Indesign Shortcuts – part 1 | Indesign shortcut tools | indesign important default tools shortcut

Indesign Shortcuts – part 1 | Indesign shortcut Default tools | indesign important tools shortcut

Indesign File Menu Shortcuts

Adjust Layout...	Default:Shift+Alt+P
Browse in Bridge...	Default: Ctrl+Alt+O
Close	Default: Ctrl+W, Default: Ctrl+F4
Document Setup...	Default: Ctrl+Alt+P
Exit	Default: Ctrl+Q
Export...	Default: Ctrl+E
File Info...	Default: Shift+Ctrl+Alt+I
New: Document...	Default: Ctrl+N
Open...	Default: Ctrl+O
Package...	Default: Shift+Ctrl+Alt+P
Place...	Default: Ctrl+D
Print...	Default: Ctrl+P
Save	Default: Ctrl+S
Save As...	Default: Shift+Ctrl+S
Save a Copy...	Default: Ctrl+Alt+S

 

Indesign Edit Menu Shortcuts

Check In	Default: Shift+Ctrl+F9
Check In All	Default: Shift+Ctrl+Alt+F9
Check Out	Default: Ctrl+F9
Clear	Default: Backspace, Default: Ctrl+Backspace, Default: Delete, Default: Ctrl+Delete
Copy	Default: Ctrl+C
Cut	Default: Ctrl+X
Deselect All	Default: Shift+Ctrl+A
Duplicate	Default: Shift+Ctrl+Alt+D
Edit in Story Editor	Default: Ctrl+Y
Find Next	Default: Ctrl+Alt+F
Find/Change...	Default: Ctrl+F
Paste	Default: Ctrl+V
Paste Into	Default: Ctrl+Alt+V
Paste in Place	Default: Shift+Ctrl+Alt+V
Paste without Formatting	Default: Shift+Ctrl+V
Preferences: General...	Default: Ctrl+K
Quick Apply...	Default: Ctrl+Enter
Redo	Default: Shift+Ctrl+Z
Select All	Default: Ctrl+A
Spelling: Check Spelling...	Default: Ctrl+I
Step and Repeat...	Default: Ctrl+Alt+U
Toggle search direction	Default: Ctrl+Alt+Enter
Undo	Default: Ctrl+Z
Update Content	Default: Ctrl+F5

 

Indesign Layout Menu Shortcuts

First Page	Default: Shift+Ctrl+Page Up
Go Back	Default: Ctrl+Page Up
Go Forward	Default: Ctrl+Page Down
Go to Page...	Default: Ctrl+J, Presentation Mode: Ctrl+J
Last Page	Default: Shift+Ctrl+Page Down
Left Spread	Presentation Mode: Left Arrow
Next Page	Default: Shift+Page Down, Text: Shift+Page Down
Next Spread	Default: Alt+Page Down, Presentation Mode: Space, Presentation Mode: Down Arrow, Presentation Mode: Enter, Presentation Mode: Page Down
Pages: Add Page	Default: Shift+Ctrl+P
Previous Page	Default: Shift+Page Up, Text: Shift+Page Up
Previous Spread	Default: Alt+Page Up, Presentation Mode: Shift+Space, Presentation Mode: Backspace, Presentation Mode: Up Arrow, Presentation Mode: Page Up
Right Spread	Presentation Mode: Right Arrow

 

