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Account My Shortcuts Login/ Register Platforms: Linux Shortcuts Mac OS Shortcuts Windows Shortcuts Web Applications New Windows Shortcuts: Sticky Notes Adobe PhotoshopCS6 Microsoft Word2012 Jaws11.0 Site: About/ Blog Discuss Add Page Request Page Give Feedback Uploaded by bernd, updated on 4/19/2012bybernd Platform: Windows/ English Table of Contents: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Tools Selecting and moving objects Transforming Objects Editing Paths and Frames Working with Tables Managing Text Working with Type Navigating Through and Editing Text Viewing documents and document workspaces Working with XML Indexing Panels Control Panel Type panels and dialog boxes Character and paragraph styles Tabs Panel Layers Panel Pages Panel Color Panel Separations Preview panel Swatches Panel Transform Panels PDF Print Hide all Show all

1. Tools V , Escape a Ctrl + Tab Shift + p u Selection Tool Direct Selection tool Toggle Selection and Direct Selection tool P age tool Gap tool

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p = Shift + c t Shift + t n \ f m l r s o e i k g c h Spacebar (Layout mode), Alt (Text mode), / Alt + Spacebar (both) z Ctrl + Space x Shift + x j

P en tool Add Anchor Point tool Delete Anchor Point tool C onvert Direction Point tool T ype tool T ype On A Path tool Pe n cil tool (Note tool) Line tool Rectangle F rame tool Rectangle tool E l lipse tool R otate tool S cale tool Shear tool Fr e e Transform tool Eyedropper tool Measure tool G radient tool S c issors tool H and tool

Temporarily select Hand tool

Z oom tool Temporarily select Zoom In tool Toggle Fill and Stroke Swap Fill and Stroke Toggle between Formatting Affects Container and Formatting Affects Text

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, (comma) . (period) / w Shift + g

Apply Color Apply Gradient Apply No Color Switch between Normal View and Previe w Mode G radient Feather tool up

2. Selecting and moving objects Any tool (except selection tools)+ Ctrl Direct Selection tool+Alt; / Pen, Add Anchor Point, / Delete Anchor Point tool+ Alt + Ctrl Esc / double-click Shift + Esc / double-click Selection, Direct Selection, / Group Selection tool+ Shift -click (to deselect, click center point) Selection, Direct Selection, / Group Selection tool+ Alt -drag* Alt + Arrow Keys Alt + Shift + Arrow Keys Arrow Keys Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Keys Shift + Arrow Keys Temporarily select Selection or Direct Selection tool (last used)

Temporarily select Group Selection tool

Select container of selected content Select content of selected container

Add to or subtract from a selection of multiple objects

Duplicate selection Duplicate and offset selection Duplicate and offset selection by 10 times** Move selection** Move selection by 10th** Move selection by 10 times**

Selection / Direct Selection Select master page item from document page tool+ Ctrl + Shift -click Selection tool+ Ctrl -click, / Selection tool+ Alt + Ctrl -click Alt + Ctrl + Page Down / Page Up Shift + Alt + Ctrl + Select next object behind or in front

Select next or previous frame in story

Select first or last frame in story

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Page Down / Page Up *Press Shift to constrain movement to 45 angles. **Amount is set in Edit > Preferences > Units & Increments up

3. Transforming Objects Transformation tool+ Alt -drag Select object+doubleclick Scale tool, Rotate tool, / Shear tool in Toolbox Ctrl + , (comma) Ctrl + . (period) Ctrl + Alt + . (period) Selection tool+ Ctrl drag Selection tool+ Shift + Ctrl -drag Ellipse tool, Polygon tool, / Rectangle tool+ Shift -drag Ctrl + Alt + Shift + z Duplicate and transform selection

Display Transform tool dialog box

Decrease scale by 1% Increase scale by 1% Increase scale by 5% Resize frame and content Resize frame and content proportionately

