Operation Manual

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USING ILLUSTRATOR
Keyboard shortcuts
Last updated 11/8/2011
Note: Mac OS does not allow you to assign Command+Option+8 as a menu shortcut.
• To save changes to the current set of shortcuts, click OK. (You can’t save changes to the set named Illustrator
Defaults.)
• To save a new set of shortcuts, click Save. Enter a name for the new set, and click OK. The new key set will appear
in the pop-up menu under the new name.
• To delete the set of shortcuts, click Delete. (You can’t delete the set named Illustrator Defaults.)
• To export the displayed set of shortcuts into a text file, click Export Text. In the Save Key Set File As dialog box,
enter a filename for the current key set that you are saving, and click Save. You can use this text file to print out a
copy of your keyboard shortcuts.
Default keyboard shortcuts
Keys for selecting tools
Result Windows Mac OS
Artboard tool Shift + O Shift + O
Selection tool V V
Direct Selection tool A A
Magic Wand tool Y Y
Lasso tool Q Q
Pen tool P P
Blob Brush tool Shift + B Shift + B
Add Anchor Point tool + (plus) + (plus)
Delete Anchor Point tool - (minus) - (minus)
Convert Anchor Point tool Shift + C Shift + C
Type tool T T
Line Segment tool \ (backslash) \ (backslash)
Rectangle tool M M
Ellipse tool L L
Paintbrush tool B B
Pencil tool N N
Rotate tool R R
Reflect tool O O
Scale tool S S
Warp tool Shift + R Shift + R
Width Tool Shift+W Shift+W
Free Transform tool E E