Operations shortcuts
Select multiple objects → ⇧click
Select overlapped object → ⌥ click
Reset Selection Box → .
Change opacity for selected layer → numeric keys (4=40%, 43=43%, etc.)
Switch between Stroke/Fill colour selectors (Colour and Swatches panels) → X
Swap Stroke/Fill colour selectors → ⇧X
Set No fill on Stroke/Fill colour selectors→ / (International and selected keyboards only)
Modify attribute listed on a panel or dialog→ Drag attribute text label
Toggle Snapping→ ;
CURVE DRAWING
Edit line strokes as you draw→ ⌘
Creates cusp node (sharp corner)→ ⌥ drag control handle
Snap a line's control handle to 45° intervals→ ⇧ drag control handle
TRANSFORMING
Move with horizontal, vertical or diagonal constraint
-drag
Rotate in 15° intervals
-drag rotation/corner handle
Rotate around opposite corner
-drag corner handle
Cancel a sizing, moving, or creating operation
Resize vector objects, maintaining aspect ratio
-drag from a corner handle
Resize an object from its centre
-drag from a corner handle
Mirror shearing
-drag
Nudging
arrow keys
Nudging (10x measurement units)
-arrow keys
File shortcuts
Action
Key
New Document
N
Open Document
O
Close Document/Close App (when no documents open)
W
Switch Document/View
Save
S
Save As
S
Place image
M
Export
S
Spread Setup
P
Print
P
Tools shortcuts
Action (General and Designer Persona)
Key
Move Tool
V
Node Tool
A
Artistic and Frame text tools cycle
T
Pencil tool
N
Pen tool
P
Rectangle, Ellipse, and Rounded Rectangle Tools cycle
M
Picture Frame Rectangle Tool
F
Fill tool
G
Transparency tool
Y
Colour Picker Tool
I
View Tool
H
Zoom Tool
Z
To prevent unwanted toggling between tools, go to Preferences and enable Use modifier to cycle tools via the Tools options.
Edit shortcuts
Action
Key
Undo
Z
Redo
Z
Paste Style
V
Paste FX
V
Paste without Format
V
Page control shortcuts
Action
Key
Add Page
Previous Page
or
Next Page
or
Object control shortcuts
Action
Key
Group
G
Ungroup
G
Move to Front
]
Move Forward One
]
Move Back One
[
Move to Back
[
Duplicate
J
Show All
H
Lock
L
Unlock
L
Unlock All
L
Text shortcuts
Action
Key
Moves cursor to start of word
<
Moves cursor to end of word
>
Moves cursor to start of word, selecting affected letters
<
Moves cursor to end of word, selecting affected letters
>
Moves cursor one letter left and selects affected letter
<
Moves cursor one letter right and selects affected letter
>
Moves cursor to start of line
Home
Moves cursor to end of line
End
Moves cursor to start of text frame
Home
Moves cursor to end of text frame
End
Moves cursor to start of current paragraph
Moves cursor to start of next paragraph
Find
F
Bigger text
>
Smaller text
<
Precise bigger text
>
Precise smaller text
<
Tighten (Tracking)
Loosen (Tracking)
Tighten More (Tracking)
Loosen More (Tracking)
Bold
B
Italic
I
Underline
U
Show Character
T
Show Typography
T
Superscript
+
Subscript
-
Raise Baseline
Lower Baseline
Precise Raise Baseline
Precise Lower Baseline
Increase Level
]
Decrease Level
[
Align Left
L
Align Centre
C
Align Right
R
Justify Left
|
Increase Paragraph Leading
Decrease Paragraph Leading
Precise Increase Paragraph Leading
Precise Decrease Paragraph Leading
Spelling Options
;
Line Break
Non Breaking Space
En Dash
-
Em Dash
-
Toggle Unicode
U
Delete all words preceding cursor on the current line
Delete characters and word preceding cursor position
Insert index mark
[
View shortcuts
Action
Key
Zoom In
+
Zoom Out
-
Zoom to Fit
0 (or double-click View Tool icon)
Zoom to Selection
0 (or double-click Layers panel thumbnail)
Zoom to Document
0
(Zoom to) 100%
1 (or double-click Zoom Tool icon)
(Zoom to) 200%
2
(Zoom to) 400%
3
(Zoom to) 800%
4
(Zoom to) Print Size
8
(Zoom to) Pixel Size
9
Hot key zoom
-drag
Hot key zoom in
-click
Hot key zoom out
-click
Hot key zoom in marquee
-drag
Hot key panning
Scroll vertically up/down
Mouse scroll wheel
Scroll horizontally left/right
Mouse scroll wheel
Switch to Next View
`
Show Guides
;
Show Grid
'
Show Rulers
R
Grid Plane cycle
'
Clip to Canvas
Isolate an object
-click Layers panel thumbnail
Selection shortcuts
Action
Key
Select All
A
Select Next
]
Select Previous
[
Workspace shortcuts
Action
Key
Preview Mode
W
Show/Hide Studio
H
Show/Hide Toolbar
T
Toggle UI
Misc shortcuts
Action
Key
Preferences
,
macOS shortcuts
Action
Key
Special Characters
Toggle Full Screen
F
Hide Workspace
H
Hide Others (applications)
H
⌘ command ⋅⋅⋅ ⌥ option, alt ⋅⋅⋅ ⇧ shift ⋅⋅⋅ ⌃ ctrl ⋅⋅⋅ ⎵ spacebar ⋅⋅⋅ ⇥ tab ⋅⋅⋅ ↵ Enter
