Operation Manual

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Result Windows Mac OS
Increase/Decrease size/scale by 1% Ctrl+. [period] or, [comma] Command+. [period] or, [comma]
Increase/Decrease size/scale by 5% Ctrl+Alt+. [period] or, [comma] Command+Option+. [period or, [comma]
Move selection* Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, Down
Arrow key
Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, Down
Arrow
Move selection by 1/10th* Ctrl+Shift+ Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up
Arrow, Down Arrow
Command+Shift+Left Arrow, Right Arrow,
Up Arrow, Down Arrow
Move selection by 10 times* Shift+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow,
Down Arrow
Shift+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow,
Down Arrow
*Amount is set in Edit > Preferences > Units & Increments (Windows) or Adobe InCopy > Preferences > Units & Increments (Mac OS).
Keys for working with text
This table isn’t a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. It lists only those shortcuts that aren’t displayed in menu commands or tool tips.
Result Windows Mac OS
Enables the Position tool in text Esc Esc
Normal horizontal scale Ctrl+Shift+X Command+Shift+X
Normal vertical scale Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X Command+Option+Shift+X
Increase/Decrease text point size Ctrl+Shift+>/< Command+Shift+>/<
Increase/Decrease text point size five
times
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+>/< Command+Option+Shift+ >/<
Increase/Decrease leading (horizontal
text)
Alt+Up Arrow/Down Arrow Option+Up Arrow/ Down Arrow
Increase/Decrease leading five times
(horizontal text)
Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow/Down Arrow Command+Option+Up Arrow/Down Arrow
Auto leading Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A Command+Option+Shift+ A
Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking Alt+Right Arrow/Left Arrow Option+Right Arrow/Left Arrow
Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking five
times
Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow/Left Arrow Command+Option+Right Arrow/Left Arrow
Reset all manual kerning preferences
(reset track to 0)
Ctrl+Alt+Q Command+Option+Q
Increase/Decrease baseline shift
(horizontal text)
Alt+Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow Option+Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow
Increase/Decrease baseline shift five
times (horizontal text)
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow Command+Option+Shift+Up Arrow/Down
Arrow
Increase/Decrease word space kerning Ctrl+Alt+\ or Backspace Command+Option+\ or Delete
Increase/Decrease word space kerning
five times
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+\ or Backspace Command+Option+Shift +\ or Delete
Align text left/center/right Ctrl+Shift+L/C/R Command+Shift+L/C/R
Justify with last line aligned left Ctrl+Shift+J Command+Shift+J
Justify all lines Ctrl+Shift+F Command+Shift+F
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