| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | Command + Z |
| Redo | Shift + Ctrl + Z | Shift + Command + Z |
| Cut | Ctrl + X | Command + X |
| Copy | Ctrl + C | Command + C |
| Paste | Ctrl + V | Command + V |
| Paste in front | Ctrl + F | Command + F |
| Paste at back | Ctrl + B | Command + B |
| Paste in place | Shift + Ctrl + B | Shift + Command + B |
| Paste on all artboards | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + B | Option + Shift + Command + B |
| Check spelling | Ctrl + I | Command + I |
| Open the Color Settings dialog box | Shift + Ctrl + K | Shift + Command + K |
| Open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + K | Option + Shift + Command + K |
| Open the Preferences dialog box | Ctrl + K | Command + K |
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|
| Create a document | Ctrl + N | Command + N |
| Create a document from a template | Shift + Ctrl + N | Shift + Command + N |
| Create a document without opening the New Document dialog box | Alt + Ctrl + N | Option + Command + N |
| Open a document | Ctrl + O | Command + O |
| Place a file in the document | Shift + Ctrl + P | Shift + Command + P |
| Open the File Information dialog box | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + I | Option + Shift + Command + I |
| Open the Document Setup dialog box | Alt + Ctrl + P | Option + Command + P |
| Browse in Adobe Bridge | Alt + Ctrl + O | Option + Command + O |
| Close the document window | Ctrl + W | Command + W |
| Save changes made to the document | Ctrl + S | Command + S |
| Open the Save As dialog box | Shift + Ctrl + S | Shift + Command + S |
| Save a copy of the document | Alt + Ctrl + S | Option + Command + S |
| Save the document as script files | Ctrl + F12 | Command + F12 |
| Open the Export for screens dialog box | Alt + Ctrl + E | Option + Command + E |
| Open the Save For Web dialog box | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + S | Option + Shift + Command + S |
| Package the document | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + P | Option + Shift + Command + P |
| Print | Ctrl + P | Command + P |
| Exit the application | Ctrl + Q | Command + Q |
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|
| Artboard tool | Shift + O | Shift + O |
| Selection tool | V | V |
| Direct Selection tool | A | A |
| Magic Wand tool | Y | Y |
| Lasso tool | Q | Q |
| Pen tool | P | P |
| Curvature tool | Shift + ~ | Shift + ~ |
| Blob Brush tool | Shift + B | Shift + B |
| Add Anchor Point tool | + (plus) | + (plus) |
| Delete Anchor Point tool | – (minus) | – (minus) |
| Switch to the Anchor Point tool | Shift + C | Shift + C |
| Type tool | T | T |
| Touch Type tool | Shift + T | Shift + T |
| Line Segment tool | \ (backslash) | \ (backslash) |
| Rectangle tool | M | M |
| Ellipse tool | L | L |
| Paintbrush tool | B | B |
| Pencil tool | N | N |
| Shaper tool | Shift + N | Shift + N |
| Rotate tool | R | R |
| Reflect tool | O | O |
| Scale tool | S | S |
| Warp tool | Shift + R | Shift + R |
| Width Tool | Shift+W | Shift+W |
| Free Transform tool | E | E |
| Shape Builder Tool | Shift+M | Shift+M |
| Perspective Grid Tool | Shift+P | Shift+P |
| Perspective Selection Tool | Shift+V | Shift+V |
| Symbol Sprayer tool | Shift + S | Shift + S |
| Column Graph tool | J | J |
| Mesh tool | U | U |
| Gradient tool | G | G |
| Eyedropper tool | I | I |
| Blend tool | W | W |
| Live Paint Bucket tool | K | K |
| Live Paint Selection tool | Shift + L | Shift + L |
| Slice tool | Shift + K | Shift + K |
| Eraser tool | Shift + E | Shift + E |
| Scissors tool | C | C |
| Hand tool | H | H |
| Zoom tool | Z | Z |
| Switch to Smooth tool while using Blob Brush tool | Press Alt | Press Option |
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|
| Toggle between screen modes: Normal Screen Mode, Full-Screen Mode with Menu Bar, Full-Screen Mode | F | F |
| A fit imageable area in the window | Double-click Hand tool | Double-click Hand tool |
| Magnify 100% | Double-click the Zoom tool or press Ctrl + 1 | Double-click the Zoom tool or press Command + 1 |
| Switch to a Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode) | Spacebar | Spacebar |
| Switch to Zoom tool in magnify mode | Ctrl + Spacebar | Spacebar + Command |
| Switch to Zoom tool to reduce mode | Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar | Spacebar + Command + Option |
| Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool | Spacebar | Spacebar |
| Hide bounding box | Shift + Ctrl + B | Shift + Control + B |
| Hide unselected artwork | Control + Alt + Shift + 3 | Command + Option + Shift + 3 |
