Complete overview of keyboard shortcuts in Pages on a Mac

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16. 2. 2020

Keyboard shortcuts are a very useful tool that users can use across macOS for greater convenience, speed, or efficiency. Individual native applications also have their own specific keyboard shortcuts, from Applu. In today's article, we will take a closer look at the list of shortcuts that you can use when working in the application. Pages on Mac.

General Abbreviations

Shortcuts in the application Pages You don't have to use it exclusively for working with text and editing it. With the help of keyboard shortcuts, you can quickly, easily and efficiently control the application itself. Pro application control and basic operations in Pages you can use these abbreviations:

Start dictation - double press Fn (you can set this shortcut system-wide in Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Dictation)
Opening the template selection window – Cmd + N
Close the template selection window - Esc
Open an existing document – Cmd + O
Save document (plain) – Cmd + S
Save As… – Alt (Option) + Cmd + S
Print document – Cmd + P
Miniwindow minimization – Cmd + M
MiniMinimize all windows – Alt (Option) + Cmd + M
Close window – Cmd + W
Close all windows – Alt (Option) + Cmd + W
Full screen display – Ctrl + Cmd + F
Zoom in - Cmd + >
Zoom out – Cmd +
Zoom Selection – Shift + Cmd + 0
Return to original size – Cmd + 0
Show / hide the panel row – Shift + Cmd + T
Show / Hide Ruler – Cmd + R
Display miniPage layouts – Alt (Option) + Cmd + P
Page Appearance – Shift + Cmd + P
Show/Hide layout border – Shift + Cmd + L
Show invisible characters – Shift + Cmd + I
Select file to paste – Shift + Cmd + V
Display the Colors window – Shift + Cmd + C
Hide / Show Toolbar – Alt (Option) + Cmd + T
Hide / show sidebars on the right side of the application window – Alt (Option) + Cmd + I
Open the next tab in the sidebar – Ctrl + `
Hide Application – Cmd + H
Hide other apps – Alt (Option) + Cmd + H
Back – Cmd + Z
Redo the last action – Shift + Cmd + Z
Preferences – Cmd + ,
Quit Application – Cmd + Q
Quit application and keep open windows – Alt (Option) + Cmd + Q

Shortcuts for selecting and formatting text

Formatting and working with text is an essential part of the application Pages. Keyboard shortcuts for working with text will make your work easier, faster, and more efficient. Text in the application Pages On Mac, you can edit using these shortcuts:

Display the Fonts window – Cmd + T
Display the Colors window – Shift + Cmd + C
Bold - select text, Cmd + B
Italic – select text, Cmd + I
Underline font - select text, Cmd + U
Cut – Cmd + X
Copy – Cmd + K
Paste – Cmd + V
Delete previous character or selection – Ctrl + H
Delete next character or selection – Ctrl + D
Delete the word before the cursor - Alt (Option) + delete key
Delete the text between the cursor and the next end of the paragraph - Ctrl + K
Increase font size – Cmd + “+”
Decrease font size – Cmd + “-”
Decrease the space between characters - select characters, Alt (Option) + Cmd + [
Increase the space between characters - select characters, Alt (Option) + Cmd + ]
Superscript – Ctrl + Shift + Cmd + “+”
Subscript – Ctrl + Shift + Cmd + “-”
Insert Equation – Alt (Option) + Cmd + E
Left Align – Cmd + {
Align Right Cmd + }
Center Align – Cmd + |
Align to block – Alt (Option) + Cmd + |
Decrease the indentation level of a block of text or list item - Cmd + [
Increase the indentation level of a block of text or list item – Cmd + ]
Decrease the indentation level of a list item - Shift + Tab
Increase the indentation level of a list item - Tab
Convert text to link – Cmd + K
Add bookmark – Alt (Option) + Cmd + B
Copy Paragraph Style – Alt (Option) + Cmd + C
Paste Style – Alt (Option) + Cmd + V
Paste selection with custom style of target text - Alt (Option) + Shift + Cmd + V
Copy Graphic Text Style – Alt (Option) + Cmd + C
Insert graphic text style – Alt (Option) + Cmd + V
Inserting an undivided space – Alt (Option) + space
Inserted line break character - Shift + Enter
Inserting a new line after the cursor - Ctrl + O
Enter the end of page character – Fn + Cmd + Enter
Entering special characters – Ctrl + Cmd + Spacebar
Swapping characters on both sides of the cursor – Ctrl + T

