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Mar 10, 2020 If you use Terminal on your Mac for taking care of tasks with commands, then using keyboard shortcuts is a great way to do things quicker. From working with the window and tabs to editing commands to selecting and finding text, here’s a big list of keyboard shortcuts to help you zip around in Terminal. Freehand mx portable. From simple keyboard shortcuts to built-in shorthand to commands you can. Note that on Mac OS X and Windows, this shortcut is Esc+B.

Remembering all the keyboard shortcuts there are in InDesign is almost impossible: the latest InDesign version (CC 2017) contains 407 shortcuts in total!

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In order to help myself remember the most common ones, I decided to make a list of those that I use daily and make a single A4 printable cheat sheet, so I can always have them ready on my desk when I don’t remember them. This will help me memorize a few more shortcuts and be even more productive.

Remember: You can also create your own InDesign shortcuts or personalise the ones that already exist. See here how to do so.

You can also find a ready-to-be-printed list of all the InDesign shortcuts there are on Pariah Burke’s blog.

A full list of InDesign keyboard shortcuts

InDesign has so many shortcuts that they didn’t fit into a single A4, so the printable cheat sheet above includes only the ones that I use the most and that I believe are the most important for day to day work. Those are keyboard shortcuts that everybody should remember to speed up their work in InDesign.
However, here is also a more exhaustive list, in case I missed your favorites.

Application Menu

Command	Mac OS	Windows
Preferences: General..	⌘ + K	Ctrl + K

File Menu

Command	Mac OS	Windows
Browse in Bridge..	⌥ + ⌘ + O	Alt + Ctrl + O
Close	⌘ + W	Ctrl + W
Document Setup..	⌥ + ⌘ + P	Alt + Ctrl + P
Export..	⌘ + E	Ctrl + E
File Info..	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + I	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + I
New: Document..	⌘ + N	Ctrl + N
Open..	⌘ + O	Ctrl + O
Package..	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + P	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + P
Place..	⌘ + D	Ctrl + D
Print..	⌘ + P	Ctrl + P
Save	⌘ + S	Ctrl + S
Save As..	⇧ + ⌘ + S	⇧ + Ctrl + S
Save a Copy..	⌥ + ⌘ + S	Alt + Ctrl + S

Edit Menu

Command	Mac OS	Windows
Check In	⇧ + ⌘ + F9	⇧ + Ctrl + F9
Check In All	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + F9	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + F9
Check Out	⌘ + F9	Ctrl + F9
Clear	⌫ or ⌘ + ⌫	⌫ or Ctrl + ⌫
Copy	⌘ + C	Ctrl + C
Cut	⌘ + X	Ctrl + X
Deselect All	⇧ + ⌘ + A	⇧ + Ctrl + A
Duplicate	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + D	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + D
Edit in Story Editor	⌘ + Y	Ctrl + Y
Find Next	⌥ + ⌘ + F	Alt + Ctrl + F
Find/Change..	⌘ + F	Ctrl + F
Paste	⌘ + V	Ctrl + V
Paste Into	⌥ + ⌘ + V	Alt + Ctrl + V
Paste in Place	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + V	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + V
Paste without Formatting	⇧ + ⌘ + V	⇧ + Ctrl + V
Quick Apply..	⌘ + ⏎	Ctrl + ⏎
Redo	⇧ + ⌘ + Z	⇧ + Ctrl + Z
Select All	⌘ + A	Ctrl + A
Spelling: Check Spelling..	⌘ + I	Ctrl + I
Step and Repeat..	⌥ + ⌘ + U	Alt + Ctrl + U
Toggle search direction	⌥ + ⌘ + ⏎	Alt + Ctrl + ⏎
Undo	⌘ + Z	Ctrl + Z
Update Content	Ctrl + ⌘ + F5	Ctrl + F5

Layout Menu

Command	Mac OS	Windows
First Page	⇧ + ⌘ + Page Up	⇧ + Ctrl + Page Up
Go Back	⌘ + Page Up	Ctrl + Page Up
Go Forward	⌘ + Page Down	Ctrl + Page Down
Go to Page..	⌘ + J	Ctrl + J
Last Page	⇧ + ⌘ + Page Down	⇧ + Ctrl + Page Down
Left Spread	Presentation Mode: ←	Presentation Mode: ←
Next Page	⇧ + Page Down Text: ⇧ + Page Down	⇧ + Page Down Text: ⇧ + Page Down
Next Spread	⌥ + Page Down Presentation Mode: Space Presentation Mode: ↓ Presentation Mode: ⏎ Presentation Mode: Page Down	Alt + Page Down Presentation Mode: Space Presentation Mode: ↓ Presentation Mode: ⏎ Presentation Mode: Page Down
Pages: Add Page	⇧ + ⌘ + P	⇧ + Ctrl + P
Previous Page	⇧ + Page Up Text: ⇧ + Page Up	⇧ + Page Up Text: ⇧ + Page Up
Previous Spread	⌥ + Page Up Presentation Mode: ⇧ + Space Presentation Mode: ⌫ Presentation Mode: ↑ Presentation Mode: Page Up	Alt + Page Up Presentation Mode: ⇧ + Space Presentation Mode: ⌫ Presentation Mode: ↑ Presentation Mode: Page Up
Right Spread	Presentation Mode: →	Presentation Mode: →

