Adobe InDesign Keyboard Shortcuts
Lay out books, magazines, and digital publications.
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107 shortcuts / 15 sections
Tools
33Selection tool
VV
Direct Selection tool
AA
Toggle Selection and Direct Selection tool
Ctrl⇥Control Tab
Page tool
ShiftPShift P
Gap tool
UU
Pen tool
PP
Delete Anchor Point tool
PLUSPLUS
Convert Direction Point tool
ShiftCShift C
Type tool
TT
Type On A Path tool
ShiftTShift T
Pencil tool (Note tool)
NN
Rectangle Frame tool
FF
Rectangle tool
MM
Ellipse tool
LL
Rotate tool
RR
Scale tool
SS
Shear tool
OO
Free Transform tool
EE
Eyedropper tool
II
Measure tool
KK
Gradient tool
GG
Scissors tool
CC
Hand tool
HH
Temporarily selects Hand tool
AltSpaceAlt Space
Zoom tool
ZZ
Temporarily selects Zoom In tool
CtrlSpaceControl Space
Toggle Fill and Stroke
XX
Swap Fill and Stroke
ShiftXShift X
Toggle formatting target
JJ
Switch between Normal View and Preview Mode
WW
Frame Grid tool (horizontal)
YY
Frame Grid tool (vertical)
QQ
Gradient Feather tool
ShiftGShift G
Selecting and moving objects
7Select container of selected content
⎋Escape
Select content of selected container
Shift⎋Shift Escape
Duplicate and offset selection
Alt←Alt Left Arrow
Duplicate and offset selection by 10 times
ShiftAlt←Shift Alt Left Arrow
Move selection
←Left Arrow
Move selection by 10th
CtrlShift←Control Shift Left Arrow
Move selection by 10 times
Shift←Shift Left Arrow
Transforming objects
5Decrease scale by 1%
CTRLCTRL
Decrease scale by 5%
CtrlALTControl ALT
Increase scale by 1%
Ctrl.Control .
Increase scale by 5%
CtrlAlt.Control Alt .
Toggle display quality
CtrlShiftAltZControl Shift Alt Z
Editing paths and frames
2Temporarily switch between anchor point tools
ALTALT
Move anchor point and handles while drawing
SpaceSpace
Tables
3Start row on next column
↩Enter
Start row on next frame
Shift↩Shift Enter
Toggle between text selection and cell selection
⎋Escape
Working with type
21Bold (only for fonts with bold face)
CtrlShiftBControl Shift B
Italic (only for fonts with italic face)
CtrlShiftIControl Shift I
Normal
CtrlShiftYControl Shift Y
Underline
CtrlShiftUControl Shift U
All caps (on/off)
CtrlShiftKControl Shift K
Asian language hyphenation
CtrlShiftKControl Shift K
Small caps (on/off)
CtrlShiftHControl Shift H
Tate-chu-yoko setting
CtrlShiftHControl Shift H
Reset horizontal or vertical scale to 100%
CtrlShiftXControl Shift X
Basic letter group setting or detail setting
CtrlShiftXControl Shift X
Align left, right, or center
CtrlShiftLControl Shift L
Justify all lines
CtrlShiftFControl Shift F
Align both ends or equal spacing
CtrlShiftFControl Shift F
Increase or decrease point size
CtrlShift.Control Shift .
Increase or decrease point size by five times
CtrlShiftAlt.Control Shift Alt .
Auto leading
CtrlShiftAltAControl Shift Alt A
Align to grid (on/off)
CtrlShiftAltGControl Shift Alt G
Auto-hyphenate (on/off)
CtrlShiftAltHControl Shift Alt H
Decrease kerning between words
CtrlAlt⌫Control Alt Backspace
Clear all manual kerning and reset tracking to 0
CtrlAltQControl Alt Q
Insert current page number
CtrlAltNControl Alt N
Viewing documents and document workspaces
9Temporarily select Zoom In tool
CtrlSpaceControl Space
Temporarily select Zoom Out tool
CtrlAltSpaceControl Alt Space
Zoom to 50%, 200%, or 400%
Ctrl5Control 5
Open new default document
CtrlAltNControl Alt N
Switch between current and previous zoom levels
CtrlAlt2Control Alt 2
Activate the Go To command
CtrlJControl J
Go to master page while \ panel is closed
CtrlJControl J
Cycle through units of measurement
CtrlShiftAltUControl Shift Alt U
Select all guides
CtrlAltGControl Alt G
Control panel
3Toggle focus to/from Control panel
Ctrl6Control 6
Toggle Character/Paragraph text attributes mode
CtrlAlt7Control Alt 7
Display the pop-up menu that has focus
Alt↓Alt Down Arrow
Type panels and dialog boxes
5Open Justification dialog box
CtrlShiftAltJControl Shift Alt J
Open Paragraph Rules dialog box
CtrlAltJControl Alt J
Open Keep Options dialog box
CtrlAltKControl Alt K
Activate Character panel
CtrlTControl T
Activate Paragraph panel
CtrlAltTControl Alt T
Character and paragraph styles
5Open Justification dialog box
CtrlShiftAltJControl Shift Alt J
Open Paragraph Rules dialog box
CtrlAltJControl Alt J
Open Keep Options dialog box
CtrlAltKControl Alt K
Activate Character panel
CtrlTControl T
Activate Paragraph panel
CtrlAltTControl Alt T
Tabs panel
1Activate Tabs panel
CtrlShiftTControl Shift T
Pages panel
1Add new page after last page
CtrlShiftPControl Shift P
Separations Preview panel
8Turn on Overprint preview
CtrlShiftAltYControl Shift Alt Y
Show Cyan plate
CtrlShiftAlt1Control Shift Alt 1
Show Magenta plate
CtrlShiftAlt2Control Shift Alt 2
Show Yellow plate
CtrlShiftAlt3Control Shift Alt 3
Show Black plate
CtrlShiftAlt4Control Shift Alt 4
Show 1st Spot plate
CtrlShiftAlt5Control Shift Alt 5
Show 2nd Spot plate
CtrlShiftAlt6Control Shift Alt 6
Show 3rd Spot plate
CtrlShiftAlt7Control Shift Alt 7
Transform panel
2Apply value and copy object
Alt↩Alt Enter
Apply width, height, or scale value proportionally
Ctrl↩Control Enter