Adobe InDesign Keyboard Shortcuts
265 shortcuts to design layouts for print and digital faster — the complete Adobe InDesign keyboard shortcut reference
Adobe InDesign is an image editing & photography tool from Adobe that enables users to design layouts for print and digital. It is trusted by creative and technical professionals worldwide.
Knowing the right keyboard shortcuts turns Adobe InDesign into a faster, more responsive tool. It is one of the simplest upgrades to any workflow.
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265 shortcuts
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File 7 shortcuts
New Document
Cmd +N Ctrl +N Ctrl +N
Open
Cmd +O Ctrl +O Ctrl +O
Save
Cmd +S Ctrl +S Ctrl +S
Save As
Shift +Cmd +S Ctrl +Shift +S Ctrl +Shift +S
Close
Cmd +W Ctrl +W Ctrl +W
Print
Cmd +P Ctrl +P Ctrl +P
Quit InDesign
Cmd +Q Ctrl +Q Ctrl +Q
Edit 8 shortcuts
Undo
Cmd +Z Ctrl +Z Ctrl +Z
Redo
Shift +Cmd +Z Ctrl +Shift +Z Ctrl +Shift +Z
Cut
Cmd +X Ctrl +X Ctrl +X
Copy
Cmd +C Ctrl +C Ctrl +C
Paste
Cmd +V Ctrl +V Ctrl +V
Paste in Place
Opt +Shift +Cmd +V Ctrl +Alt +Shift +V Ctrl +Alt +Shift +V
Select All
Cmd +A Ctrl +A Ctrl +A
Deselect All / Deslect All
Shift +Cmd +A Ctrl +Shift +A Ctrl +Shift +A
View 31 shortcuts
Actual Size
Cmd +1 Ctrl +1 Ctrl +1
Fit Spread in Window
Cmd +0 Ctrl +0 Ctrl +0
Fit Page in Window
Opt +Cmd +0 Ctrl +Alt +0 Ctrl +Alt +0
Temporarily select Hand tool
Space Space
Temporarily select Hand tool (with text insertion point)
Opt +Space Alt-drag
Temporarily select Hand tool (with text insertion point)
Opt +Space Alt +Space
Temporarily select Hand tool (with text insertion point)
Opt +Drag Alt +Drag
Temporarily select Zoom In tool
Cmd +Space Ctrl +Space
Temporarily select Zoom Out tool
Opt +Cmd +Space Ctrl +Alt +Space
Temporarily select Zoom Out tool (variant)
Opt +Cmd +Space Alt +Zoom In tool
Zoom to 50%
Cmd +5 Ctrl +5
Zoom to 200%
Cmd +2 Ctrl +2
Zoom to 400%
Cmd +4 Ctrl +4
Redraw screen
Shift +F5 Shift +F5
Switch between current and previous zoom levels
Opt +Cmd +2 Ctrl +Alt +2
Scroll up one screen
PageUp PageUp
Scroll down one screen
PageDown PageDown
Go back to last-viewed page
Cmd +PageUp Ctrl +PageUp
Go forward to last-viewed page
Cmd +PageDown Ctrl +PageDown
Go to previous spread
Opt +PageUp Alt +PageUp
Go to next spread
Opt +PageDown Alt +PageDown
Activate the Go To command
Cmd +J Ctrl +J
Fit selection in window / Display the entire object
Opt +Cmd ++ Ctrl +Alt ++
Cycle through units of measurement
Opt +Shift +Cmd +U Ctrl +Alt +Shift +U
Open new default document
Opt +Cmd +N Ctrl +Alt +N
Open or close all stashed panels
Opt +Cmd +Tab Ctrl +Alt +Tab
Show/Hide all panels except the Toolbox and Control panel (docked or not)
Shift +Tab Shift +Tab
Show/Hide all panels, Toolbox, and Control panel (with no insertion point)
Tab Tab
Switch to next document window
Cmd +F6 Ctrl +Shift +F6
Switch to next document window
Cmd +~ Ctrl +~
Switch to previous document window
Shift +Cmd +~ Ctrl +Shift +~
Workspace 1 shortcut
Open Preferences dialog box
Cmd +K Ctrl +K Ctrl +K
Keys for tools 41 shortcuts
Selection tool
V V
Selection tool
Esc Esc
Direct Selection tool
A A
Toggle Selection and Direct Selection tool
Ctrl +Cmd +Tab Ctrl +Tab Ctrl +Tab
Page tool
Shift +P Shift +P
Gap tool
U U
Pen tool
P P
Add Anchor Point tool
= =
Delete Anchor Point tool
- -
Convert Direction Point tool
Shift +C Shift +C
Type tool
T T
Type On A Path tool
Shift +T Shift +T
Pencil tool (Note tool)
N N
Line tool
\ \
Rectangle Frame tool
F F
Rectangle tool
M M
Ellipse tool
L L
Rotate tool
R R
Scale tool
S S
Shear tool
O O
Free Transform tool
E E
Eyedropper tool
I I
Measure tool
K K
Gradient tool
G G
Scissors tool
C C
Hand tool
H H
Temporarily selects Hand tool
Space Space
Temporarily selects Hand tool
Opt N/A
Temporarily selects Hand tool
Opt +Space N/A
Zoom tool
Z Z
Temporarily selects Zoom In tool
Cmd +Space Ctrl +Space Ctrl +Space
Toggle Fill and Stroke
X X
Swap Fill and Stroke
Shift +X Shift +X
Toggle between Formatting Affects Container and Formatting Affects Text
J J
Apply Color
, ,
Apply Gradient
. .
