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Interactive Shortcuts Guide Keys for tools Keys for selecting and moving objects Keys for transforming objects Keys for editing paths and frames Keys for tables Keys for finding and changing text
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Adobe InDesign CS5 provides shortcuts to help you quickly work in documents without using the mouse. Many keyboard shortcuts appear next to the command names in menus. You can use the default InDesign shortcut set, the QuarkXPress4.0 or Adobe PageMaker7.0 shortcut set, or a shortcut set that you create. You can share shortcut shortcut sets with others using InDesign on the same platform. InDesign provides shortcuts to help you quickly work in documents without using the mouse. Many keyboard shortcuts appear next to the command names in menus. You can use the default InDesign shortcut set or a shortcut set that you create. You can share shortcut sets with others using InDesign on the same platform.
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Keys for tools

You can generate a list of the current keyboard set by choosing Show Set in the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box. This option is especially useful for printing a copy of your custom shortcuts. This table isnt a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. It lists only those shortcuts that arent displayed in menu commands or tool tips. Choose Window > Utilities > Tool Hints, and then select a tool to view its shortcuts and modifier keys.
Tool Selection tool Direct Selection tool Toggle Selection and Direct
Windows V, Esc A Ctrl+Tab
MacOS V, Esc A Command+Control+Tab
http://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/default-keyboard-shortcuts.html[5/13/2013 4:06:46 PM]
Selection tool Page tool Gap tool Pen tool Add Anchor Point tool Add Anchor Point tool Delete Anchor Point tool Delete Anchor Point tool Convert Direction Point tool Type tool Type On A Path tool Pencil tool (Note tool) Line tool Rectangle Frame tool Rectangle tool Ellipse tool Rotate tool Scale tool Shear tool Free Transform tool Eyedropper tool Measure tool Gradient tool Scissors tool Hand tool Temporarily selects Hand tool Shift+C T Shift+T N \ F M L R S O E I K G C H Spacebar (Layout mode), Alt (Text mode), or Alt+Spacebar (both) Z Ctrl+Spacebar Shift+P U P = = Shift+P U P = = (on the numeric pad) Shift+C T Shift+T N \ F M L R S O E I K G C H Spacebar (Layout mode), Option (Text mode), or Option+Spacebar (both) Z Command+Spacebar
Zoom tool Temporarily selects Zoom In tool Toggle Fill and Stroke Swap Fill and Stroke
X Shift+X
X Shift+X
Toggle between Formatting Affects Container and Formatting Affects Text Apply Color Apply Gradient Apply No Color Switch between Normal View and Preview Mode Frame Grid tool (horizontal) Frame Grid tool (vertical) Gradient Feather tool
, [comma] . [period] / W
, [comma] . [period] / W
Y Q Shift+G
Y Q Shift+G
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Keys for selecting and moving objects

This table isnt a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. It lists only those shortcuts that arent displayed in menu commands or tool tips.
Result Temporarily select Selection or Direct Selection tool (last used) Temporarily select Group Selection tool
Windows Any tool (except selection tools)+Ctrl
MacOS Any tool (except selection tools)+ Command
Direct Selection tool+Alt; or Pen, Add Anchor Point, or Delete Anchor Point tool+Alt+Ctrl Esc or double-click
Direct Selection tool+Option; or Pen, Add Anchor Point, or Delete Anchor Point tool+Option+Command Esc or double-click
Select container of selected content Select content of selected container Add to or subtract from a selection ofmultiple objects
Shift+Esc or double-click
Shift+Esc or double-click
Selection, Direct Selection, or Group Selection tool+Shift click (to deselect, click center point) Selection, Direct Selection, or Group Selection tool+Alt drag* Alt+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow key Alt+Shift+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, Down Arrow key Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up
Selection, Direct Selection, or Group Selection tool+Shiftclick (to deselect, click center point)
Duplicate selection
Selection, Direct Selection, or Group Selection tool+ Option drag* Option+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow key Option+Shift+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, Down Arrow key Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up
Duplicate and offset selection Duplicate and offset selection by 10 times** Move selection**
Arrow, Down Arrow key Move selection by 10th** Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, Down arrow key Shift+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, Down Arrow key Selection or Direct Selection tool+Ctrl+Shiftclick
Arrow, Down Arrow key Command+Shift+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, Down arrow key Shift+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, Down Arrow key Selection or Direct Selection tool+ Command+Shiftclick
Move selection by 10 times** Select master page item from documentpage Select next object behind or in front
Selection tool+Ctrlclick, or Selection tool+Alt+Ctrlclick
Selection tool+Commandclick or Selection tool+Option+ Commandclick Option+Command+Page Down/ Option+Command+Page Up
Select next or previous frame in story Select first or last frame in story
Alt+Ctrl+Page Down/ Alt+Ctrl+Page Up
Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Page Down/ Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Page Up
Shift+Option+Command+Page Down/ Shift+Option+Command+Page Up
*Press Shift to constrain movement to 45 angles. **Amount is set in Edit> Preferences> Units & Increments (Windows) or InDesign> Preferences> Units & Increments (MacOS).
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Keys for transforming objects

