Preview is the default app for viewing images and PDF files on your Mac. So, any time you double-click on, or otherwise launch, one of those files, it'll open in Preview. If, for some reason, another app has taken over responsibility for a certain file type, and you want to give it back to Preview, you make the change right in the Finder. Right-click on the gray background of the toolbar and then select 'Show Select & Zoom Tools' - here you can configure which zoom tools show up, and you can also reset the zoom tools. However, selecting the Hand tool should your cursor regardless of whether the zoom tool is shown or not.
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A few weeks ago I compiled a list of InDesign shortcuts that I use daily and made a A4 printable cheat sheet (You can find it here). Lots of people downloaded it, and asked me if I could make the same thing for Illustrator.
Ensure Preview is the foremost application and press Command-N to create a new image file from the screenshot. Enable Preview's Edit toolbar again, and select the Instant Alpha tool (it looks like.
So, here it is: a single A4 printable cheat sheet that you can always have on your desk, ready to be checked. I hope this will help you memorize a few more shortcuts and be even more productive.
Even more, make sure you read this InDesign vs. Illustrator content to find the correct answer to when and why choose one software over the other.
Here are the ready-to-be-printed PDFs with the most important and used shortcuts:
- Download PDF 'Illustrator shortcuts Mac OS'
- Download PDF 'Illustrator shortcuts Windows'
In case you wonder, I made also a Desktop Background with these shortcuts. Here they are:
- Download Desktop Background 'Illustrator shortcuts Mac OS'
- Download Desktop Background 'Illustrator shortcuts Windows'
A full list of Illustrator keyboard shortcuts
Illustrators has so many shortcuts that they didn’t fit into a single A4, so the printable cheat sheet above includes only the ones that I use the most and that I believe are the most important for day to day work.
However, here is also a more exhaustive list, in case I missed your favorites.
Application
Command | Mac OS | Windows |
Help | F1 | F1 |
General | ⌘ + K | Ctrl + K |
Units | ⌘ + , | Ctrl + , |
Hide Others | ⌥ + ⌘ + H | Alt + Ctrl + H |
Quit Illustrator | ⌘ + Q | Ctrl + Q |
Revert | ⌥ + ⌘ + Z | Alt + Ctrl + Z |
Place | ⇧ + ⌘ + P | ⇧ + Ctrl + P |
Package | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + P | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + P |
Other Script | ⌘ + F12 | Ctrl + F12 |
Document Setup | ⌥ + ⌘ + P | Alt + Ctrl + P |
File Info | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + I | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + I |
⌘ + P | Ctrl + P | |
Keyboard Shortcuts | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + K | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + K |
Navigate to Next Document | ⌘ + ` | Ctrl + ` |
Navigate to Previous Document | ⇧ + ⌘ + ` | ⇧ + Ctrl + ` |
Files
Command | Mac OS | Windows |
New | ⌘ + N | Ctrl + N |
