adobe indesign cs5 keyboard shortcuts for windows

general key command_1

transformation tool + alt + drag ===== transform & duplicate selection
select object + double click rotate tool/scale tool/shear tool ===== transform tool dialog box display/view
ctrl + , (comma) ===== scale by 1% decrease
ctrl + alt + , (comma) ===== scale by 5% decrease
ctrl + . (period) ===== scale by 1% increase
ctrl + alt + . (period) ===== scale by 5% increase
selection tool + ctrl + drag ===== content & frame resize
selection tool + shift + ctrl + drag ===== proportionately content & frame resize
shift + drag + ellipse/rectangle/polygon tool ===== proportion constrain
ctrl + alt + shift + z ===== switch fast display image from high quality

general key command_2

a ===== direct selection tool
c ===== scissors tool
shift + c ===== convert direction point tool
e ===== free transform tool
f ===== rectangle frame tool
g ===== gradient tool
shift + g ===== gradient feather tool
h ===== hand tool
i ===== eyedropper tool
j ===== toggle/switch between formatting affects container & formatting affects text

k ===== measure tool
l ===== ellipse tool
m ===== rectangle tool
n ===== pencil tool

o ===== shear tool
p ===== pen tool
shift + p ===== page tool
r ===== rotate tool
s ===== scale tool
t ===== type tool
shift + t ===== type on a path tool 
u ===== gap tool
v/esc ===== selection tool
w ===== switch/toggle between normal/preview view mode
x ===== toggle/switch fill & stroke
shift + x ===== swap fill & stroke
z ===== zoom tool
, (comma) ===== color
. (period) ===== gradient
/ ===== no color
= (equal) ===== add anchor point tool
- (minus) ===== delete anchor point tool
\ ===== line tool 
spacebar ===== hand tool
ctrl + spacebar ===== zoom in tool 
ctrl + tab ===== toggle/switch selection & direct selection tool

general key command_3

ctrl + any tool ===== last used direct selection tool/temporarily select selection
direct selection tool + alt + ctrl + pen/delete anchor point/add anchor point tool ===== group selection tool temporarily select
double click/esc ===== selected content's container select
shift + double-click/esc ===== selected container's content select
shift + click + group selection/selection/direct selection tool ===== multiple object's add/subtract selection
alt + drag + group selection/selection/direct selection tool ===== duplicate/same selection
alt + up/down/left/right arrow key ===== offset & duplicate selection
alt + shift + up/down/left/right arrow key ===== offset & duplicate (10 times) selection
up/down/left/right arrow key ===== move selection
ctrl + shift + up/down/left/right arrow key ===== move (10th) selection
shift + up/down/left/right arrow key ===== move (10 times) selection
ctrl + shift + click + direct selection/selection tool ===== document page's master page item select
ctrl + click + selection tool/alt + ctrl + click + selection tool ===== next object in front/behind select
alt + ctrl + page down/alt + ctrl + page up ===== previous/next frame in story select
shift + alt + ctrl + page down/shift + alt + ctrl + page up ===== last/first frame in story select

general key command_4

alt + pen tool/ctrl + alt + direct selection tool ===== convert direction point tool temporarily select
alt + scissors tool ===== add anchor point tool temporarily select
shift + pen tool ===== switch path/anchor point
spacebar + pen tool ===== move handles while & anchor point drawing
f10 ===== stroke panel display 

general key command_5

shift + drag interior column/row border ===== without changing the table size columns & rows resize
shift + drag bottom/right table border ===== proportionally columns & rows resize
tab/shift + tab ===== next/previous cell move
alt + page up/ alt + page down ===== first/last cell in column move
alt + home/ alt + end ===== first/last cell in row move
page up/page down ===== first/last row in frame move
up arrow/down arrow ===== up/down one cell move
left arrow/right arrow ===== left/right one cell move
shift + up/down arrow ===== above/below the current cell select cell
shift + right/left arrow ===== right/left of the current cell select cell
enter (num) ===== row on next column start 
shift + enter (num) ===== row on next frame start 
esc ===== toggle between text/cell selection

