Apple Pages (MacOS)

Formatting text

Insert non-breaking space

Option + Space bar

All hotkeys for Apple Pages (MacOS)

Moving around within a document
Move one character to the left

Left Arrow

Moving around within a document
Move one character to the right

Right Arrow

Moving around within a document
Move to the line above

Up Arrow

Moving around within a document
Move to the line below

Down Arrow

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

Option + Left Arrow

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

Option + Right Arrow

Moving around within a document
Move to the beginning of the current line

Command + Left Arrow

Moving around within a document
Move to the end of the current line

Command + Right Arrow

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

Option + Up Arrow

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

Option + Down Arrow

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

Command + Up Arrow , Home

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

Command + Down Arrow , End

Formatting text
Show fonts

Command + T

Formatting text
Show styles

Shift + Command + T

Formatting text
Bold

Command + B

Formatting text
Italic

Command + I

Formatting text
Underline

Command + U

Formatting text
Delete previous character or selection

Delete

Formatting text
Delete the next character or selection

Del (not available on all keyboards)

Formatting text
Make font size bigger

Command + plus sign (+)

Formatting text
Make font size smaller

Command + minus sign (-)

Formatting text
Make text superscript

Control + Command + plus sign (+)

Formatting text
Make text subscript

Control + Command + minus sign (-)

Formatting text
Align text flush left

Command + {

Formatting text
Center text

Command + |

Formatting text
Align text flush right

Command + }

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

Option + Command + |

Formatting text
Decrease list indent level

Command + [

Formatting text
Increase list indent level

Command + ]

Formatting text
Cut

Command + X

Formatting text
Copy

Command + C

Formatting text
Copy paragraph style

Option + Command + C

Formatting text
Copy character style

Option + Shift + Command + C

Formatting text
Paste

Command + V

Formatting text
Paste character or paragraph style

Option + Command + V

Formatting text
Paste and match style of destination text

Option + Shift + Command + V

Formatting text
Insert non-breaking space

Option + Space bar

Formatting text
Insert line break (soft return)

Shift + Return

Formatting text
Insert page break

Command + Enter

Formatting text
Insert paragraph break

Return

Selecting text
Select one or more characters

Click in front of the first character and drag across the characters you want to select

Selecting text
Select a word

Double + click the word

Selecting text
Select a paragraph

Triple + click in the paragraph

Selecting text
Select all inline text and objects

Command + A

Selecting text
Deselect all all inline text and objects

Shift + Command + A

Selecting text
Extend selection one character to the right

Shift + Right Arrow

Selecting text
Extend selection one character to the left

Shift + Left Arrow

Selecting text
Extend selection to end of current word

Shift + Option + Right Arrow

Selecting text
Extend selection to beginning of current word

Shift + Option + Left Arrow

Selecting text
Extend selection to end of current line

Shift + Command + Right Arrow

Selecting text
Extend selection to beginning of current line

Shift + Command + Left Arrow

Selecting text
Extend selection to the line above

Shift + Up Arrow

Selecting text
Extend selection to the line below

Shift + Down Arrow

Selecting text
Extend selection to beginning of the current paragraph

Shift + Option + Up Arrow

Selecting text
Extend selection to end of the current paragraph

Shift + Option + Down Arrow

Selecting text
Extend selection to end of text

Shift + Command + Down Arrow

Selecting text
Extend selection to beginning of text

Shift + Command + Up Arrow

General
Open new document (You can choose the type of document you want to open in Pages Preferences.)

Command + N

General
Open existing document

Command + O

General
Save

Command + S

General
Save as

Shift + Command + S

General
Print

Command + P

General
Page setup

Shift + Command + P

General
Find

Command + F

General
Find next

Command + G

General
Find previous

Shift + Command + G

General
Use selection for find

Command + E

General
Scroll to found selection

Command + J

General
Check spelling

Command + semi-colon (;)

General
Show Spelling window

Command + colon (:)

General
Zoom in/Out

Command + > / Command + <

General
Close window

Command + W

General
Minimize window

Command + M

General
Show preferences

Command + comma (,)

General
Show Inspector window

Option + Command + I

General
Show document rulers

Command + R

General
Show layout

Command + Shift + L

General
Show formatting characters (invisibles)

Command + Shift + I

General
Show Colors window

Shift + Command + C

General
Pages Help

Command + ?

