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Table of Contents:1. Function Keys2. Selecting Tools3. Viewing Artwork4. Drawing5. Drawing in perspective6. Keys for selecting7. Moving Selection8. Editing Shapes9. Painting Objects

10. Live Paint Groups11. Transforming Objects12. Creating variable width points13. Working with Type14. Panel Shortcuts15. Additional Shortcuts

1. Function Keys

F1 Help

F2 / F3 / F4 Cut / Copy / Paste

F5 Show/hide Brushes panel

F6 Show/hide Color panel

F7 Show/hide Layers panel

F8 Create new symbol

Ctrl + F8 Show/hide Info panel

Ctrl + F9 Show/hide Gradient panel

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Ctrl + F10 Show/hide Stroke panel

Ctrl + F11 Show/hide Attributes panel

F12 Revert

Shift + F5 Show/hide Graphic Styles panel

Shift + F6 Show/hide Appearance panel

Shift + F7 Show/hide Align panel

Shift + F8 Show/hide Transform panel

Shift + Ctrl + F9 Show/hide Pathfinder panel

Shift + Ctrl + F10 Show/hide Transparency panel

Shift + Ctrl + F11 Show/hide Symbols panel

Ctrl + Shift + i Show/hide perspective grid

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2. Selecting Tools

Shift + o Artb o ard tool

v Selection tool

a Direct Selection tool

y Magic Wand tool

q Lasso tool

p P en tool

Shift + b B lob Brush tool

+ Add Anchor Point tool

= Delete Anchor Point tool

Shift + c C onvert Anchor Point tool

t T ype tool

\ Line Segment tool

m Rectangle tool

l E l lipse tool

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b Paint b rush tool

n Pe n cil tool

r R otate tool

o Reflect tool

s S cale tool

Shift + r Wa r p tool

Shift + w W idth tool

e Fr e e Transform tool

Shift + m Shape Builder tool

Shift + p P erspective Grid tool

Shift + v Perspecti v e Selection tool

Shift + s S ymbol Sprayer tool

j Column Graph tool

u Mesh tool

g G radient tool

i Eyedropper tool

w Blend tool

k Live Paint Buc k et tool

Shift + l Live Paint Se l ection tool

Shift + k Slice tool

Shift + e E raser tool

c S c issors tool

h H and tool

z Z oom tool

Alt Switch to Smooth tool while using Blob Brushtool

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3. Viewing Artwork

fToggle between screen modes: Normal ScreenMode, Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar, Full

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Screen Mode

Double-click Hand tool Fit imageable area in window

Double-click Zoom tool Magnify 100%

Space Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-editmode)

Ctrl + Space Switch to Zoom tool in magnify mode

Ctrl + Alt + Space Switch to Zoom tool in reduce mode

Space Move Zoom marquee while dragging with theZoom tool

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 3 Hide unselected artwork

Alt +drag guide Convert between horizontal and vertical guide

Ctrl + Shift +double-click guide

Release guide

Ctrl + Shift + h Show/ H ide artboards

Ctrl + Alt + r Show/Hide artboard r ulers

Ctrl + Alt + 0 (zero) View all artboards in window

Ctrl + Shift + v Paste in place on the active artboard

Esc Exit Artboard tool mode

Shift +drag Create artboard inside another artboard

Ctrl +click Select multiple artboards in the Artboardspanel

Ctrl + F6 Navigate to next document

Ctrl + Shift + F6 Navigate to previous document

Ctrl + Alt + F6 Navigate to next document group

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F6 Navigate to previous document group

Esc Exit Full Screen mode

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4. Drawing

Shift +drag

Constrain a shape’s proportions ororientation to: (1) equal height and width forrectangles, rounded rectangles, ellipses, andgrids, (2) Increments of 45° for line and arcsegments, or (3) Original orientation forpolygons, stars, and flares

Spacebar +drag Move a shape while drawing it

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Alt +drag Draw from the center of a shape (except forpolygons, stars, and flares)

Alt +drag Keep the sides of a star straight

Start dragging, thenUp Arrow / Down Arrow

Increase or decrease polygon sides, starpoints, arc angle, spiral winds, or flare rays

Start dragging, thenUp Arrow / Down Arrow Keep the inner radius of a star constant

Start dragging, thenRight Arrow / LeftArrow

Add or remove vertical lines from arectangular grid or radial lines from a polargrid

