Adobe Illustrator CS6 Keyboard Shortcuts

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Selecting Tools
Viewing Artwork
Drawing
Drawing in Perspective
Selecting, Moving Selections
Editing Shapes
Painting Objects
Live Paint Groups
Transforming Objects
Creating Variable Width Points
Working With Type
Using Panels
Action, Brushes, Character, Paragraph Panel
Color, Gradient, Layers Panel
Swatches, Transform, Transparency Panel
Function Keys

⇧ O Artboard tool

V Selection tool

A Direct Selection tool

Y Magic Wand tool

Q Lasso tool

P Pen tool

⇧ B Blob Brush tool

+ Add Anchor Point tool

- Delete Anchor Point tool

⇧ 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

⇧ R Warp tool

⇧ W Width Tool

E Free Transform tool

⇧ M Shape Builder Tool

⇧ P Perspective Grid Tool

⇧ V Perspective Selection Tool

⇧ S Symbol Sprayer tool

J Column Graph tool

U Mesh tool

G Gradient tool

I Eyedropper tool

W Blend tool

K Live Paint Bucket tool

⇧ L Live Paint Selection tool

⇧ K Slice tool

⇧ E Eraser tool

C Scissors tool

H Hand tool

Z Zoom tool

⌥ Switch to Smooth tool while using Blob Brush tool

␣ Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode)

⌘ ␣ Switch to Zoom tool in magnify mode

⌘ ⌥ ␣ Switch to Zoom tool in reduce mode

␣ Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool

⌘ ⌥ ⇧ 3 Hide unselected artwork

⌘ ⇧ H Show/Hide artboards

⌘ ⌥ R Show/Hide artboard rulers

⌘ ⌥ 0 View all artboards in window

⌘ ⇧ V Paste in place on the active artboard

⎋ Exit Artboard tool mode

⇧ drag Create artboard inside another artboard

⌘ Select multiple artboards in the Artboards panel

⌘ F6 Navigate to next document

⌘ ⇧ F6 Navigate to previous document

⌘ ⌥ F6 Navigate to next document group

⌘ ⌥ ⇧ F6 Navigate to previous document group

⎋ Exit Full Screen mode

␣ drag Move a shape while drawing it

⌥ drag Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons, stars, and flares)

⌥ drag Keep the sides of a star straight

] Increase size of Blob Brush

Decrease size of Blob Brush

⇧ Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically

⇧ D Switch through drawing modes

Perspective Grid Tool ⇧ P

Perspective Selection Tool ⇧ V

Perspective Grid ⌘ ⇧ I

Copying objects in perspective ⌘ ⌥ drag

Repeat transforming objects in perspective ⌘ D

Switching between drawing modes ⇧ D

Switch to last-used selection tool (Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, or Group Selection tool) ⌘

Switch between Direct Selection tool andGroup Selection tool ⌥

Add to a selection with Selection tool,Direct Selection tool, Group Selection tool, Live Paint Selection tool, or Magic Wand tool ⇧

Subtract a selection with Selection tool,Direct Selection tool, Group Selection tool, or LIve Paint Selection tool ⇧

Subtract from selection with Magic Wandtool ⌥

Add to selection with Lasso tool ⇧ drag

Subtract from selection with Lasso tool ⌥ drag

Change pointer to cross hair for Lasso tool ⇪

Select artwork in active artboard ⌘ ⌥ A

Select behind an object 2x ⌘

Select behind in isolation mode ⌘ 2x

Move selection in user-defined increments ← → ↑ ↓

Move selection in 10x user-defined increments ⇧ ← → ↑ ↓

Lock all deselected artwork ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ 2

Constrain movement to 45° angle (except when using Reflect tool) ⇧

Switch Pen tool to Convert Anchor Point tool ⌥

Switch between Add Anchor Point tool and DeleteAnchor Point tool ⌥

Switch Scissors tool to Add Anchor Point tool ⌥

Switch Pencil tool to Smooth tool ⌥

Move current anchor point while drawing with Pen tool ␣ drag

Cut a straight line with Knife tool ⌥ drag

Cut at 45° or 90° with Knife tool ⇧ ⌥ drag

Select the Shape Builder tool ⇧ M

Toggle between fill and stroke X

Set fill and stroke to default D

Swap fill and stroke ⇧ X

Select gradient fill mode >

Select color fill mode <

Select no stroke/fill mode /

Add new fill ⌘ /

Add new stroke ⌘ ⌥ /

Decrease Bristle brush size [

Increase Bristle brush size ]

Set origin point and open dialog box when using Rotate tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool ⌥

Duplicate and transform selection when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool ⌥ drag

Transform pattern (independent of object) when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool ~ drag

Select multiple width points ⇧

Create non-uniform widths ⌥ drag

Change the position of multiple width points ⇧ drag

Delete selected width point Delete

Deselect a width point ⎋

Move one character right or left → or ←

Move up or down one line ↑ or ↓

Move one word right or left ⌘ → or ←

Move up or down one paragraph ⌘ ↑ or ↓

Select one word right or left ⇧⌘ → or ←

Select one paragraph before or after ⇧⌘ ↑ or ↓

Extend existing selection ⇧

Align paragraph left, right, or center ⌘⇧ L,C,R

Justify paragraph ⌘ ⇧ J

Insert soft return ⇧ ↩

Highlight kerning ⌘ ⌥ K

Reset horizontal scale to 100% ⌘ ⇧ X

Increase or decrease type size ⌘ ⇧ , .

Increase or decrease leading ⌥ ↑ ↓ or → ←

Reset tracking/kerning to 0 ⌘ ⌥ Q

Switch between Type and Vertical Type, Area Type and Vertical Area Type, and Path Type and Vertical Path Type tools ⇧

Switch between Area Type and Path Type,Vertical Area Type and Vertical Path Type tools ⌥

Apply value, keep text box active ⇧ ↩

Select range of actions, brushes, layers,links, styles, or swatches ⇧

Select noncontiguous actions, brushes, layers (same level only), links, styles, or swatches ⌘

Show/Hide all panels ⇥

Show/Hide all panels except the Tools panel and Control panel ⇧ ⇥

Increase/decrease the selected value by a small increment ↑ or ↓

Increase/decreases the selected value by a large increment ⇧ ↑ or ↓

Highlight the font name field in the Character panel ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ F

Duplicate color stops ⌥ drag

Show/Hide gradient arrow ⌘ ⌥ G

Constrain Gradient tool or Gradient annotator while dragging ⇧ drag

View Gradient annotator in selected gradient filled object G

Apply a value and keep focus in edit field ⇧ ↩

Apply a value and copy object ⌥ ↩

Apply a value and scale option proportionately for width or height ⌘ ↩

Invoke Help F1

Cut F2

Copy F3

Paste F4

Show/hide Brushes panel F5

Show/hide Color panel F6

Show/hide Layers panel F7

Create new symbol F8

Show/hide Info panel ⌘ F8

Show/hide Gradient panel ⌘ F9

Show/hide Stroke panel ⌘ F10

Show/hide Attributes panel ⌘ F11

Revert F12

Show/hide Graphic Styles panel ⇧ F5

Show/hide Appearance panel ⇧ F6

Show/hide Align panel ⇧ F7

Show/hide Transform panel ⇧ F8

Show/hide Pathfinder panel ⇧ ⌘ F9

Show/hide Transparency panel ⇧ ⌘ F10

Show/hide Symbols panel ⇧ ⌘ F11

Show/hide perspective grid ⌘ ⇧ I