User guide
Keyboard shortcuts
The editor's shortcuts. ⌘ is macOS, Ctrl is Windows.
Tools
A single key switches tools when you are not editing text.
| Key | Tool |
|---|---|
V | Select |
R | Rectangle |
E | Ellipse |
S | Polygon |
L | Line |
I | Image |
T | Text |
P | Bézier |
N | Polyline |
The Title text and Table tools have no shortcut; click them in the toolbar.
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Editing
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
⌘/Ctrl+S | save (also while editing text) |
⌘/Ctrl+Z | undo |
⌘/Ctrl+Shift+Z, ⌘/Ctrl+Y | redo |
⌘/Ctrl+F | find/replace — in the frame being edited, otherwise the whole document |
⌘/Ctrl+A | select all |
⌘/Ctrl+C · ⌘/Ctrl+X · ⌘/Ctrl+V | copy · cut · paste |
⌥⇧⌘V (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V) | paste in place |
⌥⇧⌘D (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D), ⌥+drag | duplicate |
⇧⌘V (Ctrl+Shift+V) | while editing text — paste without formatting |
Delete, Backspace | delete the selected objects |
⌘/Ctrl+G | group |
⌘/Ctrl+Shift+G | ungroup |
⌘/Ctrl+] · ⌘/Ctrl+Shift+] | bring forward · bring to front |
⌘/Ctrl+[ · ⌘/Ctrl+Shift+[ | send backward · send to back |
| Arrow keys | nudge the selected objects by 0.25 mm |
Shift+arrow keys | nudge by 2.5 mm |
Esc | end text or cell editing, cancel threading, finish drawing with the Bézier or polyline |
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While drawing
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Shift+click or drag (Bézier) | place the point at 15° steps from the previous point; constrain handle direction to 15° steps |
Shift+click (Polyline) | constrain to 15° steps from the previous point |
Double-click, Esc | finish as an open path |
Delete, Backspace | remove the last point placed (no object is deleted); while continuing a path, only the newly placed points |
⌘/Ctrl+Shift+click | override a master item on this page |
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While editing a table cell
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Tab · Shift+Tab | next cell · previous cell |
Enter | the cell below |
Esc | end cell editing |
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While editing text
Keys that work while you edit text in a text frame or table cell.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
⌘/Ctrl+B · ⌘/Ctrl+I · ⌘/Ctrl+U | toggle bold · italic · underline |
⌘/Ctrl+Shift+S | toggle strikethrough |
Shift+Enter | forced line break (same paragraph) |
⇧⌘V (Ctrl+Shift+V) | paste without formatting |
⌥⇧⌘N (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N) | insert current page number |
⌘/Ctrl+F | find/replace within this frame (the whole story if threaded) |
⌥←·⌥→ (Ctrl+←·Ctrl+→) | move the cursor by word |
⌘←·⌘→ (macOS) | start · end of line |
⌘↑·⌘↓ (macOS) | start · end of the text |
⌥⌫ (Ctrl+Backspace) | delete the previous word |
⌘⌫ (macOS) | delete to the start of the line |
Esc | end text editing |
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View
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Wheel | scroll vertically |
Shift+wheel | scroll horizontally |
⌥/Alt+wheel | zoom in and out (around the pointer) |
Space+drag | pan (not while editing text or a table cell) |
⌥/Alt+drag | pan — anywhere while editing text or a table cell; otherwise when dragging an empty spot with the Selection tool |
| Zoom box | type a zoom, or pick a preset or Fit to window from ▾ |
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Pages tab
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Shift+click | select a range of pages |
⌘/Ctrl+click | add or remove single pages |
| Double-click | go to that page (a master thumbnail enters master editing mode) |
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Style shortcuts
A key combination assigned to a character or paragraph style applies that style while editing text. See the "Styles" article for how to assign one.
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