Start dragging, thenUp Arrow / Down Arrow

Add or remove horizontal lines from arectangular grid or concentric lines from apolar grid

Start dragging, then c Switch between an open and closed ar c

Start dragging, then f Flip an arc, keeping the re f erence pointconstant

Start dragging, thenAlt +drag

Add or subtract winds from a spiral whileincreasing the length of the spiral

Start dragging thenCtrl +drag Change the decay rate of a spiral

Start dragging, then fDecrease the skew value for horizontaldividers in a rectangular grid or radialdividers in a polar grid by 10%

Start dragging, then vIncrease the skew value for horizontaldividers in a rectangular grid or radialdividers in a polar grid by 10%

Start dragging, then xDecrease the skew value for vertical dividersin a rectangular grid or concentric dividers ina polar grid by 10%

Start dragging, then cIncrease the skew value for vertical dividersin a rectangular grid or concentric dividers ina polar grid by 10%

Alt +click Live Trace inthe Control panel, orhold down Alt andselect a tracing preset.

Create and expand a Live Trace object inone step

] / [ Increase size / decrease size of Blob Brush

Shift Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally orvertically

Shift + d Switch through d rawing modes

Select the paths, thenpress Ctrl + j Join two or more paths

Select the paths, thenpressShift + Ctrl + Alt + j

Create corner or smooth join

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5. Drawing in perspective

Shift + p P erspective Grid Tool

Shift + v Perspective Selection Tool

Ctrl + Shift + i Perspective Gr i d

Press 5 key, then clickand drag the object

Moving objects perpendicularly

Use the PerspectiveSelection tool and thenpress 1 ... 4

Switching perspective planes 1 for left grid,

2 for horizontal grid, 3 for right grid, or 4for no active grid

Ctrl + Alt +drag Copying objects in perspective

Ctrl + d Repeat transforming objects in perspective

Shift + d Switching between drawing modes

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6. Keys for selecting

CtrlSwitch to last-used selection tool (Selectiontool, Direct Selection tool, or Group Selectiontool)

Alt Switch between Direct Selection tool andGroup Selection tool

Shift +click

Add to a selection (or substract a selection)with Selection tool, Direct Selection tool,Group Selection tool, Live Paint Selection tool,or Magic Wand tool

Alt +click Subtract from selection with Magic Wand tool

Shift +drag Add to selection with Lasso tool

Alt +drag Subtract from selection with Lasso tool

Caps Lock Change pointer to cross hair for Lasso tool

Ctrl + Alt + a Select a rtwork in active artboard

Alt + c + o Create cr o p marks around selected object

Ctrl +click twice Select behind an object or select behind inisolation mode

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7. Moving Selection

Arrow Keys Move selection in user-defined increments

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Shift + Arrow Keys Move selection in 10x user-defined increments

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 2 Lock all deselected artwork

Hold down Shift Constrain movement to 45° angle (exceptwhen using Reflect tool)

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8. Editing Shapes

Alt

- Switch Pen tool to Convert Anchor Pointtool- Switch between Add Anchor Point tool andDelete Anchor Point tool- Switch Scissors tool to Add Anchor Pointtool- Switch Pencil tool to Smooth tool

Spacebar +drag Move current anchor point while drawing withPen tool

Alt +drag Cut a straight line with Knife tool

Shift + Alt -drag Cut at 45° or 90° with Knife tool

Alt +Shape mode Use shape mode buttons in Pathfinder panelto create compound paths

Alt +click the closedregion

Erase unwanted closed regions created usingShape Builder tool

Shift + m Select the Shape Builder tool

Shift +click+drag Display rectangular marquee to easily mergemultiple paths (when using Shape Builder tool)

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9. Painting Objects

x Toggle between fill and stroke

d Set fill and stroke to default

Shift + x Swap fill and stroke

> Select gradient fill mode

< Select color fill mode

/ Select no stroke/fill mode

Shift Eyedropper tool Sample color from an image or intermediatecolor from gradient

