Hotkeys and shortcuts for Apple Pages (MacOS)

(Total 154)

Left Arrow
Moving around within a document
Move one character to the left
Right Arrow
Moving around within a document
Move one character to the right
Up Arrow
Moving around within a document
Move to the line above
Down Arrow
Moving around within a document
Move to the line below
Option + Left Arrow
Moving around within a document
Move to the beginning of current or previous word
Option + Right Arrow
Moving around within a document
Move to the end of current or next word
Command + Left Arrow
Moving around within a document
Move to the beginning of the current line
Command + Right Arrow
Moving around within a document
Move to the end of the current line
Option + Up Arrow
Moving around within a document
Move to the beginning of the current paragraph
Option + Down Arrow
Moving around within a document
Move to the end of the current paragraph
Command + Up Arrow , Home
Moving around within a document
Move to the beginning of the document
Command + Down Arrow , End
Moving around within a document
Move to the end of the document
Command + T
Formatting text
Show fonts
Shift + Command + T
Formatting text
Show styles
Command + B
Formatting text
Bold
Command + I
Formatting text
Italic
Command + U
Formatting text
Underline
Delete
Formatting text
Delete previous character or selection
Del (not available on all keyboards)
Formatting text
Delete the next character or selection
Command + plus sign (+)
Formatting text
Make font size bigger
Command + minus sign (-)
Formatting text
Make font size smaller
Control + Command + plus sign (+)
Formatting text
Make text superscript
Control + Command + minus sign (-)
Formatting text
Make text subscript
Command + {
Formatting text
Align text flush left
Command + |
Formatting text
Center text
Command + }
Formatting text
Align text flush right
Option + Command + |
Formatting text
Align text flush left and flush right (justify)
Command + [
Formatting text
Decrease list indent level
Command + ]
Formatting text
Increase list indent level
Command + X
Formatting text
Cut
Command + C
Formatting text
Copy
Option + Command + C
Formatting text
Copy paragraph style
Option + Shift + Command + C
Formatting text
Copy character style
Command + V
Formatting text
Paste
Option + Command + V
Formatting text
Paste character or paragraph style
Option + Shift + Command + V
Formatting text
Paste and match style of destination text
Option + Space bar
Formatting text
Insert non-breaking space
Shift + Return
Formatting text
Insert line break (soft return)
Command + Enter
Formatting text
Insert page break
Return
Formatting text
Insert paragraph break
Click in front of the first character and drag across the characters you want to select
Selecting text
Select one or more characters
Double + click the word
Selecting text
Select a word
Triple + click in the paragraph
Selecting text
Select a paragraph
Command + A
Selecting text
Select all inline text and objects
Shift + Command + A
Selecting text
Deselect all all inline text and objects
Shift + Right Arrow
Selecting text
Extend selection one character to the right
Shift + Left Arrow
Selecting text
Extend selection one character to the left
Shift + Option + Right Arrow
Selecting text
Extend selection to end of current word
Shift + Option + Left Arrow
Selecting text
Extend selection to beginning of current word
Shift + Command + Right Arrow
Selecting text
Extend selection to end of current line
Shift + Command + Left Arrow
Selecting text
Extend selection to beginning of current line
Shift + Up Arrow
Selecting text
Extend selection to the line above
Shift + Down Arrow
Selecting text
Extend selection to the line below
Shift + Option + Up Arrow
Selecting text
Extend selection to beginning of the current paragraph
Shift + Option + Down Arrow
Selecting text
Extend selection to end of the current paragraph
Shift + Command + Down Arrow
Selecting text
Extend selection to end of text
Shift + Command + Up Arrow
Selecting text
Extend selection to beginning of text
Command + N
General
Open new document (You can choose the type of document you want to open in Pages Preferences.)
Command + O
General
Open existing document
Command + S
General
Save
Shift + Command + S
General
Save as
Command + P
General
Print
Shift + Command + P
General
Page setup
Command + F
General
Find
Command + G
General
Find next
Shift + Command + G
General
Find previous
Command + E
General
Use selection for find
Command + J
General
Scroll to found selection
Command + semi-colon (;)
General
Check spelling
Command + colon (:)
General
Show Spelling window
Command + > / Command + <
General
Zoom in/Out
Command + W
General
Close window
Command + M
General
Minimize window
Command + comma (,)
General
Show preferences
Option + Command + I
General
Show Inspector window
Command + R
General
Show document rulers
Command + Shift + L
General
Show layout
Command + Shift + I
General
Show formatting characters (invisibles)
Shift + Command + C
General
Show Colors window
Command + ?
