Appendix H: Shortcuts Cheat Sheet


Shortcuts are essential to making the most of InDesign. Sure, you can access everything from a menu or pane, but shortcuts make the work much faster. This appendix covers InDesign's keyboard shortcuts and working with contextual menus , which lets you use the mouse to find out what options are available for specific objects.

Because there are so many keyboard shortcuts, I've broken them into functional areas to help you find them more easily in the following table.

Action or command

Macintosh

Windows

Opening/closing/saving

New document

z +N

Ctrl+N

New default document

Option+ z +N

Ctrl+Alt+N

Open document

z +O

Ctrl+O

Open library

Shift+Option+ z +L

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L

Close document

z +W

Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4

Close all documents

Option+Shift+ z +W

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+W

Quit program

z +Q

Ctrl+Q or Alt+F4

Save document

z +S

Ctrl+S

Save document as

Shift+ z +S

Ctrl+Shift+S

Save copy of document

Option+ z +S

Ctrl+Alt+D

Export document to PDF or EPS

z +E

Ctrl+E

Place text and graphics

z +D

Ctrl+D

Viewing

Hide/show panes

Tab

Tab

Hide/show all panes but toolbox

Shift+Tab

Shift+Tab

Zoom in

z +plus

Ctrl+plus

Zoom out

z +hyphen

Ctrl+hyphen

Fit page/spread in window

z +0

Ctrl+Alt+plus

Fit spread in window

Shift+ z +0

Ctrl+Alt+0

Fit entire pasteboard in window

Option+Shift+ z +0

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+0

Display actual size

z +1

Ctrl+1

Display at 50%

z +5

Ctrl+5

Display at 200%

z +2

Ctrl+2

Display at 400%

z +4

Ctrl+4

Overprint preview

Option+Shift+ z +Y

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Y

Switch between current and previous view

Option z +2

Ctrl+Alt+2

Set magnification

Option z +5

Ctrl+Alt+5

Set all pages to same view

z +percent in view percent menu

Ctrl+percent in view percent menu

Switch to previous document window

Shift+ z +F6

Ctrl+Shift+F6

Switch to next document

window

z +Y

Ctrl+F6

Show/hide text threads

Option+ z +Y

Ctrl+Alt+Y

Show/hide frame edges

z +H

Ctrl+H

Show/hide rulers

z +R

Ctrl+R

Show hidden characters

Option+ z +I

Ctrl+Alt+I

Preference/setup

Preferences dialog box

z +K

Ctrl+K

Document setup

Option+ z +P

Ctrl+Alt+P

Tools

Selection tool

V

V

Direct Selection tool

A

A

Type tool

T

T

Text Path tool

Shift+T

Shift+T

Pen tool

P

P

Ellipse tool

L

L

Rectangle tool

M

M

Rectangle Frame tool

F

F

Rotate tool

R

R

Scale tool

S

S

Shear tool

O

O

Scissors tool

C

C

Hand tool

H

H

Temporary Hand tool

Shift+spacebar

Shift+spcebar

Zoom tool

Z

Z

Temporary zoom-in tool

z +spacebar

Ctrl+spacebar

Temporary zoom-out tool

Option+ z +spacebar

Ctrl+Alt+spacebar

Gradient tool

G

G

Fill box

X

X

Stroke box

X

X

Swap Fill/Stroke box

Shift+X

Shift+X

Default Fill/Stroke box

D

D

Apply Color box

, (comma)

, (comma)

Apply Gradient box

. (period)

. (period)

Apply None box

/

/

Panes

Apply value in field

Option+Enter

Shift+Return

Show Control palette

Option+ z +6

Ctrl+Alt+6

Show Links pane

Shift+ z +D

Ctrl+Shift+D

Show Layers pane

F7

F7

Show Pages pane

F12

F12

Show Swatches pane

F5

F5

Show Color pane

F6

F6

Show Transform pane

F9

F9

Show Character pane

z +T

Ctrl+T

Select Font Name field

NA

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M

Show Paragraph pane

Option+ z +T

Ctrl+Alt+T

Show Character Styles pane

Shift+F11

Shift+F11

Show Paragraph Styles pane

F11

F11

Show Text Wrap pane

Option+ z +W

Ctrl+Alt+W

Show Text Frame Options pane

z +B

Ctrl+B

Show Index pane

Shift+F8

Shift+F8

Show Table pane

Shift+F9

Shift+F9

Show Tabs pane

Shift z +T

Ctrl+Shift+T

Show Align pane

Shift+F7

Shift+F7

Show Stroke pane

F10

F10

Show Transparency pane

Shift+F10

Shift+F10

Show Info pane

F8

F8

Guides

Show/hide guides

z +; (semicolon)

