Keys for viewing documents and document workspaces

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Result

Windows

 

Mac OS

 

Temporarily select Hand tool

Spacebar (with no text insertion point), Alt-drag (with text insertion point), or Alt+spacebar (in both text and non-text modes)

Spacebar (with no text insertion point), Option–drag (with text insertion point), or Option+spacebar (in both text and nontext modes)

 

 

Temporarily select Zoom In tool

Ctrl+spacebar

Command+spacebar

 

Temporarily select Zoom Out tool

Alt+Ctrl+spacebar or Alt+Zoom In tool

Option+Command+spacebar or Option+Zoom In tool

 

Zoom to 50%, 200%, or 400%

Ctrl+5, 2, or 4

Command+5, 2, or 4

 

Redraw screen

Shift+F5

Shift+F5

 

Open new default document

Ctrl+Alt+N

Command+Option+N

 

Switch between current and previous zoom levels

Alt+Ctrl+2

Option+Command+2

 

Switch to next/previous document window

Ctrl+~ [tilde]/ Shift+Ctrl+F6 or Ctrl+Shift+~ [tilde]

Command+F6 or Command+~ [tilde]/ Command+Shift+~ [tilde]

 

Scroll up/down one screen

Page Up/Page Down

Page Up/Page Down

 

Go back/forward to last-viewed page

Ctrl+Page Up/ Ctrl+Page Down

Command+Page Up/ Command+Page Down

 

Go to previous/next spread

Alt+Page Up/ Alt+Page Down

Option+Page Up/ Option+Page Down

 

Fit spread in window

Double-click Hand tool

Double-click Hand tool

 

Activate the Go To command

Ctrl+J

Command+J

 

Fit selection in window

Ctrl+Alt+(+) [plus sign]

Command+Option+(+) [plus sign]

 

Display the entire object

Ctrl+Alt+(+) [plus sign]

Command+Option+(+) [plus sign]

 

Go to master page while \ panel is closed

Ctrl+J, type prefix of master, press Enter

Command+J, type prefix of master, press Return

 

Cycle through units of measurement

Shift+Alt+Ctrl+U

Shift+Option+Command+U

 

Snap guide to ruler increments

Shift–drag guide

Shift–drag guide

 

Switch between page and spread guides (creation only)

Ctrl–drag guide

Command–drag guide

 

Temporarily turn on/off snap to

 

Control-drag object

 

Create vertical and horizontal ruler guides for the spread

Ctrl–drag from zero point

Command–drag from zero point

 

Select all guides

Alt+Ctrl+G

Option+Command+G

 

Lock or unlock zero point

Right-click zero point and choose an option

Control–click zero point and choose an option

 

Use current magnification for view threshold of new guide

Alt–drag guide

Option–drag guide

 

Select buttons in alert dialog boxes

Press first letter of button name, if underlined

Press first letter of button name

 

Show information on installed plug‑ins and InDesign components

Ctrl+Help > About Design

Command+InDesign menu > About InDesign

 

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