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Adobe Indesign Shortcuts
Adobe InDesign is a professional desktop publishing software used for designing layouts for print and digital media. It offers powerful tools for typography, image handling, and multi-page documents. Here are some shortcuts to help you work more efficiently and streamline your design process in InDesign.
General
New Document
Ctrl + N
Open Document
Ctrl + O
Save Document
Ctrl + S
Save As
Ctrl + Shift + S
Print
Ctrl + P
Close Document
Ctrl + W
Exit InDesign
Ctrl + Q
Undo
Ctrl + Z
Redo
Ctrl + Shift + Z
Navigation and Views
Fit Page in Window
Ctrl + 0
Fit Spread in Window
Ctrl + Alt + 0
Zoom In
Ctrl + =
Zoom Out
Ctrl + -
Show/Hide Rulers
Ctrl + R
Toggle Preview Mode
W
Scroll Hand Tool
Spacebar + Drag
Actual Size
Ctrl + 1
Text Editing
Bold Text
Ctrl + Shift + B
Italicize Text
Ctrl + Shift + I
Underline Text
Ctrl + Shift + U
Increase Font Size
Ctrl + Shift + >
Decrease Font Size
Ctrl + Shift + <
Align Left
Ctrl + Shift + L
Align Center
Ctrl + Shift + C
Align Right
Ctrl + Shift + R
Justify
Ctrl + Shift + J
Page and Layout
Insert New Page
Ctrl + Shift + P
Delete Page
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + P
Create New Master Page
Ctrl + Alt + M
Apply Master Page to Selection
Ctrl + Shift + M
Show Page Tool
Shift + P
Select All Items on Page
Ctrl + A
Group Selected Items
Ctrl + G
Ungroup Items
Ctrl + Shift + G
Object Manipulation
Duplicate Object
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + D
Bring Object to Front
Ctrl + Shift + ]
Send Object to Back
Ctrl + Shift + [
Lock Object
Ctrl + L
Unlock All Objects
Ctrl + Alt + L
Resize Object Proportionally
Shift + Drag
Rotate Object
R
Tables
Insert Table
Ctrl + Alt + T
Select All Cells
Ctrl + A
Merge Selected Cells
Ctrl + Alt + M
Split Cell Horizontally
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H
Split Cell Vertically
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V
Color and Swatches
Open Swatches Panel
F5
Add New Swatch
Ctrl + Shift + N
Edit Selected Swatch
Ctrl + Alt + E
Delete Swatch
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + D
Miscellaneous
Open Layers Panel
F7
Open Links Panel
Ctrl + Shift + D
Open Paragraph Styles Panel
Ctrl + F11
Open Character Styles Panel
Ctrl + Shift + F11
Spell Check
Ctrl + I