Tools
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Selection tool | VorEsc |
| Direct Selection tool | A |
| Toggle Selection and Direct Selection tool | ⌘+⌃+Tab |
| Page tool | ⇧+P |
| Gap tool | U |
| Pen tool | P |
| Add Anchor Point tool | = |
| Delete Anchor Point tool | |
| Convert Direction Point tool | ⇧+C |
| Type tool | T |
| Type On A Path tool | ⇧+T |
| Pencil tool (Note tool) | N |
| Line tool | \ |
| Rectangle Frame tool | F |
| Rectangle tool | M |
| Ellipse tool | L |
| Rotate tool | R |
| Scale tool | S |
| Shear tool | O |
| Free Transform tool | E |
| Eyedropper tool | I |
| Measure tool | K |
| Gradient tool | G |
| Scissors tool | C |
| Hand tool | H |
| Temporarily selects Hand tool | Spacebar(Layoutmode)or⌥(Textmode)oror⌥+Spacebar(both) |
| Zoom tool | Z |
| Temporarily selects Zoom In tool | ⌘+Spacebar |
| Toggle Fill and Stroke | X |
| Swap Fill and Stroke | ⇧+X |
| Toggle between Formatting Affects Container and Formatting Affects Text | J |
| Apply Color | or[comma] |
| Apply Gradient | .[period] |
| Apply No Color | / |
| Switch between Normal View and Preview Mode | W |
| Frame Grid tool (horizontal) | Y |
| Frame Grid tool (vertical) | Q |
| Gradient Feather tool | ⇧+G |
| Selection tool | VorEsc |
| Direct Selection tool | A |
| Toggle Selection and Direct Selection tool | ⌃+Tab |
| Page tool | ⇧+P |
| Gap tool | U |
| Pen tool | P |
| Add Anchor Point tool | = |
| Delete Anchor Point tool | |
| Convert Direction Point tool | ⇧+C |
| Type tool | T |
| Type On A Path tool | ⇧+T |
| Pencil tool (Note tool) | N |
| Line tool | \ |
| Rectangle Frame tool | F |
| Rectangle tool | M |
| Ellipse tool | L |
| Rotate tool | R |
| Scale tool | S |
| Shear tool | O |
| Free Transform tool | E |
| Eyedropper tool | I |
| Measure tool | K |
| Gradient tool | G |
| Scissors tool | C |
| Hand tool | H |
| Temporarily selects Hand tool | Spacebar(Layoutmode)or⌥(Textmode)oror⌥+Spacebar(both) |
| Zoom tool | Z |
| Temporarily selects Zoom In tool | ⌃+Spacebar |
| Toggle Fill and Stroke | X |
| Swap Fill and Stroke | ⇧+X |
| Toggle between Formatting Affects Container and Formatting Affects Text | J |
| Apply Color | or[comma] |
| Apply Gradient | .[period] |
| Apply No Color | / |
| Switch between Normal View and Preview Mode | W |
| Frame Grid tool (horizontal) | Y |
| Frame Grid tool (vertical) | Q |
| Gradient Feather tool | ⇧+G |
Selecting and moving objects
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Temporarily select Selection or Direct Selection tool (last used) | Anytool(exceptselectiontools)⌘ |
| Temporarily select Group Selection tool | DirectSelectiontool⌥;orPenorAddAnchorPointororDeleteAnchorPointtool⌥⌘ |
| Select container of selected content | Escordoubleclick |
| Select content of selected container | ⇧+Escordoubleclick |
| Add to or subtract from a selection of multiple objects | SelectionorDirectSelectionororGroupSelectiontool⇧–click(todeselectorclickcenterpoint) |
| Duplicate selection | SelectionorDirectSelectionororGroupSelectiontool⌥–drag |
| Duplicate and offset selection | ⌥+←or→or↑oror↓key |
| Duplicate and offset selection by 10 times | ⌥+⇧+←or→or↑or↓key |
| Move selection | ←or→or↑orDownArrowkey |
| Move selection by 10th | ⌘+⇧+←or→or↑or↓key |
| Move selection by 10 times | ⇧+←or→or↑or↓key |
| Select master page item from document page | SelectionorDirectSelectiontool⌘+⇧–click |
