Adobe Illustrator
General
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⌘
Z
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Undo |
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⇧
⌘
Z
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Redo |
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⌘
X
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Cut |
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⌘
C
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Copy |
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⌘
V
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Paste |
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⌘
F
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Paste in front |
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⌘
B
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Paste at back |
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⇧
⌘
B
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Paste in place |
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⌥
⇧
⌘
B
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Paste on all artboards |
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⌘
I
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Check spelling |
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⇧
⌘
K
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Open the Color Settings dialog box |
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⌥
⇧
⌘
K
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Open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box |
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⌘
K
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Open the Preferences dialog box |
Documents
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⌘
N
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Create a document |
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⇧
⌘
N
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Create a document from a template |
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⌥
⌘
N
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Create a document without opening the New Document dialog box |
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⌘
O
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Open a document |
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⇧
⌘
P
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Place a file in the document |
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⌥
⇧
⌘
I
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Open the File Information dialog box |
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⌥
⌘
P
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Open the Document Setup dialog box |
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⌥
⌘
O
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Browse in Adobe Bridge |
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⌘
W
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Close the document window |
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⌘
S
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Save changes made to the document |
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⇧
⌘
S
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Open the Save As dialog |
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⌥
⌘
S
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Save a copy of the document |
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⌘
F12
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Save the document as script files |
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⌥
⌘
E
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Open the Export for screens dialog box |
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⌥
⇧
⌘
S
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Open the Save For Web dialog box |
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⌥
⇧
⌘
P
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Package the document |
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⌘
P
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⌘
Q
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Exit the application |
Tools
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⇧
O
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Artboard |
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V
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Selection |
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A
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Direct Selection |
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Y
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Magic Wand |
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Q
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Lasso |
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P
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Pen |
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⇧
~
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Curvature |
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⇧
B
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Blob Brush |
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+
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Add Anchor Point |
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-
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Delete Anchor Point |
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⇧
C
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Switch to Anchor Point |
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T
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Type |
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⇧
T
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Touch Type |
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\
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Line Segment |
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M
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Rectangle |
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L
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Ellipse |
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B
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Paintbrush |
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N
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Pencil |
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⇧
N
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Shaper |
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R
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Rotate |
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O
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Relect |
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S
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Scale |
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⇧
R
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Warp |
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⇧
W
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Width |
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E
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Free Transform |
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⇧
M
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Shape Builder |
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⇧
P
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Perspective Grid |
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⇧
V
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Perspective Selection |
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⇧
S
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Symbol Sprayer |
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J
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Column Graph |
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U
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Mesh |
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G
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Gradient |
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I
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Eyedropper |
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W
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Blend |
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K
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Live Paint Bucket |
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⇧
L
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Live Paint Selection |
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⇧
K
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Slice |
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⇧
E
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Eraser |
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C
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Scissors |
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H
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Hand |
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Z
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Zoom |
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⌥
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Switch to Smooth tool while using Blob Brush tool |
View
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F
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Toggle between screen modes |
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⌘
1
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Magnify 100% |
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␣
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Switch to Hand tool |
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␣
⌘
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Swtich to Zoom tool in magnify mode |
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␣
⌘
⌥
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Switch to Zoom tool in reduce mode |
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␣
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Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool |
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⇧
⌃
B
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Hide bounding box |
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⌘
⌥
⇧
3
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Hide unselected artwork |
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⌘
H
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Show document template |
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⌘
⇧
H
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Show/Hide artboards |
