InDesign CS5 (Windows)

Tools

Toggle Selection and Direct Selection tool

Ctrl + Tab

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

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Ctrl + Tab / Ctrl + Shift + Tab


Microsoft Edge Browser (Windows)
Switch to the next tab
Navigation

Ctrl + Tab


Access 2016 (Windows)
Switch to the next tab in dialog box
Windows/Content Switching/Navigation

Ctrl + Tab


Microsoft Visio 2016 (Windows)
Cycle through open drawings
Window/Navigation Shortcut

Ctrl + Tab


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Insert a tab in a field
Database Management Shortcuts - Delete and Edit Text

Ctrl + Tab


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Cycle through document windows
Navigation and Window Display

Ctrl + Tab


Finale (Windows)
Switch between windows
Windows Menu

Ctrl + Tab


Dynamics GP 2015 (Windows)
Move from scrolling window to next field
Window Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl + Tab


Dynamics GP 2015 (Windows)
Move from scrolling window to next field
Tools Shortcuts

Ctrl + Tab


Dynamics GP 2015 (Windows)
Move to next toolbar command
Tools Shortcuts

Ctrl + Tab


Dynamics AX 2015 (Windows)
Move to the next Tab (when a control on a Tab has focus).
Working with Forms

Ctrl + Tab


Adobe Photoshop CC (Windows)
Cycle forwards/ backwards through open documents
Manage Views

Ctrl + Tab / Ctrl + Shift + Tab


Adobe Photoshop CC (MacOS)
Cycle forwards/ backwards through open documents
Manage Views

Ctrl + Tab


Microsoft Projects 2016 (Windows)
Switch to the next Tab in a dialog box.
Working with dialog boxes

Ctrl + Tab


Dynamics AX 2015 (Windows)
Move between modules.
Windows and Menu Control

Ctrl + Tab


Microsoft Projects 2016 (Windows)
Insert a Tab in a cell.
Working with Table

Ctrl + Tab


AutoCAD 2016 (Windows)
Moves to the next file tab
General

Ctrl + TAB


JetBrains RubyMine (Windows)
Switch Editor Tabs and IDE Tool Windows
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + Tab


JetBrains RubyMine (Linux)
Switch Editor Tabs and IDE Tool Windows
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + Tab


JetBrains PyCharm (Windows)
Switch Editor Tabs and IDE Tool Windows
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + Tab


Adobe Flash Builder (Windows)
Cycle through open files
24 Shortcuts for Adobe Flash Builder (Windows)

Ctrl + Tab


Adobe XD (Experience Design) (Windows)
Design mode
Operations Menu

Ctrl + Tab


Adobe XD (Experience Design) (Windows)
Prototype mode
Operations Menu

Ctrl + Tab


Adobe XD (Experience Design) (Windows)
Switch Workspace
View Menu

Ctrl + Tab


Adobe Dreamweaver (Windows)
Next Document
Coding Shortcuts

Ctrl + Tab


JetBrains PhpStorm (Windows)
Switch Editor Tabs and IDE Tool Windows
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + Tab


Adobe XD (Experience Design) (MacOS)
Switch Workspace
View Menu

Ctrl + Tab


JetBrains PhpStorm (MacOS)
Switch Editor Tabs and IDE Tool Windows
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + Tab


Cloud9 (Windows)
Next Tab
Tabs

Ctrl + Tab


JetBrains PhpStorm (Linux)
Switch Editor Tabs and IDE Tool Windows
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + Tab


Blender 3D (Windows)
Switches between Vertex Select,Edge Select and Face Select Modes
General Editing

Ctrl + Tab


VMWare Workstation 12 (Windows)
Switch between Ungrabbed Virtual Machines
14 Shortcuts for VMWare Workstation 12 (Windows)

Ctrl + Tab


Corel Quattro Pro X8 (Windows)
Select Object in Chart
Text Formatting

Ctrl + Tab


Kingsoft Spreadsheets 2016 (Windows)
Go to Next Tab
Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl + Tab


