Datasheet

Every power user knows that one
of the best ways to get ecient in
a program is to learn the keyboard
and mouse shortcuts. For example,
most people know that you can
create a new document by pressing
Command+N (Mac OS) or Ctrl+N
(Windows).
Here’s a handful of the most useful
shortcuts you should know when
using InDesign.
However, note that InDesign lets
you edit any keyboard shortcut, or
assign a shortcut to any of the sev-
eral hundred features that don’t
have a default shortcut. To edit or
assign a custom shortcut, choose
Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts.
In the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog
box, you can choose a dierent set
(such as Shortcuts For QuarkXPress
4.0) or dene your own set by
clicking the New Set buon.
To see a list of every shortcut in
InDesign, click the Show Set buon
or see InDesign Help.
Feature Mac OS Windows
Place (text or image) Command+D Ctrl+D
Export Command+E Ctrl+E
General Preferences Command+K Ctrl+K
Add Page Command+Shi+P Ctrl+Shi+P
Paste Without
Formaing
Command+Shi+V Ctrl+Shi+V
Paste Into Command+Option+V Ctrl+Alt+V
Paste In Place Command+Option+Shi+V Ctrl+Alt+Shi+V
Select All Command+A Ctrl+A
Deselect All Command+Shi+A Ctrl+Shi-A
Undo Command+Z Ctrl+Z
Redo Command+Shi+Z Ctrl+Shi+Z
Show/hide all panels Tab Tab
Jump to Control panel Command+6 Ctrl+6
Toggle Character and
Paragraph Formaing
in Control panel
Command+Option+7 Ctrl+Alt+7
Selection tool

Esc Esc
Selection tool

V V
Text Frame Options Command+B Ctrl+B
Story Editor Command+Y Ctrl+Y
Toggle Normal and
Preview Mode

W W
Quick Apply Command+Return Ctrl+Enter
Fit Page In Window Command+0 Ctrl+0
Fit Spread In Window Command+Option+0 Ctrl+Alt+0
Show Hidden
Characters
Command+Option+I Ctrl+Alt+I
Temporary Hand tool Option+spacebar-drag Alt+spacebar-
drag
Preight panel Command+Option+Shi+F Ctrl+Alt+Shi+F

Applies only when editing text in a text frame.

Applies only when not editing text in a text frame.
Top 25 shortcuts you should know
Top 10 dierences you need to understand 15