Apple iBooks keyboard shortcuts 

Apple iBooks    

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- Shortcuts
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⌥ Opt +
+

(Drag the selected cell to another cell) Copy the contents of the selected cell into the destination cell

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⌥ Opt +
+

(click Table in the toolbar, then drag to size) Create a table by dragging

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + E

Insert a mathematical equation or expression

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

Arrow  Extend the selection to the beginning of the current line

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd +

Arrow Extend the selection to the end of the current line

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + H

Hide other windows

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⌘ Cmd + ;

Check spelling

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⌥ Opt + ⤶ Enter

Insert a line break

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⌥ Opt + ⤶ Enter

Insert a paragraph break (hard return) when editing text in a cell

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + P

Preview a selection of a book or the entire book (depending on the setting in General preferences)

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift +

Arrow Extend the selection to the beginning of the current word

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift +

Arrow  Extend the selection to the end of the current word

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + V

Paste and match the style of the destination text

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + G

Group selected objects

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + -

Make the font size smaller

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + K

Specify absolute and relative attributes of the first and last cells of selected cell references

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift +

Arrow Extend the selection to the beginning of the current paragraph

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift +

Arrow Extend the selection to the end of the current paragraph

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↑  Shift +

Add a range to (or remove it from) the selection

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(in the paragraph) Select a paragraph

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⌥ Opt + Space

Insert a nonbreaking space

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⌘ Cmd +
+

(drag the file from the Finder or Media Browser) Insert a file as an inline object

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⌘ Cmd +
+

(Drag a selection handle) Rotate the object

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⌘ Cmd +
+

Turn off alignment guides

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + F

Bring the selected object one layer forward

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Control +

(Click the table) Open the table formatting menu for a selected table or cells

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Control +

(Click the item) Open the shortcut menu for the selected item

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Control + ⤶ Enter

Insert a line break (soft return) when editing text in a cell

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⌥ Opt + Tab

Insert a tab

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⌥ Opt + Tab

(When editing text) Insert a tab

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + C

Copy the character style

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⌘ Cmd + <

Zoom out

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + +

Make the font size bigger

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⌘ Cmd +

Add a range to (or remove it from) the selection

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + K

Edit chart data

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⌘ Cmd + >

Zoom in

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Select

one floating object and press Shift-Command-A  (Select one floating object and press Shift + Command + A) Deselect all floating objects

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + P

Draw a custom shape with the Pen tool

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then

(Click the shape, then click again) Make a custom shape editable

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + ?

Open iBooks Author Help

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + B

Send the selected object one layer back

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + G

Ungroup selected objects

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift +
+

(Drag a selection handle) Constrain the aspect ratio when resizing the object from the center

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd +
+

(Drag a selection handle) Rotate the object around the opposite handle (instead of the center)

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd +
+

(Drag a selection handle) Rotate the object 45°

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ForwardDel

(not available on all keyboards) Delete the next character or selection

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + |

Center the text

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + :

Show the Spelling window

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd +
+

(Drag a selection handle) Rotate the object 45° around the opposite handle (instead of the center)

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Control + ⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + T

Define the text as a placeholder

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Control + ⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + I

Define the object as a media placeholder

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then Del

(Click on a point, then press delete) Delete a point of an editable shape

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⌘ Cmd + ⤶ Enter then ⤶ Enter

Stop editing the cell and select the table

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + }

Align the text flush right

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Control + ↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + +

Make the text superscript

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + |

Align the text flush left and flush right (justify)

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↑  Shift then

Move the selected object ten points

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↑  Shift then

(From a selected cell) Extend the cell selection by one cell

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↑  Shift then

Move the selected table, border, or border segment ten points

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↑  Shift then

Extend the selection by one cell

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⌥ Opt then

Navigate to and select a single cell

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⌥ Opt + ↑  Shift then

Extend or shrink a selected cell reference

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⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd then

Navigate to the first or last nonheader cell in a row or column

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Option + Command + Page Down then Option + arrowkeys

(or press Option + Shift and an arrow key to select cells) Refer to another table below or above the current table

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or Option + Command + Page Up then Option + arrowkeys
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⌘ Cmd + E then ⌘ Cmd + G

Find the selected item in the book

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Control + ↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + -

Make the text subscript

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↑  Shift + ⌘ Cmd + {

Align the text flush left

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  Click in the text, then Shift + click in another location in the text to extend the text selection
  To select multiple words or blocks of text that are not next to each other, select the first text you want, then select additional text while holding down the Command key.
Source: Apple Support

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Program name: Apple iBooks Apple iBooks (General)

Web page: apple.com/ibooks

Last update: 11/11/2019 20:10 UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 77%

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Shortcut count: 219

Platform detected: macOS

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