Hotkeys and shortcuts for InDesign CS5 (Windows)

(Total 246)

`V` , `Escape`	Tools Selection Tool
`a`	Tools Direct Selection tool
`Ctrl` + `Tab`	Tools Toggle Selection and Direct Selection tool
`Shift` + `p`	Tools Page tool
`u`	Tools Gap tool
`p`	Tools Pen tool
`=`	Tools Add Anchor Point tool
`-`	Tools Delete Anchor Point tool
`Shift` + `c`	Tools Convert Direction Point tool
`t`	Tools Type tool
`Shift` + `t`	Tools Type On A Path tool
`n`	Tools Pencil tool (Note tool)
`\`	Tools Line tool
`f`	Tools Rectangle Frame tool
`m`	Tools Rectangle tool
`l`	Tools Ellipse tool
`r`	Tools Rotate tool
`s`	Tools Scale tool
`o`	Tools Shear tool
`e`	Tools Free Transform tool
`i`	Tools Eyedropper tool
`k`	Tools Measure tool
`g`	Tools Gradient tool
`c`	Tools Scissors tool
`h`	Tools Hand tool
`Spacebar` (Layout mode), `Alt` (Text mode), / `Alt` + `Spacebar` (both)	Tools Temporarily select Hand tool
`z`	Tools Zoom tool
`Ctrl` + `Space`	Tools Temporarily select Zoom In tool
`x`	Tools Toggle Fill and Stroke
`Shift` + `x`	Tools Swap Fill and Stroke
`j`	Tools Toggle between Formatting Affects Container and Formatting Affects Text
`,` (comma)	Tools Apply Color
`.` (period)	Tools Apply Gradient
`/`	Tools Apply No Color
`w`	Tools Switch between Normal View and Preview Mode
`Shift` + `g`	Tools Gradient Feather tool
Any tool (except selection tools)+ `Ctrl`	Selecting and moving objects Temporarily select Selection or Direct Selection tool (last used)
Direct Selection tool+Alt; / Pen, Add Anchor Point, / Delete Anchor Point tool+ `Alt` + `Ctrl`	Selecting and moving objects Temporarily select Group Selection tool
`Esc` / double-click	Selecting and moving objects Select container of selected content
`Shift` + `Esc` / double-click	Selecting and moving objects Select content of selected container
Selection, Direct Selection, / Group Selection tool+ `Shift` -click (to deselect, click center point)	Selecting and moving objects Add to or subtract from a selection of multiple objects
Selection, Direct Selection, / Group Selection tool+ `Alt` -drag*	Selecting and moving objects Duplicate selection
`Alt` + `Arrow Keys`	Selecting and moving objects Duplicate and offset selection
`Alt` + `Shift` + `Arrow Keys`	Selecting and moving objects Duplicate and offset selection by 10 times**
`Arrow Keys`	Selecting and moving objects Move selection**
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Arrow Keys`	Selecting and moving objects Move selection by 10th**
`Shift` + `Arrow Keys`	Selecting and moving objects Move selection by 10 times**
Selection / Direct Selection tool+ `Ctrl` + `Shift` -click	Selecting and moving objects Select master page item from document page
Selection tool+ `Ctrl` -click, / Selection tool+ `Alt` + `Ctrl` -click	Selecting and moving objects Select next object behind or in front
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Page Down` / `Page Up`	Selecting and moving objects Select next or previous frame in story
`Shift` + `Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Page Down` / `Page Up`	Selecting and moving objects Select first or last frame in story
`Ctrl` + `[`	Selecting and moving objects Send object backward
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `[`	Selecting and moving objects Send object to back
`Ctrl` + `]`	Selecting and moving objects Bring object forward
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `]`	Selecting and moving objects Bring object to front
Transformation tool+ `Alt` -drag	Transforming Objects Duplicate and transform selection
Select object+double-click Scale tool, Rotate tool, / Shear tool in Toolbox	Transforming Objects Display Transform tool dialog box
`Ctrl` + `,` (comma)	Transforming Objects Decrease scale by 1%
`Ctrl` + `.` (period)	Transforming Objects Increase scale by 1%
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `.` (period)	Transforming Objects Increase scale by 5%
Selection tool+ `Ctrl` -drag	Transforming Objects Resize frame and content
Selection tool+ `Shift` + `Ctrl` -drag	Transforming Objects Resize frame and content proportionately
Ellipse tool, Polygon tool, / Rectangle tool+ `Shift` -drag	Transforming Objects Constrain proportion
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Shift` + `z`	Transforming Objects Switch image from High Quality Display to Fast Display
Direct Selection tool+ `Alt` + `Ctrl` , / Pen tool+ `Alt`	Editing Paths and Frames Temporarily select Convert Direction Point tool
`Alt`	Editing Paths and Frames Temporarily switch between Add Anchor Point and Delete Anchor Point tool
Scissors tool+ `Alt`	Editing Paths and Frames Temporarily select Add Anchor Point tool
Pen tool+ `Shift`	Editing Paths and Frames Keep Pen tool selected when pointer is over path or anchor point
Pen tool+ `Space`	Editing Paths and Frames Move anchor point and handles while drawing
`F10`	Editing Paths and Frames Display the Stroke panel
Begin dragging row / column border, and then hold down `Alt` as you drag	Working with Tables Insert or delete rows or columns while dragging
Shift-drag interior row / column border	Working with Tables Resize rows or columns without changing the size of the table
Shift-drag right / bottom table border	Working with Tables Resize rows or columns proportionally
`Tab` / `Shift` + `Tab`	Working with Tables Move to next/previous cell
`Alt` + `Page Up` / `Alt` + `Page Down`	Working with Tables Move to first/last cell in column
`Alt` + `Home` / `Alt` + `End`	Working with Tables Move to first/last cell in row
`Page Up` / `Page Down`	Working with Tables Move to first/last row in frame