| Select next object behind or in front | Selectiontool⌘–clickorSelectiontool⌥⌘–click |
| Select next or previous frame in story | ⌥+⌘PageDown/⌥+⌘PageUp |
| Select first or last frame in story | ⇧+⌥+⌘PageDown/⇧+⌥+⌘PageUp |
| Temporarily select Selection or Direct Selection tool (last used) | Anytool(exceptselectiontools)⌃ |
| Temporarily select Group Selection tool | DirectSelectiontoolAlt;orPenorAddAnchorPointororDeleteAnchorPointtool⌥+⌃ |
| Select container of selected content | Escordoubleclick |
| Select content of selected container | ⇧+Escordoubleclick |
| Add to or subtract from a selection of multiple objects | SelectionorDirectSelectionororGroupSelectiontoolShift–click(todeselectorclickcenterpoint) |
| Duplicate selection | SelectionorDirectSelectionororGroupSelectiontoolAlt–drag |
| Duplicate and offset selection | ⌥+LeftArroworRightArroworUpArrowororDownArrowkey |
| Duplicate and offset selection by 10 times | ⌥+⇧+LeftArroworRightArroworUpArroworDownArrowkey |
| Move selection | LeftArroworRightArroworUpArroworDownArrowkey |
| Move selection by 10th | ⌃+⇧+LeftArroworRightArroworUpArroworDownarrowkey |
| Move selection by 10 times | ⇧+LeftArroworRightArroworUpArroworDownArrowkey |
| Select master page item from document page | SelectionorDirectSelectiontool⌃Shift–click |
| Select next object behind or in front | SelectiontoolCtrl–clickororSelectiontool⌥Ctrl–click |
| Select next or previous frame in story | ⌥+⌃PageDown/⌥+⌃PageUp |
| Select first or last frame in story | ⇧+⌥+⌃PageDown/⇧+⌥+⌃PageUp |
Transforming objects
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Duplicate and transform selection | Transformationtool⌥–drag |
| Display Transform tool dialog box | SelectobjectdoubleclickScaletoolorRotatetoolororSheartoolinToolbox |
| Decrease scale by 1% | ⌘or |
| Decrease scale by 5% | ⌘+⌥or |
| Increase scale by 1% | ⌘+. |
| Increase scale by 5% | ⌘+⌥+. |
| Resize frame and content | Selectiontool⌘–drag |
| Resize frame and content proportionately | Selectiontool⇧⌘–drag |
| Constrain proportion | EllipsetoolorPolygontoolororRectangletool⇧–drag |
| Switch image from High Quality Display to Fast Display | ⌘+⌥+⇧+Z |
| Duplicate and transform selection | TransformationtoolAlt–drag |
| Display Transform tool dialog box | SelectobjectdoubleclickScaletoolorRotatetoolororSheartoolinToolbox |
| Decrease scale by 1% | ⌃or |
| Decrease scale by 5% | ⌃+⌥or |
| Increase scale by 1% | ⌃+. |
| Increase scale by 5% | ⌃+⌥+. |
| Resize frame and content | SelectiontoolCtrl–drag |
| Resize frame and content proportionately | Selectiontool⇧Ctrl–drag |
| Constrain proportion | EllipsetoolorPolygontoolororRectangletoolShift–drag |
| Switch image from High Quality Display to Fast Display | ⌃+⌥+⇧+Z |
Editing paths and frames
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Temporarily select Convert Direction Point tool | DirectSelectiontool⌥⌘ororPentool⌥ |
| Temporarily switch between Add Anchor Point and Delete Anchor Point tool | ⌥ |
| Temporarily select Add Anchor Point tool | Scissorstool⌥ |
| Keep Pen tool selected when pointer is over path or anchor point | Pentool⇧ |
| Move anchor point and handles while drawing | Pentoolspacebar |
| Display the Stroke panel | ⌘+F10 |
| Temporarily select Convert Direction Point tool | DirectSelectiontool⌥+⌃ororPentool⌥ |
