Pages Keyboard Shortcuts

You can use your keyboard to quickly accomplish many tasks in Pages. To find the shortcuts for common commands, look in the menus (or see the menu shortcuts below). To do an action, press the keys indicated below.

Moving around within a document

Action
Move one character to the left Move one character to the right Move to the line above Move to the line below Move to the beginning of current or previous word Move to the end of current or next word Move to the beginning of the current line Move to the end of the current line Move to the beginning of the current paragraph Move to the end of the current paragraph Scroll to the beginning of the document Move to the beginning of the document Scroll to the end of the document Move to the end of the document

Shortcut
Left Arrow Right Arrow Up Arrow Down Arrow Option-Left Arrow Option-Right Arrow Command-Left Arrow Command-Right Arrow Option-Up Arrow Option-Down Arrow Home Command-Up Arrow End Command-Down Arrow

Selecting text
Action
Select one or more characters

Shortcut
Click in front of the first character and drag across the characters you want to select

Select a word Select a paragraph Select all inline text and objects Deselect all inline text and objects Extend text selection

Double-click the word Triple-click in the paragraph Command-A Shift-Command-A Click in the text, then Shift-click in another location in the text

Extend selection one character to the right Extend selection one character to the left Extend selection to end of current word Extend selection to beginning of current word Extend selection to end of current line

Shift-Right Arrow Shift-Left Arrow Shift-Option-Right Arrow Shift-Option-Left Arrow Shift-Command-Left Arrow

Extend selection to beginning of current line Extend selection to the line above Extend selection to the line below Extend selection to beginning of the current paragraph Extend selection to end of the current paragraph Extend selection to end of text Extend selection to beginning of text Select multiple words or blocks of text that are not next to each other

Shift-Command-Left Arrow Shift-Up Arrow Shift-Down Arrow Shift-Option-Up Arrow

Shift-Option-Down Arrow Shift-Command-Down Arrow or Shift-End Shift-Command-Up Arrow or Shift-Home Select the first text you want, and then select additional text while holding down the Command key

Formatting text
Action
Show fonts window Show styles drawer Apply a paragraph, character, or list style

Shortcut
Command-T Shift-Command-T F1 through F8, if you've assigned them in the Styles drawer

Bold Italic Underline Delete previous character or selection Delete the next character or selection Make font size bigger Make font size smaller Make text superscript Make text subscript Align text flush left Center text Align text flush right Align text flush left and flush right (justify) Decrease list indent level Increase list indent level Edit hyperlink text without disabling hyperlinks Cut Copy Copy paragraph style Copy character style

Command-B Command-I Command-U Delete Del (not available on all keyboards) Command-plus sign (+), command-equal sign (=) Command-minus sign (-) Control-Command-plus sign (+) Control-Command-minus sign (-) Command-{ Command-| Command-} Option-Command-| Command-[ Command-] Arrow keys into hyperlink text Command-X Command-C Option-Command-C Option-Shift-Command-C

Paste Paste character or paragraph style Paste and match style of destination text Insert non-breaking space Insert line break (soft return) Insert page break Insert paragraph break

Command-V Option-Command-V Option-Shift-Command-V Option-Space bar Shift-Return Command-Enter Return

Manipulating fixed objects

Action
Draw a floating text box, shape, table, or chart

Shortcut
Option-click the Text Box, Shapes, Table, or Chart toolbar button; then drag to size

Select all floating objects Deselect all floating objects Select or deselect additional objects Add range to (or remove it from) selection Move selected object one point Move selected object ten points Send object to the back Send object one layer back Bring object to the front Bring object one layer forward Group objects Ungroup objects Lock objects Unlock objects Duplicate object Constrain movement of object to 45-degrees Resize object Resize object from center Constrain aspect ratio when resizing object from center Constrain aspect ratio when resizing object Rotate object Rotate object 45-degrees Rotate object around opposite handle (instead of center) Rotate object 45-degrees around opposite

Select one floating object and press Command-A Select one floating object and press Command-Shift-A Command-click, Shift-click Shift-drag, Command-drag Arrow key Shift-Arrow key Shift-Command-B Option-Command-B Shift-Command-F Option-Shift-Command-F Option-Command-G Option-Shift-Command-G Command-L Option-Command-L Command-D, Option-drag Shift-drag Drag handle Option-drag handle Option-Shift-drag handle

Shift-drag handle Command-drag handle Shift-Command-drag handle Command-Option-drag handle

