Keyboard Shortcuts For Text Size And Bold Mac

  1. Keyboard Shortcut For Bold Type
  2. Shortcut For Bold In Word

This shortcut works in many applications and situations, and is worth trying to see if it corrects a mistake. If you can’t select text using standard Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts, as in an email message that you have received, press VO-Return. Then press VO-arrow keys to read the text you want to select, and then press VO-Return again. In addition to using the Fonts window, you can use standard formatting keyboard shortcuts to modify your Notes text, such as Command-B for bold, Command-I for italics, or Command-= to increase size. Change the Default Font Size in Notes for macOS. The steps above allow you to change the font of selected parts of your notes, but new notes will. -Option-Shift-point size up on the menu. The next point size down on the menu.

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.

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Besides this list, I've already created a printable cheat sheet with Illustrator shortcuts. Make sure you have a look at it if you are using Illustrator.

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

CommandMac OSWindows
Preferences: General...⌘ + KCtrl + K

File Menu

CommandMac OSWindows
Browse in Bridge...⌥ + ⌘ + OAlt + Ctrl + O
Close⌘ + WCtrl + W
Document Setup...⌥ + ⌘ + PAlt + Ctrl + P
Export...⌘ + ECtrl + E
File Info...⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + IAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + I
New: Document...⌘ + NCtrl + N
Open...⌘ + OCtrl + O
Package...⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + PAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + P
Place...⌘ + DCtrl + D
Print...⌘ + PCtrl + P
Save⌘ + SCtrl + S
Save As...⇧ + ⌘ + S⇧ + Ctrl + S
Save a Copy...⌥ + ⌘ + SAlt + Ctrl + S

Edit Menu

CommandMac OSWindows
Check In⇧ + ⌘ + F9⇧ + Ctrl + F9
Check In All⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + F9Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + F9
Check Out⌘ + F9Ctrl + F9
Clear
or ⌘ + ⌫

or Ctrl + ⌫
Copy⌘ + CCtrl + C
Cut⌘ + XCtrl + X
Deselect All⇧ + ⌘ + A⇧ + Ctrl + A
Duplicate⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + DAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + D
Edit in Story Editor⌘ + YCtrl + Y
Find Next⌥ + ⌘ + FAlt + Ctrl + F
Find/Change...⌘ + FCtrl + F
Paste⌘ + VCtrl + V
Paste Into⌥ + ⌘ + VAlt + Ctrl + V
Paste in Place⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + VAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + V
Paste without Formatting⇧ + ⌘ + V⇧ + Ctrl + V
Quick Apply...⌘ + ⏎Ctrl + ⏎
Redo⇧ + ⌘ + Z⇧ + Ctrl + Z
Select All⌘ + ACtrl + A
Spelling: Check Spelling...⌘ + ICtrl + I
Step and Repeat...⌥ + ⌘ + UAlt + Ctrl + U
Toggle search direction⌥ + ⌘ + ⏎Alt + Ctrl + ⏎
Undo⌘ + ZCtrl + Z
Update ContentCtrl + ⌘ + F5Ctrl + F5

Layout Menu

CommandMac OSWindows
First Page⇧ + ⌘ + Page Up⇧ + Ctrl + Page Up
Go Back⌘ + Page UpCtrl + Page Up
Go Forward⌘ + Page DownCtrl + Page Down
Go to Page...⌘ + JCtrl + J
Last Page⇧ + ⌘ + Page Down⇧ + Ctrl + Page Down
Left SpreadPresentation 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 SpreadPresentation Mode: →Presentation Mode: →

