Basic shortcuts of illustrator

 Here are some commonly used Adobe Illustrator shortcuts to speed up your workflow (for both Windows and Mac):

General

• New Document:
  
• Win: Ctrl + N
• Mac: Cmd + N
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• Open:
  
• Win: Ctrl + O
• Mac: Cmd + O
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• Save:
  
• Win: Ctrl + S
• Mac: Cmd + S
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• Undo/Redo:
  
• Undo: Ctrl + Z / Cmd + Z
• Redo: Ctrl + Shift + Z / Cmd + Shift + Z
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Tools

• Selection Tool (V)
• Direct Selection Tool (A)
• Pen Tool (P)
• Type Tool (T)
• Rectangle Tool (M)
• Ellipse Tool (L)
• Brush Tool (B)
• Eyedropper Tool (I)
• Zoom Tool (Z)
• Hand Tool (H)

Working with Objects

• Group/Ungroup:
  
• Group: Ctrl + G / Cmd + G
• Ungroup: Ctrl + Shift + G / Cmd + Shift + G
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• Copy/Paste:
  
• Copy: Ctrl + C / Cmd + C
• Paste: Ctrl + V / Cmd + V
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• Bring to Front/Send to Back:
  
• Front: Ctrl + Shift + ] / Cmd + Shift + ]
• Back: Ctrl + Shift + [ / Cmd + Shift + [
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• Lock/Unlock:
  
• Lock: Ctrl + 2 / Cmd + 2
• Unlock All: Ctrl + Alt + 2 / Cmd + Option + 2
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• Hide/Show:
  
• Hide: Ctrl + 3 / Cmd + 3
• Show All: Ctrl + Alt + 3 / Cmd + Option + 3
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View & Navigation

• Fit Artboard in Window:
  
• Ctrl + 0 / Cmd + 0
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• Actual Size (100%):
  
• Ctrl + 1 / Cmd + 1
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• Zoom In/Out:
  
• Zoom In: Ctrl + + / Cmd + +
• Zoom Out: Ctrl + - / Cmd + -
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