List of shortcut keys for Adobe Illustrator CS5. Keys for selecting tools keyboard shortcuts keys,Keys for viewing artwork keyboard shortcuts keys,Keys for drawing keyboard shortcuts keys,Keys for drawing in perspective keyboard shortcuts keys,Keys for selecting keyboard shortcuts keys,Keys for moving selections keyboard shortcuts keys,Keys for editing shapes keyboard shortcuts keys,Keys for painting objects keyboard shortcuts keys,Keys for working with Live Paint groups keyboard shortcuts keys,Keys for transforming objects keyboard shortcuts keys,Keys for creating variable width points keyboard shortcuts keys,Keys for working with type keyboard shortcuts keys,Keys for using panels keyboard shortcuts keys, Keys for the Actions panel keyboard shortcuts keys,Keys for the Brushes panel keyboard shortcuts keys,Keys for the Character and Paragraph panels keyboard shortcuts keys,Keys for the Color panel keyboard shortcuts keys,Keys for the Gradient panel keyboard shortcuts keys,Keys for the Layers panel keyboard shortcuts keys,Keys for the Swatches panel keyboard shortcuts keys,Keys for the Transform panel keyboard shortcuts keys,Keys for the Transparency panel keyboard shortcuts keys,Function keys keyboard shortcuts keys
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for selecting tools keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | ||
| Shft + O | Artboard tool | |
| V | Selection tool | |
| A | Direct Selection tool | |
| Y | Magic Wand tool | |
| Q | Lasso tool | |
| P | Pen tool | |
| Shft + B | Blob Brush tool | |
| + (plus) | Add Anchor Point tool | |
| - (minus) | Delete Anchor Point tool | |
| Shft + C | Convert Anchor Point tool | |
| T | Type tool | |
| \ (backslash) | Line Segment tool | |
| M | Rectangle tool | |
| L | Ellipse tool | |
| B | Paintbrush tool | |
| N | Pencil tool | |
| R | Rotate tool | |
| O | Reflect tool | |
| S | Scale tool | |
| Shft + R | Warp tool | |
| Shft+W | Width Tool | |
| E | Free Transform tool | |
| Shft+M | Shape Builder Tool | |
| Shft+P | Perspective Grid Tool | |
| Shft+V | Perspective Selection Tool | |
| Shft + 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 | |
| Shft + L | Live Paint Selection tool | |
| Shft + K | Slice tool | |
| Shft + E | Eraser tool | |
| C | Scissors tool | |
| H | Hand tool | |
| Z | Zoom tool | |
| Press Optn | Switch to Smooth tool while using Blob Brush tool | |
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for viewing artwork keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| F | Toggle between screen modes: Normal Screen Mode, Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar, Full Screen Mode | ||
| Double-click Hand tool | Fit imageable area in window | ||
| Double-click Zoom tool | Magnify 100% | ||
| Spacebar | Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode) | ||
| Spacebar + Cmnd | Switch to Zoom tool in magnify mode | ||
| Spacebar + Cmnd + Optn | Switch to Zoom tool in reduce mode | ||
| Spacebar | Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool | ||
| Cmnd + Optn + Shft + 3 | Hide unselected artwork | ||
| Optn-drag guide | Convert between horizontal and vertical guide | ||
| Cmnd + Shft-double-click guide | Release guide | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + H | Show/Hide artboards | ||
| Cmnd + Optn + R | Show/Hide artboard rulers | ||
| Cmnd + Optn + 0 (zero) | View all artboards in window | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+V | Paste in place on the active artboard | ||
| Esc | Exit Artboard tool mode | ||
| Shft-drag | Create artboard inside another artboard | ||
| Cmnd+click | Select multiple artboards in the Artboards panel | ||
| Cmnd+F6 | Navigate to next document | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+F6 | Navigate to previous document | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+F6 | Navigate to next document group | ||
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+F6 | Navigate to previous document group | ||
| Esc | Exit Full Screen mode | ||
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for drawing keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Shft-drag | Constrain a shape's proportions or orientation to: <br> - Equal height and width for rectangles, rounded rectangles, ellipses, and grids <br> - Increments of 45º for line and arc segments <br> - Original orientation for polygons, stars, and flares | ||
| spacebar-drag | Move a shape while drawing it | ||
| Optn-drag | Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons, stars, and flares) | ||
| Start dragging, then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Increase or decrease polygon sides, star points, arc angle, spiral winds, or flare rays | ||
| Start dragging, then hold down Cmnd | Keep the inner radius of a star constant | ||
| Optn-drag | Keep the sides of a star straight | ||
| Start dragging, then hold down C | Switch between an open and closed arc | ||
| Start dragging, then hold down SF | Flip an arc, keeping the reference point constant | ||
| Start dragging then Optn-drag | Add or subtract winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiral | ||
| Start dragging then Cmnd-drag | Change the decay rate of a spiral | ||
| Start dragging, then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Add or remove horizontal lines from a rectangular grid or concentric lines from a polar grid | ||
