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New Document Ctrl+NNew default document Ctrl+Alt+NOpen Ctrl+OClose Ctrl+WClose all open documents Ctrl+Shift+Alt+WSave Ctrl+SSave all open documents Ctrl+Shift+Alt+SSave As Ctrl+Shift+SSave a Copy Ctrl+Alt+SDocument Setup Ctrl+Alt+PExport Ctrl+EFile Info Ctrl+Shift+Alt+IPackage Ctrl+Shift+Alt+PPrint Ctrl+PGeneral Preferences Ctrl+KRebuild Preferences (press during program launch until Alert appears)
Ctrl+Shift+Alt
Document History & Plug-in Info Ctrl+About InDesign
Add New Page Ctrl+Shift+PPlace Text or Pictures Ctrl+DBrowse (Open Bridge) Ctrl+Alt+OCopy Ctrl+CCut Ctrl+XPaste Ctrl+VPaste in Place Ctrl+Shift+Alt+VPaste Into Ctrl+Alt+VPaste without Formatting Ctrl+Shift+VSelect All Ctrl+ADeselect All Ctrl+Shift+ADuplicate Ctrl+Shift+Alt+DDuplicate manually Alt+ dragStep and Repeat Ctrl+Alt+UUndo Ctrl+ZRedo Ctrl+Shift+ZOverride Master Page item Ctrl+Shift+ clickOverride All Master Page Items Ctrl+Shift+Alt+LToggle Measurement System Ctrl+Shift+Alt+U
Selection Tool VDirect Selection Tool ATemporary Selection Tool (press) CtrlPage Tool Shift+PGap Tool UToggle Content Collector and Content Placer
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Pen Tool PType Tool TType on a Path Tool Shift+TPencil Tool NLine Tool \Rectangle Frame Tool FRectangle Tool MEllipse Tool LScissors Tool CRotate Tool RShear Tool OScale Tool SGradient Swatch Tool GGradient Feather Tool Shift+GFree Transform Tool EEyedropper Tool IMeasure Tool KHand Tool HTemporary Hand Tool (press) Alt+SpacebarZoom Tool ZTemporary Zoom Tool (press) Ctrl+SpacebarApply default fill and stroke colors DSwap fill and stroke activation XSwap fill and stroke colors Shift+XToggle color affects text/its frame JApply color swatch ,Apply gradient swatch .Apply None swatch / or Num /Preview mode on/off WPresentation Mode Shift+W
Edit Original Alt+doubleclickDecrease size / scale by 1% 5% Ctrl+, Ctrl+Alt+,Increase size / scale by 1% 5% Ctrl+. Ctrl+Alt+.Nudge Arrow keysNudge by 1/10 Ctrl+Shift+ArrowsNudge by 10× Shift+Arrow KeysToggle Live Edit Mode 4
Arrange: Send Backward/Forward Ctrl+[ or ]Arrange: Send to Back/Front Ctrl+Shift+[ or ]Select Next Object Below Ctrl+click, Ctrl+Alt+[Select Last Object Below Ctrl+Alt+click,
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+[Select Container, Content esc, Shift+escTransform Sequence Again Ctrl+Alt+4Transform: Move Item Ctrl+Shift+MGroup, Ungroup Ctrl+G, Ctrl+Shift+GLock Ctrl+LUnlock All On Spread Ctrl+Alt+LHide Ctrl+3Show All On Spread Ctrl+Alt+3Text Frame Options Ctrl+BFitting: Center Content Ctrl+Shift+EFitting: Fill Frame Proportionally Ctrl+Shift+Alt+CFitting: Fit Content Proportionally Ctrl+Shift+Alt+EFitting: Fit Content to Frame Ctrl+Alt+EFitting: Fit Frame to Content Ctrl+Alt+CDrop Shadow Effect Ctrl+Alt+MClipping Path Ctrl+Shift+Alt+KMake Compound Path Ctrl+8Release Compound Path Ctrl+Shift+Alt+8