Apply No Color
/ /
Switch between Normal View and Preview Mode
W W
Frame Grid tool (horizontal)
Y Y
Frame Grid tool (vertical)
Q Q
Gradient Feather tool
Shift +G Shift +G
Selecting and Moving Objects 33 shortcuts
Temporarily select Selection or Direct Selection tool (last used)
Cmd Ctrl
Temporarily select Group Selection tool
Opt +Cmd Ctrl +Alt
Select container of selected content
Esc Esc Esc
Select content of selected container
Shift +Esc Shift +Esc Shift +Esc
Add to or subtract from a selection of multiple objects
Shift +Click Shift +Click
Duplicate selection
Opt +Drag Alt +Drag
Duplicate and offset selection
Opt +Left Alt +Left Alt +Left
Duplicate and offset selection
Opt +Right Alt +Right Alt +Right
Duplicate and offset selection
Opt +Up Alt +Up Alt +Up
Duplicate and offset selection
Opt +Down Alt +Down Alt +Down
Duplicate and offset selection by 10 times**
Opt +Shift +Left Alt +Shift +Left Alt +Shift +Left
Duplicate and offset selection by 10 times**
Opt +Shift +Right Alt +Shift +Right Alt +Shift +Right
Duplicate and offset selection by 10 times**
Opt +Shift +Up Alt +Shift +Up Alt +Shift +Up
Duplicate and offset selection by 10 times**
Opt +Shift +Down Alt +Shift +Down Alt +Shift +Down
Move selection**
Left Left Left
Move selection**
Right Right Right
Move selection**
Up Up Up
Move selection**
Down Down Down
Move selection by 10th**
Shift +Cmd +Left Ctrl +Shift +Left Ctrl +Shift +Left
Move selection by 10th**
Shift +Cmd +Right Ctrl +Shift +Right Ctrl +Shift +Right
Move selection by 10th**
Shift +Cmd +Up Ctrl +Shift +Up Ctrl +Shift +Up
Move selection by 10th**
Shift +Cmd +Down Ctrl +Shift +Down Ctrl +Shift +Down
Move selection by 10 times**
Shift +Left Shift +Left Shift +Left
Move selection by 10 times**
Shift +Right Shift +Right Shift +Right
Move selection by 10 times**
Shift +Up Shift +Up Shift +Up
Move selection by 10 times**
Shift +Down Shift +Down Shift +Down
Select parent page item from document page
Shift +Cmd +Click Ctrl +Shift +Click
Select next object behind or in front
Cmd +Click Ctrl +Click
Select next object behind or in front
Opt +Cmd +Click Ctrl +Alt +Click
Select next or previous frame in story
Opt +Cmd +PageDown Ctrl +Alt +PageDown Ctrl +Alt +PageDown
Select next or previous frame in story
Opt +Cmd +PageUp Ctrl +Alt +PageUp Ctrl +Alt +PageUp
Select first or last frame in story
Opt +Shift +Cmd +PageDown Ctrl +Alt +Shift +PageDown Ctrl +Alt +Shift +PageDown
Select first or last frame in story
Opt +Shift +Cmd +PageUp Ctrl +Alt +Shift +PageUp Ctrl +Alt +Shift +PageUp
Transforming Objects 10 shortcuts
Duplicate and transform selection
Opt +Drag Alt +Drag
Display Transform tool dialog box
DoubleClick DoubleClick
Decrease scale by 1%
Cmd +, Ctrl +, Ctrl +,
Decrease scale by 5%
Opt +Cmd +, Ctrl +Alt +, Ctrl +Alt +,
Increase scale by 1%
Cmd +. Ctrl +. Ctrl +.
