Illustrators and graphic designers use Adobe Illustrator to create scalable vector graphics for logos, animations, web, print, and mobile applications. Features include the ability to work with different types of text and symbols, various drawing tools that create natural lines, myriad colour management options, special effects such as blending brush strokes and adding perspective changes to images.

Here, we have provided a list of paint groups, objects, width points, and typography keyboard shorts for Adobe Illustrator so you can work faster with this application on your computer.

Live Paint Groups Keyboard Shortcuts

• Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample fill and/or stroke  Option-click + Live Paint Bucket tool
• Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample color from an image or intermediate color from a gradient  Option + Shift-click + Live Paint Bucket tool
• Select opposite Live Paint Bucket tool options (if Paint Fills and Paint Strokes are currently selected, switch to Paint Fills only)  Shift + Live Paint Bucket tool
• Fill across unstroked edges into adjacent faces  Double-click + Live Paint Bucket tool
• Fill all faces that have same fill and stroke all edges that have same stroke  Triple-click + Live Paint Bucket tool
• Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample fill and/or stroke  Option-click + Live Paint Selection tool
• Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample color from an image or intermediate color from a gradient  Option + Shift-click + Live Paint Selection tool
• Add to/subtract from a selection  Shift-click + Live Paint Selection tool
• Select all connected faces /edges with same fill/stroke  Double-click + Live Paint Selection tool
• Select all faces/edges with same fill/stroke  Triple-click + Live Paint Selection tool  

Objects Keyboard Shortcuts

• Set origin point and open dialog box when using Rotate tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool  Option-click
• Duplicate and transform selection when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool  Option-drag
• Transform pattern (independent of object) when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool Tilde (~)-drag
• Reapply a transformation to an object  Command + D
• Apply last pathfinder effect to the selected object  Command + 4
• Move an object  Shift + Command + M
• Open the Transform Each dialog box  Option + Shift + Command + D
• Make a clipping mask  Command + 7
• Release a clipping mask  Option + Command + 7
• Toggle between fill and stroke  X
• Set fill and stroke to default  D
• Swap fill and stroke   Shift + X
• Select gradient fill mode >
• Hide gradient annotator (when using the Gradient tool)  Option + Command + G
• Select color fill mode  <
• Select no stroke/fill mode  / (forward slash)
• Sample color from an image or intermediate color from gradient  Shift + Eyedropper tool
• Sample style and append appearance of currently selected item  Option + Shift-click + Eyedropper tool
• Add new fill  Command + / (forward slash)
• Add new stroke  Command + Option + / (forward slash)
• Reset gradient to black and white  Command-click gradient button in Tools panel or Gradient panel
• Make Live Paint (when using the Paint Bucket tool)  Option + Command + X
• Decrease Bristle brush size  [
• Increase Bristle brush size  ]

Create Variable Width Points Keyboard Shortcuts

• Select multiple width points  Shift+click
• Create non-uniform widths  Option+drag
• Create a copy of the width point  Options+drag the width point
• Change the position of multiple width points  Shift+drag
• Delete selected width point  Delete
• Deselect a width point  Esc

Type Keyboard Shortcuts

• Bold  Shift + Command + B
• Italic  Shift + Command + I
• Underline  Shift + Command + U
• Move one character right or left  Right Arrow or Left Arrow
• Move up or down one line  Up Arrow or Down Arrow
• Move one word right or left  Command + Right Arrow or Left Arrow
• Move up or down one paragraph  Command + Up Arrow or Down Arrow
• Select one word right or left  Shift + Command + Right Arrow or Left Arrow
• Select one paragraph before or after  Shift + Command + Up Arrow or Down Arrow
• Extend existing selection  Shift-click
• Align paragraph left, right, or center:  Command + Shift + L, R, or C
• Justify text left  Command + Shift + J
• Justify all lines  Shift + Command + F
• Toggle line composer  Option + Shift + Command +
• Insert soft return  Shift + Return
• Highlight kerning  Command + Option + K
• Reset horizontal scale to 100%  Command + Shift + X
• Increase or decrease font size  Command + Shift + . or ,
• Increase or decrease font size by steps  Option + Command +Shift + . or ,
• Increase or decrease leading  Option + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text)
• Select tracking value  Option + Command + K
• Reset tracking/kerning to 0  Command + Option + Q
• Increase or decrease kerning and tracking  Option + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text)
• Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times  Command + Option + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text)
• Increase or decrease baseline shift  Option + Shift + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text)
• Switch between Type and Vertical Type, Area Type and Vertical Area Type, and Path Type and Vertical Path Type tools  Shift
• Switch between Area Type and Path Type, Vertical Area Type and Vertical Path Type tools  Option
• Create outlines  Shift + Command + O
• Open the Character panel  Command + T
• Open the Paragraph panel  Option + Command + T
• Open the Tabs panel  Shift + Command + T
• Open the OpenType panel  Option + Shift + Command + T
• Insert bullets  Option + 8
• Insert copyright symbol  Option + G
• Insert ellipsis  Option + ;
• Insert paragraph symbol  Option + 7
• Insert section symbol  Option + 6
• Insert trademark symbol  Option + 2
• Insert registered trademark symbol  Option + R
• Superscript  Shift + Command + =
• Subscript  Alt + Shift + Ctrl + =
• Insert em dash  Option + Shift + -
• Insert en dash  Option + -
• Insert discretionary hyphen  Shift + Command + -
• Toggle auto-hyphenation  Option + Shift + Command + H
• Insert double left quotation marks  Option + [
• Insert double right quotation marks  Option + Shift + [
• Insert single left quotation marks  Option + ]
• Insert single right quotation marks  Option + Shift + ]
• Insert em space  Shift + Command + M
• Insert en space  Shift + Command + N
• Insert thin space  Option + Shift + Command + M
• Show hidden characters  Option + Command + I

Note:  To change the increment value for type shortcuts, choose  Illustrator > Preferences >Type. Enter the values you want in the Size/Leading, Baseline Shift, and Tracking text boxes, and click OK.