How to add/create a custom keyboard shortcut to hide Illustrator?

[RedDogCM]

I am wondering why there isn't a "Hide Illustrator (Commnad H)" like there is in Photoshop and inDesign? All one big CC family, why not same basic function keys accross the entire CC Universe?

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[Anshul_Saini · Accepted solution]

Hi there,

Thanks for reaching out. In Illustrator, by default, cmd+h is used for show/hide Edges. But you may add a keyboard shortcut to hide Illustrator. Here are the steps: 

1. Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts
2. Select "Menu Commands" from the drop-down menu
   
3.  Illustrator > Hide Illustrator
4. Add your custom shortcut by pressing the combination keys.

However, if you use cmd+h for hiding the Illustrator, then the hide/show Edges shortcut will be nulled. So, you may create the shortcuts accordingly.

Also, I would suggest you to post this as a feature request here: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/, and the product team may consider this. This way, you will keep getting all the updates related to this request, and other users can also upvote, which will help prioritize it.

Thanks & Regards,

Anshul Saini

[RedDogCM]

Thank you for the explanation.

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*R**egards,*
*Craig Matsuno*
*RED DOG DESIGN*

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[Anshul_Saini]

I hope this resolves your issue. Please feel free to reach out if you run into any other questions or issues in the future. We'd be happy to help.

Regards,

Anshul Saini