Type Menu

Command	Mac OS	Windows
Create Outlines	⇧ + ⌘ + O	⇧ + Ctrl + O
Create outlines without ⌫eting text	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + O	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + O
Insert Break Character: Column Break	Text: ⏎	Text: ⏎
Insert Break Character: Forced Line Break	Text: ⇧ + ⏎	Text: ⇧ + ⏎
Insert Break Character: Frame Break	Text: ⇧ + ⏎	Text: ⇧ + ⏎
Insert Break Character: Page Break	Text: ⌘ + ⏎	Text: Ctrl + ⏎
Insert Special Character: Hyphens and Dashes: Discretionary Hyphen	Text: ⇧ + ⌘ + -	Text: ⇧ + Ctrl + -
Insert Special Character: Hyphens and Dashes: Nonbreaking Hyphen	Text: ⌥ + ⌘ + -	Text: Alt + Ctrl + -
Insert Special Character: Markers: Current Page Number	Text: ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + N	Text: Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + N
Insert Special Character: Other: Indent to Here	Text: ⌘ +	Text: Ctrl +
Insert Special Character: Other: Right Indent Tab	Text: ⇧ + Tab	Text: ⇧ + Tab
Insert Special Character: Quotation Marks: Straight Double Quotation Marks	Text: Ctrl + ⇧ + '	Text: Ctrl + ⇧ + '
Insert Special Character: Quotation Marks: Straight Single Quotation Mark (Apostrophe)	Text: Ctrl + '	Text: Ctrl + '
Insert White Space: Em Space	Text: ⇧ + ⌘ + M	Text: ⇧ + Ctrl + M
Insert White Space: En Space	Text: ⇧ + ⌘ + N	Text: ⇧ + Ctrl + N
Insert White Space: Nonbreaking Space	Text: ⌥ + ⌘ + X	Text: Alt + Ctrl + X
Insert White Space: Thin Space	Text: ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + M	Text: Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + M
Notes: Notes Mode	Text: ⌘ + F8	Text: Ctrl + F8
Show Hidden Characters	⌥ + ⌘ + I	Alt + Ctrl + I
Tabs	⇧ + ⌘ + T	⇧ + Ctrl + T
Track Changes: Next Change	Text: ⌘ + Page Down	Text: Ctrl + Page Down
Track Changes: Previous Change	Text: ⌘ + Page Up	Text: Ctrl + Page Up

Object Menu

Command	Mac OS	Windows
Arrange: Bring Forward	⌘ + ]	Ctrl + ]
Arrange: Bring to Front	⇧ + ⌘ + ]	⇧ + Ctrl + ]
Arrange: Send Backward	⌘ + [	Ctrl + [
Arrange: Send to Back	⇧ + ⌘ + [	⇧ + Ctrl + [
Clipping Path: Options..	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + K	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + K
Effects: Drop Shadow..	⌥ + ⌘ + M	Alt + Ctrl + M
Fitting: Centre Content	⇧ + ⌘ + E	⇧ + Ctrl + E
Fitting: Fill Frame Proportionally	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + C	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + C
Fitting: Fit Content Proportionally	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + E	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + E
Fitting: Fit Content to Frame	⌥ + ⌘ + E	Alt + Ctrl + E
Fitting: Fit Frame to Content	⌥ + ⌘ + C	Alt + Ctrl + C
Group	⌘ + G	Ctrl + G
Hide	⌘ + 3	Ctrl + 3
Lock	⌘ + L	Ctrl + L
Paths: Make Compound Path	⌘ + 8	Ctrl + 8
Paths: Release Compound Path	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 8	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + 8
Select: Container	Esc	Esc
Select: Content	⇧ + Esc	⇧ + Esc
Select: First Object Above	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + ]	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + ]
Select: Last Object Below	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + [	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + [
Select: Next Object Above	⌥ + ⌘ + ]	Alt + Ctrl + ]
Select: Next Object Below	⌥ + ⌘ + [	Alt + Ctrl + [
Show All on Spread	⌥ + ⌘ + 3	Alt + Ctrl + 3
Text Frame Options..	⌘ + B	Ctrl + B
Transform Again: Transform Sequence Again	⌥ + ⌘ + 4	Alt + Ctrl + 4
Transform: Move..	⇧ + ⌘ + M	⇧ + Ctrl + M
Ungroup	⇧ + ⌘ + G	⇧ + Ctrl + G
Unlock All on Spread	⌥ + ⌘ + L	Alt + Ctrl + L

