Apple Pages

Manipulating objects

an arrow key  Move the selected object one point

Press

All hotkeys for Apple Pages

Moving around within a document
Move one character to the left

Moving around within a document
Move one character to the right

Moving around within a document
Move one character backward (works for left-to-right and right-to-left text)

Control + B

Moving around within a document
Move one character forward (works for left-to-right and right-to-left text)

Control + F

Moving around within a document
Move to the line above

Moving around within a document
Move to the line below

Moving around within a document
Move to the beginning of the current or previous word

Control + ⌥ Option + B

Working with tables
Add a column to the left of the selected cells

⌥ Option +

Moving around within a document
Move to the end of the current or next word

Control + ⌥ Option + F

Working with tables
Add a column to the right of the selected cells

⌥ Option +

Moving around within a document
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the current text area (document, text box, shape, or table cell

⌘ Cmd +

Moving around within a document
Move the insertion point to the bottom of the current text area (document, text box, shape, or table cell

⌘ Cmd +

Moving around within a document
Move to the beginning of the paragraph

Control + A or ⌥ Option +

Moving around within a document
Move to the end of the paragraph

Control + E or ⌥ Option +

Moving around within a document
Move to the left edge of the current line

⌘ Cmd +

Moving around within a document
Move to the right edge of the current line

⌘ Cmd +

Moving around within a document
Scroll up the page

Page Up

Moving around within a document
Scroll down the page

Page Down

Moving around within a document
Scroll one page up and move the insertion point

Option + Page Up

Moving around within a document
Scroll one page down and move the insertion point

Control + V

Moving around within a document
Scroll one page down and move the insertion point

Option + Page Down

Moving around within a document
Move to the beginning of the document without moving the insertion point

Home

Moving around within a document
Move to the beginning of the document without moving the insertion point

Fn +

Moving around within a document
Move to the end of the document without moving the insertion point

End

Moving around within a document
Move to the end of the document without moving the insertion point

Fn +

Moving around within a document
Center the insertion point in the center of the application window

Control + L

Working with tables
Open the Formula Editor for the cell containing a formula or formatted number

Mouse double click

Selecting text
(triple click the paragraph) Select a paragraph

Mouse triple click

Working with tables
(after selecting a cell) Select all content in a table

⌘ Cmd + A

Manipulating objects
Deselect all objects

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + A

Working with tables
Select additional columns

↑   Shift +

Working with tables
Select additional columns

↑   Shift +

Selecting text
Extend the selection to the end of the current word, then to the end of subsequent words

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +

Selecting text
Extend the selection to the beginning of the current word

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +

Selecting text
Extend the selection to the end of the current line

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

Selecting text
Extend the selection to the beginning of the current line

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

Working with tables
Select additional rows

↑   Shift +

Working with tables
Select additional rows

↑   Shift +

Selecting text
Extend the selection to the beginning of the current paragraph

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +

Selecting text
Extend the selection to the end of the current paragraph

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift +

Selecting text
Extend the selection to the beginning of the text

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

Selecting text
Extend the selection to the end of the text

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

Formatting text
Show the Fonts window

⌘ Cmd + T

General
Show the Colors window

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + C

Formatting text
Apply boldface to selected text

⌘ Cmd + B

Formatting text
Apply italic to selected text

⌘ Cmd + I

Formatting text
Apply underline to selected text

⌘ Cmd + U

Formatting text
Delete the previous character or selection

Control + H

Formatting text
Delete the next character or selection

Control + D

Using editing tools
(not available on all keyboards) Delete the next character or selection

ForwardDel

Formatting text
Delete the word before the insertion point

⌥ Option + Del

Formatting text
(not available on all keyboards) Delete the word after the insertion point

⌥ Option + ForwardDel

Formatting text
Delete the text between the insertion point and the next paragraph break

Control + K

Formatting text
Make the font size bigger

⌘ Cmd + +

Formatting text
Make the font size smaller

⌘ Cmd + -

Formatting text
Decrease (tighten) the space between selected characters

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd +

Formatting text
Increase (loosen) the space between selected characters

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd +

Formatting text
Make the text superscript

Control + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + +

Formatting text
Make the text subscript

Control + ⌘ Cmd + -

Formatting text
Insert an equation

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + E

Formatting text
Align the text flush left

⌘ Cmd + {

Formatting text
Center the text

⌘ Cmd + |

Formatting text
Align the text flush right

⌘ Cmd + }

Formatting text
Align the text flush left and flush right (justify)