| Temporarily switch between Add Anchor Point and Delete Anchor Point tool | ⌥ |
| Temporarily select Add Anchor Point tool | Scissorstool⌥ |
| Keep Pen tool selected when pointer is over path or anchor point | Pentool⇧ |
| Move anchor point and handles while drawing | PentoolSpacebar |
| Display the Stroke panel | F10 |
Tables
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Insert or delete rows or columns while dragging | BegindraggingroworcolumnborderorandthenholdDown+⌥asyoudrag |
| Resize rows or columns without changing the size of the table | ⇧–draginteriorroworcolumnborder |
| Resize rows or columns proportionally | ⇧–dragRightorbottomtableborder |
| Move to next/previous cell | Tab/⇧Tab |
| Move to first/last cell in column | ⌥PageUp/⌥PageDown |
| Move to first/last cell in row | ⌥Home/⌥+End |
| Move to first/last row in frame | PageUp/PageDown |
| Move up/down one cell | ↑/DownArrow |
| Move left/right one cell | ←/→ |
| Select cell above/below the current cell | ⇧↑/⇧+DownArrow |
| Select cell to the right/left of the current cell | ⇧→/⇧+← |
| Start row on next column | Enter(numerickeypad) |
| Start row on next frame | ⇧+Enter(numerickeypad) |
| Toggle between text selection and cell selection | Esc |
| Insert or delete rows or columns while dragging | BegindraggingroworcolumnborderorandthenholdDown+⌥asyoudrag |
| Resize rows or columns without changing the size of the table | Shift–draginteriorroworcolumnborder |
| Resize rows or columns proportionally | Shift–dragRightorbottomtableborder |
| Move to next/previous cell | Tab/ShiftTab |
| Move to first/last cell in column | ⌥PageUp/⌥PageDown |
| Move to first/last cell in row | ⌥Home/⌥+End |
| Move to first/last row in frame | PageUp/PageDown |
| Move up/down one cell | UpArrow/DownArrow |
| Move left/right one cell | LeftArrow/RightArrow |
| Select cell above/below the current cell | ⇧+UpArrow/⇧+DownArrow |
| Select cell to the right/left of the current cell | ⇧+RightArrow/⇧+LeftArrow |
| Start row on next column | Enter(numerickeypad) |
| Start row on next frame | ⇧+Enter(numerickeypad) |
| Toggle between text selection and cell selection | Esc |
Finding and changing text
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Insert selected text into Find What box | ⌘+F1 |
| Insert selected text into Find What box and finds next | ⇧+F1 |
| Find next occurrence of Find What text | ⇧+F2or⌥+⌘+F |
| Insert selected text into Change To box | ⌘+F2 |
| Replace selection with Change To text | ⌘+F3 |
| Insert selected text into Find What box | ⌃+F1 |
| Insert selected text into Find What box and finds next | ⇧+F1 |
| Find next occurrence of Find What text | ⇧+F2or⌥+⌃+F |
| Insert selected text into Change To box | ⌃+F2 |
| Replace selection with Change To text | ⌃+F3 |
Working with type
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Bold (only for fonts with bold face) | ⇧+⌘+B |
| Italic (only for fonts with italic face) | ⇧+⌘+I |
| Normal | ⇧+⌘+Y |
| Underline | ⇧+⌘+U |
| Strikethrough | ⌃+⇧+⌘+/ |
| All caps (on/off) | ⇧+⌘+K |
| Asian language hyphenation | ⇧+⌘+K |
| Small caps (on/off) | ⇧+⌘+H |
| Tate-chu-yoko setting | ⇧+⌘+H |
| Superscript | ⇧+⌘()[plussign] |
| Subscript | ⇧+⌥+⌘()[plussign] |
| Reset horizontal or vertical scale to 100% | ⇧+⌘+Xor⇧+⌥+⌘+X |
| Basic letter group setting or detail setting | ⇧+⌘+Xor⇧+⌥+⌘+X |
