Adobe InDesign CS5 - Manual (Page 707)

701 USING INDESIGN
Keyboard shortcuts
Last updated 11/16/2011
Keys for the Control panel
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.
Keys for type panels and dialog boxes
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.
Stash a panel group Alt+drag any panel tab (in the group) to edge
of screen Option+drag any panel tab (in the group) to
edge of window
Select item by name Alt+Ctrl-click in list, and then use keyboard to
select item by name Option+Command-click in list and then use
keyboard to select item by name
Open the Drop Shadow panel Alt+Ctrl+M Command+Option+M
Result Windows Mac OS
Toggle focus to/from Control panel Ctrl+6 Command+6
Toggle Character/Paragraph text attributes
mode Ctrl+Alt+7 Command+Option+7
Change reference point when proxy has
focus Any key on the numeric keypad or keyboard
numbers Any key on the numeric keypad or keyboard
numbers
Display the pop-up menu that has focus Alt+Down Arrow
Open Units & Increments Preferences Alt-click Kerning icon Option-click Kerning icon
Open the Text Frame Options dialog box Alt-click Number Of Columns icon Option-click Number of Columns icon
Open the Move dialog box Alt-click X or Y icon Option-click X or Y icon
Open the Rotate dialog box Alt-click Angle icon Option-click Angle icon
Open the Scale dialog box Alt-click X or Y Scale icon Option-click X or Y Scale icon
Open the Shear dialog box Alt-click Shear icon Option-click Shear icon
Open Text Preferences Alt-click Superscript, Subscript, or Small Caps
button Option-click Superscript, Subscript, or Small
Caps button
Open the Underline Options dialog box Alt-click Underline button Option-click Underline button
Open the Strikethrough Options dialog box Alt-click Strikethrough button Option-click Strikethrough button
Open the Grids Preferences Alt-click Align To Baseline Grid, or Do Not
Align To Baseline Grid button Option-click Align To Baseline Grid, or Do Not
Align To Baseline Grid button
Open the Drop Caps & Nested Styles dialog
box Alt-click Drop Cap Number Of Lines, or Drop
Cap One Or More Characters icon Option-click Drop Cap Number Of Lines, or
Drop Cap One Or More Characters icon
Open the Justification dialog box Alt-click Leading icon Option-click Leading icon
Result Windows Mac OS