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + |

Formatting text
Decrease the indent level of a block of text or a list item

⌘ Cmd + [

Formatting text
Increase the indent level of a block of text or a list item

⌘ Cmd + ]

Editing chart data
Complete a cell entry and move the selection to the left

↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab

Editing chart data
Complete a cell entry and move the selection to the right

⭾ Tab

Creating cell references in formulas
Specify absolute and relative attributes of selected cell references

⌘ Cmd + K

Formatting text
Cut the selection

⌘ Cmd + X

Formatting text
Copy the selection

⌘ Cmd + C

Working with tables
Copy cell style

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + C

Formatting text
Paste the selection

⌘ Cmd + V

Working with tables
Paste cell style

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + V

Working with tables
Paste and preserve the style of the destination cell

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + V

Manipulating objects
(drag a selection handle) Constrain the aspect ratio when resizing the object

↑   Shift + Mouse movement

Formatting text
Insert a nonbreaking space

⌥ Option + Space

Editing chart data
Complete a cell entry and move the selection up

↑   Shift + ⤶ Enter

Editing chart data
Complete a cell entry and move the selection down

⤶ Enter

Formatting text
Insert a new line after the insertion point

Control + O

Formatting text
Insert a page break

Fn + ⌘ Cmd + ⤶ Enter

Formatting text
Enter special characters

Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space

Formatting text
Transpose the characters on either side of the insertion point

Control + T

Formatting text
Add an EndNote bibliography

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + E

Working with tables
Delete the selected table, or the contents of selected cells

Del

Using editing tools
Delete the next character or selection

Fn + Del

Using editing tools
Find

⌘ Cmd + F

Using editing tools
Find next

⌘ Cmd + G

Using editing tools
Find previous

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + G

Using editing tools
Place the selected text in the Find & Replace text field.

⌘ Cmd + E

Using editing tools
Scroll the window to show the selected text or object

⌘ Cmd + J

General
Close the template chooser

Esc

Using editing tools
Look up the word at the insertion point

Control + ⌘ Cmd + D

Using editing tools
Display a list of words to complete the selected word

⌥ Option + Esc

Using editing tools
(;) Check spelling and grammar

⌘ Cmd + Semicolon

Using editing tools
(:) Show the “Spelling and Grammar” window

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Colon

Using editing tools
Highlight text

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + H

Creating cell references in formulas
Specify absolute and relative attributes of selected cell references

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + K

Working with tables
Stop editing the cell and select the cell

⌘ Cmd + ⤶ Enter

Creating cell references in formulas
Specify absolute and relative attributes of the first and last cells of selected cell references

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + K

Creating cell references in formulas
Specify absolute and relative attributes of the first and last cells of selected cell references

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + K

Using editing tools
Accept a change (when change tracking is on)

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + A

Using editing tools
Reject a change (when change tracking is on)

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + R

Using editing tools
Show or hide word count

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + W

Manipulating objects
(for Magic Mouse or a trackpad) Scroll zoom

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + scroll

General
(drag item outside of the toolbar) Remove an item from the toolbar

⌘ Cmd + Mouse movement

Working with tables
(click a selected or unselected cell) Add a cell to (or remove it from) the selection

⌘ Cmd + Mouse left click

Working with tables
(click in the destination cell) Extend the selection from the selected cell to the destination cell

↑   Shift + Mouse left click

Manipulating objects
Move selected objects

Mouse movement + Mouse left click

Manipulating objects
an arrow key  Move the selected object one point

Press

Working with tables
(on a selected cell) Extend the cell selection by one cell

↑   Shift + ← ↑ → ↓

Working with tables
(on a selected cell) Select the next cell to the left, right, up, or down

← ↑ → ↓

Manipulating objects
(Option-click the shape style in the sidebar on the right side of the Pages window) Apply the shape style but not its text style

⌥ Option + Mouse left click

Manipulating objects
Send the selected object to the back

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + B

Manipulating objects
Send the selected object one layer back

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + B

Manipulating objects
Bring the selected object to the front

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F

Manipulating objects
Bring the selected object one layer forward

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F

Manipulating objects
Group selected objects

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + G

Manipulating objects
Ungroup selected objects

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + G

Manipulating objects
Lock selected objects

⌘ Cmd + L

Manipulating objects
Unlock selected objects

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + L

Creating cell references in formulas
Navigate to and select a single cell

⌥ Option + ← ↑ → ↓

Working with editable shapes
(drag the midpoint of a line) Add a Bézier point to an editable shape

