
Keyboard shortcuts
You can use your keyboard (and mouse) 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 complete an action, press the shortcut keys indicated below.
When you click View in the toolbar and choose Show Invisibles, and then press or choose |
This formatting character appears |
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The Space bar |
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Option-Space (creates a non-breaking space) |
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Tab |
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Return (paragraph break) |
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Shift-Return (creates a line break in the middle of a paragraph) |
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Insert > Page Break |
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Insert > Column Break |
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Insert > Layout Break |
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Insert > Section Break |
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Wherever you insert an object that moves with text as you type |
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Shortcut |
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Moving around within a document |
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Move one character to the left |
Left Arrow |
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Move one character to the right |
Right Arrow |
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Move to the line above |
Up Arrow |
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Move to the line below |
Down Arrow |
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Move to the beginning of current or previous word |
Option-Left Arrow |
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Move to the end of current or next word |
Option-Right Arrow |
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Move to the beginning of the current line |
Command-Left Arrow |
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Move to the end of the current line |
Command-Right Arrow |
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Move to the beginning of the current paragraph |
Option-Up Arrow |
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Move to the end of the current paragraph |
Option-Down Arrow |
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Scroll to the beginning of the document |
Home |
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Move to the beginning of the document |
Command-Up Arrow |
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Scroll to the end of the document |
End |
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Move to the end of the document |
Command-Down Arrow |
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Selecting text |
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Select one or more characters |
Click in front of the first character and drag across the characters you want to select |
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Select a word |
Double-click the word |
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Select a paragraph |
Triple-click in the paragraph |
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Select all inline text and objects |
Command-A |
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Deselect all inline text and objects |
Shift-Command-A |
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Extend text selection |
Click in the text, then Shift-click in another location in the text |
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Extend selection one character to the right |
Shift-Right Arrow |
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Extend selection one character to the left |
Shift-Left Arrow |
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Extend selection to end of current word |
Shift-Option-Right Arrow |
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Extend selection to beginning of current word |
Shift-Option-Left Arrow |
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Extend selection to end of current line |
Shift-Command-Right Arrow |
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Extend selection to beginning of current line |
Shift-Command-Left Arrow |
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Extend selection to the line above |
Shift-Up Arrow |
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Extend selection to the line below |
Shift-Down Arrow |
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Extend selection to beginning of the current paragraph |
Shift-Option-Up Arrow |
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Extend selection to end of the current paragraph |
Shift-Option-Down Arrow |
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Extend selection to beginning of text |
Shift-Command-Up Arrow or |
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Extend selection to end of text |
Shift-Command-Down Arrow or |
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Select multiple words or blocks of text that are not next to each other |
Select the first text you want, and then select additional text while holding down the Command key |
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Formatting text |
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Show fonts window |
Command-T |
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Show styles drawer |
Shift-Command-T |
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Bold |
Command-B |
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Italic |
Command-I |
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Underline |
Command-U |
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Delete previous character or selection |
Delete |
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Delete the next character or selection |
Del (not available on all keyboards) |
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Make font size bigger |
Command-plus sign (+), command-equal sign (=) |
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Make font size smaller |
Command-minus sign (-) |
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Make text superscript |
Control-Command-plus sign (+) |
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Make text subscript |
Control-Command-minus sign (-) |
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Align text flush left |
Command-{ |
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Center text |
Command-| |
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Align text flush right |
Command-} |
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Align text flush left and flush right (justify) |
Option-Command-| |
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Decrease list indent level |
Command-[ |
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Increase list indent level |
Command-] |
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Edit hyperlink text without disabling hyperlinks |
Arrow keys into hyperlink text |
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Cut |
Command-X |
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Copy |
Command-C |
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Copy paragraph style |
Option-Command-C |
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Copy character style |
Option-Shift-Command-C |
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Paste |
Command-V |
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Paste character or paragraph style |
Option-Command-V |
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Paste and match style of destination text |
Option-Shift-Command-V |
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Insert non-breaking space |
Option-Space bar |
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Insert line break (soft return) |
Shift-Return |
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Insert page break |
Command-Enter |
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Insert paragraph break |
Return |
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Manipulating fixed objects |
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"Draw" a fixed shape, table, or chart |
Option-click the Objects toolbar button; choose Shapes, Table, or Chart; then drag to size |
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Select all fixed objects |
Select one fixed object and press Command-A |
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Deselect all fixed objects |
Select one fixed object and press Command-Shift-A |
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Select or deselect additional objects |
Command-click, Shift-click |
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Add range to (or remove it from) selection |
Shift-drag, Command-drag |
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Move selected object one point |
Arrow key |
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Move selected object ten points |
Shift-Arrow key |
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Send object to the back |
Shift-Command-B |
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Send object one layer back |
Option-Shift-Command-B |
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Bring object to the front |
Shift-Command-F |
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Bring object one layer forward |
Option-Shift-Command-F |
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Group objects |
Option-Command-G |
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Ungroup objects |
Option-Shift-Command-G |
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Lock objects |
Command-L |
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Unlock objects |
Option-Command-L |
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Duplicate object |
Command-D, Option-drag |
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Constrain movement of object to 45º |
Shift-drag |
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Resize object |
Drag handle |
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Resize object from center |
Option-drag handle |
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Constrain aspect ratio when resizing object |
Shift-drag handle |
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Constrain aspect ratio when resizing object from center |
Option-Shift-drag handle |
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Rotate object |
Command-drag handle |
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Rotate object 45º |
Shift-Command-drag handle |
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Rotate object around opposite handle (instead of center) |
Command-Option-drag handle |
