(Option + click Text Box, Shapes, Table, or Charts in the toolbar, then drag to size) Draw a floating text box, shape, table, or chart

Arrow Move to the end of the current paragraph

Arrow Extend the selection to the end of the current line

Arrow  Extend the selection to the beginning of the current line

Hide other windows

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

Check spelling

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

Insert a line break

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

Arrow  Extend the selection to the end of the current word

Arrow Extend the selection to the beginning of the current word

Paste and match the style of the destination text

Group selected objects

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

Make the font size smaller

Arrow Extend the selection to the beginning of the current paragraph

Arrow Extend the selection to the end of the current paragraph

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

(in the paragraph) Select a paragraph

Insert a nonbreaking space

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

(Drag a selection handle) Rotate the object

Turn off alignment guides

Bring the selected object one layer forward

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

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

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

(When editing text) Insert a tab

Insert a tab

Copy the character style

Make the font size bigger

Zoom out

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

Edit chart data

Zoom in

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

Draw a custom shape with the Pen tool

Open iBooks Author Help

Send the selected object one layer back

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

Ungroup selected objects

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

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

(Drag a selection handle) Rotate the object 45°

Center the text

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

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

Define the text as a placeholder

Define the object as a media placeholder

Show the Spelling window

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

Stop editing the cell and select the table

Align the text flush right

Make the text superscript

Make the text subscript

Align the text flush left

Align the text flush left and flush right (justify)

Find the selected item in the book

Move the selected object ten points

Extend the selection by one cell

Navigate to and select a single cell

Extend or shrink a selected cell reference

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

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

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

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