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Adobe Illustrator shortcuts for Mac

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Mac keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Illustrator

Function Keys

Helpf1 Add to Pie Menu
Cut / Copy / Pastef2 Add to Pie Menu
Show/hide Brushes panelf5 Add to Pie Menu
Show/hide Color panelf6 Add to Pie Menu
Show/hide Layers panelf7 Add to Pie Menu
Create new symbolf8 Add to Pie Menu
Show/hide Info panel (command) + f8 Add to Pie Menu
Show/hide Gradient panel (command) + f9 Add to Pie Menu
Show/hide Stroke panel (command) + f10 Add to Pie Menu
Show/hide Attributes panel (command) + f11 Add to Pie Menu
Revertf12 Add to Pie Menu
Show/hide Graphic Styles panel (shift) + f5 Add to Pie Menu
Show/hide Appearance panel (shift) + f6 Add to Pie Menu
Show/hide Align panel (shift) + f7 Add to Pie Menu
Show/hide Transform panel (shift) + f8 Add to Pie Menu
Show/hide Pathfinder panel (shift) +  (command) + f9 Add to Pie Menu
Show/hide Transparency panel (shift) +  (command) + f10 Add to Pie Menu
Show/hide Symbols panel (shift) +  (command) + f11 Add to Pie Menu
Show/hide perspective grid (command) +  (shift) + i Add to Pie Menu

Selecting Tools

Artboard tool (shift) + o Add to Pie Menu
Selection toolv Add to Pie Menu
Direct Selection toola Add to Pie Menu
Magic Wand tooly Add to Pie Menu
Lasso toolq Add to Pie Menu
Pen toolp Add to Pie Menu
Blob Brush tool (shift) + b Add to Pie Menu
Add Anchor Point toolAdd to Pie Menu
Delete Anchor Point tool= Add to Pie Menu
C onvert Anchor Point tool (shift) + c Add to Pie Menu
Type toolt Add to Pie Menu
Line Segment tool\ Add to Pie Menu
Rectangle toolm Add to Pie Menu
Ellipse tooll Add to Pie Menu
Paintbrush toolb Add to Pie Menu
Pencil tooln Add to Pie Menu
Rotate toolr Add to Pie Menu
Reflect toolo Add to Pie Menu
Scale tools Add to Pie Menu
Warp tool (shift) + r Add to Pie Menu
Width tool (shift) + w Add to Pie Menu
Free Transform toole Add to Pie Menu
Shape Builder tool (shift) + m Add to Pie Menu
Perspective Grid tool (shift) + p Add to Pie Menu
Perspective Selection tool (shift) + v Add to Pie Menu
Symbol Sprayer tool (shift) + s Add to Pie Menu
Column Graph toolj Add to Pie Menu
Mesh toolu Add to Pie Menu
Gradient toolg Add to Pie Menu
Eyedropper tooli Add to Pie Menu
Blend toolw Add to Pie Menu
Live Paint Bucket toolk Add to Pie Menu
Live Paint Selection tool (shift) + l Add to Pie Menu
Slice tool (shift) + k Add to Pie Menu
Eraser tool (shift) + e Add to Pie Menu
Scissors toolc Add to Pie Menu
Hand toolh Add to Pie Menu
Zoom toolz Add to Pie Menu
Switch to Smooth tool while using Blob Brush tool (option)Add to Pie Menu

Viewing Artwork

Toggle between screen modes: Normal Screen Mode, Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar, Full Screen Modef Add to Pie Menu
Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode)space Add to Pie Menu
Switch to Zoom tool in magnify mode (command) + space Add to Pie Menu
Switch to Zoom tool in reduce mode (command) +  (option) + space Add to Pie Menu
Hide unselected artwork (command) +  (option) +  (shift) + 3 Add to Pie Menu
Show/Hide artboards (command) +  (shift) + h Add to Pie Menu
Show/Hide artboard rulers (command) +  (option) + r Add to Pie Menu
View all artboards in window (command) +  (option) + 0 Add to Pie Menu
Paste in place on the active artboard (command) +  (shift) + v Add to Pie Menu
Exit Artboard tool modeesc Add to Pie Menu
Navigate to next document (command) + f6 Add to Pie Menu
Navigate to previous document (command) +  (shift) + f6 Add to Pie Menu
Navigate to next document group (command) +  (option) + f6 Add to Pie Menu
Navigate to previous document group (command) +  (option) +  (shift) + f6 Add to Pie Menu
Exit Full Screen modeesc Add to Pie Menu

