Adobe Illustrator Keyboard Cheat Sheet

macOS Keyboard Shortcuts
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Windows Keyboard Shortcuts
(Right-click and copy)

Adobe Online Keyboard Shortcuts Reference.

Gesture Shortcuts

Mode Mac Mod-Key Win Mod-Key Effect
Select-drag object None None Moves object
Select-drag top, left, bottom or right center-handles None None Enlarges or shrinks object from that side
Select-drag corner handle None None Enlarges or shrinks object from that corner
Select-drag object Shift Shift Constrains object's movement to horizontal, vertical or 45 degree axis
Select-drag top, left, bottom or right center-handles Shift Shift Proportionately expands or shrinks object from that side
Select-drag corner handle Shift Shift Proportionately expands or shrinks object from that corner
Select-drag object Option Alt Leaves original object behind and moves a copy
Select-drag top, left, bottom or right center-handles Option Alt Expands or contracts object from its center-point only on horizontal axis (for left and right handles), or only vertical axis (for top and bottom handles)
Select-drag corner handle Option Alt Expands or contracts object from it center-point on horizontal and vertical axis
Select-drag object Option & Shift Alt & Shift Leaves original object behind and moves a copy constrained to horizontal, vertical or 45degree axis
Select object Command Control Changes Selection to to Direct Selection tool