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Mac keyboard shortcuts for Adobe InCopy

Tools

  • Switch between Text tool and Note tool⇧ (shift) + esc Add →
  • Temporarily switch from Text tool to Note Tool⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift)Add →
  • Temporarily switch to Hand tool (Layout view)⌥ (option) + spacebar Add →
  • Temporarily switch to Zoom tool (Layout view)⌘ (command) + spacebar Add →
  • Temporarily switch to Zoom In tool (Layout view)⌘ (command) + spacebar Add →
  • Temporarily switch to Zoom Out tool (Layout view)⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + spacebar Add →

Navigation Shortcuts

  • Go to first/last page (Layout view)⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + pgup Add →
  • Go to previous/next page (Layout view)⇧ (shift) + pgup Add →
  • Move right/left one character→ Add →
  • Move up/down one line↑ Add →
  • Move right/left one word⌘ (command) + → Add →
  • Go to beginning of sentence forward/backward (Galley and Story views)⌘ (command) + ] Add →
  • Go to beginning/end of linehome Add →
  • Go to previous/next paragraph⌘ (command) + ↑ Add →
  • Go to next story (Galley view)⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ] Add →
  • Go to previous story (Galley view)⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + [ Add →
  • Go to beginning/end of story⌘ (command) + home Add →
  • Select one character to the right/left⇧ (shift) + → Add →
  • Select one word to the right/left⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + → Add →
  • Select to the start/end of the line⇧ (shift) + home Add →
  • Select current paragraph (Galley and Story views)⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + p Add →
  • Select sentence forward/backward (Galley and Story views)⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + → Add →
  • Select one line above/below⇧ (shift) + ↑ Add →
  • Select one paragraph before/after⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ↑ Add →
  • Select to beginning/end of story⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + home Add →
  • Delete word in front of insertion point (Galley and Story views)⌘ (command) + ⌫ Add →
  • Delete current sentence (Galley and Story views)⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌫ Add →
  • Delete current paragraph (Galley and Story views)⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌫ Add →
  • Recompose all stories⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option)Add →
  • Toggle current and previous view⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + 2 Add →
  • Go to Next window⌘ (command) + f6 Add →
  • Go to Previous window⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + f6 Add →
  • Scroll up/down one screenpgup Add →
  • Go to first/last spread⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + pgup Add →
  • Go to first previous/ next spread⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + pgup Add →
  • Fit selection in window⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + = Add →
  • Increase screen to 50%/ 200%/400%⌘ (command) + 5 Add →
  • Access view percent field⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + 5 Add →

Moving and Transforming Graphics

  • Increase/Decrease size/scale by 1%⌘ (command) + . Add →
  • Increase/Decrease size/scale by 5%⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + . Add →
  • Move selectionarrow keys Add →
  • Move selection by 1/10th⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + arrow keys Add →
  • Move selection by 10 times⇧ (shift) + arrow keys Add →

Working with Text

  • Enables the Position tool in textesc Add →
  • Normal horizontal scale⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + x Add →
  • Normal vertical scale⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + x Add →
  • Increase/Decrease text point size⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + > Add →
  • Increase/Decrease text point size five times⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + > Add →
  • Increase/Decrease leading (horizontal text)⌥ (option) + ↑ Add →
  • Increase/Decrease leading (vertical text)⌥ (option) + → Add →
  • Increase/Decrease leading five times (horizontal text)⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ↑ Add →
  • Increase/Decrease leading five times (vertical text)⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + → Add →
  • Auto leading⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + a Add →
  • Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking⌥ (option) + → Add →
  • Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking five times⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + → Add →
  • Reset all manual kerning preferences (reset track to 0)⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + q Add →
  • Increase/Decrease baseline shift (horizontal text)⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ↑ Add →
  • Increase/Decrease baseline shift (vertical text)⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + → Add →
  • Increase/Decrease baseline shift five times (horizontal text)⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ↑ Add →
  • Increase/Decrease word space kerning⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + \ Add →
  • Increase/Decrease word space kerning five times⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + \ Add →
  • Align text left/center/right⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + l Add →
  • Justify with last line aligned left⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + j Add →
  • Justify all lines⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + f Add →
  • Insert right indent tab⇧ (shift) + ⇥ Add →
  • Update missing font list⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift)Add →
  • Toggle typographer’s quotes preference⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ' Add →