| Convert between the horizontal and vertical guide | Alt-drag guide | Option-drag guide |
| Release guide | Ctrl + Shift-double-click guide | Command + Shift-double-click guide |
| Show document template | Ctrl + H | Command + H |
| Show/Hide artboards | Ctrl + Shift + H | Command + Shift + H |
| Show/Hide artboard rulers | Ctrl + R | Command + Option + R |
| Show transparency grid | Shift + Ctrl + D | Shift + Command + D |
| View all artboards in window | Ctrl + Alt + 0 (zero) | Command + Option + 0 (zero) |
| Paste in place on the active artboard | Ctrl + Shift+V | Command + Shift + V |
| Exit Artboard tool mode | Esc | Esc |
| Create artboard inside another artboard | Shift-drag | Shift-drag |
| Select multiple artboards in the Artboards panel | Ctrl + click | Command + click |
| Navigate to next document | Ctrl + F6 | Command + F6 |
| Navigate to the previous document | Ctrl + Shift + F6 | Command + Shift + F6 |
| Navigate to next document group | Ctrl + Alt + F6 | Command + Option + F6 |
| Navigate to the previous document group | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F6 | Command + Option + Shift + F6 |
| Toggle between Outline and GPU Preview of the document | Ctrl + Y | Command + Y |
| Toggle between GPU and CPU Preview of the document | Ctrl + E | Command + E |
| View the document in Overprint Preview mode | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + Y | Option + Shift + Command + Y |
| View the document in Pixel Preview mode | Alt + Ctrl + Y | Option + Command + Y |
| Exit Full-Screen mode | Esc | Esc |
| Zoom in | Ctrl + = | Command + = |
| Zoom out | Ctrl + – | Command + – |
| Hide guides | Ctrl + ; | Command + ; |
| Lock guides | Alt + Ctrl + ; | Option + Command + ; |
| Make guides | Ctrl + 5 | Command + 5 |
| Release guides | Alt + Ctrl + 5 | Option + Ctrl + 5 |
| Show/ hide smart guides | Ctrl + U | Command + U |
| Show/ hide the perspective grid | Ctrl + Shift + I | Command + Shift + I |
| Show grid | Ctrl + ‘ | Command + ‘ |
| Snap to grid | Shift + Ctrl + ‘ | Shift + Command + ‘ |
| Snap to point | Alt + Ctrl + ‘ | Option + Command + ‘ |
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|
| Switch to the last-used selection tool (Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, or Group Selection tool) | Ctrl + ` | Command + ` |
| Switch between the Direct Selection tool and Group Selection tool | Alt | Option |
| Add to a selection with the Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, Group Selection tool, Live Paint Selection tool, or Magic Wand tool | Shift-click | Shift-click |
| Subtract a selection with the Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, Group Selection tool, or Live Paint Selection tool | Shift-click | Shift-click |
| Subtract from selection with the Magic Wand tool | Alt-click | Option-click |
| Add to selection with the Lasso tool | Shift-drag | Shift-drag |
| Subtract from selection with the Lasso tool | Alt-drag | Option-drag |
| Change pointer to a crosshair for the Lasso tool | Caps Lock | Caps Lock |
| Select artwork in the active artboard | Ctrl + Alt + A | Command + Option + A |
| Create crop marks around the selected object | Alt + C + O | |
| Select all | Ctrl + A | Command + A |
| Deselect | Shift + Ctrl + A | Shift + Command + A |
| Reselect | Ctrl + 6 | Command + 6 |
| Select the object above the current selection | Alt + Ctrl + ] | Option + Command + ] |
| Select the object below the current selection | Alt + Ctrl + [ | Option + Command + |
| Select behind an object | Press Ctrl+click twice | Press Command+click twice |
| Select behind in isolation mode | Ctrl+click twice | Command+click twice |
| Group the selected artwork | Ctrl + G | Command + G |
| Ungroup the selected artwork | Shift + Ctrl + G | Shift + Command + G |
| Lock a selection | Ctrl + 2 | Command + 2 |
| Unlock a selection | Alt + Ctrl + 2 | Option + Command + 2 |
| Hide a selection | Ctrl + 3 | Command + 3 |
| Show all selections | Alt + Ctrl + 3 | Option + Command + 3 |
| Move selection in user-defined increments | Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow | Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow |
| Move selection in 10x user-defined increments | Shift + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow | Shift + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow |
| Lock all deselected artwork | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 2 | Command + Option + Shift + 2 |
| Constrain movement to 45° angle (except when using Reflect tool) | Hold down Shift | Hold down Shift |
| Bring a selection forward | Ctrl + ] | Command + ] |