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⌘
⌥
R
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Show/Hide artboard rulers |
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⇧
⌘
D
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Show transparency grid |
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⌘
⌥
0
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View all artboards in window |
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⌘
⇧
V
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Paste in place on the active artboard |
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⎋
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Exit Artboard tool mode |
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⇧
drag
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Create artboard inside another artboard |
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⌘
click
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Select multiple artboards in the Artboards panel |
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⌘
F6
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Navigate to next document |
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⌘
⇧
F6
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Navigate to previous document |
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⌘
⌥
F6
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Navigate to next document group |
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⌘
⌥
⇧
F6
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Navigate to previous document group |
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⌘
Y
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Toggle between Outline and GPU Preview of the document |
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⌘
E
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Toggle between GPU and CPU Preview of the document |
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⌥
⇧
⌘
Y
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View the document in Overprint Preview mode |
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⌥
⌘
Y
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View the document in Pixel Preview mode |
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⎋
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Exit Full Screen mode |
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⌘
=
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Zoom in |
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⌘
-
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Zoom out |
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⌘
;
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Hide guides |
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⌥
⌘
;
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Lock guides |
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⌘
S
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Make guides |
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⌥
⌃
S
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Release guides |
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⌘
U
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Show/hide smart guides |
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⌘
⇧
I
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Show/hide perspective grid |
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⌘
'
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Show grid |
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⇧
⌘
'
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Snap to grid |
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⌥
⌘
'
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Snap to point |
Selections
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⌘
`
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Switch to last-used selection tool |
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⌥
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Switch between Direct Selection tool and Group Selection tool |
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⇧
click
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Add/subtract to a selection |
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⌥
click
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Subtract from selection with Magic Wand tool |
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⇧
drag
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Add to selection with Lasso tool |
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⌥
drag
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Subtract from selection with Lasso tool |
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⌘
⌥
A
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Select artwork in active artboard |
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⌘
A
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Select all |
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⇧
⌘
A
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Deselect |
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⌘
6
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Reselect |
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⌥
⌘
]
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Select the object above the current selection |
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⌥
⌘
[
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Select the object below the current selection |
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⌘
G
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Group the selected artwork |
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⇧
⌘
G
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Ungroup the selected artwork |
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⌘
2
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Lock a selection |
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⌥
⌘
2
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Unlock a selection |
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⌘
3
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Hide a selection |
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⌥
⌘
3
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Show all selections |
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←
↑
↓
→
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Move selection in user-defined increments |
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⇧
←
↑
↓
→
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Move select in 10x user-defined increments |
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⌘
⌥
⇧
2
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Lock all deselected artwork |
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⇧
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Constrain movement to 45 degree angle |
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⌘
]
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Bring a selection forward |
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⇧
⌘
]
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Move a selection to the front |
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⌘
[
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Send a selection backward |
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⇧
⌘
[
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Move a selection to the back |
Draw
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⇧
drag
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Constrain a shape's proportions or orientation |
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␣
drag
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Move a shape while drawing it |
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⌥
drag
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Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons, stars, and flares) |
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drag
↑
or
↓
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Increase or decrease polygon sides, star points, arc angle, spiral winds, or flare rays |
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drag
⌘
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Keep the inner radius of a star constant |
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⌥
drag
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Keep the sides of a star straight |
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drag
C
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Switch between an open and closed arc |
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drag
S
F
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Flip an arc, keeping the reference point constant |
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drag
⌥
drag
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Add or subtract winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiral |
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drag
⌘
drag
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Change the decay rate of a spiral |
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drag
↑
or
↓
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Add or remove horizontal lines from a rectangular grid or concentric lines from a polar grid |
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drag
←
or
→
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Add or remove vertical lines from a rectangular grid or radial lines from a polar grid |
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drag
F
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Decrease the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10% |
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drag
V
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Increase the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10% |
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drag
X
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Decrease the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% |
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drag
C
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Increase the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% |
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]
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Increase size of Blob Brush |
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[
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Decrease size of Blob Brush |
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⇧