New from Template | ⇧ + ⌘ + N | ⇧ + Ctrl + N |
Open | ⌘ + O | Ctrl + O |
Browse in Bridge | ⌥ + ⌘ + O | Alt + Ctrl + O |
Close | ⌘ + W | Ctrl + W |
Save | ⌘ + S | Ctrl + S |
Save As | ⇧ + ⌘ + S | ⇧ + Ctrl + S |
Save a Copy | ⌥ + ⌘ + S | Alt + Ctrl + S |
Save for Web | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + S | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + S |
Basic Operations
Command | Mac OS | Windows |
Artboard | ⇧ + O | ⇧ + O |
Undo | ⌘ + Z | Ctrl + Z |
Redo | ⇧ + ⌘ + Z | ⇧ + Ctrl + Z |
Cut | ⌘ + X | Ctrl + X |
Copy | ⌘ + C | Ctrl + C |
Paste | ⌘ + V | Ctrl + V |
Paste in Front | ⌘ + F | Ctrl + F |
Paste in Back | ⌘ + B | Ctrl + B |
Paste in Place | ⇧ + ⌘ + V | ⇧ + Ctrl + V |
Paste on All Artboards | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + V | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + V |
Check Spelling | ⌘ + I | Ctrl + I |
Color Settings | ⇧ + ⌘ + K | ⇧ + Ctrl + K |
Select All | ⌘ + A | Ctrl + A |
Select All on Active Artboard | ⌥ + ⌘ + A | Alt + Ctrl + A |
Deselect | ⇧ + ⌘ + A | ⇧ + Ctrl + A |
Reselect | ⌘ + 6 | Ctrl + 6 |
Next Object Above | ⌥ + ⌘ + ] | Alt + Ctrl + ] |
Next Object Below | ⌥ + ⌘ + [ | Alt + Ctrl + [ |
Tools
Command | Mac OS | Windows |
Selection | V | V |
Direct Selection | A | A |
Magic Wand | Y | Y |
Lasso | Q | Q |
Pen | P | P |
Add Anchor Point | = | = |
Delete Anchor Point | - | - |
Anchor Point | ⇧ + C | ⇧ + C |
Curvature Tool | ⇧ + ` | ⇧ + ` |
Type | T | T |
Touch Type | ⇧ + T | ⇧ + T |
Line Segment | ||
Rectangle | M | M |
Ellipse | L | L |
Paintbrush | B | B |
Blob Brush | ⇧ + B | ⇧ + B |
Pencil | N | N |
Eraser | ⇧ + E | ⇧ + E |
Scissors | C | C |
Rotate | R | R |
Reflect | O | O |
Scale | S | S |
Width | ⇧ + W | ⇧ + W |
Warp | ⇧ + R | ⇧ + R |
Free Transform | E | E |
Shape Builder | ⇧ + M | ⇧ + M |
Live Paint Bucket | K | K |
Live Paint Selection | ⇧ + L | ⇧ + L |
Perspective Grid | ⇧ + P | ⇧ + P |
Perspective Selection | ⇧ + V | ⇧ + V |
Mesh | U | U |
Gradient | G | G |
Eyedropper | I | I |
Blend | W | W |
Symbol Sprayer | ⇧ + S | ⇧ + S |
CC Charts Tool | J | J |
Slice | ⇧ + K | ⇧ + K |
Hand | H | H |
Zoom | Z | Z |
Toggle Fill/Stroke | X | X |
Default | D | D |
Swap Fill/Stroke | ⇧ + X | ⇧ + X |
Color | , | , |
Gradient | . | . |
None | / | / |
Toggle Screen Mode | F | F |
Show/Hide All Palettes | Tab | Tab |
Show/Hide All But Toolbox | ⇧ + Tab | ⇧ + Tab |
Increase Diameter | ] | ] |
Decrease Diameter | [ | [ |
Symbolism Tools - Increase Intensity | ⇧ + } | ⇧ + } |
Symbolism Tools - Decrease Intensity | ⇧ + { | ⇧ + { |
Toggle Drawing Mode | ⇧ + D | ⇧ + D |
Object Editing
Command | Mac OS | Windows |
Transform Again | ⌘ + D | Ctrl + D |
Move | ⇧ + ⌘ + M | ⇧ + Ctrl + M |
Bring to Front | ⇧ + ⌘ + ] | ⇧ + Ctrl + ] |
Bring Forward | ⌘ + ] | Ctrl + ] |
Send Backward | ⌘ + [ | Ctrl + [ |
Send to Back | ⇧ + ⌘ + [ | ⇧ + Ctrl + [ |
Group | ⌘ + G | Ctrl + G |
Ungroup | ⇧ + ⌘ + G | ⇧ + Ctrl + G |
Selection | ⌘ + 2 | Ctrl + 2 |
Unlock All | ⌥ + ⌘ + 2 | Alt + Ctrl + 2 |
Selection | ⌘ + 3 | Ctrl + 3 |
Show All | ⌥ + ⌘ + 3 | Alt + Ctrl + 3 |
Join | ⌘ + J | Ctrl + J |
Average | ⌥ + ⌘ + J | Alt + Ctrl + J |
