11 Basic Illustrator® Tools

TOOL ICON FUNCTION SHORTCUT

Selection Tool Select an object or group V

Direct Selection Tool Select a point A

Draw and edit paths using

Pen Tool
anchor points P

Rectangle Tool Draw a four-sided shape M

Ellipse Tool Draw a circle or oval L

Type Tool Add text T

Overlap and merge shapes to

Shape Builder Tool
create a new image M

Add light and shadow

Gradient Tool
through gradients G

Select a specific color from

Eyedropper Tool
part of an image I

Zoom Resize an image Z

H
Hand Adjust the artboard or Hold
Spacebar

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