Increase scale by 5%
Opt +Cmd +. Ctrl +Alt +. Ctrl +Alt +.
Resize frame and content
Cmd +Drag Ctrl +Drag
Resize frame and content proportionately
Shift +Cmd +Drag Ctrl +Shift +Drag
Constrain proportion
Shift +Drag Shift +Drag
Switch image from High Quality Display to Fast Display
Opt +Shift +Cmd +Z Ctrl +Alt +Shift +Z Ctrl +Alt +Shift +Z
Editing Paths and Frames 6 shortcuts
Temporarily select Convert Direction Point tool
Opt +Shift +Cmd Ctrl +Alt
Temporarily select Convert Direction Point tool
Opt Ctrl +Alt
Temporarily switch between Add Anchor Point and Delete Anchor Point tool / Temporarily select Add Anchor Point tool
Opt Alt
Keep Pen tool selected when pointer is over path or anchor point
Shift Shift
Move anchor point and handles while drawing
Space Space Space
Display the Stroke panel
Cmd +F10 F10 F10
Tables 19 shortcuts
Move to next/previous cell
Tab Tab Tab
Move to next/previous cell
Shift +Tab Shift +Tab Shift +Tab
Move to first/last cell in column
Opt +PageUp Alt +PageUp Alt +PageUp
Move to first/last cell in column
Opt +PageDown Alt +PageDown Alt +PageDown
Move to first/last cell in row
Opt +Home Alt +Home Alt +Home
Move to first/last cell in row
Opt +End Alt +End Alt +End
Move to first/last row in frame
PageUp PageUp PageUp
Move to first/last row in frame
PageDown PageDown PageDown
Move up/down one cell
Up Up Up
Move up/down one cell
Down Down Down
Move left/right one cell
Left Left Left
Move left/right one cell
Right Right Right
Select cell above/below the current cell
Shift +Up Shift +Up Shift +Up
Select cell above/below the current cell
Shift +Down Shift +Down Shift +Down
Select cell to the right/left of the current cell
Shift +Right Shift +Right Shift +Right
Select cell to the right/left of the current cell
Shift +Left Shift +Left Shift +Left
Start row on next column
Enter Enter Enter
Start row on next frame
Shift +Enter Shift +Enter Shift +Enter
Toggle between text selection and cell selection
Esc Esc Esc
Finding and Changing Text 6 shortcuts
Insert selected text into Find What box
Cmd +F1 Ctrl +F1 Ctrl +F1
Insert selected text into Find What box and finds next
Shift +F1 Shift +F1 Shift +F1
Find next occurrence of Find What text
Shift +F2 Shift +F2 Shift +F2
Find next occurrence of Find What text
Opt +Cmd +F Ctrl +Alt +F Ctrl +Alt +F
Insert selected text into Change To box
Cmd +F2 Ctrl +F2 Ctrl +F2
Replace selection with Change To text
Cmd +F3 Ctrl +F3 Ctrl +F3
Working with Type 34 shortcuts
Bold (only for fonts with bold face)
Shift +Cmd +B Ctrl +Shift +B Ctrl +B
Italic (only for fonts with italic face)
Shift +Cmd +I Ctrl +Shift +I Ctrl +I
Normal
Shift +Cmd +Y Ctrl +Shift +Y Ctrl +Y
Underline
Shift +Cmd +U Ctrl +Shift +U Ctrl +U
Strikethrough
Ctrl +Shift +Cmd +/ Ctrl +Shift +/ Ctrl +/
All caps (on/off) / Asian language hyphenation
Shift +Cmd +K Ctrl +Shift +K Ctrl +K
Small caps (on/off) / Tate-chu-yoko setting
Shift +Cmd +H Ctrl +Shift +H Ctrl +H
Superscript
Shift +Cmd ++ Ctrl +Shift ++ Ctrl ++
Subscript
Opt +Shift +Cmd ++ Ctrl +Alt +Shift ++ Ctrl +Alt ++
Reset horizontal or vertical scale to 100% / Basic letter group setting or detail setting
Shift +Cmd +X Ctrl +Shift +X Ctrl +X
Reset horizontal or vertical scale to 100% / Basic letter group setting or detail setting
Opt +Shift +Cmd +X Ctrl +Alt +Shift +X Ctrl +Alt +X
Align left, right, or center
Shift +Cmd +L Ctrl +Shift +L Ctrl +L
Align left, right, or center
Shift +Cmd +R Ctrl +Shift +R Ctrl +R
Align left, right, or center
Shift +Cmd +C Ctrl +Shift +C Ctrl +C
Justify all lines / Align both ends or equal spacing
Shift +Cmd +F Ctrl +Shift +F Ctrl +F
Justify all lines / Align both ends or equal spacing
J J J
Increase or decrease point size*
Shift +Cmd +> Ctrl +Shift +> Ctrl +>
Increase or decrease point size*
Shift +Cmd +< Ctrl +Shift +< Ctrl +<
Increase or decrease point size by five times*
Opt +Shift +Cmd +> Ctrl +Alt +Shift +> Ctrl +Alt +>
Increase or decrease point size by five times*
