Adobe InDesign Shortcut Keys | Learn the default keyboard shortcuts in InDesign

 Adobe InDesign Shortcut Keys

Shortcuts are often used to save time while working on documents. You may have heard about some shortcuts before, but not all of them are known. Here we will discuss what they are and how to use them.

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

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

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

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

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

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