Keyboard Shortcuts

Basics Optimized Display Opt+Cmd+O Apply bold Shift+Cmd+B

Control palette Opt+Cmd+6 Overprint Preview Opt+Shift+Cmd+Y Apply italic Shift+Cmd+I
Info palette F8 Zoom In Cmd+= Select to start of story Shift+Cmd+Home
Place… text and graphics Cmd+D Zoom Out Cmd+- Select to end of story Shift+Cmd+End
Save document as Shift+Cmd+S Minimize Cmd+M
Override master page items Shift+Opt+Cmd+L Show/Hide all palettes Tab Text and transparency effects
Preferences dialog box Cmd+K Toggle all palettes except toolbox Shift+Tab Transparency palette Shift+F10
Open/Close all palettes in side tabs Cmd+Opt+Tab Create Outlines Shift+Cmd+0
Navigating your document Drop Shadow... Opt+Cmd+M
Layers palette F7 Paragraph type handling
First Page Shift+Cmd+PgUp Paragraph palette Opt+Cmd+T Colour handling
Last Page Shift+Cmd+PgDown Paragraph styles F11 Swatches palette F5
Go Back Cmd+PgUp Align centre Shift+Cmd+C Colour palette F6
Go Forward Cmd+PgDown Align left/right Shift+Cmd+L/Shift+Cmd+R Stroke palette F10
Next Page Shift+PgDown Align to baseline grid Opt+Shift+Cmd+G
Previous Page Shift+PgUp Text Wrapping, clipping and paths
Next Spread Opt+PgDown Character type handling Text Wrap palette Opt+Cmd+W
Previous Spread Opt+PgUp Character palette Cmd+T Text Frame Options... Cmd+B
Character styles Shift+F11 Clipping Path... Opt+Shift+Cmd+K
Viewing pages and palettes Increase point size Shift+Cmd+. Compound: Make Cmd+8
Actual Size Cmd+1 Increase point size x5 Opt+Shift+Cmd+.
200% size Cmd+2 Increase leading Opt+Down Arrow Selecting and editing objects
400% size Cmd+4 Increase leading x5 Opt+Cmd+Down Arrow Object Below Cmd+Click
50% size Cmd+5 Increase kerning/tracking Opt+Right Arrow First Object Above Opt+Shift+Cmd+]
Access views percentage box Opt+Cmd+5 Increase kerning/tracking x5 Opt+Cmd+Right Arrow Last Object Below Opt+Shift+Cmd+[
Entire Pasteboard Opt+Shift+Cmd+0 Apply underline Shift+Cmd+U Next Object Above Opt+Cmd+]
Fit Spread In Window Opt+Cmd+0 Next Object Below Opt+Cmd+[
Fit Page In Window Cmd+0 Manipulating and selecting text Decrease Size/Scale By 5% Opt+Cmd+,
High Quality Display Opt+Cmd+H Tabs palette Shift+Cmd+T Increase Size/Scale By 5% Opt+Cmd+.

InDesign: Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts
Aligning, pasting and duplicating Cell Options: Text... Tables-Opt+Cmd+B Keyboard shortcuts
Selection tool V
Align palette Shift+F7 Delete: Column Tables-Shift+Delete Direct Selection tool A
Duplicate Opt+Shift+Cmd+D Delete: Row Tables-Cmd+Delete Pen tool P
Type tool T
Step And Repeat... Opt+Cmd+U Insert Table... Text-Opt+Shift+Cmd+T Pencil tool N
Line tool \
Repeat the last transformation Cmd+Opt+3 Insert: Column... Tables-Opt+Cmd+9 Rectangle frame tool F
Paste Into Opt+Cmd+V Insert: Row... Tables-Cmd+9 Rectangle tool M

Rotate tool R
Paste In Place Opt+Shift+Cmd+V Select: Cell Tables-Cmd+/ Scale tool S
Select: Column Tables-Opt+Cmd+3 Shear tool O
Free Transform tool E
Moving and grouping objects Select: Row Tables-Cmd+3 Eyedropper tool I
Group Cmd+G Select: Table Tables-Opt+Cmd+A Gradient tool G
Push button tool B
Ungroup Shift+Cmd+G Move Left One Word Text-Cmd+Left Arrow Scissors tool C

Transform: Move... Shift+Cmd+M Move Right One Word Text-Cmd+Right Arrow Hand tool H
Zoom tool Z
Bring Forward Cmd+] Move To The Next Paragraph Text-Cmd+Down Arrow
Fill button X
Bring To Front Shift+Cmd+] Move To The Previous Paragraph Text-Cmd +Up Arrow Stroke button X
Default Fill and Stroke button D
Send Backward Cmd+[ Swap Fill and Stoke button Shift-X
Send To Back Shift+Cmd+[ Showing guides and grids Formatting Affects Container button
Formatting Affects Text button
Lock Position Cmd+L Hide Frame Edges Cmd+H
Unlock Position Opt+Cmd+L Hide Guides Cmd+;
Normal View Mode button W
Snap To Guides Shift+Cmd+; Preview mode button W

Fitting content/frames Lock Guides Opt+Cmd+;

Centre Content Shift+Cmd+E Select All Guides Opt+Cmd+G Edit In Story Editor Cmd+Y
Fit Content Proportionally Opt+Shift+Cmd+E Show Baseline Grid Opt+Cmd+’ Find Next Opt+Cmd+F
Fit Content To Frame Opt+Cmd+E Show Document Grid Cmd+’ Find/Change... Cmd+F
Fit Frame To Content Opt+Cmd+C Snap To Document Grid Shift+Cmd+’ Check Spelling... Cmd+I
Fill Frame Proportionally Opt+Shift+Cmd+C Hide Rulers Cmd+R
Show Text Threads Opt+Cmd+Y Outputting shortcuts
Creating and editing tables Separations palette Shift+F6
Table palette Shift+F9 Proofing shortcuts Links palette Shift+Cmd+D
Table Options: Table Setup... Opt+Shift+Cmd+B Show hidden characters Opt+Cmd+I Export document to PDF Cmd+E

InDesign: Shortcuts