Constrain proportion Switch image from High Quality Display to Fast Display up

4. Editing Paths and Frames Direct Selection tool+ Alt + Ctrl , / Pen tool+ Alt Alt Scissors tool+ Alt Pen tool+ Shift Pen tool+ Space F10 Temporarily switch between Add Anchor Point and Delete Anchor Point tool Temporarily select Add Anchor Point tool Keep Pen tool selected when pointer is over path or anchor point Move anchor point and handles while drawing Display the Stroke panel up

Temporarily select Convert Direction Point tool

5. Working with Tables

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Begin dragging row / column border, and then hold down Alt as you drag Shift-drag interior row / column border Shift-drag right / bottom table border Tab / Shift + Tab Alt + Page Up / Alt + Page Down Alt + Home / Alt + End Page Up / Page Down Arrow Up / Arrow Down Arrow Left / Arrow Right Shift + Arrow Up /+ Arrow Down Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left Enter on numeric keypad Shift + Enter on numeric keypad Esc

Insert or delete rows or columns while dragging Resize rows or columns without changing the size of the table Resize rows or columns proportionally Move to next/previous cell Move to first/last cell in column Move to first/last cell in row Move to first/last row in frame Move up/down one cell Move left/right one cell Select cell above/below the current cell Select cell to the right/left of the current cell Start row on next column Start row on next frame Toggle between text selection and cell selection up

6. Managing Text Ctrl + F1 Shift + F1 Shift + F2 / Alt + Ctrl + f Ctrl + F2 Ctrl + F3 Insert selected text into Find What box Insert selected text into Find What box and finds next Find next occurrence of Find What text Insert selected text into Change To box Replace selection with Change To text up

7. Working with Type Shift + Ctrl + b Shift + Ctrl + i Shift + Ctrl + y B old I talic Normal

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Shift + Ctrl + u Shift + Ctrl + / Shift + Ctrl + k Shift + Ctrl + h Shift + Ctrl + [ + ] Shift + Alt + Ctrl + [ + ] Shift + Ctrl + x / Shift + Alt + Ctrl + x Shift + Ctrl + L , R , / c Shift + Ctrl + F (all lines) / J (all but last line) Shift + Ctrl + > / < Shift + Ctrl + Alt + > / < Alt + Arrow Up / Arrow Down Alt + Ctrl + Arrow Up /+ Arrow Down Shift + Alt + Ctrl + a Shift + Alt + Ctrl + g Shift + Alt + Ctrl + h Alt + Arrow Left / Arrow Right Alt + Ctrl + Arrow Left / Arrow Right Alt + Ctrl + \ Alt + Ctrl + Backspace Alt + Ctrl + q Shift + Alt + Arrow Up /+ Arrow Down Shift + Alt + Ctrl + Arrow Up / Arrow Down Shift -click loaded text icon Alt -click loaded text icon

U nderline Strikethrough All caps (on/off) Small caps (on/off) Superscript Subscript Reset horizontal or vertical scale to 100% Align l eft, r ight, or c enter Justify all lines Increase or decrease point size* Increase or decrease point size by five times* Increase or decrease leading (horizontal text)* Increase or decrease leading by five times (horizontal text)* Auto leading Align to grid (on/off) Auto-hyphenate (on/off) Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (horizontal text) Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (horizontal text) Increase kerning between words* Decrease kerning between words* Clear all manual kerning and reset tracking to 0 Increase or decrease baseline shift** (horizontal text) Increase or decrease baseline shift by five times (horizontal text) Automatically flow story Semi-automatically flow story

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Alt + Ctrl + / Alt + Ctrl + n