| Align left, right, or center | ⇧+⌘+LorRororC |
| Justify all lines | ⇧+⌘+F(alllines)orJ(allbutlastline) |
| Align both ends or equal spacing | ⇧+⌘+F(alignbothends)orJ(equalspacing) |
| Increase or decrease leading (horizontal text) | ⌥↑/⌥+DownArrow |
| Increase or decrease leading (vertical text) | ⌥→/⌥+← |
| Increase or decrease leading by five times (horizontal text) | ⌥+⌘↑/⌥+⌘+DownArrow |
| Increase or decrease leading by five times (vertical text) | ⌥+⌘→/⌥+⌘+← |
| Auto leading | ⇧+⌥+⌘+A |
| Align to grid (on/off) | ⇧+⌥+⌘+G |
| Auto-hyphenate (on/off) | ⇧+⌥+⌘+H |
| Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (horizontal text) | ⌥+←+/⌥+→ |
| Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (vertical text) | ⌥↑/⌥+DownArrow |
| Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (horizontal text) | ⌥+⌘+←+/⌥+⌘+→ |
| Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (vertical text) | ⌥+⌘↑/⌥+⌘+DownArrow |
| Increase kerning between words | ⌥+⌘+\ |
| Decrease kerning between words | ⌥+⌘+Delete |
| Clear all manual kerning and reset tracking to 0 | ⌥+⌘+Q |
| Increase or decrease baseline shift (horizontal text) | ⇧+⌥↑/hift⌥DownArrow |
| Increase or decrease baseline shift (vertical text) | ⇧+⌥→/⇧+⌥+← |
| Increase or decrease baseline shift by five times (horizontal text) | ⇧+⌥+⌘↑/⇧+⌥+⌘+DownArrow |
| Increase or decrease baseline shift by five times (vertical text) | ⇧+⌥+⌘→/hift⌥⌘+← |
| Automatically flow story | ⇧–clickloadedtexticon |
| Semi-automatically flow story | ⌥–clickloadedtexticon |
| Recompose all stories | ⌥+⌘+/ |
| Insert current page number | ⌥+⌘+N |
| Bold (only for fonts with bold face) | ⇧+⌃+B |
| Italic (only for fonts with italic face) | ⇧+⌃+I |
| Normal | ⇧+⌃+Y |
| Underline | ⇧+⌃+U |
| Strikethrough | ⇧+⌃+/ |
| All caps (on/off) | ⇧+⌃+K |
| Asian language hyphenation | ⇧+⌃+K |
| Small caps (on/off) | ⇧+⌃+H |
| Tate-chu-yoko setting | ⇧+⌃+H |
| Superscript | ⇧+⌃+(+)[plussign] |
| Subscript | ⇧+⌥+⌃+(+)[plussign] |
| Reset horizontal or vertical scale to 100% | ⇧+⌃+Xor⇧+⌥+⌃+X |
| Basic letter group setting or detail setting | ⇧+⌃+Xor⇧+⌥+⌃+X |
| Align left, right, or center | ⇧+⌃+LorRororC |
| Justify all lines | ⇧+⌃+F(alllines)orJ(allbutlastline) |
| Align both ends or equal spacing | ⇧+⌃+F(alignbothend)orJ(equalspacing) |
| Increase or decrease leading (horizontal text) | ⌥+UpArrow/⌥+DownArrow |
| Increase or decrease leading (vertical text) | ⌥+RightArrow/⌥+LeftArrow |
| Increase or decrease leading by five times (horizontal text) | ⌥+⌃+UpArrow/⌥+⌃+DownArrow |
| Increase or decrease leading by five times (vertical text) | ⌥+⌃+RightArrow/⌥+⌃+LeftArrow |
| Auto leading | ⇧+⌥+⌃+A |
| Align to grid (on/off) | ⇧+⌥+⌃+G |
| Auto-hyphenate (on/off) | ⇧+⌥+⌃+H |
| Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (horizontal text) | ⌥+LeftArrow/AltRightArrow |
| Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (vertical text) | ⌥+UpArrow/⌥+DownArrow |
| Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (horizontal text) | ⌥+⌃+LeftArrow/⌥+⌃+RightArrow |
| Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (vertical text) | ⌥+⌃+UpArrow/⌥+⌃+DownArrow |
| Increase kerning between words | ⌥+⌃+\ |
| Decrease kerning between words | ⌥+⌃+Backspace |
| Clear all manual kerning and reset tracking to 0 | ⌥+⌃+Q |
| Increase or decrease baseline shift (horizontal text) | ⇧+⌥+UpArrow/⇧+⌥+DownArrow |
