Use keyboard shortcuts to become more productive while using Adobe Illustrator. Illustrator provides many shortcuts to help you get work done faster. Many keyboard shortcuts appear when you hover over icons in the command menu.

In this cheat sheet we've compiled some of the best Illustrator shortcuts, for both Windows and Mac. They'll help you quickly find the most important tools and panels, work more efficiently with complex documents, and access some hidden features that will get you designing faster than ever.

Jump to: Function Keys, Selecting Tools, Viewing Artwork, Drawing, Drawing in perspective, Keys for selecting, Moving Selection, Editing Shapes, Painting Objects, Live Paint Groups, Transforming Objects, Creating variable width points, Working with Type, Panel Shortcuts, Additional Shortcuts

Here are a wide array of Adobe Illustrator shortcuts that can help you to improve your productivity. I use most of them (in fact, I can’t work without them) regularly. Most of the keyboard shortcuts listed here aren’t documented in the software, so check out the infographic below and you’re sure to find at least one new trick to put up ...