Jump to: Efficient Zoom & Pan, Click Technique, Formatting Shortcuts, Panels, File Menu Shortcuts, Edit Menu shortcuts, Layout Menu Shortcuts, Type Menu Shortcuts, Object Menu shortcuts, View Menu Shortcuts, Tools
Command+Spacebar | Drag mouse to Zoom |
Command+0 | Fit Page in view |
Command+Option+0 | Fit Spread in View |
Command++/Command+- | Zoom in/Zoom out |
Spacebar+Drag | Pan in View |
Option+Drag | Pan when in Text |
Command+Click | Select Thru |
Command+Shift+Click | Override master |
Command+Shift+Drag | Scale Graphics |
Command+Shift+</Command+Shift+> | Decrease/Increase font size |
Option+Up Arrow/Option+Down Arrow | Adjust Leading size |
Command+Shift+L | Flush Left |
Command+Shift+R | Flush Right |
Command+Shift+C | CReturn |
Command+Shift+J | Justify |
Command+Shift+B | Bold |
Command+Shift+I | Italic |
Command+Shift+U | Underline |
Option+Left Arrow | Tracking |
Option+Right Arrow | Kerning |
Shift+Option+Up Arrow/Shift+Option+Down Arrow | Adjust baseline shift |
F5 | Swatches |
F7 | Layers |
F10 | Stroke |
F11 | Paragraph styles |
Shift+F11 | Character styles |
Command+Option+W | Text Wrap |
Command+Shift+D | Links |
F8 | Info |
Command+T | Character |
Command+Option+6 | Control |
Command+F7 | Object Styles |
F6 | Colors |
F11/Command+F11 | Paragraph Styles |
Shift+F8 | Index |
Shift+F9 | Tables |
Command+Option+F11 | Scripts |
Command+Option+W | Text wrap |
Command+N | New File |
Command+O | Open File |
Command+W | Close window |
Command+Option+O | Open in bridge |
Command+D | Place |
Command+S | Save |
Command+Shift+S | Save As |
Command+P | |
Command+Option+P | Page Setup |
Command+Shift+Option+P | Package |
Command+Q | Quit Application |
Command+E | Export |
Command+Z | Undo |
Command+Shift+Z | Redo |
Command+C | Copy |
Command+X | Cut |
Command+V | Paste |
Command+Shift+V | Paste Without formatting |
Command+A | Select all |
Command+Shift+A | Deselect All |
Command+F | Find/Change |
Command+Option+F | Find Next |
Command+I | Check Spelling |
Command+K | Preferences |
Command+Shift+Option+V | Paste in Place |
Command+Option+V | Paste Into |
Command+Shift+Option+D | Duplicate |
Command+Y | Edit in Story Editor |
Command+F9 | Check Out |
Command+Shift+F9 | Check In |
Command+F5 | Update Content |
Command+Return | Quick apply |
Command+J | Go to Page |
Command+Shift+P | Add Page |
Option+PgUp/Option+PgDn | Previous/Next Spread |
Shift+Command+T | Tabs |
Shift+Option+F11 | Glyphs |
Shift+Return | Forced link break |
Command+Option+I | Hidden Characters |
Command+Option+4 | Transform again |
Command+G | Group |
Command+Shift+G | Ungroup |
Command+8 | Compound Path |
Command+Option+M | Drop Shadow |
Command+Shift+E | CReturn Content |
Command+Shift+Option+C | Fill frame proportionlly |
Command+Shift+[ | Bring front |
Command+Shift+] | Send back |
Command+B | Text Frame Options |
Command+U | Smart Guides |
Command+; | Guides |
Command+Option+H | High Quality Display |
Command+Option+Y | Text Threads |
Command+H | Frame edges |
Command+R | Rulers |
Command+1 | Actual Size |
Command+2 | 200% size |
Command+4 | 400% size |
Command+5 | 50% size |
B | Set Presentation background to black |
G | Set Presentation background to gray |
W | Set Presentation background to white |
Command+Shift+Option+1 | Show Cyan plate |
Command+Shift+Option+2 | Show Magenta plate |
Command+Shift+Option+3 | Show Yellow plate |
Command+Shift+Option+4 | Show Black Plate |
Command+Shift+Option+5 | Show 1st spot plate |
Command+Shift+Option+6 | Show 2nd spot plate |
Command+Shift+Option+7 | Show 3rd spot plate |
Command+Shift+Option+' | Show All Plates |
V | Selection tool |
A | Direct selection tool |
Y | magic wind tool |
Q | Lasso tool |
P | Pen tool |
Shift+B | Blob brush tool |
+/- | Add/Delete anchor point tool |
Shift+C | Convert anchor point tool |
T | Type tool |
\ | Line segment tool |
M | Rectangle tool |
L | Ellipse tool |
B | Paintbrush tool |
N | Pencil tool |
R | Rotate tool |
O | Reflect tool |
S | Scale tool |
Shift+R | Warp tool |
Shift+W | Width tool |
E | Free Transform tool |
Shift+M | Shape builder tool |
Shift+P | Perspective grid tool |
Shift+V | Perspective selection tool |
Shift+S | Symbol sprayer tool |
J | Column graph tool |
U | Mesh tool |
G | Gradient tool |
I | Eyedropper tool |
W | Blend tool |
Z | Zoom tool |
H | Hand tool |
C | Scissors tool |
Shift+E | Eraser tool |
Shift+K | Slice tool |
Shift+L | Live paint selection tool |
K | Live Paint selection tool |
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5 Comments for 'Adobe InDesign ' [post comment in main thread]
Comment #5 by SusanCulligan Nov 26, 2022 at 03:15 pm Reply
I didn't see the shortcut for the Story panel, which is Alt/Sh/O on PC, and I wanted to see what it was on Mac.
Comment #4 by Rohit Gupta Aug 22, 2015 at 04:34 am Reply
very Important Shortcut keys!! Very useful , Thanks
Comment #3 by Mahesh kumar Jul 1, 2014 at 10:56 am Reply
Thanks for this useful shortcut you have provided ...
Comment #2 by cyril Jan 1, 2014 at 06:51 pm Reply
Thank Kumar for providing us with all the shortcuts that we need. We are grateful for your service. Just curious is it possible to update us with the new Adobe creative cloud softwares such as indesign and photoshop CC...
Thank you for the lovely website as well :)
Comment #1 by Varun Kumar Nov 14, 2013 at 06:09 am Reply
Thank for Shortcut
this very useful