start illustrator cheatsheet
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Illustrator CC Tools Panel Overview
Selection Tool (V) Direct Selection Tool (A)
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Magic Wand Tool (Y) Lasso Tool (Q)
Pen Tool (P) Type Tool (T)
Line Segment Tool (\) Rectangle Tool (M)
Paintbrush Tool (B) Pencil Tool (N)
Blob Brush Tool (Shift + B) Eraser Tool (Shift + E)
Rotate Tool (R) Scale Tool (S)
Width Tool (Shift + W) Free Transform Tool (E)
Shape Builder Tool (Shift + M) Perspective Grid Tool (Shift + P)
Mesh Tool (U) Gradient Tool (G)
Eyedropper Tool (I) Blend Tool (W)
Symbol Sprayer Tool (Shift + S) Column Graph Tool (J)
Artboard Tool (Shift + O) Slice Tool (Shift + K)
Hand Tool (H) Zoom Tool (Z)
Fill Color
Default Fill and Stroke (D)
Drawing Modes
Toggle Fill/Stroke (X)
Stroke Color
Fill Options
Change Screen Mode (F)
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Common Illustrator CC Keyboard Shortcuts
Type Shortcuts
Create a New Document
Open a Document
Save a Document
Revert a Document to Original State
Toggle Screen Modes
Default Fill/Stroke Colors
Toggle Fill/Stroke
FUNCTION MAC OS WINDOWS
Command + N
Command + O
Command + S
F12
F
D
X
Ctrl + N
Ctrl + O
Ctrl + S
F12
F
D
X
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Move one Character (Right or Left)
Move one Word (Right or Left)
Align Paragraph(s) Left
Align Paragraph(s) Center
Align Paragraph(s) Right
Justify Paragraph(s)
Insert Soft Return
Increase Type Size
Decrease Type Size
FUNCTION MAC OS WINDOWS
Arrow Key(s)
Command + Arrow Key(s)
Command + Shift + L
Command + Shift + C
Command + Shift + R
Command + Shift + J
Shift + Enter
Command + Shift + >
Command + Shift + <
Arrow Key(s)
Ctrl + Arrow Key(s)
Ctrl + Shift + L
Ctrl + Shift + C
Ctrl + Shift + R
Ctrl + Shift + J
Shift + Enter
Ctrl + Shift + >
Ctrl + Shift + <
Document Shortcuts
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View Artwork at 100% Magnification
Fit Artwork on Screen
Temporarily Switch to Hand Tool while Drawing
Zoom In on Document
Zoom Out on Document
Lock selected Artwork
Lock all Artwork
Unlock all Artwork
Duplicate an Object
Change pointer to Crosshair when Selecting
FUNCTION MAC OS WINDOWS
Command + 1
Command + 0
Spacebar
Command + (+)
Command + (-)
Command + 2
Command + Shift + Option + 2
Command + Option + 2
Option + Drag
Caps Lock
Ctrl + 1
Ctrl + 0
Spacebar
Ctrl + (+)
Ctrl + (-)
Ctrl + 2
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 2
Ctrl + Alt + 2
Alt + Drag
Caps Lock