Tools

Selection
V
Direct Selection
Group Selection
Magic Wand
Y
Lasso Q
Pen
W
Add Anchor Point
Delete Anchor Point
Convert Anchor Point
Type
T
Area Type
Type on a Path
Vertical Type
Vertical Area Type
Vertical Type on a Path
Touch Type
Shift+T
Line Segment
\
Arc
Spiral
Rectangular Grid
Polar Grid
Rectangle
M
Rounded Rectangle
Ellipse X
Polygon
Star
Flare
Paintbrush
B
Pencil N
Smooth
Path Eraser
Blob Brush
Shift+B
Eraser Shift+E
Scissors
C
Knife
Rotate R
Reflect O
Scale S
Shear
Reshape
Width Shift+W
Warp
Shift+R
Twirl
Pucker
Bloat
Scallop
Crystallize
Wrinkle
Free Transform E
Shape Builder Shift+M
Live Paint Bucket
Live Paint Selection
Perspective Grid
Perspective Selection
Mesh
U
Gradient
G
Eyedropper
I
Measure

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Shift+C

K
Shift+L
Shift+P
Shift+V

Blend
Symbol Sprayer Shift+S
Symbol Shifter
Symbol Scruncher
Symbol Sizer
Symbol Spinner
Symbol Stainer
Symbol Screener
Symbol Styler
Column Graph
J
Stacked Column Graph
Bar Graph
Stacked Bar Graph
Line Graph
Area Graph
Scatter Graph
Pie Graph
Radar Graph
Artboard
Shift+O
Slice Shift+K
Slice Selection
Hand
H
Print Tiling
Zoom
Z
Toggle Fill/Stroke
Default D
Swap Fill/Stroke
Shift+X
Color ,
Gradient
.
None
/
Toggle Screen Mode
F
Show/Hide All Palettes Tab
Show/Hide All But Toolbox
Shift+Tab
Increase Diameter
]
Decrease Diameter
[
Symbolism Tools - Increase Intensity
Shift+}
Symbolism Tools - Decrease Intensity
Shift+{
Opacity - 0%
Opacity - 10%
Opacity - 20%
Opacity - 30%
Opacity - 40%
Opacity - 50%
Opacity - 60%
Opacity - 70%
Opacity - 80%
Opacity - 90%
Opacity - 100%
Blend Mode - Normal
Blend Mode - Darken
Blend Mode - Multiply
Blend Mode - Color Burn
Blend Mode - Lighten
Blend Mode - Screen
Blend Mode - Color Dodge
Blend Mode - Overlay
Blend Mode - Soft Light
Blend Mode - Hard Light
Blend Mode - Difference
Blend Mode - Exclusion

Blend Mode - Hue

Blend Mode - Saturation
Blend Mode - Color
Blend Mode - Luminosity
Blend Mode - Next Mode
Blend Mode - Previous Mode
Toggle Drawing Mode
Shift+D
Menu Commands
File
New
Ctrl+N
New from Template
Shift+Ctrl+N
Open
Ctrl+O
Browse in Bridge
Alt+Ctrl+O
Close Ctrl+W
Save
Ctrl+S
Save As Shift+Ctrl+S
Save a Copy
Alt+Ctrl+S
Save as Template
Save for Web
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+S
Revert F12
Place
Save for Microsoft Office
Export
Package Alt+Shift+Ctrl+P
Scripts
Other Script
Ctrl+F12
Document Setup Alt+Ctrl+P
Document Color Mode
CMYK Color
RGB Color
File Info
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+I
Print Ctrl+P
Exit
Ctrl+Q
Edit
Undo
Ctrl+Z
Redo
Shift+Ctrl+Z
Cut
Ctrl+X
Copy
Ctrl+C
Paste Ctrl+V
Paste in Front Ctrl+F
Paste in Back Ctrl+B
Paste in Place Shift+Ctrl+V
Paste on All Artboards Alt+Shift+Ctrl+V
Clear
Find and Replace
Find Next
Check Spelling Ctrl+I
Edit Custom Dictionary
Edit Colors
Adjust Color Balance
Blend Front to Back
Blend Horizontally
Blend Vertically
Convert to CMYK
Convert to Grayscale
Convert to RGB
Invert Colors
Overprint Black

Saturate
Edit Original
Transparency Flattener Presets
Print Presets
Adobe PDF Presets
SWF Presets
Color Settings Shift+Ctrl+K
Assign Profile
Keyboard Shortcuts
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K
Sync Settings
Preferences
General Ctrl+K
Selection & Anchor Display
Type
Units
Guides & Grid
Smart Guides
Hyphenation
Plug-ins & Scratch Disks
File Handling & Clipboard
Appearance of Black
User Interface
Object
Transform
Transform Again Ctrl+D
Move
Shift+Ctrl+M
Rotate
Reflect
Scale
Shear
Reset Bounding Box
Arrange
Bring to Front Shift+Ctrl+]
Bring Forward Ctrl+]
Send Backward Ctrl+[
Send to Back
Shift+Ctrl+[
Send to Current Layer
Group Ctrl+G
Ungroup Shift+Ctrl+G
Lock
Selection
Ctrl+2
All Artwork Above
Other Layers
Unlock All
Alt+Ctrl+2
Hide
Selection
Ctrl+3
All Artwork Above
Other Layers
Show All
Alt+Ctrl+3
Expand
Expand Appearance
Rasterize
Create Gradient Mesh
Flatten Transparency
Slice
Make
Release
Create from Guides
Create from Selection
Duplicate Slice