Result Duplicate and transform selection Display Transform tool dialog box
Windows Transformation tool+Altdrag*
MacOS Transformation tool+Option drag* Select object+double-click Scale tool, Rotate tool, or Shear tool in Toolbox Command+,
Select object+double-click Scale tool, Rotate tool, or Shear tool in Toolbox Ctrl+,
Decrease scale by 1% Decrease scale by 5% Increase scale by 1% Increase scale by 5% Resize frame and content Resize frame and content
Ctrl+Alt+,
Command+Option+,
Ctrl+. Ctrl+Alt+. Selection tool+Ctrldrag
Command+. Command+Option+. Selection tool+Command drag Selection tool+Shift+Commanddrag
Selection tool+Shift+Ctrldrag
proportionately Constrain proportion Ellipse tool, Polygon tool, or Rectangle tool+Shiftdrag Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Z Ellipse tool, Polygon tool, or Rectangle tool+Shiftdrag Command+Option+Shift+Z
Switch image from High Quality Display to Fast Display
*After you select a transformation tool, hold down the mouse button, and then hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (MacOS) and drag. Press Shift to constrain movement to 45 angles.
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Keys for editing paths and frames

Result Temporarily select Convert Direction Point tool
Windows Direct Selection tool+Alt+Ctrl, or Pen tool+Alt Alt
MacOS Direct Selection tool+Option+ Command, or Pen tool+Option Option
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
Scissors tool+Alt
Scissors tool+Option
Pen tool+Shift
Pen tool+Shift
Pen tool+spacebar
Pen tool+spacebar
F10
Command+F10
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Keys for tables

Result Insert or delete rows or columns while dragging Resize rows or columns without changing the size of the table
Windows Begin dragging row or column border, and then hold down Alt as you drag Shiftdrag interior row or column border
MacOS Begin dragging row or column border, and then hold down Option as you drag Shiftdrag interior row or column border
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
Shiftdrag right or bottom table border Tab/Shift+Tab
Shiftdrag right or bottom table border Tab/Shift+Tab
Alt+Page Up/ Alt+Page Down Alt+Home/ Alt+End
Option+Page Up/ Option+Page Down Option+Home/ Option+End
Page Up/Page Down
Page Up/Page Down
Up Arrow/Down Arrow Left Arrow/Right Arrow Shift+Up Arrow/ Shift+Down Arrow
Up Arrow/Down Arrow Left Arrow/Right Arrow Shift+Up Arrow/ Shift+Down Arrow
Shift+Right Arrow/ Shift+Left Arrow
Shift+Right Arrow/ Shift+Left Arrow
Enter (numeric keypad)
Enter (numeric keypad)
Shift+Enter (numeric keypad) Esc
Shift+Enter (numeric keypad)
Esc
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Keys for finding and changing text

