Alt +drag Cut a straight line with Knife tool
Shift + Alt -drag Cut at 45° or 90° with Knife tool
Alt +Shape mode Use shape mode buttons in Pathfinder panelto create compound paths
Alt +click the closedregion
Erase unwanted closed regions created usingShape Builder tool
Shift + m Select the Shape Builder tool
Shift +click+drag Display rectangular marquee to easily mergemultiple paths (when using Shape Builder tool)
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9. Painting Objects
x Toggle between fill and stroke
d Set fill and stroke to default
Shift + x Swap fill and stroke
> Select gradient fill mode
< Select color fill mode
/ Select no stroke/fill mode
Shift Eyedropper tool Sample color from an image or intermediatecolor from gradient
Alt + Shif +click +Eyedropper tool
Sample style and append appearance ofcurrently selected item
Ctrl + /
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Add new fill
Ctrl + Alt + / Add new stroke
Ctrl +click gradientbutton in Tools orGradient panel
Reset gradient to black and white
Alt + o + j Open Mosaic options for selected rasterobject
[ / ] Decrease Bristle brush size / Increase Bristlebrush size
1 , 2 ,... 0Set Bristle brush paint opacity value to 1 0%,
2 0% etc. 0 increases to 100%
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10. Live Paint Groups
Alt +click + Live PaintBucket tool
Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample filland/or stroke
Alt + Shift +click +Live Paint Bucket tool
Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample colorfrom an image
Shift + Live PaintBucket tool
Select opposite Live Paint Bucket tool options
Double-click + LivePaint Bucket tool Fill across unstroked edges into adjacent faces
Triple-click + Live PaintBucket tool
Fill all faces that have same fill and stroke alledges that have same stroke
Alt +click + Live PaintSelection tool
Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample filland/or stroke
Alt + Shift +click +Live Paint Selection tool
Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample colorfrom an image or intermediate color from agradient
Shift +click + LivePaint Selection tool
Add to/subtract from a selection
Double-click + LivePaint Selection tool
Select all connected faces /edges with samefill/stroke
Triple-click + Live PaintSelection tool Select all faces/edges with same fill/stroke
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11. Transforming Objects
Alt +clickSet origin point and open dialog box whenusing Rotate tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, orShear tool
Alt +dragDuplicate and transform selection when usingSelection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or SheartoolTransform pattern (independent of object)
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~ +drag when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflecttool, or Shear tool
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12. Creating variable width points
Shift +click Select multiple width points
Alt +drag Create non-uniform widths
Alt +drag the widthpoint
Create a copy of the width point
Shift +drag Change the position of multiple width points
Delete Delete selected width point
Esc Deselect a width point
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13. Working with Type
Right Arrow / Left Arrow Move one character right or left
Up Arrow / Down Arrow Move up or down one line
Ctrl + Right Arrow / Left Arrow Move one word right or left
Ctrl + Up Arrow / Down Arrow Move up or down one paragraph
Shift + Ctrl +
Right Arrow / Left ArrowSelect one word right or left
Shift + Ctrl +
Right Arrow / Left ArrowSelect one paragraph before or after
Shift +click Extend existing selection
Ctrl + Shift + l , r , cAlign paragraph l eft, r ight, or
c enter
Ctrl + Shift + j J ustify paragraph
Shift + Enter Insert soft return
Ctrl + Alt + k Highlight k erning
Ctrl + Shift + x Reset horizontal scale to 100%
Ctrl + Shift + > /
Ctrl + Shift + <Increase type size / decrease type size
Increase or decrease leading (for
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Alt + Up Arrow / Down Arrow horizontal text, vor vertical text useAlt + Right Arrow / Left Arrow )
Double-click leading icon in theCharacter panel Set leading to the type size
Ctrl + Alt + q Reset tracking/kerning to 0
Alt + Right Arrow / Left Arrow
Increase or decrease kerning andtracking (for horizontal text, vor verticaltext useAlt + Up Arrow / Down Arrow )
Ctrl + Alt +
Right Arrow / Left Arrow
Increase or decrease kerning andtracking by five times(for horizontaltext, vor vertical text useCtrl + Alt + Up Arrow / Down Arrow )
Alt + Shift +
Up Arrow / Down Arrow
Increase or decrease baseline shift (forhorizontal text, vor vertical text useAlt + Shift + Right Arrow / Left Arrow )
Shift
Switch between Type and VerticalType, Area Type and Vertical AreaType, and Path Type and Vertical PathType tools
AltSwitch between Area Type and PathType, Vertical Area Type and VerticalPath Type tools
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14. Panel Shortcuts
Alt +click New button Set options (except for Actions, Brushes,Swatches, and Symbols panels)
Alt +click Deletebutton
Delete without confirmation (except for Layerspanel)
Shift + Enter Apply value and keep text box active
Shift +click Select range of actions, brushes, layers, links,styles, or swatches
Ctrl +click Select noncontiguous actions, brushes, layers(same level only), links, styles, or swatches