general key command_6

ctrl + f1 ===== selected text into find what box insert 
shift + f1 ===== selected text into find what box and finds next insert 
shift + f2/ctrl + alt + f ===== find/search
ctrl + f2 ===== selected text into change to box insert 
ctrl + f3 ===== replace 
shift + ctrl + b ===== bold
shift + ctrl + i ===== italic
shift + ctrl + y ===== normal
shift + ctrl + u ===== underline
shift + ctrl + / ===== strike through
shift + ctrl + k ===== on/off all caps 
shift + ctrl + h ===== on/off small caps 
shift + ctrl + + (plus) ===== superscript
shift + alt + ctrl + + (plus) ===== subscript
shift + ctrl + x/shift + alt + ctrl + x ===== horizontal/vertical scale reset 
shift + ctrl + l ===== align left
shift + ctrl + r ===== align right
shift + ctrl + c ===== align center
shift + ctrl + f/j ===== justify
shift + ctrl + >/< ===== point size increase/decrease 
shift + ctrl + alt + >/< ===== point size by five times increase/decrease
alt + up/down arrow ===== leading (horizontal text) increase/decrease
alt + ctrl + up/down arrow ===== leading by five times (horizontal text) increase/decrease
shift + alt + ctrl + a ===== auto leading
shift + alt + ctrl + g ===== on/off align to grid
shift + alt + ctrl + h ===== on/off auto-hyphenate
alt + left/right arrow ===== kerning & tracking (horizontal text) increase/decrease
alt + ctrl + left/right arrow ===== kerning and tracking by five times increase/decrease (horizontal text)
alt + ctrl + \ ===== kerning between words increase
alt + ctrl + backspace ===== kerning between words decrease
alt + ctrl + q =====  manual kerning & reset tracking to 0 clear all
shift + alt + up/down arrow ===== increase or decrease baseline shift (horizontal text)
shift + alt + ctrl + up/down arrow ===== baseline shift by five times (horizontal text) increase/decrease
shift + click loaded text icon ===== flow story automatically 
alt + click loaded text icon =====  flow story semi-automatically
alt + ctrl + / ===== all stories recompose 
alt + ctrl + n =====  current page number insert

general key command_7

right/left arrow ===== left/right one character move 
up/down arrow ===== down/up one line move 
ctrl + right/left arrow ===== right/left one word move 
home/end ===== start/end of line move 
ctrl + up/down arrow ===== previous/next paragraph move 
ctrl + home/end ===== start/end of story move 
double-click word ===== one word select 
shift + right/left arrow ===== one character right/left select 
shift + up/down arrow ===== one line above/below select 
shift + home/end ===== start/end of line select 
triple-click/quadruple-click paragraph ===== one paragraph select 
shift + ctrl + up/down arrow ===== one paragraph before/after select 
shift + ctrl + \ ===== current line select 
shift + click ===== characters from insertion point select 
shift + ctrl + home/end ===== start/end of story select 
ctrl + a ===== select all
shift + alt + ctrl + page up/down ===== first/last frame select 
alt + ctrl + page up/down ===== previous/next frame select 
ctrl + backspace/delete ===== delete word
ctrl + alt + shift + / ===== missing font list update 

general key command_8

spacebar ===== hand tool
ctrl + spacebar ===== zoom in tool
alt + ctrl + spacebar ===== zoom out tool
ctrl + 5/2/4 ===== zoom 50%/200%/400%
shift + f5 ===== redraw screen
ctrl + alt + n ===== new default document open 
alt + ctrl + 2 ===== switch between previous & current zoom levels
ctrl + ~ (tilde)/shift + ctrl + f6/ctrl + shift + ~ ===== next/previous document window switch 
page up/down ===== one screen scroll up/down 
ctrl + page up/down ===== go back/forward 
alt + page up/down ===== go to previous/next spread
double-click hand tool ===== fit spread in window
ctrl + j ===== go to command
ctrl + alt + + (plus) ===== fit selection in window
shift + alt + ctrl + u ===== units of measurement cycle 
shift + drag on the guide ===== ruler increments snap guide
ctrl + drag on the guide ===== switch between spread guides & page
ctrl + drag from 0 point ===== spread's horizontal & vertical ruler guides create
alt + ctrl + g ===== guides select all 
right click 0 point & option choose ===== 0 point lock/unlock
alt + drag on the guide =====  view threshold of new guide use current magnification 
ctrl + help > (> = go to) about design ===== indesign components & installed plug‑ins show information 

general key command_9

right/left arrow ===== element expand/collapse 
alt + right/left ===== element and child elements expand/collapse 
shift + up/down ===== xml selection up/down extend 
up/down ===== xml selection up/down move
page up/down ===== up/down one screen scroll structure pane
home/end ===== first/last xml node select
shift + home/end ===== first/last xml node extend selection
ctrl + left/right arrow ===== go to next/previous validation error
ctrl + alt + shift + f7 ===== tables & text frames automatically tag