Result Insert selected text into Find What box Insert selected text into Find What box andfinds next Find next occurrence of Find What text
Windows Ctrl+F1 Shift+F1
MacOS Command+F1 Shift+F1
Shift+F2 or Alt+Ctrl+F Ctrl+F2 Ctrl+F3
Shift+F2 or Option+Command+F Command+F2 Command+F3
Insert selected text into Change To box Replace selection with Change To text
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Keys for working with type
Result Bold (only for fonts with bold face) Italic (only for fonts with italic face) Normal Underline Strikethrough All caps (on/off) Asian language hyphenation Small caps (on/off) Tate-chu-yoko setting Superscript
Windows Shift+Ctrl+B
MacOS Shift+Command+B
Shift+Ctrl+I
Shift+Command+I
Shift+Ctrl+Y Shift+Ctrl+U Shift+Ctrl+/ Shift+Ctrl+K Shift+Ctrl+K Shift+Ctrl+H Shift+Ctrl+H Shift+Ctrl+(+) [plus sign] Shift+Alt+Ctrl+(+) [plus sign] Shift+Ctrl+X or Shift+Alt+Ctrl+X Shift+Ctrl+X or Shift+Alt+Ctrl+X Shift+Ctrl+L, R, or C Shift+Ctrl+F (all lines) or J (all but last line) Shift+Ctrl+F (align both end) or J (equal spacing) Shift+Ctrl+> or <
Shift+Command+Y Shift+Command+U Control+Shift+Command+/ Shift+Command+K Shift+Command+K Shift+Command+H Shift+Command+H Shift+Command+(+) [plus sign]
Subscript
Shift+Option+Command+(+) [plus sign] Shift+Command+X or Shift+Option+Command+X Shift+Command+X or Shift+Option+Command+X Shift+Command+L, R, or C Shift+Command+F (all lines) or J (all but last line)
Reset horizontal or vertical scale to 100% Basic letter group setting or detail setting Align left, right, or center Justify all lines
Align both ends or equal spacing
Shift+Command+F (align both ends) or J (equal spacing)
Increase or decrease point size* Increase or decrease point size by five times* Increase or decrease leading (horizontal text)* Increase or decrease leading (vertical text)* Increase or decrease leading by five times (horizontal text)*
Shift+Command+> or <
Shift+Ctrl+Alt+> or <
Shift+Command+ Option+> or < Option+Up Arrow/ Option+Down Arrow Option+Right Arrow/ Option+Left Arrow Option+Command+Up Arrow/ Option+Command+Down
Alt+Up Arrow/ Alt+Down Arrow Alt+Right Arrow/ Alt+Left Arrow Alt+Ctrl+Up Arrow/ Alt+Ctrl+Down Arrow
Arrow Increase or decrease leading by five times (vertical text)* Alt+Ctrl+Right Arrow/ Alt+Ctrl+Left Arrow Option+Command+Right Arrow/ Option+Command+Left Arrow Shift+Option+Command+A Shift+Option+Command+G Shift+Option+Command+H Option+Left Arrow/ Option+Right Arrow
Auto leading Align to grid (on/off) Auto-hyphenate (on/off) Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (horizontal text)
Shift+Alt+Ctrl+A Shift+Alt+Ctrl+G Shift+Alt+Ctrl+H Alt+Left Arrow/Alt+Right Arrow Alt+Up Arrow/ Alt+Down Arrow Alt+Ctrl+Left Arrow/ Alt+Ctrl+Right Arrow
Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (vertical text) Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (horizontal text) Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (vertical 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** (vertical text)
Option+Up Arrow/ Option+Down Arrow Option+Command+Left Arrow/ Option+Command+Right Arrow Option+Command+Up Arrow/ Option+Command+Down Arrow Option+Command+\
Alt+Ctrl+Up Arrow/ Alt+Ctrl+Down Arrow
Alt+Ctrl+\
Alt+Ctrl+Backspace
Option+Command+Delete
Alt+Ctrl+Q
Option+Command+Q
Shift+Alt+Up Arrow/ Shift+Alt+Down Arrow Shift+Alt+Right Arrow/ Shift+Alt+Left Arrow Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Up Arrow/ Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Down Arrow Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Right Arrow/ Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Left Arrow Shiftclick loaded text icon Altclick loaded text icon Alt+Ctrl+/
Shift+Option+Up Arrow/ hift+Option+Down Arrow
Shift+Option+Right Arrow/ Shift+Option+Left Arrow
Increase or decrease baseline shift by five times (horizontal text)
Shift+Option+Command+Up Arrow/ Shift+Option+Command+Down Arrow Shift+Option+Command+Right Arrow/ hift+Option+Command+Left Arrow Shiftclick loaded text icon
Increase or decrease baseline shift by five times (vertical text)
Automatically flow story
Semi-automatically flow story
Optionclick loaded text icon
Recompose all stories
Option+Command+/
Insert current page number
Alt+Ctrl+N
Option+Command+N
*Press Shift to increase or decrease kerning between words by five times. **Amount is set in Edit> Preferences> Units & Increments (Windows) or InDesign> Preferences> Units & Increments (MacOS).
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Keys for navigating through and selecting text

