Adobe Illustrator shortcuts for Mac

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Function Keys

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

Selecting Tools

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

Viewing Artwork

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

Drawing in perspective

Perspective Grid Tool⇧ (shift) + p Add →
Perspective Selection Tool⇧ (shift) + v Add →
Perspective Grid⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + i Add →
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 →
Repeat transforming objects in perspective⌘ (command) + d Add →
Switching between drawing modes⇧ (shift) + d Add →

Keys for selecting

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

Moving Selection

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

Painting Objects

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

Working with Type

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

Panel Shortcuts

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