InDesign

Keys for working with type

This table isn’t a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. It lists only those shortcuts that aren’t displayed in menu commands or tool tips.

Result

Windows

Mac OS

Bold

Shift+Ctrl+B

Shift+Command+B

Italic

Shift+Ctrl+I

Shift+Command+I

Normal

Shift+Ctrl+Y

Shift+Command+Y

Underline

Shift+Ctrl+U

Shift+Command+U

Strikethrough

Shift+Ctrl+/

Shift+Command+/

All caps (on/off)

Shift+Ctrl+K

Shift+Command+K

Small caps (on/off)

Shift+Ctrl+H

Shift+Command+H

Superscript

Shift+Ctrl+(+) [plus sign]

Shift+Command+(+) [plus sign]

Subscript

Shift+Alt+Ctrl+(+) [plus sign]

Shift+Option+Command+(+) [plus sign]

Straight quotes (single and double) without turning off smart quotes

Alt+’, Ctrl+Alt+’

Control+’, Control+Shift+’

Reset horizontal or vertical scale to 100%

Shift+Ctrl+X or Shift+Alt+Ctrl+X

Shift+Command+X or Shift+Option+Command+X

Align left, right, or center

Shift+Ctrl+L, R, or C

Shift+Command+L, R, or C

Justify all lines

Shift+Ctrl+F (all lines) or J (all but last line)

Shift+Command+F (all lines) or J (all but last line)

Increase or decrease point size*

Shift+Ctrl+> or <

Shift+Command+> or <

Increase or decrease point size by five times*

Shift+Ctrl+Alt+> or <

Shift+Command+ Option+> or <

Increase or decrease leading (horizontal text)*

Alt+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Option+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Increase or decrease leading by five times (horizontal text)*

Alt+Ctrl+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Option+Command+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Select or deselect preferences setting for typographer’s marks

Shift+Alt+Ctrl+“ [quote]

Shift+Option+Command+“ [quote]

Auto leading

Shift+Alt+Ctrl+A

Shift+Option+Command+A

Align to grid (on/off)

Shift+Alt+Ctrl+G

Shift+Option+Command+G

Auto-hyphenate (on/off)

Shift+Alt+Ctrl+H

Shift+Option+Command+H

Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (horizontal text)

Alt+Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Option+Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (horizontal text)

Alt+Ctrl+Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Option+Command+Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Increase kerning between words*

Alt+Ctrl+\

Option+Command+\

Decrease kerning between words*

Alt+Ctrl+Backspace

Option+Command+Delete

Clear all manual kerning and reset tracking to 0

Alt+Ctrl+Q

Option+Command+Q

Increase or decrease baseline shift** (horizontal text)

Shift+Alt+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Shift+Option+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Increase or decrease baseline shift by five times (horizontal text)

Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Shift+Option+Command+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Automatically flow story

Shift–click loaded text icon

Shift–click loaded text icon

Semi-automatically flow story

Alt–click loaded text icon

Option–click loaded text icon

Recompose all stories

Alt+Ctrl+/

Option+Command+/

Insert current page number

Alt+Ctrl+N

Option+Command+N

*Press Shift to increase or decrease kerning between words by five times.

   

**Amount is set in Edit > Preferences > Units & Increments (Windows) or InDesign > Preferences > Units & Increments (Mac OS).