| Move a selection to the front | Shift + Ctrl + ] | Shift + Command + ] |
| Send a selection backwards | Ctrl + [ | Command + [ |
| Move a selection to the back | Shift + Ctrl + [ | Shift + Command + [ |
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|
| Constrain a shape’s proportions or orientation to: |
- equal height and width for rectangles, rounded rectangles, ellipses, and grids
- Increments of 45° for line and arc segments
- Original orientation for polygons, stars, and flares
Shift-dragShift-dragMove a shape while drawing itspacebar-dragspacebar-dragDraw from the centre of a shape (except for polygons, stars, and flares)Alt-dragOption-dragIncrease or decrease polygon sides, star points, arc angle, spiral winds, or flare raysStart dragging, then press the Up Arrow or Down ArrowStart dragging, then press the Up Arrow or Down ArrowKeep the inner radius of a star constantStart dragging, then hold down CtrlStart dragging, then hold down CommandKeep the sides of a star straightAlt-dragOption-dragSwitch between an open and closed arcStart dragging, then hold down CStart dragging, then hold down CFlip an arc, keeping the reference point constantStart dragging, then hold down FStart dragging, then hold down SFAdd or subtract winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiralStart dragging, then Alt-dragStart dragging then Option-dragChange the decay rate of a spiralStart dragging then Ctrl-dragStart dragging then Command-dragAdd or remove horizontal lines from a rectangular grid or concentric lines from a polar gridStart dragging, then press the Up Arrow or Down ArrowStart dragging, then press the Up Arrow or Down ArrowAdd or remove vertical lines from a rectangular grid or radial lines from a polar gridStart dragging, then press the Right Arrow or Left ArrowStart dragging, then press the Right Arrow or Left ArrowDecrease the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10%Start dragging, then press FStart dragging, then press FIncrease the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10%Start dragging, then press VStart dragging, then press VDecrease the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10%Start dragging, then press XStart dragging, then press XIncrease the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10%Start dragging, then press CStart dragging, then press CIncrease the size of the Blob Brush] (right square bracket)] (right square bracket)Decrease the size of the Blob Brush[ (left square bracket)[ (left square bracket)Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or verticallyShiftShiftSwitch through drawing modesShift + DShift + DJoin two or more pathsSelect the paths, then press Ctrl + JSelect the paths, then press Command + JAverage two or more pathsSelect the paths, then press Alt + Ctrl + JSelect the paths, then press Option + Command + JCreate a corner or smooth joinSelect the paths, then press Shift + Ctrl + Alt + JSelect the anchor point, then press Shift + Command + Option + JCreate a compound pathCtrl + 8Command + 8Release a compound pathAlt + Shift + Ctrl + 8Option + Shift + Command + 8Edit a patternShift + Ctrl + F8Shift + Command +F8Perspective Grid ToolShift + PShift + PPerspective Selection ToolShift + VShift + VPerspective GridCtrl + Shift + ICommand + Shift + IMoving objects perpendicularlyPress the number 5 key, then click and drag the objectPress the number 5 key, then click and drag the objectSwitching perspective planesUse the Perspective Selection tool and then press 1 for the left grid, 2 for the horizontal grid, 3 for the right grid, or 4 for no active gridUse the Perspective Selection tool and then press 1 for the left grid, 2 for the horizontal grid, 3 for the right grid, or 4 for no active gridCopying objects in perspectiveCtrl + Alt + dragCommand + Alt + dragRepeat transforming objects in perspectiveCtrl + DCommand + DSwitching between drawing modesShift + DShift + D
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|
| Switch Pen tool to Convert Anchor Point tool | Alt | Option |
| Switch between Add Anchor Point tool and the Delete Anchor Point tool | Alt | Option |
| Switch Scissors tool to Add Anchor Point tool | Alt | Option |
| Switch Pencil tool to Smooth tool | Alt | Option |
| Move current anchor point while drawing with Pen tool | Spacebar-drag | Spacebar-drag |
| Cut a straight line with the Knife tool | Alt-drag | Option-drag |
| Cut at 45° or 90° with the Knife tool | Shift + Alt-drag | Shift + Option-drag |
| Use shape mode buttons in the Pathfinder panel to create compound paths | Alt + Shape mode | Option + Shape mode |
