You can quickly access common tools and commands using your keyboard. Many of the shortcuts are the same as those that you use in other apps (such as C to copy). You'll find many of the shortcuts listed next to menu items (and in the list below).
You can quickly access common tools and commands using your keyboard. Many of the shortcuts are the same as those that you use in other apps (such as +C to copy). You'll find many of the shortcuts listed next to menu items (and in the list below).
For complete flexibility, you can customize keyboard shortcuts to your own way of working.
Action | Key |
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Constrain the movement of an object horizontally, vertically or diagonally | -drag |
Select multiple objects | -click |
Select overlapped object | -click |
Cycle Selection Box | . |
Change opacity for selected layer (or Brush tools in Pixel Persona) | numeric keys (4=40%, 43=43%, etc.) |
Erase with Pixel Tool (Pixel Persona only) | |
Switch between Stroke/Fill (or Color 1/Color 2) color selectors (Color and Swatches panels) | X |
Swap Stroke/Fill (or Color 1/Color 2) color selectors |
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Set Stroke/Fill (or Color 1/Color 2) color selectors and any vector objects that are selected to black and white, respectively | D |
Set No fill on Stroke/Fill (or Color 1/Color 2) color selectors | / (International and selected keyboards only) |
Modify attribute listed on a panel or dialog | Drag attribute text label |
Toggle Snapping | ; |
Action (Curve drawing) | Key |
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Edit line or brush strokes as you draw/paint | |
Creates cusp node (sharp corner) | -drag control handle |
Snap a line's control handle to 45° intervals | -drag control handle |
Select next node on a curve | [ |
Select previous node on a curve | [ |
Action (Transforming) | Key |
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Move with horizontal, vertical or diagonal constraint | -drag |
Rotate in 15° intervals | -drag rotation/corner handle |
Rotate around opposite corner |
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Cancel a sizing, moving, or creating operation | |
Resize vector objects, maintaining aspect ratio | -drag from a corner handle |
Resize an object from its center | -drag from a corner handle |
Mirror shearing | -drag |
Nudging | arrow keys |
Nudging (10x measurement units) | -arrow keys |
Action (Painting) | Key |
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Decrease/increase brush width (Pixel Persona only) | ] [ |
Decrease/increase brush width with on-screen readout | -drag (left/right) |
Decrease/increase brush hardness with on-screen readout (Pixel Persona only) | -drag (up/down) |
Paint a brush stroke along a straight line | click then -click |
Action | Key |
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New Document |
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New From Clipboard |
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Open Document |
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Close Document/Close App (when no documents open) |
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Switch Document/View |
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Save |
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Save As |
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Export |
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Document Setup |
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Action (General and Designer Persona) | Key |
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Fill tool | G |
Transparency tool | Y |
Move tool | V |
Node tool | A |
Point Transform tool | F |
View tool | H |
Corner tool | C |
Pen tool | P |
Pencil tool | N |
Zoom tool | Z |
Vector Brush tool | B |
Rectangle, Ellipse, and Rounded Rectangle tools cycle | M |
Artistic and Frame text tools cycle | T |
Color Picker Tool | I |
Action (Pixel Persona only) | Key |
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Paint Brush and Pixel tools cycle | B |
Erase Brush | E |
Selection Brush | W |
Marquee Selection tools cycle | M |
Freehand Selection tool | L |
Dodge and Burn brushes cycle | O |
Flood Fill tool | G |
Action (Export Persona only) | Key |
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Slice Tool | S |
Slice Selection tool | L |
Action | Key |
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Undo |
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Redo |
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Paste Style |
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Paste FX |
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Paste Inside |
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Paste Without Format |
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Action | Key |
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Group |
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Ungroup |
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Duplicate |
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Move to Front |
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Move Forward One |
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Move to Back |
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Move Back One |
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Move Inside |
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Move Outside |
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Show All |
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Lock |
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Unlock |
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Unlock All |
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New Pixel Layer |
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Convert to Curves |
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Action | Key |
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Show Character |
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Show Typography |
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Spelling Options |
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Action (Navigation) | Key |
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Moves insertion point one character left |
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Moves insertion point one character right |
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Moves insertion point to start of word |
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Moves insertion point to end of word |
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Moves insertion point to start of line |
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Moves insertion point to end of line |
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Moves insertion point to start of text frame |
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Moves insertion point to end of text frame |
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Moves insertion point to start of current paragraph |
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Moves insertion point to start of next paragraph |
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Action (Deleting) | Key |
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Delete character to left of insertion point |
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Delete character to right of insertion point |
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Delete from insertion point to start of word |
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Delete from insertion point to end of word |
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Delete from insertion point to start of line | |
Delete from insertion point to end of paragraph | K |
Action (Formatting) | Key |
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Bigger text |
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Smaller text |
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Precise bigger text |
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Precise smaller text |
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Bold |
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Italic |
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Underline |
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Superscript |
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Subscript |
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Align Left |
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Align Center |
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Align Right |
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Justify Left |
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Action (Typography) | Key |
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Tighten (Tracking) |
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Loosen (Tracking) |
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Tighten More (Tracking) |
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Loosen More (Tracking) |
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Raise Baseline |
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Lower Baseline |
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Precise Raise Baseline |
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Precise Lower Baseline |
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Increase Paragraph Leading |
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Decrease Paragraph Leading |
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Precise Increase Paragraph Leading |
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Precise Decrease Paragraph Leading |
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Action (Special characters) | Key |
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Line Break |
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Non-Breaking Space |
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Non-Breaking Hyphen | - |
En Dash |
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Em Dash |
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Toggle Unicode |
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Action | Key |
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Zoom In |
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Zoom Out |
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Zoom to Fit |
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Zoom to Selection |
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(Zoom to) 100% |
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(Zoom to) 200% |
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(Zoom to) 400% |
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(Zoom to) 800% |
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(Zoom to) Actual Size |
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(Zoom to) Pixel Size |
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Hot key zoom |
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Hot key zoom in |
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Hot key zoom out |
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Hot key zoom in marquee |
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Hot key panning | |
Scroll vertically up/down | Mouse scroll wheel |
Scroll horizontally left/right | +Mouse scroll wheel |
Show Rulers |
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Show Guides |
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Show Grid |
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Grid Plane cycle | ' |
Outline view mode | Y |
Pixels view mode |
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Pixels (Retina) view mode |
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Toggle Split View | , |
Switch to Next View |
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Clip to Canvas | \ |
Isolate an object | -click Layers panel thumbnail |
Action | Key |
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Select All |
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Deselect |
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Invert Pixel Selection |
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Select Next |
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Select Previous |
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Move selection in 1-pixel increments | arrow key |
Move selection in 10-pixel increments |
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Selection from layer | -click Layers panel thumbnail |
Selection from layer luminosity |
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Remove from selection | -drag (Marquee and Freehand Selection tools) |
Add to selection |
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Action | Key |
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Show/Hide Studio |
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Show/Hide Toolbar |
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Toggle UI |
Action | Key |
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Preferences |
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Curves (Adjustment) |
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Black and White (Adjustment) |
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Action | Key |
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Special Characters | |
Toggle Full Screen | F |
Hide Workspace | H |
Hide Others (applications) | H |