Indesign Type Menu shortcuts

Create Outlines	Default: Shift+Ctrl+O
Create outlines without deleting text	Default: Shift+Ctrl+Alt+O
Go to Endnote Text	Text: Shift+Ctrl+E
Insert Break Character: Column Break	Text: Num Enter
Insert Break Character: Forced Line Break	Text: Shift+Enter
Insert Break Character: Frame Break	Text: Shift+Num Enter
Insert Break Character: Page Break	Text: Ctrl+Num Enter
Insert Break Character: Paragraph Return	Text: Enter
Insert Special Character: Hyphens and Dashes: Discretionary Hyphen	Text: Shift+Ctrl+-
Insert Special Character: Hyphens and Dashes: Em Dash	Text: Shift+Alt+-
Insert Special Character: Hyphens and Dashes: En Dash	Text: Alt+-
Insert Special Character: Hyphens and Dashes: Nonbreaking Hyphen	Text: Ctrl+Alt+-
Insert Special Character: Markers: Current Page Number	Text: Shift+Ctrl+Alt+N
Insert Special Character: Other: Indent to Here	Text: Ctrl+\
Insert Special Character: Other: Right Indent Tab	Text: Shift+Tab
Insert Special Character: Other: Tab	Text: Tab
Insert Special Character: Quotation Marks: Double Left Quotation Marks	Text: Alt+[
Insert Special Character: Quotation Marks: Double Right Quotation Marks	Text: Shift+Alt+[
Insert Special Character: Quotation Marks: Single Left Quotation Mark	Text: Alt+]
Insert Special Character: Quotation Marks: Single Right Quotation Mark	Text: Shift+Alt+]
Insert Special Character: Quotation Marks: Straight Double Quotation Marks	Text: Shift+Alt+'
Insert Special Character: Quotation Marks: Straight Single Quotation Mark (Apostrophe)	Text: Alt+'
Insert Special Character: Symbols: Bullet Character	Text: Alt+8
Insert Special Character: Symbols: Copyright Symbol	Text: Alt+G
Insert Special Character: Symbols: Ellipsis	Text: Alt+;
Insert Special Character: Symbols: Paragraph Symbol	Text: Alt+7
Insert Special Character: Symbols: Registered Trademark Symbol	Text: Alt+R
Insert Special Character: Symbols: Section Symbol	Text: Alt+6
Insert Special Character: Symbols: Trademark Symbol	Text: Alt+2
Insert White Space: Em Space	Text: Shift+Ctrl+M
Insert White Space: En Space	Text: Shift+Ctrl+N
Insert White Space: Nonbreaking Space	Text: Ctrl+Alt+X
Insert White Space: Thin Space	Text: Shift+Ctrl+Alt+M
Notes: Notes Mode	Text: Ctrl+F8
Show Hidden Characters	Default: Ctrl+Alt+I
Tabs	Default: Shift+Ctrl+T
Track Changes: Next Change	Text: Ctrl+Page Down
Track Changes: Previous Change	Text: Ctrl+Page Up

 

Indesign Object Menu Shortcuts

Arrange: Bring Forward	Default: Ctrl+]
Arrange: Bring to Front	Default: Shift+Ctrl+]
Arrange: Send Backward	Default: Ctrl+[
Arrange: Send to Back	Default: Shift+Ctrl+[
Clipping Path: Options...	Default: Shift+Ctrl+Alt+K
Effects: Drop Shadow...	Default: Ctrl+Alt+M
Fitting: Center Content	Default: Shift+Ctrl+E
Fitting: Content-Aware Fit	Default: Ctrl+Alt+X
Fitting: Fill Frame Proportionally	Default: Shift+Ctrl+Alt+C
Fitting: Fit Content Proportionally	Default: Shift+Ctrl+Alt+E
Fitting: Fit Content to Frame	Default: Ctrl+Alt+E
Fitting: Fit Frame to Content	Default: Ctrl+Alt+C
Group	Default: Ctrl+G
Hide	Default: Ctrl+3
Lock	Default: Ctrl+L
Paths: Make Compound Path	Default: Ctrl+8
Paths: Release Compound Path	Default: Shift+Ctrl+Alt+8
Select: Container	Default: Escape
Select: Content	Default: Shift+Escape
Select: First Object Above	Default: Shift+Ctrl+Alt+]
Select: Last Object Below	Default: Shift+Ctrl+Alt+[
Select: Next Object Above	Default: Ctrl+Alt+]
Select: Next Object Below	Default: Ctrl+Alt+[
Show All on Spread	Default: Ctrl+Alt+3
Text Frame Options...	Default: Ctrl+B
Transform Again: Transform Sequence Again	Default: Ctrl+Alt+4
Transform: Move...	Default: Shift+Ctrl+M
Ungroup	Default: Shift+Ctrl+G
Unlock All on Spread	Default: Ctrl+Alt+L

 

Indesign Table Menu shortcuts

Cell Options: Text...	Tables: Ctrl+Alt+B
Create Table...	Default: Shift+Ctrl+Alt+T, Text: Shift+Ctrl+Alt+T
Delete: Column	Tables: Shift+Backspace
Delete: Row	Tables: Ctrl+Backspace
Insert: Column...	Tables: Ctrl+Alt+9
Insert: Row...	Tables: Ctrl+9
Select: Cell	Tables: Ctrl+/
Select: Column	Tables: Ctrl+Alt+3
Select: Row	Tables: Ctrl+3
Select: Table	Tables: Ctrl+Alt+A
Table Options: Table Setup...	Default: Shift+Ctrl+Alt+B