Illustrator · Align panel
Panels
Windows · Linux
Shift+F7Mac
Shift+F7Both systems use the same combination.
Opens the Align panel, where the trap is the Align To setting: the same buttons line objects up to each other, to a key object, or to the artboard. On a Mac the function keys may need fn depending on your keyboard settings.
- Group
- Panels
- Keys held
- 2
Illustrator gives each tool a single letter, and learning those letters is the biggest win — but while you are editing type they simply get typed, so press Esc first.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
Q. What is the shortcut for Align panel in Illustrator?
Opens the Align panel, where the trap is the Align To setting: the same buttons line objects up to each other, to a key object, or to the artboard. On a Mac the function keys may need fn depending on your keyboard settings. It is Shift+F7 on Windows and Shift+F7 on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
Yes, Shift+F7 on both.
Q. How many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under Panels in Illustrator.