| Undo | ⌘ + Z |
| Redo | ⇧ + ⌘ + Z |
| Cut | ⌘ + X |
| Copy | ⌘ + C |
| Paste | ⌘ + V |
| Paste in front | ⌘ + F |
| Paste at back | ⌘ + B |
| Paste in place | ⇧ + ⌘ + B |
| Paste on all artboards | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + B |
| Check spelling | ⌘ + I |
| Open the Color Settings dialog box | ⇧ + ⌘ + K |
| Open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + K |
| Open the Preferences dialog box | ⌘ + K |
| Create a document | ⌘ + N |
| Create a document from a template | ⇧ + ⌘ + N |
| Create a document without opening the New Document dialog box | ⌥ + ⌘ + N |
| Open a document | ⌘ + O |
| Place a file in the document | ⇧ + ⌘ + P |
| Open the File Information dialog box | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + I |
| Open the Document Setup dialog box | ⌥ + ⌘ + P |
| Browse in Adobe Bridge | ⌥ + ⌘ + O |
| Close the document window | ⌘ + W |
| Save changes made to the document | ⌘ + S |
| Open the Save As dialog box | ⇧ + ⌘ + S |
| Save a copy of the document | ⌥ + ⌘ + S |
| Save the document as script files | ⌘ + F12 |
| Open the Export for screens dialog box | ⌥ + ⌘ + E |
| Open the Save For Web dialog box | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + S |
| Package the document | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + P |
| ⌘ + P | |
| Exit the application | ⌘ + Q |
| Artboard tool | ⇧ + O |
| Selection tool | V |
| Direct Selection tool | A |
| Magic Wand tool | Y |
| Lasso tool | Q |
| Pen tool | P |
| Curvature tool | ⇧ + ~ |
| Blob Brush tool | ⇧ + B |
| Add Anchor Point tool | + (plus) |
| Delete Anchor Point tool | – (minus) |
| Switch to Anchor Point tool | ⇧ + C |
| Type tool | T |
| Touch Type tool | ⇧ + T |
| Line Segment tool | \ (backslash) |
| Rectangle tool | M |
| Ellipse tool | L |
| Paintbrush tool | B |
| Pencil tool | N |
| Shaper tool | ⇧ + N |
| Rotate tool | R |
| Reflect tool | O |
| Scale tool | S |
| Warp tool | ⇧ + R |
| Width Tool | ⇧+W |
| Free Transform tool | E |
| Shape Builder Tool | ⇧+M |
| Perspective Grid Tool | ⇧+P |
| Perspective Selection Tool | ⇧+V |
| Symbol Sprayer tool | ⇧ + S |
| Column Graph tool | J |
| Mesh tool | U |
| Gradient tool | G |
| Eyedropper tool | I |
| Blend tool | W |
| Live Paint Bucket tool | K |
| Live Paint Selection tool | ⇧ + L |
| Slice tool | ⇧ + K |
| Eraser tool | ⇧ + E |
| Scissors tool | C |
| Hand tool | H |
| Zoom tool | Z |
| Switch to Smooth tool while using Blob Brush tool | Press ⌥ |
| Toggle between screen modes: Normal Screen Mode, Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar, Full Screen Mode | F |
| Fit imageable area in window | Double-click Hand tool |
| Magnify 100% | Double-click Zoom tool or press ⌘ + 1 |
| Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode) | Spacebar |
| Switch to Zoom tool in magnify mode | Spacebar + ⌘ |
| Switch to Zoom tool in reduce mode | Spacebar + ⌘ + ⌥ |
| Move Zoom marquee while dragging with the Zoom tool | Spacebar |
| Hide bounding box | ⇧ + ⌃ + B |
| Hide unselected artwork | ⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + 3 |
| Convert between horizontal and vertical guide | ⌥-drag guide |
| Release guide | ⌘ + ⇧-double-click guide |
| Show document template | ⌘ + H |
| Show/Hide artboards | ⌘ + ⇧ + H |
| Show/Hide artboard rulers | ⌘ + ⌥ + R |
| Show transparency grid | ⇧ + ⌘ + D |
| View all artboards in window | ⌘ + ⌥ + 0 (zero) |
| Paste in place on the active artboard | ⌘ + ⇧ + V |
| Exit Artboard tool mode | Esc |