Recompose all stories Insert current page number up

8. Navigating Through and Editing Text Arrow Right / Arrow Left Arrow Up / Arrow Down Ctrl + Arrow Right / Arrow Left Home / End Ctrl + Arrow Up / Arrow Down Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End Double-click word Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left Shift + Arrow Up /+ Arrow Down Shift + Home /+ End Triple-click / quadruple-click paragraph, depending on Text Preferences setting Shift + Ctrl + Arrow Up / Arrow Down Shift + Ctrl + \ Shift -click Shift + Ctrl + Home / Ctrl + End Ctrl + a Shift + Alt + Ctrl + Page Up / Page Down Alt + Ctrl + Page Up / Page Down Ctrl + Backspace / Delete Ctrl + Alt + Shift + / Move to right or left one character Move up or down one line Move to right or left one word Move to start or end of line Move to previous or next paragraph Move to start or end of story Select one word Select one character right or left

Select one line above or below Select start or end of line Select one paragraph

Select one paragraph before or after Select current line Select characters from insertion point Select start or end of story Select all in story Select first/last frame

Select previous/next frame Delete word in front of insertion point (Story Editor) Update missing font list

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9. Viewing documents and document workspaces Spacebar (with no text insertion point), Alt drag (with text insertion point), / Alt + Spacebar (in both text and non-text modes) Ctrl + Space Alt + Ctrl + Space / Alt +Zoom In tool Ctrl + 5 , 2 , 4 Shift + F5 Ctrl + Alt + n Alt + Ctrl + 2 Ctrl + ~ / Shift + Ctrl + F6 / Ctrl + Shift + ~ Page Up / Page Down Ctrl + Page Up / Page Down Alt + Page Up / Page Down Double-click Hand tool Ctrl + j Ctrl + Alt + + (plus) Ctrl + J , type prefix of master, press Enter Shift + Alt + Ctrl + u Shift -drag guide Ctrl -drag guide Ctrl -drag from zero point Alt + Ctrl + g Scroll up/down one screen Go back/forward to last-viewed page Switch to next/previous document window Temporarily select Zoom In tool Temporarily select Zoom Out tool Zoom to 50%, 200%, or 400% Redraw screen Open new default document Switch between current and previous zoom levels Temporarily select Hand tool

Go to previous/next spread Fit spread in window Activate the Go To command Fit selection in window Go to master page while panel is closed Cycle through units of measurement Snap guide to ruler increments Switch between page and spread guides (creation only) Create vertical and horizontal ruler guides for the spread Select all guides

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Right-click zero point and choose an option Alt -drag guide Press first letter of button name, if underlined Ctrl +Help > About Design

Lock or unlock zero point Use current magnification for view threshold of new guide Select buttons in alert dialog boxes Show information on installed plugins and InDesign components up

10. Working with XML Arrow Right / Arrow Left Alt + Arrow Right / Arrow Left Shift + Arrow Up / Arrow Down Arrow Up / Arrow Down Page Up / Page Down Home / End Shift + Home / Shift + End Ctrl + Arrow Left / Arrow Right Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F7 Expand/Collapse element Expand/Collapse element and child elements

Extend XML selection up/down Move XML selection up/down Scroll structure pane up/down one screen Select first/last XML node Extend selection to first/last XML node

Go to previous/next validation error Automatically tag text frames and tables up

11. Indexing Shift + Ctrl + Alt + [ Ctrl + 7 Shift + Ctrl + Alt + ] Create index entry without dialog box Open index entry dialog box Create proper name index entry (last name, first name) up

12. Panels alt -click Delete icon Delete without confirmation

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alt -click New button Shift + Enter Ctrl + Alt + ~ Shift -click Ctrl -click Tab Esc Tab Shift + Tab Ctrl + Alt + Tab Alt +drag any panel tab (in the group) to edge of screen Alt +Ctrl-click in list, and then use keyboard to select item by name Alt + Ctrl + m

Create item and set options Apply value and keep focus on option Activate last-used option in last-used panel Select range of styles, layers, links, swatches, or library objects in a panel Select nonadjacent styles, layers, links, swatches, or library objects in a panel Apply value and select next value Move focus to selected object, text, or window Show/Hide all panels, Toolbox, and Control panel (with no insertion point) Show/Hide all panels except the Toolbox and Control panel (docked or not) Open or close all stashed panels Stash a panel group