Type Menu

CommandMac OSWindows
Create Outlines⇧ + ⌘ + O⇧ + Ctrl + O
Create outlines without ⌫eting text⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + OAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + O
Insert Break Character: Column BreakText: ⏎Text: ⏎
Insert Break Character: Forced Line BreakText: ⇧ + ⏎Text: ⇧ + ⏎
Insert Break Character: Frame BreakText: ⇧ + ⏎Text: ⇧ + ⏎
Insert Break Character: Page BreakText: ⌘ + ⏎Text: Ctrl + ⏎
Insert Special Character: Hyphens and Dashes: Discretionary HyphenText: ⇧ + ⌘ + -Text: ⇧ + Ctrl + -
Insert Special Character: Hyphens and Dashes: Nonbreaking HyphenText: ⌥ + ⌘ + -Text: Alt + Ctrl + -
Insert Special Character: Markers: Current Page NumberText: ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + NText: Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + N
Insert Special Character: Other: Indent to HereText: ⌘ + Text: Ctrl +
Insert Special Character: Other: Right Indent TabText: ⇧ + TabText: ⇧ + Tab
Insert Special Character: Quotation Marks: Straight Double Quotation MarksText: Ctrl + ⇧ + 'Text: Ctrl + ⇧ + '
Insert Special Character: Quotation Marks: Straight Single Quotation Mark (Apostrophe)Text: Ctrl + 'Text: Ctrl + '
Insert White Space: Em SpaceText: ⇧ + ⌘ + MText: ⇧ + Ctrl + M
Insert White Space: En SpaceText: ⇧ + ⌘ + NText: ⇧ + Ctrl + N
Insert White Space: Nonbreaking SpaceText: ⌥ + ⌘ + XText: Alt + Ctrl + X
Insert White Space: Thin SpaceText: ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + MText: Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + M
Notes: Notes ModeText: ⌘ + F8Text: Ctrl + F8
Show Hidden Characters⌥ + ⌘ + IAlt + Ctrl + I
Tabs⇧ + ⌘ + T⇧ + Ctrl + T
Track Changes: Next ChangeText: ⌘ + Page DownText: Ctrl + Page Down
Track Changes: Previous ChangeText: ⌘ + Page UpText: Ctrl + Page Up

Object Menu

CommandMac OSWindows
Arrange: Bring Forward⌘ + ]Ctrl + ]
Arrange: Bring to Front⇧ + ⌘ + ]⇧ + Ctrl + ]
Arrange: Send Backward⌘ + [Ctrl + [
Arrange: Send to Back⇧ + ⌘ + [⇧ + Ctrl + [
Clipping Path: Options...⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + KAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + K
Effects: Drop Shadow...⌥ + ⌘ + MAlt + Ctrl + M
Fitting: Centre Content⇧ + ⌘ + E⇧ + Ctrl + E
Fitting: Fill Frame Proportionally⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + CAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + C
Fitting: Fit Content Proportionally⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + EAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + E
Fitting: Fit Content to Frame⌥ + ⌘ + EAlt + Ctrl + E
Fitting: Fit Frame to Content⌥ + ⌘ + CAlt + Ctrl + C
Group⌘ + GCtrl + G
Hide⌘ + 3Ctrl + 3
Lock⌘ + LCtrl + L
Paths: Make Compound Path⌘ + 8Ctrl + 8
Paths: Release Compound Path⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 8Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + 8
Select: ContainerEscEsc
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⌥ + ⌘ + 3Alt + Ctrl + 3
Text Frame Options...⌘ + BCtrl + B
Transform Again: Transform Sequence Again⌥ + ⌘ + 4Alt + Ctrl + 4
Transform: Move...⇧ + ⌘ + M⇧ + Ctrl + M
Ungroup⇧ + ⌘ + G⇧ + Ctrl + G
Unlock All on Spread⌥ + ⌘ + LAlt + Ctrl + L

Table Menu

CommandMac OSWindows
Cell Options: Text...Tables: ⌥ + ⌘ + BTables: Alt + Ctrl + B
Create Table...⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + T
Text: ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + T
Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + T
Text: Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + T
⌫: ColumnTables: ⇧ + ⌫Tables: ⇧ + ⌫
⌫: RowTables: ⌘ + ⌫Tables: Ctrl + ⌫
Insert: Column...Tables: ⌥ + ⌘ + 9Tables: Alt + Ctrl + 9
Insert: Row...Tables: ⌘ + 9Tables: Ctrl + 9
Select: CellTables: ⌘ + /Tables: Ctrl + /
Select: ColumnTables: ⌥ + ⌘ + 3Tables: Alt + Ctrl + 3
Select: RowTables: ⌘ + 3Tables: Ctrl + 3
Select: TableTables: ⌥ + ⌘ + ATables: Alt + Ctrl + A
Table Options: Table Setup...⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + BAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + B