Tab Show/Hide all panels
Shift + Tab Show/Hide all panels except the Tools paneland Control panel
Actions panel
Alt +click expansiontriangle
Expand/Collapse entire hierarchy for actionset
Double-click foldericon Set options for action set
Ctrl +click PlayCurrent Selectionbutton
Play a single command
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Alt +click New Actionbutton
Begin recording actions without confirmation
Brushes Panel
Double-click brush Open Brush Options dialog box
Drag brush to NewBrush button Duplicate brush
Character and Paragraph panels
Up Arrow / Down Arrow Increase/decrease the selectedvalue by a small increment
Shift + Up Arrow / Down Arrow Increase/decreases the selectedvalue by a large increment
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + f Highlight the font name field in theCharacter panel
Color Panel
Ctrl +click color bar Select the complement for the current colorfill/stroke
Alt +click color bar Change the nonactive fill/stroke
Ctrl + Alt +click colorbar
Select the complement for the nonactivefill/stroke
Ctrl + Shift +click colorbar
Select the inverse for the current fill/stroke
Ctrl + Shift + Alt +clickcolor bar
Select the inverse for the nonactive fill/stroke
Shift +click color bar Change the color mode
Shift +drag color slider Move color sliders in tandem
Double-click to right ofa numerical field
Switch between percentage and 0-255values for RGB
Layers Panel
Alt-click layer name Select all objects on the layer
Alt-click eye icon Show/hide all layers but the selected one
Ctrl-click eye icon Select Outline/Preview view for the selectedlayer
Ctrl + Alt-click eyeicon
Selects Outline/Preview view for all otherlayers
Alt +click lock icon Lock/unlock all other layers
Alt +click expansiontriangle
Expand all sublayers to display entirehierarchy
Alt +click New Layer Set options as you create new layer
200+ useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Adobe Illustrator CS5.
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button
Alt +click NewSublayer button
Set options as you create new sublayer
Ctrl + Alt +click NewSublayer button
Place new sublayer at bottom of layer list
Ctrl +click New Layerbutton
Place layer at top of layer list
Ctrl + Alt +click NewLayer button
Place layer below selected layer
Alt +drag selection Copy the selection to a layer, sublayer, orgroup
Swatches Panel
Alt +click layer name Select all objects on the layer
Alt +click eye icon Show/hide all layers but the selected one
Ctrl +click eye icon Select Outline/Preview view for the selectedlayer
Ctrl + Alt +click eyeicon
Selects Outline/Preview view for all otherlayers
Alt +click lock icon Lock/unlock all other layers
Alt +click expansiontriangle
Expand all sublayers to display entirehierarchy
Alt +click New Layerbutton
Set options as you create new layer
Alt +click NewSublayer button
Set options as you create new sublayer
Ctrl + Alt +click NewSublayer button
Place new sublayer at bottom of layer list
Ctrl +click New Layerbutton
Place layer at top of layer list
Ctrl + Alt +click NewLayer button
Place layer below selected layer
Alt +drag selection Copy the selection to a layer, sublayer, orgroup
Swatches Panel
Ctrl +click NewSwatch button
Create new spot color
Ctrl + Shift +click NewSwatch button
Create new global process color
Alt +drag a swatchover another
Replace swatch with another
Transform Panel
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Shift + Enter Apply a value and keep focus in edit field
Alt + Enter Apply a value and copy object
Ctrl + Enter Apply a value and scale optionproportionately for width or height
Transparency Panel
Alt +click on maskthumbnail
Change mask to grayscale image forediting
Shift +click on maskthumbnail
Disable opacity mask
Shift +click on disabledmask thumbnail
Re-enable opacity mask
Click opacity field +Up Arrow / Down Arrow Increase/decrease opacity in 1% increments
Shift +click opacity field+Up Arrow / Down Arrow
Increase/decrease opacity in 10%increments
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15. Additional Shortcuts
These were created by Arthur (http://shortcutworld.local/user.php?l=en&user=4979) as separate page; merged them here. Some mayalready in large list, but many are not. Merged by Bernd
Selecting and Moving
Ctrl To access Selection or Direction Selection tool(whichever was used last) at any time
Ctrl + Alt + Tab To switch between Selection and DirectSelection tools
Alt +click tool To cycle through tools behind column tool
Alt To make copy while dragging
Shift To add to a selection
Arrow Keys Move Selection
Shift + Arrow Keys Move Selection 10 pts
Ctrl + 2 Lock selected artwork
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 2 Lock all deselected artwork
Ctrl + Alt + 2 Unlock all artwork
Ctrl + 3 Hide selected artwork
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 3 Hide all deselected artwork
Ctrl + Alt + 3 Show all artwork
Path Editing
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + j Join and Average at same time
Alt Convert Anchor Point tool from Pen tool
Alt Switch between Add Anchor Point and DeleteAnchor Point tools
Alt Add Anchor Point tool from Scissors tool
Space Move anchor point while drawing with Pentool
When finisheddrawing, hold Alt andrelease mouse
Create closed path with Pencil or Paintbrushtool
Ctrl +drag Connect to an open (& selected) path withPencil
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