| Increase or decrease baseline shift (vertical text) | ⇧+⌥+RightArrow/⇧+⌥+LeftArrow |
| Increase or decrease baseline shift by five times (horizontal text) | ⇧+⌥+⌃+UpArrow/⇧+⌥+⌃+DownArrow |
| Increase or decrease baseline shift by five times (vertical text) | ⇧+⌥+⌃+RightArrow/⇧+⌥+⌃+LeftArrow |
| Automatically flow story | Shift–clickloadedtexticon |
| Semi-automatically flow story | Alt–clickloadedtexticon |
| Recompose all stories | ⌥+⌃+/ |
| Insert current page number | ⌥+⌃+N |
Navigating through and selecting text
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Move to right or left one character | →/← |
| Move up or down one line | ↑/DownArrow |
| Move to right or left one word | ⌘→/⌘+← |
| Move to start or end of line | Home/End |
| Move to previous or next paragraph | ⌘↑/⌘+DownArrow |
| Move to start or end of story | ⌘Home/⌘+End |
| Select one word | Doubleclickword |
| Select one character right or left | ⇧→/⇧+← |
| Select one line above or below | ⇧↑/⇧+DownArrow |
| Select start or end of line | ⇧Home/⇧+End |
| Select one paragraph | TripleclickorquadrupleclickparagraphordependingonTextPreferencessetting |
| Select one paragraph before or after | ⇧+⌘↑/⇧+⌘+DownArrow |
| Select current line | ⇧+⌘+\ |
| Select characters from insertion point | ⇧–click |
| Select start or end of story | ⇧+⌘Home/⇧+⌘+End |
| Select all in story | ⌘+A |
| Select first/last frame | ⇧+⌥+⌘PageUp/⇧+⌥+⌘PageDown |
| Select previous/next frame | ⌥+⌘PageUp/⌥+⌘PageDown |
| Delete word in front of insertion point (Story Editor) | ⌘+DeleteorDel(numerickeypad) |
| Update missing font list | ⌘+⌥+⇧+/ |
| Move to right or left one character | RightArrow/LeftArrow |
| Move up or down one line | UpArrow/DownArrow |
| Move to right or left one word | ⌃+RightArrow/⌃+LeftArrow |
| Move to start or end of line | Home/End |
| Move to previous or next paragraph | ⌃+UpArrow/⌃+DownArrow |
| Move to start or end of story | ⌃Home/⌃+End |
| Select one word | Doubleclickword |
| Select one character right or left | ⇧+RightArrow/⇧+LeftArrow |
| Select one line above or below | ⇧+UpArrow/⇧+DownArrow |
| Select start or end of line | ⇧Home/⇧+End |
| Select one paragraph | TripleclickorquadrupleclickparagraphordependingonTextPreferencessetting |
| Select one paragraph before or after | ⇧+⌃+UpArrow/⇧+⌃+DownArrow |
| Select current line | ⇧+⌃+\ |
| Select characters from insertion point | Shift–click |
| Select start or end of story | ⇧+⌃Home/⇧+⌃+End |
| Select all in story | ⌃+A |
| Select first/last frame | ⇧+⌥+⌃PageUp/⇧+⌥+⌃PageDown |
| Select previous/next frame | ⌥+⌃PageUp/⌥+⌃PageDown |
| Delete word in front of insertion point (Story Editor) | ⌃+BackspaceorDelete |
| Update missing font list | ⌃+⌥+⇧+/ |
Viewing documents and document workspaces
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Temporarily select Hand tool | Spacebar(withnotextinsertionpoint)or⌥–drag(withtextinsertionpoint)oror⌥+Spacebar(inbothtextandnontextmodes) |
| Temporarily select Zoom In tool | ⌘+Spacebar |
| Temporarily select Zoom Out tool | ⌥+⌘+Spacebaror⌥ZoomIntool |
| Zoom to 50%, 200%, or 400% | ⌘+5or2oror4 |
| Redraw screen | ⇧+F5 |
| Open new default document | ⌘+⌥+N |
| Switch between current and previous zoom levels | ⌥+⌘+2 |
| Switch to next/previous document window | ⌘+F6or⌘+~[tilde]/⌘+⇧+~[tilde] |
| Scroll up/down one screen | PageUp/PageDown |
