Adobe InDesign CS5 - Manual (Page 700)

694 USING INDESIGN
Keyboard shortcuts
Last updated 11/16/2011
Keys for transforming objects
This table isn’t a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. It lists only those shortcuts that aren’t displayed in menu
commands or tool tips.
Duplicate selection Selection, Direct Selection, or Group
Selection tool+Alt–drag* Selection, Direct Selection, or Group
Selection tool+ Option–drag*
Duplicate and offset selection Alt+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, or
Down Arrow key Option+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, or
Down Arrow key
Duplicate and offset selection by 10 times** Alt+Shift+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow,
Down Arrow key Option+Shift+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up
Arrow, Down Arrow key
Move selection** Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, Down
Arrow key Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, Down
Arrow key
Move selection by 10th** Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow,
Down arrow key Command+Shift+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up
Arrow, Down arrow key
Move selection by 10 times** Shift+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow,
Down Arrow key Shift+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow,
Down Arrow key
Select master page item from
document page Selection or Direct Selection tool+Ctrl+Shift–
click Selection or Direct Selection tool+
Command+Shift–click
Select next object behind or in front Selection tool+Ctrl–click, or Selection
tool+Alt+Ctrl–click Selection tool+Command–click or Selection
tool+Option+ Command–click
Select next or previous frame in story Alt+Ctrl+Page Down/ Alt+Ctrl+Page Up Option+Command+Page Down/
Option+Command+Page Up
Select first or last frame in story Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Page Down/
Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Page Up Shift+Option+Command+Page Down/
Shift+Option+Command+Page Up
*Press Shift to constrain movement to 45° angles.
**Amount is set in Edit > Preferences > Units & Increments (Windows) or InDesign > Preferences > Units & Increments (Mac OS).
Result Windows Mac OS
Duplicate and transform selection Transformation tool+Alt–drag* Transformation tool+Option–drag*
Display Transform tool dialog box Select object+double-click Scale tool, Rotate
tool, or Shear tool in Toolbox Select object+double-click Scale tool, Rotate
tool, or Shear tool in Toolbox
Decrease scale by 1% Ctrl+, Command+,
Decrease scale by 5% Ctrl+Alt+, Command+Option+,
Increase scale by 1% Ctrl+. Command+.
Increase scale by 5% Ctrl+Alt+. Command+Option+.
Resize frame and content Selection tool+Ctrl–drag Selection tool+Command–drag
Resize frame and content proportionately Selection tool+Shift+Ctrl–drag Selection tool+Shift+Command–drag
Result Windows Mac OS