InDesign Shortcut Keys

 

Formatting InDesign Shortcuts

Action	InDesign Shortcuts
Increase font size	Ctrl + Shift + >
Decrease font size	Ctrl + Shift + <
Flush left	Ctrl + Shift + L
Flush Right	Ctrl + Shift + R
Center	Ctrl + Shift + C
Justify	Ctrl + Shift + J
Bold	Ctrl + Shift + B
Italic	Ctrl + Shift + I
Underline	Ctrl + Shift + U

File Menu Shortcuts

Action	InDesign Shortcuts
New file	Ctrl + N
Open file	Ctrl + O
Close window	Ctrl + W
Open in bridge	Ctrl + Alt + O
Place	Ctrl + D
Save	Ctrl + S
Save as	Ctrl + Shift + S
Print	Ctrl + P
Page Setup	Ctrl + Alt + P
Package	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + P
Quit Application	Ctrl + Q
Export	Ctrl + E

Edit Menu Shortcuts

Action	InDesign Shortcut keys PDF
Undo	Ctrl + Z
Redo	Ctrl + Shift + Z
Cut	Ctrl + X
Copy	Ctrl + C
Paste	Ctrl + V
Paste without Formatting	Ctrl + Shift + V
Select all	Ctrl + A
Deselect all	Ctrl + Shift + A
Find/change	Ctrl + F
Check to spell	Ctrl + I
Paste in place	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + V
Paste info	Ctrl + Alt + V
Duplicate	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + D
Edit in story editor	Ctrl + Y
Check out	Ctrl + F9
Check-in	Ctrl + Shift + F9
Update content	Ctrl + F5
Quick Apply	Ctrl + Enter

Layout Menu Shortcuts

Action	Indesign Shortcut keys PDF
Go to page	Ctrl + J
Add page	Ctrl + Shift + P
Previous spread	Alt + Page Up
Next spread	Alt + Page Down

Object Menu Shortcuts

Action	InDesign Shortcut keys PDF
Transform again	Ctrl + Alt + 4
Group	Ctrl + G
UnGroup	Ctrl + Shift + G
Compound path	Ctrl + 8
Drop shadow	Ctrl + Alt + M
Center content	Ctrl + Shift + E
Fill frame proportionally	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + C
Bring to front	Ctrl + Shift + [
Send to Back	Ctrl + Shift + ]
Text frame options	Ctrl + B

View Menu Shortcuts

Action	InDesign Shortcuts PDF
Smart Guides	Ctrl + U
Guides	Ctrl + ;
High-Quality Display	Ctrl + Alt + H
Text Threads	Ctrl + Alt + Y
Frame edges	Ctrl + H
Rulers	Ctrl + R
Actual size	Ctrl + 1
200% size	Ctrl + 2
400% size	Ctrl + 4
50% size	Ctrl + 5
Set the Presentation background to black	B
Set the Presentation background to gray	G
Set the Presentation background to white	W
Show Cyan plate	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 1
Show Magenta plate	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 2
Show Yellow plate	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 3
Show Black Plate	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 4
Show 1st spot plate	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 5
Show 2nd spot plate	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 6
Show 3rd spot plate	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 7
Show All Plates	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + ‘

Panels Shortcuts

Action	InDesign Shortcut keys
Swatches	F5
Layers	F7
Stroke	F10
Paragraph styles	F11
Character styles	Shift + F11
Text wrap	Ctrl + Alt + W
Links	Ctrl + Shift + D
Info	F8
Character	Ctrl + T
Control	Ctrl + Alt + 6
Object Styles	Ctrl + F7
Colors	F6
Paragraph Styles	F11
Index	Shift + F8
Tables	Shift + F9
Scripts	Ctrl + Alt + F11

Type Menu Shortcuts

Action	InDesign Shortcut keys
Tabs	Ctrl + Shift + T
Glyphs	Alt + Shift + F11
Forced link break	Shift + Enter
Hidden Characters	Ctrl + Alt + I

Tools Shortcuts

Action	InDesign Shortcuts PDF
Selection tool	V
Direct selection tool	A
Magic wind tool	Y
Lasso tool	Q
Pen tool	P
Add anchor point tool	+
Delete anchor point tool	–
Type tool	T
Line segment tool	\
Rectangle tool	M
Ellipse tool	L
Paintbrush tool	B
Pencil tool	N
Rotate tool	R
Reflect tool	O
Scale tool	S
Free Transform tool	E
Column graph tool	J
Mesh tool	U
Gradient tool	G
Eyedropper tool	I
Blend tool	W
Zoom tool	Z
Hand tool	H
Scissors tool	C
Blob brush tool	Shift + B
Convert anchor point tool	Shift + C
Warp tool	Shift + R
Width tool	Shift + W
Shape builder tool	Shift + M
Perspective grid tool	Shift + P
Perspective selection tool	Shift + V
Symbol sprayer tool	Shift + S
Eraser tool	Shift + E
Slice tool	Shift + K
Live Paint Selection tool	Shift + L

Zoom Shortcuts

Action	InDesign Shortcuts PDF
Drag the mouse to Zoom	Ctrl + Spacebar
Fit Page in view	Ctrl + 0
Fit Spread in View	Ctrl + Alt + 0
Zoom in	Ctrl + +
Zoom out	Ctrl + –