============================== Apple Pages keyboard shortcuts ============================== First published at 3/31/2018 on https://defkey.com/apple-pages-shortcuts Pages is a word processor developed by Apple. The first version of Pages was released in February 2005 and the program is still being updated. Apple Pages is marketed by Apple as an easy to use application for creating documents. Pages is a part of iWork productivity suite and it works under macOS, iOS. Pages can also be used as a web application at icloud.com. Apple Pages has 257 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Moving around within a document ------------------------------- Left arrow Move one character to the left Right arrow Move one character to the right Control + B Move one character backward (works for left-to-right and right-to-left text) Control + F Move one character forward (works for left-to-right and right-to-left text) Up arrow Move to the line above Down arrow Move to the line below Control + Option + B Move to the beginning of the current or previous word Option + Left arrow Move to the left edge of the current word (works for left-to-right and right-to-left text) Control + Option + F Move to the end of the current or next word Option + Right arrow Move to the right edge of the current word (works for left-to-right and right-to-left text) Cmd + Up arrow Move the insertion point to the beginning of the current text area (document, text box, shape, or table cell Cmd + Down arrow Move the insertion point to the bottom of the current text area (document, text box, shape, or table cell Control + A or Option + Up arrow Move to the beginning of the paragraph Control + E or Option + Down arrow Move to the end of the paragraph Cmd + Left arrow Move to the left edge of the current line Cmd + Right arrow Move to the right edge of the current line Page Up Scroll up the page Page Down Scroll down the page Option + Page Up Scroll one page up and move the insertion point Control + V Scroll one page down and move the insertion point Option + Page Down Scroll one page down and move the insertion point Home Move to the beginning of the document without moving the insertion point Fn + Up arrow Move to the beginning of the document without moving the insertion point End Move to the end of the document without moving the insertion point Fn + Down arrow Move to the end of the document without moving the insertion point Control + L Center the insertion point in the center of the application window Selecting text -------------- To select one or more characters, click in front of the first character and drag across the characters you want to select Double click (double click the word) Select a word Click three times (rapidly) (triple click the paragraph) Select a paragraph Cmd + A Select all objects and text Shift + Cmd + A Deselect all objects and text Click in the text, then Shift + click in another location in the text to extend the text selection Shift + Right arrow Extend the selection one character to the right Shift + Left arrow Extend the selection one character to the left Option + Shift + Right arrow Extend the selection to the end of the current word, then to the end of subsequent words Option + Shift + Left arrow Extend the selection to the beginning of the current word Shift + Cmd + Right arrow Extend the selection to the end of the current line Shift + Cmd + Left arrow Extend the selection to the beginning of the current line Shift + Up arrow Extend the selection to the line above Shift + Down arrow Extend the selection to the line below Option + Shift + Up arrow Extend the selection to the beginning of the current paragraph Option + Shift + Down arrow Extend the selection to the end of the current paragraph Shift + Cmd + Up arrow Extend the selection to the beginning of the text Shift + Cmd + Down arrow Extend the selection to the end of the text Formatting text --------------- Cmd + T Show the Fonts window Shift + Cmd + C Show the Colors window Cmd + B Apply boldface to selected text Cmd + I Apply italic to selected text Cmd + U Apply underline to selected text Control + H Delete the previous character or selection Control + D Delete the next character or selection ForwardDel (not available on all keyboards) Delete the next character or selection Option + Del Delete the word before the insertion point Option + ForwardDel (not available on all keyboards) Delete the word after the insertion point Control + K Delete the text between the insertion point and the next paragraph break Cmd + + Make the font size bigger Cmd + - Make the font size smaller Option + Cmd + Left arrow Decrease (tighten) the space between selected characters Option + Cmd + Right arrow Increase (loosen) the space between selected characters Control + Shift + Cmd + + Make the text superscript Control + Cmd + - Make the text subscript Option + Cmd + E Insert an equation Cmd + { Align the text flush left Cmd + | Center the text Cmd + } Align the text flush right Option + Cmd + | Align the text flush left and flush right (justify) Cmd + [ Decrease the indent level of a block of text or a list item Cmd + ] Increase the indent level of a block of text or a list item Shift + Tab Decrease the indent level of a list item Tab Increase the indent level of a list item Cmd + K Add a hyperlink to text Cmd + X Cut the selection Cmd + C Copy the selection Option + Cmd + C Copy the paragraph style Cmd + V Paste the selection Option + Cmd + V Paste the paragraph style Option + Shift + Cmd + V Paste and match the style of the destination text Option + Cmd + C Copy the graphic style of text Option + Cmd + V Paste the graphic style of text Shift + Left click + Move the mouse Add a range to (or remove it