InDesign shortcuts - the most important key combinations

With the most important key combinations for "Adobe InDesign", the layout of brochures etc. is much easier. In this article, we show you which shortcuts you absolutely need.

InDesign shortcuts: the most important key combinations

An attractive layout takes a lot of time. For a faster workflow you can find the most important shortcuts for Adobe InDesign CS6 "here:

• [Ctrl] + [N] = Open a new document.
• [Alt] + [Ctrl] + [P] = Set up your new document or open an existing document with [Ctrl] + [O].
• [Ctrl] + [S] = Save your document or call the option "Save as ..." with [Shift] + [Ctrl] + [S].
• [Shift] + [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [N] = add page numbers to your InDesign document.
• [Ctrl] + [D] = place a photo or text.
• [Ctrl] + [Ü] = Show or hide auxiliary lines.
• [Shift] + [Ctrl] + [Ü] = Align object with auxiliary lines.
• [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [ß] = Show or hide the baseline grid.
• [Ctrl] + [ß] = Show or hide document grid.
• [Shift] + [Ctrl] + [ß] = align to document grid.
• [Shift] + [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [T] = insert a table.
• [Shift] + [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [B] = set up the inserted table.

InDesign shortcuts - the most important keyboard shortcuts for the layout

Here we have put together the most important keyboard shortcuts especially for the layout of "Adobe InDesign":

• [Shift] + [Ctrl] + [E] = center your pasted content.
• [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [C] = adjust the frame to your content or use [Ctrl] + [B] to call up the text frame options.
• [Ctrl] + [L] = lock the position of your selected object and with [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [L] = unlock it again.
• [Enter] = perform a column break.
• [Shift] + [Enter] = you can do a frame break.
• [Ctrl] + [C] = you can copy and paste your copied with [Ctrl] + [V] =.

InDesign shortcuts - the most important keyboard shortcuts for export

You can use the following shortcuts for various output and display options of "Adobe InDesign" to check your layout before printing:

• [Ctrl] + [P] = you can print your Adobe InDesign document.
• [Ctrl] + [E] = export or with [Shift] + [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [P] = package your Adobe file.
• [Shift] + [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [I] = get essential file information.
• [Shift] + [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [F] = perform a preflight check and check that all embedded links are up to date.
• [Shift] + [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [H] = you can have your document displayed before printing or for control in print quality / high quality.

We will explain in another InDesign tutorial how you can insert page numbers in Adobe InDesign.