Pen Tool - Paths Key Board Shortcuts
Keyboard Short Cuts
Pen Tool Paths


- Command (Mac), Control (PC) lets you shift between the Pen Tool and the Direct Selection Tool.
- Arrow Keys nudge a selected point up, down, left and right
- Convert Point Tool, Option-click (Mac) Alt-click (PC) the anchor point while holding down mouse button and dragging creates a new control handle.
- Option-click (Mac) Alt-click (PC) an anchor point that already has handles grabs that point’s handles instead of creating a new one.
- To select more than one anchor point Click near the points and drag the Direct Selection Tool

Zoom in - Press and hold
- Command + Space bar (Mac) -Click Mouse
- Control + Space Bar (PC) -Click Mouse
Zoom out - Press and hold
- Option + Space bar (Mac) -Click Mouse
- Alt + Space Bar (PC) -Click Mouse
Grab and move the canvas
- Up - Down
- - Mouse Wheel
- Left - Right
- Command (Mac) + Mouse Wheel
- Control (PC) + Mouse Wheel
For more details on using the pen tool check out Paths and the Pen Tool