| Go back/forward to last-viewed page | ⌘PageUp/⌘PageDown |
| Go to previous/next spread | ⌥PageUp/⌥PageDown |
| Fit spread in window | DoubleclickHandtool |
| Activate the Go To command | ⌘+J |
| Fit selection in window | ⌘+⌥()[plussign] |
| Display the entire object | ⌘+⌥()[plussign] |
| Go to master page while \ panel is closed | ⌘+JortypeprefixofmasterorpressReturn |
| Cycle through units of measurement | ⇧+⌥+⌘+U |
| Snap guide to ruler increments | ⇧–dragguide |
| Switch between page and spread guides (creation only) | ⌘–dragguide |
| Temporarily turn on/off snap to | ⌃dragobject |
| Create vertical and horizontal ruler guides for the spread | ⌘–dragfromzeropoint |
| Select all guides | ⌥+⌘+G |
| Lock or unlock zero point | ⌃–clickzeropointandchoosean⌥ |
| Use current magnification for view threshold of new guide | ⌥–dragguide |
| Select buttons in alert dialog boxes | Pressfirstletterofbuttonname |
| Show information on installed plug‑ins and InDesign components | ⌘InDesignMenu+>AboutInDesign |
| Temporarily select Hand tool | Spacebar(withnotextinsertionpoint)or⌥drag(withtextinsertionpoint)oror⌥+Spacebar(inbothtextandnontextmodes) |
| Temporarily select Zoom In tool | ⌃+Spacebar |
| Temporarily select Zoom Out tool | ⌥+⌃+Spacebaror⌥ZoomIntool |
| Zoom to 50%, 200%, or 400% | ⌃+5or2oror4 |
| Redraw screen | ⇧+F5 |
| Open new default document | ⌃+⌥+N |
| Switch between current and previous zoom levels | ⌥+⌃+2 |
| Switch to next/previous document window | ⌃+~[tilde]/⇧+⌃+F6or⌃+⇧+~[tilde] |
| Scroll up/down one screen | PageUp/PageDown |
| Go back/forward to last-viewed page | ⌃PageUp/⌃PageDown |
| Go to previous/next spread | ⌥PageUp/⌥PageDown |
| Fit spread in window | DoubleclickHandtool |
| Activate the Go To command | ⌃+J |
| Fit selection in window | ⌃+⌥+(+)[plussign] |
| Display the entire object | ⌃+⌥+(+)[plussign] |
| Go to master page while \ panel is closed | ⌃+JortypeprefixofmasterorpressEnter |
| Cycle through units of measurement | ⇧+⌥+⌃+U |
| Snap guide to ruler increments | Shift–dragguide |
| Switch between page and spread guides (creation only) | Ctrl–dragguide |
| Create vertical and horizontal ruler guides for the spread | Ctrl–dragfromzeropoint |
| Select all guides | ⌥+⌃+G |
| Lock or unlock zero point | Rightclickzeropointandchoosean⌥ |
| Use current magnification for view threshold of new guide | Alt–dragguide |
| Select buttons in alert dialog boxes | Pressfirstletterofbuttonnameorifunderlined |
| Show information on installed plug‑ins and InDesign components | ⌃+Help+>AboutDesign |
Control panel
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Toggle focus to/from Control panel | ⌘+6 |
| Toggle Character/Paragraph text attributes mode | ⌘+⌥+7 |
| Change reference point when proxy has focus | Anykeyonthenumerickeypadorkeyboardnumbers |
| Open Units & Increments Preferences | ⌥clickKerningicon |
| Open the Text Frame options dialog box | ⌥clickNumberofColumnsicon |
| Open the Move dialog box | ⌥clickXorYicon |
| Open the Rotate dialog box | ⌥clickAngleicon |
| Open the Scale dialog box | ⌥clickXorYScaleicon |
| Open the Shear dialog box | ⌥clickShearicon |
| Open Text Preferences | ⌥clickSuperscriptorSubscriptororSmallCapsbutton |
| Open the Underline options dialog box | ⌥clickUnderlinebutton |
| Open the Strikethrough options dialog box | ⌥clickStrikethroughbutton |
