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USING INDESIGN CS4
Keyboard shortcuts
See also
Result
Windows
Mac
OS
Temporarily select Hand tool
Spacebar (with no text insertion point), Alt-
drag (with text insertion point), or
Alt+spacebar (in both text and non-text
modes)
Spacebar (with no text insertion point),
Option–drag (with text insertion point), or
Option+spacebar (in both text and nontext
modes)
Temporarily select Zoom In tool
Ctrl+spacebar
Command+spacebar
Temporarily select Zoom Out tool
Alt+Ctrl+spacebar or Alt+Zoom In tool
Option+Command+spacebar or
Option+Zoom In tool
Zoom to 50%, 200%, or 400%
Ctrl+5, 2, or 4
Command+5, 2, or 4
Redraw screen
Shift+F5
Shift+F5
Open new default document
Ctrl+Alt+N
Command+Option+N
Switch between current and previous zoom
levels
Alt+Ctrl+2
Option+Command+2
Switch to next/previous document window
Ctrl+~ [tilde]/Shift+Ctrl+F6 or Ctrl+Shift+~
[tilde]
Command+F6 or Command+~ [tilde]/
Command+Shift+~ [tilde]
Scroll up/down one screen
Page Up/Page Down
Page Up/Page Down
Go back/forward to last-viewed page
Ctrl+Page Up/Page Down
Command+Page Up/Page Down
Go to previous/next spread
Alt+Page Up/Page Down
Option+Page Up/Page Down key
Fit spread in window
Double-click Hand tool
Double-click Hand tool
Activate the Go To command
Ctrl+J
Command+J
Fit selection in window
Ctrl+Alt+(+) [plus sign]
Command+Option+(+) [plus sign]
Go to master page while \ panel is
closed
Ctrl+J, type prefix of master, press Enter
Command+J, type prefix of master, press
Return
Cycle through units of measurement
Shift+Alt+Ctrl+U
Shift+Option+Command+U
Snap guide to ruler increments
Shift–drag guide
Shift–drag guide
Switch between page and spread guides
(creation only)
Ctrl–drag guide
Command–drag guide
Temporarily turn on/off snap to
Control-drag object
Create vertical and horizontal ruler guides for
the spread
Ctrl–drag from zero point
Command–drag from zero point
Select all guides
Alt+Ctrl+G
Option+Command+G
Lock or unlock zero point
Right-click zero point and choose an option
Control–click zero point and choose an
option
Use current magnification for view threshold
of new guide
Alt–drag guide
Option–drag guide
Select buttons in alert dialog boxes
Press first letter of button name, if underlined Press first letter of button name
Show information on installed plug-ins and
InDesign components
Ctrl+Help
> About Design
Command+InDesign menu
> About InDesign
Updated 18 June 2009