Keys for type panels and dialog boxes, Keys for the character and paragraph styles – Adobe InDesign CS4 User Manual
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USING INDESIGN CS4
Keyboard shortcuts
See also
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.
See also
Keys for the character and paragraph styles
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.
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
Open Justification dialog box
Alt+Ctrl+Shift+J
Option+Command+Shift+J
Open Paragraph Rules dialog box
Alt+Ctrl+J
Option+Command+J
Open Keep Options dialog box
Alt+Ctrl+K
Option+Command+K
Activate Character panel
Ctrl+T
Command+T
Activate Paragraph panel
Ctrl+Alt+T
Command+Option+T
Result
Windows
Mac
OS
Make character style definition match text
Select text and press Shift+Alt+Ctrl+C
Select text and press
Shift+Option+Command+C
Make paragraph style definition match text
Select text and press Shift+Alt+Ctrl+R
Select text and press
Shift+Option+Command+R
Change options without applying style
Shift+Alt+Ctrl-double-click style
Shift+Option+Command-double-click style
Remove style and local formatting
Alt-click paragraph style name
Option-click paragraph style name
Clear overrides from paragraph style
Alt+Shift-click paragraph style name
Option+Shift-click paragraph style name
Show/hide Paragraph and Character Styles
panels, respectively
F11, Shift+F11
Command+F11, Command+Shift+F11
Result
Windows
Mac
OS
Updated 18 June 2009