Illustrator software short cut keys

Adobe Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts

General Shortcuts

Action	Windows	Mac
New	Ctrl + N	Cmd + N
Open	Ctrl + O	Cmd + O
Save	Ctrl + S	Cmd + S
Undo	Ctrl + Z	Cmd + Z
Redo	Shift + Ctrl + Z	Shift + Cmd + Z
Copy	Ctrl + C	Cmd + C
Paste	Ctrl + V	Cmd + V
Group	Ctrl + G	Cmd + G
Ungroup	Shift + Ctrl + G	Shift + Cmd + G
Select All	Ctrl + A	Cmd + A
Deselect	Shift + Ctrl + A	Shift + Cmd + A
Paste in Front	Ctrl + F	Cmd + F
Paste in Back	Ctrl + B	Cmd + B
Paste in Place	Shift + Ctrl + V	Shift + Cmd + V
Paste on All Artboards	Alt + Shift + Ctrl + V	Option + Shift + Cmd + V
Check Spelling	Ctrl + I	Cmd + I
Open Color Settings	Shift + Ctrl + K	Shift + Cmd + K
Open Keyboard Shortcuts	Alt + Shift + Ctrl + K	Option + Shift + Cmd + K
Open Preferences	Ctrl + K	Cmd + K

View & Navigation

Action	Windows	Mac
Zoom In	Ctrl + =	Cmd + =
Zoom Out	Ctrl + -	Cmd + -
Fit to Screen	Ctrl + 0	Cmd + 0
Actual Size	Ctrl + 1	Cmd + 1
Zoom In Tool	Ctrl + Spacebar	Cmd + Spacebar
Zoom Out Tool	Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar	Cmd + Option + Spacebar
Hand Tool	Spacebar	Spacebar
Toggle Screen Mode	F	F
Show/Hide All Palettes	Tab	Tab
Show/Hide All But Toolbox	Shift + Tab	Shift + Tab

Tool Shortcuts

Tool	Shortcut (Windows & Mac)
Selection Tool	V
Direct Selection Tool	A
Pen Tool	P
Add Anchor Point Tool	=
Delete Anchor Point Tool	-
Anchor Point Tool	Shift + C
Curvature Tool	Shift + `
Type Tool	T
Touch Type Tool	Shift + T
Rectangle Tool	M
Ellipse Tool	L
Line Segment Tool	\
Paintbrush Tool	B
Blob Brush Tool	Shift + B
Pencil Tool	N
Eraser Tool	Shift + E
Scissors Tool	C
Rotate Tool	R
Reflect Tool	O
Scale Tool	S
Width Tool	Shift + W
Warp Tool	Shift + R
Free Transform Tool	E
Shape Builder Tool	Shift + M
Eyedropper Tool	I