Shift-Command-Option-drag handle

handle (instead of center) Turn off alignment guides Mask or unmask object Exit mask mode Reenter mask mode Open shortcut menu for selected item Exit text edit mode and select object Choose an object to insert Define as placeholder text Define object as media placeholder Command-drag Shift-Command-M Return, Command-Return, Enter, double-click Double-click the masked image Control-click Command-Return Shift-Command-V Control-Option-Command-T Control-Option-Command-I

Working with tables

Action
Select all table borders or cell content, depending on initial selection Delete selected table, border or border segment, or contents of selected cells Constrain the movement of the table and snap to guides Replace contents of selected cell with contents of destination cell Copy contents of selected cell into destination cell Extend selection from selected cell to destination cell Select cell Click cell of selected table or double-click cell of unselected table Add cell to (or remove it from) selection Enter text edit mode Stop editing text and select cell Select border Command-click selected or unselected cell Return or enter (in cell selection mode) Command-Return Click border of selected table or double-click border of unselected table Add border to (or remove it from) selection Select border segment Add border segment to (or remove it from) selection Move border or border segment to new position Move selected table, border, or border segment one point Command-click or Shift-click border Click or double-click if the table isn't selected Shift-click border segment or Command-click border segment Drag border or border segment Arrow keys Option-drag selected cell to another cell Shift-click in destination cell Drag selected cell to another cell Shift-drag table Delete

Shortcut
Command-A

Move selected table, border, or border segment ten points Select next cell to the left, right, up, or down Extend cell selection by one cell Select text in next cell or if last cell is selected add a new row Select text in previous cell Stop editing cell and select the table Insert a tab Open table formatting menu for selected table or cells Create a table by dragging Open Formula Editor for selected non-formula cell Open Formula Editor for cell containing formula or formatted number In Formula Editor, save changes In Formula Editor, discard changes

Shift-arrow keys

Arrow keys (in cell selection mode) Shift-arrow keys (in cell selection mode) Tab

Shift-Tab Command-click the selected cell Option-Tab (in text edit mode) Control-click table

Option-click Table in toolbar, and then drag to size = =, Return, Enter, or double-click

Return, Enter, Accept button Escape, Cancel button

Editing chart data

Action
Show or hide Chart Data Editor Complete a cell entry and move the selection down Complete a cell entry and move the selection up Complete a cell entry and move the selection to the right Complete a cell entry and move the selection to the left Move one character left, right, to the beginning of text (up), or to the end of text (down) Complete a cell entry and select the cell Move one cell in a given direction Move to the beginning of the row Move to the last nonblank cell at the end of the row Extend the selection by one cell Extend the selection to the beginning of the row Extend the selection to the end of the row Enter Arrows keys (in cell selection mode) Home End Shift-Arrow keys Shift-Home Shift-End

Shortcut
Shift-Command-D Return Shift-Return Tab Shift-Tab Arrows keys (in text edit mode)

Working with editable shapes

Action Shortcut 5

Make a custom shape editable Move a point of an editable shape Delete a point of an editable shape Add a point to an editable shape

Click the shape, then click again Click point and drag to another location Click point and press Delete Option-click the shape border where you want to add a point

Change a corner point of an editable shape into a curved point Change a curved point of an editable shape into a corner point Reshape the curve of an editable shape

Double-click the corner point

Double-click the curved point

Click a point on the curve and move the control handles

Thumbnail View
Action
Show page thumbnails Select section above current section Select section below current section Extend selection from current section to section above Extend selection from current section to section below Move between pages Select first section Select last section Select all sections

Shortcut
Option-Command-P Shift-Up Arrow Shift-Down Arrow Shift-Up Arrow Shift-Down Arrow Page Up and Page Down Home End Command-A

General
Action
Open new document (You can choose the type of document you want to open in Pages Preferences.) Open new document from template chooser Open existing document Save Save as Print Page setup Pages help Find Find next Shift-Command-N Command-O Command-S Shift-Command-S Command-P Shift-Command-P Command-? Command-F Command-G

Shortcut
Command-N

Find previous Use selection for find Scroll to found selection Show search sidebar Check spelling Show spelling window Zoom in Zoom out Close window Minimize window Show preferences Show Inspector window Show document rulers Show layout Show formatting characters (invisibles) Show colors window Hide Pages Hide other windows Quit Pages

Shift-Command-G Command-E Command-J Option-Command-F Command-semicolon (;) Command-colon (:) Command-> Command-< Command-W Command-M Command-comma (,) Option-Command-I Command-R Shift-Command-L Shift-Command-I Shift-Command-C Command-H Option-Command-H Command-Q