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