Result 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
Windows Action Right Arrow/ Left Arrow
MacOS Action Right Arrow/ Left Arrow
Up Arrow/ Down Arrow
Up Arrow/ Down Arrow
Ctrl+Right Arrow/ Ctrl+Left Arrow Home/End
Command+Right Arrow/ Command+Left Arrow Home/End
Ctrl+Up Arrow/ Ctrl+Down Arrow Ctrl+Home/ Ctrl+End
Command+Up Arrow/ Command+Down Arrow Command+Home/ Command+End Double-click word Shift+Right Arrow/ Shift+Left Arrow
Double-click word Shift+Right Arrow/ Shift+Left Arrow
Shift+Up Arrow/ Shift+Down Arrow Shift+Home/ Shift+End
Shift+Up Arrow/ Shift+Down Arrow Shift+Home/ Shift+End
Triple-click or quadruple-click paragraph, depending on Text Preferences setting Shift+Ctrl+Up Arrow/ Shift+Ctrl+Down Arrow
Triple-click or quadruple-click paragraph, depending on Text Preferences setting Shift+Command+Up Arrow/ Shift+Command+Down Arrow
Select one paragraph before or after Select current line Select characters from insertion point Select start or end of story
Shift+Ctrl+\ Shiftclick
Shift+Command+\ Shiftclick
Shift+Ctrl+Home/ Shift+Ctrl+End
Shift+Command+Home/ Shift+Command+End
Select all in story Select first/last frame
Ctrl+A Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Page Up/ Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Page Down
Command+A Shift+Option+ Command+Page Up/ Shift+Option+ Command+Page Down Option+Command+Page Up/ Option+Command+Page Down
Select previous/next frame Delete word in front of insertion point (Story Editor) Update missing font list
Alt+Ctrl+Page Up/ Alt+Ctrl+Page Down
Ctrl+Backspace or Delete
Command+Delete or Del (numeric keypad)
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+/
Command+Option+Shift+/
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Keys for viewing documents and document workspaces

Result Temporarily select Hand tool
Windows Spacebar (with no text insertion point), Alt-drag (with text insertion point), or Alt+spacebar (in both text and non-text modes) Ctrl+spacebar
MacOS Spacebar (with no text insertion point), Optiondrag (with text insertion point), or Option+spacebar (in both text and nontext modes) Command+spacebar
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 Switch to next/previous document window Scroll up/down
Alt+Ctrl+spacebar or Alt+Zoom In tool
Option+Command+spacebar or Option+Zoom Intool
Ctrl+5, 2, or 4
Command+5, 2, or 4
Shift+F5 Ctrl+Alt+N
Shift+F5 Command+Option+N
Alt+Ctrl+2
Option+Command+2
Ctrl+~ [tilde]/ Shift+Ctrl+F6 or Ctrl+Shift+~ [tilde]
Command+F6 or Command+~ [tilde]/ Command+Shift+~ [tilde]
Page Up/Page Down
Page Up/Page Down
one screen Go back/forward to last-viewed page Go to previous/next spread Fit spread in window Activate the Go To command Fit selection in window Display the entire object Go to master page while \ panel isclosed Cycle through units of measurement Snap guide to ruler increments Switch between page and spread guides (creation only) Temporarily turn on/off snap to Create vertical and horizontal ruler guides for the spread Select all guides Lock or unlock zero point Use current magnification for view threshold of new guide Select buttons Ctrldrag from zero point Ctrl+Page Up/ Ctrl+Page Down Command+Page Up/ Command+Page Down
Alt+Page Up/ Alt+Page Down
Option+Page Up/ Option+Page Down
Double-click Hand tool
Double-click Hand tool
Ctrl+J
Command+J
Ctrl+Alt+(+) [plus sign]
Command+Option+(+) [plus sign]
Ctrl+Alt+(+) [plus sign]
Command+Option+(+) [plus sign]
Ctrl+J, type prefix of master, press Enter
Command+J, type prefix of master, press Return
Shift+Alt+Ctrl+U
Shift+Option+Command+U
Shiftdrag guide
Shiftdrag guide
Ctrldrag guide
Commanddrag guide
Control-drag object
Commanddrag from zero point
Alt+Ctrl+G
Option+Command+G
Right-click zero point and choose an option Altdrag guide
Controlclick zero point and choose an option Optiondrag guide
Press first letter of button name,
Press first letter of button name
in alert dialog boxes Show information on installed plug ins and InDesign components
if underlined
Ctrl+Help> About Design
Command+InDesign menu> About InDesign
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Keys for working with XML

