Keyboard Shortcuts
Note: Some keyboards have two keys labeled “Enter.” I refer to the key that ends paragraphs as “Return.” The other, which I refer to as “Enter,” creates column breaks.
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Preferences |
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Preferences > General... |
⌘-K/Ctrl-K |
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File Menu |
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Browse in Bridge... |
option-⌘-O/Alt-Ctrl-O |
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Close |
⌘-W/Ctrl-W |
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Document Setup... |
option-⌘-P/Alt-Ctrl-P |
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Export... |
⌘-E/Ctrl-E |
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File Info... |
option-shift-⌘-I/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-I |
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New > Document... |
⌘-N/Ctrl-N |
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Open... |
⌘-O/Ctrl-O |
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Package... |
option-shift-⌘-P/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-P |
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Place... |
⌘-D/Ctrl-D |
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Print... |
⌘-P/Ctrl-P |
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Save |
⌘-S/Ctrl-S |
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Save As... |
shift-⌘-S/Shift-Ctrl-S |
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Save a Copy... |
option-⌘-S/Alt-Ctrl-S |
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Edit Menu |
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Copy |
⌘-C/Ctrl-C |
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Cut |
⌘-X/Ctrl-X |
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Deselect All |
shift-⌘-A/Shift-Ctrl-A |
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Duplicate |
option-shift-⌘-D/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-D |
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Edit in Story Editor |
⌘-Y/Ctrl-Y |
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Find Next |
option-⌘-F/Alt-Ctrl-F |
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Find/Change... |
⌘-F/Ctrl-F |
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Paste |
⌘-V/Ctrl-V |
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Paste Into |
option-⌘-V/Alt-Ctrl-V |
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Paste in Place |
option-shift-⌘-V/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-V |
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Paste without Formatting |
shift-⌘-V/Shift-Ctrl-V |
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Quick Apply... |
⌘-return/Ctrl-Return |
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Redo |
shift-⌘-Z/Shift-Ctrl-Z |
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Select All |
⌘-A/Ctrl-A |
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Spelling > Check Spelling... |
⌘-I/Ctrl-I |
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Step and Repeat... |
option-⌘-U/Alt-Ctrl-U |
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Toggle search direction |
option-⌘-return/Alt-Ctrl-Return |
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Undo |
⌘-Z/Ctrl-Z |
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Layout Menu |
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First Page |
shift-⌘-page up/Shift-Ctrl-Page Up |
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Go Back |
⌘-page up/Ctrl-Page Up |
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Go Forward |
⌘-page down/Ctrl-Page Down |
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Go to Page... |
⌘-J/Ctrl-J |
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Last Page |
shift-⌘-page down/Shift-Ctrl-Page Down |
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Next Page |
shift-Page Down |
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Next Spread |
option-page down/Alt-Page Down |
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Pages > Add Page |
shift-⌘-P/Shift-Ctrl-P |
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Previous Page |
shift-Page Up |
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Previous Spread |
option-page up/Alt-Page Up |
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Type Menu |
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Create Outlines |
shift-⌘-O/Shift-Ctrl-O |
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Create outlines without deleting text |
option-shift-⌘-O/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-O |
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Go to Endnote Text |
shift-⌘-E/Shift-Ctrl-E |
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Hide Hidden Characters |
option-⌘-I/Alt-Ctrl-I |
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Insert Column Break |
Enter |
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Insert Forced Line Break |
shift-Return |
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Insert Frame Break |
shift-Enter |
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Insert Page Break |
⌘-Enter/Ctrl-Enter |
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Discretionary Hyphen |
shift-⌘--/Shift-Ctrl-- |
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Nonbreaking Hyphen |
option-⌘--/Alt-Ctrl-- |
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Current Page Number Marker |
option-shift-⌘-N/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-N |
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Indent to Here |
⌘-/Ctrl- |
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Right Indent Tab |
shift-Tab |
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Straight Double Quote Marks |
control+shift-’/Alt-Shift-’ |
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Straight Single Quote (Apostrophe) |
control+’/Alt-’ |
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Insert Em Space |
shift-⌘-M/Shift-Ctrl-M |
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Insert En Space |
shift-⌘-N/Shift-Ctrl-N |
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Insert Nonbreaking Space |
option-⌘-X/Alt-Ctrl-X |
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Insert Thin Space |
option-shift-⌘-M/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-M |
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Tabs |
shift-⌘-T/Shift-Ctrl-T |
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Track Changes > Next Change |
⌘-page down/Ctrl-Page Down |
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Track Changes > Previous Change |
⌘-page up/Ctrl-Page Up |
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Object Menu |
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Arrange > Bring Forward |
⌘-]/Ctrl-] |
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Arrange > Bring to Front |
shift-⌘-]/Shift-Ctrl-] |
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Arrange > Send Backward |
⌘-[/Ctrl-[ |
