Illustrator - Essential Hotkeys

Undo Ctrl + Z
Redo Shift + Ctrl + Z
Cut Ctrl + X
Copy Ctrl + C
Paste Ctrl + V
Paste in front Ctrl + F
Paste at back Ctrl + B
Paste in place Shift + Ctrl + B
Paste on all artboards Alt + Shift + Ctrl + B
Check spelling Ctrl + I Command + I
Open the Color Settings dialog box Shift + Ctrl + K
Open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box Alt + Shift + Ctrl + K
Open the Preferences dialog box Ctrl + K



Tool Shortcuts



Artboard tool

Shift + O

Shift + O

Selection tool

V


Direct Selection tool

A


Magic Wand tool

Y

Lasso tool

Q


Pen tool

P


Curvature tool Shift + ~ Shift + ~
Blob Brush tool

Shift + B

Add Anchor Point tool

+ (plus)

+ (plus)

Delete Anchor Point tool

- (minus)

- (minus)

Switch to Anchor Point tool

Shift + C

Type tool

T

Hand tool

Spacebar

Zoom tool

Z

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