Illustrator Cheat Sheet
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Cheat Sheet
Illustrator CC Tools Panel Overview
Selection Tool (V)
Magic Wand Tool (Y)
Pen Tool (P)
Line Segment Tool (\)
Paintbrush Tool (B)
Blob Brush Tool (Shift + B)
Rotate Tool (R)
Width Tool (Shift + W)
Shape Builder Tool (Shift + M)
Mesh Tool (U)
Eyedropper Tool (I)
Symbol Sprayer Tool (Shift + S)
Artboard Tool (Shift + O)
Hand Tool (H)
Fill Color
Default Fill and Stroke (D)
Direct Selection Tool (A)
Lasso Tool (Q)
Type Tool (T)
Rectangle Tool (M)
Pencil Tool (N)
Eraser Tool (Shift + E)
Scale Tool (S)
Free Transform Tool (E)
Perspective Grid Tool (Shift + P)
Gradient Tool (G)
Blend Tool (W)
Column Graph Tool (J)
Slice Tool (Shift + K)
Zoom Tool (Z)
Toggle Fill/Stroke (X)
Stroke Color
Fill Options
Drawing Modes
Change Screen Mode (F)
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Common Illustrator CC Keyboard Shortcuts
FUNCTION MAC
OS WINDOWS
Create a New Document
Command + N
Ctrl + N
Open a Document
Command + O
Ctrl + O
Save a Document
Command + S
Ctrl + S
Revert a Document to Original State
F12
F12
Toggle Screen Modes
Default Fill/Stroke Colors
Toggle Fill/Stroke
Type Shortcuts
FUNCTION MAC OS WINDOWS
Move one Character (Right or Left)
Arrow Key(s)
Arrow Key(s)
Move one Word (Right or Left)
Command + Arrow Key(s)
Ctrl + Arrow Key(s)
Align Paragraph(s) Left
Command + Shift + L
Ctrl + Shift + L
Align Paragraph(s) Center
Command + Shift + C
Ctrl + Shift + C
Align Paragraph(s) Right
Command + Shift + R
Ctrl + Shift + R
Justify Paragraph(s)
Command + Shift + J
Ctrl + Shift + J
Insert Soft Return
Shift + Enter
Shift + Enter
Increase Type Size
Command + Shift + >
Ctrl + Shift + >
Decrease Type Size
Command + Shift + <
Ctrl + Shift + <
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Document Shortcuts
FUNCTION MAC OS WINDOWS
View Artwork at 100% Magnification
Command + 1
Ctrl + 1
Fit Artwork on Screen
Command + 0
Ctrl + 0
Temporarily Switch to
Hand Tool while Drawing
Spacebar
Spacebar
Zoom In on Document
Command + (+)
Ctrl + (+)
Zoom Out on Document
Command + (-)
Ctrl + (-)
Lock selected Artwork
Command + 2
Ctrl + 2
Lock all Artwork
Command + Shift + Option + 2
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 2
Unlock all Artwork
Command + Option + 2
Ctrl + Alt + 2
Duplicate an Object
Option + Drag
Alt + Drag
Change pointer to Crosshair
when Selecting
Caps Lock
Caps Lock
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