Gradient Feather tool

`Shift` + `g`

All hotkeys for InDesign CS5 (Windows)

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