Illustrator CS5 Complete List of Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows and Mac
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Keyboard shortcuts speedup your work and it could make you to be sought like expert on your field and like a pro.
- Keys for selecting tools
- Keys for viewing artwork
- Keys for drawing
- Keys for drawing in perspective
- Keys for selecting
- Keys for moving selections
- Keys for editing shapes
- Keys for painting objects
- Keys for working with Live Paint groups
- Keys for transforming objects
- Keys for creating variable width points
- Keys for working with type
- Keys for using panels
- Keys for the Actions panel
- Keys for the Brushes panel
- Keys for the Character and Paragraph panels
- Keys for the Color panel
- Keys for the Gradient panel
- Keys for the Layers panel
- Keys for the Swatches panel
- Keys for the Transform panel
- Keys for the Transparency panel
- Function keys
You already have the Keyboard Shortcuts!
When you have successfully completed installing your Adobe Illustrator CS5 into your computer, you automatically have the shortcut keys. Adobe packed it for you to easily learn their software for free.
Where to find the complete list of Illustrator CS5 keyboard shortcuts in you computer?
Open your Illustrator CS5 application then click the ‘Help’ on the menu bar or simply press F1 if you are using Windows operating system. [Sorry, I am not familiar with Mac. ^_^]
The Adobe Illustrator ‘Help’ window will pop up, showing the home page of the complete Adobe Illustrator CS5 tutorial. On the last part of the list, you can find the Default Keyboard Shortcuts. Click the ‘+’ icon to expand the list, as enumerated above. Select which group of shortcut keys you need.
Keys for Selecting Tools
Here is the first set of Illustrator CS5 default keyboard shortcuts from Adobe Illustrator CS5 itself.
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Result
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Windows
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Mac OS
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Artboard tool
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Shift + O
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Shift + O
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Selection tool
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V
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V
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Direct Selection tool
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A
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A
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Magic Wand tool
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Y
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Y
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Lasso tool
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Q
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Q
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Pen tool
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P
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P
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Blob Brush tool
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Shift + B
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Shift + B
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Add Anchor Point tool
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+ (plus)
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+ (plus)
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Delete Anchor Point tool
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- (minus)
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- (minus)
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Convert Anchor Point tool
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Shift + C
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Shift + C
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Type tool
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T
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T
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Line Segment tool
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\ (backslash)
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\ (backslash)
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Rectangle tool
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M
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M
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Ellipse tool
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L
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L
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Paintbrush tool
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B
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B
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Pencil tool
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N
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N
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Rotate tool
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R
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R
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Reflect tool
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O
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O
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Scale tool
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S
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S
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Warp tool
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Shift + R
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Shift + R
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Width Tool
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Shift+W
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Shift+W
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Free Transform tool
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E
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E
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Shape Builder Tool
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Shift+M
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Shift+M
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Perspective Grid Tool
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Shift+P
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Shift+P
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Perspective Selection Tool
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Shift+V
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Shift+V
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Symbol Sprayer tool
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Shift + S
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Shift + S
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Column Graph tool
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J
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J
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Mesh tool
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U
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U
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Gradient tool
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G
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G
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Eyedropper tool
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I
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I
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Blend tool
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W
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W
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Live Paint Bucket tool
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K
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K
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Live Paint Selection tool
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Shift + L
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Shift + L
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Slice tool
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Shift + K
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Shift + K
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Eraser tool
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Shift + E
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Shift + E
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Scissors tool
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C
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C
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Hand tool
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H
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H
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Zoom tool
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Z
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Z
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Switch to Smooth tool while using Blob Brush tool
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Press Alt
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Press Option
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Thank you for reading. Godspeed!
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