This tool is great for aligning objects to a guideline, or aligned with another object. This shortcut toggles on and off the smart guides. This is probably my favorite shortcut! Command/Control + U: It allows for dynamic movement throughout your artboards with ease. The spacebar in Adobe Illustrator transitions from the selection tool to the hand tool. I also attached a PDF of an extensive list of my favorite shortcuts, that is actually a part of the Share-worthy Design course workbook! Spacebar:

There are countless shortcuts to choose from, but rather than listing every shortcut possible, I wanted to mention a few of my favorites that I use daily. Keyboard shortcuts are such a great feature of any program, and Adobe Illustrator has no shortage of them. I hope you find these Illustrator hacks useful, and hopefully learn something new! Keyboard Shortcuts Since Adobe Illustrator is essential for my process, I thought it was time a few of my favorite tools took the stage today. I’m openng up registration soon (!!!) for my Share-worthy Design course, where I dive into not only how to use Adobe Illustrator, but my step-by-step process to creating blog graphic images that get shared, pinned, and noticed online. Though I would never use the word “proficient” for my skillset (there is always room to grow, people!), I definitely have a mastery of Adobe Illustrator. I have been knee deep in this program for almost 10 years – woah! I’ve gone through the struggles of first learning the program, the “ah-ha” moments of discovering a new + necessary tool, and the robust power this software entails. Adobe Illustrator is my go-to design software, and my favorite amongst the big 3 (InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop).

Pdf to illustrator