Table Menu

Command	Mac OS	Windows
Cell Options: Text..	Tables: ⌥ + ⌘ + B	Tables: Alt + Ctrl + B
Create Table..	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + T Text: ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + T	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + T Text: Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + T
⌫: Column	Tables: ⇧ + ⌫	Tables: ⇧ + ⌫
⌫: Row	Tables: ⌘ + ⌫	Tables: Ctrl + ⌫
Insert: Column..	Tables: ⌥ + ⌘ + 9	Tables: Alt + Ctrl + 9
Insert: Row..	Tables: ⌘ + 9	Tables: Ctrl + 9
Select: Cell	Tables: ⌘ + /	Tables: Ctrl + /
Select: Column	Tables: ⌥ + ⌘ + 3	Tables: Alt + Ctrl + 3
Select: Row	Tables: ⌘ + 3	Tables: Ctrl + 3
Select: Table	Tables: ⌥ + ⌘ + A	Tables: Alt + Ctrl + A
Table Options: Table Setup..	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + B	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + B

View Menu

Command	Mac OS	Windows
Actual Size	⌘ + 1	Ctrl + 1
Display Performance: Clear Object-Level Display Settings	⇧ + ⌘ + F2	⇧ + Ctrl + F2
Display Performance: Fast Display	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + Z	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + Z
Display Performance: High Quality Display	Ctrl + ⌥ + ⌘ + H	Ctrl + Alt + Ctrl + H
Display Performance: Typical Display	⌥ + ⌘ + Z	Alt + Ctrl + Z
Entire Pasteboard	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 0	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + 0
Extras: Hide Conveyor	⌥ + B	Alt + B
Extras: Hide Frame Edges	Ctrl + ⌘ + H	Ctrl + Ctrl + H
Extras: Show Text Threads	⌥ + ⌘ + Y	Alt + Ctrl + Y
Fit Page in Window	⌘ + 0	Ctrl + 0
Fit Spread in Window	⌥ + ⌘ + 0	Alt + Ctrl + 0
Grids & Guides: Hide Guides	⌘ + ;	Ctrl + ;
Grids & Guides: Lock Guides	⌥ + ⌘ + ;	Alt + Ctrl + ;
Grids & Guides: Show Baseline Grid	⌥ + ⌘ + '	Alt + Ctrl + '
Grids & Guides: Show Document Grid	⌘ + '	Ctrl + '
Grids & Guides: Smart Guides	⌘ + U	Ctrl + U
Grids & Guides: Snap to Document Grid	⇧ + ⌘ + '	⇧ + Ctrl + '
Grids & Guides: Snap to Guides	⇧ + ⌘ + ;	⇧ + Ctrl + ;
Hide Rulers	⌘ + R	Ctrl + R
Overprint Preview	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + Y	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + Y
Preview on CPU	⇧ + E	⇧ + E
Screen Mode: Presentation	Presentation Mode: Esc or ⇧ + W Presentation Mode: ⇧ + W	Presentation Mode: Esc or ⇧ + W Presentation Mode: ⇧ + W
Screen Mode: Set Presentation Background to Black	Presentation Mode: B	Presentation Mode: B
Screen Mode: Set Presentation Background to Grey	Presentation Mode: G	Presentation Mode: G
Screen Mode: Set Presentation Background to White	Presentation Mode: W	Presentation Mode: W
Structure: Show Structure	⌥ + ⌘ + 1	Alt + Ctrl + 1
Zoom In	⌘ + = or ⌘ + Num +	Ctrl + = or Ctrl + Num +
Zoom Out	⌘ + - or ⌘ + Num -	Ctrl + - or Ctrl + Num -

Window Menu

Command	Mac OS	Windows
Arrange: Minimize	⌘ + M or Ctrl + ⌘ + M	Ctrl + M or Ctrl + Ctrl + M
Color: Colour	F6	F6
Color: Swatches	F5	F5
Control	⌥ + ⌘ + 6	Alt + Ctrl + 6
Effects	⇧ + ⌘ + F10	⇧ + Ctrl + F10
Info	F8	F8
Interactive: EPUB Interactivity Preview	⌥ + ⇧ + ⏎	Alt + ⇧ + ⏎
Interactive: SWF Preview	⇧ + ⌘ + ⏎	⇧ + Ctrl + ⏎
Layers	F7	F7
Links	⇧ + ⌘ + D	⇧ + Ctrl + D
Object & Layout: Align	⇧ + F7	⇧ + F7
Output: Preflight	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + F	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + F
Output: Separations Preview	⇧ + F6	⇧ + F6
Pages	⌘ + F12 or F12	Ctrl + F12 or F12
Stroke	⌘ + F10 or F10	Ctrl + F10 or F10
Styles: Character Styles	⇧ + ⌘ + F11 or ⇧ + F11	⇧ + Ctrl + F11 or ⇧ + F11
Styles: Object Styles	⌘ + F7	Ctrl + F7
Styles: Paragraph Styles	⌘ + F11 or F11	Ctrl + F11 or F11
Text Wrap	⌥ + ⌘ + W	Alt + Ctrl + W
Type & Tables: Character	⌘ + T	Ctrl + T
Type & Tables: Glyphs	⌥ + ⇧ + F11	Alt + ⇧ + F11
Type & Tables: Index	⇧ + F8	⇧ + F8
Type & Tables: Paragraph	⌥ + ⌘ + T	Alt + Ctrl + T
Type & Tables: Table	⇧ + F9	⇧ + F9
Utilities: Scripts	⌥ + ⌘ + F11	Alt + Ctrl + F11

