The shortcut "ctrl + tab"" to switch tabs (opened documents) doesn't work in Illustrator.

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November 17, 2023
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The shortcuts "ctrl + tab" and "ctrl + shift + tab" to switch tabs (open documents) don't work in Illustrator. They work in Adobe Photoshop (and any browser or app with tabs), but not in Illustrator for some reason. Please, somebody, fix it.

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sdm038

Participant

Really late to reply, but this might help someone - on my Mac M1, and the magic keyboard, its [COMMAND ~] . So I'm not entirely sure what that key is, I think it's the tilde key - see attached photo. Definitely works for me. So happy!!!

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brumby0890Author

Known Participant

🤦‍♂ Dude, that's the issue. Instead of the standard Ctrl (+ Shift) + TAB, some other weird shortcuts work. As a result, the shortcuts are inconsistent. Look at this:

App Shortcut to Switch Tabs

Adobe Photoshop	Ctrl + Tab
Adobe Illustrator	Cmd + ~
Chrome	Ctrl + Tab
Safari	Ctrl + Tab
Finder	Ctrl + Tab

The purpose of this post is to request a UX improvement: changing the weird, nonstandard shortcuts to standard ones. These shortcuts aren't even consistent across Adobe's apps, let alone other applications. Why would anyone want to use several different shortcuts for the same feature? What's good about that?

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brumby0890Author

Known Participant

Hello @Eugen33238918pe67,

I understand your concerns regarding the inconsistent shortcut behavior in Illustrator. Would you mind creating a UserVoice for this feature request (https://adobe.ly/3BHohXv) and adding your comments there? Doing this will help us prioritize this request, and you will be notified of any updates.

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.

Anubhav

I included the 'Feature Request' and 'Bug' tags. Isn't that enough? If not, why do they even exist – to confuse users?

adriawo

Participating Frequently

My problem is in the Photoshop.

Here is woking like this:

- Illustrator: Cmd + ` or ~

- Photoshop: ctrl + tab

How can I change Photoshop to work with the shortcut Cmd + ` or ~

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brumby0890Author

Known Participant

Why would you want to change it? Photoshop has the standard shortcuts (Ctrl/Cmd + Tab, Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Tab) to cycle through open tabs/documents, so there is no problem with it. The issue lies with Illustrator, as the shortcuts 'Cmd/Ctrl + `' aren't standard and consistent. Open another app with tabs (a web browser of your choice, for instance) and check for yourself.

adriawo

Participating Frequently

So, my mindset is using cmd +`. In Illustrator, chrome, and another apps. Just Photoshop isn't working this shortcut.

It's important to say, I formated my mac some last week and since then, the shortcut cmd + `in Photoshop has change to ctrl + tab.

Funny is I don't know if I change something before to work in Photoshop the cmd + `

Michael Ambroise

Community Expert

You may need to explore the keyboard shortcuts settings in Illustrator.

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Doug A Roberts

Community Expert

Ctrl + Tab is not accessible from Illustrator's keyboard shortcuts, as it's reserved for system functions. There are equivalent commands ('Navigate to Next Document', default Ctrl + F6), though.