Monday, April 2, 2012

Adobe Indesign CS2 keyboard shortcuts

List of shortcut keys for Adobe Indesign CS2. Adjust Font Size keyboard shortcuts keys,Adjust Leading keyboard shortcuts keys,(add Cmd to the above keystrokes to make them Increment x 5) keyboard shortcuts keys,Adjust Kerning/Tracking & WORD SPACING keyboard shortcuts keys,Adjust Baseline shift keyboard shortcuts keys,Fitting Content & pictures keyboard shortcuts keys,Nudging objects keyboard shortcuts keys,Flowing Tex keyboard shortcuts keys,Styling text keyboard shortcuts keys,Working with Paragraph Styles keyboard shortcuts keys,Working with Styles keyboard shortcuts keys,Working with Master Pages keyboard shortcuts keys,Insert Special characters keyboard shortcuts keys,Insert Automatic page number keyboard shortcuts keys,Insert White space keyboard shortcuts keys,Insert Break characters keyboard shortcuts keys, Moving text cursor keyboard shortcuts keys,Selecting text keyboard shortcuts keys,Navigating & scrolling through documents keyboard shortcuts keys,Zooming keyboard shortcuts keys,Find/Change keyboard shortcuts keys,Working with palettes keyboard shortcuts keys,Working with Dialog boxes keyboard shortcuts keys,Miscellaneous Good stuff keyboard shortcuts keys



Adobe Indesign CS2 Adjust Font Size keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                        Command
Cmd-Shft->Increase by Increment
Cmd-Shft-<Decrease by Increment (add Option to the above keystrokes to make them Increment x 5)
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Adjust Leading keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                            Command
Optn-down arrowIncrease by Increment
Optn-up arrowDecrease by Increment
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 (add Cmd to the above keystrokes to make them Increment x 5) keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                                      Command
Cmd-Optn-Shft-ARevert to Auto Leading
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Adjust Kerning/Tracking & WORD SPACING keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                       Command
Optn-right arrowIncrease by Increment
Optn-left arrowDecrease by Increment
Cmd-Optn-right arrowIncrease by Increment x 5
Cmd-Optn-left arrowDecrease by Increment x 5
Cmd-Optn-Shft-\Increase between words
Cmd-Optn-Shft-DeleteDecrease between words
Cmd-Optn-QClear all manual kerning and reset tracking to 0
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Adjust Baseline shift keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                  Command
Optn-Shft-up arrowMove Up by Increment
Optn-Shft-down arrowMove Down by Increment (add Cmd to the above keystrokes to make them Increment x 5) Scaling picture & text frames (picture content is scaled with the frame, but text content is not scaled with the frame)
Cmd-Opt->Scale 5% Bigger
Cmd-Opt-<Scale 5% Smaller
Cmd->Scale 1% Bigger
Cmd-<Scale 1% Smaller
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Fitting Content & pictures keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                                 Command
Cmd-Opt-Shft-EFit Content Proportionally
Cmd-Opt-EFit Content to Frame
Cmd-Shft-ECenter Content
Cmd-Opt-CFit Frame to Content
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Nudging objects keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                                     Command
any arrow keyMove by Increment
Shft-any arrow keyMove by Increment x 10
Cmd-Shft-any arrow keyMove by Increment x 1/10
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Flowing Text keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                        Command
Optn-clickSemi-autoflow (keeps text in cursor so you can continue flowing)
Shft-clickMulti-Page Autoflow (creates additional pages)
Shft-Optn-clickSingle-Page Autoflow (does not create additional pages)
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Styling text keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                            Command
Cmd-Shft-BBold
Cmd-Shft-IItalic
Cmd-Shft-YNormal
Cmd-Shft-KAll Caps
Cmd-Optn-Shft-Double click styleEdit Style Sheet without Applying it
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Working with Paragraph Styles keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                                        Command
Opt-click Style NameTo remove local formatting (non Style changes)
Opt-Shft-click Style NameTo remove local formatting and Character Styles
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Working with Styles keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                                                                         Command
Cmd-Return (start typing the style name, hit Return to apply)Quick Apply a Style
Cmd-Opt-Shft-RRedefine a Paragraph Style
Cmd-Opt-Shft-CRedefine a Character Style
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Working with Master Pages keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                  Command
Cmd-Shft-clickSelect a master page object (that is on a document page)
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Insert Special characters keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                                        Command
Cmd-\Indent to Here
Shft-TabRight Indent Tab
Cmd-Shft-hyphen (-)Discretionary Hyphen
Cmd-Opt-hyphen (-)Nonbreaking Hyphen
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Insert Automatic page number keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                        Command
Cmd-Opt-Shft-NAuto Page Number Of the Current page
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Insert White space keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                                  Command
Cmd-Shft-MEm space
Cmd-Shft-NEn space
Cmd-Opt-XNonbreaking space
Cmd-Opt-Shft-MThin space
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Insert Break characters keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                      Command
Enter (on keypad)Column Break
Shft-Enter (on keypad)Frame Break
Cmd-Enter (on keypad)Page Break
Shft-ReturnForced Line Break (or "soft return")
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Moving text cursor keyboard shortcuts keys

