Illustrator Shortcuts

Learn useful keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Illustrator

New Document

File

Create new document

Windows:
Ctrl+
N
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Open

File

Open existing file

Windows:
Ctrl+
O
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Save

File

Save file

Windows:
Ctrl+
S
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Save As

File

Save file with different name

Windows:
Ctrl+
Shift+
S
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Undo

Edit

Undo last action

Windows:
Ctrl+
Z
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Redo

Edit

Redo undone action

Windows:
Ctrl+
Shift+
Z
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Copy

Edit

Copy selected object

Windows:
Ctrl+
C
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Paste

Edit

Paste copied object

Windows:
Ctrl+
V
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Cut

Edit

Cut selected object

Windows:
Ctrl+
X
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Select All

Edit

Select all objects

Windows:
Ctrl+
A
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Deselect

Edit

Deselect selection

Windows:
Ctrl+
Shift+
A
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Free Transform

Edit

Start free transform tool

Windows:
Ctrl+
T
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Zoom In

View

Zoom in artboard

Windows:
Ctrl+
+
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Zoom Out

View

Zoom out artboard

Windows:
Ctrl+
-
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Fit to Screen

View

Fit artboard to screen size

Windows:
Ctrl+
0
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Actual Size

View

Show artboard at actual size

Windows:
Ctrl+
1
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Selection Tool

Tools

Select selection tool

Windows:
V
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Direct Selection Tool

Tools

Select direct selection tool

Windows:
A
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Pen Tool

Tools

Select pen tool

Windows:
P
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Type Tool

Tools

Select type tool

Windows:
T
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Line Tool

Tools

Select line tool

Windows:
\
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Rectangle Tool

Tools

Select rectangle tool

Windows:
M
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Ellipse Tool

Tools

Select ellipse tool

Windows:
L
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Polygon Tool

Tools

Select polygon tool

Windows:
M
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Star Tool

Tools

Select star tool

Windows:
M
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Paintbrush Tool

Tools

Select paintbrush tool

Windows:
B
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Pencil Tool

Tools

Select pencil tool

Windows:
N
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Eraser Tool

Tools

Select eraser tool

Windows:
Shift+
E
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Scissors Tool

Tools

Select scissors tool

Windows:
C
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Rotate Tool

Tools

Select rotate tool

Windows:
R
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Reflect Tool

Tools

Select reflect tool

Windows:
O
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Scale Tool

Tools

Select scale tool

Windows:
S
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Shear Tool

Tools

Select shear tool

Windows:
O
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Reshape Tool

Tools

Select reshape tool

Windows:
Shift+
R
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Gradient Tool

Tools

Select gradient tool

Windows:
G
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Mesh Tool

Tools

Select mesh tool

Windows:
U
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Eyedropper Tool

Tools

Select eyedropper tool

Windows:
I
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Hand Tool

Tools

Select hand tool

Windows:
H
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Zoom Tool

Tools

Select zoom tool

Windows:
Z
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