| Create artboard inside another artboard | ⇧-drag |
| Select multiple artboards in the Artboards panel | ⌘ + click |
| Navigate to next document | ⌘ + F6 |
| Navigate to previous document | ⌘ + ⇧ + F6 |
| Navigate to next document group | ⌘ + ⌥ + F6 |
| Navigate to previous document group | ⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + F6 |
| Toggle between Outline and GPU Preview of the document | ⌘ + Y |
| Toggle between GPU and CPU Preview of the document | ⌘ + E |
| View the document in Overprint Preview mode | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + Y |
| View the document in Pixel Preview mode | ⌥ + ⌘ + Y |
| Exit Full Screen mode | Esc |
| Zoom in | ⌘ + = |
| Zoom out | ⌘ + – |
| Hide guides | ⌘ + ; |
| Lock guides | ⌥ + ⌘ + ; |
| Make guides | ⌘ + 5 |
| Release guides | ⌥ + Ctrl + 5 |
| Show/ hide smart guides | ⌘ + U |
| Show/ hide perspective grid | ⌘ + ⇧ + I |
| Show grid | ⌘ + ‘ |
| Snap to grid | ⇧ + ⌘ + ‘ |
| Snap to point | ⌥ + ⌘ + |
| Switch to last-used selection tool (Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, or Group Selection tool) | ⌘ + ` |
| Switch between Direct Selection tool and Group Selection tool | ⌥ |
| Add to a selection with Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, Group Selection tool, Live Paint Selection tool, or Magic Wand tool | ⇧-click |
| Subtract a selection with Selection tool, Direct Selection tool, Group Selection tool, or LIve Paint Selection tool | ⇧-click |
| Subtract from selection with Magic Wand tool | ⌥-click |
| Add to selection with Lasso tool | ⇧-drag |
| Subtract from selection with Lasso tool | ⌥-drag |
| Change pointer to cross hair for Lasso tool | Caps Lock |
| Select artwork in active artboard | ⌘ + ⌥ + A |
| Create crop marks around selected object | |
| Select all | ⌘ + A |
| Deselect | ⇧ + ⌘ + A |
| Reselect | ⌘ + 6 |
| Select the object above the current selection | ⌥ + ⌘ + ] |
| Select the object below the current selection | ⌥ + ⌘ + |
| Select behind an object | Press ⌘+click twice |
| Select behind in isolation mode | ⌘+click twice |
| Group the selected artwork | ⌘ + G |
| Ungroup the selected artwork | ⇧ + ⌘ + G |
| Lock a selection | ⌘ + 2 |
| Unlock a selection | ⌥ + ⌘ + 2 |
| Hide a selection | ⌘ + 3 |
| Show all selections | ⌥ + ⌘ + 3 |
| Move selection in user-defined increments | →, ←, ↑, or ↓ |
| Move selection in 10x user-defined increments | ⇧ + →, ←, ↑, or ↓ |
| Lock all deselected artwork | ⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + 2 |
| Constrain movement to 45° angle (except when using Reflect tool) | Hold down ⇧ |
| Bring a selection forward | ⌘ + ] |
| Move a selection to the front | ⇧ + ⌘ + ] |
| Send a selection backward | ⌘ + [ |
| Move a selection to the back | ⇧ + ⌘ + [ |
| Constrain a shape’s proportions or orientation to: equal height and width for rectangles, rounded rectangles, ellipses, and grids / Increments of 45° for line and arc segments | ⇧-drag |
| Move a shape while drawing it | spacebar-drag |
| Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons, stars, and flares) | ⌥-drag |
| Increase or decrease polygon sides, star points, arc angle, spiral winds, or flare rays | Start dragging, then press the ↑ or ↓ |
| Keep the inner radius of a star constant | Start dragging, then hold down ⌘ |
| Keep the sides of a star straight | ⌥-drag |
| Switch between an open and closed arc | Start dragging, then hold down C |
| Flip an arc, keeping the reference point constant | Start dragging, then hold down SF |
