Workspace and Program Interface

Keyboard Shortcuts

Documents

Cmd-S	Save the current document.
Cmd-Shift-S	Create a copy of the current document.
Cmd-O	Open a document.
Cmd-N	Create a new document.
Cmd-Shift-P	Open the Document Setup dialog to verify or set up measurement units, grid and other properties.
Cmd-W	Close the active document.
Cmd-Q	Exit the application.
Cmd-Z	Reverse the last operation you performed.
Cmd-Shift-Z	Reverse the last Undo operation.

Cmd-Shift-W	Close the open window.
Cmd-","	Bring up the Preferences dialog.
Cmd-M	Minimize the currently active window.
Cmd-P	Bring up the standard Print dialog.

Cmd-+	Zoom in the current view.
Cmd-"-"	Zoom out the current view.
Cmd-0	Zoom the current sheet to fit the window.
Cmd-Alt-0	Fit the whole document into the window.
Cmd-1	Display the document at 100% scale.
Cmd-Y	Activate the Outline Preview mode.
Cmd-Alt-Y	Activate the Pixel Preview mode.
Cmd-Alt-Shift-Y	Activate the Pixel Preview mode.
Cmd-;	Hide or show guides.
Cmd-R	Show the rulers.
Cmd-'	Show the grid.
Cmd-Shift-'	Snap to the grid when you are moving or resizing an object.
Cmd-/	Show smart guides when you are moving or resizing an object.

Cmd-C	Copy a selected object to the Clipboard.
Cmd-V	Paste the content of the Clipboard to the document.
Cmd-Shift-V	Paste the content of the Clipboard to the document at the same location as the original object has.
Cmd-X	Cut a selected object to the Clipboard.
Cmd-A	Select all objects on all sheets except for locked objects.
Cmd-Alt-A	Select all objects on the active sheet except for locked objects.
Cmd-Shift-A	Deselect all objects.
Cmd-Alt-Shift-A	Select objects that are currently not selected, and deselect those that are selected.
Cmd-D	Duplicate a selected object.
Backspace	Delete a selected object.
Cmd-Shift-C	Copy the style of a selected object.
Cmd-Alt-V	Apply the style, copied to the Clipboard, to a selected object.
Cmd-G	Group selected objects.
Cmd-Shift-G	Ungroup a selected group.
Cmd-J	Apply the same transformation that was set up and applied using the Transform dialog the last time.
Cmd-L	Lock a selected object.
Cmd-Alt-L	Unlock all objects in the document.
Cmd-Shift-N	Create a new layer.
Cmd-Shift-D	Create a copy of the current layer.
Cmd-]	Move a selected object by one object forward within the object stacking order.
Cmd-Shift-]	Place a selected object in front of other objects.
Cmd-[	Move a selected object by one object backward within the object stacking order.
Cmd-Shift-[	Place a selected object behind other objects.

Cmd-V	Paste text from the Clipboard into the edit box.
Cmd-A	Select all text in the text editor.
Cmd-T	Open or close the Fonts panel.
Cmd-B	Make selected text bold.
Cmd-I	Turn selected text into italics.
Cmd-U	Underline selected text.
fn fn	Dictate your text.
Cmd-Ctrl-Space	Open the Emoji & Symbols panel.

V	Activate the Move tool.
A	Activate the Selection tool.
L	Activate the Lasso tool.
P	Activate the Pen tool.
D	Activate the Draw tool.
W	Activate the Path Width tool.
G	Activate the Gradient tool.
T	Activate the Text tool.
K	Activate the Knife tool.
C	Activate the Scissors tool.
E	Activate the Eraser tool.
I	Activate the Eyedropper tool.
Z	Activate the Zoom tool.
Q	Activate the Free Transform tool.
R	Activate the Rectangle tool.
Shift-R	Activate the Rounded Rectangle tool.
O	Activate the Ellipse tool.
Shift-O	Activate the Polygon tool.
Shift-S	Activate the Star tool.
/	Activate the Line tool.
F	Activate the Elliptic Arc tool.
S	Activate the Sheets tool.