| Adjust Font Size |
| Increase by Increment |
Ctrl-Shift-> |
| Decrease by Increment |
Ctrl-Shift-< |
| (add Alt to the above keystrokes to make them Increment x 5) |
| Adjust Leading |
| Increase by Increment |
Alt-down arrow |
| Decrease by Increment |
Alt-up arrow |
| (add Control to the above keystrokes to make them Increment x 5) |
| Revert to Auto Leading |
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-A |
| Adjust Kerning/Tracking & WORD SPACING |
| Increase by Increment |
Alt-right arrow |
| Decrease by Increment |
Alt-left arrow |
| Increase by Increment x 5 |
Ctrl-Alt-right arrow |
| Decrease by Increment x 5 |
Ctrl-Alt-left arrow |
| Increase between words |
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-\ |
| Decrease between words |
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Backspace |
| Clear all manual kerning and reset tracking to 0 |
Ctrl-Alt-Q |
| Adjust Baseline shift |
| Move Up by Increment |
Alt-Shift-up arrow |
| Move Down by Increment |
Alt-Shift-down arrow |
| (add Control to the above keystrokes to make them Increment x 5) |
| Scaling picture & text frames |
| (picture content is scaled with the frame, but text content is not scaled with the frame) |
| Scale 5% Bigger |
Ctrl-Alt-> |
| Scale 5% Smaller |
Ctrl-Alt-< |
| Scale 1% Bigger |
Ctrl-> |
| Scale 1% Smaller |
Ctrl-< |
| Fitting Content & pictures |
| Fit Content Proportionally |
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-E |
| Fit Content to Frame |
Ctrl-Alt-E |
| Center Content |
Ctrl-Shift-E |
| Fit Frame to Content |
Ctrl-Alt-C |
| Nudging objects |
| Move by Increment |
any arrow key |
| Move by Increment x 10 |
Shift-any arrow key |
| Move by Increment x 1/10 |
Ctrl-Shift-any arrow key |
| Flowing Text |
| Semi-autoflow (keeps text in cursor so you can continue flowing) |
Alt-click |
| Multi-Page Autoflow (creates additional pages) |
Shift-click |
| Single-Page Autoflow (does not create additional pages) |
Shift-Alt-click |
| Styling text |
| Bold |
Ctrl-Shift-B |
| Italic |
Ctrl-Shift-I |
| Normal |
Ctrl-Shift-Y |
| All Caps |
Ctrl-Shift-K |
| Edit Style Sheet without Applying it |
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Double click style |
| Working with Paragraph Styles |
| To remove local formatting (non Style changes) |
Alt-click Style Name |
| To remove local formatting and Character Styles |
Alt-Shift-click Style Name |
| Working with Styles |
| Quick Apply a Style |
Ctrl-Return (start typing the style name, hit Return to apply) |
| Redefine a Paragraph Style |
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-R |
| Redefine a Character Style |
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-C |
| Working with Master Pages |
| Select a master page object (that is on a document page) |
Ctrl-Shift-click |
| Insert Special characters |
| Indent to Here |
Ctrl-\ |
| Right Indent Tab |
Shift-Tab |
| Discretionary Hyphen |
Ctrl-Shift-hyphen (-) |
| Nonbreaking Hyphen |
Ctrl-Alt-hyphen (-) |
| Insert Automatic page number |
| Auto Page Number Of the Current page |
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-N |
| Insert White space |
| Em space |
Ctrl-Shift-M |
| En space |
Ctrl-Shift-N |
| Nonbreaking space |
Ctrl-Alt-X |
| Thin space |
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-M |
| Insert Break characters |
| Column Break |
Enter (on keypad) |
| Frame Break |
Shift-Enter (on keypad) |
| Page Break |
Ctrl-Enter (on keypad) |
| Forced Line Break (or “soft return”) |
Shift-Enter |
| Moving text cursor |
| Move cursor to beginning or end of line |
Home or End |
| Move cursor one word to the left/right |
Ctrl-Left/right arrow |
| Move cursor to Previous paragraph |
Ctrl-Up Arrow |
| Move cursor to Next paragraph |
Ctrl-Down Arrow |
| Selecting text |
| Select from cursor to beginning or end of line |
Shift-Home or Shift-End |
| Select from cursor to end of story |
Ctrl-Shift-End |
| Select from cursor to beginning of story |
Ctrl-Shift-Home |
| Select whole word |
Double-click |
| Select line |
Ctrl-Shift-\ (or Triple-click) |
| Select one word to the left/right |
Ctrl-Shift-Left/Right arrow |
| Navigating & scrolling through documents |
| Scroll using Hand tool |
Alt-Spacebar |
| Go to the First Page |
Ctrl-Shift-Page Up |
| Go to the Last Page |
Ctrl-Shift-Page Down |
| Access page number box (so you can enter a page to go to) |
Ctrl-J |
| Switch between open Documents |
Ctrl-F6 |
| Zooming |
| Get the Zoom in tool without selecting it |
Hold Ctrl then Space |
| Get the Zoom out tool without selecting it |
Hold Ctrl then Space and Alt |
| Zoom In or Out |
Ctrl-plus(+) or Ctrl-minus(-) |
| Fit Page in Window |
Ctrl-0 (zero) |
| Fit Spread in Window |
Ctrl-Alt-0 (zero) |
| Access zoom percentage box (so you can enter a zoom level) |
Ctrl-Alt-5 |
| Toggle between current and previous zoom levels |
Ctrl-Alt-2 |
| Find/Change |
| Insert selected text into Find What box |
Ctrl-F1 |
| Insert selected text into Find What box and then Find Next instance |
Shift-F1 |
| Find the next occurrence of Find What text |
Shift-F2 or Ctrl-Alt-F |
| Insert selected text into Change To box |
Ctrl-F2 |
| Replace selected text with Change To text |
Ctrl-F3 |
| Replace selected text with Change To text and Find Next |
Shift-F3 |
| Working with palettes |
| Highlight the first option in the Control palette |
Ctrl-6 |
| Toggle Control palette between Character & Paragraph options |
Ctr-Alt-7 |
| Apply a value but keep it highlighted in palette |
Shift-Enter |
| Show/Hide all Panels including Toolbar |
Tab (while not in a text frame) |
| Show/Hide all Panels except the Toolbar |
Shift-Tab (while not in a text frame) |
| Create new (style, swatches, etc) & display options dialog |
Alt-click New button |
| Close/Open all docked palettes on 1 side on the screen |
Alt-click palette tab |
| Dock/Undock a group of palettes |
hold Alt while dragging a palette’s tab |
| Working with Dialog boxes |
| Rotate down through section of options displayed on the left |
Page Down |
| Rotate up through section of options displayed on the left |
Page Up |
| Jump to section of options displayed on the left |
Ctrl-1 for 1st, Ctrl-2 for 2nd, etc. |
| Cancel |
Esc |
| Choose Yes or No |
Y or N |
| Miscellaneous Good stuff |
| Increase/decrease a value in a field |
click in field, press up/down arrow |
| Toggle Typographer’s Quotes preference |
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-’ |
| Select frame hidden behind another |
Hold Ctrl and keep clicking frame stack |
| Tabs palette: Move Left Indent (triangle) without moving First Line Indent |
Hold Shift while dragging the (bottom) triangle |
| Select all Guides |
Ctrl-Alt-G |
| Sort Menus Alphabetically |
Hold Ctrl-Alt-Shift and click on Menu |