Working with Types

  • Open Justification dialog box⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + j Add →
  • Open Keep Options dialog box⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + k Add →
  • Open Paragraph Rules dialog box⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + j Add →
  • Redefine character style⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + c Add →
  • Open Drop Caps and Nested Styles dialog box⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + r Add →
  • Redefine paragraph style⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + r Add →
  • Toggle all caps (on/off)⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + k Add →
  • Toggle small caps (on/off)⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + l Add →
  • Superscript⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + = Add →
  • Subscript⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + = Add →
  • Underline⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + u Add →
  • Strikethrough⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift)Add →
  • Bold⌘ (command) + b Add →
  • Italic⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + i Add →
  • Normal⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + y Add →
  • Toggle align to grid (on/off)⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + g Add →
  • Toggle auto-hyphenate (on/off)⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + h Add →

Find and Replace

  • Insert selected text into Find What box⌘ (command) + f1 Add →
  • Insert selected text into Find What box and find next⇧ (shift) + f1 Add →
  • Replace selected text with Change To text⌘ (command) + f3 Add →
  • Replace selected text with Change To text and find next⇧ (shift) + f3 Add →
  • Insert selected text into Replace box⌘ (command) + f2 Add →

Tables

  • Clear cell⌫ Add →
  • Move to next cell⇥ Add →
  • Move to previous cell⇧ (shift) + ⇥ Add →
  • Move up/down through table cells↑ Add →
  • Move to first/last cell in column⌥ (option) + pgup Add →
  • Move to first/last cell in row⌥ (option) + home Add →
  • Move to first/last row in framepgup Add →
  • Select cells above/below⇧ (shift) + ↑ Add →
  • Select cells to the right/left⇧ (shift) + → Add →

Type Panel and Dialog Boxes

  • Open Justification dialog box⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + j Add →
  • Open Paragraph Rules dialog box⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + j Add →
  • Open Keep Options dialog box⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + k Add →
  • Activate Character panel⌘ (command) + t Add →
  • Activate Paragraph panel⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + t Add →

Character and Paragraph Styles

  • Make character style definition match textselect text and press shift  + ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + c Add →
  • Make paragraph style definition match textselect text and press shift  + ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + r Add →
  • Show/hide Paragraph and Character Styles panels, respectively⌘ (command) + f11 Add →

Thesaurus

  • Load word⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + 5 Add →
  • Look up word⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + 6 Add →
  • Change word⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + 7 Add →

Working with XML

  • Expand/Collapse element→ Add →
  • Expand/Collapse element and child elements⌥ (option) + → Add →
  • Extend XML selection up/down⇧ (shift) + ↑ Add →
  • Move XML selection up/down↑ Add →
  • Scroll structure pane up/down one screenpgup Add →
  • Select first/last XML nodehome Add →
  • Extend selection to first/last XML node⇧ (shift) + home Add →
  • Go to previous/next validation error⌘ (command) + ← Add →
  • Automatically tag text frames and tables⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + f7 Add →

Other Shortcuts

  • Close current document⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + w Add →
  • Close all documents⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + w Add →
  • Save all documents⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + s Add →
  • Expand all stories⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + z Add →
  • Collapse all stories⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + z Add →
  • Show/Hide all toolbars and panels⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇥ Add →
  • New default document⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + n Add →
  • Display Links panel⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + d Add →
  • Activate last-used field in panel⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ` Add →
  • Update beginning to cursor info⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + 6 Add →
  • Update copyfit progress info⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + 8 Add →
  • Update cursor to end info⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + 7 Add →
  • Update selection info⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + 5 Add →
  • Update whole story info⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + 4 Add →
  • Force redraw⇧ (shift) + f5 Add →
  • Toggle units⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + u Add →
  • New text macro⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + f8 Add →
  • Edit text macro⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + f8 Add →
  • Insert macro text⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + f8 Add →

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