Why you still cannot hide illustrator with cmd+H ?

[pubup54]

It's been years since this keyboard shortcut is missing.

I could'nt resist to come here and whine a little about this.

I'm using it a lot on inDesign and Photoshop and when switching between apps.

That's really annoying ! Please add it 🙂

[Ton Frederiks · Accepted solution]

That sound like a feature request.

Adobe Illustrator Feedback

If your prayer gets answered I hope it is implemented the way Photoshop does it: ask what you want the shortcut to do, Hide Edges or Hide the application.

[jane-e]

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@Ton Frederiks wrote:

...I hope it is implemented the way Photoshop does it: ask what you want the shortcut to do, Hide Edges or Hide the application.

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Hi

This thread has just gotten resurrected after four years, but to clarify:

in Photoshop Cmd+H (Ctrl+H) will hide either the PS application or Extras (not Edges). It works in conjunction with the Show menu underneath. Cmd+H will hide / show whatever is currently enabled in the Show menu, which may or may not include edges.

As you said, you get asked the first time.

~ Jane

[Blyskawica · Accepted solution]

No reason to whine. Simply go to Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts and add it. Change the top popup menu to "Menu Commands" and look for Illustrator CC > Hide Illustrator.

[pubup54]

Owww.. My bad, I didnt knew I could make user defined shortcuts… Thanks a lot for this Blyskawica !

[JRPrint1]

doesn't work

[Monika Gause]

JRPrint1  schrieb

doesn't work

WHat exactly doesn't work with which version and which system?

[JRPrint1]

OS 10.13.4 - Illustrator CC 2018 - If I go to Edit/Keyboard Shortcuts and then go to change the keyboard short cut it will not allow me to type anything its grayed out.

[Monika Gause]

Don't see a problem here. But I have Sierra, not High Sierra.

[content1971]

I too have this problem in illustrator 2021. Tried to change Hide Illustrator key command to command-H (for the bazillionth time) and the field is greyed out. Cannot interact with it. I removed the command for Hide Edges first.

[bryan30605]

I had the exact same problem and thought it was impossible to add Command-H but I have finally succeeded.

The problem appears to be a bug (?!?!).  Here's how I made it work after trial and error.

Select the "Hide Illustrator" command line, which is empty. Try to enter your cursor in the tiny data entry box in the Shortcut column. If you're succesful, you will see a light blue outline around the entry box indicating you may now type the command. For me, it didn't work until I moved to a different line other than "Hide Illustrator" and then came back to the same line. After toggling back and forth a couple of times, I was finally able to enter Command-H by typing Command-H while my cursor was inside the tiny entry box under Shortcut. I had to be very precise in moving my cursor inside the box until the light blue outline finally appeared. Once that happened, I was able to type Command H and save.

This is a maddening process to make Illustrator work the way it should naturally work out of the box.

[StefanieB833]

Seriously, I cannot believe I finally Googled this. Thank you for the awesome, awesome tip! Much love!! ❤️

[jendodaro]

omg!!! seriously-thank you thank you thank you for this

[buckster68]

Awesome tip!! Thank you - been bothering me for years!!

[josephm1535015]

My God, I've been using Illustrator for something like 20 years and never knew I could do this. You are my personal hero

[samdubai_2020]

I also had the same issue. Thanks for your help.

[j9ml]

Thank You!!! I didn't realize I could do that! I SO apreciate it!! 

[Tony Novelli]

Hi there,

Enabling the Command-H is helpful, though what is troubling is clicking the yellow minimize button only temporarily hides the window. With the next click anywhere on my Mac (Big Sur 11.2.3 2020 MBP and Illustrator 25.2.3) the Illustrator window reappears. I am running multiple displays off my laptop, but this is the only program that I've ever experienced doing this, and it's happened for at least the last year. Interestingly, using Command-H interrupts this behavior unlike the minimize button... so thanks for reminding me to re-institute that. There are a rash os seemingly uneccessary inconsistencies between AI, ID and PS that would be nice to see resolved.