| Selection tool | V, Esc |
| Direct Selection tool | A |
| Toggle Selection and Direct Selection tool | ⌘ ⌃ Tab |
| Page tool | ⇧ P |
| Gap tool | U |
| Pen tool | P |
| Add Anchor Point tool | = |
| Delete Anchor Point tool | - |
| Convert Direction Point tool | ⇧ C |
| Type tool | T |
| Type On A Path tool | ⇧ T |
| Pencil tool (Note tool) | N |
| Line tool | \ |
| Rectangle Frame tool | F |
| Rectangle tool | M |
| Ellipse tool | L |
| Rotate tool | R |
| Scale tool | S |
| Shear tool | O |
| Free Transform tool | E |
| Eyedropper tool | I |
| Measure tool | K |
| Gradient tool | G |
| Scissors tool | C |
| Hand tool | H |
| Temporarily selects Hand tool | Spacebar (Layout mode), ⌥ (Text mode), or ⌥ Spacebar (both) |
| Zoom tool | Z |
| Temporarily selects Zoom In tool | ⌘ Spacebar |
| Toggle Fill and Stroke | X |
| Swap Fill and Stroke | ⇧ X |
| Toggle between Formatting Affects Container and Formatting Affects Text | J |
| Apply Color | , [comma] |
| Apply Gradient | . [period] |
| Apply No Color | / |
| Switch between Normal View and Preview Mode | W |
| Frame Grid tool (horizontal) | Y |
| Frame Grid tool (vertical) | Q |
| Gradient Feather tool | ⇧ G |
| Temporarily select Selection or Direct Selection tool (last used) | Any tool (except selection tools) ⌘ |
| Temporarily select Group Selection tool | Direct Selection tool⌥ ; or Pen, Add Anchor Point, or Delete Anchor Point tool⌥ ⌘ |
| Select container of selected content | Esc or double-click |
| Select content of selected container | ⇧ Esc or double-click |
| Add to or subtract from a selection of multiple objects | Selection, Direct Selection, or Group Selection tool⇧ –click (to deselect, click center point) |
| Duplicate selection | Selection, Direct Selection, or Group Selection tool ⌥ –drag |
| Duplicate and offset selection | ⌥ ← , →, ↑, or ↓ key |
| Duplicate and offset selection by 10 times | ⌥ ⇧ ← , →, ↑, ↓ key |
| Move selection | ← , →, ↑, Down Arrow key |
| Move selection by 10th | ⌘ ⇧ ← , →, ↑, ↓ key |
| Move selection by 10 times | ⇧ ← , →, ↑, ↓ key |
| Select master page item from document page | Selection or Direct Selection tool ⌘ ⇧ –click |
| Select next object behind or in front | Selection tool⌘ –click or Selection tool⌥ ⌘ –click |
| Select next or previous frame in story | ⌥ ⌘ Page Down/ ⌥ ⌘ Page Up |
| Select first or last frame in story | ⇧ ⌥ ⌘ Page Down/ ⇧ ⌥ ⌘ Page Up |
| Duplicate and transform selection | Transformation tool⌥ –drag |
| Display Transform tool dialog box | Select objectdouble-click Scale tool, Rotate tool, or Shear tool in Toolbox |
| Decrease scale by 1% | ⌘ , |
| Decrease scale by 5% | ⌘ ⌥ , |
| Increase scale by 1% | ⌘ . |
| Increase scale by 5% | ⌘ ⌥ . |
| Resize frame and content | Selection tool⌘ –drag |
| Resize frame and content proportionately | Selection tool⇧ ⌘ –drag |
| Constrain proportion | Ellipse tool, Polygon tool, or Rectangle tool⇧ –drag |
| Switch image from High Quality Display to Fast Display | ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ Z |
| Insert or delete rows or columns while dragging | Begin dragging row or column border, and then hold down ⌥ as you drag |
| Resize rows or columns without changing the size of the table | ⇧ –drag interior row or column border |
| Resize rows or columns proportionally | ⇧ –drag right or bottom table border |
| Move to next/previous cell | Tab/⇧ Tab |
| Move to first/last cell in column | ⌥ Page Up/ ⌥ Page Down |
| Move to first/last cell in row | ⌥ Home/ ⌥ End |
| Move to first/last row in frame | Page Up/Page Down |
| Move up/down one cell | ↑/Down Arrow |
| Move left/right one cell | ← /→ |
| Select cell above/below the current cell | ⇧ ↑/ ⇧ Down Arrow |
| Select cell to the right/left of the current cell | ⇧ →/ ⇧ ← |
