macOS – Apple Pages Shortcut Keys

macOS – Apple Pages Shortcut Keys

Apple Pages Shortcut Keys for macOS

Left Arrow – Move one character to the left
Right Arrow – Move one character to the right
Up Arrow – Move to the line above
Down Arrow – Move to the line below
Option+Left Arrow – Move to the beginning of current or previous word
Option+Right Arrow – Move to the end of current or next word
Command+Left Arrow – Move to the beginning of the current line
Command+Right Arrow – Move to the end of the current line
Option+Up Arrow – Move to the beginning of the current paragraph
Option+Down Arrow – Move to the end of the current paragraph
Command+Up Arrow, Home – Move to the beginning of the document
Command+Down Arrow, End – Move to the end of the document
Command+T – Show fonts
Shift+Command+T – Show styles
Command+B – Bold
Command+I – Italic
Command+U – Underline
Delete – Delete previous character or selection
Del (not available on all keyboards) – Delete the next character or selection
Command+plus sign (+) – Make font size bigger
Command+minus sign(-) – Make font size smaller
Control+Command+plus sign(+) – Make text superscript
Control+Command+minus sign(-) – Make text subscript
Command+{ – Align text flush left
Command+| – Center text
Command+} – Align text flush right
Option+Command+| – Align text flush left and flush right (justify)
Command+[ – Decrease list indent level
Command+] – Increase list indent level
Command+X – Cut
Command+C – Copy
Option+Command+C – Copy paragraph style
Option+Shift+Command+C – Copy character style
Command+V – Paste
Option+Command+V – Paste character or paragraph style
Option+Shift+Command+V – Paste and match style of destination text
Option+Space bar – Insert non-breaking space
Shift+Return – Insert line break (soft return)
Command+Enter – Insert page break
Return – Insert paragraph break
Click in front of the first character and drag across the characters you want to select – Select one or more characters
Double+click the word – Select a word
Triple+click in the paragraph – Select a paragraph
Command+A – Select all inline text and objects
Shift+Command+A – Deselect all all inline text and objects
Shift+Right Arrow – Extend selection one character to the right
Shift+Left Arrow – Extend selection one character to the left
Shift+Option+Right Arrow – Extend selection to end of current word
Shift+Option+Left Arrow – Extend selection to beginning of current word
Shift+Command+Right Arrow – Extend selection to end of current line
Shift+Command+Left Arrow – Extend selection to beginning of current line
Shift+Up Arrow – Extend selection to the line above
Shift+Down Arrow – Extend selection to the line below
Shift+Option+Up Arrow – Extend selection to beginning of the current paragraph
Shift+Option+Down Arrow – Extend selection to end of the current paragraph
Shift+Command+Down Arrow – Extend selection to end of text
Shift+Command+Up Arrow – Extend selection to beginning of text
Command+N – Open new document (You can choose the type of document you want to open in Pages Preferences.)
Command+O – Open existing document
Command+S – Save
Shift+Command+S – Save as
Command+P – Print
Shift+Command+P – Page setup
Command+F – Find
Command+G – Find next
Shift+Command+G – Find previous
Command+E – Use selection for find
Command+J – Scroll to found selection
Command+semi-colon (;) – Check spelling
Command+colon (:) – Show Spelling window
Command+>/Command+< – Zoom in/Out
Command+W – Close window
Command+M – Minimize window
Command+comma(,) – Show preferences
Option+Command+I – Show Inspector window
Command+R – Show document rulers
Command+Shift+L – Show layout
Command+Shift+I – Show formatting characters (invisibles)
Shift+Command+C – Show Colors window
Command+? – Pages Help
Command+H – Hide Pages
Option+Command+H – Hide other windows
Command+Q – Quit Pages
Command+A – Select all table borders or cell content, depending on initial selection
Command+C – Copy contents of selected cells or whole table, if table is selected
Command+X – Cut contents of selected cells or whole table, if table is selected
Command+V – Paste the selection that was last copied
Delete – Delete selection (whole table, border or border segment, or contents of selected cells)
Shift+drag table – Constrain the movement of the table and snap to guides
Option+Shift+drag table – Duplicate table
Drag selected cell to another cell – Switch contents of selected cell with contents of destination cell
Option+drag selected cell to another cell – Copy contents of selected cell into destination cell
Shift+click – Extend selection from selected cell to destination cell
Command+click cells – Select or deselect multiple cells that are not next to each other
Command+Return or Command+click the cell (in text edit mode) – Stop editing text and select cell
Click border of selected table ordouble-click border of unselected table – Select entire row or column border
Option+click – Select or deselect border segment
Shift+click or Command+click border – Select or deselect multiple cell borders
Drag border or border segment – Move row or column border or border segment to new position
Arrow keys – Move table, border, or segment one pixel
Shift+Arrow keys – Move table, border, or segment ten pixels
Arrow keys (in cell selection mode) – Select next cell to the left, right, up, or down
Shift+Arrow keys (in cell selection mode) – Extend cell selection by one cell
Tab/Shift+Tab – Select text in nextprevious cell
Command+Return (in cell selection mode) – Stop editing cell and select the table
Option+click Table toolbar button then drag to size – Create a table by dragging
Option+Tab(in text edit mode) – Insert a Tab
Option+click the Objects toolbar button; choose Shapes, Table, or Chart; then drag to size – “Draw” a fixed shape, table, or chart
Command+A – Select all fixed objects
Command+Shift+A – Deselect all fixed objects
Command+click, Shift+click – Add or remove selected object to previously selected object(s)
Shift+drag,Command+drag – Add or remove selected range to previously selected range
Arrow key – Move selected object one point
Shift+Arrow key – Move selected object ten points
Shift+Command-B – Send object to the back
Option+Command-B – Send object one layer back
Shift+Command-F – Bring object to the front
Option+Shift+Command+F – Bring object one layer forward
Control+Option+Command+M – Move object to section master
Option+Command+G – Group objects
Option+Shift+Command+G – Ungroup objects
Command+L – Lock objects
Option+Command+L – Unlock objects
Option+drag – Duplicate object
Shift+drag – Constrain movement of object to 45º
Drag handle – Resize object
Option+drag handle – Resize object from center
Option+Shift+drag handle – Constrain aspect ratio when resizing object from center
Shift+drag handle – Constrain aspect ratio when resizing object
Command+drag handle – Rotate object
Shift+Command+drag handle – Rotate object 45º
Command+drag – Turn off alignment guides
Shift+Command+M – Mask or unmask object
Return – Exit mask mode
Double-click the masked image – Reenter mask mode
Control+click – Open shortcut menu for selected item
Command+Return – Exit text edit mode and select object
Command+C – Copy selected object
Command+V – Paste selected object
Command+X – Cut selected object
Shift+Command-D – Show or hide Chart Data Editor
Return – Complete a cell entry and move the selection down
Shift+Return – Complete a cell entry and move the selection up
Tab – Complete a cell entry and move the selection to the right
Shift+Tab – Complete a cell entry and move the selection to the left
Delete – Delete the character to the left of the insertion point, or delete the selection
Arrows keys (in text edit mode) – Move one character left, right, to the beginning of text (up), or to the end of text (down)
Enter – Complete a cell entry and select the cell
Arrows keys (in cell selection mode) – Move one cell in a given direction
Home – Move to the beginning of the row
End – Move to the last filled cell to the right in the current row
Shift+Arrow keys – Extend the selection by one cell
Shift+Home – Extend the selection to the beginning of the row
Shift+End – Extend the selection to the end of the row

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