Editing and Formatting Text

The options in Table A-6 control text formatting. See Table A-16 for text editing shortcuts.

Table A-6. Text editing and formatting keyboard shortcuts

Action

Menu or Keyboard

Windows

Macintosh

Left-align objects

Modify Align Left

Ctrl+Shift+1

Cmd+Shift+1

Right-align objects

Modify Align Right

Ctrl+Shift+3

Cmd+Shift+3

Align object tops

Modify Align Top

Ctrl+Shift+4

Cmd+Shift+4

Align object bottoms

Modify Align Bottom

Ctrl+Shift+6

Cmd+Shift+6

Make objects same width

Modify Align Make Same Width

Ctrl+Shift+7

Cmd+Shift+7

Make objects same height

Modify Align Make Same Height

Ctrl+Shift+9

Cmd+Shift+9

Indent text

Text Indent

Ctrl+Alt+]

Cmd+Opt+]

Outdent text

Text Outdent

Ctrl+Alt+[

Cmd+Opt+[

Paragraph format

Text Paragraph Format

Ctrl+Shift+P

Cmd+Shift+P

No paragraph formatting

Text Paragraph Format None

Ctrl+0

Cmd+0

Heading 1

Text Paragraph Format Heading 1

Ctrl+1

Cmd+1

Heading 2

Text Paragraph Format Heading 2

Ctrl+2

Cmd+2

Heading 3

Text Paragraph Format Heading 3

Ctrl+3

Cmd+3

Heading 4

Text Paragraph Format Heading 4

Ctrl+4

Cmd+4

Heading 5

Text Paragraph Format Heading 5

Ctrl+5

Cmd+5

Heading 6

Text Paragraph Format Heading 6

Ctrl+6

Cmd+6

Left-align text

Text Align Left

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L

Cmd+Opt+Shift+L

Center text

Text Align Center

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C

Cmd+Opt+Shift+C

Right-align text

Text Align Right

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R ...

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