| Open the Grids Preferences | ⌥clickAlignToBaselineGridororDoNotAlignToBaselineGridbutton |
| Open the Drop Caps & Nested Styles dialog box | ⌥clickDropCapNumberOfLinesororDropCapOneOrMoreCharactersicon |
| Open the Justification dialog box | ⌥clickLeadingicon |
| Open Named Grid dialog box | DoubleclickNamedGridicon |
| Open New Named Grid options dialog box | ⌥clickNamedGridicon |
| Open Frame Grid options dialog box | ⌥clickNumberofcharactersHorizontalorNumberofCharactersVerticalorCharacterAkiorLineAkiorVerticalScaleorHorizontalScaleorGridVieworFontSizeorNumberofColumnsororColumnGuttericon |
| Toggle focus to/from Control panel | ⌃+6 |
| Toggle Character/Paragraph text attributes mode | ⌃+⌥+7 |
| Change reference point when proxy has focus | Anykeyonthenumerickeypadorkeyboardnumbers |
| Display the pop-up menu that has focus | ⌥+DownArrow |
| Open Units & Increments Preferences | ⌥clickKerningicon |
| Open the Text Frame Options dialog box | ⌥clickNumberOfColumnsicon |
| Open the Move dialog box | ⌥clickXorYicon |
| Open the Rotate dialog box | ⌥clickAngleicon |
| Open the Scale dialog box | ⌥clickXorYScaleicon |
| Open the Shear dialog box | ⌥clickShearicon |
| Open Text Preferences | ⌥clickSuperscriptorSubscriptororSmallCapsbutton |
| Open the Underline Options dialog box | ⌥clickUnderlinebutton |
| Open the Strikethrough Options dialog box | ⌥clickStrikethroughbutton |
| Open the Grids Preferences | ⌥clickAlignToBaselineGridororDoNotAlignToBaselineGridbutton |
| Open the Drop Caps & Nested Styles dialog box | ⌥clickDropCapNumberOfLinesororDropCapOneOrMoreCharactersicon |
| Open the Justification dialog box | ⌥clickLeadingicon |
| Open Named Grid dialog box | DoubleclickNamedGridicon |
| Open New Named Grid Options dialog box | ⌥clickNamedGridicon |
| Open Frame Grid Options dialog box | ⌥clickNumberofcharactersHorizontalorNumberofCharactersVerticalorCharacterAkiorLineAkiorVerticalScaleorHorizontalScaleorGridVieworFontSizeorNumberofColumnsororColumnGuttericon |
Type panels and dialog boxes
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open Justification dialog box | ⌥+⌘+⇧+J |
| Open Paragraph Rules dialog box | ⌥+⌘+J |
| Open Keep options dialog box | ⌥+⌘+K |
| Activate Character panel | ⌘+T |
| Activate Paragraph panel | ⌘+⌥+T |
| Open Justification dialog box | ⌥+⌃+⇧+J |
| Open Paragraph Rules dialog box | ⌥+⌃+J |
| Open Keep Options dialog box | ⌥+⌃+K |
| Activate Character panel | ⌃+T |
| Activate Paragraph panel | ⌃+⌥+T |
Character and paragraph styles
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Make character style definition match text | Selecttextandpress⇧+⌥+⌘+C |
| Make paragraph style definition match text | Selecttextandpress⇧+⌥+⌘+R |
| Change options without applying style | ⇧+⌥+⌘doubleclickstyle |
| Remove style and local formatting | ⌥clickparagraphstylename |
| Clear overrides from paragraph style | ⌥+⇧clickparagraphstylename |
| Show/hide Paragraph and Character Styles panels, respectively | ⌘+F11or⌘+⇧+F11 |
Tabs panel
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Activate Tabs panel | ⇧+⌘+T |
| Switch between alignment options | ⌥clickTab |
| Activate Tabs panel | ⇧+⌃+T |
| Switch between alignment options | ⌥clickTab |
Layers panel
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Select all objects on layer | ⌥clicklayer |