from) the selection Option + Space Insert a nonbreaking space Shift + Enter Insert a line break (soft return) Enter Insert a paragraph break Control + O Insert a new line after the insertion point Fn + Cmd + Enter Insert a page break Control + Cmd + Space Enter special characters Control + T Transpose the characters on either side of the insertion point Shift + Cmd + E Add an EndNote bibliography A shortcut key can be assigned for applying a paragraph, character, or list style using your own shortcut Using editing tools ------------------- Del Delete the previous character or selection Fn + Del Delete the next character or selection ForwardDel (not available on all keyboards) Delete the next character or selection Cmd + F Find Cmd + G Find next Shift + Cmd + G Find previous Cmd + E Place the selected text in the Find & Replace text field. Enter Replace text Cmd + J Scroll the window to show the selected text or object Esc Hide the Find window Control + Cmd + D Look up the word at the insertion point Option + Esc Display a list of words to complete the selected word Cmd + ; (;) Check spelling and grammar Shift + Cmd + Colon (:) Show the “Spelling and Grammar” window Shift + Cmd + H Highlight text Shift + Cmd + K Open a new comment for the selected text, object, or table cell Cmd + Enter Save a new comment Option + Cmd + K Show the next comment Option + Shift + Cmd + K Show the previous comment Option + Cmd + A Accept a change (when change tracking is on) Option + Cmd + R Reject a change (when change tracking is on) Shift + Cmd + W Show or hide word count Manipulating objects -------------------- Cmd + A Select all objects Shift + Cmd + A Deselect all objects To select objects by dragging, in page + layout documents, drag from a blank part of the page around objects. Option + drag to select objects outward from the starting point Option + Cmd + scroll (for Magic Mouse or a trackpad) Scroll zoom Cmd + Left click + Move the mouse Add or remove objects from the selection Shift + Tab Select the previous object on the page Cmd + Left click Select or deselect additional objects Shift + Left click Select or deselect additional objects Move the mouse + Left click Move selected objects Press an arrow key  Move the selected object one point Shift + Arrow keys Move the selected object ten points Arrow keys Move the selected object one screen pixel Shift + Arrow keys Move the selected object ten screen pixels Option + Cmd + C Copy the graphic style Option + Cmd + V Paste the graphic style Option + Left click (Option-click the shape style in the sidebar on the right side of the Pages window) Apply the shape style but not its text style Shift + Cmd + B Send the selected object to the back Option + Shift + Cmd + B Send the selected object one layer back Shift + Cmd + F Bring the selected object to the front Option + Shift + Cmd + F Bring the selected object one layer forward Option + Cmd + G Group selected objects Option + Shift + Cmd + G Ungroup selected objects Double click (double click the object) Select an object in a group Tab Select the next object in a group Shift + Tab Select the previous object in a group To end editing an object then select the group, select an object in the group, then press Command + Return Cmd + L Lock selected objects Option + Cmd + L Unlock selected objects Option + Arrow keys Duplicate the object Option + Left click + Move the mouse Duplicate the object Shift + Left click + Move the mouse Constrain the movement of the object horizontally, vertically, or diagonally (45°) Left click + Move the mouse (drag a selection handle) Resize the object Cmd + Move the mouse Disable alignment guides while moving or resizing an object Option + Left click + Move the mouse (drag a selection handle) Resize the object from the center Shift + Left click + Move the mouse (drag a selection handle) Constrain the aspect ratio when resizing the object Option + Shift + Left click + Move the mouse (drag a selection handle) Constrain the aspect ratio when resizing the object from the center Cmd + Left click + Move the mouse (drag a selection handle) Rotate the object Shift (press Shift while rotating) Rotate the object 45° Option + Cmd + Left click + Move the mouse (drag a selection handle) Rotate the object around the opposite handle (instead of the center) Option + Shift + Cmd + Left click + Move the mouse (drag a selection handle) Rotate the object 45° around the opposite handle (instead of the center) Shift + Cmd + M Mask or unmask the image Enter Hide image mask controls Enter Hide image mask controls Double click Hide image mask controls Double click (doubleclick the masked image) Show image mask controls Control + Left click Open the shortcut menu for the selected item Cmd + Enter Exit text editing and select the object Shift + Cmd + V Choose an object to insert Control + Option + Cmd + T Define the selected text as a text placeholder Control + Option + Cmd + I Define the image or movie as a media placeholder Working with editable shapes ---------------------------- Double click (doubleclick the edge of the shape) Make a custom shape editable Option + Shift + Cmd + P Draw a custom shape with the Pen tool Left click then Del Delete a point of an editable shape Cmd + Left click + Move the mouse (drag the midpoint of a line) Add a sharp point to an editable shape Left click + Move the mouse (drag the midpoint of a line) Add a smooth point to an editable shape Option + Left click + Move the mouse (drag the midpoint of a line) Add a Bézier point to an editable shape Double click (doubleclick the curved point) Change a curve point of an editable shape into a corner point Working with tables ------------------- Option + Up arrow Add a row above the