InDesign CS4 Default ShortcutsWindows

File Menu
New: Document... New default document Open... Browse in Bridge... Close Close all open documents Save Save As... Save all Save a Copy... Place... Export... Document Setup... File Info... Package... Print... Exit ctrl-N ctrl-alt-N ctrl-O ctrl-alt-O ctrl-W ctrl-alt-shift-W ctrl-S ctrl-shift-S ctrl-alt-shift-S ctrl-alt-S ctrl-D ctrl-E ctrl-alt-P ctrl-alt-shift-I ctrl-alt-shift-P ctrl-P ctrl-Q ctrl-Z ctrl-shift-Z delete ctrl-X ctrl-C ctrl-V ctrl-alt-V ctrl-alt-shift-V ctrl-shift-V ctrl-alt-shift-D ctrl-alt-U ctrl-A ctrl-shift-A ctrl-shift-F9 ctrl-alt-shift-F9 ctrl-F9 ctrl-F5 ctrl-Y ctrl-enter ctrl-F ctrl-alt-F ctrl-I ctrl-K ctrl-shift-P shift-page up ctrl-shift-page up alt-page up shift-page down ctrl-shift-page down alt-page down ctrl-J ctrl-page up ctrl-page down ctrl-shift-O ctrl-alt-shift-O ctrl-alt-I ctrl-F8 ctrl-shift-T num pad enter shift-enter Insert Break Character: Frame Break shift-num pad enter Insert Break Character: Page Break ctrl-num pad enter Insert Special Character: Hyphens and Dashes: Em Dash alt-shift- Hyphens and Dashes: En Dash alt- Hyphens and Dashes: Discretionary Hyphen ctrl-shift- Hyphens and Dashes: Nonbreaking Hyphen ctrl-alt- Markers: Current Page Number ctrl-alt-shift-N Other: Indent to Here ctrl-\ Other: Right Indent Tab shift-tab Quotation Marks: Double Left () alt-[ Quotation Marks: Double Right () alt-shift-[ Quotation Marks: Single Left () alt-] Quotation Marks: Single Right () alt-shift-] Quotation Marks: Straight Double (") alt-shift- Quotation Marks: Straight Single (') alt- Symbols: Section Symbol () alt-6 Symbols: Paragraph Symbol () alt-7 Symbols: Bullet Character () alt-8 Symbols: Copyright Symbol () alt-G Symbols: Ellipsis () alt-; Symbols: Registered Trademark () alt-R Symbols: Trademark () alt-2 Insert White Space: Em Space ctrl-shift-M Insert White Space: En Space ctrl-shift-N Insert White Space: Nonbreaking Space ctrl-alt-X Insert White Space: Thin Space ctrl-alt-shift-M

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Tables
Insert Table... Table Options: Table Setup... Cell Options: Text... Insert: Row... Insert: Column... Delete: Row Delete: Column Select Cell, Toggle Cell/Text Selection Select Cells to the Left Select Cells to the Right Select Cells Above Select Cells Below Select Row Select Column Select Table Move to First Row in Frame Move to First Cell in Column Move to First Cell in Row Move to Last Row in Frame Move to Last Cell in Column Move to Last Cell in Row Move to Next Cell Move to Previous Cell Start Row on Next Column Start Row on Next Frame Clear data from selected table cells ctrl-alt-shift-T ctrl-alt-shift-B ctrl-alt-B ctrl-9 ctrl-alt-9 ctrl-backspace shift-backspace esc shift- shift- shift- shift- ctrl-3 ctrl-alt-3 ctrl-alt-A page up alt-page up alt-home page down alt-page down alt-end tab shift-tab num pad enter shift-num pad enter backspace

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

Window Menu
Automation: Scripts Color Control E ects Info Layers Links Object & Layout: Align Object Styles Output: Pre ight 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 ctrl-alt-F11 F6 ctrl-alt-6 ctrl-shift-F10 F8 F7 ctrl-shift-D shift-F7 ctrl-F7 ctrl-alt-shift-F shift-F6 F12, ctrl-F12 F10, ctrl-F10 F5 ctrl-alt-W ctrl-T shift-F11 alt-shift-F11 shift-F8 ctrl-alt-T, ctrl-M F11, ctrl-F11 shift-F9 ctrl-alt-shift-C ctrl-alt-shift-R ctrl-alt-shift-[ ctrl-alt-shift-] ctrl-7 ctrl-alt-shift-L ctrl-alt-R ctrl-alt-shift-J ctrl-alt-K ctrl-alt-J ctrl-alt-shift-F7