Search, spell check, comments

Search – Cmd + F
Search for the next occurrence (in the search bar) – Cmd + G
Search for previous occurrence (in the search bar) – Shift + Cmd + G
Paste the selected text into the Find and Replace text box – Cmd + E
Text replacement - Enter
Move the window and display the selected text or object – Cmd + J
Hide the search window - Esc
Search for the word highlighted by the cursor - Ctrl + Cmd + D
Display a list of words to complete the selected word - Alt (Option) + Esc
Check spelling and grammar – Cmd + ;
Display the Spelling and Grammar window – Shift + Cmd + :
Highlight text – Shift + Cmd + H
Open a new comment on the selected text, object or cell in the table - Shift + Cmd + K
Save comment – Cmd + Enter
Display the following comment – Alt (Option) + Cmd + K
Show previous comment – Alt (Option) + Shift + Cmd + K
Accept change with change tracking enabled – Alt (Option) + Cmd + A
Reject change with change tracking enabled – Alt (Option) + Cmd + R
Show / hide word count – Shift + Cmd + W
Open or close sample page edits – Shift + Cmd + E

Keyboard shortcuts for working with objects

Select all objects - Cmd + A
Deselect all objects – Shift + Cmd + A
Selecting the previous object on the page – Shift + Tab
Select or deselect other objects - click on objects while holding Cmd or Shift
Move the selected object by one point - key with the corresponding arrow
Move the selected object by ten points - Shift + key with the corresponding arrow
Copy Graphic Style – Alt (Option) + Cmd + C
Insert Graphic Style – Alt (Option) + Cmd + V
Applying a shape style but not a text style - hold Alt (Option) and click on the shape style in the sidebar on the right side of the application window
Move the selected object to the background - Shift + Cmd + B
Move the selected object one level towards the background - Alt (Option) + Shift + Cmd + B
Move the selected object to the foreground - Shift + Cmd + F
Move the selected object one level towards the foreground - Alt (Option) + Shift + Cmd + F
Group selected objects - Alt (Option) + Cmd + G
Ungroup selected objects - Alt (Option) + Shift + Cmd + G
Selecting an object in a group - double-click on an object
Selecting the next object in the group - Tab
Selecting the previous object in the group – Shift + Tab
Finish editing the object and select the group - select the object in the group, press Cmd + Enter
Lock selected objects - Cmd + L
Unlock selected objects - Alt (Option) + Cmd + L
Duplicate object – Alt (Option) + arrow key
Limiting the movement of the object to a horizontal, vertical or diagonal (45°) direction – dragging with the Shift key
Turn off alignment guides when moving or resizing an object - hold Cmd while dragging
Resizing the object away from the center - hold Alt (Option) and drag the selection handle
Resizing an object while keeping the aspect ratio – hold Shift and drag the selection handle
Resizing an object away from the center while keeping the aspect ratio - hold Alt (Option) + Shift and drag the selection handle
Rotate the object - hold Cmd and drag the selection handle
Rotate the object by 45° – press Shift while rotating
Rotate the object around the opposite handle (instead of the center) - hold Alt (Option) + Cmd and drag the selection handle
Rotate the object 45° around the opposite handle (instead of the center) - hold Alt (Option) + Shift + Cmd and drag the selection handle
Masking and unmasking an image – Shift + Cmd + M
Hide image mask controls - Enter or double click
Display image mask controls - double click on the masked image
Open the shortcut menu for the selected item - hold down Ctrl and click on the item
End text editing and object selection – Cmd + Enter
Select the object to insert – Shift + Cmd + V
Define selected text as text mockup – Ctrl + Alt (Option) + Cmd + T
Define an image or movie as a media mockup - Ctrl + Alt (Option) + Cmd + I

