Adjust Font Size | |
Increase by Increment (set in Preferences) | Cmd-Shift-> |
Decrease by Increment | Cmd-Shift-< |
(add Option to the above keystrokes to make them Increment x 5) | |
Adjust Leading | |
Increase by Increment (set in Preferences) | Option-down arrow |
Decrease by Increment | Option-up arrow |
(add Cmd to the above keystrokes to make them Increment x 5) | |
Revert to Auto Leading | Cmd-Option-Shift-A |
Adjust Kerning / Tracking & Word Spacing |
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Increase by Increment (set in Preferences) | Option-right arrow |
Decrease by Increment | Option-left arrow |
(add Cmd to the above keystrokes to make them Increment x 5) | |
Increase between words | Cmd-Option-Shift-\ |
Decrease between words | Cmd-Option-Shift-Delete |
Clear all manual kerning, tracking, and word spacing | Cmd-Option-Q |
Adjust Baseline Shift | |
Move Up by Increment (set in Preferences) | Option-Shift-up arrow |
Move Down by Increment | Option-Shift-down arrow |
(add Cmd to the above keystrokes to make them Increment x 5) | |
Scaling Pictures |
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Make sure the picture content is selected (not the frame that it’s inside). | |
Scale 5% Bigger | Cmd-Opt-> |
Scale 5% Smaller | Cmd-Opt-< |
Scale 1% Bigger | Cmd-> |
Scale 1% Smaller | Cmd-< |
Fitting Content & Pictures |
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Fit Content Proportionally | Cmd-Opt-Shift-E |
Fill Frame Proportionally | Cmd-Opt-Shift-C |
Center Content | Cmd-Shift-E |
Fit Frame to Content | Cmd-Opt-C |
Nudging Objects | |
Move by Increment (set in Preferences) | Any arrow key |
Move by Increment x 10 | Shift-any arrow key |
Move by Increment x 1/10 | Cmd-Shift-any arrow key |
Flowing Text |
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Multi-Page Autoflow (creates additional pages) | Shift-click |
Semi-autoflow (keeps text in cursor so you can continue flowing) | Option-click |
Fixed-Page Autoflow (does not create additional pages) | Shift-Option-click |
Styling Text & Working with Styles |
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Bold | Cmd-Shift-B |
Italic | Cmd-Shift-I |
Normal | Cmd-Shift-Y |
All Caps | Cmd-Shift-K |
Edit Style Sheet without Applying it | Cmd-Option-Shift-Double click style |
Redefine a Paragraph Style | Cmd-Opt-Shift-R |
Redefine a Character Style | Cmd-Opt-Shift-C |
Working with Paragraph Styles |
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To remove local formatting (non Style changes) | Opt-click Style Name |
To remove local formatting and Character Styles | Opt-Shift-click Style Name |
Working with Master Pages | |
Override a single master page item on a document page | Cmd-Shift-click it |
Override several master page items | Cmd-Shift-drag a marquee over them |
Override all master page items on pages selected in Pages panel | Cmd-Opt-Shift-L |
Insert Special Characters |
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Indent to Here | Cmd-\ |
Right Indent Tab | Shift-Tab |
Discretionary Hyphen | Cmd-Shift-hyphen (-) |
Nonbreaking Hyphen | Cmd-Opt-hyphen (-) |
Type in Single Straight Quote (Foot Mark) | Ctrl-‘ |
Type in Double Straight Quote (Inch Mark) | Ctrl-Shift-‘ |
Current Page Number (Auto Page Numbering) | Cmd-Opt-Shift-N |
Insert White Space |
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Em space | Cmd-Shift-M |
En space | Cmd-Shift-N |
Nonbreaking space | Cmd-Opt-X |
Thin space | Cmd-Opt-Shift-M |
Insert Break Characters |
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Column Break | Enter (on keypad) |
Frame Break | Shift-Enter (on keypad) |
Page Break | Cmd-Enter (on keypad) |
Forced Line Break (or “soft return”) | Shift-Return |
Moving Text Cursor |
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Move cursor to beginning or end of line | Home or End |
Move cursor one word to the left/right | Cmd-Left/right arrow |
Move cursor to Previous paragraph | Cmd-Up Arrow |
Move cursor to Next paragraph | Cmd-Down Arrow |
Selecting & Working with Text | |
Leave Text Frame and switch to Selection tool | Esc |
Select from cursor to beginning or end of line | Shift-Home or Shift-End |
Select from cursor to end of story | Cmd-Shift-End |
Select from cursor to beginning of story | Cmd-Shift-Home |
Select whole word | Double-click |
Select line | Cmd-Shift-\ (or Triple-click) |
Select one word to the left/right | Cmd-Shift-Left/Right arrow |
Navigating & Scrolling Through Documents |
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Scroll using Hand tool | Option-Spacebar-Drag |
Go to the First Page | Cmd-Shift-Page Up |
Go to the Last Page | Cmd-Shift-Page Down |
Go to Page (then type in page number) | Cmd-J |
Switch between open Documents | Cmd-tilde(~) |
Zooming | |
Get the Zoom in tool without selecting it | Hold Cmd then Space |
Get the Zoom out tool without selecting it | Hold Cmd then Space and Option |
Zoom In or Out | Cmd-plus(+) or Cmd-minus(–) |
Fit Page in Window | Cmd-0 (zero) |
Fit Spread in Window | Cmd-Option-0 (zero) |
Access zoom percentage box (so you can enter a zoom level) | Cmd-Opt-5 |
Toggle between current and previous zoom levels | Cmd-Opt-2 |
Find / Change |
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Insert selected text into Find What box | Cmd-F1 |
Insert selected text into Find What box and then Find Next instance | Shift-F1 |
Find the next occurrence of Find What text | Shift-F2 or Cmd-Option-F |
Insert selected text into Change To box | Cmd-F2 |
Replace selected text with Change To text | Cmd-F3 |
Replace selected text with Change To text and Find Next | Shift-F3 |
Working with Panels | |
Highlight the first option in the Control panel | Cmd-6 |
Toggle Control panel between Character & Paragraph options | Cmd-Opt-7 |
Apply a value but keep it highlighted in panel | Shift-Return |
Show/Hide all Panels including Toolbox | Tab (while not in a text frame) |
Show/Hide all Panels except the Toolbox | Shift-Tab (while not in a text frame) |
Expand/Collapse Panel Stacks | Cmd-Opt-Tab (while not in a text frame) |
Create new (style, swatches, etc) & display options dialog | Opt-click New button |
Working with Dialog Boxes |
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Rotate down through section of options displayed on the left | Page Down |
Rotate up through section of options displayed on the left | Page Up |
Jump to section of options displayed on the left | Cmd-1 for 1st, Cmd-2 for 2nd, etc. |
Choose Yes, No, Don’t Save, or Save | Y, N, D, or S |
Miscellaneous Good Stuff |
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Select frame hidden behind another | Hold Cmd and keep clicking frame stack |
Increase/decrease a value in a field | Click in field, press up/down arrow |
Tabs panel: Move Left Indent (triangle) without moving First Line Indent | Hold Shift while dragging the (bottom) triangle |
Select all Guides | Cmd-Opt-G |
Select an Individual Table Cell | With Type tool, click in cell and hit Esc |
Quick Apply | Press Cmd-Return. Then start typing a style name, menu item, text variable, etc. Then press Return to apply. |
Sort Menus Alphabetically | Hold Cmd-Opt-Shift and click on Menu |
Toggle Typographer’s Quotes preference | Cmd-Opt-Shift-‘ |
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