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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.
Increase or decrease baseline shift by
five times (horizontal text)
Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Up Arrow/
Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Down Arrow
Shift+Option+Command+Up Arrow/
Shift+Option+Command+Down Arrow
Increase or decrease baseline shift by
five times (vertical text)
Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Right Arrow/
Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Left Arrow
Shift+Option+Command+Right Arrow/
hift+Option+Command+Left Arrow
Automatically flow story Shift–click loaded text icon Shift–click loaded text icon
Semi-automatically flow story Alt–click loaded text icon Option–click loaded text icon
Recompose all stories Alt+Ctrl+/ Option+Command+/
Insert current page number Alt+Ctrl+N Option+Command+N
*Press Shift to increase or decrease kerning between words by five times.
**Amount is set in Edit > Preferences > Units & Increments (Windows) or InDesign > Preferences > Units & Increments (Mac OS).
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/ Ctrl+Left Arrow Command+Right Arrow/
Command+Left Arrow
Move to start or end of line Home/End Home/End
Move to previous or next paragraph Ctrl+Up Arrow/ Ctrl+Down Arrow Command+Up Arrow/
Command+Down Arrow
Move to start or end of story Ctrl+Home/ Ctrl+End Command+Home/ Command+End
Select one word Double-click word Double-click word
Select one character right or left Shift+Right Arrow/ Shift+Left Arrow Shift+Right Arrow/ Shift+Left Arrow
Select one line above or below Shift+Up Arrow/ Shift+Down Arrow Shift+Up Arrow/ Shift+Down Arrow
Select start or end of line Shift+Home/ Shift+End Shift+Home/ Shift+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/ Shift+Ctrl+Down
Arrow
Shift+Command+Up Arrow/
Shift+Command+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/ Shift+Ctrl+End Shift+Command+Home/
Shift+Command+End
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