| Add or subtract winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiral | Start dragging then ⌥-drag |
| Change the decay rate of a spiral | Start dragging then ⌘-drag |
| Add or remove horizontal lines from a rectangular grid or concentric lines from a polar grid | Start dragging, then press the ↑ or ↓ |
| Add or remove vertical lines from a rectangular grid or radial lines from a polar grid | Start dragging, then press the → or ← |
| Decrease the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10% | Start dragging, then press F |
| Increase the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10% | Start dragging, then press V |
| Decrease the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% | Start dragging, then press X |
| Increase the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% | Start dragging, then press C |
| Increase size of Blob Brush | ] (right square bracket) |
| Decrease size of Blob Brush | [ (left square bracket) |
| Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically | ⇧ |
| Switch through drawing modes | ⇧ + D |
| Join two or more paths | Select the paths, then press ⌘ + J |
| Average two or more paths | Select the paths, then press ⌥ + ⌘ + J |
| Create corner or smooth join | Select the anchor point, then press ⇧ + ⌘ + ⌥ + J |
| Create a compound path | ⌘ + 8 |
| Release a compound path | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 8 |
| Edit a pattern | ⇧ + ⌘ +F8 |
| Perspective Grid Tool | ⇧ + P |
| Perspective Selection Tool | ⇧ + V |
| Perspective Grid | ⌘ + ⇧ + I |
| Moving objects perpendicularly | Press the number 5 key, then click and drag the object |
| Switching perspective planes | Use the Perspective Selection tool and then press 1 for left grid, 2 for horizontal grid, 3 for right grid, or 4 for no active grid |
| Copying objects in perspective | ⌘ + Alt + drag |
| Repeat transforming objects in perspective | ⌘ + D |
| Switching between drawing modes | ⇧ + D |
| Switch Pen tool to Convert Anchor Point tool | ⌥ |
| Switch between Add Anchor Point tool and Delete Anchor Point tool | ⌥ |
| Switch Scissors tool to Add Anchor Point tool | ⌥ |
| Switch Pencil tool to Smooth tool | ⌥ |
| Move current anchor point while drawing with Pen tool | Spacebar-drag |
| Cut a straight line with Knife tool | ⌥-drag |
| Cut at 45° or 90° with Knife tool | ⇧ + ⌥-drag |
| Use shape mode buttons in Pathfinder panel to create compound paths | ⌥ + Shape mode |
| Erase unwanted closed regions created using Shape Builder tool | ⌥ + click the closed region |
| Select the Shape Builder tool | ⇧ + M |
| Display rectangular marquee to easily merge multiple paths (when using Shape Builder tool) | ⇧ + click + drag |
| Increase the intensity of symbols (when using Symbolism tool) | ⇧ + } |
| Decrease the intensity of symbols (when using Symbolism tool) | ⇧ + { |
| Blend objects | ⌥ + ⌘ + B |
| Finish adding objects to the blend | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + B |
| Distort objects using a warp-shaped envelope | ⌥ + ⌘ + ⇧ + W |
| Distort objects using a mesh as the shape of the envelope | ⌥ + ⌘ + M |
| Distort objects using another object as the shape of the envelope | ⌥ + ⌘ + C |
| Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample fill and/or stroke | ⌥-click + Live Paint Bucket tool |
| Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample color from an image or intermediate color from a gradient | ⌥ + ⇧-click + Live Paint Bucket tool |
