Keys for painting objects, Keys for working with live paint groups – Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 User Manual

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Keyboard shortcuts

Last updated 6/5/2015

Keys for painting objects

This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu
commands or tool tips.

Keys for working with Live Paint groups

This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu
commands or tool tips.

Erase unwanted closed regions created using
Shape Builder tool

Alt+click the closed region

Option+click the closed region

Select the Shape Builder tool

Shift+M

Shift+M

Display rectangular marquee to easily merge
multiple paths (when using Shape Builder
tool)

Shift+click+drag

Shift+click+drag

Result

Windows

Mac OS

Toggle between fill and stroke

X

X

Set fill and stroke to default

D

D

Swap fill and stroke

Shift + X

Shift + X

Select gradient fill mode

>

>

Select color fill mode

<

<

Select no stroke/fill mode

/ (forward slash)

/ (forward slash)

Sample color from an image or intermediate
color from gradient

Shift + Eyedropper tool

Shift + Eyedropper tool

Sample style and append appearance of
currently selected item

Alt + Shift-click + Eyedropper tool

Option + Shift-click + Eyedropper tool

Add new fill

Ctrl + / (forward slash)

Command + / (forward slash)

Add new stroke

Ctrl + Alt + / (forward slash)

Command + Option + / (forward slash)

Reset gradient to black and white

Ctrl-click gradient button in Tools panel or
Gradient panel

Command-click gradient button in Tools
panel or Gradient panel

Open Mosaic options for selected raster
object

Alt + o + j

Decrease Bristle brush size

[

[

Increase Bristle brush size

]

]

Set Bristle brush paint opacity value

Number keys 1 - 0.

Number key 1 increases the value to 10%

Number key 0 increases the value to 100%

Number keys 1 - 0.

Number key 1 increases the value to 10%

Number key 0 increases the value to 100%

Result

Windows

Mac OS

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