Quick Apply Ctrl+EnterRedefine Character Style Ctrl+Shift+Alt+CRedefine Paragraph Style Ctrl+Shift+Alt+RClear local formatting overrides Alt+click on styleClear local & Char. Style overrides Shift+Alt+click on styleAutoflow text (with loaded cursor) Shift+click on pageSemi-autoflow (with loaded cursor) Alt+click on pageEdit in Story Editor Ctrl+YCheck Spelling Ctrl+ IFind/Change, Find Next Ctrl+F, Ctrl+Alt+FLoad Find and Find Next instance Shift+F1Load Find with selected text Ctrl+F1Load Replace with selected text Ctrl+F2Replace with Change To text Ctrl+F3Replace with Change To text and Find Next Shift+F3Recompose all stories Ctrl+Alt+/Toggle Typographer’s Quotes Pref. Ctrl+Shift+Alt+’Update missing font list Ctrl+Shift+Alt+/Create Outlines Ctrl+Shift+OCreate outlines (text remains) Ctrl+Shift+Alt+OTrack Changes: Next Change Ctrl+Page DownTrack Changes: Previous Change Ctrl+Page Up
Align center Ctrl+Shift+CAlign force justify Ctrl+Shift+FAlign justify Ctrl+Shift+JAlign left Ctrl+Shift+LAlign right Ctrl+Shift+RAlign to baseline grid Ctrl+Shift+Alt+GAuto-hyphenate on/off Ctrl+Shift+Alt+HDrop Caps and Nested Styles Ctrl+Alt+RJustification Ctrl+Shift+Alt+JKeep Options Ctrl+Alt+KParagraph Rules Ctrl+Alt+J
Bold Ctrl+Shift+BItalic Ctrl+Shift+IAuto leading Ctrl+Shift+Alt+AAll Caps Ctrl+Shift+KSmall Caps Ctrl+Shift+HStrikethrough Ctrl+Shift+/Subscript Ctrl+Shift+Alt+=Superscript Ctrl+Shift+=Underline Ctrl+Shift+UIncrease/Decrease Baseline shift Alt+Shift+Up/Down Arr.Increase/Decrease Baseline shift 5× Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Up/DownIncrease/Decrease Kerning/Tracking Alt+Right/Left ArrowIncrease/Decrease Kerning/Tracking 5× Ctrl+Alt+Right/Left ArrowIncrease/Decrease Leading Alt+Down/Up ArrowIncrease/Decrease Leading 5× Ctrl+Alt+Down/Up ArrowIncrease/Decrease Text point size Ctrl+Shift+. or ,Increase/Decrease Text point size 5× Ctrl+Shift+Alt+. or ,Increase/Decrease Word space Ctrl+Alt+\ or BackspaceIncrease/Decrease Word space 5× Ctrl+Shift+Alt+\ or BckspcReset font style (to “Regular”) Ctrl+Shift+YReset kerning and tracking to 0 Ctrl+Alt+QReset horizontal text scale to 100% Ctrl+Shift+XReset vertical text scale to 100% Ctrl+Shift+Alt+X
Move to the start of the line HomeMove to the end of the line EndMove to beginning of story Ctrl+HomeMove to end of story Ctrl+EndMove to the left one word Ctrl+Left ArrowMove to the right one word Ctrl+Right ArrowMove to the next paragraph Ctrl+Down ArrowMove to the previous paragraph Ctrl+Up ArrowGo to first frame in thread Ctrl+Shift+Alt+
Page UpGo to last frame in thread Ctrl+Shift+Alt+
Page DownGo to next frame in thread Ctrl+Alt+Page DownGo to previous frame in thread Ctrl+Alt+Page UpSelect current line Ctrl+Shift+\Select to one character Shift+Left/Right ArrowSelect to one word Ctrl+Shift+
Left/Right ArrowSelect to one line Shift+Up/Down ArrowSelect to one paragraph Ctrl+Shift+
Up/Down ArrowSelect to the start of the line Shift+HomeSelect to the end of the line Shift+EndSelect to beginning of story Ctrl+Shift+HomeSelect to end of story Ctrl+Shift+EndSelect all text in story Ctrl+ADeselect any text selection Ctrl+Shift+A
Insert Table Ctrl+Shift+Alt+TInsert Column Ctrl+Alt+9Insert Row Ctrl+9Delete Column Shift+BackspaceDelete Row Ctrl+BackspaceTable Options Ctrl+Shift+Alt+BCell Options Ctrl+Alt+BMove to
Next Cell TabPrevious Cell Shift+TabFirst Cell in Column Alt+Page UpFirst Cell in Row Alt+HomeFirst Row in Frame Page UpLast Cell in Column Alt+Page DownLast Cell in Row Alt+EndLast Row in Frame Page Down
