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Useful keyboard shortcuts for Illustrator.
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Basic Adobe Illustrator keyboard shortcuts.md
  • V: Selection tool
  • A: Direct Selection tool (more fine-grained selection)
  • Command + U: Smart Guides snapping on/off
  • Command + G: group selected objects
  • Command + Shift + G: ungroup selected objects
  • Tab: show/hide panels and other UI elements
  • Command + Shift + /: search all menu items (this works in all native Mac apps)
  • Command + `: cycle through tabs
  • Command + Option + P > Edit Artboards: resize drawing canvas. Drag to required size then hit Escape

Random tips

  • In the Layers panel, click, hold and drag over the Visibility (eye) icons to quickly hide or show layers
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