Help Menu

Command	Mac OS	Windows
InDesign Help..	Help	Help

Object Editing

Command	Mac OS	Windows
Decrease scale by 1%	⌘ + ,	Ctrl + ,
Decrease scale by 5%	⌥ + ⌘ + ,	Alt + Ctrl + ,
End Path Drawing	⏎	⏎
Increase scale by 1%	⌘ + .	Ctrl + .
Increase scale by 5%	⌥ + ⌘ + .	Alt + Ctrl + .
Nudge down	↓	↓
Nudge down 1/10	⇧ + ⌘ + ↓	⇧ + Ctrl + ↓
Nudge down 1/10 duplicate	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + ↓	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + ↓
Nudge down duplicate	⌥ + ↓	Alt + ↓
Nudge down x10	⇧ + ↓	⇧ + ↓
Nudge down x10 duplicate	⌥ + ⇧ + ↓	Alt + ⇧ + ↓
Nudge left	←	←
Nudge left 1/10	⇧ + ⌘ + ←	⇧ + Ctrl + ←
Nudge left 1/10 duplicate	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + ←	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + ←
Nudge left duplicate	⌥ + ←	Alt + ←
Nudge left x10	⇧ + ←	⇧ + ←
Nudge left x10 duplicate	⌥ + ⇧ + ←	Alt + ⇧ + ←
Nudge right	→	→
Nudge right 1/10	⇧ + ⌘ + →	⇧ + Ctrl + →
Nudge right 1/10 duplicate	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + →	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + →
Nudge right duplicate	⌥ + →	Alt + →
Nudge right x10	⇧ + →	⇧ + →
Nudge right x10 duplicate	⌥ + ⇧ + →	Alt + ⇧ + →
Nudge up	↑	↑
Nudge up 1/10	⇧ + ⌘ + ↑	⇧ + Ctrl + ↑
Nudge up 1/10 duplicate	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + ↑	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + ↑
Nudge up duplicate	⌥ + ↑	Alt + ↑
Nudge up x10	⇧ + ↑	⇧ + ↑
Nudge up x10 duplicate	⌥ + ⇧ + ↑	Alt + ⇧ + ↑
Pin Bottom Edge	⌥ + ⌘ + ↓	Alt + Ctrl + ↓
Pin Left Edge	⌥ + ⌘ + ←	Alt + Ctrl + ←
Pin Right Edge	⌥ + ⌘ + →	Alt + Ctrl + →
Pin Top Edge	⌥ + ⌘ + ↑	Alt + Ctrl + ↑
Resize Horizontally	⌥ + ⇧ + H	Alt + ⇧ + H
Resize Vertically	⌥ + ⇧ + V	Alt + ⇧ + V
Select all Guides	⌥ + ⌘ + G	Alt + Ctrl + G
Toggle Live Edit Mode	4	4

Panel Menus

Command	Mac OS	Windows
Character Styles: Redefine Style	Text: ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + C	Text: Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + C
Character: All Caps	⇧ + ⌘ + K	⇧ + Ctrl + K
Character: Small Caps	⇧ + ⌘ + H	⇧ + Ctrl + H
Character: Strikethrough	Ctrl + ⇧ + ⌘ + / or ⇧ + ⌘ + /	⇧ + Ctrl + /
Character: Subscript	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + =	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + =
Character: Superscript	⇧ + ⌘ + =	⇧ + Ctrl + =
Character: Underline	⇧ + ⌘ + U	⇧ + Ctrl + U
EPUB Interactivity Preview: Preview Document	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + ⏎	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + ⏎
Index: Add new index entry	Text: ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + [	Text: Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + [
Index: Add new index entry (reversed)	Text: ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + ]	Text: Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + ]
Index: New Page Reference..	⌘ + 7	Ctrl + 7
Pages: Override All Master Page Items	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + L	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + L
Paragraph Styles: Redefine Style	Text: ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + R	Text: Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + R
Paragraph: Drop Caps and Nested Styles..	⌥ + ⌘ + R	Alt + Ctrl + R
Paragraph: Justification..	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + J	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + J
Paragraph: Keep Options..	⌥ + ⌘ + K	Alt + Ctrl + K
Paragraph: Paragraph Rules..	⌥ + ⌘ + J	Alt + Ctrl + J
Tags: Autotag	Text: ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + F7	Text: Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + F7

Structure Navigation

All commands in this section work only in XML Selection.

