| Selecting and Moving |
| To access Selection or Direction Selection tool (whichever was used last) at any time |
Control |
| To switch between Selection and Direct Selection tools |
Ctrl-Alt-Tab |
| To switch between Direct Selection and Group Selection |
Alt-click tool |
| To make copy while dragging |
Alt |
| To add to a selection |
Shift |
| Move Selection |
Any arrow key |
| Lock selected artwork |
Ctrl-2 |
| Lock all deselected artwork |
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-2 |
| Unlock all artwork |
Ctrl-Alt-2 |
| Hide all deselected artwork |
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-3 |
| Show all artwork |
Ctrl-Alt-3 |
| Path Editing |
| Join and Average at same time |
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-J |
| Convert Anchor Point tool from Pen tool |
Alt |
| Switch between Add Anchor Point and Delete Anchor Point tools |
Alt |
| Add Anchor Point tool from Scissors tool |
Alt |
| Move anchor point while drawing with Pen tool |
Spacebar |
| Create closed path with Pencil or Paintbrush tool |
when finished drawing, hold Alt and release mouse |
| Connect to an open (& selected) path with Pencil |
Ctrl-drag |
| Painting and Transforming |
| Temporarily Switch from Live Paint Bucket to Eyedropper |
Alt |
| Samples intermediate color from gradient, picture, etc. with eyedropper |
Shift |
| Sets center point and shows dialog |
Alt-click with Tool |
| Duplicates and transforms selection |
Alt-drag |
| Transform pattern without transforming object |
~(tilde)-drag |
| Scale proportionally with Selection tool |
Shift-drag bounding box |
| Scale from center with Selection tool |
Alt-drag bounding box |
| Move mesh point along path with Mesh tool |
Shift-drag |
| Add mesh point with Mesh tool without changing color |
Shift-click |
| Remove mesh point with Mesh tool |
Alt-click |
| Shapes (while drawing) |
| Draw from center |
Alt |
| Draw from center with dialog |
Alt-click |
| Constrain proportion |
Shift |
| Constrain orientation of polygons, stars, spirals |
Shift |
| Move object while drawing |
Spacebar |
| Add/subtract sides, points, spiral segments |
Up or Down Arrow |
| Decrease inner radius |
Ctrl |
| Create continuous duplicates along mouse movement |
hold ~ while dragging |
| Viewing & Guides |
| Get Hand Tool (while NOT editing Type) |
Spacebar |
| Zoom In Tool |
Ctrl-Spacebar |
| Zoom Out Tool |
Ctrl-Alt-Spacebar |
| Zoom In to exact size |
Ctrl-Spacebar-drag |
| Hide/Show all tools and palettes |
Tab |
| Hide/Show all palettes except toolbox |
Shift-Tab |
| Switch between horizontal/vertical guide |
hold Alt while dragging out a new guide |
| Release Guide (turns it into a regular path) |
Shift-Ctrl-double-click |
| Type |
| Decrease/Increase type size |
Ctrl-Shift-< or > |
| Decrease/Increase leading |
Alt arrow up or down |
| Decrease/Increase kerning/tracking |
Alt arrow left or right |
| Kerning/tracking x 5 |
Ctrl-Alt arrow left or right |
| Decrease/Increase baseline shift |
Shift-Alt arrow down or up |
| Baseline shift x 5 |
Ctrl-Alt-Shift arrow down or up |
| Align type left, right, center |
Ctrl-Shift-L, R, C |
| Justify type |
Ctrl-Shift-J |
| Justify last line |
Ctrl-Shift-F |
| Reset horizontal/vertical scale to 100% |
Ctrl-Shift-X |
| Reset kerning or tracking to 0 |
Ctrl-Alt-Q |
| Palette Shortcuts/Function Keys |
| Show/Hide Brushes |
F5 |
| Show/Hide Color |
F6 |
| Show/Hide Layers |
F7 |
| Show/Hide Info |
F8 |
| Show/Hide Gradient |
Ctrl-F9 |
| Show/Hide Stroke |
Ctrl-F10 |
| Show/Hide Attributes |
Ctrl-F11 |
| Revert file |
F12 |
| Show/Hide Graphic Styles |
Shift-F5 |
| Show/Hide Appearance |
Shift-F6 |
| Show/Hide Align |
Shift-F7 |
| Show/Hide Transform |
Shift-F8 |
| Show/Hide Pathfinder |
Shift-Ctrl-F9 |
| Show/Hide Transparency |
Shift-Ctrl-F10 |
| Show/Hide Symbols |
Shift-Ctrl-F11 |
| Layers Palette Shortcuts |
| Toggle layer between Preview/Outline mode |
Ctrl-click on eye |
| Show layer while turningoff all others |
Alt-click on eye |
| Select all items on layer |
Alt-click layer name |
| Copy selected item to different layer |
Alt-drag selection square in Layers palette |
| To create the new layer at the top of list |
Ctrl-click |
| To create the new layer below selected layer |
Ctrl-Alt-click |
| Color Palette Shortcuts |
| Saturate/Desaturate current color |
Shift-drag color slider |
| Change Color Mode |
Shift-click color bar |
| Select compliment of current color |
Ctrl-click color bar |
| Swatches Palette Shortcuts |
| Replace a swatch with another |
Alt-drag new swatch over old |
| Misc. |
| (In any palette) Apply a value, but keep value highlighted in palette |
Shift-Return |
