The Most common keyboard shortcuts of Adobe Illustrator?

Adobe Illustrator CC is the industry standard applications for print, multimedia and online graphics. The Adobe Illustrator which is a vector graphics application was released in 1985 along with creative cloud, Illustrator CC. The latest version of Adobe Illustrator released in 2018 that is Adobe Illustrator CC.

There is an enormous demand of Illustrator masters and professionals in the arena of graphic designing.

And one can be an expert graphic artist and designer by attaining sound knowledge of this application. You can also accomplish such type of knowledge by joining any professional graphic design institute like ADMEC for Adobe Illustrator training in Delhi.
In this blog, we have come with the most common and essential shortcuts that you must know while your Adobe Illustrator training and which will help to speed up the work.

Most common keyboard shortcuts of Adobe Illustrator

Here are the most common keyboard shortcuts of Adobe Illustrator:

• Alt+Click layer

It is used to select all the items on a one layer (including locked, invisible)

• Alt+Click layer

It is used to select all the items on a one layer (including locked, invisible)

• Spacebar 

To move around artboard without disturbing the content and also used while editing typography

• Ctrl+Spacebar 

To zoom closer into the artboard

• Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar

To zoom out to the artboard

• Ctrl

This is used to switch between the selection or direction selection tool

• Shift+arrow direction

Used to Shift typography perfectly and quickly.

• Shift+click

To create multiple selections, and to add more selections if needed.

• Ctrl+Alt+2

This is used to unlock the previous layers at one time.

• Alt+drag

To just drag the selection while holding file to make its duplicate.

• Shift+drag bounding box

This command is used to scale the images proportionally without distorting them.

• Press I

To collect the sample color from a vector image or the gradient by the use of eyedropper tool.

• Ctrl+Shift+H

Use this key to hide or show the artboard boundaries. 

• Ctrl+R

This is used to show or hide the artboard ruler in the document while working.

• Ctrl+Alt+O

This command helps to view all the art boards in window at once.

• Ctrl+Shift+< or >

This command is used while typing in the document, to increase or decrease the size of font.

• Alt+up/down

This short key increases or decreases the kerning without clicking in the character tab.

• Alt+arrow L/R

To Adjust the space between the text in the document.

• Ctrl+Shift+L/C/R

This command is used to set the alignment of text in the document.

• Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S

This command helps not to dragging the mouse again and again around the number of options.

• Shift+down arrow

To Move the Content towards downward direction.

• Shift+up arrow

To Move the Content towards upward direction.

• Ctrl+D

It is a repeat command that is used to repeat any object after creating a copy of that object.

• Ctrl+J

It is used to join the path between two separate lines.

• Ctrl+B

To paste any text or image at back.

• Ctrl+F

To paste any text or image in front.

• Ctrl+I

This command is to check the spelling.

• Alt+Shift+Drag

Most common command in Illustrator , to copy the object. 

• Ctrl+Z

This command is used to undo or reverse any step while working.

• Ctrl+Shift+Z

To redo or forward any step while working in the document.

• Shift+Ctrl+M

This command is needed when to move the object.

• Ctrl+A

To select the whole text or object in the document.

• Shift+Ctrl+A

To Deselect the whole text or object in the document.

• Alt+Ctrl+E

This command is used for opening the export for screens dialog box.

• Ctrl+F12

This command is used to save the document as script files.

• Ctrl+G 

This command is used to make a group of number of objects.

• Ctrl+N

This command is used to create a new document to work.

• Ctrl+Shift+N

This is used for creating a document from a template.

• Ctrl+O

This command is used to open the document.

• Alt+Ctrl+O

Used as browse in Adobe Bridge 

• Alt+Ctrl+P

Used to open the document setup dialog box.

• Ctrl+P

This command is to print the Document.

• Ctrl+Q

Used to exit from the application.

• Ctrl+S

To save all those changes made in the document while working.

• Ctrl+Shift+S

This is the short key for opening the save as dialog box in Adobe Illustrator.

• Alt+Ctrl+S

For saving a copy of the document.

• Alt+Ctrl+Shift+S 

This command is used to open the save for web dialog box.

• Ctrl+W

Used to close the document window.

• Ctrl+C

This command is majorly used to copy the content and it is the most popular among all the keyboard short commands in much software.

• Ctrl+Shift+F11

If there is need to create advance and interesting graphics then, use this short key to show or hide the symbol panel to create various natural symbols.

• Ctrl+U

Used to on the smart guides in the document.

• Alt+Ctrl+Shift+K

To open the keyboard shortcuts dialog box.

• Ctrl+K

This command is for the opening of preferences dialog box.

• Ctrl+V

This short key is used to paste any content.

• Shift+Ctrl+P

It is used to place a file in the Document.

• Ctrl+X

This short key is used to cut any content or Object.

• Ctrl+F10

This short key is to select or change the stokes .it is the strokes panel.

• Ctrl+Shift+F10

To show and hide the transparency.

• Press F7

This one key command is used to show the panel of layers.

• Press F5

This short key is for the brushes panel.

• Alt+Shift+Ctrl+P

This command is used to make package of the document that prevents images or text from missing of the document.

Benefits of Keyboard Shortcuts in Adobe Illustrator Training

By using keyboard instead of using mouse is very beneficial while working. The use of keyboard shortcut provides a smarter way of working that looks very professional. It helps to speed up the workflow as well as saves a lot of time. Using keyboard shortcuts enhances the speed of typing and brings better output along with the accuracy. By the use of short keys there is no need to find any option or panel by picking up the mouse, just a press single key and the work is done.

Author Introduction:

Hi, I Anjali Garg, pursuing diploma course in graphic designing i.e. Graphic Master course  from ADMEC Multimedia Institute. In this blog, I have explained maximum common keyboard short keys along with their uses. By writing this blog, I got to know many short commands of Illustrator that will help me to work further as well as the benefits of keyboard shortcuts. 

Hope this blog will also help you.