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Rotate object 45º around opposite handle (instead of center) |
Shift-Command-Option-drag handle |
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Turn off alignment guides |
Command-drag |
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Mask or unmask object |
Shift-Command-M |
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Exit mask mode |
Return, Command-Return, Enter, double-click |
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Reenter mask mode |
Double-click the masked image |
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Open shortcut menu for selected item |
Control-click |
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Exit text edit mode and select object |
Command-Return |
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Working with tables |
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Select all table borders or cell content, depending on initial selection |
Command-A |
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Delete selected table, border or border segment, or contents of selected cells |
Delete |
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Constrain the movement of the table and snap to guides |
Shift-drag table |
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Switch contents of selected cell with contents of destination cell |
Drag selected cell to another cell |
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Copy contents of selected cell into destination cell |
Option-drag selected cell to another cell |
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Extend selection from selected cell to destination cell |
Shift-click in destination cell |
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Select cell |
Click cell of selected table or double-click cell of unselected table |
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Add cell to (or remove it from) selection |
Command-click selected or unselected cell |
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Enter text edit mode |
Return or enter (in cell selection mode) |
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Stop editing text and select cell |
Command-Return or Command-click the cell (in text edit mode) |
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Select border |
Click border of selected table or double-click border of unselected table |
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Add border to (or remove it from) selection |
Command-click or Shift-click border |
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Select border segment |
Option-click, Option-double-click if table isn't selected |
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Add border segment to (or remove it from) selection |
Shift-Option-click border segment, Command-Option-click border segment |
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Move border or border segment to new position |
Drag border or border segment |
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Move selected table, border, or border segment one point |
Arrow keys |
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Move selected table, border, or border segment ten points |
Shift-Arrow keys |
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Select next cell to the left, right, up, or down |
Arrow keys (in cell selection mode) |
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Extend cell selection by one cell |
Shift-Arrow keys (in cell selection mode) |
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Select text in next cell or if last cell is selected add a new row |
Tab |
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Select text in previous cell |
Shift-Tab |
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Stop editing cell and select the table |
Command-Return (in cell selection mode) |
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Insert a tab |
Option-Tab (in text edit mode) |
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Open table formatting menu for selected table or cells |
Control-click table |
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Create a table by dragging |
Option-click Objects in toolbar, choose Table, then drag to size |
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Open Formula Editor for selected non-formula cell |
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Open Formula Editor for cell containing formula or formatted number |
=, Return, Enter, or double-click |
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In Formula Editor, save changes |
Return, Enter, Accept button |
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In Formula Editor, discard changes |
Escape, Cancel button |
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Editing chart data |
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Show or hide Chart Data Editor |
Shift-Command-D |
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Complete a cell entry and move the selection down |
Return |
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Complete a cell entry and move the selection up |
Shift-Return |
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Complete a cell entry and move the selection to the right |
Tab |
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Complete a cell entry and move the selection to the left |
Shift-Tab |
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Move one character left, right, to the beginning of text (up), or to the end of text (down) |
Arrows keys (in text edit mode) |
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Complete a cell entry and select the cell |
Enter |
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Move one cell in a given direction |
Arrows keys (in cell selection mode) |
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Move to the beginning of the row |
Home |
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Move to the last nonblank cell at the end of the row |
End |
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Extend the selection by one cell |
Shift-Arrow keys |
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Extend the selection to the beginning of the row |
Shift-Home |
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Extend the selection to the end of the row |
Shift-End |
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Working with editable shapes |
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Make a custom shape editable |
Click the shape, then click again |
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Move a point of an editable shape |
Click point and drag to another location |
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Delete a point of an editable shape |
Click point and press Delete |
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Add a point to an editable shape |
Option-click the shape border where you want to add a point |
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Change a corner point of an editable shape into a curved point |
Double-click the corner point |
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Change a curved point of an editable shape into a corner point |
Double-click the curved point |
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Reshape the curve of an editable shape |
Click a point on the curve and move the control handles |
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Thumbnail View |
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Show page thumbnails |
Option-Command-P |
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Select section above current section |
Up Arrow |
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Select section below current section |
Down Arrow |
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Extend selection from current section to section above |
Shift-Up Arrow |
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Extend selection from current section to section below |
Shift-Down Arrow |
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Move between pages |
Page Up and Page Down |
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Select first section |
Home |
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Select last section |
End |
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Select all sections |
Command-A |
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General |
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Open new document (You can choose the type of document you want to open in Pages Preferences.) |
Command-N |
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Open existing document |
Command-O |
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Save |
Command-S |
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Save as |
Shift-Command-S |
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Command-P |
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Page setup |
Shift-Command-P |
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Pages help |
Command-? |
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Find |
Command-F |
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Find next |
Command-G |
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Find previous |
Shift-Command-G |
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Use selection for find |
Command-E |
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Scroll to found selection |
Command-J |
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Show search sidebar |
Option-Command-F |
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Check spelling |
Command-semicolon (;) |
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Show spelling window |
Command-colon (:) |
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Zoom in |
Command-> |
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Zoom out |
Command-< |
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Close window |
Command-W |
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Minimize window |
Command-M |
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Show preferences |
Command-comma (,) |
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Show Inspector window |
Option-Command-I |
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Show document rulers |
Command-R |
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Show layout |
Shift-Command-L |
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Show formatting characters (invisibles) |
Shift-Command-I |
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Show colors window |
Shift-Command-C |
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Hide Pages |
Command-H |
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Hide other windows |
Option-Command-H |
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Quit Pages |
Command-Q |