Result Expand/Collapse element
Windows Right Arrow/Left Arrow Alt+Right Arrow/ Alt+Left Arrow Shift+Up Arrow/ Shift+Down Arrow Up Arrow/ Down Arrow Page Up/ Page Down
MacOS Right Arrow/Left Arrow
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
Option+Right Arrow/ Option+Left Arrow Shift+Up Arrow/ Shift+Down Arrow Up Arrow/ Down Arrow
Page Up/ Page Down
Home/ End Shift+Home/ Shift+End Ctrl+Left Arrow/ Ctrl+Right Arrow Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F7
Home/ End Shift+Home/ Shift+End
Command+Left Arrow/ Command+Right Arrow Command+Option+Shift+F7
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Keys for indexing

Result Create index entry without dialog box (alphanumeric only) Open index entry dialog box Create proper name index entry (last
Windows Shift+Ctrl+Alt+[
MacOS Shift+Command+Option+[
Ctrl+7 Shift+Ctrl+Alt+]
Command+7 Shift+Command+Option+]
name, first name)
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Keys for panels

Result Delete without confirmation 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
Windows Alt-click Delete icon Alt-click New button Shift+Enter
MacOS Option-click Delete icon Option-click New button Shift+Enter
Ctrl+Alt+~ [tilde]
Command+Option+~ [tilde]
Shift-click
Shift-click
Ctrl-click
Command-click
Tab
Tab
Esc
Esc
Tab
Tab
Shift+Tab
Shift+Tab
Ctrl+Alt+Tab
Command+Option+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
Option+drag any panel tab (in the group) to edge of window Option+Command-click in list and then use keyboard to select item by name Command+Option+M
Select item by name
Open the Drop Shadow panel
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Keys for the Control panel
Result 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 Open Text Preferences
Windows Ctrl+6
MacOS Command+6
Ctrl+Alt+7
Command+Option+7
Any key on the numeric keypad or keyboard numbers
Any key on the numeric keypad or keyboard numbers
Alt+Down Arrow
Alt-click Kerning icon
Option-click Kerning icon
Alt-click Number Of Columns icon
Option-click Number of Columns icon
Alt-click X or Y icon
Option-click X or Y icon
Alt-click Angle icon
Option-click Angle icon
Alt-click X or Y Scale icon
Option-click X or Y Scale icon
Alt-click Shear icon
Option-click Shear icon
Alt-click Superscript, Subscript, or Small Caps button Alt-click Underline button
Option-click Superscript, Subscript, or Small Caps button Option-click Underline button
Open the Underline Options dialog box Open the Strikethrough Options dialog box Open the Grids Preferences
Alt-click Strikethrough button
Option-click Strikethrough button
Alt-click Align To Baseline Grid, or Do Not Align To Baseline Grid button Alt-click Drop Cap Number Of Lines, or Drop Cap One Or More Characters icon Alt-click Leading icon
Option-click Align To Baseline Grid, or Do Not Align To Baseline Grid button Option-click Drop Cap Number Of Lines, or Drop Cap One Or More Characters icon Option-click Leading icon
Open the Drop Caps & Nested Styles dialog box Open the Justification dialog box
Open Named Grid dialog box Open New Named Grid Options dialog box Open Frame Grid Options dialog box
Double-click Named Grid icon
Double-click Named Grid icon
Alt-click Named Grid icon
Option-click Named Grid icon
Alt-click Number of characters Horizontal, Number of Characters Vertical, Character Aki, Line Aki, Vertical Scale, Horizontal Scale, Grid View, Font Size, Number of Columns, or Column Gutter icon
Option-click Number of characters Horizontal, Number of Characters Vertical, Character Aki, Line Aki, Vertical Scale, Horizontal Scale, Grid View, Font Size, Number of Columns, or Column Gutter icon
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Keys for type panels and dialog boxes