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Arrange > Send to Back |
shift-⌘-[/Shift-Ctrl-[ |
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Effects > Drop Shadow... |
option-⌘-M/Alt-Ctrl-M |
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Fitting > Center Content |
shift-⌘-E/Shift-Ctrl-E |
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Fitting > Fill Frame Proportionally |
option-shift-⌘-C/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-C |
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Fitting > Fit Content Proportionally |
option-shift-⌘-E/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-E |
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Fitting > Fit Content to Frame |
option-⌘-E/Alt-Ctrl-E |
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Fitting > Fit Frame to Content |
option-⌘-C/Alt-Ctrl-C |
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Group |
⌘-G/Ctrl-G |
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Hide |
⌘-3/Ctrl-3 |
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Lock |
⌘-L/Ctrl-L |
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Make Compound Path |
⌘-8/Ctrl-8 |
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Release Compound Path |
option-shift-⌘-8/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-8 |
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Select Container |
Escape |
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Select Content |
shift-Escape |
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Select First Object Above |
option-shift-⌘-]/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-] |
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Select Last Object Below |
option-shift-⌘-[/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-[ |
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Select Next Object Above |
option-⌘-]/Alt-Ctrl-] |
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Select Next Object Below |
option-⌘-[/Alt-Ctrl-[ |
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Show All on Spread |
option-⌘-3/Alt-Ctrl-3 |
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Text Frame Options... |
⌘-B/Ctrl-B |
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Transform Sequence Again |
option-⌘-4/Alt-Ctrl-4 |
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Transform > Move... |
shift-⌘-M/Shift-Ctrl-M |
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Ungroup |
shift-⌘-G/Shift-Ctrl-G |
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Unlock All on Spread |
option-⌘-L/Alt-Ctrl-L |
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Table Menu |
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Cell Options |
option-⌘-B/Alt-Ctrl-B |
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Delete Column |
shift-delete/Shift-Backspace |
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Delete Row |
⌘-delete/Ctrl-Backspace |
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Insert Table... |
option-shift-⌘-T/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-T |
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Insert Column... |
option-⌘-9/Alt-Ctrl-9 |
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Insert Row... |
⌘-9/Ctrl-9 |
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Select Cell |
⌘-//Ctrl-/ |
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Select Column |
option-⌘-3/Alt-Ctrl-3 |
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Select Row |
⌘-3/Ctrl-3 |
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Select Table |
option-⌘-A/Alt-Ctrl-A |
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Table Setup... |
option-shift-⌘-B/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-B |
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View Menu |
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Actual Size |
⌘-1/Ctrl-1 |
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Clear Object-Level Display Settings |
shift-⌘-F2/Shift-Ctrl-F2 |
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Fast Display Performance |
option-shift-⌘-Z/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-Z |
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High Quality Display Performance |
control+option-⌘-H/Alt-Ctrl-H |
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Typical Display Performance |
option-⌘-Z/Alt-Ctrl-Z |
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Entire Pasteboard |
option-shift-⌘-0/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-0 |
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Hide Frame Edges |
control+⌘-H/Ctrl-H |
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Hide Text Threads |
option-⌘-Y/Alt-Ctrl-Y |
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Fit Page in Window |
⌘-0/Ctrl-0 |
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Fit Spread in Window |
option-⌘-0/Alt-Ctrl-0 |
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Show/Hide Guides |
⌘-;/Ctrl-; |
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Lock/Unlock Guides |
option-⌘-;/Alt-Ctrl-; |
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Show Baseline Grid |
option-⌘-’/Alt-Ctrl-’ |
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Show Document Grid |
⌘-’/Ctrl-’ |
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Show/Hide Smart Guides |
⌘-U/Ctrl-U |
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Toggle Snap to Document Grid |
shift-⌘-’/Shift-Ctrl-’ |
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Toggle Snap to Guides |
shift-⌘-;/Shift-Ctrl-; |
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Show/Hide Rulers |
⌘-R/Ctrl-R |
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Toggle Overprint Preview |
option-shift-⌘-Y/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-Y |
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Zoom In |
⌘-=/Ctrl-= |
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Zoom Out |
⌘--/Ctrl-- |
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Window Menu |
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Color Panel |
F6 |
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Swatches Panel |
F5 |
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Control Panel |
option-⌘-6/Alt-Ctrl-6 |
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Effects Panel |
shift-⌘-F10/Shift-Ctrl-F10 |
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Info Panel |
F8 |
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Layers Panel |
F7 |
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Links Panel |
shift-⌘-D/Shift-Ctrl-D |
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Align Panel |
shift-F7 |
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Preflight Panel |
option-shift-⌘-F/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-F |
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Separations Preview Panel |
shift-F6 |
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Character Styles Panel |
shift-⌘-F11/Shift-Ctrl-F11 |
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Object Styles Panel |
⌘-F7/Ctrl-F7 |
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Paragraph Styles Panel |