View Menu

CommandMac OSWindows
Actual Size⌘ + 1Ctrl + 1
Display Performance: Clear Object-Level Display Settings⇧ + ⌘ + F2⇧ + Ctrl + F2
Display Performance: Fast Display⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + ZAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + Z
Display Performance: High Quality DisplayCtrl + ⌥ + ⌘ + HCtrl + Alt + Ctrl + H
Display Performance: Typical Display⌥ + ⌘ + ZAlt + Ctrl + Z
Entire Pasteboard⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 0Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + 0
Extras: Hide Conveyor⌥ + BAlt + B
Extras: Hide Frame EdgesCtrl + ⌘ + HCtrl + Ctrl + H
Extras: Show Text Threads⌥ + ⌘ + YAlt + Ctrl + Y
Fit Page in Window⌘ + 0Ctrl + 0
Fit Spread in Window⌥ + ⌘ + 0Alt + 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⌘ + UCtrl + U
Grids & Guides: Snap to Document Grid⇧ + ⌘ + '⇧ + Ctrl + '
Grids & Guides: Snap to Guides⇧ + ⌘ + ;⇧ + Ctrl + ;
Hide Rulers⌘ + RCtrl + R
Overprint Preview⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + YAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + Y
Preview on CPU⇧ + E⇧ + E
Screen Mode: PresentationPresentation Mode: Esc
or ⇧ + W
Presentation Mode: ⇧ + W
Presentation Mode: Esc
or ⇧ + W
Presentation Mode: ⇧ + W
Screen Mode: Set Presentation Background to BlackPresentation Mode: BPresentation Mode: B
Screen Mode: Set Presentation Background to GreyPresentation Mode: GPresentation Mode: G
Screen Mode: Set Presentation Background to WhitePresentation Mode: WPresentation Mode: W
Structure: Show Structure⌥ + ⌘ + 1Alt + Ctrl + 1
Zoom In⌘ + =
or ⌘ + Num +
Ctrl + =
or Ctrl + Num +
Zoom Out⌘ + -
or ⌘ + Num -
Ctrl + -
or Ctrl + Num -

Window Menu

CommandMac OSWindows
Arrange: Minimize⌘ + M
or Ctrl + ⌘ + M
Ctrl + M
or Ctrl + Ctrl + M
Color: ColourF6F6
Color: SwatchesF5F5
Control⌥ + ⌘ + 6Alt + Ctrl + 6
Effects⇧ + ⌘ + F10⇧ + Ctrl + F10
InfoF8F8
Interactive: EPUB Interactivity Preview⌥ + ⇧ + ⏎Alt + ⇧ + ⏎
Interactive: SWF Preview⇧ + ⌘ + ⏎⇧ + Ctrl + ⏎
LayersF7F7
Links⇧ + ⌘ + D⇧ + Ctrl + D
Object & Layout: Align⇧ + F7⇧ + F7
Output: Preflight⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + FAlt + ⇧ + 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⌘ + F7Ctrl + F7
Styles: Paragraph Styles⌘ + F11
or F11
Ctrl + F11
or F11
Text Wrap⌥ + ⌘ + WAlt + Ctrl + W
Type & Tables: Character⌘ + TCtrl + T
Type & Tables: Glyphs⌥ + ⇧ + F11Alt + ⇧ + F11
Type & Tables: Index⇧ + F8⇧ + F8
Type & Tables: Paragraph⌥ + ⌘ + TAlt + Ctrl + T
Type & Tables: Table⇧ + F9⇧ + F9
Utilities: Scripts⌥ + ⌘ + F11Alt + Ctrl + F11

Help Menu

CommandMac OSWindows
InDesign Help...HelpHelp

Object Editing

CommandMac OSWindows
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⌥ + ⇧ + HAlt + ⇧ + H
Resize Vertically⌥ + ⇧ + VAlt + ⇧ + V
Select all Guides⌥ + ⌘ + GAlt + Ctrl + G
Toggle Live Edit Mode44

