Keyboard shortcuts for Windows the complete list of Illustrator keyboard shortcuts:
The following list includes some helpful shortcuts for Illustrator CC.
Tool Shortcut Action Shortcut
Selection V Create a document Ctrl + N Direct Selection A Create a document from a template Shift + Ctrl + N Magic Wand Y Open a document Ctrl + O Lasso Q Place a file in the document Shift + Ctrl + P Pen P Open the Export for screens dialog box Alt + Ctrl + E Curvature Tool Shift + ~ Open the Save For Web dialog box Alt + Shift + Ctrl + S Type T Package the document Alt + Shift + Ctrl + P Touch Type Shift + T Open the File Information dialog box Alt + Shift + Ctrl + I Line Segment \ Print Ctrl + P Anchor Point Shift + C Exit the application Ctrl + Q Add Anchor Point = Open the Color Settings dialog box Shift + Ctrl + K Delete Anchor Point - Open the Preferences dialog box Ctrl + K Rectangle M Repeat transforming objects in perspective Ctrl + D Ellipse L Move an object Shift + Ctrl + M Paintbrush B Group the selected artwork Ctrl + G Blob Brush Shift + B Ungroup the selected artwork Shift + Ctrl + G Pencil N Make a clipping mask Ctrl + 7 Shaper Tool Shift + N Select artwork in active artboard Ctrl + Alt + A Scissors C Deselect Shift + Ctrl + A Rotate R Reselect Ctrl + 6 Reflect O Select the object above the current selection Alt + Ctrl + ] Free Transform E Select the object below the current selection Alt + Ctrl + [ Perspective Grid Shift + P Make Live Paint Alt + Ctrl + X Perspective Selection Shift + V (when using the Paint Bucket tool) Warp Shift + R Zoom in Ctrl + = Width Shift + W Zoom out Ctrl + - Eraser Shift + E View all artboards in window Ctrl + 0 (zero) Mesh U Show/ hide artboard rulers Ctrl + R Gradient G Show/ hide smart guides Ctrl + U Eyedropper I Show grid Ctrl + ‘ Blend W Show/ hide Align panel Shift + F7 Scale S Show/ hide Appearance panel Shift + F6 Column Graph J Show/ hide Color panel F6 Shape Builder Shift + M Show/hide Gradient panel Ctrl + F9 Live Paint Bucket K Show/ hide Graphic Styles panel Shift + F5 Live Paint Selection Shift + L Show/ hide Info panel Ctrl + F8 Artboard Shift + O Show/ hide Layers panel F7 Slice Shift + K Show/ hide Stroke panel Ctrl + F10 Hand H Show/ hide Symbols panel Shift + Ctrl + F11 Zoom Z Open the Character panel Ctrl + T Color , Open the Paragraph panel Alt + Ctrl + T Gradient . Show/ hide Transform panel Shift + F8 Default D Show/ hide Pathfinder panel Shift + Ctrl + F9 None / Add new fill Ctrl + / Toggle Fill/Stroke X Add new stroke Ctrl + Alt Swap Fill/Stroke Shift + X Add a layer Ctrl + L Symbol Sprayer Shift + S Add a layer while opening Alt + Ctrl + L Toggle Screen Mode F the New Layer dialog box