 Shortcut                                                  Command                     
Home or EndMove cursor to beginning or end of line
Cmd-Left/right arrowMove cursor one word to the left/right
Cmd-Up ArrowMove cursor to Previous paragraph
Cmd-Down ArrowMove cursor to Next paragraph
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Selecting text keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                          Command
Shft-Home or Shft-EndSelect from cursor to beginning or end of line
Cmd-Shft-EndSelect from cursor to end of story
Cmd-Shft-HomeSelect from cursor to beginning of story
Double-clickSelect whole word
Cmd-Shft-\ (or Triple-click)Select line
Cmd-Shft-Left/Right arrowSelect one word to the left/right
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Navigating & scrolling through documents keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                              Command
Optn-SpacebarScroll using Hand tool
Cmd-Shft-Page UpGo to the First Page
Cmd-Shft-Page DownGo to the Last Page
Cmd-JAccess page number box (so you can enter a page to go to)
Cmd-tilde(~)Switch between open Documents
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Zooming keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                     Command
Hold Cmd then SpaceGet the Zoom in tool without selecting it
Hold Cmd then Space and OptnGet the Zoom out tool without selecting it
Cmd-plus(+) or Cmd-minus(-)Zoom In or Out
Cmd-0 (zero)Fit Page in Window
Cmd-Optn-0 (zero)Fit Spread in Window
Cmd-Opt-5Access zoom percentage box (so you can enter a zoom level)
Cmd-Opt-2Toggle between current and previous zoom levels
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Find/Change keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                      Command
Cmd-F1Insert selected text into Find What box
Shft-F1Insert selected text into Find What box and then Find Next instance
Shft-F2 or Cmd-Optn-FFind the next occurrence of Find What text
Cmd-F2Insert selected text into Change To box
Cmd-F3Replace selected text with Change To text
Shft-F3Replace selected text with Change To text and Find Next
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Working with palettes keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                                  Command
Cmd-6Highlight the first option in the Control palette
Cmd-Opt-7Toggle Control palette between Character & Paragraph options
Shft-ReturnApply a value but keep it highlighted in palette
Tab (while not in a text frame)Show/Hide all Panels including Toolbar
Shft-Tab (while not in a text frame)Show/Hide all Panels except the Toolbar
Opt-click New buttonCreate new (style, swatches, etc) & display options dialog
Optn-click palette tabClose/Open all docked palettes on 1 side on the screen
hold Optn while dragging a palette's tabDock/Undock a group of palettes
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Working with Dialog boxes keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                             Command
Page DownRotate down through section of options displayed on the left
Page UpRotate up through section of options displayed on the left
Cmd-1 for 1st, Cmd-2 for 2nd, etc.Jump to section of options displayed on the left
Esc (or Cmd-period)Cancel
Y or NChoose Yes or No
 

Adobe Indesign CS2 Miscellaneous Good stuff keyboard shortcuts keys

Shortcut                                                         Command
click in field, press up/down arrowIncrease/decrease a value in a field
Cmd-Opt-Shft-'Toggle Typographer's Quotes preference
Hold Cmd and keep clicking frame stackSelect frame hidden behind another
Hold Shft while dragging the (bottom) triangleTabs palette: Move Left Indent (triangle) without moving First Line Indent
Cmd-Opt-GSelect all Guides
Hold Cmd-Opt-Shft and click on MenuSort Menus Alphabetically

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