Object Editing
Transform: Move... ctrl-shift-M Transform Again: Transform Again ctrl-alt-3 Transform Again: Transform Sequence Again ctrl-alt-4 Arrange: Bring Forward ctrl-] Arrange: Bring to Front ctrl-shift-] Arrange: Send Backward ctrl-[ Arrange: Send to Back ctrl-shift-[ Select: Next Object Above ctrl-alt-] Select: First Object Above ctrl-alt-shift-] Select: Next Object Below ctrl-alt-[ Select: Last Object Below ctrl-alt-shift-[ Group ctrl-G Ungroup ctrl-shift-G Lock Position ctrl-L Unlock Position ctrl-alt-L Text Frame Options... ctrl-B Fitting: Center Content ctrl-shift-E Fitting: Fit Content to Frame ctrl-alt-E Fitting: Fit Content Proportionally ctrl-alt-shift-E Fitting: Fit Frame to Content ctrl-alt-C Fitting: Fill Frame Proportionally ctrl-alt-shift-C E ects: Drop Shadow... ctrl-alt-M Clipping Path: Options... ctrl-alt-shift-K Paths: Make Compound Path ctrl-8 Paths: Release Compound Path ctrl-alt-shift-8 Decrease scale by 1% ctrl-, Decrease scale by 5% ctrl-alt-, Increase scale by 1% ctrl-. Increase scale by 5% ctrl-alt-. Nudge left, right, down, up , , , Nudge left duplicate alt- Nudge left ctrl-shift- Nudge left duplicate ctrl-alt-shift- Nudge left x10 shift- Nudge left x10 duplicate alt-shift-

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

Panel Menus
Character Styles: Rede ne Style Paragraph Styles: Rede ne Style Index: Add new index entry Index: Add new index entry (reversed) Index: New... Pages: Override All Master Page Items Paragraph: Drop Caps and Nested Styles... Paragraph: Justi cation... Paragraph: Keep Options... Paragraph: Paragraph Rules... Tags: Autotag

Type Menu
Create Outlines Create outlines without deleting text Show/Hide Hidden Characters Notes: Notes Mode Tabs Insert Break Character: Column Break Insert Break Character: Forced Line Break

InDesign CS4 Default ShortcutsWindows

Nudge right duplicate Nudge right Nudge right duplicate Nudge right x10 Nudge right x10 duplicate Nudge down duplicate Nudge down Nudge down duplicate Nudge down x10 Nudge down x10 duplicate Nudge up duplicate Nudge up Nudge up duplicate Nudge up x10 Nudge up x10 duplicate Select all Guides 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/up Scroll structure pane down one screen Scroll structure pane up one screen Select rst/last XML node Select through rst XML node Select through last XML node View next validation error View previous validation error alt- ctrl-shift- ctrl-alt-shift- shift- alt-shift- alt- ctrl-shift- ctrl-alt-shift- shift- alt-shift- alt- ctrl-shift- ctrl-alt-shift- shift- alt-shift- ctrl-alt-G alt- alt- shift- shift- , page down page up home, end shift-home shift-end ctrl- ctrl- ctrl-shift-L ctrl-shift-C ctrl-shift-R ctrl-shift-J ctrl-shift-F ctrl-alt-shift-G ctrl-shift-B ctrl-shift-I ctrl-shift-K ctrl-shift-H ctrl-shift-/ ctrl-shift-= ctrl-alt-shift-= ctrl-shift-U ctrl-shift-Y ctrl-shift-X ctrl-alt-shift-X ctrl-alt-shift-A ctrl-alt-shift-H ctrl-alt-shift- ctrl-shift-, ctrl-alt-shift-, ctrl-shift-. ctrl-alt-shift-. alt- ctrl-alt- alt- ctrl-alt- alt- ctrl-alt- alt- ctrl-alt- Reset kerning and tracking ctrl-alt-Q Decrease baseline shift alt-shift- Decrease baseline shift x 5 ctrl-alt-shift- Increase baseline shift alt-shift- Increase baseline shift x 5 ctrl-alt-shift- Decrease word space ctrl-alt-backspace Decrease word space x 5 ctrl-alt-shift-backspace Increase word space ctrl-alt-\ Increase word space x 5 ctrl-alt-shift-\ Delete one character to the left backspace Delete one character to the right delete Delete one word to the left ctrl-backspace Delete one word to the right ctrl-delete Load Find with selected text & Find Next instance shift-F1 Find Next shift-F2 Load Find with selected text ctrl-F1 Load Replace with selected text ctrl-F2 Replace with Change To text ctrl-F3 Replace with Change To text and Find Next shift-F3 Move to the start of the line home Move to beginning of the story ctrl-home Move to the end of the line end Move to end of the story ctrl-end Move Left, Right, Down, Up , , , Move to the left one word ctrl- Move to the right one word ctrl- Move to the next paragraph ctrl- Move to the previous paragraph ctrl- Select line ctrl-shift-\ Select one character to the left/right shift-,shift- Select one line above/below shift-,shift- Select one paragraph before ctrl-shift- Select one paragraph forward ctrl-shift- Select one word to the left ctrl-shift- Select one word to the right ctrl-shift- Select to the start of the line shift-home Select to the beginning of the story ctrl-shift-home Select to the end of the line shift-end Select to the end of the story ctrl-shift-end Recompose all stories ctrl-alt-/ Update missing font list ctrl-alt-shift-/

