Default keyboard shortcuts

Adobe® InCopy® provides shortcuts to help you quickly work in documents. Many keyboard shortcuts appear next to the command names in menus. You can use the default InCopy shortcut set, a Microsoft® Word shortcut set, or a shortcut set that you create.

Note:

You can generate a list of the current keyboard set by choosing Show Set in the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box. This option is especially useful for printing a copy of your custom shortcuts.

Keys for tools

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.

Result

Windows®

Mac OS®

Switch between Text tool and Note tool

Shift+Esc

Shift+Esc

Temporarily switch from Text tool to Note Tool

Alt+Shift

Option+Shift

Temporarily switch to Hand tool (Layout view)

Alt+spacebar

Option+spacebar

Temporarily switch to Zoom tool (Layout view)

Ctrl+spacebar

Command+spacebar

Temporarily switch to Zoom In tool (Layout view)

Ctrl+spacebar

Command+spacebar

Temporarily switch to Zoom Out tool (Layout view)

Ctrl+Alt+spacebar

Command+Option+spacebar

Keys for navigating through documents

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.

Result

Windows

Mac OS

Go to first/last page (Layout view)

Ctrl+Shift+Page Up/ Page Down

Command+Shift+Page Up/Page Down

Go to previous/next page (Layout view)

Shift+Page Up/Page Down

Shift+Page Up/Page Down

Move right/left one character

Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Move up/down one line

Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Move right/left one word

Ctrl+Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Command+Right Arrow/ Left Arrow

Go to beginning of sentence forward/backward (Galley and Story views)

Ctrl+]/[

Command+]/[

Go to beginning/end of line

Home/End

Home/End

Go to previous/next paragraph

Ctrl+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Command+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Go to next story (Galley view)

Ctrl+Alt+]

Command+Option+]

Go to previous story (Galley view)

Ctrl+Alt+[

Command+Option+[

Go to beginning/end of story

Ctrl+Home/End

Command+Home/ End

Select one character to the right/left

Shift+Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Shift+Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Select one word to the right/left

Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Command+Shift+Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Select to the start/end of the line

Shift+Home/End

Shift+Home/End

Select current paragraph (Galley and Story views)

Ctrl+Shift+P

Command+Shift+P

Select sentence forward/backward (Galley and Story views)

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Command+Option+Shift +Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Select one line above/below

Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Select one paragraph before/after

Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow/ Down Arrow

Command+Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Select to beginning/end of story

Ctrl+Shift+Home/End

Command+Shift+Home/End

Delete word in front of insertion point (Galley and Story views)

Ctrl+Backspace or Delete

Command+Delete or Del (numeric keypad)

Delete current sentence (Galley and Story views)

Ctrl+Shift+Backspace or Delete

Command+Shift+Delete

Delete current paragraph (Galley and Story views)

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Delete

Command+Option+Shift +Del on number pad

Recompose all stories

Ctrl+Alt+/

Command+Option+/

Toggle current and previous view

Ctrl+Alt+2

Command+Option+2

Go to Next window

Ctrl+F6

Command+F6

Go to Previous window

Ctrl+Shift+F6

Command+Shift+F6

Scroll up/down one screen

Page Up/Page Down

Page Up/Page Down

Go to first/last spread

Alt+Shift+Page Up/ Page Down

Option+Shift+Page Up/ Page Down

Go to first previous/ next spread

Ctrl+Alt+Page Up/Page Down

Command+Alt+Page Up/Page Down

Fit selection in window

Ctrl+Alt+=

Command+Option+=

Increase screen to 50%/ 200%/400%

Ctrl+5/2/4

Command+5/2/4

Access view percent field

Ctrl+Alt+5

Command+Option+5

Keys for moving and transforming graphics

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.

Result

Windows

Mac OS

Increase/Decrease size/scale by 1%

Ctrl+. [period] or, [comma]

Command+. [period] or, [comma]

Increase/Decrease size/scale by 5%

Ctrl+Alt+. [period] or, [comma]

Command+Option+. [period or, [comma]

Move selection*

Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, Down Arrow key

Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, Down Arrow

Move selection by 1/10th*

Ctrl+Shift+ Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, Down Arrow

Command+Shift+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, Down Arrow

Move selection by 10 times*

Shift+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, Down Arrow

Shift+Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, Down Arrow

*Amount is set in Edit > Preferences > Units & Increments (Windows) or Adobe InCopy > Preferences > Units & Increments (Mac OS).

