Shortcuts Apple Pages for MacOS

We present to your attention the shortcuts for the Apple Pages for MacOS which is used on the operating system MacOS, in this hotkeys description 154 of the most popular and important shortcuts are offered. You can also add your changes on our portal if you consider the data insufficiently complete or add a new program from the very beginning.

Moving around within a document

MacOS Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Left Arrow Move one character to the left
Right Arrow Move one character to the right
Up Arrow Move to the line above
Down Arrow Move to the line below
Option+Left Arrow Move to the beginning of current or previous word
Option+Right Arrow Move to the end of current or next word
Command+Left Arrow Move to the beginning of the current line
Command+Right Arrow Move to the end of the current line
Option+Up Arrow Move to the beginning of the current paragraph
Option+Down Arrow Move to the end of the current paragraph
Command+Up Arrow, Home Move to the beginning of the document
Command+Down Arrow, End Move to the end of the document

Formatting text

MacOS Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Command+T Show fonts
Shift+Command+T Show styles
Command+B Bold
Command+I Italic
Command+U Underline
Delete Delete previous character or selection
Del (not available on all keyboards) Delete the next character or selection
Command+plus sign (+) Make font size bigger
Command+minus sign(-) Make font size smaller
Control+Command+plus sign (+) Make text superscript
Control+Command+minus sign (-) Make text subscript
Command+{ Align text flush left
Command+| Center text
Command+} Align text flush right
Option+Command+| Align text flush left and flush right (justify)
Command+[ Decrease list indent level
Command+] Increase list indent level
Command+X Cut
Command+C Copy
Option+Command+C Copy paragraph style
Option+Shift+Command+C Copy character style
Command+V Paste
Option+Command+V Paste character or paragraph style
Option+Shift+Command+V Paste and match style of destination text
Option+Space bar Insert non-breaking space
Shift+Return Insert line break (soft return)
Command+Enter Insert page break
Return Insert paragraph break

Selecting text

MacOS Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Click in front of the first character and drag across the characters you want to select Select one or more characters
Double+click the word Select a word
Triple+click in the paragraph Select a paragraph
Command+A Select all inline text and objects
Shift+Command+A Deselect all all inline text and objects
Shift+Right Arrow Extend selection one character to the right
Shift+Left Arrow Extend selection one character to the left
Shift+Option+Right Arrow Extend selection to end of current word
Shift+Option+Left Arrow Extend selection to beginning of current word
Shift+Command+Right Arrow Extend selection to end of current line
Shift+Command+Left Arrow Extend selection to beginning of current line
Shift+Up Arrow Extend selection to the line above
Shift+Down Arrow Extend selection to the line below
Shift+Option+Up Arrow Extend selection to beginning of the current paragraph
Shift+Option+Down Arrow Extend selection to end of the current paragraph
Shift+Command+Down Arrow Extend selection to end of text
Shift+Command+Up Arrow Extend selection to beginning of text

General

MacOS Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Command+N Open new document (You can choose the type of document you want to open in Pages Preferences.)
Command+O Open existing document
Command+S Save
Shift+Command+S Save as
Command+P Print
Shift+Command+P Page setup
Command+F Find
Command+G Find next
Shift+Command+G Find previous
Command+E Use selection for find
Command+J Scroll to found selection
Command+semi-colon (;) Check spelling
Command+colon (:) Show Spelling window
Command+>/Command+< Zoom in/Out
Command+W Close window
Command+M Minimize window
Command+comma(,) Show preferences
Option+Command+I Show Inspector window
Command+R Show document rulers
Command+Shift+L Show layout
Command+Shift+I Show formatting characters (invisibles)
Shift+Command+C Show Colors window
Command+? Pages Help
Command+H Hide Pages
Option+Command+H Hide other windows
Command+Q Quit Pages

Working with tables

MacOS Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Command+A Select all table borders or cell content, depending on initial selection
Command+C Copy contents of selected cells or whole table, if table is selected
Command+X Cut contents of selected cells or whole table, if table is selected
Command+V Paste the selection that was last copied
Delete Delete selection (whole table, border or border segment, or contents of selected cells)
Shift+drag table Constrain the movement of the table and snap to guides
Option+Shift+drag table Duplicate table
Drag selected cell to another cell Switch contents of selected cell with contents of destination cell
Option+drag selected cell to another cell Copy contents of selected cell into destination cell
Shift+click Extend selection from selected cell to destination cell
Command+click cells Select or deselect multiple cells that are not next to each other
Command+Return or Command+click the cell (in text edit mode) Stop editing text and select cell
Click border of selected table or double-click border of unselected table Select entire row or column border
Option+click Select or deselect border segment
Shift+click or Command+click border Select or deselect multiple cell borders
Drag border or border segment Move row or column border or border segment to new position
Arrow keys Move table, border, or segment one pixel
Shift+Arrow keys Move table, border, or segment ten pixels
Arrow keys (in cell selection mode) Select next cell to the left, right, up, or down
Shift+Arrow keys (in cell selection mode) Extend cell selection by one cell
Tab/Shift+Tab Select text in nextprevious cell
Command+Return (in cell selection mode) Stop editing cell and select the table
Option+click Table toolbar button then drag to size Create a table by dragging
Option+Tab(in text edit mode) Insert a Tab

Manipulating fixed objects

MacOS Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Option+click the Objects toolbar button; choose Shapes, Table, or Chart; then drag to size "Draw" a fixed shape, table, or chart
Command+A Select all fixed objects
Command+Shift+A Deselect all fixed objects
Command+click, Shift+click Add or remove selected object to previously selected object(s)
Shift+drag,Command+drag Add or remove selected range to previously selected range
Arrow key Move selected object one point
Shift+Arrow key Move selected object ten points
Shift+Command-B Send object to the back
Option+Command-B Send object one layer back
Shift+Command-F Bring object to the front
Option+Shift+Command+F Bring object one layer forward
Control+Option+Command+M Move object to section master
Option+Command+G Group objects
Option+Shift+Command+G Ungroup objects
Command+L Lock objects
Option+Command+L Unlock objects
Option+drag Duplicate object
Shift+drag Constrain movement of object to 45º
Drag handle Resize object
Option+drag handle Resize object from center
Option+Shift+drag handle Constrain aspect ratio when resizing object from center
Shift+drag handle Constrain aspect ratio when resizing object
Command+drag handle Rotate object
Shift+Command+drag handle Rotate object 45º
Command+drag Turn off alignment guides
Shift+Command+M Mask or unmask object
Return Exit mask mode
Double-click the masked image Reenter mask mode
Control+click Open shortcut menu for selected item
Command+Return Exit text edit mode and select object
Command+C Copy selected object
Command+V Paste selected object
Command+X Cut selected object

Editing chart data

MacOS Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Shift+Command-D Show or hide Chart Data Editor
Return Complete a cell entry and move the selection down
Shift+Return Complete a cell entry and move the selection up
Tab Complete a cell entry and move the selection to the right
Shift+Tab Complete a cell entry and move the selection to the left
Delete Delete the character to the left of the insertion point, or delete the selection
Arrows keys (in text edit mode) Move one character left, right, to the beginning of text (up), or to the end of text (down)
Enter Complete a cell entry and select the cell
Arrows keys (in cell selection mode) Move one cell in a given direction
Home Move to the beginning of the row
End Move to the last filled cell to the right in the current row
Shift+Arrow keys Extend the selection by one cell
Shift+Home Extend the selection to the beginning of the row
Shift+End Extend the selection to the end of the row
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Date of change: 24.01.2019
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*Some of the keys listed may not work in older versions of the program