| Select opposite Live Paint Bucket tool options (if Paint Fills and Paint Strokes are currently selected, switch to Paint Fills only) | ⇧ + Live Paint Bucket tool |
| Fill across unstroked edges into adjacent faces | Double-click + Live Paint Bucket tool |
| Fill all faces that have same fill and stroke all edges that have same stroke | Triple-click + Live Paint Bucket tool |
| Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample fill and/or stroke | ⌥-click + Live Paint Selection tool |
| Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample color from an image or intermediate color from a gradient | ⌥ + ⇧-click + Live Paint Selection tool |
| Add to/subtract from a selection | ⇧-click + Live Paint Selection tool |
| Select all connected faces /edges with same fill/stroke | Double-click + Live Paint Selection tool |
| Select all faces/edges with same fill/stroke | Triple-click + Live Paint Selection tool |
| Set origin point and open dialog box when using Rotate tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool | ⌥-click |
| Duplicate and transform selection when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool | ⌥-drag |
| Transform pattern (independent of object) when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool | Tilde (~)-drag |
| Reapply a transformation to an object | ⌘ + D |
| Apply last pathfinder effect to the selected object | ⌘ + 4 |
| Move an object | ⇧ + ⌘ + M |
| Open the Transform Each dialog box | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + D |
| Make a clipping mask | ⌘ + 7 |
| Release a clipping mask | ⌥ + ⌘ + 7 |
| Toggle between fill and stroke | X |
| Set fill and stroke to default | D |
| Swap fill and stroke | ⇧ + X |
| Select gradient fill mode | > |
| Hide gradient annotator (when using the Gradient tool) | ⌥ + ⌘ + G |
| Select color fill mode | < |
| Select no stroke/fill mode | / (forward slash) |
| Sample color from an image or intermediate color from gradient | ⇧ + Eyedropper tool |
| Sample style and append appearance of currently selected item | ⌥ + ⇧-click + Eyedropper tool |
| Add new fill | ⌘ + / (forward slash) |
| Add new stroke | ⌘ + ⌥ + / (forward slash) |
| Reset gradient to black and white | ⌘-click gradient button in Tools panel or Gradient panel |
| Make Live Paint (when using the Paint Bucket tool) | ⌥ + ⌘ + X |
| Decrease Bristle brush size | [ |
| Increase Bristle brush size | ] |
| Select multiple width points | ⇧+click |
| Create non-uniform widths | ⌥+drag |
| Create a copy of the width point | ⌥s+drag the width point |
| Change the position of multiple width points | ⇧+drag |
| Delete selected width point | Delete |
| Deselect a width point | Esc |
| Move one character right or left | → or ← |
| Move up or down one line | ↑ or ↓ |
| Move one word right or left | ⌘ + → or ← |
| Move up or down one paragraph | ⌘ + ↑ or ↓ |
| Select one word right or left | ⇧ + ⌘ + → or ← |
| Select one paragraph before or after | ⇧ + ⌘ + ↑ or ↓ |
| Extend existing selection | ⇧-click |
| Align paragraph left, right, or center | ⌘ + ⇧ + L, R, or C |
| Justify text left | ⌘ + ⇧ + J |
| Justify all lines | ⇧ + ⌘ + F |
| Toggle line composer | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + |
| Insert soft return | ⇧ + Return |
| Highlight kerning | ⌘ + ⌥ + K |
| Reset horizontal scale to 100% | ⌘ + ⇧ + X |
| Increase or decrease font size | ⌘ + ⇧ + . or , |
| Increase or decrease font size by steps | ⌥ + ⌘ +⇧ + . or , |
| Increase or decrease leading | ⌥ + Up or ↓ (horizontal text) or Right or ← (vertical text) |