| Start dragging, then press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Add or remove vertical lines from a rectangular grid or radial lines from a polar grid | ||
| Start dragging, then press F | Decrease the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10% | ||
| Start dragging, then press V | Increase the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10% | ||
| Start dragging, then press X | Decrease the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% | ||
| Start dragging, then press C | Increase the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% | ||
| Optn-click Live Trace in the Ctrl panel, or hold down Optn and select a tracing preset. | Create and expand a Live Trace object in one step | ||
| ] (right square bracket) | Increase size of Blob Brush | ||
| [ (left square bracket) | Decrease size of Blob Brush | ||
| Shft | Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically | ||
| Shft+D | Switch through drawing modes | ||
| Select the paths, then press Cmnd+J | Join two or more paths | ||
| Select the anchor point, then press Shft+Cmnd+Optn+j | Create corner or smooth join | ||
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for drawing in perspective keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Shft+P | Perspective Grid Tool | ||
| Shft+V | Perspective Selection Tool | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+I | Perspective Grid | ||
| 5 | Moving objects perpendicularly. (Press the number 5 key, then click and drag the object) | ||
| 1,2,3,4 | Switching perspective planes. (Use the Perspective Selection tool and then press 1 for left grid, 2 for horizontal grid, 3 for right grid, or 4 for no active grid). | ||
| Cmnd+Alt+drag | Copying objects in perspective | ||
| Cmnd+D | Repeat transforming objects in perspective | ||
| Shft+D | Switching between drawing modes | ||
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for selecting keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Cmnd | Switch to last-used selection tool (Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, or Group Selection tool) | ||
| Optn | Switch between Direct Selection tool and Group Selection tool | ||
| Shft-click | Add to a selection with Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, Group Selection tool, Live Paint Selection tool, or Magic Wand tool | ||
| Shft-click | Subtract a selection with Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, Group Selection tool, or LIve Paint Selection tool | ||
| Optn-click | Subtract from selection with Magic Wand tool | ||
| Shft-drag | Add to selection with Lasso tool | ||
| Optn-drag | Subtract from selection with Lasso tool | ||
| Caps Lock | Change pointer to cross hair for Lasso tool | ||
| Cmnd + Optn + A | Select artwork in active artboard | ||
| Press Cmnd+click twice | Select behind an object | ||
| Cmnd+click twice | Select behind in isolation mode | ||
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for moving selections keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow | Move selection in user-defined increments | ||
| Shft + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow | Move selection in 10x user-defined increments | ||
| Cmnd + Optn + Shft + 2 | Lock all deselected artwork | ||
| Hold down Shft | Constrain movement to 45º angle (except when using Reflect tool) | ||
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for editing shapes keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Optn | Switch Pen tool to Convert Anchor Point tool | ||
| Optn | Switch between Add Anchor Point tool and Delete Anchor Point tool | ||
| Optn | Switch Scissors tool to Add Anchor Point tool | ||
| Optn | Switch Pencil tool to Smooth tool | ||
| Spacebar-drag | Move current anchor point while drawing with Pen tool | ||
| Optn-drag | Cut a straight line with Knife tool | ||
| Shft + Optn-drag | Cut at 45º or 90º with Knife tool | ||
| Optn + Shape mode | Use shape mode buttons in Pathfinder panel to create compound paths | ||
| Optn+click the closed region | Erase unwanted closed regions created using Shape Builder tool | ||
| Shft+M | Select the Shape Builder tool | ||
| Shft+click+drag | Display rectangular marquee to easily merge multiple paths (when using Shape Builder tool) | ||
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for painting objects keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| X | Toggle between fill and stroke | ||
| D | Set fill and stroke to default | ||
| Shft + X | Swap fill and stroke | ||
| > | Select gradient fill mode | ||
| < | Select color fill mode | ||
| / (forward slash) | Select no stroke/fill mode | ||
| Shft + Eyedropper tool | Sample color from an image or intermediate color from gradient | ||
| Optn + Shft-click + Eyedropper tool | Sample style and append appearance of currently selected item | ||
| Cmnd + / (forward slash) | Add new fill | ||
| Cmnd + Optn + / (forward slash) | Add new stroke | ||
| Cmnd-click gradient button in Tools panel or Gradient panel | Reset gradient to black and white | ||
| [ | Decrease Bristle brush size | ||
| ] | Increase Bristle brush size | ||
| Number keys 1 - 0. | Set Bristle brush paint opacity value ( Number key 1 increases the value to 10%, Number key 0 increases the value to 100% ) | ||
