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ILLUSTRATOR CS6 SHORTCUTS: PC


Here are many of Illustrator’s keyboard shortcuts. Some of them are the little known, hidden keystrokes! Download them as a PDF (nicely formatted single page that’s easily printed), or scroll down to the shortcut you need. Feel free to link to this page to share it with others! Enjoy...

Selecting and Moving
To access Selection or Direction Selection tool (whichever was used last) at any timeControl
To switch between Selection and Direct Selection toolsCtrl-Alt-Tab
To cycle through tools behind column toolAlt-click tool
To make copy while draggingAlt
To add to a selectionShift
Move SelectionAny arrow key
Move Selection 10 ptsShift-any arrow key
Lock selected artworkCtrl-2
Lock all deselected artworkCtrl-Alt-Shift-2
Unlock all artworkCtrl-Alt-2
Hide selected artworkCtrl-3
Hide all deselected artworkCtrl-Alt-Shift-3
Show all artworkCtrl-Alt-3
Path Editing
Join and Average at same timeCtrl-Alt-Shift-J
Convert Anchor Point tool from Pen toolAlt
Switch between Add Anchor Point and Delete Anchor Point toolsAlt
Add Anchor Point tool from Scissors toolAlt
Move anchor point while drawing with Pen toolSpacebar
Create closed path with Pencil or Paintbrush toolWhen finished drawing, hold Alt and release mouse
Connect to an open (& selected) path with PencilCtrl-drag
Painting and Transforming
Eyedropper tool from Live Paint Bucket toolAlt
Samples intermediate color from gradient, picture, etc. with eyedropperShift
Sets center point and shows dialogAlt-click with Tool
Duplicates and transforms selectionAlt-drag
Transform pattern without transforming objectTilde(~)-drag
Scale proportionally with Selection toolShift-drag bounding box
Scale from center with Selection toolAlt-drag bounding box
Move mesh point along path with Mesh toolShift-drag
Add mesh point with Mesh tool without changing colorShift-click
Remove mesh point with Mesh toolAlt-click
Shapes (While Drawing)
Draw from centerAlt
Draw from center with dialogAlt-click
Constrain proportionShift
Constrain orientation of polygons, stars, spiralsShift
Move object while drawingSpacebar
Add/subtract sides, points, spiral segmentsUp or Down Arrow
Decrease inner radiusCtrl
Create continuous duplicates along mouse movementHold tilde(~) while dragging
Viewing & Guides
Get Hand Tool (while NOT editing Type)Spacebar
Get Hand Tool (while editing Type)Hold Control, then Space. (This will show the Zoom tool). Let go of Control so you see the Hand tool and immediately start dragging the mouse so you don't end up typing spaces. Be sure to let go of the Spacebar while dragging so you again don't type more spaces.
Zoom In ToolCtrl-Spacebar
Zoom Out ToolCtrl-Alt-Spacebar
Zoom In to exact sizeCtrl-Spacebar-drag
Hide/Show all tools and panelsTab
Hide/Show all panels except toolboxShift-Tab
Switch between horizontal/vertical guideHold Alt while dragging out a new guide
Release Guide (turns it into a regular path)Shift-Ctrl-double-click
Type
Decrease/Increase type sizeCtrl-Shift-< or >
Decrease/Increase leadingAlt arrow up or down
Decrease/Increase kerning/trackingAlt arrow left or right
Kerning/tracking x 5Ctrl-Alt arrow left or right
Decrease/Increase baseline shiftShift-Alt arrow down or up
Baseline shift x 5Ctrl-Alt-Shift arrow down or up
Align type left, right, centerCtrl-Shift-L, R, C
Justify typeCtrl-Shift-J
Justify last lineCtrl-Shift-F
Reset horizontal/vertical scale to 100%Ctrl-Shift-X
Reset kerning or tracking to 0Ctrl-Alt-Q
Panel Shortcuts / Function Keys
Show/Hide BrushesF5
Show/Hide ColorF6
Show/Hide LayersF7
Show/Hide InfoCtrl-F8
Show/Hide GradientCtrl-F9
Show/Hide StrokeCtrl-F10
Show/Hide AttributesCtrl-F11
Revert fileF12
Show/Hide Graphic StylesShift-F5
Show/Hide AppearanceShift-F6
Show/Hide AlignShift-F7
Show/Hide TransformShift-F8
Show/Hide PathfinderShift-Ctrl-F9
Show/Hide TransparencyShift-Ctrl-F10
Show/Hide SymbolsShift-Ctrl-F11
Layers Panel Shortcuts
Toggle layer between Preview/Outline modeCtrl-click on eye
Show layer while turningoff all othersAlt-click on eye
Select all items on layerAlt-click layer name
Copy selected item to different layerAlt-drag selection square in Layers panel
To create the new layer at the top of listCtrl-click
To create the new layer below selected layerCtrl-Alt-click
Color Panel Shortcuts
Saturate/Desaturate current colorShift-drag color slider
Change Color ModeShift-click color bar
Select compliment of current colorCtrl-click color bar
Swatches Panel Shortcuts
Create a swatch as a global colorHold Crtl–Shift while creating
Replace a swatch with anotherAlt-drag new swatch over old
Misc.
(In any panel) Apply a value, but keep value highlighted in panelShift-Return
Create New SymbolF8
Swap Colors in a GradientAlt-Drag a color stop onto another
Tools
VSelection
ADirect Selection
YMagic Wand
QLasso
PPen
+Add Anchor point
-Delete Anchor point
Shift-CConvert Anchor point
TType
\Line Segment
MRectangle
LEllipse
BPaintbrush
NPencil
Shift-BBlob Brush
Shift-EEraser
CScissors
RRotate
OReflect
SScale
Shift-RWarp
EFree Transform
Shift-SSymbol Sprayer
JColumn Graph
UMesh
GGradient
IEyedropper
WBlend
KLive Paint Bucket
Shift-LLive Paint Selection
Shift-OArtboard Tool
Shift-KSlice
HHand
ZZoom
XToggle between Fill & Stroke
Shift-XSwap Fill & Stroke
DDefault Fill & Stroke (white fill/black stroke)
<Fill or Stroke w/Color
>Fill or Stroke w/Gradient
/Fill or Stroke w/None
FCycle through Screen Modes
Double-click tools to bring up options.
Press CAPS LOCK to change tool pointer to cross hair.
Hold down Shift to constrain movement to 45°, 90°, 135°, or 180°.
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