| Select tracking value | ⌥ + ⌘ + K |
| Reset tracking/kerning to 0 | ⌘ + ⌥ + Q |
| Increase or decrease kerning and tracking | ⌥ + Right or ← (horizontal text) or Up or ↓ (vertical text) |
| Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times | ⌘ + ⌥ + Right or ← (horizontal text) or Up or ↓ (vertical text) |
| Increase or decrease baseline ⇧ | ⌥ + ⇧ + Up or ↓ (horizontal text) or Right or ← (vertical text) |
| Switch between Type and Vertical Type, Area Type and Vertical Area Type, and Path Type and Vertical Path Type tools | ⇧ |
| Switch between Area Type and Path Type, Vertical Area Type and Vertical Path Type tools | ⌥ |
| Create outlines | ⇧ + ⌘ + O |
| Open the Character panel | ⌘ + T |
| Open the Paragraph panel | ⌥ + ⌘ + T |
| Open the Tabs panel | ⇧ + ⌘ + T |
| Open the OpenType panel | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + T |
| Insert bullets | ⌥ + 8 |
| Insert copyright symbol | ⌥ + G |
| Insert ellipsis | ⌥ + ; |
| Insert paragraph symbol | ⌥ + 7 |
| Insert section symbol | ⌥ + 6 |
| Insert trademark symbol | ⌥ + 2 |
| Insert registered trademark symbol | ⌥ + R |
| Superscript | ⇧ + ⌘ + = |
| Subscript | Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + = |
| Insert em dash | ⌥ + ⇧ + – |
| Insert en dash | ⌥ + – |
| Insert discretionary hyphen | ⇧ + ⌘ + – |
| Toggle auto-hyphenation | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + H |
| Insert double left quotation marks | ⌥ + [ |
| Insert double right quotation marks | ⌥ + ⇧ + [ |
| Insert single left quotation marks | ⌥ + ] |
| Insert single right quotation marks | ⌥ + ⇧ + ] |
| Insert em space | ⇧ + ⌘ + M |
| Insert en space | ⇧ + ⌘ + N |
| Insert thin space | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + M |
| Show hidden characters | ⌥ + ⌘ + I |
| Set options (except for Actions, Brushes, Swatches, and Symbols panels) | ⌥-click New button |
| Switch units of measurement | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + U |
| Delete without confirmation (except for Layers panel) | ⌥-click Delete button |
| Apply value and keep text box active | ⇧ + Return |
| Select range of actions, brushes, layers, links, styles, or swatches | ⇧-click |
| Select noncontiguous actions, brushes, layers (same level only), links, styles, or swatches | ⌘-click |
| Show/Hide all panels | Tab |
| Show/Hide all panels except the Tools panel and ⌃ panel | ⇧ + Tab |
| Increase/ decrease values in logical fractions of the measurement unit | ⌘ + Up or ↓ |
| Increase/ decrease measurement unit by 10x | ⇧ + Up or ↓ |
| Expand/Collapse entire hierarchy for action set | ⌥-click expansion triangle |
| Set options for action set | Double-click folder icon |
| Play a single command | ⌘-click Play Current Selection button |
| Begin recording actions without confirmation | ⌥-click New Action button |
| Open Brush Options dialog box | Double-click brush |
| Duplicate brush | Drag brush to New Brush button |
| Open the Character panel | ⌘ + T |
| Open the Paragraph panel | ⌥ + ⌘ + T |
| Increase/decrease the selected value by a small increment | ↑ or ↓ |
| Increase/decreases the selected value by a large increment | ⇧ + ↑ or ↓ |
| Increase/decrease the selected value by a fraction | ⌘ + Up or ↓ |
| Highlight the font name field in the Character panel | ⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + F |
| Select the complement for the current color fill/stroke | ⌘-click color bar |
| Change the nonactive fill/stroke | ⌥-click color bar |
