To access Selection or Direction Selection tool (whichever was used last) at any time | Control |
| To switch between Selection and Direct Selection tools | Ctrl-Alt-Tab |
| To cycle through tools behind column tool | Alt-click tool |
| To make copy while dragging | Alt |
| To add to a selection | Shift |
| Move Selection | Any arrow key |
| Move Selection 10 pts | Shift-any arrow key |
| Lock selected artwork | Ctrl-2 |
| Lock all deselected artwork | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-2 |
| Unlock all artwork | Ctrl-Alt-2 |
| Hide selected artwork | Ctrl-3 |
| Hide all deselected artwork | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-3 |
| Show all artwork | Ctrl-Alt-3 |
| Join and Average at same time | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-J |
| Convert Anchor Point tool from Pen tool | Alt |
| Switch between Add Anchor Point and Delete Anchor Point tools | Alt |
| Add Anchor Point tool from Scissors tool | Alt |
| Move anchor point while drawing with Pen tool | Spacebar |
| Create closed path with Pencil or Paintbrush tool | When finished drawing, hold Alt and release mouse |
| Connect to an open (& selected) path with Pencil | Ctrl-drag |
| Painting and Transforming | |
| Eyedropper tool from Live Paint Bucket tool | Alt |
| Samples intermediate color from gradient, picture, etc. with eyedropper | Shift |
| Sets center point and shows dialog | Alt-click with Tool |
| Duplicates and transforms selection | Alt-drag |
| Transform pattern without transforming object | Tilde(~)-drag |
| Scale proportionally with Selection tool | Shift-drag bounding box |
| Scale from center with Selection tool | Alt-drag bounding box |
| Move mesh point along path with Mesh tool | Shift-drag |
| Add mesh point with Mesh tool without changing color | Shift-click |
| Remove mesh point with Mesh tool | Alt-click |
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| Draw from center | Alt |
| Draw from center with dialog | Alt-click |
| Constrain proportion | Shift |
| Constrain orientation of polygons, stars, spirals | Shift |
| Move object while drawing | Spacebar |
| Add/subtract sides, points, spiral segments | Up or Down Arrow |
| Decrease inner radius | Ctrl |
| Create continuous duplicates along mouse movement | Hold tilde(~) while dragging |
| Get Hand Tool (while NOT editing Type) | Spacebar |