Shift + Control + B: Hide or show bounding box.Shift + Command + Option + V: paste on all artboards.Space Bar: Switches to the hand tool but also allows you to move an anchor point when you’re using the pen tool.Pen Tool + Command: allows you to define the next curve independent of the first.Carrot Tool: Option click handle to repair a broken handle.

Command +/-: Zooms in and out of the document.Command A: selects everything in the document.Option + Click on Layer: Selects everything on that layer./: Removes either fill or stroke depending on which is selected.Shift + X: Switches between stroke and fill.Command U: turns smart guides on and off.You can’t use these in your real life either but they’ll help you to work more efficiently as a graphic designer on infographics, logos, or whatever it is that you do in illustrator. To help you cope with the loss of whatever just died a liquid death, below is a list of our commonly used illustrator shortcuts. We’ve spilled coffee (or soy sauce) on something (our keyboard) and thought COMMAND Z! only to realize that doesn’t work in real life. As graphic designers, we’ve all been there.

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