Moving around within a document
Move one character to the left
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←
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Moving around within a document
Move one character to the right
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→
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Moving around within a document
Move one character backward (works for left-to-right and right-to-left text)
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Control + B
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Moving around within a document
Move one character forward (works for left-to-right and right-to-left text)
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Control + F
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Moving around within a document
Move to the line above
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↑
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Moving around within a document
Move to the line below
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↓
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Moving around within a document
Move to the beginning of the current or previous word
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Control + ⌥ Option + B
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Working with tables
Add a column to the left of the selected cells
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⌥ Option + ←
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Moving around within a document
Move to the end of the current or next word
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Control + ⌥ Option + F
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Working with tables
Add a column to the right of the selected cells
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⌥ Option + →
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Moving around within a document
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the current text area (document, text box, shape, or table cell
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⌘ Cmd + ↑
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Moving around within a document
Move the insertion point to the bottom of the current text area (document, text box, shape, or table cell
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⌘ Cmd + ↓
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Moving around within a document
Move to the beginning of the paragraph
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Control + A or ⌥ Option + ↑
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Moving around within a document
Move to the end of the paragraph
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Control + E or ⌥ Option + ↓
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Moving around within a document
Move to the left edge of the current line
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⌘ Cmd + ←
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Moving around within a document
Move to the right edge of the current line
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⌘ Cmd + →
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Moving around within a document
Scroll up the page
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Page Up
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Moving around within a document
Scroll down the page
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Page Down
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Moving around within a document
Scroll one page up and move the insertion point
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Option + Page Up
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Moving around within a document
Scroll one page down and move the insertion point
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Control + V
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Moving around within a document
Scroll one page down and move the insertion point
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Option + Page Down
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Moving around within a document
Move to the beginning of the document without moving the insertion point
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Home
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Moving around within a document
Move to the beginning of the document without moving the insertion point
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Fn + ↑
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Moving around within a document
Move to the end of the document without moving the insertion point
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End
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Moving around within a document
Move to the end of the document without moving the insertion point
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Fn + ↓
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Moving around within a document
Center the insertion point in the center of the application window
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Control + L
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Working with tables
Open the Formula Editor for the cell containing a formula or formatted number
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Mouse double click
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Selecting text
(triple click the paragraph) Select a paragraph
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Mouse triple click
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Working with tables
(after selecting a cell) Select all content in a table
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⌘ Cmd + A
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Manipulating objects
Deselect all objects
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + A
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Working with tables
Select additional columns
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↑ Shift + →
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Working with tables
Select additional columns
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↑ Shift + ←
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Selecting text
Extend the selection to the end of the current word, then to the end of subsequent words
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⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + →
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Selecting text
Extend the selection to the beginning of the current word
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⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ←
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Selecting text
Extend the selection to the end of the current line
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + →
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Selecting text
Extend the selection to the beginning of the current line
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ←
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Working with tables
Select additional rows
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↑ Shift + ↑
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Working with tables
Select additional rows
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↑ Shift + ↓
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Selecting text
Extend the selection to the beginning of the current paragraph
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⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ↑
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Selecting text
Extend the selection to the end of the current paragraph
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⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ↓
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Selecting text
Extend the selection to the beginning of the text
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ↑
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Selecting text
Extend the selection to the end of the text
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ↓
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Formatting text
Show the Fonts window
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⌘ Cmd + T
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General
Show the Colors window
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + C
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Formatting text
Apply boldface to selected text
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⌘ Cmd + B
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Formatting text
Apply italic to selected text
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⌘ Cmd + I
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Formatting text
Apply underline to selected text
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⌘ Cmd + U
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Formatting text
Delete the previous character or selection
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Control + H
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Formatting text
Delete the next character or selection
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Control + D
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Using editing tools
(not available on all keyboards) Delete the next character or selection
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ForwardDel
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Formatting text
Delete the word before the insertion point
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⌥ Option + Del
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Formatting text
(not available on all keyboards) Delete the word after the insertion point
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⌥ Option + ForwardDel
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Formatting text
Delete the text between the insertion point and the next paragraph break
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Control + K
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Formatting text
Make the font size bigger
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⌘ Cmd + +
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Formatting text
Make the font size smaller
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⌘ Cmd + -
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Formatting text
Decrease (tighten) the space between selected characters
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + ←
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Formatting text
Increase (loosen) the space between selected characters
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + →
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Formatting text
Make the text superscript
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Control + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + +
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Formatting text
Make the text subscript
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Control + ⌘ Cmd + -
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Formatting text