⌘-F11/Ctrl-F11 |
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Text Wrap Panel |
option-⌘-W/Alt-Ctrl-W |
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Character Panel |
⌘-T/Ctrl-T |
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Glyphs Panel |
option-shift-F11/Alt-Shift-F11 |
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Index Panel |
shift-F8 |
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Paragraph Panel |
option-⌘-T/Alt-Ctrl-T |
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Table Panel |
shift-F9 |
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Scripts Panel |
option-⌘-F11/Alt-Ctrl-F11 |
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Object Editing |
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Decrease scale by 1% |
⌘-,/Ctrl-, |
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Decrease scale by 5% |
option-⌘-,/Alt-Ctrl-, |
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End Path Drawing |
Enter or Return |
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Increase scale by 1% |
⌘-./Ctrl-. |
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Increase scale by 5% |
option-⌘-./Alt-Ctrl-. |
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Nudge down |
↓ |
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Nudge down 1/10 |
shift-⌘-↓/Shift-Ctrl-↓ |
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Nudge down 1/10 duplicate |
option-shift-⌘-Down/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-↓ |
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Nudge down duplicate |
option-↓/Alt-↓ |
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Nudge down x10 |
shift-↓ |
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Nudge down x10 duplicate |
option-shift-↓/Alt-Shift-↓ |
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Nudge left |
← |
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Nudge left 1/10 |
shift-⌘-←/Shift-Ctrl-← |
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Nudge left 1/10 duplicate |
option-shift-⌘-Left/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-← |
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Nudge left duplicate |
option-←/Alt-← |
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Nudge left x10 |
shift-← |
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Nudge left x10 duplicate |
option-shift-←/Alt-Shift-← |
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Nudge right |
→ |
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Nudge right 1/10 |
shift-⌘-→/Shift-Ctrl-→ |
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Nudge right 1/10 duplicate |
option-shift-⌘-Right/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-→ |
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Nudge right duplicate |
option-→/Alt-→ |
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Nudge right x10 |
shift-→ |
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Nudge right x10 duplicate |
option-shift-→/Alt-Shift-→ |
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Nudge up |
↑ |
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Nudge up 1/10 |
shift-⌘-↑/Shift-Ctrl-↑ |
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Nudge up 1/10 duplicate |
option-shift-⌘-Up/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-↑ |
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Nudge up duplicate |
option-↑/Alt-↑ |
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Nudge up x10 |
shift-↑ |
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Nudge up x10 duplicate |
option-shift-↑/Alt-Shift-↑ |
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Pin Bottom Edge |
option-⌘-↓/Alt-Ctrl-↓ |
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Pin Left Edge |
option-⌘-←/Alt-Ctrl-← |
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Pin Right Edge |
option-⌘-→/Alt-Ctrl-→ |
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Pin Top Edge |
option-⌘-↑/Alt-Ctrl-↑ |
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Resize Horizontally |
option-shift-H/Alt-Shift-H |
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Resize Vertically |
option-shift-V/Alt-Shift-V |
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Select all Guides |
option-⌘-G/Alt-Ctrl-G |
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Panel Menus |
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Redefine Character Style |
option-shift-⌘-C/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-C |
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Character > All Caps |
shift-⌘-K/Shift-Ctrl-K |
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Character > Small Caps |
shift-⌘-H/Shift-Ctrl-H |
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Character > Strikethrough |
shift-⌘-//Shift-Ctrl-/ |
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Character > Subscript |
option-shift-⌘-=/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-= |
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Character > Superscript |
shift-⌘-=/Shift-Ctrl-= |
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Character > Underline |
shift-⌘-U/Shift-Ctrl-U |
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Override All Master Page Items |
option-shift-⌘-L/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-L |
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Redefine Paragraph Style |
option-shift-⌘-R/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-R |
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Paragraph > Justification... |
option-shift-⌘-J/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-J |
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Paragraph > Keep Options... |
option-⌘-K/Alt-Ctrl-K |
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Paragraph > Paragraph Rules... |
option-⌘-J/Alt-Ctrl-J |
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Tags > Autotag |
option-shift-⌘-F/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-F7 |
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Text and Tables |
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Align center |
shift-⌘-C/Shift-Ctrl-C |
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Align force justify |
shift-⌘-F/Shift-Ctrl-F |
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Align justify |
shift-⌘-J/Shift-Ctrl-J |
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Align left |
shift-⌘-L/Shift-Ctrl-L |
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Align right |
shift-⌘-R/Shift-Ctrl-R |
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Align to baseline grid |
option-shift-⌘-G/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-G |
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Apply bold |
shift-⌘-B/Shift-Ctrl-B |
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Apply italic |
shift-⌘-I/Shift-Ctrl-I |
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Apply normal |
shift-⌘-Y/Shift-Ctrl-Y |
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Auto leading |
option-shift-⌘-A/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-A |