SelectCell Ctrl+/Column Ctrl+Alt+3Row Ctrl+3Table Ctrl+Alt+ACells Above Shift+Up ArrowCells Below Shift+Down ArrowCells to the Left Shift+Left ArrowCells to the Right Shift+Right Arrow
Start Row in Next Column Num EnterStart Row in Next Frame Shift+ Num EnterToggle Cell/Text Selection Escape
Show/Hide Hidden Characters Ctrl+Alt+IInsert Break Character
Forced Line Break Shift+EnterColumn Break Num EnterFrame Break Shift+ Num EnterPage Break Ctrl+ Num Enter
Insert Special CharacterBullet Alt+8Copyright Symbol Alt+GRegistration Symbol Alt+REm Dash Alt+Shift+ –En Dash Alt+ –Ellipsis Alt+ ;Auto Page Number Ctrl+Shift+Alt+NDiscretionary Hyphen Ctrl+Shift+–Nonbreaking Hyphen Ctrl+Alt+–Straight Single Quote Alt+ ’Straight Double Quote Shift+Alt+’Indent to Here Ctrl+\Right Indent Tab Shift+Tab
Insert White SpaceEm Space Ctrl+Shift+MEn Space Ctrl+Shift+NNonbreaking Space Ctrl+Alt+XThin Space Ctrl+Shift+Alt+M
New index page reference Ctrl+7Add new index entry Ctrl+Shift+Alt+[
Zoom In Ctrl+= or Ctrl+Num+
Zoom Out Ctrl+ – or Ctrl+Num–Fit Selection in Window Ctrl+Alt+=Fit Page in Window Ctrl+0Fit Spread in Window Ctrl+Alt+0Fit Entire Pasteboard in Window Ctrl+Shift+Alt+0View Scale 50%, 100%, 200%, 400% Ctrl+5, Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2, Ctrl+4Toggle current/previous view scale Ctrl+Alt+2Overprint Preview Ctrl+Shift+Alt+YForce screen redraw Shift+F5Fast Display Ctrl+Shift+Alt+ZHigh Quality Display Ctrl+Alt+HTypical Display Ctrl+Alt+ZClear Object-Level Settings Ctrl+Shift+F2Show/Hide Frame Edges Ctrl+HShow/Hide Text Frame Threads Ctrl+Alt+YShow/Hide Rulers Ctrl+RShow/Hide XML Structure Panel Ctrl+Alt+1Presentation Background: Black BPresentation Background: Gray GPresentation Background: White WShow/Hide Conveyor Alt+B
Show/Hide Guides Ctrl+;Show/Hide Smart Guides Ctrl+UShow/Hide Baseline Grid Ctrl+Alt+’Show/Hide Document Grid Ctrl+’Select all Guides Ctrl+Alt+GLock Guides Ctrl+Alt+ ;Snap to Guides Ctrl+Shift+ ;Snap to Document Grid Ctrl+Shift+ ’
Go to Page Ctrl+JNext window Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+ ` Previous window Ctrl+Shift+Tab,
Ctrl+Shift+`Scroll down one screen Page DownScroll up one screen Page UpFirst Page Ctrl+Shift+Page UpLast Page Ctrl+Shift+Page DownNext Page Shift+Page DownPrevious Page Shift+Page UpFirst Spread HomeLast Spread EndNext Spread Alt+Page DownPrevious Spread Alt+Page UpGo Back Ctrl+Page UpGo Forward Ctrl+Page Down
Align Shift+F7Character Ctrl+TCharacter Styles Shift+F11Color F6Control Ctrl+Alt+6Effects Ctrl+Shift+F10Glyphs Alt+Shift+ F11Index Shift+F8Info F8Layers F7Links Ctrl+Shift+DObject Styles Ctrl+F7Pages F12Paragraph Styles F11Paragraph Ctrl+Alt+T, Ctrl+MPreflight Ctrl+Shift+Alt+FPreview Ctrl+Shift+ EnterSeparations Preview Shift+F6Stroke F10Swatches F5Table Shift+F9Tabs Ctrl+Shift+TText Wrap Ctrl+Alt+W
Show/Hide all panels TabShow/Hide all panels except Tools and Control
Shift+Tab
Open/Close all docked panels Ctrl+Alt+TabActivate last-used field in panel Ctrl+Alt+`Jump to Control Panel Ctrl+6Switch Character and Paragraph Modes in Control Panel
Ctrl+Alt+7
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