InDesign Shortcuts

File menu

New > Document	Ctrl+N
Open	Ctrl+O
Browse	Alt+Ctrl+O
(opens Adobe Bridge)
Close	Ctrl+W
Save	Ctrl+S
Save As	Shift+Ctrl+S
Save A Copy	Alt+Ctrl+S
Place	Ctrl+D
Export	Ctrl+E
Document Setup	Alt+Ctrl+P
File Info	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+I
Preflight	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+F
Package	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+P
Print	Ctrl+P
Exit	Ctrl+Q

Edit Menu

Undo	Ctrl+Z
Redo	Shift+Ctrl+Z
Cut	Ctrl+X
Copy	Ctrl+C
Paste	Ctrl+V
Paste without formatting	Shift+Ctrl+V
Paste Into	Alt+Ctrl+V
Paste in Place	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+V
Duplicate	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+D
Step and Repeat (multiple duplicate)	Alt+Ctrl+U
Select All	Ctrl+A
Deselect All	Shift+Ctrl+A
Edit in Story Editor	Ctrl+Y
Quick Apply	Ctrl+Enter
Find/Change	Ctrl+F
Find Next	Alt+Ctrl+F
Preferences > General	Ctrl+K

Layout Menu

Pages > Add Page	Shift+Ctrl+P
First Page	Shift+Ctrl+PageUp
Previous Page	Shift+PageUp
Next Page	Shift+PageDown
Last Page	Shift+Ctrl+PageDown
Next Spread	Alt+PgDown
Previous Spread	Alt+PageUp
Go Back	Ctrl+PageUp
Go Forward	Ctrl+PageDown

Type Menu

Character	Ctrl+T
Paragraph	Ctrl+M
Tabs	Shift+Ctrl+C
Character Styles	Shift+F11
Paragraph Styles	F11
Create Outlines	Shift+Ctrl+O

Insert Special Character

Auto Page Number	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+N
Bullet	Alt+8
Copyright	Alt+G
Ellipsis	Alt+;
Paragraph symbol	Alt+7
Registered trademark	Alt+R
Section symbol	Alt+6
Em dash	Alt+Shift+-
En dash	Alt+-
Discretionary hyphen	Shift+Ctrl+-
Nonbreaking hyphen	Alt+Ctrl+-
Double left quotation mark	Alt+[
Double right quotation mark	Alt+Shift+[
Single left quotation mark	Alt+]
Single right quotation mark	Alt+Shift+]
Tab	Tab
Right Indent Tab	Shift+Tab
Indent to Here	Ctrl+\

Insert White Space

Em Space	Shift+Ctrl+M
En Space	Shift+Ctrl+N
Nonbreaking Space	Alt+Ctrl+X
Thin Space	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+M

Insert Break Character

Column Break	Num Enter
Frame Break	Shift+Num Enter
Page Break	Ctrl+Num Enter
Forced Luine Break	Shift+Enter
Paragraph Return	Enter

Show Hidden Characters

Alt+Ctrl+I

Object Menu

Transform Again

Transform Again	Alt+Ctrl+3
Transform Sequence Again	Alt+Ctrl+4

Arrange

Bring to Front	Shift+Ctrl+]
Bring Forward	Ctrl+]
Send Backward	Ctrl+[
Send to Back	Shift+Ctrl+[

Group	Ctrl+G
Ungroup	Shift+Ctrl+G
Lock Postion	Ctrl+L
Unlock Position	Alt+Ctrl+L
Text Frame Options	Ctrl+B

Fitting

Fit Content to Frame	Alt+Ctrl+E
Fit Frame to Content	Alt+Ctrl+C
Centre Content	Shift+Ctrl+E
Fit Content Proportionally	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+E

Drop Shadow	Alt+Ctrl+M
Clipping Path	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K

Compound Paths

Make	Ctrl+8
Release	Alt+Ctrl+8

Table Menu

Insert Table	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+T
Table Options > Table Setup	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+B

View Menu

Overprint Preview	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+Y
Zoom In	Ctrl+ Num +
Zoom Out	Ctrl+ Num -
Fit Page In Window	Ctrl+0
Fit Spread In Window	Alt+Ctrl+0
Actual Size	Ctrl+1
Entire Pasteboard	Alt+Shift+Ctrl+0

Display Performance

Fast Display	Shift+Ctrl+0
Typical Display	Alt+Ctrl+Z
High Quality Display	Alt+Ctrl+H

Structure > Show Structure	Alt+Ctrl+1
Show/Hide Text Threads	Alt+Ctrl+Y
Show/Hide Frame Edges	Ctrl+H
Show/Hide Rulers	Ctrl+R

Grids & Guides

Show/Hide Guides	Ctrl+;
Lock Guides	Alt+Ctrl+;
Snap to Guides	Shift+Ctrl+;
Show Baseline Grid	Alt+Ctrl+'
Show Document Grid	Ctrl+'
Snap to Document Grid	Shift+Ctrl+'

Window Menu

Colour	F6
Control	Alt+Ctrl+6
Info	F8
Layers	F7
Links	Shift+Ctrl+D

Object & Layout

Align	Shift+F7
Transform	F9

Object Styles	Ctrl+F7
Output > Seperations Preview	Shift+F6
Pages	F12
Stroke	F10
Swatches	F5
Text Wrap	Alt+Ctrl+W
Transparency	Shift+F10

Type & Tables

Character	Ctrl+T
Character Styles	Shift+F11
Index	Shift+F8
Paragraph	Ctrl+M
Paragraph Styles	F11
Table	Shift+F9
Tabs	Shift+Ctrl+T