`Arrow Up` / `Arrow Down`	Working with Tables Move up/down one cell
`Arrow Left` / `Arrow Right`	Working with Tables Move left/right one cell
`Shift` + `Arrow Up` /+ `Arrow Down`	Working with Tables Select cell above/below the current cell
`Shift` + `Arrow Right` / `Arrow Left`	Working with Tables Select cell to the right/left of the current cell
`Enter` on numeric keypad	Working with Tables Start row on next column
`Shift` + `Enter` on numeric keypad	Working with Tables Start row on next frame
`Esc`	Working with Tables Toggle between text selection and cell selection
`Ctrl` + `F1`	Managing Text Insert selected text into Find What box
`Shift` + `F1`	Managing Text Insert selected text into Find What box and finds next
`Shift` + `F2` / `Alt` + `Ctrl` + `f`	Managing Text Find next occurrence of Find What text
`Ctrl` + `F2`	Managing Text Insert selected text into Change To box
`Ctrl` + `F3`	Managing Text Replace selection with Change To text
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `b`	Working with Type Bold
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `i`	Working with Type Italic
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `y`	Working with Type Normal
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `u`	Working with Type Underline
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `/`	Working with Type Strikethrough
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `k`	Working with Type All caps (on/off)
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `h`	Working with Type Small caps (on/off)
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `[` + `]`	Working with Type Superscript
`Shift` + `Alt` + `Ctrl` + `[` + `]`	Working with Type Subscript
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `x` / `Shift` + `Alt` + `Ctrl` + `x`	Working with Type Reset horizontal or vertical scale to 100%
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `L` , `R` , / `c`	Working with Type Align left, right, or center
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `F` (all lines) / `J` (all but last line)	Working with Type Justify all lines
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `>` / `<`	Working with Type Increase or decrease point size*
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `Alt` + `>` / `<`	Working with Type Increase or decrease point size by five times*
`Alt` + `Arrow Up` / `Arrow Down`	Working with Type Increase or decrease leading (horizontal text)*
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Arrow Up` /+ `Arrow Down`	Working with Type Increase or decrease leading by five times (horizontal text)*
`Shift` + `Alt` + `Ctrl` + `a`	Working with Type Auto leading
`Shift` + `Alt` + `Ctrl` + `g`	Working with Type Align to grid (on/off)
`Shift` + `Alt` + `Ctrl` + `h`	Working with Type Auto-hyphenate (on/off)
`Alt` + `Arrow Left` / `Arrow Right`	Working with Type Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (horizontal text)
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Arrow Left` / `Arrow Right`	Working with Type Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (horizontal text)
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `\`	Working with Type Increase kerning between words*
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Backspace`	Working with Type Decrease kerning between words*
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `q`	Working with Type Clear all manual kerning and reset tracking to 0
`Shift` + `Alt` + `Arrow Up` /+ `Arrow Down`	Working with Type Increase or decrease baseline shift (horizontal text)**
`Shift` + `Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Arrow Up` / `Arrow Down`	Working with Type Increase or decrease baseline shift by five times (horizontal text)
`Shift` -click loaded text icon	Working with Type Automatically flow story
`Alt` -click loaded text icon	Working with Type Semi-automatically flow story
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `/`	Working with Type Recompose all stories
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `n`	Working with Type Insert current page number
`Arrow Right` / `Arrow Left`	Navigating Through and Editing Text Move to right or left one character
`Arrow Up` / `Arrow Down`	Navigating Through and Editing Text Move up or down one line
`Ctrl` + `Arrow Right` / `Arrow Left`	Navigating Through and Editing Text Move to right or left one word
`Home` / `End`	Navigating Through and Editing Text Move to start or end of line
`Ctrl` + `Arrow Up` / `Arrow Down`	Navigating Through and Editing Text Move to previous or next paragraph
`Ctrl` + `Home` / `Ctrl` + `End`	Navigating Through and Editing Text Move to start or end of story
Double-click word	Navigating Through and Editing Text Select one word
`Shift` + `Arrow Right` / `Arrow Left`	Navigating Through and Editing Text Select one character right or left
`Shift` + `Arrow Up` /+ `Arrow Down`	Navigating Through and Editing Text Select one line above or below
`Shift` + `Home` /+ `End`	Navigating Through and Editing Text Select start or end of line
Triple-click / quadruple-click paragraph, depending on Text Preferences setting	Navigating Through and Editing Text Select one paragraph
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `Arrow Up` / `Arrow Down`	Navigating Through and Editing Text Select one paragraph before or after
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `\`	Navigating Through and Editing Text Select current line
`Shift` -click	Navigating Through and Editing Text Select characters from insertion point
