Ungroup Hotkey Doesn't Work

[dyllandry]

I can group a selection using cmd-G, but cannot ungroup using shift-cmd-G. I can group and ungroup by navigating the object menu.

[Bill Silbert]

What version of Illustrator and what operating system are you using?

[dyllandry]

Illustrator Version: CC 22.1

Operating System: Mac OS High Sierra 10.13.2 (17C88)

[Bill Silbert · Accepted solution]

The usual explanation for a key command not working is that there is something else on the computer that uses that command and is superseding it. Try restarting your computer and only launching InDesign and see if it works then. If it starts working then try opening other apps one at a time to find out when it stops working. If you cannot find the source of the conflict or even if you can you could always change the key command in InDesign using the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog window found under the Edit Menu. Make the change while no document is open and then quit the program to make it part of your InDesign preferences.

Note in screen shot that Ungroup is listed alphabetically rather than right after Group as it is in the actual Object Menu.

[dyllandry]

You're right. I am using a window tiling program called Spectacle that I had configured shift-cmd-G to make windows larger. Changing Spectacle's hotkey allowed Illustrator to use it for ungrouping. Thanks so much.

[Bill Silbert]

Happy to help. I realized after the fact that I was responding as if you'd said InDesign and as I went to edit and correct that you'd already responded. At any rate the information was correct for both programs and now in the spirit of full accuracy here is the screen shot for Illustrator's keyboard shortcuts: