Tuesday 21 August 2018

InDesign CS6 Shortcuts for PC

InDesign CS6 Shortcuts for windows

Adjust Font Size
Increase by Increment (set in Preferences)Ctrl-Shift->
Decrease by IncrementCtrl-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 IncrementAlt-up arrow
(add Control to the above keystrokes to make them Increment x 5)
Revert to Auto LeadingCtrl-Alt-Shift-A
Adjust Kerning / Tracking & Word Spacing
Increase by Increment (set in Preferences)Alt-right arrow
Decrease by IncrementAlt-left arrow
(add Control to the above keystrokes to make them Increment x 5)
Increase between wordsCtrl-Alt-Shift-\
Decrease between wordsCtrl-Alt-Shift-Backspace
Clear all manual kerning, tracking, and word spacingCtrl-Alt-Q
Adjust Baseline Shift
Move Up by Increment (set in Preferences)Alt-Shift-up arrow
Move Down by IncrementAlt-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% BiggerCtrl-Alt->
Scale 5% SmallerCtrl-Alt-<
Scale 1% BiggerCtrl->
Scale 1% SmallerCtrl-<
Fitting Content & Pictures
Fit Content ProportionallyCtrl-Alt-Shift-E
Fill Frame ProportionallyCtrl-Alt-Shift-C
Center ContentCtrl-Shift-E
Fit Frame to ContentCtrl-Alt-C
Nudging Objects
Move by Increment (set in Preferences)Any arrow key
Move by Increment x 10Shift-any arrow key
Move by Increment x 1/10Ctrl-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
BoldCtrl-Shift-B
ItalicCtrl-Shift-I
NormalCtrl-Shift-Y
All CapsCtrl-Shift-K
Edit Style Sheet without Applying itCtrl-Alt-Shift-Double click style
Redefine a Paragraph StyleCtrl-Alt–Shift-R
Redefine a Character StyleCtrl-Alt–Shift-C
Working with Paragraph Styles
To remove local formatting (non Style changes)Alt-click Style Name
To remove local formatting and Character StylesAlt-Shift-click Style Name
Working with Master Pages
Override a single master page item on a document pageCtrl-Shift-click it
Override several master page itemsCtrl-Shift-drag a marquee over them
Override all master page items on pages selected in Pages panelCtrl-Alt-Shift-L
Insert Special Characters
Indent to HereCtrl-\
Right Indent TabShift-Tab
Discretionary HyphenCtrl-Shift-hyphen (-)
Nonbreaking HyphenCtrl-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 spaceCtrl-Shift-M
En spaceCtrl-Shift-N
Nonbreaking spaceCtrl-Alt-X
Thin spaceCtrl-Alt-Shift-M
Insert Break Characters
Column BreakEnter (on keypad)
Frame BreakShift-Enter (on keypad)
Page BreakCtrl-Enter (on keypad)
Forced Line Break (or “soft return”)Shift-Enter
Moving Text Cursor
Move cursor to beginning or end of lineHome or End
Move cursor one word to the left/rightCtrl-Left/right arrow
Move cursor to Previous paragraphCtrl-Up Arrow
Move cursor to Next paragraphCtrl-Down Arrow
Selecting & Working with Text
Leave Text Frame and switch to Selection toolEsc
Select from cursor to beginning or end of lineShift-Home or Shift-End
Select from cursor to end of storyCtrl-Shift-End
Select from cursor to beginning of storyCtrl-Shift-Home
Select whole wordDouble-click
Select lineCtrl-Shift-\ (or Triple-click)
Select one word to the left/rightCtrl-Shift-Left/Right arrow
Navigating & Scrolling Through Documents
Scroll using Hand toolAlt-Spacebar-Drag
Go to the First PageCtrl-Shift-Page Up
Go to the Last PageCtrl-Shift-Page Down
Go to Page (then type in page number)Ctrl-J
Switch between open DocumentsCtrl-tilde(~)
Zooming
Get the Zoom in tool without selecting itHold Ctrl then Space
Get the Zoom out tool without selecting itHold Ctrl then Space and Alt
Zoom In or OutCtrl-plus(+) or Ctrl-minus(–)
Fit Page in WindowCtrl-0 (zero)
Fit Spread in WindowCtrl-Alt-0 (zero)
Toggle between current and previous zoom levelsCtrl-Alt-2
Find / Change
Insert selected text into Find What boxCtrl-F1
Insert selected text into Find What box and then Find Next instanceShift-F1
Find the next occurrence of Find What textShift-F2 or Ctrl-Alt-F
Insert selected text into Change To boxCtrl-F2
Replace selected text with Change To textCtrl-F3
Replace selected text with Change To text and Find NextShift-F3
Working with Panels
Highlight the first option in the Control panelCtrl-6
Toggle Control panel between Character & Paragraph optionsCtr-Alt-7
Apply a value but keep it highlighted in panelShift-Enter
Show/Hide all Panels including ToolboxTab (while not in a text frame)
Show/Hide all Panels except the ToolboxShift-Tab (while not in a text frame)
Expand/Collapse Panel StacksCtrl-Alt-Shift-Tab (while not in a text frame)
Create new (style, swatches, etc) & display options dialogAlt-click New button
Working with Dialog Boxes
Rotate down through section of options displayed on the leftPage Down
Rotate up through section of options displayed on the leftPage Up
Jump to section of options displayed on the leftCtrl-1 for 1st, Ctrl-2 for 2nd, etc.
Choose Yes or NoY or N
Miscellaneous Good Stuff
Select frame hidden behind anotherHold Ctrl and keep clicking frame stack
Increase/decrease a value in a fieldClick 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 IndentHold Shift while dragging the (bottom) triangle
Select all GuidesCtrl-Alt-G
Select an Individual Table CellWith Type tool, click in cell and hit Esc
Quick ApplyPress Ctrl-Enter. Then start typing a style name,menu item, text variable, etc. Then press Enter to apply.
Sort Menus AlphabeticallyHold Ctrl-Alt-Shift and click on Menu
Toggle Typographer's Quotes preferenceCtrl-Alt-Shift-'

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