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# Adobe InDesign Cheatsheet

## Navigation

| Shortcut               | Action                                                       |
| ----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Ctrl + 0               | Fit page to window                                           |
| Ctrl + 1               | Actual size                                                  |
| Ctrl + 2               | Fit spread to window                                         |
| Ctrl + 4               | Go to Master Page                                            |
| Ctrl + PgUp            | Go to next spread                                             |
| Ctrl + PgDn            | Go to previous spread                                         |
| Alt + [                | Select previous item in the list                             |
| Alt + ]                | Select next item in the list                                  |
| Shift + Ctrl + PgUp    | Go to next page                                               |
| Shift + Ctrl + PgDn    | Go to previous page                                           |
| Shift + Ctrl + Alt + 0 | Fit spread proportionally                                      |
| Ctrl + Alt + 0         | Fit content proportionally                                    |
| Ctrl + Alt + C         | Open Color Picker                                             |
| Ctrl + Shift + E       | Show/hide Effects panel                                       |
| Ctrl + Shift + H       | Show/hide Hyperlinks panel                                    |
| Ctrl + Shift + K       | Show/hide Shortcuts panel                                     |
| Ctrl + Shift + L       | Show/hide Layers panel                                        |
| Ctrl + Shift + P       | Show/hide Pages panel                                         |
| Ctrl + Shift + T       | Show/hide Tools panel                                         |
| Ctrl + Shift + W       | Show/hide Swatches panel                                      |
| Ctrl + Shift + Y       | Show/hide Separations Preview panel                           |
| F9                     | Show/hide Rulers                                              |

## Text Formatting

| Shortcut               | Action                                                       |
| ----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Ctrl + Shift + X       | Change case of text                                           |
| Ctrl + Shift + >       | Increase font size                                            |
| Ctrl + Shift + <       | Decrease font size                                            |
| Ctrl + B               | Bold                                                         |
| Ctrl + I               | Italic                                                       |
| Ctrl + U               | Underline                                                    |
| Ctrl + Shift + K       | Small Caps                                                   |
| Ctrl + Shift + \       | No Break                                                     |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F | Change font                                                   |
| Ctrl + Shift + X       | All Caps                                                      |
| Ctrl + Shift + L       | Align left                                                    |
| Ctrl + Shift + E       | Align center                                                  |
| Ctrl + Shift + R       | Align right                                                   |
| Ctrl + Shift + J       | Justify text                                                  |

## Object Formatting

| Shortcut               | Action                                                       |
| ----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Ctrl + Shift + G       | Group objects                                                 |
| Ctrl + Shift + Alt + G | Ungroup objects                                               |
| Ctrl + Shift + [       | Send object to back                                            |
| Ctrl + Shift + ]       | Bring object to front                                          |
| Ctrl + [               | Send object back                                               |
| Ctrl + ]               | Bring object forward                                           |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E | Show/Hide edges                                               |
| Ctrl + Alt + 7         | Place image                                                   |
| Ctrl + Alt + 6         | Place video                                                   |
| Ctrl + D               | Duplicate object                                               |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + > | Increase stroke width                                          |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + < | Decrease stroke width                                          |
| Ctrl + Shift + Y       | Show/Hide Text threads                                         |
| Ctrl + Shift + G       | Group                                                         |
| Ctrl + Shift + Alt + G | Ungroup                                                       |
| Ctrl + 2               | Lock object                                                   |
| Ctrl + Alt + 2         | Unlock object                                                 |