Edit Pattern | ⇧ + ⌘ + F8 | ⇧ + Ctrl + F8 |
Make | ⌥ + ⌘ + B | Alt + Ctrl + B |
Release | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + B | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + B |
Make with Warp | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + W | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + W |
Make with Mesh | ⌥ + ⌘ + M | Alt + Ctrl + M |
Make with Top Object | ⌥ + ⌘ + C | Alt + Ctrl + C |
Make | ⌥ + ⌘ + X | Alt + Ctrl + X |
Make | ⌘ + 7 | Ctrl + 7 |
Release | ⌥ + ⌘ + 7 | Alt + Ctrl + 7 |
Make | ⌘ + 8 | Ctrl + 8 |
Release | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 8 | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + 8 |
Create Outlines | ⇧ + ⌘ + O | ⇧ + Ctrl + O |
Show Hidden Characters | ⌥ + ⌘ + I | Alt + Ctrl + I |
Apply Last Effect | ⇧ + ⌘ + E | ⇧ + Ctrl + E |
Last Effect | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + E | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + E |
View and Navigation
Command | Mac OS | Windows |
Preview | ⌘ + Y | Ctrl + Y |
GPU Preview | ⌘ + E | Ctrl + E |
Overprint Preview | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + Y | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + Y |
Pixel Preview | ⌥ + ⌘ + Y | Alt + Ctrl + Y |
Zoom In | ⌘ + = | Ctrl + = |
Zoom Out | ⌘ + - | Ctrl + - |
Fit Artboard in Window | ⌘ + 0 | Ctrl + 0 |
Fit All in Window | ⌥ + ⌘ + 0 | Alt + Ctrl + 0 |
Actual Size | ⌘ + 1 | Ctrl + 1 |
Menu Commands
Command | Mac OS | Windows |
Hide Edges | ⌘ + H | Ctrl + H |
Hide Artboards | ⇧ + ⌘ + H | ⇧ + Ctrl + H |
Show Template | ⇧ + ⌘ + W | ⇧ + Ctrl + W |
Show Rulers | ⌘ + R | Ctrl + R |
Change to Artboard Rulers | ⌥ + ⌘ + R | Alt + Ctrl + R |
Hide Bounding Box | ⇧ + ⌘ + B | ⇧ + Ctrl + B |
Show Transparency Grid | ⇧ + ⌘ + D | ⇧ + Ctrl + D |
Show Text Threads | ⇧ + ⌘ + Y | ⇧ + Ctrl + Y |
Hide Gradient Annotator | ⌥ + ⌘ + G | Alt + Ctrl + G |
Hide Guides | ⌘ + ; | Ctrl + ; |
Lock Guides | ⌥ + ⌘ + ; | Alt + Ctrl + ; |
Make Guides | ⌘ + 5 | Ctrl + 5 |
Release Guides | ⌥ + ⌘ + 5 | Alt + Ctrl + 5 |
Smart Guides | ⌘ + U | Ctrl + U |
Show Grid | ⇧ + ⌘ + I | ⇧ + Ctrl + I |
Show Grid | ⌘ + ' | Ctrl + ' |
Snap to Grid | ⇧ + ⌘ + ' | ⇧ + Ctrl + ' |
Snap to Point | ⌥ + ⌘ + ' | Alt + Ctrl + ' |
Minimize Window | ⌘ + M | Ctrl + M |
Align | ⇧ + F7 | ⇧ + F7 |
Appearance | ⇧ + F6 | ⇧ + F6 |
Attributes | ⌘ + F11 | Ctrl + F11 |
Brushes | F5 | F5 |
Color | F6 | F6 |
Color Guide | ⇧ + F3 | ⇧ + F3 |
Gradient | ⌘ + F9 | Ctrl + F9 |
Graphic Styles | ⇧ + F5 | ⇧ + F5 |
Info | ⌘ + F8 | Ctrl + F8 |
Layers | F7 | F7 |
Pathfinder | ⇧ + ⌘ + F9 | ⇧ + Ctrl + F9 |
Stroke | ⌘ + F10 | Ctrl + F10 |
Symbols | ⇧ + ⌘ + F11 | ⇧ + Ctrl + F11 |
Transform | ⇧ + F8 | ⇧ + F8 |
Transparency | ⇧ + ⌘ + F10 | ⇧ + Ctrl + F10 |
Text
Command | Mac OS | Windows |
Character | ⌘ + T | Ctrl + T |
OpenType | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + T | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + T |
Paragraph | ⌥ + ⌘ + T | Alt + Ctrl + T |
Tabs | ⇧ + ⌘ + T | ⇧ + Ctrl + T |
Insert Hyphen | ⇧ + ⌘ + - | ⇧ + Ctrl + - |
Point Size Up | ⇧ + ⌘ + . | ⇧ + Ctrl + . |