Opt +Shift +Cmd +< Ctrl +Alt +Shift +< Ctrl +Alt +<
Increase or decrease leading (horizontal text)* / Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (vertical text)
Opt +Up Alt +Up Alt +Up
Increase or decrease leading (horizontal text)* / Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (vertical text)
Opt +Down Alt +Down Alt +Down
Increase or decrease leading (vertical text)* / Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (horizontal text)
Opt +Right Alt +Right Alt +Right
Increase or decrease leading (vertical text)* / Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (horizontal text)
Opt +Left Alt +Left Alt +Left
Increase or decrease leading by five times (horizontal text)* / Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (vertical text)
Opt +Cmd +Up Ctrl +Alt +Up Ctrl +Alt +Up
Increase or decrease leading by five times (horizontal text)* / Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (vertical text)
Opt +Cmd +Down Ctrl +Alt +Down Ctrl +Alt +Down
Increase or decrease leading by five times (vertical text)* / Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (horizontal text)
Opt +Cmd +Right Ctrl +Alt +Right Ctrl +Alt +Right
Increase or decrease leading by five times (vertical text)* / Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (horizontal text)
Opt +Cmd +Left Ctrl +Alt +Left Ctrl +Alt +Left
Auto leading
Opt +Shift +Cmd +A Ctrl +Alt +Shift +A Ctrl +Alt +A
Align to grid (on/off)
Opt +Shift +Cmd +G Ctrl +Alt +Shift +G Ctrl +Alt +G
Auto-hyphenate (on/off)
Opt +Shift +Cmd +H Ctrl +Alt +Shift +H Ctrl +Alt +H
Increase kerning between words*
Opt +Cmd +\ Ctrl +Alt +\ Ctrl +Alt +\
Decrease kerning between words*
Opt +Cmd +Delete Ctrl +Alt +Backspace Ctrl +Alt +Backspace
Clear all manual kerning and reset tracking to 0
Opt +Cmd +Q Ctrl +Alt +Q Ctrl +Alt +Q
XML 17 shortcuts
Expand/Collapse element
Right Right
Expand/Collapse element
Left Left
Expand/Collapse element and child elements
Opt +Right Alt +Right
Expand/Collapse element and child elements
Opt +Left Alt +Left
Extend XML selection up
Shift +Up Shift +Up
Extend XML selection down
Shift +Down Shift +Down
Move XML selection up
Up Up
Move XML selection down
Down Down
Scroll structure pane up one screen
PageUp PageUp
Scroll structure pane down one screen
PageDown PageDown
Select first XML node
Home Home
Select last XML node
End End
Extend selection to first XML node
Shift +Home Shift +Home
Extend selection to last XML node
Shift +End Shift +End
Go to previous validation error
Cmd +Left Ctrl +Left
Go to next validation error
Cmd +Right Ctrl +Right
Automatically tag text frames and tables
Opt +Shift +Cmd +F7 Ctrl +Alt +Shift +F7
Indexing 3 shortcuts
Open index entry dialog box
Cmd +7 Ctrl +7
Create proper name index entry (last name, first name)
Opt +Shift +Cmd +] Ctrl +Alt +Shift +]
Create index entry without dialog box (alphanumeric only)
Opt +Shift +Cmd +[ Ctrl +Alt +Shift +[
Panels 11 shortcuts
Delete without confirmation
Option-click Delete icon Alt-click Delete icon
Create item and set options
Option-click New button Alt-click New button
Apply value and keep focus on option
Shift +Enter Shift +Enter
Activate last-used option in last-used panel
Opt +Cmd +~ Ctrl +Alt +~
Select range of styles, layers, links, swatches, or library objects in a panel
Shift-click Shift-click
Select nonadjacent styles, layers, links, swatches, or library objects in a panel
Command-click Ctrl-click
Apply value and select next value
Tab Tab
Move focus to selected object, text, or window
Esc Esc
Stash a panel group
Option-drag any panel tab (in the group) to edge of window Alt-drag any panel tab (in the group) to edge of screen
Select item by name
Opt +Command-click in list and then use keyboard to select item by name Alt +Ctrl-click in list, and then use keyboard to select item by name
Open the Drop Shadow panel
Opt +Cmd +M Ctrl +Alt +M
Control Panel 19 shortcuts
Toggle focus to/from Control panel
Cmd +6 Ctrl +6
