Adobe Ai Shortcuts

Adobe® Illustrator™ Keyboard Shortcuts

The following keyboard shortcuts work in CS4, CS5 and most older versions of
Adobe® Illustrator™.

Mac Windows
New Document Cmd-N Ctrl-N
Open Document Cmd-O Ctrl-O
Close Document Cmd-W Ctrl-W
Save As / Create Adode PDF Shift-Cmd-S Shift-Ctrl-S
Save Cmd-S Ctrl-S
Toggle b/t fill & stroke X X
Swap fill & stroke Shift-X Shift-X
Default Colors D D
Fit Artboard in Window Cmd-0 Ctrl-0
Fit All in Window Cmd-Opt-0 Ctrl-Alt-0
Zoom In Cmd-Plus(+) Ctrl-Plus(+)
Zoom Out Cmd-Minus(-) Ctrl-Minus(-)
Toggle f/wards b/t open documents Cmd-Tilde(~) Ctrl-Tab
Toggle b/wards b/t open documents Cmd-Shift-Tilde(~) Ctrl-Shift-Tab
Show / Hide all Panels Tab Tab
Cycle through Screen Modes F F
Repeat Previous Action Cmd-D Ctrl-D
Draw / Scale from Center Opt-Drag Alt-Drag
Duplicate Selection Opt-Drag Alt-Drag
Decrease / Increase Blob Brush / Eraser [ or ] [ or ]
View Outlines Cmd-Y Crtl-Y
Show / Hide Rulers Cmd-R Crtl-R
Registered Trademark Symbol ® Opt-R Alt-R
Copyright Symbol © Opt-G Alt-G
Bullet Character • Opt-8 Alt-8

Adobe® Illustrator™ Tool Keyboard Shortcuts

The following tool keyboard shortcuts work in CS4 and CS5. For CS3 and earlier versions, the keyboard shortcuts for the tools that are available remain the same.

Tool Shortcut
Selection Tool V
Direct Selection Tool A
Magic Wand Tool Y
Lasso Tool Q
Pen Tool P
Type Tool T
Line Segment Tool \
Rectangle Tool M
Ellipse Tool L
Paintbrush Tool B
Pencil Tool N
Blob Brush Tool Shift-B
Eraser Tool Shift-E
Scissors Tool C
Width Tool (CS5 New Tool) Shift-W
Shape Builder Tool (CS5 New Tool) Shift-M
Perspective Grid Tool (CS5 New Tool) Shift-P
Perspective Grid Selection Tool (CS5 New Tool) Shift-V
Symbol Sprayer Tool Shift-S
Mesh Tool U
Gradient Tool G
Eyedropper Tool I
Blend Tool W
Live Paint Bucket Tool K
Live Selection Tool Shift-L
Artboard Tool Shift-O
Hand Tool H
Zoom Tool Z

Download a PDF of Shortcuts for Adobe® Illustrator™ CS4 (Mac)

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