| Selecting and Moving |
| To access Selection or Direction Selection tool (whichever was used last) at any time | Cmd (Command) |
| To switch between Selection and Direct Selection tools | Cmd-Option-Tab |
| To cycle through tools behind column tool | Option-click tool |
| To make copy while dragging | Option |
| To add to a selection | Shift |
| Move Selection | Any arrow key |
| Move Selection 10 pts | Shift-any arrow key |
| Lock selected artwork | Cmd-2 |
| Lock all deselected artwork | Cmd-Option-Shift-2 |
| Unlock all artwork | Cmd-Option-2 |
| Hide selected artwork | Cmd-3 |
| Hide all deselected artwork | Cmd-Option-Shift-3 |
| Show all artwork | Cmd-Option-3 |
| Path Editing |
| Join and Average at same time | Cmd-Option-Shift-J |
| Convert Anchor Point tool from Pen tool | Option |
| Switch between Add Anchor Point and Delete Anchor Point tools | Option |
| Add Anchor Point tool from Scissors tool | Option |
| Move anchor point while drawing with Pen tool | Spacebar |
| Create closed path with Pencil or Paintbrush tool | When finished drawing, hold Option and release mouse |
| Connect to an open (& selected) path with Pencil | Cmd-drag |
| Painting and Transforming |
| Eyedropper tool from Live Paint Bucket tool | Option |
| Samples intermediate color from gradient, picture, etc. with eyedropper | Shift |
| Sets center point and shows dialog | Option-click with Tool |
| Duplicates and transforms selection | Option-drag |
| Transform pattern without transforming object | Tilde(~)-drag |
| Scale proportionally with Selection tool | Shift-drag bounding box |
| Scale from center with Selection tool | Option-drag bounding box |
| Move mesh point along path with Mesh tool | Shift-drag |
| Add mesh point with Mesh tool without changing color | Shift-click |
| Remove mesh point with Mesh tool | Option-click |
| Shapes (While Drawing) |
| Draw from center | Option |
| Draw from center with dialog | Option-click |
| Constrain proportion | Shift |
| Constrain orientation of polygons, stars, spirals | Shift |
| Move object while drawing | Spacebar |
| Add/subtract sides, points, spiral segments | Up or Down Arrow |
| Decrease inner radius | Cmd |
| Create Continuous duplicates along mouse movement | Hold tilde(~) while Dragging |
| Viewing & Guides |
| Get Hand Tool (while NOT editing Type) | Spacebar |
| Get Hand Tool (while editing Type) | Hold Cmd, then Space. Then continue holding Space but let go of Cmd |
| Zoom In Tool | Cmd-Spacebar |
| Zoom Out Tool | Cmd-Option-Spacebar |
| Zoom In to exact size | Cmd-Spacebar-drag |
| Hide/Show all tools and panels | Tab |
| Hide/Show all panels except toolbox | Shift-Tab |
| Switch between horizontal/vertical guide | Hold Option while dragging out a new guide |
| Release Guide (turns it into a regular path) | Cmd-Shift-double-click |
| Type |
| Decrease/Increase type size | Cmd-Shift-< or > |
| Decrease/Increase leading | Option arrow up or down |
| Decrease/Increase kerning/tracking | Option arrow left or right |
| Kerning/tracking x 5 | Cmd-Option arrow left or right |
| Decrease/Increase baseline shift | Shift-Option arrow down or up |
| Baseline shift x 5 | Cmd-Option-Shift arrow down or up |
| Align type left, right, center | Cmd-Shift-L, R, C |
| Justify with last line left aligned | Cmd-Shift-J |
| Justify all line | Cmd-Shift-F |
| Reset horizontal/vertical scale to 100% | Cmd-Shift-X |
| Reset kerning or tracking to 0 | Cmd-Option-Q |
| Palette Shortcuts / Function Keys |
| Show/Hide Brushes | F5 |
| Show/Hide Color | F6 |
| Show/Hide Layers | F7 |
| Show/Hide Info | Cmd-F8 |
| Show/Hide Gradient | Cmd-F9 |
| Show/Hide Stroke | Cmd-F10 |
| Show/Hide Attributes | Cmd-F11 |
| Revert file | F12 |
| Show/Hide Graphic Styles | Shift-F5 |
| Show/Hide Appearance | Shift-F6 |
| Show/Hide Align | Shift-F7 |
| Show/Hide Transform | Shift-F8 |
| Show/Hide Pathfinder | Shift-Cmd-F9 |
| Show/Hide Transparency | Shift-Cmd-F10 |
| Show/Hide Symbols | Shift-Cmd-F11 |
| Layers Palette Shortcuts |
| Toggle layer between Preview/Outline mode | Cmd-click on eye |
| Show layer while turning off all others | Option-click on eye |
| Select all items on layer | Option-click layer name |
| Copy selected item to different layer | Option-drag selection square in Layers panel |
| To create the new layer at the top of list | Cmd-click |
| To create the new layer below selected layer | Cmd-Option-click |
| Color Palette Shortcuts |
| Saturate/Desaturate current color | Shift-drag color slider |
| Change Color Mode | Shift-click color bar |
| Select compliment of current color | Cmd-click color bar |
| Swatches Palette Shortcuts |
| Create a swatch as a global color | Hold Cmd-Shift while creating |
| Replace a swatch with another | Option-drag new swatch over old |
| Misc. |
| (In any panel) Apply a value, but keep value highlighted in panel | Shift-Return |
| Create New Symbol | F8 |
