Keys for working with type
This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu commands or tool tips.
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Result |
Windows |
Mac OS |
|---|---|---|
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Move one character right or left |
Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
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Move up or down one line |
Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
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Move one word right or left |
Ctrl + Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
Command + Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
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Move up or down one paragraph |
Ctrl + Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
Command + Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
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Select one word right or left |
Shift + Ctrl + Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
Shift + Command + Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
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Select one paragraph before or after |
Shift + Ctrl + Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
Shift + Command + Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
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Extend existing selection |
Shift-click |
Shift-click |
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Align paragraph left, right, or center |
Ctrl + Shift + L, R, or C |
Command + Shift + L, R, or C |
|
Justify paragraph |
Ctrl + Shift + J |
Command + Shift + J |
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Insert soft return |
Shift + Enter |
Shift + Return |
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Highlight kerning |
Ctrl + Alt + K |
Command + Option + K |
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Reset horizontal scale to 100% |
Ctrl + Shift + X |
Command + Shift + X |
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Increase or decrease type size |
Ctrl + Shift + > or < |
Command + Shift + > or < |
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Increase or decrease leading |
Alt + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text) |
Option + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text) |
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Set leading to the type size |
Double-click leading icon in the Character panel |
Double-click leading icon in the Character panel |
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Reset tracking/kerning to 0 |
Ctrl + Alt + Q |
Command + Option + Q |
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Add or remove space (kerning) between two characters |
Alt + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text) |
Option + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text) |
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Add or remove space (kerning) between characters by five times the increment value |
Ctrl + Alt + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text) |
Command + Option + Right or Left Arrow (horizontal text) or Up or Down Arrow (vertical text) |
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Increase or decrease baseline shift |
Alt + Shift + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text) |
Option + Shift + Up or Down Arrow (horizontal text) or Right or Left Arrow (vertical text) |
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Switch between Type and Vertical Type, Area Type and Vertical Area Type, and Path Type and Vertical Path Type tools |
Shift |
Shift |
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Switch between Area Type and Type, Path Type and Area Type, and Vertical Path Type and Vertical Area Type tools |
Alt-click Type tool |
Option-click Type tool |
To change the increment value for type shortcuts,
choose Edit > Preferences >Type (Windows)
or Illustrator > Preferences >Type (Mac OS).
Enter the values you want in the Size/Leading, Baseline Shift, and
Tracking text boxes, and click OK.