InDesign CS3 Default ShortcutsMacintosh

Application Menu

Preferences: General...

Edit Menu

Check In
Check In All
Check Out
Clear
Copy
Cut
Deselect All
Duplicate
Edit in Story Editor
Find Next
Find/Change...
Paste
Paste Into
Paste in Place
Paste without Formatting
Quick Apply...
Redo
Select All
Spelling: Check Spelling...
Step and Repeat...
Undo
Update Content

File Menu

Browse...
Close
Document Setup...
Export...
File Info...
New: Document...
Open...
Place...
Preflight...
Print...
Save
Save As...
Save a Copy...

C-K
C-shift-F
C-option-shift-F
C-F

delete
C-C
C-X
C-shift-A
C-option-shift-D
C-Y
C-option-F
C-F
C-V
C-option-V
C-option-shift-V
C-shift-V
C-return
C-shift-Z
C-A
C-I
C-option-U
C-Z
C-ctrl-F
C-option-O
C-W
C-option-P
C-E
C-option-shift-I
C-N
C-O
C-D
C-option-shift-F
C-P
C-S
C-shift-S
C-option-S

Help Menu

InDesign Help...

Layout Menu

First Page
Go Back
Go Forward
Go to Page...
Last Page
Next Page
Next Spread
Pages: Add Page
Previous Page
Previous Spread

Help
C-shift-page up
C-page up
C-page down
C-J
C-shift-page down

Shift-page down
Opt-page down
C-shift-P
Shift-page up
Opt-page up

Notes Menu

Notes Mode

Object Editing

Decrease size / scale by %

Decrease size / scale by %
Increase size / scale by %
Increase size / scale by %
Nudge down
Nudge down /
Nudge down / duplicate
Nudge down duplicate
Nudge down x

C-F
C-,
C-option-,
C-.
C-option-.

C-shift-
C-option-shift-

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shift-

Nudge down x duplicate

Nudge left
Nudge left /
Nudge left / duplicate
Nudge left duplicate
Nudge left x
Nudge left x duplicate
Nudge right
Nudge right /
Nudge right / duplicate
Nudge right duplicate
Nudge right x
Nudge right x duplicate
Nudge up
Nudge up /
Nudge up / duplicate
Nudge up duplicate
Nudge up x
Nudge up x duplicate
Select all guides

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option-shift-

C-shift-
C-option-shift-
option-
shift-
option-shift-

C-shift-
C-option-shift-
option-
shift-
option-shift-

C-shift-
C-option-shift-
option-
shift-
option-shift-
C-option-G

Object Menu

Arrange: Bring Forward

C-]
Arrange: Bring to Front
C-shift-]
Arrange: Send Backward
C-[
Arrange: Send to Back
C-shift-[
Clipping Path: Options...
C-option-shift-K
Compound: Make Compound Path
C-
Compound: Release Compound Path
C-option-shift-
Effects: Drop Shadow...
C-option-M
Fitting: Center Content
C-shift-E
Fitting: Fill Frame Proportionally
C-option-shift-C
Fitting: Fit Content Proportionally
C-option-shift-E
Fitting: Fit Content to Frame
C-option-E
Fitting: Fit Frame to Content
C-option-C
Group
C-G
Lock Position
C-L
Select: First Object Above
C-option-shift-]
Select: Last Object Below
C-option-shift-[
Select: Next Object Above
C-option-]
Select: Next Object Below
C-option-[
Text Frame Options...
C-B
Transform Again: Transform Again
C-option-
Transform Again: Transform Sequence Again C-option-
Transform: Move...
C-shift-M
Ungroup
C-shift-G
Unlock Position
C-option-L

Panel Menus

Character Styles: Redefine Style

C-option-shift-C
Character: All Caps
C-shift-K
Character: Small Caps
C-shift-H
Character: Strikethrough
C-shift-/
Character: Subscript
C-option-shift-=
Character: Superscript
C-shift-=
Character: Underline
C-shift-U
Index: Add new index entry
C-option-shift-[
Index: Add new index entry (reversed)
C-option-shift-]
Index: New Cross-reference...
C-U
Pages: Override All Master Page Items
C-option-shift-L
Paragraph Styles: Redefine Style
C-option-shift-R
Paragraph: Drop Caps and Nested Styles...
C-option-R
Paragraph: Justification...
C-option-shift-J
Paragraph: Keep Options...
C-option-K
Paragraph: Paragraph Rules...
C-option-J
Tags: Autotag
C-option-shift-F

Structure Navigation (XML Selection)

Collapse element
Collapse element and child elements
Expand element
Expand element and child elements
Extend XML selection down
Extend XML selection up
Move XML selection down
Move XML selection up
Scroll structure pane down one screen
Scroll structure pane up one screen
Select first XML node
Select last XML node
Select through first XML node
Select through last XML node
View next validation error
View previous validation error

tables Menu

Cell Options: Text...