Command	Mac OS	Windows
Collapse element	←	←
Collapse element and child elements	⌥ + ←	Alt + ←
Expand element	→	→
Expand element and child elements	⌥ + →	Alt + →
Extend XML selection down	⇧ + ↓	⇧ + ↓
Extend XML selection up	⇧ + ↑	⇧ + ↑
Move XML selection down	↓	↓
Move XML selection up	↑	↑
Scroll structure pane down one screen	Page Down	Page Down
Scroll structure pane up one screen	Page Up	Page Up
Select first XML node	Home	Home
Select last XML node	End	End
Select through first XML node	⇧ + Home	⇧ + Home
Select through last XML node	⇧ + End	⇧ + End
View next validation error	⌘ + →	Ctrl + →
View previous validation error	⌘ + ←	Ctrl + ←

Text and Tables

Command	Mac OS	Windows
Align centre	⇧ + ⌘ + C	⇧ + Ctrl + C
Align force justify	⇧ + ⌘ + F	⇧ + Ctrl + F
Align justify	⇧ + ⌘ + J	⇧ + Ctrl + J
Align left	⇧ + ⌘ + L	⇧ + Ctrl + L
Align right	⇧ + ⌘ + R	⇧ + Ctrl + R
Align to baseline grid	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + G	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + G
Apply bold	⇧ + ⌘ + B	⇧ + Ctrl + B
Apply italic	⇧ + ⌘ + I	⇧ + Ctrl + I
Apply normal	⇧ + ⌘ + Y	⇧ + Ctrl + Y
Auto leading	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + A	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + A
Auto-hyphenate on/off	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + H	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + H
Clear	Tables: ⌫	Tables: ⌫
Decrease baseline ⇧	Text: ⌥ + ⇧ + ↓	Text: Alt + ⇧ + ↓
Decrease baseline ⇧ x 5	Text: ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + ↓	Text: Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + ↓
Decrease kerning/tracking	Text: ⌥ + ⇧ + ← Text: ⌥ + ←	Text: Alt + ⇧ + ← Text: Alt + ←
Decrease kerning/tracking x 5	Text: ⌥ + ⌘ + ←	Text: Alt + Ctrl + ←
Decrease leading	Text: ⌥ + ↑	Text: Alt + ↑
Decrease leading x 5	Text: ⌥ + ⌘ + ↑	Text: Alt + Ctrl + ↑
Decrease point size	⇧ + ⌘ + ,	⇧ + Ctrl + ,
Decrease point size x 5	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + ,	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + ,
Decrease word space	⌥ + ⌘ + ⌫	Alt + Ctrl + ⌫
Decrease word space x 5	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + ⌫	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + ⌫
Delete	Tables: ⌫	Tables: ⌫
Delete one character to the left	Text: ⌫ Text: ⇧ + ⌫	Text: ⌫ Text: ⇧ + ⌫
Delete one character to the right	Text: ⌫ Text: ⇧ + ⌫	Text: ⌫ Text: ⇧ + ⌫
Delete one word to the left	Text: ⌘ + ⌫	Text: Ctrl + ⌫
Delete one word to the right	Text: ⌘ + ⌫	Text: Ctrl + ⌫
Find Next	Text: ⇧ + F2	Text: ⇧ + F2
Increase baseline shift	Text: ⌥ + ⇧ + ↑	Text: Alt + ⇧ + ↑
Increase baseline shift x 5	Text: ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + ↑	Text: Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + ↑
Increase kerning/tracking	Text: ⌥ + ⇧ + → Text: ⌥ + →	Text: Alt + ⇧ + → Text: Alt + →
Increase kerning/tracking x 5	Text: ⌥ + ⌘ + →	Text: Alt + Ctrl + →
Increase leading	Text: ⌥ + ↓	Text: Alt + ↓
Increase leading x 5	Text: ⌥ + ⌘ + ↓	Text: Alt + Ctrl + ↓
Increase point size	⇧ + ⌘ + .	⇧ + Ctrl + .
Increase point size x 5	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + .	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + .
Increase word space	⌥ + ⌘ + or Ctrl + ⌥ + ⌘ +	Alt + Ctrl +
Increase word space x 5	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ +	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl +
Load Find and Find Next instance	Text: ⇧ + F1	Text: ⇧ + F1
Load Find with selected text	Text: ⌘ + F1	Text: Ctrl + F1