| Start row on next column | Enter (numeric keypad) |
| Start row on next frame | ⇧ Enter (numeric keypad) |
| Toggle between text selection and cell selection | Esc |
| Bold (only for fonts with bold face) | ⇧ ⌘ B |
| Italic (only for fonts with italic face) | ⇧ ⌘ I |
| Normal | ⇧ ⌘ Y |
| Underline | ⇧ ⌘ U |
| Strikethrough | ⌃ ⇧ ⌘ / |
| All caps (on/off) | ⇧ ⌘ K |
| Asian language hyphenation | ⇧ ⌘ K |
| Small caps (on/off) | ⇧ ⌘ H |
| Tate-chu-yoko setting | ⇧ ⌘ H |
| Superscript | ⇧ ⌘ () [plus sign] |
| Subscript | ⇧ ⌥ ⌘ () [plus sign] |
| Reset horizontal or vertical scale to 100% | ⇧ ⌘ X or ⇧ ⌥ ⌘ X |
| Basic letter group setting or detail setting | ⇧ ⌘ X or ⇧ ⌥ ⌘ X |
| Align left, right, or center | ⇧ ⌘ L, R, or C |
| Justify all lines | ⇧ ⌘ F (all lines) or J (all but last line) |
| Align both ends or equal spacing | ⇧ ⌘ F (align both ends) or J (equal spacing) |
| Increase or decrease point size | ⇧ ⌘ > or < |
| Increase or decrease point size by five times | ⇧ ⌘ ⌥ > or < |
| Increase or decrease leading (horizontal text) | ⌥ ↑/ ⌥ Down Arrow |
| Increase or decrease leading (vertical text) | ⌥ →/ ⌥ ← |
| Increase or decrease leading by five times (horizontal text) | ⌥ ⌘ ↑/ ⌥ ⌘ Down Arrow |
| Increase or decrease leading by five times (vertical text) | ⌥ ⌘ →/ ⌥ ⌘ ← |
| Auto leading | ⇧ ⌥ ⌘ A |
| Align to grid (on/off) | ⇧ ⌥ ⌘ G |
| Auto-hyphenate (on/off) | ⇧ ⌥ ⌘ H |
| Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (horizontal text) | ⌥ ← / ⌥ → |
| Increase or decrease kerning and tracking (vertical text) | ⌥ ↑/ ⌥ Down Arrow |
| Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (horizontal text) | ⌥ ⌘ ← / ⌥ ⌘ → |
| Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times (vertical text) | ⌥ ⌘ ↑/ ⌥ ⌘ Down Arrow |
| Increase kerning between words | ⌥ ⌘ \ |
| Decrease kerning between words | ⌥ ⌘ Delete |
| Clear all manual kerning and reset tracking to 0 | ⌥ ⌘ Q |
| Increase or decrease baseline shift (horizontal text) | ⇧ ⌥ ↑/ hift⌥ Down Arrow |
| Increase or decrease baseline shift (vertical text) | ⇧ ⌥ →/ ⇧ ⌥ ← |
| Increase or decrease baseline shift by five times (horizontal text) | ⇧ ⌥ ⌘ ↑/ ⇧ ⌥ ⌘ Down Arrow |
| Increase or decrease baseline shift by five times (vertical text) | ⇧ ⌥ ⌘ →/ hift⌥ ⌘ ← |
| Automatically flow story | ⇧ –click loaded text icon |
| Semi-automatically flow story | ⌥ –click loaded text icon |
| Recompose all stories | ⌥ ⌘ / |
| Insert current page number | ⌥ ⌘ N |
| Move to right or left one character | →/ ← |
| Move up or down one line | ↑/ Down Arrow |
| Move to right or left one word | ⌘ →/ ⌘ ← |
| Move to start or end of line | Home/End |
| Move to previous or next paragraph | ⌘ ↑/ ⌘ Down Arrow |
| Move to start or end of story | ⌘ Home/ ⌘ End |
| Select one word | Double-click word |
| Select one character right or left | ⇧ →/ ⇧ ← |
| Select one line above or below | ⇧ ↑/ ⇧ Down Arrow |
| Select start or end of line | ⇧ Home/ ⇧ End |
| Select one paragraph | Triple-click or quadruple-click paragraph, depending on Text Preferences setting |
| Select one paragraph before or after | ⇧ ⌘ ↑/ ⇧ ⌘ Down Arrow |
| Select current line | ⇧ ⌘ \ |
| Select characters from insertion point | ⇧ –click |
| Select start or end of story | ⇧ ⌘ Home/ ⇧ ⌘ End |
| Select all in story | ⌘ A |
| Select first/last frame | ⇧ ⌥ ⌘ Page Up/ ⇧ ⌥ ⌘ Page Down |
| Select previous/next frame | ⌥ ⌘ Page Up/ ⌥ ⌘ Page Down |
| Delete word in front of insertion point (Story Editor) | ⌘ Delete or Del (numeric keypad) |
| Update missing font list | ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ / |
| Temporarily select Hand tool | Spacebar (with no text insertion point), ⌥ –drag (with text insertion point), or ⌥ spacebar (in both text and nontext modes) |
| Temporarily select Zoom In tool | ⌘ spacebar |