General
Hide Pages

Command + H

General
Hide other windows

Option + Command + H

General
Quit Pages

Command + Q

Working with tables
Select all table borders or cell content, depending on initial selection

Command + A

Working with tables
Copy contents of selected cells or whole table, if table is selected

Command + C

Working with tables
Cut contents of selected cells or whole table, if table is selected

Command + X

Working with tables
Paste the selection that was last copied

Command + V

Working with tables
Delete selection (whole table, border or border segment, or contents of selected cells)

Delete

Working with tables
Constrain the movement of the table and snap to guides

Shift + drag table

Working with tables
Duplicate table

Option + Shift + drag table

Working with tables
Switch contents of selected cell with contents of destination cell

Drag selected cell to another cell

Working with tables
Copy contents of selected cell into destination cell

Option + drag selected cell to another cell

Working with tables
Extend selection from selected cell to destination cell

Shift + click

Working with tables
Select or deselect multiple cells that are not next to each other

Command + click cells

Working with tables
Stop editing text and select cell

Command + Return or Command + click the cell (in text edit mode)

Working with tables
Select entire row or column border

Click border of selected table or double-click border of unselected table

Working with tables
Select or deselect border segment

Option + click

Working with tables
Select or deselect multiple cell borders

Shift + click or Command + click border

Working with tables
Move row or column border or border segment to new position

Drag border or border segment

Working with tables
Move table, border, or segment one pixel

Arrow keys

Working with tables
Move table, border, or segment ten pixels

Shift + Arrow keys

Working with tables
Select next cell to the left, right, up, or down

Arrow keys (in cell selection mode)

Working with tables
Extend cell selection by one cell

Shift + Arrow keys (in cell selection mode)

Working with tables
Select text in nextprevious cell

Tab / Shift + Tab

Working with tables
Stop editing cell and select the table

Command + Return (in cell selection mode)

Working with tables
Create a table by dragging

Option + click Table toolbar button then drag to size

Working with tables
Insert a Tab

Option + Tab (in text edit mode)

Manipulating fixed objects
"Draw" a fixed shape, table, or chart

Option + click the Objects toolbar button; choose Shapes, Table, or Chart; then drag to size

Manipulating fixed objects
Select all fixed objects

Command + A

Manipulating fixed objects
Deselect all fixed objects

Command + Shift + A

Manipulating fixed objects
Add or remove selected object to previously selected object(s)

Command + click , Shift + click

Manipulating fixed objects
Add or remove selected range to previously selected range

Shift + drag , Command + drag

Manipulating fixed objects
Move selected object one point

Arrow key

Manipulating fixed objects
Move selected object ten points

Shift + Arrow key

Manipulating fixed objects
Send object to the back

Shift + Command - B

Manipulating fixed objects
Send object one layer back

Option + Command - B

Manipulating fixed objects
Bring object to the front

Shift + Command - F

Manipulating fixed objects
Bring object one layer forward

Option + Shift + Command + F

Manipulating fixed objects
Move object to section master

Control + Option + Command + M

Manipulating fixed objects
Group objects

Option + Command + G

Manipulating fixed objects
Ungroup objects

Option + Shift + Command + G

Manipulating fixed objects
Lock objects

Command + L

Manipulating fixed objects
Unlock objects

Option + Command + L

Manipulating fixed objects
Duplicate object

Option + drag

Manipulating fixed objects
Constrain movement of object to 45º

Shift + drag

Manipulating fixed objects
Resize object

Drag handle

Manipulating fixed objects
Resize object from center

Option + drag handle

Manipulating fixed objects
Constrain aspect ratio when resizing object from center

Option + Shift + drag handle

Manipulating fixed objects
Constrain aspect ratio when resizing object

Shift + drag handle

Manipulating fixed objects
Rotate object

Command + drag handle

Manipulating fixed objects
Rotate object 45º

Shift + Command + drag handle

Manipulating fixed objects
Turn off alignment guides

Command + drag

Manipulating fixed objects
Mask or unmask object

Shift + Command + M

Manipulating fixed objects
Exit mask mode

Return

Manipulating fixed objects
Reenter mask mode

Double-click the masked image

Manipulating fixed objects
Open shortcut menu for selected item

Control + click

Manipulating fixed objects
Exit text edit mode and select object

Command + Return

Manipulating fixed objects
Copy selected object

Command + C

Manipulating fixed objects
Paste selected object

Command + V

Manipulating fixed objects
Cut selected object

Command + X

Editing chart data
Show or hide Chart Data Editor

Shift + Command - D

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

Return

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

Shift + Return

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

Tab

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

Shift + Tab

Editing chart data
Delete the character to the left of the insertion point, or delete the selection

Delete

Editing chart data
Move one character left, right, to the beginning of text (up), or to the end of text (down)

Arrows keys (in text edit mode)

Editing chart data
Complete a cell entry and select the cell

Enter

Editing chart data
Move one cell in a given direction

Arrows keys (in cell selection mode)

Editing chart data
Move to the beginning of the row

Home

Editing chart data
Move to the last filled cell to the right in the current row

End

Editing chart data
Extend the selection by one cell

Shift + Arrow keys

Editing chart data
Extend the selection to the beginning of the row

Shift + Home

Editing chart data
Extend the selection to the end of the row

Shift + End

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