Ctrl+; (semicolon)

Lock/unlock guides

Option+ z +; (semicolon)

Ctrl+Alt+; (semicolon)

Snap to guides on/off

Shift+ z +; (semicolon)

Ctrl+Shift+; (semicolon)

Show/hide baseline grid

Option+ z +' (apostrophe)

Ctrl+Alt+' (apostrophe)

Show/hide document grid

z +' (apostrophe)

Ctrl+' (apostrophe)

Snap to document grid on/off

Shift+ z +' (apostrophe)

Ctrl+Shift+' (apostrophe)

Select all guides

Option+ z +G

Ctrl+Alt+G

Create zero-point guidelines

z +click zero point when dragging guides

Ctrl+click zero point when dragging guides

Adding and navigating pages

Add new page

Shift+ z +P

Ctrl+Shift+P

Go to first page

Ctrl+Shift+Page Up

Shift+ z +PgUp

Go back one page

Ctrl+Page Up

z +PgUp

Go forward one page

Ctrl+Page Down

z +PgDn

Go to last page

Ctrl+Shift+Page Down

Shift+ z +PgDn

Object selection

Select master page

Shift+ z +click

Ctrl+Shift+click

Select topmost object

Option+Shift+ z +]

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+]

Select object above current object

Option+ z +]

Ctrl+Alt+]

Select bottommost object

Shift+Option+ z +[

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+[

Select object below current object

Option+ z +[

Ctrl+Alt+[

Go to last frame in thread

Shift+Option+ z +PgDn

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Page Down

Go to next frame in thread

Option+ z +PgDn

Ctrl+Alt+Page Down

Go to first frame in thread

Shift+Option+ z +PgUp

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Page Up

Go to previous frame in thread

Option+ z +PgUp

Ctrl+Alt+Page Up

Moving objects

Move selection 1 point

left, right, up, and

left, right, up, and

down cursors

down cursors

‚ 

Move selection 10 points

Shift+left, right, up, and down cursors

Shift+left, right, up, and down cursors

Bring object to front

Shift+ z +]

Ctrl+Shift+]

Bring object forward

z +]

Ctrl+]