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for working with Live Paint groups keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Optn-click + Live Paint Bucket tool | Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample fill and/or stroke | ||
| Optn + Shft-click + Live Paint Bucket tool | Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample color from an image or intermediate color from a gradient | ||
| Shft + Live Paint Bucket tool | Select opposite Live Paint Bucket tool options (if Paint Fills and Paint Strokes are currently selected, switch to Paint Fills only) | ||
| Double-click + Live Paint Bucket tool | Fill across unstroked edges into adjacent faces | ||
| Triple-click + Live Paint Bucket tool | Fill all faces that have same fill and stroke all edges that have same stroke | ||
| Optn-click + Live Paint Selection tool | Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample fill and/or stroke | ||
| Optn + Shft-click + Live Paint Selection tool | Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample color from an image or intermediate color from a gradient | ||
| Shft-click + Live Paint Selection tool | Add to/subtract from a selection | ||
| Double-click + Live Paint Selection tool | Select all connected faces /edges with same fill/stroke | ||
| Triple-click + Live Paint Selection tool | Select all faces/edges with same fill/stroke | ||
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for transforming objects keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Optn-click | Set origin point and open dialog box when using Rotate tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool | ||
| Optn-drag | Duplicate and transform selection when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool | ||
| Tilde (~)-drag | Transform pattern (independent of object) when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool | ||
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for creating variable width points keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Shft+click | Select multiple width points | ||
| Optn+drag | Create non-uniform widths | ||
| Optns+drag the width point | Create a copy of the width point | ||
| Shft+drag | Change the position of multiple width points | ||
| Delete | Delete selected width point | ||
| Esc | Deselect a width point | ||
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for working with type keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Move one character right or left | ||
| Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Move up or down one line | ||
| Cmnd + Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Move one word right or left | ||
| Cmnd + Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Move up or down one paragraph | ||
| Shft + Cmnd + Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Select one word right or left | ||
| Shft + Cmnd + Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Select one paragraph before or after | ||
| Shft-click | Extend existing selection | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + L, R, or C | Align paragraph left, right, or center | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + J | Justify paragraph | ||
| Shft + Return | Insert soft return | ||
| Cmnd + Optn + K | Highlight kerning | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + X | Reset horizontal scale to 100% | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + > or < | Increase or decrease type size | ||
| Optn + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text) | Increase or decrease leading | ||
| Double-click leading icon in the Character panel | Set leading to the type size | ||
| Cmnd + Optn + Q | Reset tracking/kerning to 0 | ||
| Optn + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text) | Increase or decrease kerning and tracking | ||
| Cmnd + Optn + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text) | Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times | ||
| Optn + Shft + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text) | Increase or decrease baseline shift | ||
| Shft | Switch between Type and Vertical Type, Area Type and Vertical Area Type, and Path Type and Vertical Path Type tools | ||
| Optn | Switch between Area Type and Path Type, Vertical Area Type and Vertical Path Type tools | ||
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for using panels keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Optn-click New button | Set options (except for Actions, Brushes, Swatches, and Symbols panels) | ||
| Optn-click Delete button | Delete without confirmation (except for Layers panel) | ||
| Shft + Return | Apply value and keep text box active | ||
| Shft-click | Select range of actions, brushes, layers, links, styles, or swatches | ||
| Cmnd-click | Select noncontiguous actions, brushes, layers (same level only), links, styles, or swatches | ||
| Tab | Show/Hide all panels | ||
| Shft + Tab | Show/Hide all panels except the Tools panel and Control panel | ||
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for the Actions panel keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Optn-click expansion triangle | Expand/Collapse entire hierarchy for action set | ||
| Double-click folder icon | Set options for action set | ||
| Cmnd-click Play Current Selection button | Play a single command | ||
