Contents
Keyboard Shortcuts Basics
Shortcuts for the File Menu
Shortcuts for the Edit Menu
Shortcuts for the Layout Menu
Shortcuts for the Type Menu
Shortcuts for the Notes Menu
Shortcuts for the Object Menu
Shortcuts for the Table Menu
Shortcuts for the View Menu
Shortcuts for the Window Menu
Shortcut for the Help Menu
Shortcuts for InDesign Tools
Shortcuts for Views
Shortcuts for Object Editing
Shortcuts for Panel (Palette) Menus
Shortcuts for Structuring
Shortcuts for Adjusting Text
Shortcuts for Navigating Text, Tables, and Frames
Shortcuts for Selecting Text
Shortcuts for Inserting Breaks
Shortcuts for Special Characters
Shortcuts for White Space
Shortcuts for Find and Replace
Shortcuts for Other Tasks
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Shortcuts for InDesign Tools
Note: Most of these shortcuts will only work if the cursor is not inside a text box.
Action |
Shortcut |
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Add Anchor Point Tool |
= |
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Apply color |
, |
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Apply default fill/stroke colors |
D |
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Apply gradient |
. |
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Apply none |
/ |
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Button Tool |
B |
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Convert Direction Point Tool |
Shift+C |
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Delete Anchor Point Tool |
- |
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Direct Selection Tool |
A |
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Ellipse Tool |
L |
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Eyedropper Tool |
I |
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Free Transform Tool |
E |
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Gradient Swatch Tool |
G |
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Gradient Feather Tool |
Shift+G |
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Hand Tool |
H |
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Line Tool |
\ |
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Measure Tool |
K |
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Pen Tool |
P |
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Pencil Tool |
N |
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Position Tool |
Shift+A |
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Rectangle Frame Tool |
F |
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Rectangle Tool |
M |
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Rotate Tool |
R |
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Scale Tool |
S |
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Scissors Tool |
C |
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Selection Tool |
V |
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Shear Tool |
O |
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Swap fill and stroke activation |
X |
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Swap fill and stroke colors |
Shift+X |
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Toggle Text and Object Control |
J |
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Toggle view setting between default and preview |
W |
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Type on a Path Tool |
Shift+T |
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Type Tool |
T |
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Zoom Tool |
Z |
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