Changing the View

This section details the keyboard shortcuts that InDesign offers for navigating among windows , zooming the view, displaying and hiding on-screen items and palettes, using Overprint Preview and the Separations Preview palette, and changing display performance.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigating Among Windows

Windows [Ctrl]-[F6], [Ctrl]-[~], Mac [ z ]-[F6], [ z ]-[~]

Switch to the next window

Windows [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[F6], [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[~], Mac [ z ]-[Shift]-[F6], [ z ]-[Shift]-[~]

Switch to the previous window

Keyboard Shortcuts for Zooming the View

Windows [Ctrl]-[=], Mac [ z ]-[=]

Zoom in by one preset zoom increment

Windows [Ctrl]-[-], Mac [ z ]-[-]

Zoom out by one preset zoom increment

Windows [Ctrl]-[0], Mac [ z ]-[0]

Zoom to fit the page in the window

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[0], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[0]

Zoom to fit the spread in the window

Windows [Ctrl]-[1], Mac [ z ]-[1]

Zoom to the document s actual size

Windows [Ctrl]-[5], Mac [ z ]-[5]

Zoom to 50 percent zoom

Windows [Ctrl]-[2], Mac [ z ]-[2]

Zoom to 200 percent zoom

Windows [Ctrl]-[4], Mac [ z ]-[4]

Zoom to 400 percent zoom

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[5], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[5]

Select the Zoom field

Type the zoom percentage you want, and then press [Enter] (on Windows) or [Return] (on the Mac).

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[Shift]-[0], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[Shift]-[0]

Zoom to fit the entire pasteboard in the window

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[+], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[+]

Zoom to fit the current selection in the window

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[2], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[2]

Toggle between the current zoom percentage and the previous zoom percentage

Windows [Ctrl]-[Spacebar], Mac [ z ]-[Spacebar]

Temporarily select the Zoom In tool

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[Spacebar], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[Spacebar]

Temporarily select the Zoom Out tool

You can also temporarily select the Zoom Out tool by pressing [Alt] (on Windows) or [Option] (on the Mac) while the Zoom In tool is selected.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Displaying and Hiding Items

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[1], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[1]

Toggle the display of the document s structure

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[Y], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[Y]

Toggle the display of text threads

Windows [Ctrl]-[H], Mac [ z ]-[H]

Toggle the display of frame edges

Windows [Ctrl]-[R], Mac [ z ]-[R]

Toggle the display of rulers

Windows [Ctrl]-[;], Mac [ z ]-[;]

Toggle the display of guides

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[;], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[;]

Toggle locking on guides

Windows [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[;], Mac [ z ]-[Shift]-[;]

Toggle the Snap To Guides feature on and off

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[G], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[G]

Select all guides

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-["], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-["]

Toggle the display of the baseline grid

Windows [Ctrl]-['], Mac [ z ]-[']

Toggle the display of the document grid

Windows [Ctrl]-[Shift]-['], Mac [ z ]-[Shift]-[']

Toggle the Snap To Document Grid feature on and off

Keyboard Shortcuts for Displaying and Hiding Palettes

The following keyboard shortcuts let you quickly activate, display, and hide the palettes you need. When a palette has only one tab, the keyboard shortcut acts as a toggle: if the palette is displayed, pressing the keyboard shortcut hides the palette; and if the palette is hidden, pressing the keyboard shortcut displays it. When a palette has multiple tabs, pressing the keyboard shortcut:

• Displays the palette if it s hidden

• Activates the palette if it s displayed but one of the other tabs is active

• Hides the palette if it s displayed and active

Windows [Shift]-[F7], Mac [Shift]-[F7]

Activate or toggle the display of the Align palette

Windows [F6], Mac [F6]

Toggle the display of the Color palette

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[6], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[6]

Toggle the display of the Control palette

Windows [Ctrl]-[6], Mac [ z ]-[6]

Toggle the focus to and from the Control palette

Press this shortcut to quickly move the focus to the Control palette. Press this shortcut again to return the focus to where it was before.

Windows [F8], Mac [F8]

Activate or toggle the display of the Info palette

Windows [F7], Mac [F7]

Activate or toggle the display of the Layers palette

Windows [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[D], Mac [ z ]-[Shift]-[D]

Toggle the display of the Links palette

Windows [Shift]-[F6], Mac [Shift]-[F6]

Activate or toggle the display of the Separations Preview palette

Windows [F12], Mac [F12]

Activate or toggle the display of the Pages palette

Windows [F10], Mac [F10]

Activate or toggle the display of the Stroke palette

Caution

On Mac OS X version 10.3 (Panther), the [F9], [F10], and [F11] keyboard shortcuts are assigned to the Expos feature by default. Pressing [Shift] with one of these shortcuts (for example, [Shift]-[F9]) slows down the effect of the Expos animation. So you can t use any of these keyboard shortcuts ”[F9], [Shift]-[F9], [F10], [Shift]-[F10], [F11], or [Shift]-[F11] ”in InDesign unless you reassign the Expos keyboard shortcuts. To reassign them, open System Preferences and work on the Expos sheet.

Windows [F5], Mac [F5]

Activate or toggle the display of the Swatches palette

Windows [F9], Mac [F9]

Activate or toggle the display of the Transform palette

Windows [Shift]-[F10], Mac [Shift]-[F10]

Activate or toggle the display of the Transparency palette

Windows [Ctrl]-[T], Mac [ z ]-[T]

Activate or toggle the display of the Character palette

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[T], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[T]

Activate or toggle the display of the Paragraph palette

Windows [F11], Mac [F11]

Activate or toggle the display of the Paragraph Styles palette

Windows [Shift]-[F11], Mac [Shift]-[F11]

Activate or toggle the display of the Character Styles palette

Windows [Shift]-[F8], Mac [Shift]-[F8]

Toggle the display of the Index palette

Windows [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[T], Mac [ z ]-[Shift]-[T]

Activate or toggle the display of the Tabs palette

Windows [Shift]-[F9], Mac [Shift]-[F9]

Toggle the display of the Table palette

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[W], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[W]

Toggle the display of the Text Wrap palette

Keyboard Shortcuts for Overprint Preview and Separations Preview

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[Shift]-[Y], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[Shift]-[Y]

Toggle Overprint Preview on and off

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[Shift]-[~], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[Shift]-[~]

Show all plates

Note

You must turn on Separations Preview (press [Shift]-[F6]) before you can use the following keyboard shortcuts.

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[Shift]-[1], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[Shift]-[1]

Show the Cyan plate

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[Shift]-[2], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[Shift]-[2]

Show the Magenta plate

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[Shift]-[3], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[Shift]-[3]

Show the Yellow plate

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[Shift]-[4], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[Shift]-[4]

Show the Black plate

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[Shift]-[5], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[Shift]-[5]

Show the 1st Spot plate

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[Shift]-[6], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[Shift]-[6]

Show the 2nd Spot plate

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[Shift]-[7], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[Shift]-[7]

Show the 3rd Spot plate

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[Shift]-[8], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[Shift]-[8]

Show the 4th Spot plate

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[Shift]-[9], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[Shift]-[9]

Show the 5th Spot plate

Keyboard Shortcuts for Changing Display Performance

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[O], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[O]

Set the display performance to Optimized

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[Z], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[Z]

Set the display performance to Typical

Windows [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[H], Mac [ z ]-[Option]-[H]

Set the display performance to High Quality