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Constrain a shape’s proportions or orientation to:
| Shift-drag | Shift-drag |
Move a shape while drawing it | spacebar-drag | spacebar-drag |
Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons, stars, and flares) | Alt-drag | Option-drag |
Increase or decrease polygon sides, star points, arc angle, spiral winds, or flare rays | Start dragging, then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Start dragging, then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
Keep the inner radius of a star constant | Start dragging, then hold down Ctrl | Start dragging, then hold down Command |
Keep the sides of a star straight | Alt-drag | Option-drag |
Switch between an open and closed arc | Start dragging, then hold down C | Start dragging, then hold down C |
Flip an arc, keeping the reference point constant | Start dragging, then hold down F | Start dragging, then hold down SF |
Add or subtract winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiral | Start dragging, then Alt-drag | Start dragging then Option-drag |
Change the decay rate of a spiral | Start dragging then Ctrl-drag | Start dragging then Command-drag |
Add or remove horizontal lines from a rectangular grid or concentric lines from a polar grid | Start dragging, then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Start dragging, then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
Add or remove vertical lines from a rectangular grid or radial lines from a polar grid | Start dragging, then press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Start dragging, then press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
Decrease the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10% | Start dragging, then press F | Start dragging, then press F |
Increase the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10% | Start dragging, then press V | Start dragging, then press V |
Decrease the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% | Start dragging, then press X | Start dragging, then press X |
Increase the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% | Start dragging, then press C | Start dragging, then press C |
Increase size of Blob Brush | ] (right square bracket) | ] (right square bracket) |
Decrease size of Blob Brush | [ (left square bracket) | [ (left square bracket) |
Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically | Shift | Shift |
Switch through drawing modes | Shift + D | Shift + D |
Join two or more paths | Select the paths, then press Ctrl + J | Select the paths, then press Command + J |
Average two or more paths | Select the paths, then press Alt + Ctrl + J | Select the paths, then press Option + Command + J |
Create corner or smooth join | Select the paths, then press Shift + Ctrl + Alt + J | Select the anchor point, then press Shift + Command + Option + J |
Create a compound path | Ctrl + 8 | Command + 8 |
Release a compound path | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + 8 | Option + Shift + Command + 8 |
Edit a pattern | Shift + Ctrl + F8 | Shift + Command +F8 |
Perspective Grid Tool | Shift + P | Shift + P |
Perspective Selection Tool | Shift + V | Shift + V |
Perspective Grid | Ctrl + Shift + I | Command + Shift + I |
Moving objects perpendicularly | Press the number 5 key, then click and drag the object | Press the number 5 key, then click and drag the object |
Switching perspective planes | Use the Perspective Selection tool and then press 1 for left grid, 2 for horizontal grid, 3 for right grid, or 4 for no active grid | Use the Perspective Selection tool and then press 1 for left grid, 2 for horizontal grid, 3 for right grid, or 4 for no active grid |
Copying objects in perspective | Ctrl + Alt + drag | Command + Alt + drag |
Repeat transforming objects in perspective | Ctrl + D | Command + D |
Switching between drawing modes | Shift + D | Shift + D |
Default keyboard shortcuts | Illustrator (2024)
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