Last updated 12/21/2009
Result
In vertical text, move insertion point one
character up or down; one left or right; one
word up or down; or one paragraph left or
right
Select word, line, paragraph, or entire text
frame
Turn All Caps on or off for selected text
Turn Small Caps on or off for selected text
Turn Superscript on or off for selected text
Turn Subscript on or off for selected text
Set horizontal scale to 100% for selected
text
Set vertical scale to 100% for selected text
Auto leading for selected text
Reset tracking to 0 for selected text
Justify paragraph; left align last line
Justify paragraph; right align last line
Justify paragraph; force last line
Decrease or increase font size of selected
text by 2 units
Decrease or increase font size of selected
text by 10 units
Increase or decrease leading by 2 units
Increase or decrease leading by 10 units
Decrease or increase baseline shift by 2
units
Decrease or increase baseline shift by 10
units
Decrease or increase kerning or tracking 20
units (20/1000 ems)
Decrease or increase kerning or tracking
100 units (100/1000 ems)
Toggle paragraph composer
Windows
Up Arrow or Down Arrow; Left
Arrow or Right Arrow; Ctrl+Up
Arrow or Ctrl+Down Arrow; or
Ctrl+Left Arrow or Ctrl+Right
Arrow
Double-click, triple-click,
quadruple-click, or quintuple-
click with Type tool
Ctrl+Shift+K
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K
Ctrl+Shift+= (equals)
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+= (equals)
Ctrl+Shift+X
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A
Ctrl+Shift+Q
Ctrl+Shift+J
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+J
Ctrl+Shift+F
Ctrl+Shift+, (comma) or
Ctrl+Shift+. (period)
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+, (comma) or
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+. (period)
Alt+Down Arrow or Alt+Up Arrow Option+Down Arrow or
Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow or
Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow
Alt+Shift+Down Arrow or
Alt+Shift+Up Arrow
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Down Arrow or
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Up Arrow
Alt+Left Arrow or Alt+Right Arrow Option+Left Arrow or
Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow or
Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T
Mac OS
Up Arrow or Down Arrow; Left
Arrow or Right Arrow;
Command+Up Arrow or
Command+Down Arrow; or
Command+Left Arrow or
Command+Right Arrow
Double-click, triple-click,
quadruple-click, or quintuple-
click with Type tool
Command+Shift+K
Command+Option+Shift+K
Command+Shift+= (equals)
Command+Option+Shift+=
(equals)
Command+Shift+X
Command+Option+Shift+X
Command+Option+Shift+A
Command+Shift+Control+Q
Command+Shift+J
Command+Option+Shift+J
Command+Shift+F
Command+Shift+, (comma) or
Command+Shift+. (period)
Command+Option+Shift+,
(comma) or
Command+Option+Shift+.
(period)
Option+Up Arrow
Command+Option+Down Arrow
or Command+Option+Up Arrow
Option+Shift+Down Arrow or
Option+Shift+Up Arrow
Command+Option+Shift+Down
Arrow or
Command+Option+Shift+Up
Arrow
Option+Right Arrow
Command+Option+Left Arrow or
Command+Option+Right Arrow
Command+Option+Shift+T
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