Insert an equation
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + E
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Formatting text
Align the text flush left
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⌘ Cmd + {
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Formatting text
Center the text
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⌘ Cmd + |
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Formatting text
Align the text flush right
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⌘ Cmd + }
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Formatting text
Align the text flush left and flush right (justify)
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + |
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Formatting text
Decrease the indent level of a block of text or a list item
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⌘ Cmd + [
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Formatting text
Increase the indent level of a block of text or a list item
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⌘ Cmd + ]
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Editing chart data
Complete a cell entry and move the selection to the left
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↑ Shift + ⭾ Tab
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Editing chart data
Complete a cell entry and move the selection to the right
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⭾ Tab
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Creating cell references in formulas
Specify absolute and relative attributes of selected cell references
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⌘ Cmd + K
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Formatting text
Cut the selection
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⌘ Cmd + X
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Formatting text
Copy the selection
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⌘ Cmd + C
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Working with tables
Copy cell style
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + C
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Formatting text
Paste the selection
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⌘ Cmd + V
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Working with tables
Paste cell style
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + V
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Working with tables
Paste and preserve the style of the destination cell
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⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + V
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Manipulating objects
(drag a selection handle) Constrain the aspect ratio when resizing the object
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↑ Shift + Mouse movement
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Formatting text
Insert a nonbreaking space
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⌥ Option + Space
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Editing chart data
Complete a cell entry and move the selection up
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↑ Shift + ⤶ Enter
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Editing chart data
Complete a cell entry and move the selection down
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⤶ Enter
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Formatting text
Insert a new line after the insertion point
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Control + O
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Formatting text
Insert a page break
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Fn + ⌘ Cmd + ⤶ Enter
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Formatting text
Enter special characters
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Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space
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Formatting text
Transpose the characters on either side of the insertion point
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Control + T
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Formatting text
Add an EndNote bibliography
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + E
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Working with tables
Delete the selected table, or the contents of selected cells
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Del
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Using editing tools
Delete the next character or selection
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Fn + Del
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Using editing tools
Find
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⌘ Cmd + F
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Using editing tools
Find next
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⌘ Cmd + G
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Using editing tools
Find previous
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + G
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Using editing tools
Place the selected text in the Find & Replace text field.
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⌘ Cmd + E
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Using editing tools
Scroll the window to show the selected text or object
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⌘ Cmd + J
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General
Close the template chooser
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Esc
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Using editing tools
Look up the word at the insertion point
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Control + ⌘ Cmd + D
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Using editing tools
Display a list of words to complete the selected word
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⌥ Option + Esc
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Using editing tools
(;) Check spelling and grammar
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⌘ Cmd + Semicolon
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Using editing tools
(:) Show the “Spelling and Grammar” window
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Colon
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Using editing tools
Highlight text
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + H
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Creating cell references in formulas
Specify absolute and relative attributes of selected cell references
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + K
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Working with tables
Stop editing the cell and select the cell
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⌘ Cmd + ⤶ Enter
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Creating cell references in formulas
Specify absolute and relative attributes of the first and last cells of selected cell references
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + K
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Creating cell references in formulas
Specify absolute and relative attributes of the first and last cells of selected cell references
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⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + K
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Using editing tools
Accept a change (when change tracking is on)
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + A
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Using editing tools
Reject a change (when change tracking is on)
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + R
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Using editing tools
Show or hide word count
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + W
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Manipulating objects
(for Magic Mouse or a trackpad) Scroll zoom
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + scroll
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General
(drag item outside of the toolbar) Remove an item from the toolbar
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⌘ Cmd + Mouse movement
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Working with tables
(click a selected or unselected cell) Add a cell to (or remove it from) the selection
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⌘ Cmd + Mouse left click
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Working with tables
(click in the destination cell) Extend the selection from the selected cell to the destination cell
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↑ Shift + Mouse left click
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Manipulating objects
Move selected objects
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Mouse movement + Mouse left click
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Manipulating objects
an arrow key Move the selected object one point
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Press
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Working with tables
(on a selected cell) Extend the cell selection by one cell
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↑ Shift + ← ↑ → ↓
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Working with tables
(on a selected cell) Select the next cell to the left, right, up, or down
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← ↑ → ↓
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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
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⌥ Option + Mouse left click
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Manipulating objects
Send the selected object to the back
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + B
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Manipulating objects
Send the selected object one layer back
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⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + B
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Manipulating objects
Bring the selected object to the front
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F
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Manipulating objects
Bring the selected object one layer forward
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⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F
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Manipulating objects
Group selected objects
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + G
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Manipulating objects
Ungroup selected objects
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⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + G
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Manipulating objects
Lock selected objects
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⌘ Cmd + L
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Manipulating objects
Unlock selected objects
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + L
