Illustrator Windows Shortcuts

Illustrator Windows keyboard shortcuts
Action	Windows Shortcut
Tools
Selection tool	`V`
Direct Selection tool	`A`
Pen tool	`P`
Add Anchor Point	`+`
Delete Anchor Point	`-`
Type tool	`T`
Line Segment tool	`\`
Rectangle tool	`M`
Ellipse tool	`L`
Paintbrush tool	`B`
Pencil tool	`N`
Rotate tool	`R`
Scale tool	`S`
Reflect tool	`O`
Shear tool	`W`
Width tool	`ShiftW`
Eyedropper tool	`I`
Blend tool	`W`
Gradient tool	`G`
Hand tool	`H`
Zoom tool	`Z`
Select Artboard tool	`ShiftO`
Select Magic Wand tool	`Y`
Select Lasso tool	`Q`
Select Blob Brush tool	`ShiftB`
Select Anchor Point tool	`ShiftC`
Select Touch Type tool	`ShiftT`
Select Shaper tool	`ShiftN`
Select Warp tool	`ShiftR`
Select Free Transform tool	`E`
Select Perspective Grid tool	`ShiftP`
Select Perspective Selection tool	`ShiftV`
Select Symbol Sprayer tool	`ShiftS`
Select Column Graph tool	`J`
Select Mesh tool	`U`
Select Live Paint Bucket tool	`K`
Select Live Paint Selection tool	`ShiftL`
Select Slice tool	`ShiftK`
Select Eraser tool	`ShiftE`
Select Scissors tool	`C`
Edit
Undo	`CtrlZ`
Redo	`CtrlShiftZ`
Cut	`CtrlX`
Copy	`CtrlC`
Paste	`CtrlV`
Paste in Front	`CtrlF`
Paste in Back	`CtrlB`
Paste in Place	`CtrlShiftV`
Select All	`CtrlA`
Deselect All	`CtrlShiftA`
Find / Replace	`CtrlF`
Check spelling	`CtrlI`
Open Color Settings	`CtrlShiftK`
Open Keyboard Shortcuts settings	`CtrlAltShiftK`
Open Preferences	`CtrlK`
Object
Group	`CtrlG`
Ungroup	`CtrlShiftG`
Bring to Front	`CtrlShift]`
Bring Forward	`Ctrl]`
Send Backward	`Ctrl[`
Send to Back	`CtrlShift[`
Lock	`Ctrl2`
Unlock All	`CtrlAlt2`
Hide	`Ctrl3`
Show All	`CtrlAlt3`
Transform Again	`CtrlD`
Make Clipping Mask	`Ctrl7`
Release Clipping Mask	`CtrlAlt7`
Toggle Lasso precision cursor	`CapsLock`
Select artwork on active artboard	`CtrlAltA`
Reselect previous selection	`Ctrl6`
Lock all unselected artwork	`CtrlAltShift2`
Make compound path	`Ctrl8`
Release compound path	`CtrlAltShift8`
Blend objects	`CtrlAltB`
Make warp envelope distortion	`CtrlAltShiftW`
Make mesh envelope distortion	`CtrlAltM`
Make envelope from top object	`CtrlAltC`
Repeat last Pathfinder effect	`Ctrl4`
Open Transform Each	`CtrlAltShiftD`
Toggle fill and stroke target	`X`
Reset fill and stroke to defaults	`D`
Swap fill and stroke colors	`ShiftX`
Create Live Paint with Paint Bucket active	`CtrlAltX`
Add layer	`CtrlL`
Add layer using New Layer dialog	`CtrlAltL`
Apply Transform value and copy object	`AltEnter`
Apply proportional width or height value	`CtrlEnter`
Apply last effect to selected object	`CtrlShiftE`
Apply last effect with settings dialog	`CtrlAltShiftE`
View
Zoom In	`Ctrl=`
Zoom Out	`Ctrl-`
Fit to window	`Ctrl0`
Actual size (100%)	`Ctrl1`
Show / Hide Rulers	`CtrlR`
Show / Hide Grid	`Ctrl'`
Snap to Grid	`CtrlShift'`
Show / Hide Guides	`Ctrl;`
Lock Guides	`CtrlAlt;`
Outline / Preview mode	`CtrlY`
Cycle screen modes	`F`
Temporarily select Zoom In	`CtrlSpace`
Temporarily select Zoom Out	`CtrlAltSpace`
Hide bounding box	`CtrlShiftB`
Hide unselected artwork	`CtrlAltShift3`
Toggle artboards	`CtrlShiftH`
Show transparency grid	`CtrlShiftD`
Fit all artboards in window	`CtrlAlt0`
Toggle GPU and CPU Preview	`CtrlE`
Show Overprint Preview	`CtrlAltShiftY`
Show Pixel Preview	`CtrlAltY`
Make guides	`Ctrl5`
Toggle Smart Guides	`CtrlU`
Cycle measurement units	`CtrlAltShiftU`
Toggle all panels	`Tab`
Toggle panels except Tools and Control	`ShiftTab`
Type
Increase font size	`CtrlShift>`
Decrease font size	`CtrlShift<`
Increase tracking	`AltRight`
Decrease tracking	`AltLeft`
Align left	`CtrlShiftL`
Align center	`CtrlShiftC`
Align right	`CtrlShiftR`
Justify	`CtrlShiftJ`
Move caret one word right	`Ctrl→`
Select one word right	`CtrlShift→`
Select to previous paragraph	`CtrlShift↑`
Justify all paragraph lines	`CtrlShiftF`
Reset horizontal text scale to 100%	`CtrlShiftX`
Increase font size by larger steps	`CtrlAltShift.`
Decrease leading in horizontal text	`Alt↑`
Reset tracking and kerning to zero	`CtrlAltQ`
Increase kerning or tracking fivefold	`CtrlAlt→`
Create text outlines	`CtrlShiftO`
Open Character panel	`CtrlT`
Open Paragraph panel	`CtrlAltT`
Open Tabs panel	`CtrlShiftT`
Open OpenType panel	`CtrlAltShiftT`
Toggle automatic hyphenation	`CtrlAltShiftH`
Insert thin space	`CtrlAltShiftM`
Show hidden characters	`CtrlAltI`
Focus font name in Character panel	`CtrlAltShiftF`
Toggle line composer	`CtrlAltShiftC`
File
New	`CtrlN`
Open	`CtrlO`
Save	`CtrlS`
Save As	`CtrlShiftS`
Export As	`CtrlAltShiftS`
Place	`CtrlShiftP`
Print	`CtrlP`
Close	`CtrlW`
Create document without dialog	`CtrlAltN`
Open File Information	`CtrlAltShiftI`
Open Document Setup	`CtrlAltP`
Browse in Adobe Bridge	`CtrlAltO`
Save a copy of the document	`CtrlAltS`
Open Export for Screens	`CtrlAltE`
Package document	`CtrlAltShiftP`
Quit Illustrator	`CtrlQ`