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Adobe InDesign shortcuts for Mac

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Mac keyboard shortcuts for Adobe InDesign

Efficient Zoom & Pan

  • Drag mouse to Zoom⌘ (command) + spacebar Add →
  • Fit Page in view⌘ (command) + 0 Add →
  • Fit Spread in View⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + 0 Add →
  • Zoom in/Zoom out⌘ (command)Add →

Formatting Shortcuts

  • Decrease/Increase font size⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + < Add →
  • Adjust Leading size⌥ (option) + ↑ Add →
  • Flush Left⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + l Add →
  • Flush Right⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + r Add →
  • CReturn⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + c Add →
  • Justify⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + j Add →
  • Bold⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + b Add →
  • Italic⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + i Add →
  • Underline⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + u Add →
  • Tracking⌥ (option) + ← Add →
  • Kerning⌥ (option) + → Add →
  • Adjust baseline shift⇧ (shift) + ⌥ (option) + ↑ Add →

Panels

File Menu Shortcuts

  • New File⌘ (command) + n Add →
  • Open File⌘ (command) + o Add →
  • Close window⌘ (command) + w Add →
  • Open in bridge⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + o Add →
  • Place⌘ (command) + d Add →
  • Save⌘ (command) + s Add →
  • Save As⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + s Add →
  • Print⌘ (command) + p Add →
  • Page Setup⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + p Add →
  • Package⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌥ (option) + p Add →
  • Quit Application⌘ (command) + q Add →
  • Export⌘ (command) + e Add →

Edit Menu shortcuts

  • Undo⌘ (command) + z Add →
  • Redo⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + z Add →
  • Copy⌘ (command) + c Add →
  • Cut⌘ (command) + x Add →
  • Paste⌘ (command) + v Add →
  • Paste Without formatting⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + v Add →
  • Select all⌘ (command) + a Add →
  • Deselect All⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + a Add →
  • Find/Change⌘ (command) + f Add →
  • Find Next⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + f Add →
  • Check Spelling⌘ (command) + i Add →
  • Preferences⌘ (command) + k Add →
  • Paste in Place⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌥ (option) + v Add →
  • Paste Into⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + v Add →
  • Duplicate⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌥ (option) + d Add →
  • Edit in Story Editor⌘ (command) + y Add →
  • Check Out⌘ (command) + f9 Add →
  • Check In⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + f9 Add →
  • Update Content⌘ (command) + f5 Add →
  • Quick apply⌘ (command) + return Add →

Layout Menu Shortcuts

  • Go to Page⌘ (command) + j Add →
  • Add Page⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + p Add →
  • Previous/Next Spread⌥ (option) + pgup Add →

Type Menu Shortcuts

  • Tabs⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + t Add →
  • Glyphs⇧ (shift) + ⌥ (option) + f11 Add →
  • Forced link break⇧ (shift) + return Add →
  • Hidden Characters⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + i Add →

Object Menu shortcuts

  • Transform again⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + 4 Add →
  • Group⌘ (command) + g Add →
  • Ungroup⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + g Add →
  • Compound Path⌘ (command) + 8 Add →
  • Drop Shadow⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + m Add →
  • CReturn Content⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + e Add →
  • Fill frame proportionlly⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌥ (option) + c Add →
  • Bring front⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + [ Add →
  • Send back⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ] Add →
  • Text Frame Options⌘ (command) + b Add →

View Menu Shortcuts

  • Smart Guides⌘ (command) + u Add →
  • Guides⌘ (command) + ; Add →
  • High Quality Display⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + h Add →
  • Text Threads⌘ (command) + ⌥ (option) + y Add →
  • Frame edges⌘ (command) + h Add →
  • Rulers⌘ (command) + r Add →
  • Actual Size⌘ (command) + 1 Add →
  • 200% size⌘ (command) + 2 Add →
  • 400% size⌘ (command) + 4 Add →
  • 50% size⌘ (command) + 5 Add →
  • Set Presentation background to blackb Add →
  • Set Presentation background to grayg Add →
  • Set Presentation background to whitew Add →
  • Show Cyan plate⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌥ (option) + 1 Add →
  • Show Magenta plate⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌥ (option) + 2 Add →
  • Show Yellow plate⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌥ (option) + 3 Add →
  • Show Black Plate⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌥ (option) + 4 Add →
  • Show 1st spot plate⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌥ (option) + 5 Add →
  • Show 2nd spot plate⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌥ (option) + 6 Add →
  • Show 3rd spot plate⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌥ (option) + 7 Add →
  • Show All Plates⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌥ (option) + ' Add →

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