Useful InDesign keyboard shortcuts
Selection tool (V)
-selects text and graphics frames; works with an object using its bounding box.
Direct Selection
tool (A) -selects the contents of a frame (placed graphic); or works directly
with editable objects (paths, rectangles, or type converted to a text outline).
| MAC | WIN | |||||||||
| Text Size (select text first) | ||||||||||
| Increase text size |  Shift
+  Cmd + >
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Shift + Crtl + > | ||||||||
| Decrease text size | Shift
+ Cmd + < |
Shift + Crtl + < | ||||||||
| Show/Hide Palettes | ||||||||||
| Control Panel |  Option
+ Cmd + 6 |
Alt + Crtl + 6 | ||||||||
| All palettes | Tab | Tab | ||||||||
| Character Palette | Cmd
+ T |
Ctrl + T | ||||||||
| Paragraph Palette | Cmd
+ M |
Ctrl + M | ||||||||
| Text Frame Option | Cmd
+ B |
Ctrl + B | ||||||||
| Insert special characters and symbols (glyphs) | Type > Glyphs | Type > Glyphs | ||||||||
| Save workspace (placement of palettes, etc.) | Window > Workspace | Window > Workspace | ||||||||
| Fill and Stroke -on Tool Palette | ||||||||||
| Toggle between Fill and Stroke | X | X | ||||||||
| Exchange Fill and Stroke | Shift
+ X |
Shift + X | ||||||||
| Default black stroke and transparent fill | D | D | ||||||||
| View Size | ||||||||||
| fit page | Cmd
+ 0 |
Ctrl + 0 | ||||||||
| 100% | Cmd
+ 1 |
Ctrl + 1 | ||||||||
| 200% | Cmd
+ 2 |
Ctrl + 2 | ||||||||
| 400% | Cmd
+ 4 |
Ctrl + 4 | ||||||||
| 50% | Cmd
+ 5 |
Ctrl + 5 | ||||||||
| Rulers | ||||||||||
| change ruler units of measure | hold  Crtl
+ click horizontal rule |
right-click horizontal rule | ||||||||
| Show/hide rulers | Cmd + R | Ctrl + R | ||||||||
| Show/hide guides | Cmd + ; | Ctrl + ; | ||||||||
| Units of Measure (72 points = 6 picas = 1 inch) | ||||||||||
| change ruler units of measure | hold Crtl
+ click horizontal rule |
right-click horizontal rule | ||||||||
| Frames | ||||||||||
| Constrain frame to square or circle | Shift + drag marquee | Shift + drag marquee | ||||||||
| Draw frame from center | Option (Alt) + drag marquee | Alt + drag marquee | ||||||||
| Show/hide frame edges | Cmd + H | Ctrl + H | ||||||||
| misc. | ||||||||||
| Show contextual menus | Ctrl + click mouse | right-click mouse | ||||||||
| key symbols |
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