| Erase unwanted closed regions created using the Shape Builder tool | Alt + click the closed region | Option + click the closed region |
| Select the Shape Builder tool | Shift + M | Shift + M |
| Display rectangular marquee to easily merge multiple paths (when using the Shape Builder tool) | Shift + click + drag | Shift + click + drag |
| Increase the intensity of symbols (when using the Symbolism tool) | Shift + } | Shift + } |
| Decrease the intensity of symbols (when using Symbolism tool) | Shift + { | Shift + { |
| Blend objects | Alt + Ctrl + B | Option + Command + B |
| Finish adding objects to the blend | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + B | Option + Shift + Command + B |
| Distort objects using a warp-shaped envelope | Alt + Ctrl + Shift + W | Option + Command + Shift + W |
| Distort objects using a mesh as the shape of the envelope | Alt + Ctrl + M | Option + Command + M |
| Distort objects using another object as the shape of the envelope | Alt + Ctrl + C | Option + Command + C |
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
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| Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample fill and/or stroke | Alt-click + Live Paint Bucket tool | Option-click + Live Paint Bucket tool |
| Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample colour from an image or intermediate colour from a gradient | Alt + Shift-click + Live Paint Bucket tool | Option + Shift-click + Live Paint Bucket tool |
| Select opposite Live Paint Bucket tool options (if Paint Fills and Paint Strokes are currently selected, switch to Paint Fills only) | Shift + Live Paint Bucket tool | Shift + Live Paint Bucket tool |
| Fill across unstroked edges into adjacent faces | Double-click + Live Paint Bucket tool | Double-click + Live Paint Bucket tool |
| Fill all faces that have the same fill and stroke all edges that have the same stroke | Triple-click + Live Paint Bucket tool | Triple-click + Live Paint Bucket tool |
| Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample fill and/or stroke | Alt-click + Live Paint Selection tool | Option-click + Live Paint Selection tool |
| Switch to the Eyedropper tool and sample colour from an image or intermediate colour from a gradient | Alt + Shift-click + Live Paint Selection tool | Option + Shift-click + Live Paint Selection tool |
| Add to/subtract from a selection | Shift-click + Live Paint Selection tool | Shift-click + Live Paint Selection tool |
| Select all connected faces /edges with the same fill/stroke | Double-click + Live Paint Selection tool | Double-click + Live Paint Selection tool |
| Select all faces/edges with the same fill/stroke | Triple-click + Live Paint Selection tool | Triple-click + Live Paint Selection tool |
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|
| Set origin point and open dialogue box when using Rotate tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool | Alt-click | Option-click |
| Duplicate and transform selection when using the Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool | Alt-drag | Option-drag |
| Transform pattern (independent of the object) when using the Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool | Tilde (~)-drag | Tilde (~)-drag |
| Reapply a transformation to an object | Ctrl + D | Command + D |
| Apply last pathfinder effect to the selected object | Ctrl + 4 | Command + 4 |
| Move an object | Shift + Ctrl + M | Shift + Command + M |
| Open the Transform Each dialogue box | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + D | Option + Shift + Command + D |
| Make a clipping mask | Ctrl + 7 | Command + 7 |
| Release a clipping mask | Alt + Ctrl + 7 | Option + Command + 7 |
| Toggle between fill and stroke | X | X |
| Set fill and stroke to default | D | D |
| Swap fill and stroke | Shift + X | Shift + X |
| Select gradient fill mode | > | > |
| Hide gradient annotator (when using the Gradient tool) | Alt + Ctrl + G | Option + Command + G |
| Select colour fill mode | < | < |
| Select no stroke/fill mode | / (forward slash) | / (forward slash) |
| Sample colour from an image or intermediate colour from gradient | Shift + Eyedropper tool | Shift + Eyedropper tool |
| Sample style and append appearance of the currently selected item | Alt + Shift-click + Eyedropper tool | Option + Shift-click + Eyedropper tool |
| Add new fill | Ctrl + / (forward slash) | Command + / (forward slash) |
| Add new stroke | Ctrl + Alt + / (forward slash) | Command + Option + / (forward slash) |
| Reset gradient to black and white | Ctrl-click the gradient button in the Tools panel or Gradient panel | Command-click gradient button in Tools panel or Gradient panel |
