Useful Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts

By utilizing keyboard shortcuts in Adobe Illustrator, you can significantly improve your workflow and efficiency.

Here are some of the shortcuts I frequently use.

For Windows users, note that Option = Alt and Command = Control.

In the default settings, the shortcut keys assigned to Windows and Mac may differ.

Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts

Basic

Action	Shortcuts
Preferences	Command + K

Zoom

Action	Shortcuts
100% Zoom	Command + 1
Fit in Window	Command + 0
Zoom In	Command + Space + Drag
Zoom Out	Option + Command + Space + Click
Zoom In	Shift + Command + “+”
Zoom Out	Command + “-“

Select Tools

Action	Shortcuts
Rectangle tool	M
Reflect tool	O
Scale tool	S
Free Transform tool	E

Objects

Action	Shortcuts
Send to Back	Shift + Command + [
Send Backward	Command + [
Send Forward	Command + ]
Send to Front	Shift + Command + ]
Paste in Place	Shift + Command + V
Lock (Path/Object etc)	Command + 2
Unlock All	Option + Command + 2
Hide	Command + 3
Show All	Option + Command + 3

Guides

Action	Shortcuts
Create Guides	Command + 5
Lock/Unlock Guides	Option + Command + :
Hide/Show Guides	Command + :

Layers

Action	Shortcuts
Create New Layer	Command + L
Create New Layer + Option Panel	Option + Click “New Layer button”