Constrain a shape’s proportions or orientation to: equal height and width for rectangles, rounded rectangles, ellipses, and grids

Increments of 45° for line and arc segments

Original orientation for polygons, stars, and flares

Move a shape while drawing it

Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons, stars, and flares)

(start dragging then press up or down arrow) Keep the sides of a star straight

(hold down) Increase or decrease polygon sides, star points, arc angle, spiral winds, or flare rays

(hold down) Keep the inner radius of a star constant

(hold down) Switch between an open and closed arc

(hold down) Flip an arc, keeping the reference point constant

Add or subtract winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiral

Change the decay rate of a spiral

Add or remove horizontal lines from a rectangular grid or concentric lines from a polar grid

Add or remove vertical lines from a rectangular grid or radial lines from a polar grid

Decrease the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10%

Increase the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10%

Decrease the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10%

Increase the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10%

Increase size of Blob Brush

Decrease size of Blob Brush

Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically

Switch through drawing modes

Join two or more paths

Average two or more paths

Create corner or smooth join

Create a compound path

Release a compound path

Edit a pattern

Perspective Grid Tool

Perspective Selection Tool

Perspective Grid

(drag object) Moving objects perpendicularly

Copying objects in perspective

Repeat transforming objects in perspective

Switching between drawing modes

Switch Pen tool to Convert Anchor Point tool

Switch between Add Anchor Point tool and Delete Anchor Point tool

Switch Scissors tool to Add Anchor Point tool

Switch Pencil tool to Smooth tool

Move current anchor point while drawing with Pen tool

Cut a straight line with Knife tool

Cut at 45° or 90° with Knife tool

(click Shape mode) Use shape mode buttons in Pathfinder panel to create compound paths

(click the closed region) Erase unwanted closed regions created using Shape Builder tool

Select the Shape Builder tool

Display rectangular marquee to easily merge multiple paths (when using Shape Builder tool)

Increase the intensity of symbols (when using Symbolism tool)

Decrease the intensity of symbols (when using Symbolism tool)

Blend objects

Finish adding objects to the blend

Distort objects using a warp-shaped envelope

Distort objects using a mesh as the shape of the envelope

Distort objects using another object as the shape of the envelope

(click Live Paint Bucket tool) Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample fill and/or stroke

(click Live Paint Bucket tool) Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample color from an image or intermediate color from a gradient

(click Live Paint Bucket tool) Select opposite Live Paint Bucket tool options (if Paint Fills and Paint Strokes are currently selected, switch to Paint Fills only)

(click Live Paint Bucket tool) Fill across unstroked edges into adjacent faces

(click Live Paint Bucket tool) Fill all faces that have same fill and stroke all edges that have same stroke

(click Live Paint Selection tool) Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample fill and/or stroke

(click Live Paint Selection tool) Switch to Eyedropper tool and sample color from an image or intermediate color from a gradient

(click Live Paint Selection tool) Add to/subtract from a selection

(click Live Paint Selection tool) Select all connected faces /edges with same fill/stroke

(click Live Paint Selection tool) Select all faces/edges with same fill/stroke

Set origin point and open dialog box when using Rotate tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool

Duplicate and transform selection when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool

Transform pattern (independent of object) when using Selection tool, Scale tool, Reflect tool, or Shear tool

Reapply a transformation to an object

Apply last pathfinder effect to the selected object

Move an object

Open the Transform Each dialog box

Make a clipping mask

Release a clipping mask

Toggle between fill and stroke

Set fill and stroke to default

Swap fill and stroke

Select gradient fill mode

Hide gradient annotator (when using the Gradient tool)

Select color fill mode

Select no stroke/fill mode

(click Eyedropper tool) Sample color from an image or intermediate color from gradient

(click Eyedropper tool) Sample style and append appearance of currently selected item

Add new fill

Add new stroke

(click gradient button in Tools panel or Gradient panel) Reset gradient to black and white

Make Live Paint (when using the Paint Bucket tool)

Decrease Bristle brush size

Increase Bristle brush size

Select multiple width points

Create non-uniform widths

(click the width point) Create a copy of the width point

Change the position of multiple width points

Delete selected width point

Deselect a width point

Move one character left or right

Move up or down one line

Move one word left or right

Move up or down one paragraph

Select one word left or right

Select one paragraph before or after

Extend existing selection

Align paragraph left

Align paragraph right

Align paragraph center

Justify text left

Justify all lines

Toggle line composer

Insert soft return

Highlight kerning

Reset horizontal scale to 100%

Increase or decrease font size

Increase or decrease font size by steps

Increase or decrease leading (horizontal text)

Increase or decrease leading (vertical text)

Select tracking value

Reset tracking/kerning to 0

Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (horizontal text)

Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (vertical text)

Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (horizontal text)

Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (vertical text)

Increase or decrease baseline shift (horizontal text)

Increase or decrease baseline shift (vertical text)

Switch between Type and Vertical Type, Area Type and Vertical Area Type, and Path Type and Vertical Path Type tools

Switch between Area Type and Path Type, Vertical Area Type and Vertical Path Type tools

Create outlines

Open the Character panel

Open the Paragraph panel

Open the Tabs panel

Open the OpenType panel

Insert bullets

Insert copyright symbol

Insert ellipsis

Insert paragraph symbol

Insert section symbol

Insert trademark symbol

Insert registered trademark symbol

Superscript

Subscript