Delete: Column
Delete: Row
Insert table...
Insert: Column...
Insert: Row...
Select: Cell
Select: Column
Select: Row
Select: table
table Options: table Setup...

Text and tables

Align center
Align force justify
Align justify
Align left
Align right
Align to baseline grid
Apply bold
Apply italic
Apply normal
Auto leading
Auto-hyphenate on/off
Decrease baseline shift
Decrease baseline shift x
Decrease kerning/tracking
Decrease kerning/tracking x
Decrease leading
Decrease leading x
Decrease point size
Decrease point size x
Decrease word space
Decrease word space x
Delete one character to the left
Delete one character to the right
Delete one word to the left
Delete one word to the right
Find Next
Increase baseline shift
Increase baseline shift x
Increase kerning/tracking
Increase kerning/tracking x
Increase leading
Increase leading x
Increase point size
Increase point size x
Increase word space
Increase word space x

option-

option-
shift-
shift-

page down
page up
home
end
shift-home
shift-end
C-
C-
C-option-B

shift-delete
C-delete
C-option-shift-T
C-option-
C-
C-/
C-option-
C-
C-option-A
C-option-shift-B
C-shift-C
C-shift-F
C-shift-J
C-shift-L
C-shift-R
C-option-shift-G
C-shift-B
C-shift-I
C-shift-Y
C-option-shift-A
C-option-shift-H

option-shift-
C-option-shift-

option-
C-option-

option-
C-option-
C-shift-,
C-option-shift-,
C-option-delete
C-option-shift-delete

delete
shift-delete
C-delete
C-Del
shift-F
option-shift-
C-option-shift-
option-
C-option-
option-
C-option-
C-shift-.
C-option-shift-.
C-option-\
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Load Find and Find Next instance
shift-F
Load Find with selected text
C-F
Load Replace with selected text
C-F
Move Down, Left, Right, Up
, , ,
Move to First Cell in Column
option-page up
Move to First Cell in Row
option-home
Move to First Row in Frame
page up
Move to Last Cell in Column
option-page down
Move to Last Cell in Row
option-end
Move to Last Row in Frame
page down
Move to Next Cell
tab
Move to Previous Cell
shift-tab
Move to beginning of story
C-home
Move to end of story
C-end
Move to the end of the line
end
Move to the left one word
C-
Move to the next paragraph
C-
Move to the previous paragraph
C-
Move to the right one word
C-
Move to the start of the line
home
Normal horizontal text scale
C-shift-X
Normal vertical text scale
C-option-shift-X
Recompose all stories
C-option-/
Replace with Change To text
C-F
Replace with Change To text and Find Next
shift-F
Reset kerning and tracking
C-option-Q
Select Cells Above
shift-
Select Cells Below
shift-
Select Cells to the Left
shift-
Select Cells to the Right
shift-
Select line
C-shift-\
Select one character to the left
shift-
Select one character to the right
shift-
Select one line above
shift-
Select one line below
shift-
Select one paragraph before
C-shift-
Select one paragraph forward
C-shift-
Select one word to the left
C-shift-
Select one word to the right
C-shift-
Select to beginning of story
C-shift-home
Select to end of story
C-shift-end
Select to the end of the line
shift-end
Select to the start of the line
shift-home
Start Row on Next Column
enter
Start Row on Next Frame
shift-enter
Toggle Cell/Text Selection
esc
Toggle Typographers Quotes Preference C-option-shift-
Update missing font list
C-option-shift-/

Tools

Add Anchor Point Tool

Apply Color
Apply Gradient
Apply None
Apply default fill and stroke colors
Button Tool
Convert Direction Point Tool
Delete Anchor Point Tool
Direct Selection Tool
Ellipse Tool
Eyedropper Tool
Free Transform Tool
Gradient Feather Tool
Gradient Swatch Tool
Hand Tool
Line Tool
Measure Tool
Pen Tool

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,
.
/, Num /
D
B
shift-C
A
L
I
E
shift-G
G
H
\
K
P

Pencil Tool
Position Tool
Rectangle Frame Tool
Rectangle Tool
Rotate Tool
Scale Tool
Scissors Tool
Selection Tool
Shear Tool
Swap fill and stroke activation
Swap fill and stroke colors
Toggle Text and Object Control
Toggle view setting between default and preview
Type Tool
Type on a Path Tool
Zoom Tool