Alt + Shif +click +Eyedropper tool

Sample style and append appearance ofcurrently selected item

Ctrl + /

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Add new fill

Ctrl + Alt + / Add new stroke

Ctrl +click gradientbutton in Tools orGradient panel

Reset gradient to black and white

Alt + o + j Open Mosaic options for selected rasterobject

[ / ] Decrease Bristle brush size / Increase Bristlebrush size

1 , 2 ,... 0Set Bristle brush paint opacity value to 1 0%,

2 0% etc. 0 increases to 100%

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10. Live Paint Groups

Alt +click + Live PaintBucket tool

Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample filland/or stroke

Alt + Shift +click +Live Paint Bucket tool

Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample colorfrom an image

Shift + Live PaintBucket tool

Select opposite Live Paint Bucket tool options

Double-click + LivePaint Bucket tool Fill across unstroked edges into adjacent faces

Triple-click + Live PaintBucket tool

Fill all faces that have same fill and stroke alledges that have same stroke

Alt +click + Live PaintSelection tool

Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample filland/or stroke

Alt + Shift +click +Live Paint Selection tool

Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample colorfrom an image or intermediate color from agradient

Shift +click + LivePaint Selection tool

Add to/subtract from a selection

Double-click + LivePaint Selection tool

Select all connected faces /edges with samefill/stroke

Triple-click + Live PaintSelection tool Select all faces/edges with same fill/stroke

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11. Transforming Objects

Alt +clickSet origin point and open dialog box whenusing Rotate tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, orShear tool

Alt +dragDuplicate and transform selection when usingSelection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or SheartoolTransform pattern (independent of object)

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~ +drag when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflecttool, or Shear tool

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12. Creating variable width points

Shift +click Select multiple width points

Alt +drag Create non-uniform widths

Alt +drag the widthpoint

Create a copy of the width point

Shift +drag Change the position of multiple width points

Delete Delete selected width point

Esc Deselect a width point

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13. Working with Type

Right Arrow / Left Arrow Move one character right or left

Up Arrow / Down Arrow Move up or down one line

Ctrl + Right Arrow / Left Arrow Move one word right or left

Ctrl + Up Arrow / Down Arrow Move up or down one paragraph

Shift + Ctrl +

Right Arrow / Left ArrowSelect one word right or left

Shift + Ctrl +

Right Arrow / Left ArrowSelect one paragraph before or after

Shift +click Extend existing selection

Ctrl + Shift + l , r , cAlign paragraph l eft, r ight, or

c enter

Ctrl + Shift + j J ustify paragraph

Shift + Enter Insert soft return

Ctrl + Alt + k Highlight k erning

Ctrl + Shift + x Reset horizontal scale to 100%

Ctrl + Shift + > /

Ctrl + Shift + <Increase type size / decrease type size

Increase or decrease leading (for

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Alt + Up Arrow / Down Arrow horizontal text, vor vertical text useAlt + Right Arrow / Left Arrow )

Double-click leading icon in theCharacter panel Set leading to the type size

Ctrl + Alt + q Reset tracking/kerning to 0

Alt + Right Arrow / Left Arrow

Increase or decrease kerning andtracking (for horizontal text, vor verticaltext useAlt + Up Arrow / Down Arrow )

Ctrl + Alt +

Right Arrow / Left Arrow

Increase or decrease kerning andtracking by five times(for horizontaltext, vor vertical text useCtrl + Alt + Up Arrow / Down Arrow )

Alt + Shift +

Up Arrow / Down Arrow

Increase or decrease baseline shift (forhorizontal text, vor vertical text useAlt + Shift + Right Arrow / Left Arrow )

Shift

Switch between Type and VerticalType, Area Type and Vertical AreaType, and Path Type and Vertical PathType tools

AltSwitch between Area Type and PathType, Vertical Area Type and VerticalPath Type tools

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14. Panel Shortcuts

Alt +click New button Set options (except for Actions, Brushes,Swatches, and Symbols panels)

Alt +click Deletebutton

Delete without confirmation (except for Layerspanel)

Shift + Enter Apply value and keep text box active

Shift +click Select range of actions, brushes, layers, links,styles, or swatches

Ctrl +click Select noncontiguous actions, brushes, layers(same level only), links, styles, or swatches

Tab Show/Hide all panels

Shift + Tab Show/Hide all panels except the Tools paneland Control panel

Actions panel

Alt +click expansiontriangle

Expand/Collapse entire hierarchy for actionset

Double-click foldericon Set options for action set

Ctrl +click PlayCurrent Selectionbutton

Play a single command

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Alt +click New Actionbutton

Begin recording actions without confirmation

Brushes Panel

Double-click brush Open Brush Options dialog box

Drag brush to NewBrush button Duplicate brush

Character and Paragraph panels

Up Arrow / Down Arrow Increase/decrease the selectedvalue by a small increment

Shift + Up Arrow / Down Arrow Increase/decreases the selectedvalue by a large increment