Select item by name Open the Drop Shadow panel up

13. Control Panel Ctrl + 6 Ctrl + Alt + 7 Any key on the numeric keypad / keyboard numbers Alt + Arrow Down alt -click Kerning icon alt -click Number Of Columns icon alt -click X / Y icon alt -click Angle icon alt -click X / Y Scale icon alt -click Shear icon Toggle focus to/from Control panel Toggle Character/Paragraph text attributes mode Change reference point when proxy has focus Display the pop-up menu that has focus Open Units & Increments Preferences Open the Text Frame Options dialog box Open the Move dialog box Open the Rotate dialog box Open the Scale dialog box Open the Shear dialog box

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alt -click Superscript, Subscript, / Small Caps button alt -click Underline button alt -click Strikethrough button alt -click Align To Baseline Grid, / Do Not Align To Baseline Grid button alt -click Drop Cap Number Of Lines, / Drop Cap One Or More Characters icon alt -click Leading icon

Open Text Preferences

Open the Underline Options dialog box Open the Strikethrough Options dialog box

Open the Grids Preferences

Open the Drop Caps & Nested Styles dialog box Open the Justification dialog box up

14. Type panels and dialog boxes Alt + Ctrl + Shift + j Alt + Ctrl + j Alt + Ctrl + k Ctrl + t Ctrl + Alt + t Open Justification dialog box Open Paragraph Rules dialog box Open Keep Options dialog box Activate Character panel Activate Paragraph panel up

15. Character and paragraph styles Select text and press Shift+ Alt + Ctrl + c Select text and press Shift+ Alt + Ctrl + r Shift + Alt +Ctrldouble-click style alt -click paragraph style name Alt +Shift-click paragraph style name F11, Shift+ F11 Make character style definition match text Make paragraph style definition match text Change options without applying style Remove style and local formatting Clear overrides from paragraph style Show/hide Paragraph and Character Styles panels, respectively up

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16. Tabs Panel Shift + Ctrl + t alt -click tab Activate Tabs panel Switch between alignment options up

17. Layers Panel alt -click layer Alt -drag small square to new layer Ctrl -click Create New Layer Shift + Ctrl -click Create New Layer Shift + Alt + Ctrl -click Create New Layer alt -click Create New Layer Select all objects on layer Copy selection to new layer Add new layer below selected layer Add new layer to the top of the layer list Add new layer to the top of the layer list and open New Layer dialog box Add new layer and open New Layer dialog box up

18. Pages Panel alt -click master alt -click the master you want to base the selected master on Ctrl -click Create New Page button alt -click New Page button Shift + Ctrl + p Apply master to selected page Base another master page on selected master

Create master page Display Insert Pages dialog box Add new page after last page up

19. Color Panel Shift -drag slider alt -click color bar Shift -click color bar Move color sliders in tandem Select a color for the nonactive fill or stroke Switch between color modes (CMYK, RGB,

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20. Separations Preview panel Ctrl + Alt + Shift + y Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ~ (tilde) Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 1 Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 2 Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 3 Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 4 Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 5 Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 6 Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 7 Turn on Overprint preview Show all plates Show Cyan plate Show Magenta plate Show Yellow plate Show Black plate Show 1st Spot plate Show 2nd Spot plate Show 3rd Spot plate up

21. Swatches Panel alt -click New Swatch button Alt + Ctrl -click New Swatch button Shift + Alt + Ctrl double-click swatch Create new swatch based on the current swatch Create spot color swatch based on the current swatch Change options without applying swatch up

22. Transform Panels Alt + Enter Ctrl + Enter Apply value and copy object Apply width, height, or scale value proportionally up

Sources: Adobe Indesign CS5 Help

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