Find out in this article
- which keyboard shortcuts are available in the Adobe Illustrator plugin and
- which keyboard shortcuts are used for Windows and macOS.
When working with the Adobe Illustrator plugin to create VDP Jobs you should get familiar with the keyboard shortcuts below to efficiently carry out your tasks.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Files can be opened directly from the Workflow in Adobe Illustrator CC, edited, and transferred back into the Workflow. Users should be able to get to their destination quickly, especially when working with variable elements. The following list contains keyboard shortcuts to help you do this:
|
Function |
Windows |
MacOS |
|---|---|---|
| Create New Document |
Ctrl + N |
cmd + N
|
| Open Document |
Ctrl + O
|
cmd + O
|
| Illustrator Preferences |
Ctrl + K
|
cmd + K
|
| Outline Mode |
Ctrl + Y
|
cmd + Y
|
| Overprint Preview |
Ctrl + alt + Shift + Y
|
cmd + alt + Shift + Y
|
| Fit Artboard to Window |
Ctrl + 0
|
cmd + 0
|
| Navigation: Move |
Space + mouse_click_and_drag |
Space + mouse_click_and_drag |
| Navigation: Zoom in |
Ctrl + Space + mouse_click / mouse_click_and_drag |
cmd + Space + mouse_click / mouse_click_and_drag |
| Navigation: Zoom out |
Ctrl + alt + Space + mouse_click |
cmd + alt + Space + mouse_click |
Good to know
Note:
- All standard keyboard shortcuts, e.g. for Copy&Paste or Undo/Redo, are also available in Illustrator.
- Tools can be activated in Illustrator using keyboard shortcuts. Simply move the mouse over a tool and the shortcut will appear after a short time (e.g. "P" for "Pen" for the drawing pen).
-
Advice: In the Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts... menu, you can change the German shortcuts for zooming in and zooming out to the usual commands
Ctrl++(Windows) or.cmd++(macOS) andCtrl+-(Windows) or.cmd+-. - Advice: The "most important" Illustrator windows that you should know how to use are "Layers" and "Appearance".
Adobe Illustrator Plug-in – End of Life
The plug-in is only available to users of older versions (before 1.14.0) of the Workflow. The plug-in can no longer be used for the current versions.
To create VDP Jobs, the VDP Editor has been available in Workflow since version 1.12.0. To edit print data in detail, the PDF Editor desktop application has been available as an extension to the Workflow since 2024.