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