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `Home` / `Ctrl` + `End`	Navigating Through and Editing Text Select start or end of story
`Ctrl` + `a`	Navigating Through and Editing Text Select all in story
`Shift` + `Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Page Up` / `Page Down`	Navigating Through and Editing Text Select first/last frame
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Page Up` / `Page Down`	Navigating Through and Editing Text Select previous/next frame
`Ctrl` + `Backspace` / `Delete`	Navigating Through and Editing Text Delete word in front of insertion point (Story Editor)
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Shift` + `/`	Navigating Through and Editing Text Update missing font list
`Spacebar` (with no text insertion point), `Alt` -drag (with text insertion point), / `Alt` + `Spacebar` (in both text and non-text modes)	Viewing documents and document workspaces Temporarily select Hand tool
`Ctrl` + `Space`	Viewing documents and document workspaces Temporarily select Zoom In tool
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Space` / `Alt` +Zoom In tool	Viewing documents and document workspaces Temporarily select Zoom Out tool
`Ctrl` + `5` , `2` , `4`	Viewing documents and document workspaces Zoom to 50%, 200%, or 400%
`Shift` + `F5`	Viewing documents and document workspaces Redraw screen
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `n`	Viewing documents and document workspaces Open new default document
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `2`	Viewing documents and document workspaces Switch between current and previous zoom levels
`Ctrl` + `~` / `Shift` + `Ctrl` + `F6` / `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `~`	Viewing documents and document workspaces Switch to next/previous document window
`Page Up` / `Page Down`	Viewing documents and document workspaces Scroll up/down one screen
`Ctrl` + `Page Up` / `Page Down`	Viewing documents and document workspaces Go back/forward to last-viewed page
`Alt` + `Page Up` / `Page Down`	Viewing documents and document workspaces Go to previous/next spread
Double-click Hand tool	Viewing documents and document workspaces Fit spread in window
`Ctrl` + `j`	Viewing documents and document workspaces Activate the Go To command
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `+` (plus)	Viewing documents and document workspaces Fit selection in window
`Ctrl` + `J` , type prefix of master, press Enter	Viewing documents and document workspaces Go to master page while panel is closed
`Shift` + `Alt` + `Ctrl` + `u`	Viewing documents and document workspaces Cycle through units of measurement
`Shift` -drag guide	Viewing documents and document workspaces Snap guide to ruler increments
`Ctrl` -drag guide	Viewing documents and document workspaces Switch between page and spread guides (creation only)
`Ctrl` -drag from zero point	Viewing documents and document workspaces Create vertical and horizontal ruler guides for the spread
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `g`	Viewing documents and document workspaces Select all guides
Right-click zero point and choose an option	Viewing documents and document workspaces Lock or unlock zero point
`Alt` -drag guide	Viewing documents and document workspaces Use current magnification for view threshold of new guide
Press first letter of button name, if underlined	Viewing documents and document workspaces Select buttons in alert dialog boxes
`Ctrl` +Help > About Design	Viewing documents and document workspaces Show information on installed plugins and InDesign components
`Arrow Right` / `Arrow Left`	Working with XML Expand/Collapse element
`Alt` + `Arrow Right` / `Arrow Left`	Working with XML Expand/Collapse element and child elements
`Shift` + `Arrow Up` / `Arrow Down`	Working with XML Extend XML selection up/down
`Arrow Up` / `Arrow Down`	Working with XML Move XML selection up/down
`Page Up` / `Page Down`	Working with XML Scroll structure pane up/down one screen
`Home` / `End`	Working with XML Select first/last XML node
`Shift` + `Home` / `Shift` + `End`	Working with XML Extend selection to first/last XML node
`Ctrl` + `Arrow Left` / `Arrow Right`	Working with XML Go to previous/next validation error
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Shift` + `F7`	Working with XML Automatically tag text frames and tables
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `Alt` + `[`	Indexing Create index entry without dialog box
`Ctrl` + `7`	Indexing Open index entry dialog box
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `Alt` + `]`	Indexing Create proper name index entry (last name, first name)
`alt` -click Delete icon	Panels Delete without confirmation
`alt` -click New button	Panels Create item and set options
`Shift` + `Enter`	Panels Apply value and keep focus on option
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `~`	Panels Activate last-used option in last-used panel
`Shift` -click	Panels Select range of styles, layers, links, swatches, or library objects in a panel
`Ctrl` -click	Panels Select nonadjacent styles, layers, links, swatches, or library objects in a panel
`Tab`	Panels Apply value and select next value
`Esc`	Panels Move focus to selected object, text, or window
`Tab`	Panels Show/Hide all panels, Toolbox, and Control panel (with no insertion point)
`Shift` + `Tab`	Panels Show/Hide all panels except the Toolbox and Control panel (docked or not)
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Tab`	Panels Open or close all stashed panels
