InDesign Hotkeys

This page documents 467 keyboard shortcuts for Adobe InDesign across 19 categories, including Tools, Working with type, Layers, Tables, Selecting and moving objects, Editing paths and frames, Color panel, and Viewing documents and document workspaces.

For most layout work, Tools, Selecting and moving objects, and Working with type give you the biggest return quickly. Viewing documents and Layers are also worth an early look if you work across multi-page or multi-layer documents.

Yes. Most shortcuts follow the standard pattern of swapping Command for Ctrl and Option for Alt between macOS and Windows. A few shortcuts exist only on one platform, so check the OS column if a shortcut is not working as expected.

Not for most users. InDesign's shortcut set is intentionally broad to support very different workflows, from book layout to interactive documents. Focus on the categories that match your day-to-day tasks and treat the rest as a reference.