Toggle Character/Paragraph text attributes mode
Opt +Cmd +7 Ctrl +Alt +7
Change reference point when proxy has focus
Any key on the numeric keypad or keyboard numbers Any key on the numeric keypad or keyboard numbers
Display the pop-up menu that has focus
N/A Alt +Down
Open Units & Increments Preferences
Option-click Kerning icon Alt-click Kerning icon
Open the Text Frame Options dialog box
Option-click Number of Columns icon Alt-click Number Of Columns icon
Open the Move dialog box
Option-click X or Y icon Alt-click X or Y icon
Open the Rotate dialog box
Option-click Angle icon Alt-click Angle icon
Open the Scale dialog box
Option-click X or Y Scale icon Alt-click X or Y Scale icon
Open the Shear dialog box
Option-click Shear icon Alt-click Shear icon
Open Text Preferences
Option-click Superscript, Subscript, or Small Caps button Alt-click Superscript, Subscript, or Small Caps button
Open the Underline Options dialog box
Option-click Underline button Alt-click Underline button
Open the Strikethrough Options dialog box
Option-click Strikethrough button Alt-click Strikethrough button
Open the Grids Preferences
Option-click Align To Baseline Grid, or Do Not Align To Baseline Grid button Alt-click Align To Baseline Grid, or Do Not Align To Baseline Grid button
Open the Drop Caps & Nested Styles dialog box
Option-click Drop Cap Number Of Lines, or Drop Cap One Or More Characters icon Alt-click Drop Cap Number Of Lines, or Drop Cap One Or More Characters icon
Open the Justification dialog box
Option-click Leading icon Alt-click Leading icon
Open Named Grid dialog box
Double-click Named Grid icon Double-click Named Grid icon
Open New Named Grid Options dialog box
Option-click Named Grid icon Alt-click Named Grid icon
Open Frame Grid Options dialog box
Option-click Number of characters Horizontal, Number of Characters Vertical, Character Aki, Line Aki, Vertical Scale, Horizontal Scale, Grid View, Font Size, Number of Columns, or Column Gutter icon Alt-click Number of characters Horizontal, Number of Characters Vertical, Character Aki, Line Aki, Vertical Scale, Horizontal Scale, Grid View, Font Size, Number of Columns, or Column Gutter icon
Type Panels 5 shortcuts
Open Justification dialog box
Opt +Shift +Cmd +J Ctrl +Alt +Shift +J
Open Paragraph Rules dialog box
Opt +Cmd +J Ctrl +Alt +J
Open Keep Options dialog box
Opt +Cmd +K Ctrl +Alt +K
Activate Character panel
Cmd +T Ctrl +T
Activate Paragraph panel
Opt +Cmd +T Ctrl +Alt +T
Character and Paragraph Styles 6 shortcuts
Make character style definition match text
Opt +Shift +Cmd +C Ctrl +Alt +Shift +C
Make paragraph style definition match text
Opt +Shift +Cmd +R Ctrl +Alt +Shift +R
Change options without applying style
Opt +Shift +Command-double-click style Alt +Shift +Ctrl-double-click style
Remove style and local formatting
Option-click paragraph style name Alt-click paragraph style name
Clear overrides from paragraph style
Opt +Shift-click paragraph style name Alt +Shift-click paragraph style name
Show/hide Paragraph and Character Styles panels, respectively
Shift +Cmd +F11 +F11 Shift +F11 +F11
Tabs Panel 2 shortcuts
Activate Tabs panel
Shift +Cmd +T Ctrl +Shift +T
Switch between alignment options
Option-click tab Alt-click tab
Layers Panel 6 shortcuts
Select all objects on layer
Option-click layer Alt-click layer
Copy selection to new layer
Option-drag small square to new layer Alt-drag small square to new layer
Add new layer below selected layer
Command-click Create New Layer Ctrl-click Create New Layer
Add new layer to the top of the layer list
Shift +Command-click Create New Layer Shift +Ctrl-click Create New Layer
Add new layer to the top of the layer list and open New Layer dialog box
Opt +Cmd +Shift-click Create New Layer Alt +Shift +Ctrl-click Create New Layer
Add new layer and open New Layer dialog box
Option-click Create New Layer Alt-click Create New Layer
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