| Make Live Paint (when using the Paint Bucket tool) | Alt + Ctrl + X | Option + Command + X |
| Decrease Bristle brush size | [ | [ |
| Increase Bristle brush size | ] | ] |
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|
| Select multiple width points | Shift+click | Shift+click |
| Create non-uniform widths | Alt+drag | Option+drag |
| Create a copy of the width point | Alt+drag the width point | Options+drag the width point |
| Change the position of multiple width points | Shift+drag | Shift+drag |
| Delete selected width point | Delete | Delete |
| Deselect a width point | Esc | Esc |
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|
| Move one character right or left | Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
| Move up or down one line | Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
| Move one word right or left | Ctrl + Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Command + Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
| Move up or down one paragraph | Ctrl + Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Command + Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
| Select one word right or left | Shift + Ctrl + Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Shift + Command + Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
| Select one paragraph before or after | Shift + Ctrl + Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Shift + Command + Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
| Extend existing selection | Shift-click | Shift-click |
| Align paragraph left, right, or centre | Ctrl + Shift + L, R, or C | Command + Shift + L, R, or C |
| Justify text left | Ctrl + Shift + J | Command + Shift + J |
| Justify all lines | Shift + Ctrl + F | Shift + Command + F |
| Toggle line composer | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + C | Option + Shift + Command + |
| Insert soft return | Shift + Enter | Shift + Return |
| Highlight kerning | Ctrl + Alt + K | Command + Option + K |
| Reset the horizontal scale to 100% | Ctrl + Shift + X | Command + Shift + X |
| Increase or decrease font size | Ctrl + Shift + . or , | Command + Shift + . or , |
| Increase or decrease the font size in steps | Alt + Ctrl + Shift + . or , | Option + Command +Shift + . or , |
| Increase or decrease leading | Alt + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text) | Option + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text) |
| Select tracking value | Alt + Ctrl + K | Option + Command + K |
| Reset tracking/kerning to 0 | Ctrl + Alt + Q | Command + Option + Q |
| Increase or decrease kerning and tracking | Alt + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text) | Option + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text) |
| Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times | Ctrl + Alt + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text) | Command + Option + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text) |
| Increase or decrease baseline shift | Alt + Shift + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text) | Option + Shift + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text) |
| Switch between Type and Vertical Type, Area Type and Vertical Area Type, and Path Type and Vertical Path Type tools | Shift | Shift |
| Switch between Area Type and Path Type, Vertical Area Type and Vertical Path Type tools | Alt | Option |
| Create outlines | Shift + Ctrl + O | Shift + Command + O |
| Open the Character panel | Ctrl + T | Command + T |
| Open the Paragraph panel | Alt + Ctrl + T | Option + Command + T |
| Open the Tabs panel | Shift + Ctrl + T | Shift + Command + T |
| Open the OpenType panel | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + T | Option + Shift + Command + T |
| Insert bullets | Alt + 8 | Option + 8 |
| Insert copyright symbol | Alt + G | Option + G |
| Insert ellipsis | Alt + ; | Option + ; |
| Insert paragraph symbol | Alt + 7 | Option + 7 |
| Insert section symbol | Alt + 6 | Option + 6 |
| Insert trademark symbol | Alt + 2 | Option + 2 |
| Insert registered trademark symbol | Alt + R | Option + R |
| Superscript | Shift + Ctrl + = | Shift + Command + = |
| Subscript | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + = | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + = |
| Insert em dash | Alt + Shift + – | Option + Shift + – |
| Insert en dash | Alt + – | Option + – |
| Insert discretionary hyphen | Shift + Ctrl + – | Shift + Command + – |
| Toggle auto-hyphenation | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + H | Option + Shift + Command + H |