Keyboard Shortcut For Bold Type

Panel Menus

CommandMac OSWindows
Character Styles: Redefine StyleText: ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + CText: Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + C
Character: All Caps⇧ + ⌘ + K⇧ + Ctrl + K
Character: Small Caps⇧ + ⌘ + H⇧ + Ctrl + H
Character: StrikethroughCtrl + ⇧ + ⌘ + /
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 entryText: ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + [Text: Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + [
Index: Add new index entry (reversed)Text: ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + ]Text: Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + ]
Index: New Page Reference...⌘ + 7Ctrl + 7
Pages: Override All Master Page Items⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + LAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + L
Paragraph Styles: Redefine StyleText: ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + RText: Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + R
Paragraph: Drop Caps and Nested Styles...⌥ + ⌘ + RAlt + Ctrl + R
Paragraph: Justification...⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + JAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + J
Paragraph: Keep Options...⌥ + ⌘ + KAlt + Ctrl + K
Paragraph: Paragraph Rules...⌥ + ⌘ + JAlt + Ctrl + J
Tags: AutotagText: ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + F7Text: Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + F7

Structure Navigation

All commands in this section work only in XML Selection.

CommandMac OSWindows
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 screenPage DownPage Down
Scroll structure pane up one screenPage UpPage Up
Select first XML nodeHomeHome
Select last XML nodeEndEnd
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

