If you are a layout designer using Adobe InDesign, mastering the keyboard shortcuts can make a big difference in how efficiently you work. One of the best ways to speed up your design process is by using InDesign keyboard shortcuts.
In this blog post, there are 50+ essential InDesign keyboard shortcuts that will help anyone work faster, stay organized and increases their productivity. From navigating your workspace to aligning objects and formatting text, these shortcuts are designed to increase your work efficiency and speed.
Whether you’re a beginner learning the basics or a experienced looking to refresh your memory, this guide to InDesign keyboard shortcuts will become your favorite quick-reference tool.
General Shortcuts Action Windows Shortcut Mac Shortcut New Document Ctrl + N Cmd + N Open Document Ctrl + O Cmd + O Save Ctrl + S Cmd + S Save As Ctrl + Shift + S Cmd + Shift + S Print Ctrl + P Cmd + P Undo Ctrl + Z Cmd + Z Redo Ctrl + Shift + Z Cmd + Shift + Z Cut Ctrl + X Cmd + X Copy Ctrl + C Cmd + C Paste Ctrl + V Cmd + V Paste in Place Ctrl + Shift + Alt + V Cmd + Shift + Option + V Select All Ctrl + A Cmd + A Deselect All Ctrl + Shift + A Cmd + Shift + A Find/Change Ctrl + F Cmd + F Spell Check Ctrl + I Cmd + I Quit InDesign Ctrl + Q Cmd + Q
Action Windows Shortcut Mac Shortcut Fit Page in Window Ctrl + 0 Cmd + 0 Fit Spread in Window Ctrl + Alt + 0 Cmd + Option + 0 Zoom In Ctrl + = (plus) Cmd + = (plus) Zoom Out Ctrl + – (minus) Cmd + – (minus) Actual Size Ctrl + 1 Cmd + 1 Switch Between Open Documents Ctrl + Tab Cmd + ~ Hide Panels Tab Tab Hide All Panels Except Tools & Control Shift + Tab Shift + Tab
Text & Typography Action Windows Shortcut Mac Shortcut Bold Ctrl + Shift + B Cmd + Shift + B Italic Ctrl + Shift + I Cmd + Shift + I Underline Ctrl + Shift + U Cmd + Shift + U Superscript Ctrl + Shift + + Cmd + Shift + + Subscript Ctrl + Alt + Shift + + Cmd + Option + Shift + + Increase Font Size Ctrl + Shift + > Cmd + Shift + > Decrease Font Size Ctrl + Shift + < Cmd + Shift + < Align Left Ctrl + Shift + L Cmd + Shift + L Align Center Ctrl + Shift + C Cmd + Shift + C Align Right Ctrl + Shift + R Cmd + Shift + R Justify Ctrl + Shift + J Cmd + Shift + J Insert Special Character Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I Cmd + Option + Shift + I
Tools Shortcuts Tool Shortcut Selection Tool V Direct Selection Tool A Type Tool T Line Tool \ Rectangle Frame Tool F Rectangle Tool M Ellipse Tool L Polygon Tool Y Pen Tool P Scissors Tool C Hand Tool H (or hold Spacebar) Zoom Tool Z Gradient Tool G Eyedropper Tool I Rotate Tool R Free Transform Tool E Measure Tool K
Object & Layout Shortcuts Action Windows Shortcut Mac Shortcut Bring to Front Ctrl + Shift + ] Cmd + Shift + ] Send to Back Ctrl + Shift + [ Cmd + Shift + [ Group Ctrl + G Cmd + G Ungroup Ctrl + Shift + G Cmd + Shift + G Duplicate Ctrl + Alt + Shift + D Cmd + Option + Shift + D Step and Repeat Ctrl + Alt + U Cmd + Option + U Lock Object Ctrl + L Cmd + L Unlock All Ctrl + Alt + L Cmd + Option + L Align Objects (Left) Shift + Ctrl + L Shift + Cmd + L
Color & Swatches Action Windows Shortcut Mac Shortcut Fill Color , (comma) , (comma) Stroke Color . (period) . (period) Toggle Fill/Stroke Shift + X Shift + X Default Fill/Stroke D D Swap Fill and Stroke X X
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