148 Shortcuts for InDesign

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

1. Efficient Zoom & Pan

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

2. Click Technique

Command+Click

Select Thru

Command+Shift+Click

Override master

Command+Shift+Drag

Scale Graphics

3. Formatting Shortcuts

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

4. Panels

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

5. File Menu Shortcuts

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

Print

Command+Option+P

Page Setup

Command+Shift+Option+P

Package

Command+Q

Quit Application

Command+E

Export

6. Edit Menu shortcuts

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

7. Layout Menu Shortcuts

Command+J

Go to Page

Command+Shift+P

Add Page

Option+PgUp/Option+PgDn

Previous/Next Spread

8. Type Menu Shortcuts

Shift+Command+T

Tabs

Shift+Option+F11

Glyphs

Shift+Return

Forced link break

Command+Option+I

Hidden Characters

9. Object Menu shortcuts

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

10. View Menu Shortcuts

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

11. Tools

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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