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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