Combine Slices
Divide Slices
Delete All
Slice Options
Clip to Artboard
Path
Join
Ctrl+J
Average Alt+Ctrl+J
Simplify
Add Anchor Points
Remove Anchor Points
Divide Objects Below
Split Into Grid
Clean Up
Pattern
Make
Edit Pattern
Shift+Ctrl+F8
Tile Edge Color
Blend
Make
Alt+Ctrl+B
Release
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+B
Blend Options
Expand
Replace Spine
Reverse Spine
Reverse Front to Back
Envelope Distort
Make with Warp Alt+Shift+Ctrl+W
Make with Mesh Alt+Ctrl+M
Make with Top Object
Alt+Ctrl+C
Release
Envelope Options
Expand
Edit Contents Shift+Ctrl+P
Perspective
Live Paint
Make
Alt+Ctrl+X
Merge
Release
Gap Options
Expand
Image Trace
Make
Make and Expand
Release
Expand
Text Wrap
Make
Release
Text Wrap Options
Clipping Mask
Make
Ctrl+7
Release Alt+Ctrl+7
Edit Contents
Compound Path
Make
Ctrl+8
Release Alt+Shift+Ctrl+8
Artboards
Convert to Artboards
Graph

Type
Data
Design
Column
Marker
Type
Glyphs
Area Type Options
Type on a Path
Rainbow
Skew
3D Ribbon
Stair Step
Gravity
Type on a Path Options
Threaded Text
Create
Release Selection
Remove Threading
Fit Headline
Find Font
Change Case
UPPERCASE
lowercase
Title Case
Sentence case
Smart Punctuation
Create Outlines Shift+Ctrl+O
Optical Margin Alignment
Show Hidden Characters Alt+Ctrl+I
Type Orientation
Horizontal
Vertical
Legacy Text
Update All Legacy Text
Update Selected Legacy Text
Hide Copies
Delete Copies
Select Copies
Select
All
Ctrl+A
All on Active Artboard Alt+Ctrl+A
Deselect
Shift+Ctrl+A
Reselect
Ctrl+6
Inverse
Next Object Above
Alt+Ctrl+]
Next Object Below
Alt+Ctrl+[
Same
Blending Mode
Fill & Stroke
Fill Color
Opacity
Stroke Color
Stroke Weight
Graphic Style
Symbol Instance
Link Block Series
Object
All on Same Layers
Direction Handles

Brush Strokes
Clipping Masks
Stray Points
All Text Objects
Save Selection
Edit Selection
Effect
Apply Last Effect
Shift+Ctrl+E
Last Effect
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+E
Document Raster Effects Settings
3D
Extrude & Bevel
Revolve
Rotate
Convert to Shape
Rectangle
Rounded Rectangle
Ellipse
Distort & Transform
Free Distort
Pucker & Bloat
Roughen
Transform
Tweak
Twist
Zig Zag
Path
Offset Path
Outline Object
Outline Stroke
Pathfinder
Add
Intersect
Exclude
Subtract
Minus Back
Divide
Trim
Merge
Crop
Outline
Hard Mix
Soft Mix
Trap
Rasterize
Stylize
Feather
Inner Glow
Outer Glow
Scribble
SVG Filters
Warp
Arc
Arc Lower
Arc Upper
Arch
Bulge
Shell Lower
Shell Upper
Flag

Wave
Fish
Rise
Fisheye
Inflate
Squeeze
Twist
Effect Gallery
Artistic
Colored Pencil
Cutout
Dry Brush
Film Grain
Fresco
Neon Glow
Paint Daubs
Palette Knife
Plastic Wrap
Poster Edges
Rough Pastels
Smudge Stick
Sponge
Underpainting
Watercolor
Blur
Gaussian Blur
Radial Blur
Smart Blur
Brush Strokes
Accented Edges
Angled Strokes
Crosshatch
Dark Strokes
Ink Outlines
Spatter
Sprayed Strokes
Sumi-e
Distort
Diffuse Glow
Glass
Ocean Ripple
Pixelate
Color Halftone
Crystallize
Mezzotint
Pointillize
Sketch
Bas Relief
Chalk & Charcoal
Charcoal
Chrome
Cont Crayon
Graphic Pen
Halftone Pattern
Note Paper
Photocopy
Plaster
Reticulation
Stamp
Torn Edges