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + f Highlight the font name field in theCharacter panel

Color Panel

Ctrl +click color bar Select the complement for the current colorfill/stroke

Alt +click color bar Change the nonactive fill/stroke

Ctrl + Alt +click colorbar

Select the complement for the nonactivefill/stroke

Ctrl + Shift +click colorbar

Select the inverse for the current fill/stroke

Ctrl + Shift + Alt +clickcolor bar

Select the inverse for the nonactive fill/stroke

Shift +click color bar Change the color mode

Shift +drag color slider Move color sliders in tandem

Double-click to right ofa numerical field

Switch between percentage and 0-255values for RGB

Layers Panel

Alt-click layer name Select all objects on the layer

Alt-click eye icon Show/hide all layers but the selected one

Ctrl-click eye icon Select Outline/Preview view for the selectedlayer

Ctrl + Alt-click eyeicon

Selects Outline/Preview view for all otherlayers

Alt +click lock icon Lock/unlock all other layers

Alt +click expansiontriangle

Expand all sublayers to display entirehierarchy

Alt +click New Layer Set options as you create new layer

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button

Alt +click NewSublayer button

Set options as you create new sublayer

Ctrl + Alt +click NewSublayer button

Place new sublayer at bottom of layer list

Ctrl +click New Layerbutton

Place layer at top of layer list

Ctrl + Alt +click NewLayer button

Place layer below selected layer

Alt +drag selection Copy the selection to a layer, sublayer, orgroup

Swatches Panel

Alt +click layer name Select all objects on the layer

Alt +click eye icon Show/hide all layers but the selected one

Ctrl +click eye icon Select Outline/Preview view for the selectedlayer

Ctrl + Alt +click eyeicon

Selects Outline/Preview view for all otherlayers

Alt +click lock icon Lock/unlock all other layers

Alt +click expansiontriangle

Expand all sublayers to display entirehierarchy

Alt +click New Layerbutton

Set options as you create new layer

Alt +click NewSublayer button

Set options as you create new sublayer

Ctrl + Alt +click NewSublayer button

Place new sublayer at bottom of layer list

Ctrl +click New Layerbutton

Place layer at top of layer list

Ctrl + Alt +click NewLayer button

Place layer below selected layer

Alt +drag selection Copy the selection to a layer, sublayer, orgroup

Swatches Panel

Ctrl +click NewSwatch button

Create new spot color

Ctrl + Shift +click NewSwatch button

Create new global process color

Alt +drag a swatchover another

Replace swatch with another

Transform Panel

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Shift + Enter Apply a value and keep focus in edit field

Alt + Enter Apply a value and copy object

Ctrl + Enter Apply a value and scale optionproportionately for width or height

Transparency Panel

Alt +click on maskthumbnail

Change mask to grayscale image forediting

Shift +click on maskthumbnail

Disable opacity mask

Shift +click on disabledmask thumbnail

Re-enable opacity mask

Click opacity field +Up Arrow / Down Arrow Increase/decrease opacity in 1% increments

Shift +click opacity field+Up Arrow / Down Arrow

Increase/decrease opacity in 10%increments

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Selecting and Moving

Ctrl To access Selection or Direction Selection tool(whichever was used last) at any time

Ctrl + Alt + Tab To switch between Selection and DirectSelection tools

Alt +click tool To cycle through tools behind column tool

Alt To make copy while dragging

Shift To add to a selection

Arrow Keys Move Selection

Shift + Arrow Keys Move Selection 10 pts

Ctrl + 2 Lock selected artwork

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 2 Lock all deselected artwork

Ctrl + Alt + 2 Unlock all artwork

Ctrl + 3 Hide selected artwork

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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 3 Hide all deselected artwork

Ctrl + Alt + 3 Show all artwork

Path Editing

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + j Join and Average at same time

Alt Convert Anchor Point tool from Pen tool

Alt Switch between Add Anchor Point and DeleteAnchor Point tools

Alt Add Anchor Point tool from Scissors tool

Space Move anchor point while drawing with Pentool

When finisheddrawing, hold Alt andrelease mouse

Create closed path with Pencil or Paintbrushtool

Ctrl +drag Connect to an open (& selected) path withPencil

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