Load Replace with selected text	Text: ⌘ + F2	Text: Ctrl + F2
Move Down	Tables: ↓	Tables: ↓
Move Left	Tables: ←	Tables: ←
Move Right	Tables: →	Tables: →
Move Up	Tables: ↑	Tables: ↑
Move down one line	Text: ↓	Text: ↓
Move to First Cell in Column	Tables: ⌥ + Page Up	Tables: Alt + Page Up
Move to First Cell in Row	Tables: ⌥ + Home	Tables: Alt + Home
Move to First Row in Frame	Tables: Page Up	Tables: Page Up
Move to Last Cell in Column	Tables: ⌥ + Page Down	Tables: Alt + Page Down
Move to Last Cell in Row	Tables: ⌥ + End	Tables: Alt + End
Move to Last Row in Frame	Tables: Page Down	Tables: Page Down
Move to Next Cell	Tables: Tab	Tables: Tab
Move to Previous Cell	Tables: ⇧ + Tab	Tables: ⇧ + Tab
Move to beginning of story	Text: ⌘ + Home	Text: Ctrl + Home
Move to end of story	Text: ⌘ + End	Text: Ctrl + End
Move to the end of the line	Text: End	Text: End
Move to the left one character	Text: ←	Text: ←
Move to the left one word	Text: ⌘ + ←	Text: Ctrl + ←
Move to the next paragraph	Text: ⌘ + ↓	Text: Ctrl + ↓
Move to the previous paragraph	Text: ⌘ + ↑	Text: Ctrl + ↑
Move to the right one character	Text: →	Text: →
Move to the right one word	Text: ⌘ + →	Text: Ctrl + →
Move to the start of the line	Text: Home	Text: Home
Move up one line	Text: ↑	Text: ↑
Normal horizontal text scale	⇧ + ⌘ + X	⇧ + Ctrl + X
Normal vertical text scale	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + X	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + X
Object Down	Table Object Context: ↓	Table Object Context: ↓
Object Esc	Table Object Context: Esc	Table Object Context: Esc
Object Left	Table Object Context: ←	Table Object Context: ←
Object Move to Next Cell	Table Object Context: Tab	Table Object Context: Tab
Object Move to Prev Cell	Table Object Context: ⇧ + Tab	Table Object Context: ⇧ + Tab
Object Right	Table Object Context: →	Table Object Context: →
Object Up	Table Object Context: ↑	Table Object Context: ↑
Recompose all stories	⌥ + ⌘ + /	Alt + Ctrl + /
Replace with Change To text	Text: ⌘ + F3	Text: Ctrl + F3
Replace with Change To text and Find Next	Text: ⇧ + F3	Text: ⇧ + F3
Reset kerning and tracking	Text: ⌥ + ⌘ + Q	Text: Alt + Ctrl + Q
Select Cells Above	Tables: ⇧ + ↑	Tables: ⇧ + ↑
Select Cells Below	Tables: ⇧ + ↓	Tables: ⇧ + ↓
Select Cells to the Left	Tables: ⇧ + ←	Tables: ⇧ + ←
Select Cells to the Right	Tables: ⇧ + →	Tables: ⇧ + →
Select line	Text: ⇧ + ⌘ +	Text: ⇧ + Ctrl +
Select one character to the left	Text: ⇧ + ←	Text: ⇧ + ←
Select one character to the right	Text: ⇧ + →	Text: ⇧ + →
Select one line above	Text: ⇧ + ↑	Text: ⇧ + ↑
Select one line below	Text: ⇧ + ↓	Text: ⇧ + ↓
Select one paragraph before	Text: ⇧ + ⌘ + ↑	Text: ⇧ + Ctrl + ↑
Select one paragraph forward	Text: ⇧ + ⌘ + ↓	Text: ⇧ + Ctrl + ↓
Select one word to the left	Text: ⇧ + ⌘ + ←	Text: ⇧ + Ctrl + ←
Select one word to the right	Text: ⇧ + ⌘ + →	Text: ⇧ + Ctrl + →
Select to beginning of story	Text: ⇧ + ⌘ + Home	Text: ⇧ + Ctrl + Home
Select to end of story	Text: ⇧ + ⌘ + End	Text: ⇧ + Ctrl + End
Select to the end of the line	Text: ⇧ + End	Text: ⇧ + End
Select to the start of the line	Text: ⇧ + Home	Text: ⇧ + Home
Start Row on Next Column	Tables: ⏎	Tables: ⏎
Start Row on Next Frame	Tables: ⇧ + ⏎	Tables: ⇧ + ⏎
Toggle Cell/Text Selection	Tables: Esc	Tables: Esc
Toggle Typographer's Quotes Preference	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + '	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + '
Update missing font list	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + /	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + /