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Creating cell references in formulas
Navigate to and select a single cell
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⌥ Option + ← ↑ → ↓
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Working with editable shapes
(drag the midpoint of a line) Add a Bézier point to an editable shape
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⌥ Option + Mouse movement
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Working with editable shapes
(drag the midpoint of a line) Add a smooth point to an editable shape
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Mouse movement
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Manipulating objects
Disable alignment guides while moving or resizing an object
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⌘ Cmd + Mouse movement
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Manipulating objects
(drag a selection handle) Constrain the aspect ratio when resizing the object from the center
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⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + Mouse movement
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Manipulating objects
(press Shift while rotating) Rotate the object 45°
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↑ Shift
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Manipulating objects
(drag a selection handle) Rotate the object around the opposite handle (instead of the center)
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Mouse movement
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Manipulating objects
(drag a selection handle) Rotate the object 45° around the opposite handle (instead of the center)
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⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Mouse movement
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Manipulating objects
Mask or unmask the image
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + M
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Manipulating objects
Open the shortcut menu for the selected item
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Control + Mouse left click
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General
Choose a file to insert
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + V
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Manipulating objects
Define the selected text as a text placeholder
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Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + T
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Manipulating objects
Define the image or movie as a media placeholder
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Control + ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + I
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Working with editable shapes
Draw a custom shape with the Pen tool
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⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + P
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Working with editable shapes
Delete a point of an editable shape
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Mouse left click then Del
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Working with tables
Add a row above the selected cells
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⌥ Option + ↑
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Working with tables
Add a row below the selected cells
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⌥ Option + ↓
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Working with tables
Insert a row at the bottom of the table
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⌥ Option + ⤶ Enter
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Working with tables
Auto align cell content
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + U
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Working with tables
Stop editing the cell and select the table
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⌘ Cmd + ⤶ Enter then ⤶ Enter
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Working with tables
(drag the table) Constrain the movement of the table horizontally, vertically, or diagonally (45°)
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↑ Shift + Mouse movement
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Working with tables
Insert a tab when editing text or a formula
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⌥ Option + ⭾ Tab
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Working with tables
Insert a line break (soft return) when editing text in a cell
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Control + ⤶ Enter
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Working with tables
Open the Formula Editor for the selected nonformula cell
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=
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Creating cell references in formulas
Extend or shrink a selected cell reference
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⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ← ↑ → ↓
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Creating cell references in formulas
Navigate to and select the first or last cell in a row or column
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Press ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + ← ↑ → ↓
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Editing chart data
Show or hide the Chart Data editor
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + D
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Editing chart data
Move one character to the left or right
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← →
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Editing chart data
Move to the beginning of text or to the end of text
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↑ ↓
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General
Start dictation
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Fn then Fn
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General
Open the template chooser
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⌘ Cmd + N
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General
Open the template chooser and show the Language pop-up menu
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + N
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General
Open an existing document
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⌘ Cmd + O
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General
Save a document
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⌘ Cmd + S
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General
Save As
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⌥ Option + ↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + S
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General
Duplicate a document
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + S
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General
Print a document
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⌘ Cmd + P
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General
Open Pages Help
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ?
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General
Close a window
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⌘ Cmd + W
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General
Close all windows
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + W
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General
Minimize a window
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⌘ Cmd + M
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General
Minimize all windows
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + M
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General
Enter full-screen view
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Control + ⌘ Cmd + F
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General
Zoom in
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⌘ Cmd + >
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General
Zoom out
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⌘ Cmd + <
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General
Zoom to selection
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + 0
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General
Return to actual size
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⌘ Cmd + 0
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General
Show or hide the tab bar
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + T
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General
Show page thumbnails
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + P
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General
Show or hide the ruler
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⌘ Cmd + R
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General
Open the page setup window
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + P
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General
Show or hide layout boundaries
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + L
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General
Show formatting characters (invisibles)
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + I
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General
Hide or show the toolbar
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + T
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General
Hide or show sidebars on the right side of the Pages window
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + I
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General
Open the next tab in the sidebar
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Control + `
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General
Open the previous tab in the sidebar
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↑ Shift + Control + `
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General
Hide Pages
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⌘ Cmd + H
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General
Hide windows of other applications
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + H
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General
Undo the last action
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⌘ Cmd + Z
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General
Redo the last action
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↑ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + Z
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General
Open Pages Preferences
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⌘ Cmd + ,
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General
Quit Pages
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⌘ Cmd + Q
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General
Quit Pages and keep windows open
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⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd + Q
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