Illustrator Windows Shortcuts
| Action | Windows Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Tools | |
| Selection tool | V |
| Direct Selection tool | A |
| Pen tool | P |
| Add Anchor Point | |
| Delete Anchor Point | - |
| Type tool | T |
| Line Segment tool | \ |
| Rectangle tool | M |
| Ellipse tool | L |
| Paintbrush tool | B |
| Pencil tool | N |
| Rotate tool | R |
| Scale tool | S |
| Reflect tool | O |
| Shear tool | W |
| Width tool | Shift+W |
| Eyedropper tool | I |
| Blend tool | W |
| Gradient tool | G |
| Hand tool | H |
| Zoom tool | Z |
| Edit | |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Shift+Z |
| Cut | Ctrl+X |
| Copy | Ctrl+C |
| Paste | Ctrl+V |
| Paste in Front | Ctrl+F |
| Paste in Back | Ctrl+B |
| Paste in Place | Ctrl+Shift+V |
| Select All | Ctrl+A |
| Deselect All | Ctrl+Shift+A |
| Find / Replace | Ctrl+F |
| Object | |
| Group | Ctrl+G |
| Ungroup | Ctrl+Shift+G |
| Bring to Front | Ctrl+Shift+] |
| Bring Forward | Ctrl+] |
| Send Backward | Ctrl+[ |
| Send to Back | Ctrl+Shift+[ |
| Lock | Ctrl+2 |
| Unlock All | Ctrl+Alt+2 |
| Hide | Ctrl+3 |
| Show All | Ctrl+Alt+3 |
| Transform Again | Ctrl+D |
| Make Clipping Mask | Ctrl+7 |
| Release Clipping Mask | Ctrl+Alt+7 |
| View | |
| Zoom In | Ctrl+= |
| Zoom Out | Ctrl+- |
| Fit to window | Ctrl+0 |
| Actual size (100%) | Ctrl+1 |
| Show / Hide Rulers | Ctrl+R |
| Show / Hide Grid | Ctrl+' |
| Snap to Grid | Ctrl+Shift+' |
| Show / Hide Guides | Ctrl+; |
| Lock Guides | Ctrl+Alt+; |
| Outline / Preview mode | Ctrl+Y |
| Type | |
| Increase font size | Ctrl+Shift+> |
| Decrease font size | Ctrl+Shift+< |
| Increase tracking | Alt+Right |
| Decrease tracking | Alt+Left |
| Align left | Ctrl+Shift+L |
| Align center | Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Align right | Ctrl+Shift+R |
| Justify | Ctrl+Shift+J |
| File | |
| New | Ctrl+N |
| Open | Ctrl+O |
| Save | Ctrl+S |
| Save As | Ctrl+Shift+S |
| Export As | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S |
| Place | Ctrl+Shift+P |
| Ctrl+P | |
| Close | Ctrl+W |