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Auto-hyphenate on/off |
option-shift-⌘-H/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-H |
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Decrease baseline shift |
option-shift-↓/Alt-Shift-↓ |
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Decrease baseline shift x5 |
option-shift-⌘-Down/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-↓ |
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Decrease kerning/tracking |
option-←/Alt-← |
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Decrease kerning/tracking x5 |
option-⌘-←/Alt-Ctrl-← |
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Decrease leading |
option-↑/Alt-↑ |
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Decrease leading x5 |
option-⌘-↑/Alt-Ctrl-↑ |
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Decrease point size |
shift-⌘-,/Shift-Ctrl-, |
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Decrease point size x5 |
option-shift-⌘-,/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-, |
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Decrease word space |
option-⌘-delete/Alt-Ctrl-Backspace |
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Decrease word space x5 |
option-shift-⌘-delete/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-Backspace |
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Delete one word to the left |
⌘-delete/Ctrl-Backspace |
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Delete one word to the right |
⌘-⌦ delete/Ctrl-Del |
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Find Next |
shift-F2 |
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Increase baseline shift |
option-shift-↑/Alt-Shift-↑ |
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Increase baseline shift x5 |
option-shift-⌘-↑/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-↑ |
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Increase kerning/tracking |
option-shift-→/Alt-Shift-→ |
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Increase kerning/tracking x5 |
option-⌘-→/Alt-Ctrl-→ |
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Increase leading |
option-↓/Alt-↓ |
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Increase leading x5 |
option-⌘-↓/Alt-Ctrl-↓ |
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Increase point size |
shift-⌘-./Shift-Ctrl-. |
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Increase point size x5 |
option-shift-⌘-./Alt-Shift-Ctrl-. |
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Increase word space |
option-⌘-/Alt-Ctrl- |
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Increase word space x5 |
option-shift-⌘-/Alt-Shift-Ctrl- |
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Load Find and Find Next instance |
shift-F1 |
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Load Find with selected text |
⌘-F1/Ctrl-F1 |
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Load Replace with selected text |
⌘-F2/Ctrl-F2 |
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Move Down in Table |
↓ |
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Move Left in Table |
← |
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Move Right in Table |
→ |
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Move Up in Table |
↑ |
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Move down one line |
↓ |
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Move to First Cell in Table Column |
option-page up/Alt-Page Up |
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Move to First Cell in Table Row |
option-home/Alt-Home |
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Move to First Row in Table Frame |
Page Up |
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Move to Last Cell in Table Column |
option-page down/Alt-Page Down |
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Move to Last Cell in Table Row |
option-end/Alt-End |
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Move to Last Row in Table Frame |
Page Down |
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Move to Next Cell |
Tab |
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Move to Previous Cell |
shift-Tab |
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Move to beginning of story |
⌘-home/Ctrl-Home |
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Move to end of story |
⌘-end/Ctrl-End |
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Move to the end of the line |
End |
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Move to the left one character |
← |
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Move to the left one word |
⌘-←/Ctrl-← |
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Move to the next paragraph |
⌘-↓/Ctrl-↓ |
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Move to the previous paragraph |
⌘-↑/Ctrl-↑ |
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Move to the right one character |
→ |
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Move to the right one word |
⌘-→/Ctrl-→ |
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Move to the start of the line |
Home |
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Move up one line |
↑ |
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Normal horizontal text scale |
shift-⌘-X/Shift-Ctrl-X |
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Normal vertical text scale |
option-shift-⌘-X/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-X |
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Table Object Down |
↓ |
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Escape Table Object Context |
Escape |
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Table Object Left |
← |
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Object Move to Next Cell |
Tab |
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Object Move to Previous Cell |
shift-Tab |
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Table Object Right |
→ |
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Table Object Up |
↑ |
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Recompose all stories |
option-⌘-//Alt-Ctrl-/ |
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Replace with Change To text |
⌘-F3/Ctrl-F3 |
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Replace with Change To text, Find Next |
shift-F3 |
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Reset kerning and tracking |
option-⌘-Q/Alt-Ctrl-Q |
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Select Table Cells Above |
shift-↑ |
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Select Table Cells Below |
shift-↓ |
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Select Table Cells to the Left |
shift-← |
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Select Table Cells to the Right |
shift-→ |
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Select line |
shift-⌘-/Shift-Ctrl- |
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Select one character to the left |
shift-← |
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Select one character to the right |
