Keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet generator for your daily tools

Build one printable page from the shortcuts you actually use. Choose your apps, keep the platform you work on, and trim the groups until the sheet fits the work in front of you.

The preview is the thing you will print. Each app keeps its name and each group keeps its task heading, so a key such as Ctrl+P still makes sense when several apps share the same paper.

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Adobe Illustrator
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1 apps, 122 shortcuts

Adobe Illustrator keyboard shortcuts

Adobe Illustrator · Windows, macOS

ActionWindowsmacOS
Documents and editing
UndoCtrl ZCmd Z
RedoShift Ctrl ZShift Cmd Z
CutCtrl XCmd X
CopyCtrl CCmd C
PasteCtrl VCmd V
Paste in frontCtrl FCmd F
Paste at backCtrl BCmd B
Paste in placeShift Ctrl VShift Cmd V
Paste on all artboardsAlt Shift Ctrl VOption Shift Cmd V
Check spellingCtrl ICmd I
Open Keyboard ShortcutsAlt Shift Ctrl KOption Shift Cmd K
Open PreferencesCtrl KCmd K
Create a documentCtrl NCmd N
Create a document from a templateShift Ctrl NShift Cmd N
Create a document without the New Document dialogAlt Ctrl NOption Cmd N
Open a documentCtrl OCmd O
Place a file in the documentShift Ctrl PShift Cmd P
Open File InformationAlt Shift Ctrl IOption Shift Cmd I
Open Document SetupAlt Ctrl POption Cmd P
Browse in Adobe BridgeAlt Ctrl OOption Cmd O
Close the document windowCtrl WCmd W
Save the documentCtrl SCmd S
Open Save AsShift Ctrl SShift Cmd S
Save a copyAlt Ctrl SOption Cmd S
Open Export for ScreensAlt Ctrl EOption Cmd E
Open Save for WebAlt Shift Ctrl SOption Shift Cmd S
Package the documentAlt Shift Ctrl POption Shift Cmd P
PrintCtrl PCmd P
Exit IllustratorCtrl QCmd Q
Tools
Artboard toolShift OShift O
Selection toolVV
Direct Selection toolAA
Magic Wand toolYY
Lasso toolQQ
Pen toolPP
Curvature toolShift ~Shift ~
Type toolTT
Line Segment toolBackslashBackslash
Rectangle toolMM
Ellipse toolLL
Paintbrush toolBB
Pencil toolNN
Shaper toolShift NShift N
Rotate toolRR
Reflect toolOO
Scale toolSS
Free Transform toolEE
Shape Builder toolShift MShift M
Perspective Grid toolShift PShift P
Mesh toolUU
Gradient toolGG
Eyedropper toolII
Blend toolWW
Live Paint Bucket toolKK
Eraser toolShift EShift E
Scissors toolCC
Hand toolHH
Zoom toolZZ
View and artboards
Magnify to 100 percentCtrl 1Cmd 1
Show or hide the bounding boxShift Ctrl BShift Cmd B
Hide unselected artworkCtrl Alt Shift 3Cmd Option Shift 3
Show or hide artboardsCtrl Shift HCmd Shift H
Show or hide artboard rulersCtrl RCmd Option R
Show the transparency gridShift Ctrl DShift Cmd D
Fit all artboards in the windowCtrl Alt 0Cmd Option 0
Exit Artboard tool modeEscEsc
Go to the next documentCtrl F6Cmd F6
Go to the previous documentCtrl Shift F6Cmd Shift F6
Toggle Outline and GPU PreviewCtrl YCmd Y
Toggle GPU and CPU PreviewCtrl ECmd E
Open Overprint PreviewAlt Shift Ctrl YOption Shift Cmd Y
Open Pixel PreviewAlt Ctrl YOption Cmd Y
Exit Full Screen modeEscEsc
Zoom inCtrl =Cmd =
Zoom outCtrl -Cmd -
Show or hide guidesCtrl ;Cmd ;
Lock or unlock guidesAlt Ctrl ;Option Cmd ;
Make guides from the selectionCtrl 5Cmd 5
Show or hide Smart GuidesCtrl UCmd U
Show or hide the perspective gridCtrl Shift ICmd Shift I
Show or hide the gridCtrl 'Cmd '
Toggle Snap to GridShift Ctrl 'Shift Cmd '
Objects and selection
Select artwork on the active artboardCtrl Alt ACmd Option A
Select allCtrl ACmd A
DeselectShift Ctrl AShift Cmd A
ReselectCtrl 6Cmd 6
Select the object aboveAlt Ctrl ]Option Cmd ]
Select the object belowAlt Ctrl [Option Cmd [
Group selected artworkCtrl GCmd G
Ungroup selected artworkShift Ctrl GShift Cmd G
Lock the selectionCtrl 2Cmd 2
Unlock all selectionsAlt Ctrl 2Option Cmd 2
Hide the selectionCtrl 3Cmd 3
Show all selectionsAlt Ctrl 3Option Cmd 3
Lock all deselected artworkCtrl Alt Shift 2Cmd Option Shift 2
Bring the selection forwardCtrl ]Cmd ]
Move the selection to the frontShift Ctrl ]Shift Cmd ]
Send the selection backwardCtrl [Cmd [
Move the selection to the backShift Ctrl [Shift Cmd [
Color, type, and effects
Toggle between fill and strokeXX
Set the default fill and strokeDD
Swap fill and strokeShift XShift X
Select gradient fill mode>>
Select color fill mode<<
Select no stroke or fillSlashSlash
Add a new fillCtrl SlashCmd Slash
Add a new strokeCtrl Alt SlashCmd Option Slash
Decrease Bristle brush size[[
Increase Bristle brush size]]
Create type outlinesShift Ctrl OShift Cmd O
Open the Character panelCtrl TCmd T
Open the Paragraph panelAlt Ctrl TOption Cmd T
Open the Tabs panelShift Ctrl TShift Cmd T
Open the OpenType panelAlt Shift Ctrl TOption Shift Cmd T
Apply superscriptShift Ctrl =Shift Cmd =
Apply subscriptAlt Shift Ctrl =Option Shift Cmd =
Toggle auto-hyphenationAlt Shift Ctrl HOption Shift Cmd H
Insert an em spaceShift Ctrl MShift Cmd M
Insert an en spaceShift Ctrl NShift Cmd N
Apply the last effectShift Ctrl EShift Cmd E
Apply the last effect with its dialogAlt Shift Ctrl EOption Shift Cmd E
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Build a sheet for the work you actually do