selected cells Option + Down arrow Add a row below the selected cells Option + Right arrow Add a column to the right of the selected cells Option + Left arrow Add a column to the left of the selected cells Option + Enter Insert a row at the bottom of the table To select an entire row or column, click the table, then click the letter for the column or the number for the row Shift + Up arrow Select additional rows Shift + Down arrow Select additional rows Shift + Right arrow Select additional columns Shift + Left arrow Select additional columns Shift + Left click Select additional cells Double click To select only body cells in a row or column, double click the letter for the column or the number for the row To move the cell selection to the beginning of the next row, select a cell in the rightmost column then press Tab Esc (sürüklerken) Stop the reordering of rows or columns Cmd + Enter Select a table from a cell selection Cmd + A (after selecting a cell) Select all content in a table Del Delete the selected table, or the contents of selected cells To copy the contents of the selected cell into the destination cell, press a cell then Option + drag it to another cell Option + Cmd + C Copy cell style Option + Cmd + V Paste cell style Option + Shift + Cmd + V Paste and preserve the style of the destination cell Shift + Left click (click in the destination cell) Extend the selection from the selected cell to the destination cell Cmd + Left click (click a selected or unselected cell) Add a cell to (or remove it from) the selection Enter (in a selected cell) Begin text editing Enter (in a selected cell) Begin text editing Option + Cmd + U Auto align cell content Cmd + Enter Stop editing the cell and select the cell Cmd + Enter then Enter Stop editing the cell and select the table Arrow keys Move the selected table one point Shift + Arrow keys Move the selected table ten points Shift + Left click + Move the mouse (drag the table) Constrain the movement of the table horizontally, vertically, or diagonally (45°) To resize all columns in a table proportionately, select the table, then Shift + drag a resize handle Arrow keys (on a selected cell) Select the next cell to the left, right, up, or down Shift + Arrow keys (on a selected cell) Extend the cell selection by one cell Tab Select the next cell Shift + Tab Select the previous cell Option + Tab Insert a tab when editing text or a formula Control + Enter Insert a line break (soft return) when editing text in a cell Enter Insert a paragraph break (hard return) when editing text in a cell = Open the Formula Editor for the selected nonformula cell Double click Open the Formula Editor for the cell containing a formula or formatted number Enter In the Formula Editor, commit changes Tab In the Formula Editor, commit changes Esc In the Formula Editor, discard changes Creating cell references in formulas ------------------------------------ Option + Arrow keys Navigate to and select a single cell Option + Shift + Arrow keys Extend or shrink a selected cell reference Press Option + Cmd + Arrow keys Navigate to and select the first or last cell in a row or column Cmd + K Specify absolute and relative attributes of selected cell references Shift + Cmd + K Specify absolute and relative attributes of selected cell references Option + Cmd + K Specify absolute and relative attributes of the first and last cells of selected cell references Option + Shift + Cmd + K Specify absolute and relative attributes of the first and last cells of selected cell references Editing chart data ------------------ Shift + Cmd + D Show or hide the Chart Data editor Enter Complete a cell entry and move the selection down Shift + Enter 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 Left arrow / Right arrow Move one character to the left or right Up arrow / Down arrow Move to the beginning of text or to the end of text To move the chart legend one point, select the legend, then press an arrow key To move the chart legend ten points, select the legend, then hold down Shift and press an arrow key General ------- Fn then Fn Start dictation Cmd + N Open the template chooser Option + Cmd + N Open the template chooser and show the Language pop-up menu Esc Close the template chooser Cmd + O Open an existing document Cmd + S Save a document Option + Shift + Cmd + S Save As Shift + Cmd + S Duplicate a document Cmd + P Print a document Shift + Cmd + ? Open Pages Help Cmd + W Close a window Option + Cmd + W Close all windows Cmd + M Minimize a window Option + Cmd + M Minimize all windows Control + Cmd + F Enter full-screen view Cmd + > Zoom in Cmd + < Zoom out Shift + Cmd + 0 Zoom to selection Cmd + 0 Return to actual size Shift + Cmd + T Show or hide the tab bar Option + Cmd + P Show page thumbnails Cmd + R Show or hide the ruler Shift + Cmd + P Open the page setup window Shift + Cmd + L Show or hide layout boundaries Shift + Cmd + I Show formatting characters (invisibles) Shift + Cmd + V Choose a file to insert Shift + Cmd + C Show the Colors window Option + Cmd + T Hide or show the toolbar Cmd + Left click + Move the mouse Rearrange an item in the toolbar Cmd + Left click + Move the mouse (drag item outside of the toolbar) Remove an item from the toolbar Option + Cmd + I Hide or show sidebars on the right side of the Pages window Control + ` Open the next tab in the sidebar Shift + Control + ` Open the previous tab in the sidebar Cmd + H Hide Pages Option + Cmd + H Hide windows of other applications Cmd + Z Undo the last action Shift + Cmd + Z Redo the last action Cmd + , Open Pages Preferences Cmd + Q Quit Pages Option + Cmd + Q Quit Pages and keep windows open Last modified on (UTC): Monday, November 11, 2019 Defkey © All rights reserved.