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Scissors Tool C Selection Tool V, Text: esc Shear Tool O Swap ll and stroke activation X Swap ll and stroke colors shift-X Toggle Text and Object Control J Toggle view setting between default and preview W Type Tool T Type on a Path Tool shift-T Zoom Tool Z

Views, Navigation
Overprint Preview ctrl-alt-shift-Y Zoom In/Zoom Out ctrl-=,ctrl- Fit Page in Window ctrl-0 Fit Spread in Window ctrl-alt-0 Entire Pasteboard ctrl-alt-shift-0 Fit Selection in Window ctrl-alt-= Actual Size ctrl-1 200% ctrl-2 400% ctrl-4 50% ctrl-5 Display Perf: Clear Object-Level Display Settings ctrl-shift-F2 Display Performance: Typical Display ctrl-alt-Z Display Performance: Fast Display ctrl-alt-shift-Z Display Performance: High Quality Display ctrl-alt-H Structure: Show Structure ctrl-alt-1 Show/Hide Text Threads ctrl-alt-Y Show/Hide Frame Edges ctrl-H Show/Hide Rulers ctrl-R Show Cyan plate ctrl-alt-shift-1 Show Magenta plate ctrl-alt-shift-2 Show Yellow plate ctrl-alt-shift-3 Show Black plate ctrl-alt-shift-4 Show 1st spot plate ctrl-alt-shift-5 Show 2nd spot plate ctrl-alt-shift-6 Show 3rd spot plate ctrl-alt-shift-7 Show all plates ctrl-alt-shift-` Grids & Guides: Show Guides ctrl-; Grids & Guides: Snap to Guides ctrl-shift-; Grids & Guides: Lock Guides ctrl-alt-; Grids & Guides: Show Document Grid ctrl- Grids & Guides: Snap to Document Grid ctrl-shift- Grids & Guides: Show Baseline Grid ctrl-alt- Grids & Guides: Smart Guides ctrl-U Activate last-used eld in panel ctrl-alt-` Go to rst spread home, alt-shift-page up Go to last spread end, alt-shift-page down Go to previous frame in thread ctrl-alt-page up Go to rst frame in thread ctrl-alt-shift-page up Go to next frame in thread ctrl-alt-page down Go to last frame in thread ctrl-alt-shift-page down Scroll down/up one screen page down/page up Force redraw shift-F5 Show/Hide all panels tab Show/Hide all panels except tools panel shift-tab Expand/collapse all docked panels ctrl-alt-shift-tab Suppress overrides (view optimized) shift-esc Toggle Character & Para. Modes in Control Panel ctrl-alt-7 Toggle Keyboard Focus in Control Panel ctrl-6 Toggle Measurement System ctrl-alt-shift-U Toggle between current and previous views ctrl-alt-2 Next Window ctrl-`, ctrl-tab Previous Window ctrl-shift-`, ctrl-shift-tab Open Context Menu Shift-F10 InDesign Help... F1

Structure Navigation (XML Selection)

Text
Align left Align center Align right Align justify Align force justify Align to baseline grid Apply bold Apply italic Apply all caps Apply small caps Apply strikethrough Apply superscript Apply subscript Apply underline Apply normal Apply normal horizontal text scale Apply normal vertical text scale Auto leading Auto-hyphenate on/o Toggle Typographers Quotes Preference Decrease point size Decrease point size x 5 Increase point size Increase point size x 5 Decrease leading Decrease leading x 5 Increase leading Increase leading x 5 Decrease kerning/tracking Decrease kerning/tracking x 5 Increase kerning/tracking Increase kerning/tracking x 5

Tools
Add Anchor Point Tool Apply Color Apply Gradient Apply None Apply default ll and stroke colors 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 Pencil Tool Position Tool Rectangle Frame Tool Rectangle Tool Rotate Tool Scale Tool = , . / D shift-C A L I E shift-G G H \ K P N shift-A F M R S