shift-→ |
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Select one line above |
shift-↑ |
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Select one line below |
shift-↓ |
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Select one paragraph before |
shift-⌘-↑/Shift-Ctrl-↑ |
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Select one paragraph forward |
shift-⌘-↓/Shift-Ctrl-↓ |
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Select one word to the left |
shift-⌘-←/Shift-Ctrl-← |
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Select one word to the right |
shift-⌘-→/Shift-Ctrl-→ |
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Select to beginning of story |
shift-⌘-Home/Shift-Ctrl-Home |
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Select to end of story |
shift-⌘-End/Shift-Ctrl-End |
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Select to the end of the line |
shift-End |
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Select to the start of the line |
shift-Home |
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Start Row on Next Column |
Enter |
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Start Row on Next Frame |
shift-Enter |
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Toggle Cell/Text Selection |
Escape |
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Toggle Typographer’s Quotes Pref |
option-shift-⌘-’/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-’ |
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Update missing font list |
option-shift-⌘-//Alt-Shift-Ctrl-/ |
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Tools |
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Add Anchor Point Tool |
= |
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Apply Color |
, |
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Apply Gradient |
. |
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Apply None |
/ |
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Apply default fill and stroke colors |
D |
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Color Theme Tool |
shift-I |
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Convert Direction Point Tool |
shift-C |
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Delete Anchor Point Tool |
- |
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Direct Selection Tool |
A |
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Ellipse Tool |
L |
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Eyedropper Tool |
I |
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Free Transform Tool |
E |
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Gap Tool |
U |
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Gradient Feather Tool |
shift-G |
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Gradient Swatch Tool |
G |
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Hand Tool |
H |
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Line Tool |
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Measure Tool |
K |
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Page Tool |
shift-P |
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Pen Tool |
P |
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Pencil Tool |
N |
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Rectangle Frame Tool |
F |
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Rectangle Tool |
M |
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Rotate Tool |
R |
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Scale Tool |
S |
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Scissors Tool |
C |
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Selection Tool |
V |
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Shear Tool |
O |
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Swap fill and stroke activation |
X |
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Swap fill and stroke colors |
shift-X |
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Toggle Text and Object Control |
J |
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Toggle preview |
W |
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Type Tool |
T |
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Type on a Path Tool |
shift-T |
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Zoom Tool |
Z |
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Views, Navigation |
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100% size |
⌘-1/Ctrl-1 |
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200% size |
⌘-2/Ctrl-2 |
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400% size |
⌘-4/Ctrl-4 |
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50% size |
⌘-5/Ctrl-5 |
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Access zoom percentage box |
option-⌘-5/Alt-Ctrl-5 |
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Activate last-used field in panel |
option-⌘-`/Alt-Ctrl-` |
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Close all |
option-shift-⌘-W/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-W |
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Close document |
shift-⌘-W/Shift-Ctrl-W |
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First Spread |
Home or option-shift-page up/Alt-Shift-Page Up |
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Fit Selection in Window |
option-⌘-=/Alt-Ctrl-= |
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Force redraw |
shift-F5 |
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Go to first frame in thread |
option-shift-⌘-Page/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-Page Up |
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Go to last frame in thread |
option-shift-⌘-Page/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-Page Down |
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Go to next frame in thread |
option-⌘-page down/Alt-Ctrl-Page Down |
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Go to previous frame in thread |
option-⌘-page up/Alt-Ctrl-Page Up |
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Last Spread |
End or option-shift-page down/Alt-Shift-Page Down |
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New default document |
option-⌘-N/Alt-Ctrl-N |
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Open/Close all panels in side tabs |
option-⌘-Tab/Alt-Ctrl-Tab |
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Save all |
option-shift-⌘-S/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-S |
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Scroll down one screen |
Page Down |
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Scroll up one screen |
Page Up |
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Show/Hide all panels |
Tab |
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Show/Hide all panels except tools |
shift-Tab |
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Toggle Measurement System |
option-shift-⌘-U/Alt-Shift-Ctrl-U |
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Toggle Character and Paragraph Modes in Control Panel |
option-⌘-7/Alt-Ctrl-7 |