| Insert double left quotation marks | Alt + [ | Option + [ |
| Insert double right quotation marks | Alt + Shift + [ | Option + Shift + [ |
| Insert single left quotation marks | Alt + ] | Option + ] |
| Insert single right quotation marks | Alt + Shift + ] | Option + Shift + ] |
| Insert em space | Shift + Ctrl + M | Shift + Command + M |
| Insert en space | Shift + Ctrl + N | Shift + Command + N |
| Insert thin space | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + M | Option + Shift + Command + M |
| Show hidden characters | Alt + Ctrl + I | Option + Command + I |
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|
| Set options (except for Actions, Brushes, Swatches, and Symbols panels) | Alt-click New button | Option-click New button |
| Switch units of measurement | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + U | Option + Shift + Command + U |
| Delete without confirmation (except for the Layers panel) | Alt-click Delete button | Option-click Delete button |
| Apply value and keep the text box active | Shift + Enter | Shift + Return |
| Select a range of actions, brushes, layers, links, styles, or swatches | Shift-click | Shift-click |
| Select noncontiguous actions, brushes, layers (same level only), links, styles, or swatches | Ctrl-click | Command-click |
| Show/Hide all panels | Tab | Tab |
| Show/Hide all panels except the Tools panel and Control panel | Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab |
| Increase/ decrease values in logical fractions of the measurement unit | Ctrl + Up or Down Arrow | Command + Up or Down Arrow |
| Increase/ decrease measurement unit by 10x | Shift + Up or Down Arrow | Shift + Up or Down Arrow |
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|
| Expand/Collapse the entire hierarchy for the action set | Alt-click expansion triangle | Option-click expansion triangle |
| Set options for action set | Double-click folder icon | Double-click folder icon |
| Play a single command | Ctrl-click the Play Current Selection button | Command-click the Play Current Selection button |
| Begin recording actions without confirmation | Alt-click the New Action button | Option-click New Action button |
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|
| Open Brush Options dialogue box | Double-click brush | Double-click brush |
| Duplicate brush | Drag brush to the New Brush button | Drag brush to the New Brush button |
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|
| Open the Character panel | Ctrl + T | Command + T |
| Open the Paragraph panel | Alt + Ctrl + T | Option + Command + T |
| Increase/decrease the selected value by a small increment | Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
| Increase/decreases the selected value by a large increment | Shift + Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Shift + Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
| Increase/decrease the selected value by a fraction | Ctrl + Up or Down Arrow | Command + Up or Down Arrow |
| Highlight the font name field in the Character panel | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F | Command + Option + Shift + F |
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|
| Select the complement for the current colour fill/stroke | Ctrl-click colour bar | Command-click colour bar |
| Change the nonactive fill/stroke | Alt-click colour bar | Option-click colour bar |
| Select the complement for the nonactive fill/stroke | Ctrl + Alt-click color bar | Command + Option-click color bar |
| Select the inverse for the current fill/stroke | Ctrl + Shift-click color bar | Command + Shift-click color bar |
| Select the inverse for the nonactive fill/stroke | Ctrl + Shift + Alt-click color bar | Command + Shift + Option-click color bar |
| Open Color Guide | Shift + F3 | Shift + F3 |
| Change the colour mode | Shift-click colour bar | Shift-click colour bar |
| Move colour sliders in tandem | Shift-drag colour slider | Shift-drag colour slider |
| Switch between percentage and 0-255 values for RGB | Double-click to the right of a numerical field | Double-click to the right of a numerical field |
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|
| Duplicate colour stops | Alt-drag | Option-drag |
| Swap colour stops | Alt-drag colour-stop onto another stop | Option-drag colour-stop onto another colour stop |
| Apply swatch colour to active (or selected) colour stop | Alt-click swatch in the Swatches panel | Option-click swatch in the Swatches panel |
| Reset the gradient fill to the default black and white linear gradient | Ctrl-click the Gradient Fill box in the Gradient panel | Command-click the Gradient Fill box in the Gradient panel |