| Optn-click New Action button | Begin recording actions without confirmation | ||
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for the Brushes panel keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Double-click brush | Open Brush Options dialog box | ||
| Drag brush to New Brush button | Duplicate brush | ||
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for the Character and Paragraph panels keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Increase/decrease the selected value by a small increment | ||
| Shft + Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Increase/decreases the selected value by a large increment | ||
| Cmnd + Optn + Shft + F | Highlight the font name field in the Character panel | ||
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for the Color panel keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Cmnd-click color bar | Select the complement for the current color fill/stroke | ||
| Optn-click color bar | Change the nonactive fill/stroke | ||
| Cmnd + Optn-click color bar | Select the complement for the nonactive fill/stroke | ||
| Cmnd + Shft-click color bar | Select the inverse for the current fill/stroke | ||
| Cmnd + Shft + Optn-click color bar | Select the inverse for the nonactive fill/stroke | ||
| Shft-click color bar | Change the color mode | ||
| Shft-drag color slider | Move color sliders in tandem | ||
| Double-click to right of a numerical field | Switch between percentage and 0-255 values for RGB | ||
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for the Gradient panel keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Optn-drag | Duplicate color stops | ||
| Optn-drag color stop onto another color stop | Swap color stops | ||
| Optn-click swatch in the Swatches panel | Apply swatch color to active (or selected) color stop | ||
| Cmnd-click Gradient Fill box in the Gradient panel | Reset the gradient fill to default black and white linear gradient | ||
| Cmnd + Optn + G | Show/Hide gradient arrow | ||
| Optn-drag end point of gradient annotator | Modify angle and end-point together | ||
| Shft-drag | Constrain Gradient tool or Gradient annotator while dragging | ||
| G | View Gradient annotator in selected gradient filled object | ||
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for the Layers panel keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Optn-click layer name | Select all objects on the layer | ||
| Optn-click eye icon | Show/hide all layers but the selected one | ||
| Cmnd-click eye icon | Select Outline/Preview view for the selected layer | ||
| Cmnd + Optn-click eye icon | Selects Outline/Preview view for all other layers | ||
| Optn-click lock icon | Lock/unlock all other layers | ||
| Optn-click expansion triangle | Expand all sublayers to display entire hierarchy | ||
| Optn-click New Layer button | Set options as you create new layer | ||
| Optn-click New Sublayer button | Set options as you create new sublayer | ||
| Cmnd + Optn-click New Sublayer button | Place new sublayer at bottom of layer list | ||
| Cmnd-click New Layer button | Place layer at top of layer list | ||
| Cmnd + Optn-click New Layer button | Place layer below selected layer | ||
| Optn-drag selection | Copy the selection to a layer, sublayer, or group | ||
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for the Swatches panel keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Cmnd-click New Swatch button | Create new spot color | ||
| Cmnd + Shft-click New Swatch button | Create new global process color | ||
| Optn-drag a swatch over another | Replace swatch with another | ||
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for the Transform panel keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Shft + Return | Apply a value and keep focus in edit field | ||
| Optn + Return | Apply a value and copy object | ||
| Cmnd + Return | Apply a value and scale option proportionately for width or height | ||
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Keys for the Transparency panel keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| Optn-click on mask thumbnail | Change mask to grayscale image for editing | ||
| Shft-click on mask thumbnail | Disable opacity mask | ||
| Shft-click on disabled mask thumbnail | Re-enable opacity mask | ||
| Click opacity field + Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Increase/decrease opacity in 1% increments | ||
| Shft-click opacity field + Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Increase/decrease opacity in 10% increments | ||
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Function keys keyboard shortcuts keysShortcut Command | |||
| F1 | Invoke 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 | ||
| Cmnd + F8 | Show/hide Info panel | ||
| Cmnd + F9 | Show/hide Gradient panel | ||
| Cmnd + F10 | Show/hide Stroke panel | ||
| Cmnd + F11 | Show/hide Attributes panel | ||
| F12 | Revert | ||
| Shft + F5 | Show/hide Graphic Styles panel | ||
| Shft + F6 | Show/hide Appearance panel | ||
| Shft + F7 | Show/hide Align panel | ||
| Shft + F8 | Show/hide Transform panel | ||
| Shft + Cmnd + F9 | Show/hide Pathfinder panel | ||
| Shft + Cmnd + F10 | Show/hide Transparency panel | ||
| Shft + Cmnd + F11 | Show/hide Symbols panel | ||
| Cmnd+Shft+I | Show/hide perspective grid | ||
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