STUDIO SHORTCUTS

A comprehensive collection of keyboard hotkeys to make your day a little better.

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FILE MENU

  • New

    Cmd+N

  • Open

    Cmd+O

  • Close

    Cmd+W

  • Save

    Cmd+S

  • Save As

    Shift+Cmd+S

  • Place

    Cmd+D

  • Export

    Cmd+E

  • Document Setup

    Opt+Cmd+P

  • Print

    Cmd+P

  • Package File

    Opt+Shift+Cmd+P

  • Quit

    Cmd+Q

EDIT MENU

  • Undo

    Cmd+Z

  • Redo

    Shift+Cmd+Z

  • Cut,Copy,Paste

    Cmd+X,C,P

  • Paste without Formatting

    Shift+Cmd+V

  • Paste Into

    Opt+Cmd+V

  • Duplicate

    Opt+Shift+Cmd+D

  • Select All

    Cmd+A

  • Deselect All

    Shift+Cmd+A

  • Find/Change

    Cmd+F

  • Check Spelling

    Cmd+I

  • (InDesign menu) Preference

    Cmd+K

TYPE MENU

  • Glyphs

    Opt+Shift+F11

  • Forced Line Break

    Shift+Return

  • Hidden Characters

    Opt+Cmd+I

  • Font Size

    Shift+Cmd+< or >

  • Leading Size

    Opt+↑ or ↓

  • Flush Left

    Shift+Cmd+L

  • Flush Right

    Shift+Cmd+R

  • Center

    Shift+Cmd+C

  • Justify

    Shift+Cmd+J

  • Bold

    Shift+Cmd+B

  • Italic

    Shift+Cmd+I

  • Tracking or Kerning

    Opt+← or →

OBJECT MENU

  • Bring to Front or Send to Back

    Shift+Cmd+[ or ]

  • Send Back or Bring Forward

    Cmd+[ or ]

  • Group

    Cmd+G

  • UnGroup

    Shift+Cmd+G

  • Fill Frame Proportionally

    Shift+Opt+Cmd+C

  • Drop Shadow

    Opt+Cmd+M

PANEL & VIEW MENU

  • Swatches

    F5

  • Layers

    F7

  • Stroke

    F10

  • Paragraph Styles

    F11

  • Character Styles

    Shift+F11

  • Links

    Shift+Cmd+D

  • High Quality Display

    Opt+Cmd+H

  • Rulers

    Cmd+R

  • Guides

    Cmd+;