Kingsoft Writer 2016 (Windows)
Switch to Next Document Tab
Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl + Tab


Flock (Windows)
Change tabs
General

Ctrl + Tab


Forte (Windows)
Cycle through all windows
All Window

F6 / Ctrl + Tab


Notes 9.0 (Windows)
Navigate Forward in Tab Order
26 Shortcuts for Notes 9.0 (Windows)

Ctrl + Tab


vSphere Client (Windows)
Cycle forward through Tabs
vCenter Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl + Tab


Brackets (Windows)
Next Document
99 Shortcuts for Brackets (Windows)

Ctrl + Tab


Maxthon (Web Application)
Switch tabs
Switch tabs

Ctrl + Tab


KMPlayer (Windows)
Advanced Playback Info
General

Ctrl + Tab


VideoPad Video Editor (Windows)
Select next bin
Tools

Ctrl + Tab


Libreoffice Writer (Windows)
Next suggestion with Automatic Word Completion
General

Ctrl + Tab


MPS 2017 (Windows)
Navigate between files opened in the editor, and tool windows
Navigation between IDE Components

Ctrl + Tab


Quickbooks Desktop (Windows)
Go to next / go to previous Window with multiple sub-windows open
Access Main Functions / Windows

Ctrl + Tab / Ctrl + Shift + Tab


Libreoffice Writer (Windows)
Inserts a tab stop (only in tables). Depending on the Window Manager in use, Alt+Tab may be used instead.
Tables

Ctrl + Tab


Libreoffice Writer (Windows)
Selects the anchor of an object (in Edit Points mode).
Moving,Resizing Frames, Graphics and Objects

Ctrl + Tab


Rhino (Windows)
Next viewport active. Cycles through layout pages if a layout is active and through model viewports if model space is active
Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl + Tab


Visual Studio Code (Windows)
Open next
File Management

Ctrl + Tab


Delphi 10 (Windows)
Switch to the next open file in the editor
193 Shortcuts for Delphi 10 (Windows)

Ctrl + Tab


Xamarin Studio (MonoDevelop) (MacOS)
Next Document
Window

Ctrl + Tab


SolidWorks (Windows)
Cycle between documents-forward
Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Ctrl + Tab


CodeLite 10 (Windows)
Cycle through recent files.
Editor

Ctrl + Tab


CodeLite 10 (Windows)
Activate next open file
Files

Ctrl + Tab


FlashFXP (Web Application)
Quickly switch between browser panes
54 Shortcuts for FlashFXP (Web Application)

Ctrl + Tab


TurboCAD (Windows)
Switch to the previous open drawing
171 Shortcuts for TurboCAD (Windows)

Ctrl + Tab


PSPad (Windows)
Next Window - Goto next file
Window

Ctrl + Tab


CuteFTP (Windows)
Move focus right to left among open connections and documents
General

Ctrl + Tab


Modo (Windows)
Layout switcher, organized by most recent
General/System

Ctrl + Tab


Comodo IceDragon (Windows)
Next Tab
Windows and Tabs

Ctrl + Tab


Wordfast Pro (Windows)
Copy Word
100 Shortcuts for Wordfast Pro (Windows)

Ctrl + Tab


VariCAD (Windows)
Activate Previous Window
Hot Keys

Ctrl + Tab


Geany (Linux)
Switch to last used document
Files

Ctrl + Tab


Geany (Windows)
Switch to last used document
Files

Ctrl + Tab


Inkscape (Windows)
Next document window
Window

Ctrl + Tab


SpaceClaim (Windows)
Display Next Design Window
71 Shortcuts for SpaceClaim (Windows)

Ctrl + Tab


Altium Designer (Windows)
Cycle Through OPen Documents(to the Right)
Environment Shortcuts

Ctrl + Tab


AVS Audio Editor (Windows)
Navigates through the audio files loaded into the program
File

Ctrl + Tab


MuseScore (Windows)
Next Score
Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl + Tab