General
Pages Help
Command + H
General
Hide Pages
Option + Command + H
General
Hide other windows
Command + Q
General
Quit Pages
Command + A
Working with tables
Select all table borders or cell content, depending on initial selection
Command + C
Working with tables
Copy contents of selected cells or whole table, if table is selected
Command + X
Working with tables
Cut contents of selected cells or whole table, if table is selected
Command + V
Working with tables
Paste the selection that was last copied
Delete
Working with tables
Delete selection (whole table, border or border segment, or contents of selected cells)
Shift + drag table
Working with tables
Constrain the movement of the table and snap to guides
Option + Shift + drag table
Working with tables
Duplicate table
Drag selected cell to another cell
Working with tables
Switch contents of selected cell with contents of destination cell
Option + drag selected cell to another cell
Working with tables
Copy contents of selected cell into destination cell
Shift + click
Working with tables
Extend selection from selected cell to destination cell
Command + click cells
Working with tables
Select or deselect multiple cells that are not next to each other
Command + Return or Command + click the cell (in text edit mode)
Working with tables
Stop editing text and select cell
Click border of selected table or double-click border of unselected table
Working with tables
Select entire row or column border
Option + click
Working with tables
Select or deselect border segment
Shift + click or Command + click border
Working with tables
Select or deselect multiple cell borders
Drag border or border segment
Working with tables
Move row or column border or border segment to new position
Arrow keys
Working with tables
Move table, border, or segment one pixel
Shift + Arrow keys
Working with tables
Move table, border, or segment ten pixels
Arrow keys (in cell selection mode)
Working with tables
Select next cell to the left, right, up, or down
Shift + Arrow keys (in cell selection mode)
Working with tables
Extend cell selection by one cell
Tab / Shift + Tab
Working with tables
Select text in nextprevious cell
Command + Return (in cell selection mode)
Working with tables
Stop editing cell and select the table
Option + click Table toolbar button then drag to size
Working with tables
Create a table by dragging
Option + Tab (in text edit mode)
Working with tables
Insert a Tab
Option + click the Objects toolbar button; choose Shapes, Table, or Chart; then drag to size
Manipulating fixed objects
"Draw" a fixed shape, table, or chart
Command + A
Manipulating fixed objects
Select all fixed objects
Command + Shift + A
Manipulating fixed objects
Deselect all fixed objects
Command + click , Shift + click
Manipulating fixed objects
Add or remove selected object to previously selected object(s)
Shift + drag , Command + drag
Manipulating fixed objects
Add or remove selected range to previously selected range
Arrow key
Manipulating fixed objects
Move selected object one point
Shift + Arrow key
Manipulating fixed objects
Move selected object ten points
Shift + Command - B
Manipulating fixed objects
Send object to the back
Option + Command - B
Manipulating fixed objects
Send object one layer back
Shift + Command - F
Manipulating fixed objects
Bring object to the front
Option + Shift + Command + F
Manipulating fixed objects
Bring object one layer forward
Control + Option + Command + M
Manipulating fixed objects
Move object to section master
Option + Command + G
Manipulating fixed objects
Group objects
Option + Shift + Command + G
Manipulating fixed objects
Ungroup objects
Command + L
Manipulating fixed objects
Lock objects
Option + Command + L
Manipulating fixed objects
Unlock objects
Option + drag
Manipulating fixed objects
Duplicate object
Shift + drag
Manipulating fixed objects
Constrain movement of object to 45º
Drag handle
Manipulating fixed objects
Resize object
Option + drag handle
Manipulating fixed objects
Resize object from center
Option + Shift + drag handle
Manipulating fixed objects
Constrain aspect ratio when resizing object from center
Shift + drag handle
Manipulating fixed objects
Constrain aspect ratio when resizing object
Command + drag handle
Manipulating fixed objects
Rotate object
Shift + Command + drag handle
Manipulating fixed objects
Rotate object 45º
Command + drag
Manipulating fixed objects
Turn off alignment guides
Shift + Command + M
Manipulating fixed objects
Mask or unmask object
Return
Manipulating fixed objects
Exit mask mode
Double-click the masked image
Manipulating fixed objects
Reenter mask mode
Control + click
Manipulating fixed objects
Open shortcut menu for selected item
Command + Return
Manipulating fixed objects
Exit text edit mode and select object
Command + C
Manipulating fixed objects
Copy selected object
Command + V
Manipulating fixed objects
Paste selected object
Command + X
Manipulating fixed objects
Cut selected object
Shift + Command - D
Editing chart data
Show or hide Chart Data Editor
Return
Editing chart data
Complete a cell entry and move the selection down
Shift + Return
Editing chart data
Complete a cell entry and move the selection up
Tab
Editing chart data
Complete a cell entry and move the selection to the right
Shift + Tab
Editing chart data
Complete a cell entry and move the selection to the left
Delete
Editing chart data
Delete the character to the left of the insertion point, or delete the selection
Arrows keys (in text edit mode)
Editing chart data
Move one character left, right, to the beginning of text (up), or to the end of text (down)
Enter
Editing chart data
Complete a cell entry and select the cell
Arrows keys (in cell selection mode)
Editing chart data
Move one cell in a given direction
Home
Editing chart data
Move to the beginning of the row
End
Editing chart data
Move to the last filled cell to the right in the current row
Shift + Arrow keys
Editing chart data
Extend the selection by one cell
Shift + Home
Editing chart data
Extend the selection to the beginning of the row
Shift + End
Editing chart data
Extend the selection to the end of the row