| Copy selection to new layer | ⌥dragsmallsquaretonewlayer |
| Add new layer below selected layer | ⌘clickCreateNewLayer |
| Add new layer to the top of the layer list | ⇧+⌘clickCreateNewLayer |
| Add new layer to the top of the layer list and open New Layer dialog box | Cmd⌥⇧clickCreateNewLayer |
| Add new layer and open New Layer dialog box | ⌥clickCreateNewLayer |
| Select all objects on layer | ⌥clicklayer |
| Copy selection to new layer | ⌥dragsmallsquaretonewlayer |
| Add new layer below selected layer | ⌃clickCreateNewLayer |
| Add new layer to the top of the layer list | ⇧+⌃clickCreateNewLayer |
| Add new layer to the top of the layer list and open New Layer dialog box | ⇧+⌥+⌃clickCreateNewLayer |
| Add new layer and open New Layer dialog box | ⌥clickCreateNewLayer |
Pages panel
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Apply master to selected page | ⌥clickmaster |
| Base another master page on selected master | ⌥clickthemasteryouwanttobasetheselectedmasteron |
| Create master page | ⌘clickCreateNewPagebutton |
| Display Insert Pages dialog box | ⌥clickNewPagebutton |
| Add new page after last page | ⇧+⌘+P |
| Apply master to selected page | ⌥clickmaster |
| Base another master page on selected master | ⌥clickthemasteryouwanttobasetheselectedmasteron |
| Create master page | ⌃clickCreateNewPagebutton |
| Display Insert Pages dialog box | ⌥clickNewPagebutton |
| Add new page after last page | ⇧+⌃+P |
Color panel
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Move color sliders in tandem | ⇧dragslider |
| Select a color for the nonactive fill or stroke | ⌥clickcolorbar |
| Switch between color modes (CMYK, RGB, LAB) | ⇧clickcolorbar |
| Move color sliders in tandem | ⇧dragslider |
| Select a color for the nonactive fill or stroke | ⌥clickcolorbar |
| Switch between color modes (CMYK, RGB, LAB) | ⇧clickcolorbar |
Separations Preview panel
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Turn on Overprint preview | ⌘+⌥+⇧+Y |
| Show all plates | ⌘+⌥+⇧+~[tilde] |
| Show Cyan plate | ⌘+⌥+⇧+1 |
| Show Magenta plate | ⌘+⌥+⇧+2 |
| Show Yellow plate | ⌘+⌥+⇧+3 |
| Show Black plate | ⌘+⌥+⇧+4 |
| Show 1st Spot plate | ⌘+⌥+⇧+5 |
| Show 2nd Spot plate | ⌘+⌥+⇧+6 |
| Show 3rd Spot plate | ⌘+⌥+⇧+7 |
| Turn on Overprint preview | ⌃+⌥+⇧+Y |
| Show all plates | ⌃+⌥+⇧+~[tilde] |
| Show Cyan plate | ⌃+⌥+⇧+1 |
| Show Magenta plate | ⌃+⌥+⇧+2 |
| Show Yellow plate | ⌃+⌥+⇧+3 |
| Show Black plate | ⌃+⌥+⇧+4 |
| Show 1st Spot plate | ⌃+⌥+⇧+5 |
| Show 2nd Spot plate | ⌃+⌥+⇧+6 |
| Show 3rd Spot plate | ⌃+⌥+⇧+7 |
Swatches panel
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Create new swatch based on the current swatch | ⌥clickNewSwatchbutton |
| Create spot color swatch based on the current swatch | ⌥+⌘clickNewSwatchbutton |
| Change options without applying swatch | ⇧+⌥+⌘doubleclickswatch |
| Create new swatch based on the current swatch | ⌥clickNewSwatchbutton |
| Create spot color swatch based on the current swatch | ⌥+⌃clickNewSwatchbutton |
| Change options without applying swatch | ⇧+⌥+⌃doubleclickswatch |
Transform panel
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Apply value and copy object | ⌥+Enter |
| Apply width, height, or scale value proportionally | ⌘+Enter |
| Apply value and copy object | ⌥+Enter |
| Apply width, height, or scale value proportionally | ⌃+Enter |