CommandMac OSWindows
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⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + GAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + G
Apply bold⇧ + ⌘ + B⇧ + Ctrl + B
Apply italic⇧ + ⌘ + I⇧ + Ctrl + I
Apply normal⇧ + ⌘ + Y⇧ + Ctrl + Y
Auto leading⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + AAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + A
Auto-hyphenate on/off⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + HAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + H
ClearTables: ⌫Tables: ⌫
Decrease baseline ⇧Text: ⌥ + ⇧ + ↓Text: Alt + ⇧ + ↓
Decrease baseline ⇧ x 5Text: ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + ↓Text: Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + ↓
Decrease kerning/trackingText: ⌥ + ⇧ + ←
Text: ⌥ + ←
Text: Alt + ⇧ + ←
Text: Alt + ←
Decrease kerning/tracking x 5Text: ⌥ + ⌘ + ←Text: Alt + Ctrl + ←
Decrease leadingText: ⌥ + ↑Text: Alt + ↑
Decrease leading x 5Text: ⌥ + ⌘ + ↑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 + ⌫
DeleteTables: ⌫Tables: ⌫
Delete one character to the leftText: ⌫
Text: ⇧ + ⌫
Text: ⌫
Text: ⇧ + ⌫
Delete one character to the rightText: ⌫
Text: ⇧ + ⌫
Text: ⌫
Text: ⇧ + ⌫
Delete one word to the leftText: ⌘ + ⌫Text: Ctrl + ⌫
Delete one word to the rightText: ⌘ + ⌫Text: Ctrl + ⌫
Find NextText: ⇧ + F2Text: ⇧ + F2
Increase baseline shiftText: ⌥ + ⇧ + ↑Text: Alt + ⇧ + ↑
Increase baseline shift x 5Text: ⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + ↑Text: Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + ↑
Increase kerning/trackingText: ⌥ + ⇧ + →
Text: ⌥ + →
Text: Alt + ⇧ + →
Text: Alt + →
Increase kerning/tracking x 5Text: ⌥ + ⌘ + →Text: Alt + Ctrl + →
Increase leadingText: ⌥ + ↓Text: Alt + ↓
Increase leading x 5Text: ⌥ + ⌘ + ↓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 instanceText: ⇧ + F1Text: ⇧ + F1
Load Find with selected textText: ⌘ + F1Text: Ctrl + F1
Load Replace with selected textText: ⌘ + F2Text: Ctrl + F2
Move DownTables: ↓Tables: ↓
Move LeftTables: ←Tables: ←
Move RightTables: →Tables: →
Move UpTables: ↑Tables: ↑
Move down one lineText: ↓Text: ↓
Move to First Cell in ColumnTables: ⌥ + Page UpTables: Alt + Page Up
Move to First Cell in RowTables: ⌥ + HomeTables: Alt + Home
Move to First Row in FrameTables: Page UpTables: Page Up
Move to Last Cell in ColumnTables: ⌥ + Page DownTables: Alt + Page Down
Move to Last Cell in RowTables: ⌥ + EndTables: Alt + End
Move to Last Row in FrameTables: Page DownTables: Page Down
Move to Next CellTables: TabTables: Tab
Move to Previous CellTables: ⇧ + TabTables: ⇧ + Tab
Move to beginning of storyText: ⌘ + HomeText: Ctrl + Home
Move to end of storyText: ⌘ + EndText: Ctrl + End
Move to the end of the lineText: EndText: End
Move to the left one characterText: ←Text: ←
Move to the left one wordText: ⌘ + ←Text: Ctrl + ←
Move to the next paragraphText: ⌘ + ↓Text: Ctrl + ↓
Move to the previous paragraphText: ⌘ + ↑Text: Ctrl + ↑
Move to the right one characterText: →Text: →
Move to the right one wordText: ⌘ + →Text: Ctrl + →
Move to the start of the lineText: HomeText: Home
Move up one lineText: ↑Text: ↑
Normal horizontal text scale⇧ + ⌘ + X⇧ + Ctrl + X
Normal vertical text scale⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + XAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + X
Object DownTable Object Context: ↓Table Object Context: ↓
Object EscTable Object Context: EscTable Object Context: Esc
Object LeftTable Object Context: ←Table Object Context: ←
Object Move to Next CellTable Object Context: TabTable Object Context: Tab
Object Move to Prev CellTable Object Context: ⇧ + TabTable Object Context: ⇧ + Tab
Object RightTable Object Context: →Table Object Context: →
Object UpTable Object Context: ↑Table Object Context: ↑
Recompose all stories⌥ + ⌘ + /Alt + Ctrl + /
Replace with Change To textText: ⌘ + F3Text: Ctrl + F3
Replace with Change To text and Find NextText: ⇧ + F3Text: ⇧ + F3
Reset kerning and trackingText: ⌥ + ⌘ + QText: Alt + Ctrl + Q
Select Cells AboveTables: ⇧ + ↑Tables: ⇧ + ↑
Select Cells BelowTables: ⇧ + ↓Tables: ⇧ + ↓
Select Cells to the LeftTables: ⇧ + ←Tables: ⇧ + ←
Select Cells to the RightTables: ⇧ + →Tables: ⇧ + →
Select lineText: ⇧ + ⌘ + Text: ⇧ + Ctrl +
Select one character to the leftText: ⇧ + ←Text: ⇧ + ←
Select one character to the rightText: ⇧ + →Text: ⇧ + →
Select one line aboveText: ⇧ + ↑Text: ⇧ + ↑
Select one line belowText: ⇧ + ↓Text: ⇧ + ↓
Select one paragraph beforeText: ⇧ + ⌘ + ↑Text: ⇧ + Ctrl + ↑
Select one paragraph forwardText: ⇧ + ⌘ + ↓Text: ⇧ + Ctrl + ↓
Select one word to the leftText: ⇧ + ⌘ + ←Text: ⇧ + Ctrl + ←
Select one word to the rightText: ⇧ + ⌘ + →Text: ⇧ + Ctrl + →
Select to beginning of storyText: ⇧ + ⌘ + HomeText: ⇧ + Ctrl + Home
Select to end of storyText: ⇧ + ⌘ + EndText: ⇧ + Ctrl + End
Select to the end of the lineText: ⇧ + EndText: ⇧ + End
Select to the start of the lineText: ⇧ + HomeText: ⇧ + Home
Start Row on Next ColumnTables: ⏎Tables: ⏎
Start Row on Next FrameTables: ⇧ + ⏎Tables: ⇧ + ⏎
Toggle Cell/Text SelectionTables: EscTables: Esc
Toggle Typographer's Quotes Preference⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 'Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + '
Update missing font list⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + /Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + /

