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Shift+Esc | Switch between Text tool and Note tool |
Option+Shift | Temporarily switch from Text tool to Note Tool |
Option+Spacebar | Temporarily switch to Hand tool (Layout view) |
Command+Spacebar | Temporarily switch to Zoom tool (Layout view) |
Command+Spacebar | Temporarily switch to Zoom In tool (Layout view) |
Command+Option+Spacebar | Temporarily switch to Zoom Out tool (Layout view) |
Command+Shift+PgUp/PgDn | Go to first/last page (Layout view) |
Shift+PgUp/PgDn | Go to previous/next page (Layout view) |
Right Arrow/Left Arrow | Move right/left one character |
Up Arrow/Down Arrow | Move up/down one line |
Command+Right Arrow/Left Arrow | Move right/left one word |
Command+]/Command+[ | Go to beginning of sentence forward/backward (Galley and Story views) |
Home/End | Go to beginning/end of line |
Command+Up Arrow/Down Arrow | Go to previous/next paragraph |
Command+Option+] | Go to next story (Galley view) |
Command+Option+[ | Go to previous story (Galley view) |
Command+Home/End | Go to beginning/end of story |
Shift+Right Arrow/Left Arrow | Select one character to the right/left |
Command+Shift+Right Arrow/Left Arrow | Select one word to the right/left |
Shift+Home/End | Select to the start/end of the line |
Command+Shift+P | Select current paragraph (Galley and Story views) |
Command+Option+Shift+Right Arrow/Left Arrow | Select sentence forward/backward (Galley and Story views) |
Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow | Select one line above/below |
Command+Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow | Select one paragraph before/after |
Command+Shift+Home/End | Select to beginning/end of story |
Command+Delete | Delete word in front of insertion point (Galley and Story views) |
Command+Shift+Delete | Delete current sentence (Galley and Story views) |
Command+Option+Shift+Delete | Delete current paragraph (Galley and Story views) |
Command+Option+/ | Recompose all stories |
Command+Option+2 | Toggle current and previous view |
Command+F6 | Go to Next window |
Command+Shift+F6 | Go to Previous window |
PgUp/PgDn | Scroll up/down one screen |
Option+Shift+PgUp/PgDn | Go to first/last spread |
Command+Option+PgUp/PgDn | Go to first previous/ next spread |
Command+Option+= | Fit selection in window |
Command+5/2/4 | Increase screen to 50%/ 200%/400% |
Command+Option+5 | Access view percent field |
Command+./, | Increase/Decrease size/scale by 1% |
Command+Option+./, | Increase/Decrease size/scale by 5% |
Arrow Keys | Move selection |
Command+Shift+Arrow Keys | Move selection by 1/10th |
Shift+Arrow Keys | Move selection by 10 times |
Esc | Enables the Position tool in text |
Command+Shift+X | Normal horizontal scale |
Command+Option+Shift+X | Normal vertical scale |
Command+Shift+>/< | Increase/Decrease text point size |
Command+Option+Shift+>/< | Increase/Decrease text point size five times |
Option+Up Arrow/Down Arrow | Increase/Decrease leading (horizontal text) |
Option+Right Arrow/Left Arrow | Increase/Decrease leading (vertical text) |
Command+Option+Up Arrow/Down Arrow | Increase/Decrease leading five times (horizontal text) |
Command+Option+Right Arrow/Left Arrow | Increase/Decrease leading five times (vertical text) |
Command+Option+Shift+A | Auto leading |
Option+Right Arrow/Left Arrow | Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking |
Command+Option+Right Arrow/Left Arrow | Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking five times |
Command+Option+Q | Reset all manual kerning preferences (reset track to 0) |
Option+Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow | Increase/Decrease baseline shift (horizontal text) |
Option+Shift+Right Arrow/Left Arrow | Increase/Decrease baseline shift (vertical text) |
Command+Option+Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow | Increase/Decrease baseline shift five times (horizontal text) |
Command+Option+\/Backspace | Increase/Decrease word space kerning |
Command+Option+Shift+\/Backspace | Increase/Decrease word space kerning five times |
Command+Shift+L/C/R | Align text left/center/right |
Command+Shift+J | Justify with last line aligned left |
