Adobe Illustrator "cheat sheet" and Common Functions
Introduction
Below is a table of keyboard shortcuts in Adobe Illustrator for common functionality. For a more comprehensive list visit this Adobe help page ↗
Shortcuts
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| V | selection tool ("black arrow") |
| A | direct selection tool ("white arrow") |
| P | Pen Tool |
| R | Rotation Tool |
| O | Reflection Tool |
| CMD (Mac) or CTRL (Win) + V | "Paste in Place" (at the same location it was copied from) |
| ALT + drag (mouse) | create a copy of the selected points/shapes |
| ALT + --> or <-- | (while editing text) kern space between two characters |
| SHIFT + C | anchor point tool (Caret) |
| SHIFT + O | artboard tool |
| CMD (Mac) or CTRL (Win) + D | Show or hide the transparency grid |