Water Paper
Stylize
Glowing Edges
Texture
Craquelure
Grain
Mosaic Tiles
Patchwork
Stained Glass
Texturizer
Video
De-Interlace
NTSC Colors
View
Preview Ctrl+Y
Overprint Preview
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Y
Pixel Preview Alt+Ctrl+Y
Proof Setup
Document CMYK:
Legacy Macintosh RGB (Gamma 1.8)
Internet Standard RGB (sRGB)
Monitor RGB
Customize
Proof Colors
Zoom In Ctrl+=
Zoom Out
Ctrl+Fit Artboard in Window Ctrl+0
Fit All in Window
Alt+Ctrl+0
Actual Size
Ctrl+1
Hide Edges
Ctrl+H
Hide Artboards Shift+Ctrl+H
Hide Print Tiling
Show Slices
Lock Slices
Show Template Shift+Ctrl+W
Rulers
Show Rulers
Ctrl+R
Change to Artboard Rulers
Alt+Ctrl+R
Hide Bounding Box
Shift+Ctrl+B
Show Transparency Grid Shift+Ctrl+D
Show Text Threads
Shift+Ctrl+Y
Show Live Paint Gaps
Hide Gradient Annotator Alt+Ctrl+G
Guides
Hide Guides
Ctrl+;
Lock Guides
Alt+Ctrl+;
Make Guides
Ctrl+5
Release Guides Alt+Ctrl+5
Clear Guides
Smart Guides
Ctrl+U
Perspective Grid
Show Grid
Shift+Ctrl+I
Show Grid
Ctrl+'
Snap to Grid
Shift+Ctrl+'
Snap to Point Alt+Ctrl+'
New View
Edit Views
Custom View 1
Custom View 2
Custom View 3

Custom View 4
Custom View 5
Custom View 6
Custom View 7
Custom View 8
Custom View 9
Custom View 10
Window
New Window
Arrange
Cascade
Tile
Workspace
Reset "Current Workspace"
New Workspace
Manage Workspaces
Control
Tools
Actions
Align Shift+F7
Appearance
Shift+F6
Attributes
Ctrl+F11
Brushes
F5
Color F6
Color Guide
Shift+F3
Document Info
Flattener Preview
Gradient
Ctrl+F9
Graphic Styles Shift+F5
Info
Ctrl+F8
Kuler
Layers F7
Links
Magic Wand
Navigator
Pathfinder
Shift+Ctrl+F9
Stroke Ctrl+F10
SVG Interactivity
Swatches
Symbols
Shift+Ctrl+F11
Transform
Shift+F8
Transparency
Shift+Ctrl+F10
Type
Character
Ctrl+T
Character Styles
Glyphs
OpenType
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+T
Paragraph
Alt+Ctrl+T
Paragraph Styles
Tabs
Shift+Ctrl+T
Variables
Brush Libraries
Other Library
Graphic Style Libraries
Other Library
Swatch Libraries
Other Library
Symbol Libraries
Other Library
Help

Illustrator Help
F1
About Illustrator
System Info
Other Select
Switch Selection Tools Ctrl+`
Other Text
Insert Hyphen Shift+Ctrl+Point Size Up Shift+Ctrl+.
Point Size Down Shift+Ctrl+,
Font Size Step Up
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+.
Font Size Step Down
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+,
Kern Looser
Shift+Ctrl+]
Kern Tighter
Shift+Ctrl+[
Tracking
Alt+Ctrl+K
Clear Tracking Alt+Ctrl+Q
Spacing Alt+Shift+Ctrl+O
Uniform Type
Shift+Ctrl+X
Highlight Font Alt+Shift+Ctrl+F
Highlight Font (Secondary)
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+M
Left Align Text Shift+Ctrl+L
Center Text
Shift+Ctrl+C
Right Align Text
Shift+Ctrl+R
Justify Text Left
Shift+Ctrl+J
Justify Text Center
Justify Text Right
Justify All Lines
Shift+Ctrl+F
Toggle Auto Hyphenation Alt+Shift+Ctrl+H
Toggle Line Composer
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+C
Other Object
Lock Others
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+2
Hide Others
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+3
Repeat Pathfinder
Ctrl+4
Average & Join Alt+Shift+Ctrl+J
Isolate Selected Object
Exit Isolation Mode
Other Panel
New Symbol
F8
Show Color Panel (Secondary)
Actions Batch
Add New Fill
Ctrl+/
Add New Stroke Alt+Ctrl+/
New Graphic Style
New Layer
Ctrl+L
New Layer with Dialog Alt+Ctrl+L
Update Link
New Swatch
Other Misc
Switch Units
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+U
New File (No Dialog)
Alt+Ctrl+N
Close All
Alt+Ctrl+W
Help (Secondary)
Undo (Secondary)
Cut (Secondary) F2
Copy (Secondary)
F3
Paste (Secondary)
F4
Zoom In (Secondary)
Ctrl++
Navigate to Next Document
Ctrl+F6
Navigate to Previous Document Shift+Ctrl+F6
Navigate to Next Document Group Alt+Ctrl+F6
Navigate to Previous Document Group
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+F6