Command+Shift+F | Justify all lines |
Shift+Tab | Insert right indent tab |
Command+Option+Shift+/ | Update missing font list |
Command+Option+Shift+' | Toggle typographer’s quotes preference |
Option+Click Expanded/Collapsed note bookend | Expand/Collapse all notes except current note |
Command+Option+Shift+J | Open Justification dialog box |
Command+Option+K | Open Keep Options dialog box |
Command+Option+J | Open Paragraph Rules dialog box |
Command+Option+Shift+C | Redefine character style |
Command+Option+R | Open Drop Caps and Nested Styles dialog box |
Command+Option+Shift+R | Redefine paragraph style |
Command+Shift+K | Toggle all caps (on/off) |
Command+Option+L | Toggle small caps (on/off) |
Command+Shift+= | Superscript |
Command+Option+Shift+= | Subscript |
Command+Shift+U | Underline |
Command+Shift+/ | Strikethrough |
Command+B/Command+Shift+B | Bold |
Command+Shift+I | Italic |
Command+Shift+Y | Normal |
Command+Option+Shift+G | Toggle align to grid (on/off) |
Command+Option+Shift+H | Toggle auto-hyphenate (on/off) |
Command+F1 | Insert selected text into Find What box |
Shift+F1 | Insert selected text into Find What box and find next |
Command+F3 | Replace selected text with Change To text |
Shift+F3 | Replace selected text with Change To text and find next |
Command+F2 | Insert selected text into Replace box |
Delete | Clear cell |
Tab/Left Arrow/Right Arrow | Move to next cell |
Shift+Tab | Move to previous cell |
Up Arrow/Down Arrow | Move up/down through table cells |
Option+PgUp/PgDn | Move to first/last cell in column |
Option+Home/End | Move to first/last cell in row |
PgUp/PgDn | Move to first/last row in frame |
Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow | Select cells above/below |
Shift+Right Arrow/Left Arrow | Select cells to the right/left |
Option+Command+Shift+J | Open Justification dialog box |
Option+Command+J | Open Paragraph Rules dialog box |
Option+Command+K | Open Keep Options dialog box |
Command+T | Activate Character panel |
Command+Option+T | Activate Paragraph panel |
Select text and press Shift+Option+Command+C | Make character style definition match text |
Select text and press Shift+Option+Command+R | Make paragraph style definition match text |
Shift+Option+Command-double-click style | Change options without applying style |
Option+Click paragraph style name | Remove style and local formatting |
Option+Shift-click paragraph style name | Clear overrides from paragraph style |
Command+F11/Command+Shift+F11 | Show/hide Paragraph and Character Styles panels, respectively |
Command+Shift+5 | Load word |
Command+Shift+6 | Look up word |
Command+Shift+7 | Change word |
Right Arrow/Left Arrow | Expand/Collapse element |
Option+Right Arrow/Left Arrow | Expand/Collapse element and child elements |
Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow | Extend XML selection up/down |
Up Arrow/Down Arrow | Move XML selection up/down |
PgUp/PgDn | Scroll structure pane up/down one screen |
Home/End | Select first/last XML node |
Shift+Home/End | Extend selection to first/last XML node |
Command+Left Arrow/Right Arrow | Go to previous/next validation error |
Command+Option+Shift+F7 | Automatically tag text frames and tables |
Command+Shift+W | Close current document |
Command+Option+Shift+W | Close all documents |
Command+Option+Shift+S | Save all documents |
Command+Option+Z | Expand all stories |
Command+Option+Shift+Z | Collapse all stories |
Command+Option+Tab | Show/Hide all toolbars and panels |
Command+Option+N | New default document |
Command+Shift+D | Display Links panel |
Command+Option+` | Activate last-used field in panel |
Command+Option+Shift+6 | Update beginning to cursor info |
Command+Option+Shift+8 | Update copyfit progress info |
Command+Option+Shift+7 | Update cursor to end info |
Command+Option+Shift+5 | Update selection info |
Command+Option+Shift+4 | Update whole story info |
Shift+F5 | Force redraw |
Command+Option+Shift+U | Toggle units |
Command+Option+F8 | New text macro |
Command+Option+Shift+F8 | Edit text macro |
Option+Shift+F8 | Insert macro text |
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