A useful cheat sheet is smaller than the reference it came from. Pick the apps that share your desk, keep the platform you are using, and remove groups that belong to a job you do not do. A focused page has a chance of staying beside the keyboard instead of becoming another document you never open.

If you move between a terminal, an editor, and a browser, make one sheet for that loop. If you are learning one app, select only its groups and give yourself a page you can glance at without hunting through unrelated commands.

Choose the platform before you print

Windows, macOS, and Linux often share the action but change the modifier. Keep all platforms when the sheet is for a shared desk or a team. Choose one platform when you want a quieter page and know which keyboard will be in front of you.

Some applications also use terminal settings, editor modes, or custom keymaps. The sheet keeps the documented default rows from this reference. It does not rewrite them for a personal binding file.

Read the paper as a task list

Each app keeps its own name and each group keeps its task heading. That matters when several apps share keys such as Ctrl+P or Cmd+K. The action beside the keys tells you which app context gives the combination its meaning.

The live preview is the document that prints. If you remove an app, platform, or group, the count and the paper change with it. Groups that have no shortcut for the selected platform disappear from the sheet rather than leaving an empty heading behind.

What this sheet does not promise

This generator does not discover shortcuts from your installed apps, inspect custom bindings, or turn undocumented actions into guesses. It prints the rows in the stack127 keyboard reference for the choices you made. For a full app page, including notes about modes and sequences, use the keyboard shortcuts directory.

Keep the first version deliberately short

Start with the keys that remove a repeated interruption today. When those become ordinary, make a second sheet or add another group. The point is to put the next useful action near your hand, not to turn every documented shortcut into homework.

Your selections stay in this browser while you build the sheet. Printing uses the browser's own print dialog, so the final paper follows the page you can see here.