Adobe Indesign Shortcut Keys.
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
+
|
Add Anchor Point Tool | Add anchor points to a path. |
-
|
Delete Anchor Point Tool | Delete anchor points from a path. |
A
|
Direct Selection Tool | Select paths, points, or individual graphics. |
Alt+Ctrl+P
|
Insert Pages | Insert new pages. |
Alt+Ctrl+Shift+N
|
Create Placeholder Text | Insert placeholder text. |
Alt+Down Arrow
|
Leading Increase | Increase leading. |
Alt+Shift+Left Arrow
|
Kerning Decrease | Decrease kerning. |
Alt+Shift+Right Arrow
|
Kerning Increase | Increase kerning. |
Alt+Up Arrow
|
Leading Decrease | Decrease leading. |
B
|
Rectangle Frame Tool | Draw rectangular image frames. |
C
|
Measure Tool | Measure distances. |
Ctrl++
|
Zoom In | Increase zoom percentage. |
Ctrl+-
|
Zoom Out | Decrease zoom percentage. |
Ctrl+0
|
Fit in Window | Fit page in the window. |
Ctrl+1
|
Actual Size | Show page at 100% actual size. |
Ctrl+2
|
Lock | Lock selected items. |
Ctrl+3
|
Hide | Hide selected items. |
Ctrl+A
|
Select All | Select all items. |
Ctrl+Alt+2
|
Unlock All | Unlock all locked items. |
Ctrl+Alt+3
|
Show All | Show all hidden items. |
Ctrl+Alt+D
|
Step and Repeat | Create multiple copies. |
Ctrl+Alt+O
|
Open Recent | Open recently used files. |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S
|
Save a Copy | Save a copy of the document. |
Ctrl+Alt+T
|
Tabs Panel | Open the Tabs panel. |
Ctrl+Alt+V
|
Paste Without Format | Paste text without formatting. |
Ctrl+B
|
Bold | Apply bold formatting. |
Ctrl+C
|
Copy | Copy selected items to clipboard. |
Ctrl+D
|
Duplicate | Duplicate selected items. |
Ctrl+E
|
Export | Export to another format. |
Ctrl+Enter
|
Insert Page Number | Insert current page number. |
Ctrl+F9
|
Stroke Panel | Open the Stroke panel. |
Ctrl+G
|
Group | Group selected items. |
Ctrl+I
|
Italic | Apply italic formatting. |
Ctrl+N
|
New Document | Create a new document. |
Ctrl+O
|
Open | Open an existing file. |
Ctrl+P
|
Print the document. | |
Ctrl+Page Down
|
Next Page | Go to next page. |
Ctrl+Page Up
|
Previous Page | Go to previous page. |
Ctrl+S
|
Save | Save the document. |
Ctrl+Shift+<
|
Decrease Font Size | Decrease font size. |
Ctrl+Shift+>
|
Increase Font Size | Increase font size. |
Ctrl+Shift+A
|
Deselect All | Deselect all items. |
Ctrl+Shift+C
|
Copy | Copy without including styles. |
Ctrl+Shift+E
|
Package | Package document for printing. |
Ctrl+Shift+End
|
End of Story | Go to end of story. |
Ctrl+Shift+Enter
|
Section Marker | Add section marker. |
Ctrl+Shift+G
|
Ungroup | Ungroup selected group. |
Ctrl+Shift+H
|
Horizontal Scale | Adjust horizontal scaling. |
Ctrl+Shift+Home
|
Beginning of Story | Go to beginning of story. |
Ctrl+Shift+K
|
Change Case | Change text case. |
Ctrl+Shift+M
|
Align Panel | Open the Align panel. |
Ctrl+Shift+N
|
New Master Page | Create a new master page. |
Ctrl+Shift+P
|
Pages Panel | Open the Pages panel. |
Ctrl+Shift+S
|
Save As | Save document with a new name. |
Ctrl+Shift+T
|
Paragraph Panel | Open the Paragraph panel. |
Ctrl+Shift+V
|
Paste In Place | Paste in original position. |
Ctrl+Shift+W
|
Text Variables | Create or edit text variables. |
Ctrl+Shift+X
|
Find/Change | Find and replace text. |
Ctrl+Shift+Z
|
Redo | Redo a previously undone action. |
Ctrl+Shift+[
|
Send to Backmost | Send selected item to backmost layer. |
Ctrl+Shift+]
|
Bring to Frontmost | Bring selected item to frontmost layer. |
Ctrl+Space
|
Zoom Tool (Temporary) | Temporarily access Zoom Tool. |
Ctrl+T
|
Character Panel | Open the Character panel. |
Ctrl+V
|
Paste | Paste clipboard contents. |
Ctrl+W
|
Close | Close the current document. |
Ctrl+X
|
Cut | Cut selected items to clipboard. |
Ctrl+Z
|
Undo | Undo the last action. |
Ctrl+[
|
Send to Back | Send selected item behind all others. |
Ctrl+]
|
Bring to Front | Bring selected item in front of all others. |
D
|
Scissors Tool | Cut paths. |
Delete
|
Clear | Delete selected items. |
E
|
Ellipse Frame Tool | Draw ellipse frames. |
F
|
Frame Tool | Draw content frames. |
F10
|
Character Panel | Open the Character panel. |
F4
|
Notes Tool | Add notes to text. |
F5
|
Glyphs Panel | Open the Glyphs panel. |
F7
|
Layers Panel | Open the Layers panel. |
G
|
Gradient Tool | Apply or modify gradients. |
H
|
Hand Tool (Temporary) | Temporarily access Hand Tool while using other tools. |
I
|
Eyedropper Tool | Sample text or object attributes. |
J
|
Free Transform Tool | Scale, rotate, or skew objects. |
K
|
Convert Color Dropper | Sample color and apply to fill/stroke. |
L
|
Ellipse Tool | Draw ellipses and circles. |
M
|
Rectangle Tool | Draw rectangles. |
N
|
Hand Tool | Pan the page view. |
O
|
Ellipse Tool | Draw ellipse shapes. |
P
|
Pen Tool | Draw bezier paths. |
Shift+C
|
Convert Direction Point Tool | Convert smooth points to corner points and vice versa. |
Shift+D
|
Gap Tool | Adjust gaps between objects. |
Shift+E
|
Polygon Frame Tool | Draw polygon frames. |
Shift+N
|
Square | Draw square shapes. |
Shift+T
|
Type On Path Tool | Create text along a path. |
Space
|
Text Auto Size (Temporary) | Temporarily switch to Text Auto Size tool. |
T
|
Type Tool | Create and edit text. |
U
|
Rectangle Tool | Draw rectangle shapes. |
V
|
Selection Tool | Select objects, frames, or links. |
W
|
Polygon Tool | Draw polygons. |
Z
|
Zoom Tool | Zoom in or out of the page. |