general key command_10

shift + ctrl + alt + [ ===== without dialog box create index entry
ctrl + 7 ===== index entry dialog box open
shift + ctrl + alt + ] ===== proper name index entry create 
alt + click on delete icon ===== without confirmation delete 
alt + click on new button ===== item and set options delete 
shift + enter ===== keep focus & value on option apply 
ctrl + alt + ~ ===== last used option activate 
shift + click ===== range of links, swatches, styles, layers/library objects in a panel select
ctrl + click ===== nonadjacent links, swatches, styles, layers/library objects in a panel links, swatches
tab ===== select & value next value apply 
esc ===== focus to selected text, object/window move 
tab ===== all control panel, panels & toolbox show/hide
shift + tab ===== all panels except the control panel & toolbox show/hide
ctrl + alt + tab ===== all stashed panels open/close 
alt + drag any edge of screen's panel tab ===== a panel group stash
ctrl + alt + click in list & then use keyboard & select item by name   ===== item by name select 
alt + ctrl + m ===== drop shadow panel open

general key command_11

ctrl + 6 ===== from/to control panel toggle focus
ctrl + alt + 7 ===== paragraph/character text attributes mode toggle 
any key on the num keypad ===== when proxy has focus change reference point
alt + down arrow ===== pop-up menu that has focus display/view
alt + click on kerning icon ===== units & increments preferences open 
alt + click on number of columns icon ===== text frame options dialog box open
alt + x/y icon ===== move dialog box open
alt + click on angle icon ===== rotate dialog box open
alt + x/y scale icon ===== scale dialog box open
alt + click on shear icon ===== shear dialog box open
alt + click on small caps/superscript, subscript button ===== text preferences open
alt + click on underline button ===== underline options dialog box open
alt + click on strike through button ===== strike through options dialog box open
alt + click on align to baseline grid ===== grids preferences open
alt + click on drop cap one/more characters/drop cap number of lines icon ===== drop caps & nested styles dialog box open
alt + click on leading icon ===== justification dialog box open

general key command_12

alt + ctrl + shift + j ===== justification dialog box open
alt + ctrl + j ===== paragraph rules dialog box open
alt + ctrl + k ===== keep options dialog box open
ctrl + t ===== character panel activate 
ctrl + alt + t ===== paragraph panel activate 
select text + shift + alt + ctrl + c ===== match text make character style definition 
select text + shift + alt + ctrl + r ===== match text make paragraph style definition 
shift + alt + ctrl + double-click style ===== without applying style change options
alt + click on paragraph style name ===== style & local formatting remove
alt + shift + click on paragraph style name ===== from paragraph style clear overrides
f11/shift + f11 ===== character & paragraph  styles panels, respectively show/hide

general key command_13

shift + ctrl + t ===== tabs panel activate 
alt + click on tab ===== between alignment options switch
alt + click on layer ===== objects on layer select all
alt + drag on small square to new layer ===== new layer copy
ctrl + click on create new layer ===== selected layer add new layer below
shift + ctrl + click on create new layer ===== layer list add new layer to the top
shift + alt + ctrl + click on create new layer ===== layer list and open new layer dialog box add new layer to the top
alt + click on create new layer ===== open new layer dialog box & add new layer
alt + click on master ===== master to selected page apply
alt + click on selected master ===== selected master base another master page
ctrl + click on create new page button ===== master page create
alt + click on new page button ===== insert pages dialog box display
shift + ctrl + p ===== after last page add new page

general key command_14

shift + drag on slider ===== color sliders in tandem move 
alt + click on color bar ===== fill/stroke select a color for the nonactive
shift + click on color bar ===== between color modes switch (cmyk, rgb, lab)
ctrl + alt + shift + y ===== overprint preview turn on
ctrl + alt + shift + ~ ===== all plates show
ctrl + alt + shift + 1 ===== cyan plate show
ctrl + alt + shift + 2 ===== magenta plate show
ctrl + alt + shift + 3 ===== yellow plate show
ctrl + alt + shift + 4 ===== black plate show
ctrl + alt + shift + 5 ===== 1st spot plate show
ctrl + alt + shift + 6 ===== 2nd spot plate show
ctrl + alt + shift + 7 ===== 3rd spot plate show
alt + click on new swatch button ===== based on the current swatch create new swatch
alt + ctrl + click on new swatch button ===== based on the current swatch create spot color swatch
shift + alt + ctrl + double-click on swatch ===== without applying swatch change options
alt + enter ===== value & copy object apply
ctrl + enter ===== height/scale/width value proportionally apply
ctrl  + k ===== preferences dialog box open 
ctrl  + f11 ===== paragraph styles panel open 
ctrl  + shift + f11 ===== character styles panel open 
f5 ===== swatches panel open 
ctrl  + f12 ===== pages panel open 
ctrl  + m ===== active application window minimize 
ctrl  + h ===== application hide