| Temporarily select Zoom Out tool | ⌥ ⌘ spacebar or ⌥ Zoom In tool |
| Zoom to 50%, 200%, or 400% | ⌘ 5, 2, or 4 |
| Redraw screen | ⇧ F5 |
| Open new default document | ⌘ ⌥ N |
| Switch between current and previous zoom levels | ⌥ ⌘ 2 |
| Switch to next/previous document window | ⌘ F6 or ⌘ ~ [tilde]/ ⌘ ⇧ ~ [tilde] |
| Scroll up/down one screen | Page Up/Page Down |
| Go back/forward to last-viewed page | ⌘ Page Up/ ⌘ Page Down |
| Go to previous/next spread | ⌥ Page Up/ ⌥ Page Down |
| Fit spread in window | Double-click Hand tool |
| Activate the Go To command | ⌘ J |
| Fit selection in window | ⌘ ⌥ () [plus sign] |
| Display the entire object | ⌘ ⌥ () [plus sign] |
| Go to master page while \ panel is closed | ⌘ J, type prefix of master, press Return |
| Cycle through units of measurement | ⇧ ⌥ ⌘ U |
| Snap guide to ruler increments | ⇧ –drag guide |
| Switch between page and spread guides (creation only) | ⌘ –drag guide |
| Temporarily turn on/off snap to | ⌃ -drag object |
| Create vertical and horizontal ruler guides for the spread | ⌘ –drag from zero point |
| Select all guides | ⌥ ⌘ G |
| Lock or unlock zero point | ⌃ –click zero point and choose an ⌥ |
| Use current magnification for view threshold of new guide | ⌥ –drag guide |
| Select buttons in alert dialog boxes | Press first letter of button name |
| Show information on installed plug‑ins and InDesign components | ⌘ InDesign menu > About InDesign |
| Toggle focus to/from Control panel | ⌘ 6 |
| Toggle Character/Paragraph text attributes mode | ⌘ ⌥ 7 |
| Change reference point when proxy has focus | Any key on the numeric keypad or keyboard numbers |
| Open Units & Increments Preferences | ⌥ -click Kerning icon |
| Open the Text Frame options dialog box | ⌥ -click Number of Columns icon |
| Open the Move dialog box | ⌥ -click X or Y icon |
| Open the Rotate dialog box | ⌥ -click Angle icon |
| Open the Scale dialog box | ⌥ -click X or Y Scale icon |
| Open the Shear dialog box | ⌥ -click Shear icon |
| Open Text Preferences | ⌥ -click Superscript, Subscript, or Small Caps button |
| Open the Underline options dialog box | ⌥ -click Underline button |
| Open the Strikethrough options dialog box | ⌥ -click Strikethrough button |
| Open the Grids Preferences | ⌥ -click Align To Baseline Grid, or Do Not Align To Baseline Grid button |
| Open the Drop Caps & Nested Styles dialog box | ⌥ -click Drop Cap Number Of Lines, or Drop Cap One Or More Characters icon |
| Open the Justification dialog box | ⌥ -click Leading icon |
| Open Named Grid dialog box | Double-click Named Grid icon |
| Open New Named Grid options dialog box | ⌥ -click Named Grid icon |
| Open Frame Grid options dialog box | ⌥ -click Number of characters Horizontal, Number of Characters Vertical, Character Aki, Line Aki, Vertical Scale, Horizontal Scale, Grid View, Font Size, Number of Columns, or Column Gutter icon |
| Make character style definition match text | Select text and press ⇧ ⌥ ⌘ C |
| Make paragraph style definition match text | Select text and press ⇧ ⌥ ⌘ R |
| Change options without applying style | ⇧ ⌥ ⌘ -double-click style |
| Remove style and local formatting | ⌥ -click paragraph style name |
| Clear overrides from paragraph style | ⌥ ⇧ -click paragraph style name |
| Show/hide Paragraph and Character Styles panels, respectively | ⌘ F11, ⌘ ⇧ F11 |
| Select all objects on layer | ⌥ -click layer |
| Copy selection to new layer | ⌥ -drag small square to new layer |
| Add new layer below selected layer | ⌘ -click Create New Layer |
| Add new layer to the top of the layer list | ⇧ ⌘ -click Create New Layer |
| Add new layer to the top of the layer list and open New Layer dialog box | Cmd⌥ ⇧ -click Create New Layer |
| Add new layer and open New Layer dialog box | ⌥ -click Create New Layer |