Operation Manual

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Workspace and workflow
Last updated 11/30/2015
Keys for navigating through and selecting 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.
Clear all manual kerning and reset tracking to
0
Alt+Ctrl+Q Option+Command+Q
Increase or decrease baseline shift**
(horizontal text)
Shift+Alt+Up Arrow/ Shift+Alt+Down Arrow Shift+Option+Up Arrow/ hift+Option+Down
Arrow
Increase or decrease baseline shift** (vertical
text)
Shift+Alt+Right Arrow/ Shift+Alt+Left Arrow Shift+Option+Right Arrow/
Shift+Option+Left Arrow
Increase or decrease baseline shift by five
times (horizontal text)
Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Up Arrow/
Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Down Arrow
Shift+Option+Command+Up Arrow/
Shift+Option+Command+Down Arrow
Increase or decrease baseline shift by five
times (vertical text)
Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Right Arrow/
Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Left Arrow
Shift+Option+Command+Right Arrow/
hift+Option+Command+Left Arrow
Automatically flow story Shift–click loaded text icon Shift–click loaded text icon
Semi-automatically flow story Alt–click loaded text icon Option–click loaded text icon
Recompose all stories Alt+Ctrl+/ Option+Command+/
Insert current page number Alt+Ctrl+N Option+Command+N
*Press Shift to increase or decrease kerning
between words by five times.
**Amount is set in Edit > Preferences > Units &
Increments (Windows) or InDesign >
Preferences > Units & Increments (Mac OS).
Result Windows Action Mac OS Action
Move to right or left one character Right Arrow/ Left Arrow Right Arrow/ Left Arrow
Move up or down one line Up Arrow/ Down Arrow Up Arrow/ Down Arrow
Move to right or left one word Ctrl+Right Arrow/ Ctrl+Left Arrow Command+Right Arrow/ Command+Left
Arrow
Move to start or end of line Home/End Home/End
Move to previous or next paragraph Ctrl+Up Arrow/ Ctrl+Down Arrow Command+Up Arrow/ Command+Down
Arrow
Move to start or end of story Ctrl+Home/ Ctrl+End Command+Home/ Command+End
Select one word Double-click word Double-click word
Select one character right or left Shift+Right Arrow/ Shift+Left Arrow Shift+Right Arrow/ Shift+Left Arrow
Select one line above or below Shift+Up Arrow/ Shift+Down Arrow Shift+Up Arrow/ Shift+Down Arrow
Select start or end of line Shift+Home/ Shift+End Shift+Home/ Shift+End
Select one paragraph Triple-click or quadruple-click paragraph,
depending on Text Preferences setting
Triple-click or quadruple-click paragraph,
depending on Text Preferences setting
Select one paragraph before or after Shift+Ctrl+Up Arrow/ Shift+Ctrl+Down Arrow Shift+Command+Up Arrow/
Shift+Command+Down Arrow
Result Windows Mac OS