| Adjust Font Size | |
| Increase Preset Range | Ctrl-Shift-> |
| Increase In 1-Point Increments | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-> |
| Decrease Preset Range | Ctrl-Shift-< |
| Decrease In 1-Point Increments | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-< |
| Adjust Leading | |
| Increase In 1-Point Increments | Ctrl-Shift-" |
| Increase In 1/10-Point Increments | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-" |
| Decrease In 1-Point Increments | Ctrl-Shift-: |
| Decrease In 1/10-Point Increments | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-: |
| Adjust Kern / Track Amount | |
| Increase In 10/200-em Increments | Ctrl-Shift-} |
| Increase In 1/200-em Increments | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-} |
| Decrease In 10/200-em Increments | Ctrl-Shift-{ |
| Decrease In 1/200-em Increments | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-{ |
| Baseline Shift | |
| Up In 1-Point Increments | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-0 |
| Down In 1-Point Increments | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-9 |
| Modifying Horizontal Scaling | |
| Increase in 5% Increments | Ctrl-] |
| Decrease in 5% Increments | Ctrl-[ |
| Increase in 1% Increments | Ctrl-Alt-] |
| Decrease in 1% Increments | Ctrl-Alt-[ |
| Scaling Pictures in 5% Increments | |
| Increase | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-> |
| Decrease | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-< |
| Resizing Boxes and Scaling Pictures or Text | |
| Scale Box and Contents | Ctrl-Drag |
| Constrain Box Shape to Square or Circle and scale contents | Ctrl-Shift-Drag |
| Maintain Aspect Ratio of Box & Contents | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Drag |
| Scale just box proportionally | Alt-Shift-Drag |
| Centering and Fitting Pictures | |
| Center | Ctrl-Shift-M |
| Fit Exactly to a Box | Ctrl-Shift-F |
| Fit to a Box (Maintaining Aspect Ratio) | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-F |
| Modifying Width of Lines | |
| Increase In 1-point Increments | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-> |
| Decrease In 1-point Increments | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-< |
| Nudging | |
| Move Object w/Item tool 1pt | Any Arrow Key (add Alt for .1pt) |
| Move Picture w/Content tool 1pt | Any Arrow Key (add Alt for .1pt) |
| Special Characters | |
| Indent Here | Ctrl-\ |
| Discretionary New Line | Ctrl-Enter |
| New Line | Shift-Enter |
| New Column | Enter (keypad) |
| New Box | Shift-Enter (keypad) |
| Right-Indent Tab | Shift-Tab |
| Inch Marks with Smart Quotes | Checked Ctrl-Alt-" |
| Foot Marks with Smart Quotes Checked | Ctrl-' |
| To Enter One Special Font Character | |
| Symbol Font Character | Ctrl-Shift-Q, then type character |
| Zapf Dingbats Font Character | Ctrl-Shift-Z, then type character |
| Changing Fonts | |
| Highlight Font Name in Measurements Palette | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-M |
| Display highlighted text in next font | Ctrl-F9 |
| Display highlighted text in previous font | Ctrl-Shift-F9 |
| Hyphens and Dashes | |
| Nonbreaking Standard Hyphen | Ctrl-= |
| Discretionary (Soft) Hyphen | Ctrl-Hyphen |
| Nonbreaking en Dash | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Hyphen |
| Breaking em Dash | Ctrl-Shift-= |
| Nonbreaking em Dash | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-= |
| Page Numbering | |
| Page Number of the Previous Text Box | Ctrl-2 |
| Page Number of the Current Text Box | Ctrl-3 |
| Page Number of the Next Text Box | Ctrl-4 |
| Spaces | |
| Nonbreaking Standard Space | Ctrl-5 |
| Breaking en-Space | Ctrl-Shift-6 |
| Nonbreaking en-Space | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-6 |
| Breaking Flexible-Space | Ctrl-Shift-5 |