Changes to editable shapes

Converting your own shape to edit mode (to an editable shape) – double-click on the edge of the shape
Draw a custom shape with the Pen tool – Alt (Option) + Shift + Cmd + P
Deleting a point of an editable shape – click on the point + Delete
Add a sharp point to an editable shape - hold Cmd, drag the desired interior point of the line
Adding a Bézier point to an editable shape – hold down Alt (Option), drag the desired interior point of the line
Change an editable shape's curve point to a corner point - double-click the curve point
Change the shape of the curve at a smooth point - drag a line near the point with smoothing
Changing the shape of the curve in the Bézier point – click on the Bézier point and drag the control handle

Tables

In one of the parts of our series about iWork on Mac, we also mentioned the possibility of working with spreadsheets. You can find more details about spreadsheets in Pages we will definitely describe it in one of its next parts. Pro You can use the following keyboard shortcuts to work with tables:

Add a row above the selected cells – Alt (Option) + up arrow
Add a row below the selected cells – Alt (Option) + down arrow
Add a column to the right of the selected cells – Alt (Option) + Right Arrow
Add a column to the left of the selected cells – Alt (Option) + Left Arrow
Inserting a row on konec tables – Alt (Option) + Enter
Include additional rows in the selection – Shift + up or down arrow
Include additional columns in the selection – Shift + left or right arrow
Include additional cells in the selection - click + Shift
Select only body cells in a row or column - double-click the column letter or row number
Moving the selection of cells to the beginning of the next row - select the cell in the rightmost column + Tab
Stop changing the order of rows or columns - press Esc while dragging
Table selection based on cell selection – Cmd + Enter
Select all content in a table – select a cell and press Cmd + A
Copy the contents of the selected cell to the target cell - press the cell, hold Alt (Option) and drag it to another cell
Copy cell style – Alt (Option) + Cmd + C
Paste Cell Style – Alt (Option) + Cmd + V
Paste selection while preserving target cell style – Alt (Option) + Shift + Cmd + V
Extending the selection from the selected cell to the target cell – hold Shift, click on the target cell
Cell selection – click on a cell in the selected table
Add a cell to the selection (or remove it from the selection) - hold Cmd, click on a selected or unselected cell
Start text editing - press Enter in the selected cell
Auto align cell contents – Alt (Option) + Cmd + U
Finish editing a cell and select a cell – Cmd + Enter
Finish editing a cell and select a table - Cmd + Enter twice
Move the selected table by one point - press the arrow key
Move the selected table by ten points - hold Shift, press the arrow key
Restrict table movement to horizontal, vertical or diagonal (45°) direction – hold Shift and drag the table
Proresize all columns in a table at once – select the table, press Shift and drag the resize handle
Selecting the next cell to the left, right, up or down - press the arrow key (from the selected cell)
Expand cell selection by one cell - press Shift + arrow key (from selected cell)
Selecting the next cell – Tab
Select the previous cell – Shift + Tab
Insert tab when editing text or formula – Alt (Option) + Tab
Inserting a line break when editing text in a cell – Ctrl + Enter
Inserting a paragraph break when editing text in a cell - Enter
Open the formula editor for the selected cell that does not contain a formula – “=”
Open the formula editor for a cell containing a formula or formatted number - double-click
Confirmation of changes in the formula editor - Enter / Tab
Cancel changes in the formula editor - Esc

Graphs

Similar to tables, you can within the application Pages on your Mac, you can also work with charts. Working with charts in Pages Keyboard shortcuts can make your work much easier, faster, and more efficient. Which shortcuts can you use when creating and editing graphs in the application? Pages use?

Show or hide the chart data editor – Shift + Cmd + D
Filling the cell value and moving the selection down - Enter
Filling the cell value and moving the selection up - Shift + Enter
Filling the cell value and moving the selection to the right - Tab
Filling the cell value and moving the selection to the left – Shift + Tab
Move one character left or right - left / right arrow
Move to the beginning or toonec text – up/down arrow
Moving the chart legend by one point – select the legend and press the arrow key
Move the chart legend by ten points - select the legend, hold Shift and press the arrow key

Discussion of the article

Hugo

17. 2. 2020 8:39

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