Keys for working with 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.

Result

Windows

Mac OS

Enables the Position tool in text

Esc

Esc

Normal horizontal scale

Ctrl+Shift+X

Command+Shift+X

Normal vertical scale

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X

Command+Option+Shift+X

Increase/Decrease text point size

Ctrl+Shift+>/<

Command+Shift+>/<

Increase/Decrease text point size five times

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+>/<

Command+Option+Shift+ >/<

Increase/Decrease leading (horizontal text)

Alt+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Option+Up Arrow/ Down Arrow

Increase/Decrease leading (vertical text)

Alt+Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Option+Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Increase/Decrease leading five times (horizontal text)

Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Command+Option+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Increase/Decrease leading five times (vertical text)

Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Command+Option+Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Auto leading

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A

Command+Option+Shift+ A

Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking

Alt+Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Option+Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking five times

Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Command+Option+Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Reset all manual kerning preferences (reset track to 0)

Ctrl+Alt+Q

Command+Option+Q

Increase/Decrease baseline shift (horizontal text)

Alt+Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Option+Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Increase/Decrease baseline shift (vertical text)

Alt+Shift+Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Option+Shift+Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Increase/Decrease baseline shift five times (horizontal text)

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Command+Option+Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Increase/Decrease word space kerning

Ctrl+Alt+\ or Backspace

Command+Option+\ or Delete

Increase/Decrease word space kerning five times

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+\ or Backspace

Command+Option+Shift +\ or Delete

Align text left/center/right

Ctrl+Shift+L/C/R

Command+Shift+L/C/R

Justify with last line aligned left

Ctrl+Shift+J

Command+Shift+J

Justify all lines

Ctrl+Shift+F

Command+Shift+F

Insert right indent tab

Shift+Tab

Shift+Tab

Update missing font list

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+/

Command+Option+Shift+/

Toggle typographer’s quotes preference

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+'

Command+Option+Shift+'

Expand/Collapse all notes except current note

Alt+click expanded/collapsed note bookend

Option+click expanded/collapsed note bookend

Keys for working with type

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.

Result

Windows

Mac OS

Open Justification dialog box

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+J

Command+Option+Shift+J

Open Keep Options dialog box

Ctrl+Alt+K

Command+Option+K

Open Paragraph Rules dialog box

Ctrl+Alt+J

Command+Option+J

Redefine character style

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C

Command+Option+Shift+C

Open Drop Caps and Nested Styles dialog box

Ctrl+Alt+R

Command+Option+R

Redefine paragraph style

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R

Command+Option+Shift+R

Toggle all caps (on/off)

Ctrl+Shift+K

Command+Shift+K

Toggle small caps (on/off)

Ctrl+Alt+L

Command+Option+H

N/A

Superscript

Ctrl+Shift+=

N/A

Command+Shift+=

Subscript

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+=

Command+Option+Shift+=

Underline

Ctrl+Shift+U

Command+Shift+U

Strikethrough

Ctrl+Shift+/

Control+Command+Shift+/

Bold

Ctrl+B, Ctrl+Shift+B

Command+B, Command+Shift+B

Italic

Ctrl+Shift+I

Command+Shift+I

Normal

Ctrl+Shift+Y

Command+Shift+Y

Toggle align to grid (on/off)

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G

Command+Option+Shift+G

Toggle auto-hyphenate (on/off)

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H

Command+Option+Shift+H

Keys for finding and changing 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.

Result

Windows

Mac OS

Insert selected text into Find What box

Ctrl+F1

Command+F1

Insert selected text into Find What box and find next

Shift+F1

Shift+F1

Replace selected text with Change To text

Ctrl+F3

Command+F3

Replace selected text with Change To text and find next

Shift+F3

Shift+F3

Insert selected text into Replace box

Ctrl+F2

Command+F2

Keys for tables

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.

