Adobe InDesign is a premier publication design software that is widely used to create a variety of print and digital publications. Publishers, graphic designers, and marketing professionals typically use InDesign to create books, brochures, flyers, newsletters, reports, interactive PDFs, posters, and magazines. Key features included enhanced tools for typography, layout, styles, interactivity, and integration with other Adobe services and products.

The list of paths, frames, tables, and text keyboard shortcuts shown below will assist you to be even more efficient with Adobe InDesign on your computer.

Editing Paths and Frames Keyboard Shortcuts

This list is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. It lists only those shortcuts that aren’t displayed in menu commands or tool tips.

• Temporarily select Convert Direction Point tool  Direct Selection tool+Option+ Command, or Pen tool+Option
• Temporarily switch between Add Anchor Point and Delete Anchor Point tool  Option
• Temporarily select Add Anchor Point tool  Scissors tool+Option
• Keep Pen tool selected when pointer is over path or anchor point  Pen tool+Shift
• Move anchor point and handles while drawing  Pen tool+spacebar
• Display the Stroke panel  Command+F10

Tables Keyboard Shortcuts

This list is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. It lists only those shortcuts that aren’t displayed in menu commands or tool tips.

• Insert or delete rows or columns while dragging  Begin dragging row or column border, and then hold down Option as you drag
• Resize rows or columns without changing the size of the table  Shift–drag interior row or column border
• Resize rows or columns proportionally  Shift–drag right or bottom table border
• Move to next/previous cell  Tab/Shift+Tab
• Move to first/last cell in column  Option+Page Up/ Option+Page Down
• Move to first/last cell in row  Option+Home/ Option+End
• Move to first/last row in frame  Page Up/Page Down
• Move up/down one cell  Up Arrow/Down Arrow
• Move left/right one cell  Left Arrow/Right Arrow
• Select cell above/below the current cell  Shift+Up Arrow/ Shift+Down Arrow
• Select cell to the right/left of the current cell  Shift+Right Arrow/ Shift+Left Arrow
• Start row on next column  Enter (numeric keypad)
• Start row on next frame  Shift+Enter (numeric keypad)
• Toggle between text selection and cell selection  Esc

Finding and Changing Text Keyboard Shortcuts

This list is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. It lists only those shortcuts that aren’t displayed in menu commands or tool tips.

• Insert selected text into Find What box  Command+F1
• Insert selected text into Find What box and finds next  Shift+F1
• Find next occurrence of Find What text  Shift+F2 or Option+Command+F
• Insert selected text into Change To box  Command+F2
• Replace selection with Change To text   Command+F3

Working with Text Keyboard Shortcuts

This list is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. It lists only those shortcuts that aren’t displayed in menu commands or tool tips.

• Bold (only for fonts with bold face)  Shift+Command+B
• Italic (only for fonts with italic face)  Shift+Command+I
• Normal  Shift+Command+Y
• Underline  Shift+Command+U
• Strikethrough  Control+Shift+Command+/
• All caps (on/off)  Shift+Command+K
• Asian language hyphenation  Shift+Command+K
• Small caps (on/off)  Shift+Command+H
• Tate-chu-yoko setting  Shift+Command+H
• Superscript  Shift+Command+(+) (plus sign)
• Subscript  Shift+Option+Command+(+) (plus sign)
• Reset horizontal or vertical scale to 100%  Shift+Command+X or Shift+Option+Command+X
• Basic letter group setting or detail setting  Shift+Command+X or Shift+Option+Command+X
• Align left, right, or center  Shift+Command+L, R, or C
• Justify all lines  Shift+Command+F (all lines) or J (all but last line)
• Align both ends or equal spacing  Shift+Command+F (align both ends) or J (equal spacing)
• Increase or decrease point size*  Shift+Command+> or <
• Increase or decrease point size by five times*  Shift+Command+ Option+> or <
• Increase or decrease leading (horizontal text)*  Option+Up Arrow/ Option+Down Arrow
• Increase or decrease leading (vertical text)*  Option+Right Arrow/ Option+Left Arrow
• Increase or decrease leading by five times (horizontal text)*  Option+Command+Up Arrow/ Option+Command+Down Arrow
• Increase or decrease leading by five times (vertical text)*  Option+Command+Right Arrow/ Option+Command+Left Arrow
• Auto leading  Shift+Option+Command+A
• Align to grid (on/off)  Shift+Option+Command+G
• Auto-hyphenate (on/off)  Shift+Option+Command+H
• Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (horizontal text)  Option+Left Arrow/ Option+Right Arrow
• Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (vertical text)  Option+Up Arrow/ Option+Down Arrow
• Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (horizontal text)  Option+Command+Left Arrow/ Option+Command+Right Arrow
• Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (vertical text)  Option+Command+Up Arrow/ Option+Command+Down Arrow
• Increase kerning between words*  Option+Command+\
• Decrease kerning between words*  Option+Command+Delete
• Clear all manual kerning and reset tracking to 0  Option+Command+Q
• Increase or decrease baseline shift** (horizontal text) Shift+Option+Up Arrow/ hift+Option+Down Arrow
• Increase or decrease baseline shift** (vertical text)  Shift+Option+Right Arrow/ Shift+Option+Left Arrow
• Increase or decrease baseline shift by five times (horizontal text)  Shift+Option+Command+Up Arrow/ Shift+Option+Command+Down Arrow
• Increase or decrease baseline shift by five times (vertical text)  Shift+Option+Command+Right Arrow/ hift+Option+Command+Left Arrow
• Automatically flow story  Shift–click loaded text icon
• Semi-automatically flow story  Option–click loaded text icon
• Recompose all stories  Option+Command+/
• Insert current page number  Shift+Option+Command+N

Navigating Through and Selecting Text Keyboard Shortcuts

This list is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. It lists only those shortcuts that aren’t displayed in menu commands or tool tips.

• Move to right or left one character  Right Arrow/ Left Arrow
• Move up or down one line  Up Arrow/ Down Arrow
• Move to right or left one word  Command+Right Arrow/ Command+Left Arrow
• Move to start or end of line  Home/End
• Move to previous or next paragraph  Command+Up Arrow/ Command+Down Arrow
• Move to start or end of story  Command+Home/ Command+End
• Select one word  Double-click word
• Select one character right or left  Shift+Right Arrow/ Shift+Left Arrow
• Select one line above or below  Shift+Up Arrow/ Shift+Down Arrow
• Select start or end of line  Shift+Home/ Shift+End
• Select one paragraph  Triple-click or quadruple-click paragraph, depending on Text Preferences setting
• Select one paragraph before or after  Shift+Command+Up Arrow/ Shift+Command+Down Arrow
• Select current line  Shift+Command+\
• Select characters from insertion point  Shift–click
• Select start or end of story  Shift+Command+Home/ Shift+Command+End
• Select all in story  Command+A
• Select first/last frame  Shift+Option+ Command+Page Up/ Shift+Option+ Command+Page Down
• Select previous/next frame  Option+Command+Page Up/ Option+Command+Page Down
• Delete word in front of insertion point (Story Editor)  Command+Delete or Del (numeric keypad)
• Update missing font list  Command+Option+Shift+/