| Select the complement for the nonactive fill/stroke | ⌘ + ⌥-click color bar |
| Select the inverse for the current fill/stroke | ⌘ + ⇧-click color bar |
| Select the inverse for the nonactive fill/stroke | ⌘ + ⇧ + ⌥-click color bar |
| Open Color Guide | ⇧ + F3 |
| Change the color mode | ⇧-click color bar |
| Move color sliders in tandem | ⇧-drag color slider |
| Switch between percentage and 0-255 values for RGB | Double-click to right of a numerical field |
| Duplicate color stops | ⌥-drag |
| Swap color stops | ⌥-drag color stop onto another color stop |
| Apply swatch color to active (or selected) color stop | ⌥-click swatch in the Swatches panel |
| Reset the gradient fill to default black and white linear gradient | ⌘-click Gradient Fill box in the Gradient panel |
| Show/Hide gradient arrow | ⌘ + ⌥ + G |
| Modify angle and end-point together | ⌥-drag end point of gradient annotator |
| Constrain Gradient tool or Gradient annotator while dragging | ⇧-drag |
| View Gradient annotator in selected gradient filled object | G |
| Add a layer | ⌘ + L |
| Add a layer while opening the New Layer dialog box | ⌥ + ⌘ + L |
| Select all objects on the layer | ⌥-click layer name |
| Show/hide all layers but the selected one | ⌥-click eye icon |
| Select Outline/Preview view for the selected layer | ⌘-click eye icon |
| Selects Outline/Preview view for all other layers | ⌘ + ⌥-click eye icon |
| Lock/unlock all other layers | ⌥-click lock icon |
| Expand all sublayers to display entire hierarchy | ⌥-click expansion triangle |
| Set options as you create new layer | ⌥-click New Layer button |
| Set options as you create new sublayer | ⌥-click New Sublayer button |
| Place new sublayer at bottom of layer list | ⌘ + ⌥-click New Sublayer button |
| Place layer at top of layer list | ⌘-click New Layer button |
| Place layer below selected layer | ⌘ + ⌥-click New Layer button |
| Copy the selection to a layer, sublayer, or group | ⌥-drag selection |
| Create new spot color | ⌘-click New Swatch button |
| Create new global process color | ⌘ + ⇧-click New Swatch button |
| Replace swatch with another | ⌥-drag a swatch over another |
| Apply a value and keep focus in edit field | ⇧ + Return |
| Apply a value and copy object | ⌥ + Return |
| Apply a value and scale option proportionately for width or height | ⌘ + Return |
| Apply last effect to the selected object | ⇧ + ⌘ + E |
| Apply last effect to the selected object by adjusting the values in the effects dialog box | ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + E |
| Change mask to grayscale image for editing | ⌥-click on mask thumbnail |
| Disable opacity mask | ⇧-click on mask thumbnail |
| Re-enable opacity mask | ⇧-click on disabled mask thumbnail |
| Increase/decrease opacity in 1% increments | Click opacity field + ↑ or ↓ |
| Increase/decrease opacity in 10% increments | ⇧-click opacity field + ↑ or ↓ |
| Invoke Help | F1 |
| Cut | F2 |
| Copy | F3 |
| Paste | F4 |
| Show/hide Brushes panel | F5 |
| Show/hide Color panel | F6 |
| Show/hide Layers panel | F7 |
| Create new symbol | F8 |
| Show/hide Info panel | ⌘ + F8 |
| Show/hide Gradient panel | ⌘ + F9 |
| Show/hide Stroke panel | ⌘ + F10 |
| Show/hide Attributes panel | ⌘ + F11 |
| Revert | F12 |
| Show/hide Graphic Styles panel | ⇧ + F5 |
| Show/hide Appearance panel | ⇧ + F6 |
| Show/hide Align panel | ⇧ + F7 |
| Show/hide Transform panel | ⇧ + F8 |
| Show/hide Pathfinder panel | ⇧ + ⌘ + F9 |
| Show/hide Transparency panel | ⇧ + ⌘ + F10 |
| Show/hide Symbols panel | ⇧ + ⌘ + F11 |