⌥ Option + Mouse movement

Working with editable shapes
(drag the midpoint of a line) Add a smooth point to an editable shape

Mouse movement

Manipulating objects
Disable alignment guides while moving or resizing an object

⌘ Cmd + Mouse movement

Manipulating objects
(drag a selection handle) Constrain the aspect ratio when resizing the object from the center

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + Mouse movement

Manipulating objects
(press Shift while rotating) Rotate the object 45°

↑   Shift

Manipulating objects
(drag a selection handle) Rotate the object around the opposite handle (instead of the center)

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Mouse movement

Manipulating objects
(drag a selection handle) Rotate the object 45° around the opposite handle (instead of the center)

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Mouse movement

Manipulating objects
Mask or unmask the image

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + M

Manipulating objects
Open the shortcut menu for the selected item

Control + Mouse left click

General
Choose a file to insert

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + V

Manipulating objects
Define the selected text as a text placeholder

Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + T

Manipulating objects
Define the image or movie as a media placeholder

Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + I

Working with editable shapes
Draw a custom shape with the Pen tool

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + P

Working with editable shapes
Delete a point of an editable shape

Mouse left click then Del

Working with tables
Add a row above the selected cells

⌥ Option +

Working with tables
Add a row below the selected cells

⌥ Option +

Working with tables
Insert a row at the bottom of the table

⌥ Option + ⤶ Enter

Working with tables
Auto align cell content

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + U

Working with tables
Stop editing the cell and select the table

⌘ Cmd + ⤶ Enter then ⤶ Enter

Working with tables
(drag the table) Constrain the movement of the table horizontally, vertically, or diagonally (45°)

↑   Shift + Mouse movement

Working with tables
Insert a tab when editing text or a formula

⌥ Option + ⭾ Tab

Working with tables
Insert a line break (soft return) when editing text in a cell

Control + ⤶ Enter

Working with tables
Open the Formula Editor for the selected nonformula cell

=

Creating cell references in formulas
Extend or shrink a selected cell reference

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ← ↑ → ↓

Creating cell references in formulas
Navigate to and select the first or last cell in a row or column

Press ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + ← ↑ → ↓

Editing chart data
Show or hide the Chart Data editor

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + D

Editing chart data
Move one character to the left or right

←  →

Editing chart data
Move to the beginning of text or to the end of text

↑  ↓

General
Start dictation

Fn then Fn

General
Open the template chooser

⌘ Cmd + N

General
Open the template chooser and show the Language pop-up menu

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + N

General
Open an existing document

⌘ Cmd + O

General
Save a document

⌘ Cmd + S

General
Save As

⌥ Option + ↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + S

General
Duplicate a document

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + S

General
Print a document

⌘ Cmd + P

General
Open Pages Help

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ?

General
Close a window

⌘ Cmd + W

General
Close all windows

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + W

General
Minimize a window

⌘ Cmd + M

General
Minimize all windows

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + M

General
Enter full-screen view

Control + ⌘ Cmd + F

General
Zoom in

⌘ Cmd + >

General
Zoom out

⌘ Cmd + <

General
Zoom to selection

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + 0

General
Return to actual size

⌘ Cmd + 0

General
Show or hide the tab bar

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + T

General
Show page thumbnails

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + P

General
Show or hide the ruler

⌘ Cmd + R

General
Open the page setup window

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + P

General
Show or hide layout boundaries

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + L

General
Show formatting characters (invisibles)

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + I

General
Hide or show the toolbar

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + T

General
Hide or show sidebars on the right side of the Pages window

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + I

General
Open the next tab in the sidebar

Control + `

General
Open the previous tab in the sidebar

↑   Shift + Control + `

General
Hide Pages

⌘ Cmd + H

General
Hide windows of other applications

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + H

General
Undo the last action

⌘ Cmd + Z

General
Redo the last action

↑   Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Z

General
Open Pages Preferences

⌘ Cmd + ,

General
Quit Pages

⌘ Cmd + Q

General
Quit Pages and keep windows open

⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Q

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