Point Size Down | ⇧ + ⌘ + , | ⇧ + Ctrl + , |
Font Size Step Up | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + . | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + . |
Font Size Step Down | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + , | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + , |
Kern Looser | ⇧ + ⌘ + ] | ⇧ + Ctrl + ] |
Kern Tighter | ⇧ + ⌘ + [ | ⇧ + Ctrl + [ |
Tracking | ⌥ + ⌘ + K | Alt + Ctrl + K |
Clear Tracking | ⌥ + ⌘ + Q | Alt + Ctrl + Q |
Spacing | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + O | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + O |
Uniform Type | ⇧ + ⌘ + X | ⇧ + Ctrl + X |
Highlight Font | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + F | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + F |
Highlight Font (Secondary) | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + M | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + M |
Left Align Text | ⇧ + ⌘ + L | ⇧ + Ctrl + L |
Center Text | ⇧ + ⌘ + C | ⇧ + Ctrl + C |
Right Align Text | ⇧ + ⌘ + R | ⇧ + Ctrl + R |
Justify Text Left | ⇧ + ⌘ + J | ⇧ + Ctrl + J |
Justify All Lines | ⇧ + ⌘ + F | ⇧ + Ctrl + F |
Toggle Auto Hyphenation | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + H | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + H |
Toggle Line Composer | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + C | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + C |
Others
Command | Mac OS | Windows |
Switch Selection Tools | ⌥ + ⌘ + Tab | Alt + Ctrl + Tab |
Lock Others | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 2 | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + 2 |
Hide Others | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 3 | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + 3 |
Repeat Pathfinder | ⌘ + 4 | Ctrl + 4 |
Average & Join | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + J | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + J |
New Symbol | F8 | F8 |
Add New Fill | ⌘ + / | Ctrl + / |
Add New Stroke | ⌥ + ⌘ + / | Alt + Ctrl + / |
New Layer | ⌘ + L | Ctrl + L |
New Layer with Dialog | ⌥ + ⌘ + L | Alt + Ctrl + L |
Switch Units | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + U | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + U |
New File (No Dialog) | ⌥ + ⌘ + N | Alt + Ctrl + N |
Close All | ⌥ + ⌘ + W | Alt + Ctrl + W |
Cut (Secondary) | F2 | F2 |
Copy (Secondary) | F3 | F3 |
Paste (Secondary) | F4 | F4 |
Zoom In (Secondary) | ⌘ + + | Ctrl + + |
Navigate to Next Document Group | ⌥ + ⌘ + ` | Alt + Ctrl + ` |
Navigate to Previous Document Group | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + ` | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + ` |
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Stefano has worked on numerous mid to large–sized InDesign projects for Alstom, DeLonghi, Philips, and many others before starting Redokun in 2015.
As Redokun’s Co-Founder, Stefano spends most of his time helping customers to optimize their InDesign work-flow. He also holds in-house InDesign courses for companies in the Venice, Italy area.