Tools

CommandMac OSWindows
Add Anchor Point Tool==
Apply Colour,,
Apply Gradient..
Apply None/
or Num /
/
or Num /
Apply default fill and stroke coloursDD
Colour Theme Tool⇧ + I⇧ + I
Convert Direction Point Tool⇧ + C⇧ + C
⌫ Anchor Point Tool--
Direct Selection ToolAA
Ellipse ToolLL
Eyedropper ToolII
Free Transform ToolEE
Gap ToolUU
Gradient Feather Tool⇧ + G⇧ + G
Gradient Swatch ToolGG
Hand ToolHH
Line Tool
Measure ToolKK
Page Tool⇧ + P⇧ + P
Pen ToolPP
Pencil ToolNN
Rectangle Frame ToolFF
Rectangle ToolMM
Rotate ToolRR
Scale ToolSS
Scissors ToolCC
Selection ToolV
Text: Esc
V
Text: Esc
Shear ToolOO
Swap fill and stroke activationXX
Swap fill and stroke colours⇧ + X⇧ + X
Toggle Content Collector and Content PlacerBB
Toggle Text and Object ControlJJ
Toggle view setting between default and previewWW
Type ToolTT
Type on a Path Tool⇧ + T⇧ + T
Zoom ToolZZ

Views, Navigation

CommandMac OSWindows
200% size⌘ + 2Ctrl + 2
400% size⌘ + 4Ctrl + 4
50% size⌘ + 5Ctrl + 5
Access zoom percentage box⌥ + ⌘ + 5Alt + Ctrl + 5
Activate last-used field in panel⌥ + ⌘ + `Alt + Ctrl + `
Close all⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + WAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + W
Close document⇧ + ⌘ + W⇧ + Ctrl + W
First SpreadHome
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 UpAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + Page Up
Go to last frame in thread⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + Page DownAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + Page Down
Go to next frame in thread⌥ + ⌘ + Page DownAlt + Ctrl + Page Down
Go to previous frame in thread⌥ + ⌘ + Page UpAlt + Ctrl + Page Up
Last SpreadEnd
or ⌥ + ⇧ + Page Down
Presentation Mode: End
End
or Alt + ⇧ + Page Down
Presentation Mode: End
New default document⌥ + ⌘ + NAlt + Ctrl + N
Next windowPresentation Mode: ⌘ + Tab
Presentation Mode: ⌘ + `
Presentation Mode: Ctrl + Tab
Presentation Mode: Ctrl + `
Open/Close all panels in side tabs⌥ + ⌘ + TabAlt + Ctrl + Tab
Previous windowPresentation Mode: ⇧ + ⌘ + Tab
Presentation Mode: ⇧ + ⌘ + `
Presentation Mode: ⇧ + Ctrl + Tab
Presentation Mode: ⇧ + Ctrl + `
Save all⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + SAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + S
Scroll down one screenPage Down
Text: Page Down
Page Down
Text: Page Down
Scroll up one screenPage Up
Text: Page Up
Page Up
Text: Page Up
Show 1st spot plate⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 5Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + 5
Show 2nd spot plate⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 6Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + 6
Show 3rd spot plate⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 7Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + 7
Show Black plate⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 4Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + 4
Show Cyan plate⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 1Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + 1
Show Magenta plate⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 2Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + 2
Show Yellow plate⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + 3Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + 3
Show all plates⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + `Alt + ⇧ + Ctrl + `
Show/Hide all panelsTabTab
Show/Hide all panels except toolbox⇧ + Tab⇧ + Tab
Toggle Character and Paragraph Modes in Control Panel⌥ + ⌘ + 7Alt + Ctrl + 7
Toggle Keyboard Focus in Control Panel⌘ + 6Ctrl + 6
Toggle Measurement System⌥ + ⇧ + ⌘ + UAlt + ⇧ + Ctrl + U
Toggle between current and previous views⌥ + ⌘ + 2Alt + 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

Text

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:

  • Automate some processes with the help of InDesign scripts and GREP expressions
  • Be more productive on multilingual project in InDesign
  • Make sure you avoid these 20 Most common InDesign mistakes
  • Learn InDesign or improve your skills with an InDesign tutorial and InDesign course
  • Use TOC (Table of content) effectively
  • Import Word files into InDesign with ease
  • Read our blog for more

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Stefano has worked on numerous mid to large–sized InDesign projects for Alstom, DeLonghi, Philips, and many others before starting Redokun in 2015.
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.