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Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically |
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⇧
D
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Switch through drawing modes |
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⌘
J
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Join two or more paths |
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⌥
⌘
J
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Average two or more paths |
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⇧
⌘
⌥
J
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Create corner or smooth join |
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⌘
8
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Create a compound path |
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⌥
⇧
⌘
8
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Release a compound path |
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⇧
⌘
F8
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Edit a pattern |
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⇧
P
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Perspective Grid tool |
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⇧
V
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Perspective Selection tool |
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⌘
⇧
I
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Perspective Grid |
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⌘
⌥
drag
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Copying objects in perspective |
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⌘
D
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Repeat transforming objects in perspective |
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⇧
D
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Switching betweem drawing modes |
Shapes
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⌥
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Switch Pen tool to Convert Anchor Point tool |
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⌥
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Switch between Add Anchor Point tool and Delete Anchor Point tool |
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⌥
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Switch Scissors tool to Add Anchor Point tool |
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⌥
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Switch Pencil tool to Smooth tool |
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␣
drag
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Move current anchor point while drawing with Pen tool |
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⌥
drag
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Cut a straight line with Knife tool |
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⇧
⌥
drag
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Cut at 45- or 90-degrees with Knife tool |
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⇧
M
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Select the Shape Builder tool |
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⇧
click
drag
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Display rectangular marquee to easily merge multiple paths (when using Shape Builder tool) |
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⇧
}
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Increase the intensity of symbols (when using Symboism tool) |
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⇧
{
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Decrease the intensity of symbols (when using Symbolism tool) |
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⌥
⌘
B
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Blend objects |
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⌥
⇧
⌘
B
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Finish adding objects to the blend |
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⌥
⇧
⌘
W
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Distort objects using a warp-shaped envelope |
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⌥
⌘
M
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Distort objects using a mesh as the shape of the envelope |
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⌥
⌘
C
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Distort objects using another object as the shape of the envelope |
Objects
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⌥
click
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Set origin point and open dialog box when using Rotate tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool |
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⌥
drag
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Duplicate and transform selection when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool |
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~
drag
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Transform pattern (independent of object) when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool |
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⌘
D
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Reapply a transformation to an object |
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⌘
4
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Apply last pathfinder effect to the selected object |
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⇧
⌘
M
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Move an object |
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⌥
⇧
⌘
D
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Open the Transform Each dialog box |
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⌘
7
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Make a clipping mask |
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⌥
⌘
7
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Release a clipping mask |
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X
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Toggle between fill and stroke |
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D
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Set fill and stroke to default |
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⇧
X
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Swap fill and stroke |
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>
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Select gradient fill |
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⌥
⌘
G
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Hide gradient annotator (when using the Gradient tool) |
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<
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Select color fill mode |
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/
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Select no stroke/fill mode |
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⌘
/
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Add new fill |
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⌘
⌥
/
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Add new stroke |
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⌥
⌘
X
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Make Live Paint (when using the Paint Bucket tool) |
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[
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Decrease Bristle brush size |
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]
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Increase Bristle brush size |
Variable Width Points
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⇧
click
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Select multiple width points |
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⌥
drag
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Create non-uniform widths |
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⇧
drag
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Change the position of multiple width points |
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⌫
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Delete selected width point |
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⎋
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Deselect a width point |
Type
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←
or
→
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Move one characer left or right |
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↑
or
↓
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Move up or down one line |
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⌘
←
or
→
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Move one word left or right |
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⌘
↑
or
↓
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Move up or down one paragraph |
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⇧
⌘
←
or
→
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Select one word right or left |
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⇧
⌘
↑
or
↓
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Select one paragraph before or after |
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⇧
click
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Extend existing selection |
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⌘
⇧
L
or
R
or
C
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Align paragraph left, rgiht, or center |
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⌘
⇧
J
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Justify text left |
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⇧
⌘
F
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Justify all lines |
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⌥
⇧
⌘
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Toggle line composer |
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⇧
↵
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Insert soft return |
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⌘
⌥
K
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Highlight kerning |
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⌘
⇧
X
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Reset horizontal scale to 100% |
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⌘
⇧
.
or
,
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Increase or decrease font size |
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⌥
⌘
⇧
.
or
,
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Increase or decrease font size by steps |
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⌥
