Adobe Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts
Below is a list of Adobe Illustrator keyboard shortcuts. With KillerKeys, you can always have the shortcuts you want for practically any application right in front of you. Learn more
| Modifier Key | Key | Description of shortcut |
| Shift | Down Arrow | Decreases the selected value by a large increment |
| Alt Ctrl Shift | F | Highlight the font name field in the character panel |
| Shift | Up Arrow | Increase the selected value by a large increment |
| [ | Decrease size of blob brush | |
| ] | Increase size of blob brush | |
| Shift | D | Switch through drawing modes |
| Ctrl | J | Join two or more paths. Must select paths first. |
| Alt Ctrl Shift | J | Create corner or smooth join. Must select paths first. |
| Ctrl | B | Paste in back |
| Ctrl | F | Paste in front |
| Ctrl | I | Check spelling |
| Ctrl Shift | K | Color settings |
| Ctrl | L | New Layer |
| Ctrl | Z | Undo |
| Ctrl Shift | Z | Redo |
| Shift | M | Select the shape builder tool |
| Ctrl Shift | E | Apply last effect |
| Alt Ctrl Shift | E | Last effect |
| Ctrl | F12 | Other Script |
| Alt Ctrl Shift | I | File info |
| Ctrl | N | New |
| Ctrl Shift | N | New from template |
| Ctrl | O | Open |
| Alt Ctrl | O | Browse in bridge |
| Alt Ctrl | P | Document setup |
| Ctrl | P | |
| Ctrl | Q | Exit |
| Ctrl | S | Save |
| Ctrl Shift | S | Save as |
| Alt Ctrl | S | Save a copy |
| Alt Ctrl Shift | S | Save for web and devices |
| Ctrl | W | Close |
| Ctrl | C | Copy |
| Ctrl Shift | F11 | Symbols |
| Alt Ctrl Shift | K | Keyboard Shortcuts |
| Ctrl | K | General Preferences |
| Alt Ctrl Shift | S | Save for Web & Devices |
| Ctrl | V | Paste |
| Alt Ctrl Shift | V | Paste on All Artboards |
| Ctrl | X | Cut |
| Ctrl | F10 | Show/hide stroke panel |
| Ctrl Shift | F10 | Show/hide transparency panel |
| Ctrl | F11 | Show/hide attributes panel |
| Ctrl Shift | F11 | Show/hide symbols panel |
| F12 | Revert | |
| F2 | Cut | |
| F3 | Copy | |
| F4 | Paste | |
| F5 | Show/hide brushes panel | |
| Shift | F5 | Show/hide graphic styles panel |
These shortcuts are just a sample of the shortcuts available for this application. KillerKeys includes the complete list of shortcuts and is updated automatically with each new release of software.