Tools

Command	Mac OS	Windows
Add Anchor Point Tool	=	=
Apply Colour	,	,
Apply Gradient	.	.
Apply None	/ or Num /	/ or Num /
Apply default fill and stroke colours	D	D
Colour Theme Tool	⇧ + I	⇧ + I
Convert Direction Point Tool	⇧ + C	⇧ + C
⌫ Anchor Point Tool	-	-
Direct Selection Tool	A	A
Ellipse Tool	L	L
Eyedropper Tool	I	I
Free Transform Tool	E	E
Gap Tool	U	U
Gradient Feather Tool	⇧ + G	⇧ + G
Gradient Swatch Tool	G	G
Hand Tool	H	H
Line Tool
Measure Tool	K	K
Page Tool	⇧ + P	⇧ + P
Pen Tool	P	P
Pencil Tool	N	N
Rectangle Frame Tool	F	F
Rectangle Tool	M	M
Rotate Tool	R	R
Scale Tool	S	S
Scissors Tool	C	C
Selection Tool	V Text: Esc	V Text: Esc
Shear Tool	O	O
Swap fill and stroke activation	X	X
Swap fill and stroke colours	⇧ + X	⇧ + X
Toggle Content Collector and Content Placer	B	B
Toggle Text and Object Control	J	J
Toggle view setting between default and preview	W	W
Type Tool	T	T
Type on a Path Tool	⇧ + T	⇧ + T
Zoom Tool	Z	Z

Views, Navigation

Command	Mac OS	Windows
200% size	⌘ + 2	Ctrl + 2
400% size	⌘ + 4	Ctrl + 4
50% size	⌘ + 5	Ctrl + 5
Access zoom percentage box	⌥ + ⌘ + 5	Alt + Ctrl + 5
Activate last-used field in panel	⌥ + ⌘ + `	Alt + Ctrl + `
Close all	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + W	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + W
Close document	⇧ + ⌘ + W	⇧ + Ctrl + W
First Spread	Home or ⌥ + ⇧ + Page Up Presentation Mode: Home	Home or Alt + ⇧ + Page Up Presentation Mode: Home
Fit Selection in Window	⌥ + ⌘ + =	Alt + Ctrl + =
Force redraw	⇧ + F5	⇧ + F5
Go to first frame in thread	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + Page Up	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + Page Up
Go to last frame in thread	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + Page Down	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + Page Down
Go to next frame in thread	⌥ + ⌘ + Page Down	Alt + Ctrl + Page Down
Go to previous frame in thread	⌥ + ⌘ + Page Up	Alt + Ctrl + Page Up
Last Spread	End or ⌥ + ⇧ + Page Down Presentation Mode: End	End or Alt + ⇧ + Page Down Presentation Mode: End
New default document	⌥ + ⌘ + N	Alt + Ctrl + N
Next window	Presentation Mode: ⌘ + Tab Presentation Mode: ⌘ + `	Presentation Mode: Ctrl + Tab Presentation Mode: Ctrl + `
Open/Close all panels in side tabs	⌥ + ⌘ + Tab	Alt + Ctrl + Tab
Previous window	Presentation Mode: ⇧ + ⌘ + Tab Presentation Mode: ⇧ + ⌘ + `	Presentation Mode: ⇧ + Ctrl + Tab Presentation Mode: ⇧ + Ctrl + `
Save all	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + S	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + S
Scroll down one screen	Page Down Text: Page Down	Page Down Text: Page Down
Scroll up one screen	Page Up Text: Page Up	Page Up Text: Page Up
Show 1st spot plate	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 5	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + 5
Show 2nd spot plate	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 6	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + 6
Show 3rd spot plate	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 7	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + 7
Show Black plate	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 4	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + 4
Show Cyan plate	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 1	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + 1
Show Magenta plate	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 2	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + 2
Show Yellow plate	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 3	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + 3
Show all plates	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + `	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + `
Show/Hide all panels	Tab	Tab
Show/Hide all panels except toolbox	⇧ + Tab	⇧ + Tab
Toggle Character and Paragraph Modes in Control Panel	⌥ + ⌘ + 7	Alt + Ctrl + 7
Toggle Keyboard Focus in Control Panel	⌘ + 6	Ctrl + 6
Toggle Measurement System	⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + U	Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + U
Toggle between current and previous views	⌥ + ⌘ + 2	Alt + Ctrl + 2

Create your own InDesign shortcuts

You can edit or add new InDesign keyboard shortcuts to make the use of some commands quicker.
Close all the documents, if any is open.
Click on Edit and then Keyboard Shortcuts...

This action opens a Window panel. To create your new shortcut you need to:
Select or create a new shortcut set

The Default and QuarkXPress shortcut sets can’t be edited. So if you select one of the two sets you’ll create a new set based on it.

Select the product area containing the command you want to create the shortcut for.

Select the command that you want to define (or redefine).

Click on the New Shortcut box, and press the keys for your new keyboard shortcut.

Do not assign single-key shortcuts to menu commands, because they interfere with the typing of text.

If the key sequence is currently being used for another command, InDesign displays that command under Current Shortcut.

Select when you want the keyboard shortcut to function by changing Context.

You can assign multiple commands to each shortcut, the context ensures that the shortcut works as you intended. For example, you can use Cmd+G to group objects when you select more objects (Object Context) or Cmd+G to merge cells in a table when you select more cells (Table Context). If you select Default Context, the shortcut will work regardless of the state of the document.

Click OK to save and close the dialog box, or click Save to keep the dialog box open while you enter more shortcuts.