2
N
shift-A
F
M
R
S
C
V, esc
O
X
shift-X
J
W
T
shift-T
Z

Type Menu

Create Outlines
C-shift-O
Create outlines without deleting text
C-option-shift-O
Insert Break Character: Column Break
enter
Insert Break Character: Forced Line Break
shift-return
Insert Break Character: Frame Break
shift-enter
Insert Break Character: Page Break
C-enter
Insert Special Character:
Hyphens and Dashes: Em Dash
option-shift-
Hyphens and Dashes: En Dash
option-
Hyphens and Dashes: Discretionary Hyphen C-shift-
Hyphens and Dashes: Nonbreaking Hyphen C-option-
Markers: Current Page Number
C-option-shift-N
Other: Indent to Here
C-\
Other: Right Indent tab
shift-tab
Quotation Marks: Double Left ()
option-[
Quotation Marks: Double Right ()
option-shift-[
Quotation Marks: Single Left ()
option-]
Quotation Marks: Single Right ()
option-shift-]
Quotation Marks: Straight Double (")
shift-ctrl-
Quotation Marks: Straight Single (')
ctrl-
Symbols: Bullet Character
option-
Symbols: Copyright Symbol
option-G
Symbols: Ellipsis
option-;
Symbols: Registered Trademark ()
option-R
Symbols: Trademark ()
option-
Insert White Space: Em Space
C-shift-M
Insert White Space: En Space
C-shift-N
Insert White Space: Nonbreaking Space
C-option-X
Insert White Space: Thin Space
C-option-shift-M
Show/Hide Hidden Characters
C-option-I
Tabs
C-shift-T

View Menu

Actual Size
C-
Display Perf.: Clear Object-Level Display Settings C-shift-F
Display Performance: Fast Display
C-option-shift-Z
Display Performance: High Quality Display C-option-ctrl-H
Display Performance: Typical Display
C-option-Z
Entire Pasteboard
C-option-shift-
Fit Page in Window
C-
Fit Spread in Window
C-option-
Grids & Guides: Lock Guides
C-option-;
Grids & Guides: Show Baseline Grid
C-option-
Grids & Guides: Show Document Grid
C-
Grids & Guides: Show Guides
C-;
Grids & Guides: Snap to Document Grid
C-shift-
Grids & Guides: Snap to Guides
C-shift-;
Hide Frame Edges
C-ctrl-H
Overprint Preview
C-option-shift-Y
Show Rulers
C-R

Show Text Threads

Structure: Show Structure
Zoom In
Zoom Out

C-option-Y
C-option-
C-=, C-num +
C--, C-num -

Views, Navigation

% size
C-
% size
C-
% size
C-
Access zoom percentage box
C-option-
Activate last-used field in panel
C-option-`
Close all
C-option-shift-W
Close document
C-shift-W
First Spread
home, option-shift-page up
Fit Selection in Window
C-option-=
Force redraw
shift-F
Go to first frame in thread
C-option-shift-page up
Go to last frame in thread
C-option-shift-page down
Go to next frame in thread
C-option-page down
Go to previous frame in thread
C-option-page up
Last Spread
end, option-shift-page down
New default document
C-option-N
Open/Close all panels in side tabs
C-option-tab
Save all
C-option-shift-S
Scroll down one screen
page down, page down
Scroll up one screen
page up, page up
Show st spot plate
C-option-shift-
Show nd spot plate
C-option-shift-
Show rd spot plate
C-option-shift-
Show Black plate
C-option-shift-
Show Cyan plate
C-option-shift-
Show Magenta plate
C-option-shift-
Show Yellow plate
C-option-shift-
Show all plates
C-option-shift-`
Show/Hide all panels
tab
Show/Hide all panels except toolbox
shift-tab
Suppress overrides (view optimized)
shift-esc
Toggle Character & Para. Modes in Control Panel C-option-
Toggle Keyboard Focus in Control Panel
C-
Toggle Measurement System
C-option-shift-U
Toggle between current and previous views
C-option-

Window Menu

Arrange: Minimize
Automation: Scripts
Color
Control
Effects
Info
Layers
Links
Object & Layout: Align
Object Styles
Output: Separations Preview
Pages
Stroke
Swatches
Text Wrap
Type & tables: Character
Type & tables: Character Styles
Type & tables: Glyphs
Type & tables: Index
Type & tables: Paragraph
Type & tables: Paragraph Styles
Type & tables: table

C-M
C-option-F

F
C-option-
C-shift-F

F
F
C-shift-D
shift-F
C-F
shift-F
C-F, F
C-F, F
F
C-option-W
C-T
C-shift-F, shift-F
option-shift-F
shift-F
C-option-T
C-F, F
shift-F

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