This table isn’t a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. It lists only those shortcuts that aren’t displayed in menu commands or tool tips.
Result |
Windows Action |
Mac OS Action |
---|---|---|
Move to right or left one character |
Right Arrow/Left Arrow |
Right Arrow/Left Arrow |
Move up or down one line |
Up Arrow/Down Arrow |
Up Arrow/Down Arrow |
Move to right or left one word |
Ctrl+Right Arrow/Left Arrow |
Command+Right Arrow/Left Arrow |
Move to start or end of line |
Home/End |
Home/End |
Move to previous or next paragraph |
Ctrl+Up Arrow/Down Arrow |
Command+Up Arrow/Down Arrow |
Move to start or end of story |
Ctrl+Home/End |
Command+Home/End |
Select one word |
Double-click word |
Double-click word |
Select one character right or left |
Shift+Right Arrow/Left Arrow |
Shift+Right Arrow/Left Arrow |
Select one line above or below |
Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow |
Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow |
Select start or end of line |
Shift+Home/End |
Shift+Home/End |
Select one paragraph |
Triple-click or quadruple-click paragraph, depending on Text Preferences setting |
Triple-click or quadruple-click paragraph, depending on Text Preferences setting |
Select one paragraph before or after |
Shift+Ctrl+Up Arrow/Down Arrow |
Shift+Command+Up Arrow/Down Arrow |
Select current line |
Shift+Ctrl+\ |
Shift+Command+\ |
Select characters from insertion point |
Shift–click |
Shift–click |
Select start or end of story |
Shift+Ctrl+Home/End |
Shift+Command+Home/End |
Select all in story |
Ctrl+A |
Command+A |
Select first/last frame |
Shift+Alt+Ctrl+Page Up/Page Down |
Shift+Option+ Command+Page Up/Page Down |
Select previous/next frame |
Alt+Ctrl+Page Up/Page Down |
Option+Command+Page Up/Page Down |
Delete word in front of insertion point (Story Editor) |
Ctrl+Backspace or Delete |
Command+Delete or Del (numeric keypad) |
Update missing font list |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+/ |
Command+Option+Shift+/ |