Result

Windows

Mac OS

Clear cell

Backspace or Delete

Delete

Move to next cell

Tab, Left Arrow, or Right Arrow

Tab, Left Arrow, or Right Arrow

Move to previous cell

Shift+Tab

Shift+Tab

Move up/down through table cells

Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Move to first/last cell in column

Alt+Page Up/Page Down

Option+Page Up/Page Down

Move to first/last cell in row

Alt+Home/End

Option+Home/End

Move to first/last row in frame

Page Up/Page Down

Page Up/Page Down

Select cells above/below

Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Select cells to the right/left

Shift+Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Shift+Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Start row on next column

Enter (numeric keypad)

Enter (numeric keypad)

Start row on next frame

Shift+Enter (numeric keypad)

Shift+Enter (numeric keypad)

Keys for type panels and dialog boxes

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.

Result

Windows

Mac OS

Open Justification dialog box

Alt+Ctrl+Shift+J

Option+Command+Shift+J

Open Paragraph Rules dialog box

Alt+Ctrl+J

Option+Command+J

Open Keep Options dialog box

Alt+Ctrl+K

Option+Command+K

Activate Character panel

Ctrl+T

Command+T

Activate Paragraph panel

Ctrl+Alt+T

Command+Option+T

Keys for the character and paragraph styles

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.

Result

Windows

Mac OS

Make character style definition match text

Select text and press Shift+Alt+Ctrl+C

Select text and press Shift+Option+Command+C

Make paragraph style definition match text

Select text and press Shift+Alt+Ctrl+R

Select text and press Shift+Option+Command+R

Change options without applying style

Shift+Alt+Ctrl-double-click style

Shift+Option+Command-double-click style

Remove style and local formatting

Alt-click paragraph style name

Option-click paragraph style name

Clear overrides from paragraph style

Alt+Shift-click paragraph style name

Option+Shift-click paragraph style name

Show/hide Paragraph and Character Styles panels, respectively

F11, Shift+F11

Command+F11, Command+Shift+F11

Keys for the Thesaurus

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.

Result

Windows

Mac OS

Load word

Ctrl+Shift+5

Command+Shift+5

Look up word

Ctrl+Shift+6

Command+Shift+6

Change word

Ctrl+Shift+7

Command+Shift+7

Keys for working with XML

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.

Result

Windows

Mac OS

Expand/Collapse element

Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Expand/Collapse element and child elements

Alt+Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Option+Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Extend XML selection up/down

Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Move XML selection up/down

Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Scroll structure pane up/down one screen

Page Up/Page Down

Page Up/Page Down

Select first/last XML node

Home/End

Home/End

Extend selection to first/last XML node

Shift+Home/End

Shift+Home/End

Go to previous/next validation error

Ctrl+Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Command+Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Automatically tag text frames and tables

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F7

Command+Option+Shift+F7

Other useful keyboard shortcuts

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.

Result

Windows

Mac OS

Close current document

Ctrl+Shift+W

Command+Shift+W

Close all documents

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+W

Command+Option+Shift+W

Save all documents

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S

Command+Option+Shift+S

Expand all stories

Ctrl+Alt+Z

Command+Option+Z

Collapse all stories

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Z

Command+Option+Shift+Z

Show/Hide all toolbars and panels

Ctrl+Alt+Tab

Command+Tab (Conflicts with Mac OS)

New default document

Ctrl+Alt+N

Command+Option+N

Display Links panel

Ctrl+Shift+D

Command+Shift+D

Activate last-used field in panel

Ctrl+Alt+` [accent grave]

Command+Option+` [accent grave]

Update beginning to cursor info

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+6

Command+Option+Shift+6

Update copyfit progress info

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+8

Command+Option+Shift+8

Update cursor to end info

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+7

Command+Option+Shift+7

Update selection info

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+5

Command+Option+Shift+5

Update whole story info

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+4

Command+Option+Shift+4

Force redraw

Shift+F5

Shift+F5

Toggle units

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+U

Command+Option+Shift+U

New text macro

Ctrl+Alt+F8

Command+Option+F8

Edit text macro

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F8

Command+Option+Shift+F8

Insert macro text

Alt+Shift+F8

Option+Shift+F8

Keys for resolving conflicts between Mac OS 10.3x and 10.4

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.

Result

Mac OS

Open Preferences dialog box

Command+K

Open Paragraph Styles panel

Command+F11

Open Character Styles panel

Command+Shift+F11

Open Text Macros panel

Control+Command+Shift+F10

Open Swatches panel

F5

Show/Hide toolbox

Control+Command+F12

Minimize application window

Command+M

Hide application

Command+H

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