| Nonbreaking Flexible-Space | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-5 |
| Breaking Punctuation Space | Shift-space |
| Nonbreaking Punctuation Space | Ctrl-Shift-space |
| Selecting Text | |
| Select one whole word | Double-click |
| Select one whole line | Three clicks |
| Select one whole paragraph | Four clicks |
| Select one whole story | Five clicks |
| Style Sheet Palette | |
| Open Style Sheets Dialog Box | Ctrl-click on style name |
| Display edit style sheet pop-up menu | Right-click on style name |
| Apply No Style, then style sheet | Alt-click on style name |
| Lists (Style Sheets, Colors, H&Js, etc.) | |
| Select contiguous components in list | Shift-Click |
| Select noncontiguous components in list | Ctrl-Click |
| Miscellaneous Good Stuff | |
| Copy Paragraph Formats to Selection | Alt-Shift-Click |
| Remove All Tabs from Paragraph | Ctrl-Click on Tab Ruler |
| Activate Hidden Items (box behind box) | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Click |
| Change page numbers | Click on “Page #” in document layout |
| Add multiple pages | Alt-drag master page into document area |
| Remove or move guide | Ctrl-click-drag guide |
| Delete All Ruler Guides | Alt-Click on Ruler |
| Change “Find Next” to “Find First” | Alt |
| Close Find/Change Palette | Ctrl-Alt-F |
| Open Item Specifications | Double-click on object w/Item tool |
| Highlight Measurements Palette | Ctrl-Alt-M |
| Bring up Font Usage | F2 |
| Maximize/Minimize Window | F3 |
| Searching for Text in Find / Change | |
| Wild Card (in Find only) | \? |
| New Line | \n |
| Tab | \t |
| New Column | \c |
| Paragraph Symbol | \p |
| New Box | \b |
| Punctuation Space | \. |
| Backslash | \\ |
| Flex Space | \f |
| For Use in Dialog Boxes | |
| Cancel | Esc |
| Apply | Alt-A |
| Yes | Y |
| No | N |
| Display next Tab in Dialog Box | Ctrl-Tab |
| Display previous Tab in Dialog Box | Ctrl-Shift-Tab |
| Redrawing | |
| To halt redraw on screen | Escape |
| To force redraw on screen | Shift-Escape |
| Tools | |
| Select next tool | Ctrl-Alt-Tab or Ctrl-F8 |
| Select previous tool | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Tab or Ctrl-Shift-F8 |
| Zooming / Display | |
| Zoom In (using the Mouse) | Ctrl-Spacebar-click or drag |
| Zoom Out (using the Mouse) | Ctrl-Alt-Spacebar-click |
| Zoom In/Out (using Scroll Wheel) | hold Control and spin the scroll wheel |
| Zoom In | Ctrl-plus (doesn’t work in text boxes) |
| Zoom Out | Ctrl-minus (doesn’t work in text boxes) |
| Access View Percentage Field | Ctrl-Alt-V |
| Fit Spread in Window | Shift-F3 |
| Scrolling | |
| Use Page Grabber Hand | Alt-drag |
| Live Scroll/Disable when Already Live | Alt-drag scroll box |
| To next page down | Shift-Page Down |
| To next page up | Shift-Page Up |
| Index Palette | |
| Display Index palette & highlight Text Field | Ctrl-Alt-I |
| Click Add button | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-I |
| Edit highlighted index entry | Double-Click |
| For Use with Bézier Paths | |
| Create a point | Alt-click on line segment |
| Delete a point | Alt-click on point |
| Convert point from Corner to Smooth or Smooth to Corner | Ctrl-Shift-drag curve handle |
| Smooth to corner point while creating item | Ctrl-click point, then press Ctrl-F1 |
| Edit Bézier while creating item | Ctrl while creating item |
| Retract curve handles | Control-Shift-click point |
| Expose curve handles | Control-Shift-drag point |
| Convert Bézier line to filled-center Bézier box | Alt-Item-Shape-Closed Path Symbol |
| Temporarily Suspend Text Reflow w/Runaround Path | Hold Down Space Bar while Modifying Runaround Path |
QuarkXPress 6 Shortcuts: PC
Keyboard Shortcuts
Here are many keyboard shortcuts for QuarkXPress 6, including lesser known and hidden keystrokes!
