Keys for navigating through and selecting text, Keys for viewing documents and document workspaces, See also – Adobe InDesign CS4 User Manual
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USING INDESIGN CS4
Keyboard shortcuts
Keys for navigating through and selecting text
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 viewing documents and document workspaces
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.
Result
Windows Action
Mac
OS Action
Move to right or left one character
Right Arrow/Left Arrow
Right Arrow/Left Arrow
Move up or down one line
Up Arrow/Down Arrow
Up Arrow/Down Arrow
Move to right or left one word
Ctrl+Right Arrow/Left Arrow
Command+Right Arrow/Left Arrow
Move to start or end of line
Home/End
Home/End
Move to previous or next paragraph
Ctrl+Up Arrow/Down Arrow
Command+Up Arrow/Down Arrow
Move to start or end of story
Ctrl+Home/End
Command+Home/End
Select one word
Double-click word
Double-click word
Select one character right or left
Shift+Right Arrow/Left Arrow
Shift+Right Arrow/Left Arrow
Select one line above or below
Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow
Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow
Select start or end of line
Shift+Home/End
Shift+Home/End
Select one paragraph
Triple-click or quadruple-click paragraph,
depending on Text Preferences setting
Triple-click or quadruple-click paragraph,
depending on Text Preferences setting
Select one paragraph before or after
Shift+Ctrl+Up Arrow/Down Arrow
Shift+Command+Up Arrow/Down Arrow
Select current line
Shift+Ctrl+\
Shift+Command+\
Select characters from insertion point
Shift–click
Shift–click
Select start or end of story
Shift+Ctrl+Home/End
Shift+Command+Home/End
Select all in story
Ctrl+A
Command+A
Select first/last frame
Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Page Up/Page Down
Shift+Option+ Command+Page Up/Page
Down
Select previous/next frame
Alt+Ctrl+Page Up/Page Down
Option+Command+Page Up/Page Down
Delete word in front of insertion point (Story
Editor)
Ctrl+Backspace or Delete
Command+Delete or Del (numeric keypad)
Update missing font list
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+/
Command+Option+Shift+/
Updated 18 June 2009