Get even more productive

Using keyboard shortcuts is not the only recommended productivity trick. Here are a few more:

Rather than spending hours fixing and changing things in batch, use InDesign scripts instead
Be more productive on multilingual project in InDesign
Use TOC (Table of content) effectively
Import Word files into InDesign with ease
Read our blog for more

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As Redokun’s Co-Founder, Stefano spends most of his time helping customers to optimize their InDesign work-flow. He also holds in-house InDesign courses for companies in the Venice, Italy area.

MacBook owners have a number of tools that come in very handy for using their laptops efficiently and for maintaining the operating system to keep it running in top shape. These MacBook keyboard shortcuts for the Finder, a maintenance checklist, and a “translation” of the modifier keys will speed you on your way to becoming a MacBook power user.

Mac OS X Finder Keyboard Shortcuts

The Mac OS X Lion Finder helps you access and organize most of the important Mac OS X functions while you work. Use Finder keyboard shortcuts to display windows, copy and move files, and launch applications. These keyboard shortcuts help you get things done more efficiently.

Key	Function
Command+A	Selects all items in the active window (icon view), all items in the column (column view), or all items in the list (cover flow view)
Command+C	Copies selected items
Command+D	Duplicates the selected item(s)
Command+E	Ejects the selected volume
Command+F	Displays the Find dialog
Command+H	Hides All Finder windows
Command+I	Shows info for selected item or items
Command+J	Shows the view options for the active window
Command+K	Displays the Connect to Server dialog
Command+L	Creates an alias for the selected item
Command+M	Minimizes the active window
Command+N	Opens a new Finder window
Command+O	Opens (or launches) the selected item
Command+R	Shows the original for selected alias
Command+T	Adds the selected item to the Sidebar
Command+V	Pastes items from the Clipboard
Command+W	Closes the active window
Command+X	Cuts the selected items
Command+Z	Undoes the last action (if possible)
Command+,	Displays Finder Preferences
Command+1	Shows the active window in icon mode
Command+2	Shows the active window in list mode
Command+3	Shows the active window in column mode
Command+4	Shows the active window in cover flow mode
Command+[	Moves back to the previous Finder location
Command+]	Moves forward to the next Finder location
Command+Del	Moves selected items to the Trash
Command+up-arrow	Show enclosing folder
Command+`	Cycles through windows
Command+?	Displays the Mac OS X Help Viewer
Command+Shift+A	Takes you to your Applications folder
Command+Shift+C	Takes you to the top-level Computer location
Command+Shift+G	Takes you to a folder that you specify
Command+Shift+H	Takes you to your Home folder
Command+Shift+I	Connects you to your iDisk
Command+Shift+Q	Logs you out
Command+Shift+N	Creates a new untitled folder in the active window
Command+Shift+U	Takes you to your Utilities folder
Command+Shift+Del	Deletes the contents of the Trash
Command+Option+H	Hides all windows except the Finder’s window(s)
Command+Option+N	Creates a new Smart Folder
Command+Option+T	Hides the Finder window toolbar
Command+Option+Space	Opens the Spotlight window
Command+Space	Opens the Spotlight menu
F8	Choose another desktop using Spaces
Control+up-arrow (or F3, depending on your keyboard model)	Displays the Mission Control screen
Control+down-arrow (or Control+F3, depending on your keyboard model)	Shows all open windows for the current application using Mission Control
F11 (or Command+F3, depending on your keyboard model)	Hides all windows to display the Desktop using Mission Control
F12 (or F4, depending on your keyboard model)	Displays your Dashboard widgets
Space	Quick Look

Strange-Looking Keys on the MacBook Keyboard

New to the Macintosh world? Some keys on the MacBook keyboard may be mystifying. Whether you’re using Snow Leopard or an older version of Mac OS X, recognizing and using modifier keys will make your job easier. Here’s a look at the modifier keys on both MacBook and desktop keyboards:

Mac OS X Maintenance Checklist

Maintenance is vital if you want to keep Mac OS X Lion in tip-top condition for as long as possible. Maintaining your MacBook keeps it running fast and smooth. Basic housekeeping includes regular back-ups plus some other, less familiar, tasks. Check this table often, or print it and keep a copy near your laptop!

Mac Maintenance Task	Schedule
Check for updates with Software Update	Once a day (automatic setting)
Back up with Time Machine	Automatic
Defragment (Micromat TechTool Pro/Prosoft Engineering Drive Genius 3)	Once a week
Repair Disk Permissions (Disk Utility)	Once a week
Delete Unnecessary User Accounts (System Preferences)	As necessary
Scan for viruses (Intego VirusBarrier X6, ClamXav 2)	Automatic
Check all volumes (Disk Utility/ Micromat TechTool Pro)	Once a week
Check for the latest drivers for your hardware	Once a month (or after installing new hardware)
Delete temporary Internet cache files (Prosoft Engineering Drive Genius 3)	Once a month