←
↑
↓
→
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Incrase or decrease leading |
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⌥
⌘
K
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Select tracking value |
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⌥
⌘
Q
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Reset tracking/kerning to 0 |
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⌥
←
↑
↓
→
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Increase or decrease kerning or tracking |
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⌥
⌘
←
↑
↓
→
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Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times |
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⌥
⇧
←
↑
↓
→
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Increase or decrease baseline shift |
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⇧
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Switch between Type and Vertical Type, Area Type and Vertical Area Type, and Path Type and Vertical Path Type tools |
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⌥
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Switch between Area Type and Path Type, Vertical Area Type and Vertical Path Type tools |
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⇧
⌘
O
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Create outlines |
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⌘
T
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Open the Character panel |
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⌥
⌘
T
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Open the Paragraph panel |
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⇧
⌘
T
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Open the Tabs panel |
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⌥
⇧
⌘
T
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Open the OpenType panel |
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⌥
B
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Insert bullets |
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⌥
G
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Insert copyright symbol |
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⌥
;
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Insert ellipsis |
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⌥
7
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Insert paragraph symbol |
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⌥
6
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Insert section symbol |
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⌥
2
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Insert trademark symbol |
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⌥
R
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Insert registered trademark symbol |
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⇧
⌘
=
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Superscript |
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⌥
⇧
⌃
=
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Subscript |
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⌥
⇧
-
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Insert em dash |
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⌥
-
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Insert en dash |
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⇧
⌘
-
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Insert discretionary hyphen |
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⌥
⇧
⌘
H
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Toggle auto-hyphenation |
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⌥
[
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Insert double left quotation marks |
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⌥
⇧
[
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Insert double right quotation marks |
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⌥
]
|
Insert single left quotation marks |
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⌥
⇧
]
|
Insert single right quotation marks |
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⇧
⌘
M
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Insert em space |
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⇧
⌘
N
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Insert en space |
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⌥
⇧
⌘
M
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Insert thin space |
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⌥
⌘
1
|
Show hidden chracters |
Panels
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⌥
⇧
⌘
U
|
Switch units of measurement |
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⇧
↵
|
Apply value and keep text box active |
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⇧
click
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Select range of actions, brushes, layers, links, styles, or swatches |
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⌘
click
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Select noncontiguous actions, brushes, layers (same level only), links, styles, or swatches |
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⇥
|
Toggle all panels |
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⇧
⇥
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Toggle all panels except the Tools panel and Control panel |
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⌘
↑
or
↓
|
Increase/decrease values in logical fractions of the measurement unit |
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⇧
↑
or
↓
|
Increase/decrease measurement unit by 10x |
Actions
Character and Paragraph Panels
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⌘
T
|
Open the Character panel |
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⌥
⌘
T
|
Open the Paragraph panel |
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↑
or
↓
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Increase/decrease the selected value by a small increment |
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⇧
↑
or
↓
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Increase/decrease the selected value by a large increment |
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⌘
↑
or
↓
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Increase/decrease the selected value by a fraction |
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⌘
⌥
⇧
F
|
Highlight the font name field in the Character panel |
Color Panel
|
⌘
click
color
bar
|
Select the complement for the current color fill/stroke |
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⌥
click
color
bar
|
Change the nonactive fill/stroke |
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⌘
⌥
click
color
bar
|
Select the complement for the nonactive fill/stroke |
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⌘
⇧
click
color
bar
|
Select the inverse for the current fill/stroke |
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⌘
⇧
⌥
click
color
bar
|
Select the inverse for the nonactive fill/stroke |
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⇧
F3
|
Open Color Guide |
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⇧
click
color
bar
|
Change the color mode |
Gradient Panel
|
⌥
drag
|
Duplicate color stops |
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⌥
drag
color
stop
to
another
color
stop
|
Swap color stops |
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⌥
click
swatch
in
the
Swatches
panel
|
Apply swatch color to active (or selected) color stop |
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⌘
click
Gradient
Fill
box
in
the
Gradient
panel
|
Reset the gradient fill to default black and white linear gradient |
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⌘
⌥
G
|
Toggle gradient arrow |
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⌥
drag
end
point
of
gradient
annotator
|
Modify angle and end-point toggle |
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⇧
drag
|
Constrain Gradient tool or Gradient annotator while dragging |
|
G
|
View Gradient annotator in selected gradient filled object |
Layers Panel
|
⌘
L
|
Add a layer |
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⌥
⌘
L
|
Add a layer while opening the New Layer dialog box |
|
⌥
click
|
Select all objects on the layer |
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⌥
click
eye
icon
|
Toggle all layers but the selected one |
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⌘
click
eye
icon
|
Select Outline/Preview view for the selected layer |
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⌘
⌥
click
eye
icon
|
Selects Outline/Preview view for all the other layers |
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⌥
click
lock
icon
|
Lock/unlock all other layers |
|
⌥
click
expansion
triangle
|
Expand all sublayers to display entire hierarchy |
|
⌥
click
New
Layer
button
|
Set options as you create new layer |
|
⌥
click
New
Sublayer
button
|
Set options as you create new sublayer |
|
⌘
⌥
click
New
Sublayer
button
|
Place new sublayer at bottom of layer list |
|
⌘
click
New
Layer
button
|
Place layer at top of layer list |
|
⌘
⌥
click
New
Layer
button
|
Place layer below selected layer |
|
⌥
drag
selection
|
Copy the selection to a layer, sublayer, or group |
Swatches Panel
|
⌘
click
New
Swatch
button
|
Create new spot color |
|
⌘
⇧
click
New
Swatch
button
|
Create new global process color |
|
⌥
drag
a
swatch
over
another
|
Replace swatch with another |
Transform Panel
|
⇧
↵
|
Apply a value and keep focus in edit field |
|
⌥
↵
|
Apply a value and copy object |
|
⌘
↵
|
Apply a value and scale option proportionately for width or height |
Transparency Panel
|
⇧
⌘
E
|
Apply last effect to the selected object |
|
⌥
⇧
⌘
E
|
Apply last effect to the selected object by adjusting the values in the effects dialog box |
|
⌥
click
on
mask
thumbnail
|
Change mask to grayscale image for editing |
|
⇧
click
on
mask
thumbnail
|
Disable opacity mask |
|
⇧
click
on
disabled
mask
thumbnail
|
Re-enable opacity mask |
Function Keys
|
F1
|
Invoke Help |
|
F2
|
Cut |
|
F3
|
Copy |
|
F4
|
Paste |
|
F5
|
Toggle Brushes panel |
|
F6
|
Toggle Color panel |
|
F7
|
Toggle Layers panel |
|
F8
|
Create new symbol |
|
⌘
F8
|
Toggle Info panel |
|
⌘
F9
|
Toggle Gradient panel |
|
⌘
F10
|
Toggle Stroke panel |
|
⌘
F11
|
Toggle Attributes panel |
|
F12
|
Reert |
|
⇧
F5
|
Toggle Graphic Styles panel |
|
⇧
F6
|
Toggle Appearance panel |
|
⇧
F7
|
Toggle Align panel |
|
⇧
F8
|
Toggle Transform panel |
|
⇧
⌘
F9
|
Toggle Pathfinder panel |
|
⇧
⌘
F10
|
Toggle Transparency panel |
|
⇧
⌘
F11
|
Toggle Symbols panel |