Result Open Justification dialog box Open Paragraph Rules dialog box Open Keep Options dialog box Activate Character panel Activate Paragraph panel
Windows Alt+Ctrl+Shift+J Alt+Ctrl+J Alt+Ctrl+K Ctrl+T Ctrl+Alt+T
MacOS Option+Command+Shift+J Option+Command+J Option+Command+K Command+T Command+Option+T
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Keys for the character and paragraph styles

Result Make character style definition match text
Windows 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
MacOS Select text and press Shift+Option+Command+C
Make paragraph style definition match text
Select text and press Shift+Option+Command+R
Change options without applying style Remove style and local formatting
Shift+Option+Commanddouble-click style Option-click paragraph style name Option+Shift-click paragraph style name
Clear overrides from paragraph style
name Show/hide Paragraph and Character Styles panels, respectively F11, Shift+F11 Command+F11, Command+Shift+F11
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Keys for the Tabs panel

Result Activate Tabs panel Switch between alignment options
Windows Shift+Ctrl+T Alt-click tab
MacOS Shift+Command+T Option-click tab
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Keys for the Layers panel

Result Select all objects on layer Copy selection to new layer
Windows 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
MacOS Option-click layer Option-drag small square to new layer Command-click Create New Layer Shift+Command-click Create New Layer Cmd+Option+Shiftclick Create New Layer Option-click Create 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
Alt-click Create New Layer
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Keys for the Pages panel

Result Apply master to selected page Base another master page on selected
Windows Alt-click master
MacOS Option-click master
Alt-click the master you want to base the selected master
Option-click the master you want to base the selected
master Create master page
on Ctrl-click Create New Page button Alt-click New Page button
master on Command-click Create New Page button Option-click New Page button
Display Insert Pages dialog box Add new page after last page
Shift+Ctrl+P
Shift+Command+P
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Keys for the Color panel

Result Move color sliders in tandem Select a color for the nonactive fill or stroke
Windows Shift-drag slider Alt-click color bar
MacOS Shift-drag slider Option-click color bar Shift-click color bar
Switch between color modes (CMYK, RGB, LAB)
Shift-click color bar
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Keys for using the Separations Preview panel

Result 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
Windows Action 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
MacOS Action Command+Option+Shift+Y Command+Option+Shift+~ [tilde] Command+Option+Shift+1 Command+Option+Shift+2 Command+Option+Shift+3 Command+Option+Shift+4 Command+Option+Shift+5 Command+Option+Shift+6 Command+Option+Shift+7
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Keys for the Swatches panel

This table isnt a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. It lists only those shortcuts that arent
displayed in menu commands or tool tips.
Result Create new swatch based on the current swatch Create spot color swatch based on the current swatch Change options without applying swatch
Windows Alt-click New Swatch button Alt+Ctrl-click New Swatch button Shift+Alt+Ctrldouble-click swatch
MacOS Option-click New Swatch button Option+Command-click New Swatch button Shift+Option+Commanddouble-click swatch
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Keys for the Transform panel

Result Apply value and copy object Apply width, height, or scale value proportionally
Windows Alt+Enter Ctrl+Enter
MacOS Option+Enter Command+Enter
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Keys for resolving conflicts between MacOS 10.3x and 10.4

Result Open Preferences dialog box Open Paragraph Styles panel Open Character Styles panel Open Swatches panel Open Pages panel Minimize active application window Hide application
MacOS Command+K Command+F11 Command+Shift+F11 F5 Command+F12 Command+M Command+H
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1 message - Last message on Feb 1, 2013 at 11:42:51 AM by Michael Witherell
Feb 1, 2013 11:42 AM
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Re: InDesign Help | Default keyboard shortcuts
Michael Witherell
Available now: InDesign CS6 Shortcuts: frequently used on Mac and Windows versions. Download this handy 2-page PDF guide here: http://trainingonsite.com/useful-resources/indesign-cs6-resources.html
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