`Alt` +drag any panel tab (in the group) to edge of screen	Panels Stash a panel group
`Alt` +Ctrl-click in list, and then use keyboard to select item by name	Panels Select item by name
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `m`	Panels Open the Drop Shadow panel
`Ctrl` + `6`	Control Panel Toggle focus to/from Control panel
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `7`	Control Panel Toggle Character/Paragraph text attributes mode
Any key on the numeric keypad / keyboard numbers	Control Panel Change reference point when proxy has focus
`Alt` + `Arrow Down`	Control Panel Display the pop-up menu that has focus
`alt` -click Kerning icon	Control Panel Open Units & Increments Preferences
`alt` -click Number Of Columns icon	Control Panel Open the Text Frame Options dialog box
`alt` -click X / Y icon	Control Panel Open the Move dialog box
`alt` -click Angle icon	Control Panel Open the Rotate dialog box
`alt` -click X / Y Scale icon	Control Panel Open the Scale dialog box
`alt` -click Shear icon	Control Panel Open the Shear dialog box
`alt` -click Superscript, Subscript, / Small Caps button	Control Panel Open Text Preferences
`alt` -click Underline button	Control Panel Open the Underline Options dialog box
`alt` -click Strikethrough button	Control Panel Open the Strikethrough Options dialog box
`alt` -click Align To Baseline Grid, / Do Not Align To Baseline Grid button	Control Panel Open the Grids Preferences
`alt` -click Drop Cap Number Of Lines, / Drop Cap One Or More Characters icon	Control Panel Open the Drop Caps & Nested Styles dialog box
`alt` -click Leading icon	Control Panel Open the Justification dialog box
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `j`	Type panels and dialog boxes Open Justification dialog box
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `j`	Type panels and dialog boxes Open Paragraph Rules dialog box
`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `k`	Type panels and dialog boxes Open Keep Options dialog box
`Ctrl` + `t`	Type panels and dialog boxes Activate Character panel
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `t`	Type panels and dialog boxes Activate Paragraph panel
Select text and press Shift+ `Alt` + `Ctrl` + `c`	Character and paragraph styles Make character style definition match text
Select text and press Shift+ `Alt` + `Ctrl` + `r`	Character and paragraph styles Make paragraph style definition match text
`Shift` + `Alt` +Ctrl-double-click style	Character and paragraph styles Change options without applying style
`alt` -click paragraph style name	Character and paragraph styles Remove style and local formatting
`Alt` +Shift-click paragraph style name	Character and paragraph styles Clear overrides from paragraph style
F11, Shift+ `F11`	Character and paragraph styles Show/hide Paragraph and Character Styles panels, respectively
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `t`	Tabs Panel Activate Tabs panel
`alt` -click tab	Tabs Panel Switch between alignment options
`alt` -click layer	Layers Panel Select all objects on layer
`Alt` -drag small square to new layer	Layers Panel Copy selection to new layer
`Ctrl` -click Create New Layer	Layers Panel Add new layer below selected layer
`Shift` + `Ctrl` -click Create New Layer	Layers Panel Add new layer to the top of the layer list
`Shift` + `Alt` + `Ctrl` -click Create New Layer	Layers Panel Add new layer to the top of the layer list and open New Layer dialog box
`alt` -click Create New Layer	Layers Panel Add new layer and open New Layer dialog box
`alt` -click master	Pages Panel Apply master to selected page
`alt` -click the master you want to base the selected master on	Pages Panel Base another master page on selected master
`Ctrl` -click Create New Page button	Pages Panel Create master page
`alt` -click New Page button	Pages Panel Display Insert Pages dialog box
`Shift` + `Ctrl` + `p`	Pages Panel Add new page after last page
`Shift` -drag slider	Color Panel Move color sliders in tandem
`alt` -click color bar	Color Panel Select a color for the nonactive fill or stroke
`Shift` -click color bar	Color Panel Switch between color modes (CMYK, RGB, LAB)
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Shift` + `y`	Separations Preview panel Turn on Overprint preview
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Shift` + `~` (tilde)	Separations Preview panel Show all plates
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Shift` + `1`	Separations Preview panel Show Cyan plate
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Shift` + `2`	Separations Preview panel Show Magenta plate
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Shift` + `3`	Separations Preview panel Show Yellow plate
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Shift` + `4`	Separations Preview panel Show Black plate
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Shift` + `5`	Separations Preview panel Show 1st Spot plate
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Shift` + `6`	Separations Preview panel Show 2nd Spot plate
`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Shift` + `7`	Separations Preview panel Show 3rd Spot plate
`alt` -click New Swatch button	Swatches Panel Create new swatch based on the current swatch
`Alt` + `Ctrl` -click New Swatch button	Swatches Panel Create spot color swatch based on the current swatch
`Shift` + `Alt` + `Ctrl` -double-click swatch	Swatches Panel Change options without applying swatch
`Alt` + `Enter`	Transform Panels Apply value and copy object
`Ctrl` + `Enter`	Transform Panels Apply width, height, or scale value proportionally