Send object to back

Shift+ z +[

Ctrl+Shift+[

Send object backward

z +[

Ctrl+[

Object commands

Cut

z +X

Ctrl+X

Copy

z +V

Ctrl+V

Paste

z +P

Ctrl+P

Paste into

Option+ z +V

Ctrl+Alt+V

Paste in place

Option+Shift+ z +V

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V

Clear

Backspace

Backspace or Del

Duplicate object

Option+ z +D

Ctrl+Alt+D

Step and repeat

Shift+ z +V

Ctrl+Shift+V

Resize proportionately

Shift+drag

Shift+drag

Resize frame and content

z +drag

Ctrl+drag

Center content

Shift+ z +E

Ctrl+Shift+E

Fit content proportionally

Option+Shift+ z +E

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E

Fit content to frame

Option+ z +E

Ctrl+Alt+E

Fit frame to content

Option+ z +C

Ctrl+Alt+C

Decrease size/scale by 1%

z +comma

Ctrl+comma

Decrease size/scale by 5%

Option+ z +comma

Ctrl+Alt+comma

Increase size/scale by 5%

Option+ z +period

Ctrl+Alt+period

Duplicate

Option+drag, or Option+left, right, up, and down cursors

Alt+drag, or Alt+left, right, up, and down cursors

Group

z +G

Ctrl+G

Ungroup

Shift+ z +G

Ctrl+Shift+G

Lock

z +L

Ctrl+L

Unlock

Option+ z +L

Ctrl+Alt+L

Drop shadow

Option+ z +M

Ctrl+Alt+M

Graphics handling

Convert text to outlines

Shift+ z +O

Ctrl+Alt+O

Create outlines without deleting text

Option+Shift+ z +O

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+O

Image color settings

Option+Shift+ z +D

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D

Make compound path

z +8

Ctrl+8

Release compound path

Option+ z +8

Ctrl+Alt+8

Text selection

Select all

z +A

Ctrl+A

Deselect all

Shift+ z +A

Ctrl+Shift+A

Select word

double-click

double-click

Select one word to left

Shift+ z +left cursor

Ctrl+Shift+left cursor

Select one word to right

Shift+ z +right cursor

Ctrl+Shift+right cursor

Select range

Shift+left, right, up, and down cursors

Shift+left, right, up, and down cursors

Select paragraph

triple-click

triple-click

Select one paragraph before

Shift+ z +up cursor

Ctrl+Shift+up cursor

Select one paragraph after

Shift+ z +down cursor

Ctrl+Shift+down cursor

Select to start of story

Shift+ z +Home

Ctrl+Shift+Home

Select to end of story

Shift+ z +End

Ctrl+Shift+End

Moving within text

Move left one word

z +left cursor

Ctrl+left cursor

Move right one word

z +right cursor

Ctrl+right cursor

Move to start of line

Home

Home

Move to end of line

End

End

Move to previous paragraph

z +up cursor

Ctrl+up cursor

Move to next paragraph

z +down cursor

Ctrl+down cursor

Move to start of story

z +Home

Ctrl+Home

Move to end of story

z +End

Ctrl+End

Text/paragraph formats

Bold

Shift+ z +B

Ctrl+Shift+B

Italic

Shift+ z +I

Ctrl+Shift+I

Normal

Shift+ z +Y

Ctrl+Shift+Y

Underline

Shift+ z +U

Ctrl+Shift+U

Strikethrough

Shift+ z +/

Ctrl+Shift+/

All caps on/off

Shift+ z +K

Ctrl+Shift+K

Small caps

Shift+ z +H

Ctrl+Shift+H

Superscript

Shift+ z +plus

Ctrl+Shift+plus

Subscript

Option+Shift+ z +plus

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+plus

Update character style based on selection

Option+Shift+ z +C

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C

Update paragraph style based on selection

Option+Shift+ z +R

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R

Drop caps and nested styles

Option+ z +R

Ctrl+Alt+R

Paragraph rules

Option+ z +J

Ctrl+Alt+J

Set horizontal scale to 100%

Shift+ z +X

Ctrl+Shift+X

Set vertical scale to 100%

Option+Shift+ z +X

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X

Increase point size by 1 point

Shift+ z +>

Ctrl+Shift+>

Increase point size by 10 points

Option+Shift+ z +>

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+>

Decrease point size by 1 point

Shift+ z +<

Ctrl+Shift+<

Decrease point size by 10 points

Option+Shift+ z +<

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+<

Text alignment and spacing

Align left

Shift+ z +L

Ctrl+Shift+L

Align right

Shift+ z +R

Ctrl+Shift+R

Align center

Shift+ z +C

Ctrl+Shift+C

Justify full

Shift+ z +F

Ctrl+Shift+F

Justify left

Shift+ z +J

Ctrl+Shift+J

Justify right

Option+Shift+ z +R

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R

Justify center

Option+Shift+ z +C

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C

Autohyphenation on/off

Option+Shift+ z +H

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H

Hyphenation on/off (selected text)

Option+ z +H

Ctrl+Alt+H

Set spacing and justification

Option+Shift+ z +J

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+J

Set keep options

Option+ z +K

Ctrl+Alt+K

Increase leading by 2 points

Option+up cursor

Alt+up cursor

Decrease leading by 2 points

Option+down cursor

Alt+down cursor

Increase leading by 10 points

Option+ z +up cursor

Ctrl+Alt+up cursor

Decrease leading by 10 points

Option+ z +down cursor

Ctrl+Alt+down cursor

Use autoleading

Option+Shift+ z +A

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A

Increase kerning/tracking by 20 units

Option+right cursor

Alt+right cursor

Increase kerning/tracking by 100 units

Option+ z +right cursor

Ctrl+Alt+right cursor

Decrease kerning/tracking by 20 units

Option+left cursor

Alt+left cursor

Decrease kerning/tracking by 100 units

Option+ z +left cursor

Ctrl+Alt+left cursor

Clear all kerning/tracking (set to 0)