Drawing in perspective

Perspective Grid Tool (shift) + p Add to Pie Menu
Perspective Selection Tool (shift) + v Add to Pie Menu
Perspective Grid (command) +  (shift) + i Add to Pie Menu
Switching perspective planes 1 for left grid, 2 for horizontal grid, 3 for right grid, or 4 for no active griduse the perspective selection tool and then press 1 ... 4 Add to Pie Menu
Repeat transforming objects in perspective (command) + d Add to Pie Menu
Switching between drawing modes (shift) + d Add to Pie Menu

Keys for selecting

Switch to last-used selection tool (Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, or Group Selection tool) (command)Add to Pie Menu
Switch between Direct Selection tool and Group Selection tool (option)Add to Pie Menu
Change pointer to cross hair for Lasso toolcaps lock Add to Pie Menu
Select artwork in active artboard (command) +  (option) + a Add to Pie Menu
Create crop marks around selected object (option) + c  + o Add to Pie Menu

Moving Selection

Move selection in user-defined incrementsarrow keys Add to Pie Menu
Move selection in 10x user-defined increments (shift) + arrow keys Add to Pie Menu
Lock all deselected artwork (command) +  (option) +  (shift) + 2 Add to Pie Menu
Constrain movement to 45° angle (except when using Reflect tool)hold down shift Add to Pie Menu

Painting Objects

Toggle between fill and strokex Add to Pie Menu
Set fill and stroke to defaultd Add to Pie Menu
Swap fill and stroke (shift) + x Add to Pie Menu
Select gradient fill mode> Add to Pie Menu
Select color fill mode< Add to Pie Menu
Select no stroke/fill mode/ Add to Pie Menu
Sample color from an image or intermediate color from gradientshift eyedropper tool Add to Pie Menu
Open Mosaic options for selected raster object (option) + o  + j Add to Pie Menu
Decrease Bristle brush size / Increase Bristle brush size[ Add to Pie Menu
Set Bristle brush paint opacity value to 10%, 20% etc. 0 increases to 100%1,2,...0 Add to Pie Menu

Working with Type

Move one character right or left Add to Pie Menu
Move up or down one line Add to Pie Menu
Move one word right or left (command) +  Add to Pie Menu
Move up or down one paragraph (command) +  Add to Pie Menu
Select one word right or left (shift) +  (command) +  Add to Pie Menu
Select one paragraph before or after (shift) +  (command) +  Add to Pie Menu
Align paragraph left, right, or center (command) +  (shift) + l, r, c Add to Pie Menu
Justify paragraph (command) +  (shift) + j Add to Pie Menu
Insert soft return (shift) +  Add to Pie Menu
Highlight kerning (command) +  (option) + k Add to Pie Menu
Reset horizontal scale to 100% (command) +  (shift) + x Add to Pie Menu
Increase type size / decrease type size (command) +  (shift) + > Add to Pie Menu
Increase or decrease leading (for horizontal text, vor vertical text use Option+→/←) (option) +  Add to Pie Menu
Reset tracking/kerning to 0 (command) +  (option) + q Add to Pie Menu
Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (for horizontal text, vor vertical text use Option+↑/↓) (option) +  Add to Pie Menu
Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times(for horizontal text, vor vertical text use ⌘+Option+↑/↓) (command) +  (option) +  Add to Pie Menu
Increase or decrease baseline shift (for horizontal text, vor vertical text use Option+Shift+→/←) (option) +  (shift) +  Add to Pie Menu
Switch between Type and Vertical Type, Area Type and Vertical Area Type, and Path Type and Vertical Path Type tools (shift)Add to Pie Menu
Switch between Area Type and Path Type, Vertical Area Type and Vertical Path Type tools (option)Add to Pie Menu

Panel Shortcuts

Increase/decrease the selected value by a small increment Add to Pie Menu
Increase/decreases the selected value by a large increment (shift) +  Add to Pie Menu
Highlight the font name field in the Character panel (command) +  (option) +  (shift) + f Add to Pie Menu
Apply a value and keep focus in edit field (shift) +  Add to Pie Menu
Apply a value and copy object (option) +  Add to Pie Menu
Apply a value and scale option proportionately for width or height (command) +  Add to Pie Menu
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