Adjust Font Size
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Increase by Increment (set in Preferences)
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Cmd-Shift->
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Decrease by Increment
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Cmd-Shift-<
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(add Option to the above keystrokes to make them Increment x 5)
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Adjust Leading
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Increase by Increment (set in Preferences)
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Option-down arrow
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Decrease by Increment
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Option-up arrow
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(add Cmd to the above keystrokes to make them Increment x 5)
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Revert to Auto Leading
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Cmd-Option-Shift-A
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Adjust Kerning / Tracking & Word Spacing
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Increase by Increment (set in Preferences)
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Option-right arrow
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Decrease by Increment
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Option-left arrow
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(add Cmd to the above keystrokes to make them Increment x 5)
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Increase between words
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Cmd-Option-Shift-\
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Decrease between words
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Cmd-Option-Shift-Delete
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Clear all manual kerning, tracking, and word spacing
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Cmd-Option-Q
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Adjust Baseline Shift
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Move Up by Increment (set in Preferences)
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Option-Shift-up arrow
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Move Down by Increment
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Option-Shift-down arrow
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(add Cmd to the above keystrokes to make them Increment x 5)
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Scaling Pictures
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Make sure the picture content is selected (not the frame that it's
inside)
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Scale 5% Bigger
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Cmd-Opt->
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Scale 5% Smaller
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Cmd-Opt-<
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Scale 1% Bigger
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Cmd->
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Scale 1% Smaller
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Cmd-<
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Fitting Content & Pictures
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Fit Content Proportionally
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Cmd-Opt-Shift-E
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Fill Frame Proportionally
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Cmd-Opt-Shift-C
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Center Content
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Cmd-Shift-E
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Fit Frame to Content
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Cmd-Opt-C
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Nudging Objects
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Move by Increment (set in Preferences)
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Any arrow key
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Move by Increment x 10
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Shift-any arrow key
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Move by Increment x 1/10
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Cmd-Shift-any arrow key
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Flowing Text
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Multi-Page Autoflow (creates additional pages)
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Shift-click
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Semi-autoflow (keeps text in cursor so you can continue flowing)
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Option-click
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Fixed-Page Autoflow (does not create additional pages)
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Shift-Option-click
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Styling Text & Working with Styles
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Bold
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Cmd-Shift-B
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Italic
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Cmd-Shift-I
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Normal
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Cmd-Shift-Y
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All Caps
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Cmd-Shift-K
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Edit Style Sheet without Applying it
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Cmd-Option-Shift-Double click style
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Redefine a Paragraph Style
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Cmd-Opt–Shift-R
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Redefine a Character Style
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Cmd-Opt–Shift-C
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Working with Paragraph Styles
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To remove local formatting (non Style changes)
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Opt-click Style Name
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To remove local formatting and Character Styles
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Opt-Shift-click Style Name
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Working with Master Pages
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Override a single master page item on a document page
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Cmd-Shift-click it
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Override several master page items
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Cmd-Shift-drag a marquee over them
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Override all master page items on pages selected in Pages panel
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Cmd-Opt-Shift-L
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Insert Special Characters
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Indent to Here
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Cmd-\
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Right Indent Tab
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Shift-Tab
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Discretionary Hyphen
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Cmd-Shift-hyphen (-)
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Nonbreaking Hyphen
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Cmd-Opt-hyphen (-)
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Type in Single Straight Quote (Foot Mark)
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Ctrl-'
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Type in Double Straight Quote (Inch Mark)
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Ctrl-Shift-'
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Current Page Number (Auto Page Numbering)
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Cmd-Opt-Shift-N
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Insert White Space
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Em space
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Cmd-Shift-M
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En space
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Cmd-Shift-N
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Nonbreaking space
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Cmd-Opt-X
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Thin space
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Cmd-Opt-Shift-M
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Insert Break Characters
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Column Break
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Enter (on keypad)
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Frame Break