| Show/Hide gradient arrow | Ctrl + Alt + G | Command + Option + G |
| Modify angle and end-point together | Alt-drag endpoint of gradient annotator | Option-drag endpoint of gradient annotator |
| Constrain Gradient tool or Gradient annotator while dragging | Shift-drag | Shift-drag |
| View Gradient annotator in selected gradient filled object | G | G |
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|
| Add a layer | Ctrl + L | Command + L |
| Add a layer while opening the New Layer dialogue box | Alt + Ctrl + L | Option + Command + L |
| Select all objects on the layer | Alt-click layer name | Option-click layer name |
| Show/hide all layers but the selected one | Alt-click eye icon | Option-click eye icon |
| Select the Outline/Preview view for the selected layer | Ctrl-click eye icon | Command-click eye icon |
| Selects Outline/Preview view for all other layers | Ctrl + Alt-click eye icon | Command + Option-click eye icon |
| Lock/unlock all other layers | Alt-click lock icon | Option-click lock icon |
| Expand all sublayers to display the entire hierarchy | Alt-click expansion triangle | Option-click expansion triangle |
| Set options as you create a new layer | Alt-click the New Layer button | Option-click New Layer button |
| Set options as you create a new sublayer | Alt-click the New Sublayer button | Option-click New Sublayer button |
| Place a new sublayer at the bottom of the layer list | Ctrl + Alt-click New Sublayer button | Command + Option-click New Sublayer button |
| Place layer at top of the layer list | Ctrl-click the New Layer button | Command-click the New Layer button |
| Place layer below the selected layer | Ctrl + Alt-click New Layer button | Command + Option-click New Layer button |
| Copy the selection to a layer, sublayer, or group | Alt-drag selection | Option-drag selection |
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|
| Create a new spot colour | Ctrl-click the New Swatch button | Command-click the New Swatch button |
| Create a new global process colour | Ctrl + Shift-click New Swatch button | Command + Shift-click New Swatch button |
| Replace the swatch with another | Alt-drag a swatch over another | Option-drag a swatch over another |
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|
| Apply a value and keep focus on the edit field | Shift + Enter | Shift + Return |
| Apply a value and copy the object | Alt + Enter | Option + Return |
| Apply a value and scale option proportionately for width or height | Ctrl + Enter | Command + Return |
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
|---|
| Apply the last effect to the selected object | Shift + Ctrl + E | Shift + Command + E |
| Apply the last effect to the selected object by adjusting the values in the effects dialogue box | Alt + Shift + Ctrl +E | Option + Shift + Command + E |
| Change mask to grayscale image for editing | Alt-click on the mask thumbnail | Option-click on the mask thumbnail |
| Disable opacity mask | Shift-click on the mask thumbnail | Shift-click on the mask thumbnail |
| Re-enable opacity mask | Shift-click on the disabled mask thumbnail | Shift-click on the disabled mask thumbnail |
| Increase/decrease opacity in 1% increments | Click opacity field + Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Click opacity field + Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
| Increase/decrease opacity in 10% increments | Shift-click opacity field + Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Shift-click opacity field + Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
| Shortcuts | Windows | macOS |
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| Invoke Help | F1 | F1 |
| Cut | F2 | F2 |
| Copy | F3 | F3 |
| Paste | F4 | F4 |
| Show/hide Brushes panel | F5 | F5 |
| Show/hide Color panel | F6 | F6 |
| Show/hide Layers panel | F7 | F7 |
| Create a new symbol | F8 | F8 |
| Show/hide Info panel | Ctrl + F8 | Command + F8 |
| Show/hide Gradient panel | Ctrl + F9 | Command + F9 |
| Show/hide Stroke panel | Ctrl + F10 | Command + F10 |
| Show/hide Attributes panel | Ctrl + F11 | Command + F11 |
| Revert | F12 | F12 |
| Show/hide Graphic Styles panel | Shift + F5 | Shift + F5 |
| Show/hide Appearance panel | Shift + F6 | Shift + F6 |
| Show/hide Align panel | Shift + F7 | Shift + F7 |
| Show/hide Transform panel | Shift + F8 | Shift + F8 |
| Show/hide Pathfinder panel | Shift + Ctrl + F9 | Shift + Command + F9 |
| Show/hide Transparency panel | Shift + Ctrl + F10 | Shift + Command + F10 |
| Show/hide Symbols panel | Shift + Ctrl + F11 | Shift + Command + F11 |