AVS Video Editor (Windows)
Switch modes
Timeline Shortcuts

Ctrl + Tab


Brave Browser (Windows)
Next Tab
Tabs and Windows

Ctrl + Tab


Balsamiq Mockups (Windows)
Looping through the open files in Mockups for Desktop
Working with Mockup Files

Ctrl + Tab / Ctrl + Shift + Tab


TopSolid (Windows)
Toggle Between Open TopSolid Documents
Part Clamping

Ctrl + Tab


ComplyPro 2017B (Windows)
Navigate between main grid, links grid and details panel
Navigation

Ctrl + Tab


MindManager v19 (Windows)
Next/previous open map (Tab: Win default to cycle open documents within a program.)
Most used - Move topics

Ctrl + Tab / Ctrl + Shift + Tab / Alt + arrow left/right


FlexiSign Pro 8.1 (Windows)
Next Window
View Shortcuts

Ctrl + Tab


MindManager v19 (Windows)
Next/previous open map (Tab: Win default to cycle open documents within a program.)
Reorganizing - Move topics

Ctrl + Tab / Ctrl + Shift + Tab / Alt + arrow left/right


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Cycle forward through available pages
Navigate within Documents - Dialog boxes

Ctrl + Tab


Internet Explorer (Windows)
Jump to next / jump to previous browser tab.
Tabbed Browsing main

Ctrl + Tab / Ctrl + Shift + Tab


Microsoft Excel 2007 (Windows)
Switches to the next tab in dialog box
Navigating in Worksheets and Selecting Cells

Ctrl + Tab


Microsoft Outlook 2007 (Windows)
Move to next or previous field in Reading Pane.
Basic Navigation

Shift + Tab / Ctrl + Tab


Winamp Media Player (Windows)
Cycle through different windows (seems to be worthless), use alt+w twice to get to main player window, alt+l to get to media library etc.
Manage Winamp Window(s)

Ctrl + Tab


Open Office Writer 3 (Windows)
Next suggestion with Automatic Word Completion
General OpenOffice Writer Shortcuts

Ctrl + Tab


Open Office Writer 3 (Windows)
Inserts a tab stop (only in tables). Depending on the Window Manager in use, alt+tab may be used instead.
Working with Tables

Ctrl + Tab


Open Office Writer 3 (Windows)
At the start of a heading, inserts a tab stop. Depending on the Window Manager in use, Alt+Tab may be used instead. To change the heading level with the keyboard, first position the cursor in front of the heading.
Paragraph and Heading Tables

Ctrl + Tab


IrfanView 4.42 (Windows)
Cycle focus in the thumbnails window
Main Program Window

Ctrl + Tab


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Insert tab character
Navigate within Documents - Edit Tables

Ctrl + Tab


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Cycle forward through available pages
Edit Documents - Dialog boxes

Ctrl + Tab


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Windows)
Cycles through open documents
Shortcut Keys for viewing images

Ctrl + Tab


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Insert tab character
Edit Documents - Edit Tables

Ctrl + Tab


Microsoft Outlook 2007 (Windows)
Move between Calendar, TaskPad, and the Folder List.
Shortcuts for Calender View

Ctrl + Tab / F6


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Cycle forward through available pages
Formats - Dialog boxes

Ctrl + Tab


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Insert tab character
Formats - Edit Tables

Ctrl + Tab


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Cycle forward through available pages
Manage Word View - Dialog boxes

Ctrl + Tab


Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Windows)
Switch to next document
Shortcut Keys for using the Adjustments panel

Ctrl + Tab


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Insert tab character
Manage Word View - Edit Tables

Ctrl + Tab


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Cycle forward through available pages
Tables - Dialog boxes

Ctrl + Tab


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Insert tab character
Tables - Edit Tables

Ctrl + Tab


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Jump between find menu and document
Search and Replace

Ctrl + Tab


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Insert a tab character
Outline View

Ctrl + Tab