Shift+ z +Q

Ctrl+Shift+Q

Increase baseline shift by 2 points

Option+Shift+up arrow

Alt+Shift+up arrow

Increase baseline shift by 10 points

Option+Shift+ z +up arrow

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+up arrow

Decrease baseline shift by 2 points

Option+Shift+down cursor

Alt+Shift+down arrow

Decrease baseline shift by 10 points

Option+Shift+ z +down arrow

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+down arrow

Align to grid on/off

Option+Shift+ z +G

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G

Table editing

Insert table

Option+Shift+ z +T

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T

Insert column

Option+ z +9

Ctrl+Alt+9

Insert row

z +9

Ctrl+9

Select table

Option+ z +A

Ctrl+Alt+A

Select column

Option+ z +3

Ctrl+Alt+3

Select row

z +3

Ctrl+3

Select cell

z +/

Ctrl+/

Delete column

Shift+Delete

Shift+Backspace

Delete row

z +Delete

Ctrl+Backspace

Table setup

Option+Shift+ z +B

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B

Set cell text options

Option+ z +B

Ctrl+Alt+B

Find/change text, spelling, and indexing

Edit in Story Editor

z +Y

Ctrl+Y

Find/change

z +F

Ctrl+F

Find next

Option+ z +F

Ctrl+Alt+F

Search for selected text

Shift+F1

Shift+F1

Add selected text to Find What field

z +F1

Ctrl+F1

Add selected text to Change To field

z +F2

Ctrl+F2

Change current selection

z +F3

Ctrl+F3

Change current selection and search forward

Shift+ z +F3

Ctrl+Shift+F3

Check spelling

z +I

Ctrl+I

Add new index entry

Option+ z +U

Ctrl+Alt+U

Add new index entry ( reversed )

Shift+ z +F8

Ctrl+Shift+F8

New index/open index entry dialog box

z +U

Ctrl+U

Special characters

Bullet (‚)

Option+8

Alt+8

Ellipsis (...)

Option+; (semicolon)

Alt+; (semicolon)

Copyright (‚)

Option+G

Alt+G

Registered trademark (‚)

Option+R

Alt+R

Trademark ()

Option+2

Alt+2

Paragraph (‚)

Option+7

Alt+7

Section (‚§)

Option+6

Alt+6

Switch between keyboard and typographic quotes

Option+Shift+ z +' (apostrophe)

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+' (apostrophe)

Em dash (‚)

Option+Shift+- (hyphen)

Alt+Shift+- (hyphen)

En dash (‚)

Option+- (hyphen)

Alt+- (hyphen)

Nonbreaking hyphen

Option+ z +- (hyphen)

Ctrl+Alt+- (hyphen)

Discretionary hyphen

Shift+ z +- (hyphen)

Ctrl+Shift+- (hyphen)

Em space

Shift+ z +M

Ctrl+Shift+M

En space

Shift+ z +N

Ctrl+Shift+N

Thin space

Option+Shift+ z +M

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M

Hair space

Option+Shift+ z +I

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+I

Nonbreaking space

Option+ z +X

Ctrl+Alt+X

Soft return

Shift+Enter

Shift+Return

Column break

Keypad Enter

Keypad Enter

Frame break

Shift+keypad Enter

Shift+keypad Enter

Page break

z +keypad Enter

Ctrl+keypad Enter

Indent to here

z +\

Ctrl+\

Right-indent tab

Shift+Tab

Shift+Tab

Insert current page number

Option+Shift+ z +N

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N

Insert next page number

Option+Shift+ z +]

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+]

Insert previous page number

Option+Shift+ z +[

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+[

Printing and output

Print document

z +P

Ctrl+P

Preflight document

Option+Shift+ z +F

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F

Package document

Option+Shift+ z +P

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P

Miscellaneous

Help

Help

F1

Undo

z +Z

Ctrl+Z

Redo

Shift+ z +Z

Ctrl+Shift+Z




Adobe InDesign CS Bible
Adobe InDesign CS3 Bible
ISBN: 0470119381
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 344
Authors: Galen Gruman

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