Keys for the control panel, See also – Adobe InDesign CS4 User Manual
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USING INDESIGN CS4
Keyboard shortcuts
See also
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.
Select range of styles, layers, links, swatches,
or library objects in a panel
Shift-click
Shift-click
Select nonadjacent styles, layers, links,
swatches, or library objects in a panel
Ctrl-click
Command-click
Apply value and select next value
Tab
Tab
Move focus to selected object, text, or
window
Esc
Esc
Show/Hide all panels, Toolbox, and Control
panel (with no insertion point)
Tab
Tab
Show/Hide all panels except the Toolbox and
Control panel (docked or not)
Shift+Tab
Shift+Tab
Open or close all stashed panels
Ctrl+Alt+Tab
Command+Option+Tab
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
Result
Windows
Mac
OS
Updated 18 June 2009