  • Add Page

    Shift+Cmd+P

  • Go to Page

    Cmd+J

CLICK ZOOM & VIEW MENU

  • Select Thru

    Cmd+Click

  • Override Master

    Shift+Cmd+Click

  • Scale Graphic

    Shift+Cmd+Drag

  • Drag Mouse to Zoom

    Cmd+Spacebar

  • Fit Page in View

    Cmd+0

  • Pan the View

    Spacebar+Drag

  • Pan when in Text

    Opt+Drag

  • Zoom

    Cmd+ or -

TOOLS

  • Selection

    V

  • Direct Selection

    A

  • Magic Wand

    Y

  • Pen

    P

  • Add/Delete Anchor Point

    +/-

  • Convert Anchor Point

    Shift+C

  • Type

    T

  • Line Segment

    /

  • Rectangle

    M

  • Ellipse

    L

  • Brush

    B

  • Pencil

    N

  • Eraser

    Shift+E

  • Rotate

    R

  • Scale

    S

  • Gradient

    G

  • Eyedropper

    I

  • Show/Hide All Panels

    Tab

  • FILE MENU

    • New

      Cmd+N

    • Open

      Cmd+O

    • Close

      Cmd+W

    • Save

      Cmd+S

    • Save As

      Shift+Cmd+S

    • Save for Web

      Opt+Shift+Cmd+S

    • Document Setup

      Opt+Cmd+P

    • Print

      Cmd+P

    • Quit

      Cmd+Q

    EDIT MENU

    • Undo

      Cmd+Z

    • Redo

      Shift+Cmd+Z

    • Cut,Copy,Paste

      Cmd+X,C,P

    • Paste in Front

      Cmd+F

    • Paste in Back

      Cmd+B

    • Paste in Place

      Shift+Cmd+V

    • Paste on All Artboards

      Opt+Shift+Cmd+V

    • Check Spelling

      Cmd+I

    • (Illustrator menu) Preference

      Cmd+K

    TYPE MENU

    • Create Outlines

      Shift+Cmd+O

    • Forced Line Break

      Shift+Return

    • Show Hidden Characters

      Alt+Ctrl+I

    • Font Size

      Shift+Cmd+< or >

    • Leading Size

      Opt+↑ or ↓

    • Flush Left

      Shift+Cmd+L

    • Flush Right

      Shift+Cmd+R

    • Center

      Shift+Cmd+C

    • Justify

      Shift+Cmd+J

    • Bold

      Shift+Cmd+B

    • Italic

      Shift+Cmd+I

    • Tracking or Kerning

      Opt+← or →

    OBJECT MENU

    • Bring to Front or Send to Back

      Shift+Cmd+[ or ]

    • Send Back or Bring Forward

      Cmd+[ or ]

    • Group

      Cmd+G

    • UnGroup

      Shift+Cmd+G

    • Join Path

      Cmd+J

    • Make Clipping Mask

      Cmd+7

    • Make Compound Path

      Cmd+8

    VIEW MENU

    • Preview/Outline

      Cmd+Y

    • Bounding Box

      Shift+Cmd+B

    • Rulers

      Cmd+R

    • Show Guides

      Cmd+;

    • Show Grid

      Cmd+"

    • Transparency Grid

      Shift+Cmd+D

    CLICK ZOOM & VIEW MENU

    • Duplicate

      Alt+Drag

    • Zoom

      Cmd+Spacebar+drag

    • Pan with Hand

      Spacebar+drag

TOOLS

  • Move Tool

    V

  • Marquee Tool

    M

  • Lasso Tool

    L

  • Quick Selection Tool

    W

  • Crop

    C

  • Eyedropper

    I

  • Spot Healing Brush

    J

  • Brush

    B

  • Clone Stamp

    S

  • Eraser

    E

  • Gradient

    G

  • Dodge Tool

    O

  • Pen Tool

    P

  • Type Tool

    T

  • Direct Selection Tool

    A

  • Rectangle

    U

  • FILE MENU

    • New

      Cmd+N

    • Open

      Cmd+O

    • Close

      Cmd+W

    • Save

      Cmd+S

    • Save As

      Shift+Cmd+S

    • Save for Web

      Opt+Shift+Cmd+S

    • Print

      Cmd+P

    • Quit

      Cmd+Q

    EDIT MENU

    • Undo/Redo

      Cmd+Z

    • Step Forward

      Shift+Cmd+Z

    • Step Backward

      Opt+Cmd+Z

    • Cut,Copy,Paste

      Cmd+X,C,P

    • Paste Into

      Shift+Cmd+V

    • Transform

      Cmd+T

    • Color Settings

      Shift+Cmd+K

    • Fill

      Shift+F5

    IMAGE MENU

    • Levels

      Cmd+L

    • Curves

      Cmd+M

    • Hue/Saturation

      Cmd+U

    • Color Balance

      Cmd+B

    • Image Size

      Opt+Cmd+I

    • Canvas Size

      Opt+Cmd+C

    • TYPE MENU

      • Flush Left

        Shift+Cmd+L

      • Flush Right

        Shift+Cmd+R

      • Center

        Shift+Cmd+C

      • Justify

        Shift+Cmd+J

      • Tracking or Kerning

        Opt+← or →

      LAYER & SELECTIONS MENU

      • New Layer

        Shift+Cmd+N

      • Create Clipping Mask

        Opt+Cmd+G

      • Group Layers

        Cmd+G

      • Merge Layers

        Cmd+E

      • Select All

        Cmd+A

      • Select All Layers

        Opt+Cmd+A

      • Refine Mask

        Opt+Cmd+R

      • Deselect

        Cmd+D

      • Reselect

        Shift+Cmd+D

      • Inverse Selection

        Shift+Cmd+I

      VIEW MENU

      • Proof Colors

        Cmd+Y

      • Zoom In/Out

        Cmd +/-

      • Fit on Screen

        Cmd+0

      • Screen Modes

        F

      • Show Grid

        Cmd+'

      • Show Guide

        Cmd+;

      • Show Rulers

        Cmd+R

      • Rulers

        Cmd+R

      MOUSE & KEYBOARD

      • Quick Mask Mode

        Q

      • Brush Resize

        [ or ]

      • Brush Straight Line

        Click and Shift+Click

      • Switch FG/BG Colors

        X

      • View Layers

        Ctrl+Click

      • View/Hide Panels

        Tab