Hotkeys and shortcuts for InDesign CS5 (Windows)

(Total 246)

V , Escape

Tools

Selection Tool

a

Tools

Direct Selection tool

Ctrl + Tab

Tools

Toggle Selection and Direct Selection tool

Shift + p

Tools

Page tool

u

Tools

Gap tool

p

Tools

Pen tool

=

Tools

Add Anchor Point tool

-

Tools

Delete Anchor Point tool

Shift + c

Tools

Convert Direction Point tool

t

Tools

Type tool

Shift + t

Tools

Type On A Path tool

n

Tools

Pencil tool (Note tool)

\

Tools

Line tool

f

Tools

Rectangle Frame tool

m

Tools

Rectangle tool

l

Tools

Ellipse tool

r

Tools

Rotate tool

s

Tools

Scale tool

o

Tools

Shear tool

e

Tools

Free Transform tool

i

Tools

Eyedropper tool

k

Tools

Measure tool

g

Tools

Gradient tool

c

Tools

Scissors tool

h

Tools

Hand tool

Spacebar (Layout mode), Alt (Text mode), / Alt + Spacebar (both)

Tools

Temporarily select Hand tool

`V` , `Escape`

`a`

`Ctrl` + `Tab`

`Shift` + `p`

`u`

`p`

`=`

`-`

`Shift` + `c`

`t`

`Shift` + `t`

`n`

`\`

`f`

`m`

`l`

`r`

`s`

`o`

`e`

`i`

`k`

`g`

`c`

`h`

`Spacebar` (Layout mode), `Alt` (Text mode), / `Alt` + `Spacebar` (both)

`z`

`Ctrl` + `Space`

`x`

`Shift` + `x`

`j`

`,` (comma)

`.` (period)

`/`

`w`

`Shift` + `g`

Any tool (except selection tools)+ `Ctrl`

Direct Selection tool+Alt; / Pen, Add Anchor Point, / Delete Anchor Point tool+ `Alt` + `Ctrl`

`Esc` / double-click

`Shift` + `Esc` / double-click

Selection, Direct Selection, / Group Selection tool+ `Shift` -click (to deselect, click center point)

Selection, Direct Selection, / Group Selection tool+ `Alt` -drag*

`Alt` + `Arrow Keys`

`Alt` + `Shift` + `Arrow Keys`

`Arrow Keys`

`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Arrow Keys`

`Shift` + `Arrow Keys`

Selection / Direct Selection tool+ `Ctrl` + `Shift` -click

Selection tool+ `Ctrl` -click, / Selection tool+ `Alt` + `Ctrl` -click

`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Page Down` / `Page Up`