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Shift-Enter (on keypad)
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Page Break
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Cmd-Enter (on keypad)
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Forced Line Break (or “soft return”)
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Shift-Return
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Moving Text Cursor
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Move cursor to beginning or end of line
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Home or End
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Move cursor one word to the left/right
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Cmd-Left/right arrow
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Move cursor to Previous paragraph
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Cmd-Up Arrow
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Move cursor to Next paragraph
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Cmd-Down Arrow
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Selecting & Working with Text
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Leave Text Frame and switch to Selection tool
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Esc
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Select from cursor to beginning or end of line
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Shift-Home or Shift-End
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Select from cursor to end of story
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Cmd-Shift-End
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Select from cursor to beginning of story
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Cmd-Shift-Home
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Select whole word
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Double-click
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Select line
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Cmd-Shift-\ (or Triple-click)
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Select one word to the left/right
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Cmd-Shift-Left/Right arrow
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Navigating & Scrolling Through Documents
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Scroll using Hand tool
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Option-Spacebar-Drag
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Go to the First Page
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Cmd-Shift-Page Up
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Go to the Last Page
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Cmd-Shift-Page Down
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Go to Page (then type in page number)
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Cmd-J
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Switch between open Documents
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Cmd-tilde(~)
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Zooming
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Get the Zoom in tool without selecting it
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Hold Cmd then Space
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Get the Zoom out tool without selecting it
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Hold Cmd then Space and Option
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Zoom In or Out
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Cmd-plus(+) or Cmd-minus(-)
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Fit Page in Window
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Cmd-0 (zero)
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Fit Spread in Window
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Cmd-Option-0 (zero)
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Access zoom percentage box (so you can enter a zoom level)
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Cmd-Opt-5
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Toggle between current and previous zoom
levels
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Cmd-Opt-2
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Find / Change
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Insert selected text into Find What box
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Cmd-F1
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Insert selected text into Find What box and then Find Next instance
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Shift-F1
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Find the next occurrence of Find What text
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Shift-F2 or Cmd-Option-F
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Insert selected text into Change To box
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Cmd-F2
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Replace selected text with Change To text
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Cmd-F3
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Replace selected text with Change To text and Find Next
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Shift-F3
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Working with Panels
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Highlight the first option in the Control panel
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Cmd-6
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Toggle Control panel between Character & Paragraph options
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Cmd-Opt-7
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Apply a value but keep it highlighted in panel
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Shift-Return
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Show/Hide all Panels including Toolbox
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Tab (while not in a text frame)
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Show/Hide all Panels except the Toolbox
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Shift-Tab (while not in a text frame)
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Expand/Collapse Panel Stacks
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Cmd-Opt-Tab (while not in a text frame)
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Create new (style, swatches, etc) & display options dialog
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Opt-click New button
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Working with Dialog Boxes
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Rotate down through section of options displayed on the left
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Page Down
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Rotate up through section of options displayed on the left
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Page Up
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Jump to section of options displayed on the left
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Cmd-1 for 1st, Cmd-2 for 2nd, etc.
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Choose Yes, No, Don't Save, or Save
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Y, N, D, or S
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Miscellaneous Good Stuff
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Select frame hidden behind another
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Hold and keep clicking frame stack
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Increase/decrease a value in a field
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Click in field, press up/down arrow
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Highlight the Last Used Field (in a panel)
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Cmd-Option-tilde(~)
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Tabs panel: Move Left Indent (triangle) without moving First Line
Indent
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Hold Shift while dragging the (bottom) triangle
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Select all Guides
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Cmd-Opt-G
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Select an Individual Table Cell
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With Type tool, click in cell and hit Esc
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Quick Apply
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Press Cmd-Return. Then start typing a style name, menu item, text
variable, etc. Then press Return to apply.
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Sort Menus Alphabetically
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Hold Cmd-Opt-Shift and click on Menu
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Toggle Typographer's Quotes preference
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Cmd-Opt-Shift-'
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Friday 10 August 2018
InDesign CS6 Shortcuts for Mac
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