Work with type
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Shortcuts |
Windows |
macOS
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Move one character right or left |
Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
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Move up or down one line |
Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
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Move one word right or left |
Ctrl + Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
Command + Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
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Move up or down one paragraph |
Ctrl + Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
Command + Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
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Select one word right or left |
Shift + Ctrl + Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
Shift + Command + Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
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Select one paragraph before or after |
Shift + Ctrl + Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
Shift + Command + Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
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Extend existing selection |
Shift-click |
Shift-click |
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Align paragraph left, right, or center |
Ctrl + Shift + L, R, or C |
Command + Shift + L, R, or C |
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Justify text left |
Ctrl + Shift + J |
Command + Shift + J |
| Justify all lines | Shift + Ctrl + F |
Shift + Command + F |
| Toggle line composer | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + C |
Option + Shift + Command + |
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Insert soft return |
Shift + Enter |
Shift + Return |
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Highlight kerning |
Ctrl + Alt + K |
Command + Option + K |
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Reset horizontal scale to 100% |
Ctrl + Shift + X |
Command + Shift + X |
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Increase or decrease font size |
Ctrl + Shift + . or , |
Command + Shift + . or , |
| Increase or decrease font size by steps | Alt + Ctrl + Shift + . or , |
Option + Command +Shift + . or , |
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Increase or decrease leading |
Alt + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text) |
Option + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text) |
| Select tracking value | Alt + Ctrl + K |
Option + Command + K |
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Reset tracking/kerning to 0 |
Ctrl + Alt + Q |
Command + Option + Q |
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Increase or decrease kerning and tracking |
Alt + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text) |
Option + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text) |
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Increase or decrease kerning and tracking by five times |
Ctrl + Alt + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text) |
Command + Option + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text) |
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Increase or decrease baseline shift |
Alt + Shift + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text) |
Option + Shift + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text) |
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Switch between Type and Vertical Type, Area Type and Vertical Area Type, and Path Type and Vertical Path Type tools |
Shift |
Shift |
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Switch between Area Type and Path Type, Vertical Area Type and Vertical Path Type tools |
Alt |
Option |
| Create outlines | Shift + Ctrl + O |
Shift + Command + O |
| Open the Character panel | Ctrl + T |
Command + T |
| Open the Paragraph panel | Alt + Ctrl + T |
Option + Command + T |
| Open the Tabs panel | Shift + Ctrl + T |
Shift + Command + T |
| Open the OpenType panel | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + T |
Option + Shift + Command + T |
| Insert bullets | Alt + 8 |
Option + 8 |
| Insert copyright symbol | Alt + G |
Option + G |
| Insert ellipsis | Alt + ; |
Option + ; |
| Insert paragraph symbol | Alt + 7 |
Option + 7 |
| Insert section symbol | Alt + 6 |
Option + 6 |
| Insert trademark symbol | Alt + 2 |
Option + 2 |
| Insert registered trademark symbol | Alt + R |
Option + R |
| Superscript | Shift + Ctrl + = |
Shift + Command + = |
| Subscript | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + = |
Alt + Shift + Ctrl + = |
| Insert em dash | Alt + Shift + - |
Option + Shift + - |
| Insert en dash | Alt + - |
Option + - |
| Insert discretionary hyphen | Shift + Ctrl + - |
Shift + Command + - |
| Toggle auto-hyphenation | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + H |
Option + Shift + Command + H |
| Insert double left quotation marks | Alt + [ |
Option + [ |
| Insert double right quotation marks | Alt + Shift + [ |
Option + Shift + [ |
| Insert single left quotation marks | Alt + ] |
Option + ] |
| Insert single right quotation marks | Alt + Shift + ] |
Option + Shift + ] |
| Insert em space | Shift + Ctrl + M |
Shift + Command + M |
| Insert en space | Shift + Ctrl + N |
Shift + Command + N |
| Insert thin space | Alt + Shift + Ctrl + M |
Option + Shift + Command + M |
| Show hidden characters | Alt + Ctrl + I |
Option + Command + I |
