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Keys for transforming selections, selection borders, and paths

This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

Keys for editing paths

This partial list provides shortcuts that don’t appear in menu commands or tool tips.

View > Snap is unchecked)

Convert between horizontal and

vertical guide

Alt-drag guide Option-drag guide

Hold down Shift to move 10 pixels

Applies to shape tools

Result Windows Mac OS

Transform from center or reflect Alt Option

Constrain Shift Shift

Distort Control Command

Apply Enter Return

Cancel Control + . (period) or Esc Command + . (period) or Esc

Free transform with duplicate data Control + Alt + T Command + Option + T

Transform again with duplicate data Control + Shift + Alt + T Command + Shift + Option + T

Result Windows Mac OS

Select multiple anchor points Direct selection tool + Shift-click Direct selection tool + Shift-click

Select entire path Direct selection tool + Alt-click Direct selection tool + Option-click

Duplicate a path Pen (any Pen tool), Path Selection or

Direct Selection tool + Control + Alt-

drag

Pen (any Pen tool), Path Selection or

Direct Selection tool+ Command +

Option-drag

Switch from Path Selection, Pen, Add

Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, or

Convert Point tools, to Direct Selection

tool

Control Command

Switch from Pen tool or Freeform Pen

tool to Convert Point tool when pointer

is over anchor or direction point

Alt Option

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