Shortcuts Apple Pages for MacOS

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Moving around within a document

macOSAction
Left ArrowMove one character to the left
Right ArrowMove one character to the right
Up ArrowMove to the line above
Down ArrowMove to the line below
Option+Left ArrowMove to the beginning of current or previous word
Option+Right ArrowMove to the end of current or next word
Command+Left ArrowMove to the beginning of the current line
Command+Right ArrowMove to the end of the current line
Option+Up ArrowMove to the beginning of the current paragraph
Option+Down ArrowMove to the end of the current paragraph
Command+Up Arrow, HomeMove to the beginning of the document
Command+Down Arrow, EndMove to the end of the document

Formatting text

macOSAction
Command+TShow fonts
Shift+Command+TShow styles
Command+BBold
Command+IItalic
Command+UUnderline
DeleteDelete 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+XCut
Command+CCopy
Option+Command+CCopy paragraph style
Option+Shift+Command+CCopy character style
Command+VPaste
Option+Command+VPaste character or paragraph style
Option+Shift+Command+VPaste and match style of destination text
Option+Space barInsert non-breaking space
Shift+ReturnInsert line break (soft return)
Command+EnterInsert page break
ReturnInsert paragraph break

Selecting text

macOSAction
Click in front of the first character and drag across the characters you want to selectSelect one or more characters
Double+click the wordSelect a word
Triple+click in the paragraphSelect a paragraph
Command+ASelect all inline text and objects
Shift+Command+ADeselect all all inline text and objects
Shift+Right ArrowExtend selection one character to the right
Shift+Left ArrowExtend selection one character to the left
Shift+Option+Right ArrowExtend selection to end of current word
Shift+Option+Left ArrowExtend selection to beginning of current word
Shift+Command+Right ArrowExtend selection to end of current line
Shift+Command+Left ArrowExtend selection to beginning of current line
Shift+Up ArrowExtend selection to the line above
Shift+Down ArrowExtend selection to the line below
Shift+Option+Up ArrowExtend selection to beginning of the current paragraph
Shift+Option+Down ArrowExtend selection to end of the current paragraph
Shift+Command+Down ArrowExtend selection to end of text
Shift+Command+Up ArrowExtend selection to beginning of text

General

macOSAction
Command+NOpen new document (You can choose the type of document you want to open in Pages Preferences.)
Command+OOpen existing document
Command+SSave
Shift+Command+SSave as
Command+PPrint
Shift+Command+PPage setup
Command+FFind
Command+GFind next
Shift+Command+GFind previous
Command+EUse selection for find
Command+JScroll to found selection
Command+semi-colon (;)Check spelling
Command+colon (:)Show Spelling window
Command+>/Command+<Zoom in/Out
Command+WClose window
Command+MMinimize window
Command+comma(,)Show preferences
Option+Command+IShow Inspector window
Command+RShow document rulers
Command+Shift+LShow layout
Command+Shift+IShow formatting characters (invisibles)
Shift+Command+CShow Colors window
Command+?Pages Help
Command+HHide Pages
Option+Command+HHide other windows
Command+QQuit Pages

Working with tables

macOSAction
Command+ASelect all table borders or cell content, depending on initial selection
Command+CCopy contents of selected cells or whole table, if table is selected
Command+XCut contents of selected cells or whole table, if table is selected
Command+VPaste the selection that was last copied
DeleteDelete selection (whole table, border or border segment, or contents of selected cells)
Shift+drag tableConstrain the movement of the table and snap to guides
Option+Shift+drag tableDuplicate table
Drag selected cell to another cellSwitch contents of selected cell with contents of destination cell
Option+drag selected cell to another cellCopy contents of selected cell into destination cell
Shift+clickExtend selection from selected cell to destination cell
Command+click cellsSelect 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 tableSelect entire row or column border
Option+clickSelect or deselect border segment
Shift+click or Command+click borderSelect or deselect multiple cell borders
Drag border or border segmentMove row or column border or border segment to new position
Arrow keysMove table, border, or segment one pixel
Shift+Arrow keysMove 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+TabSelect 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 sizeCreate a table by dragging
Option+Tab(in text edit mode)Insert a Tab

Manipulating fixed objects

macOSAction
Option+click the Objects toolbar button; choose Shapes, Table, or Chart; then drag to size"Draw" a fixed shape, table, or chart
Command+ASelect all fixed objects
Command+Shift+ADeselect all fixed objects
Command+click, Shift+clickAdd or remove selected object to previously selected object(s)
Shift+drag,Command+dragAdd or remove selected range to previously selected range
Arrow keyMove selected object one point
Shift+Arrow keyMove selected object ten points
Shift+Command-BSend object to the back
Option+Command-BSend object one layer back
Shift+Command-FBring object to the front
Option+Shift+Command+FBring object one layer forward
Control+Option+Command+MMove object to section master
Option+Command+GGroup objects
Option+Shift+Command+GUngroup objects
Command+LLock objects
Option+Command+LUnlock objects
Option+dragDuplicate object
Shift+dragConstrain movement of object to 45º
Drag handleResize object
Option+drag handleResize object from center
Option+Shift+drag handleConstrain aspect ratio when resizing object from center
Shift+drag handleConstrain aspect ratio when resizing object
Command+drag handleRotate object
Shift+Command+drag handleRotate object 45º
Command+dragTurn off alignment guides
Shift+Command+MMask or unmask object
ReturnExit mask mode
Double-click the masked imageReenter mask mode
Control+clickOpen shortcut menu for selected item
Command+ReturnExit text edit mode and select object
Command+CCopy selected object
Command+VPaste selected object
Command+XCut selected object

Editing chart data

macOSAction
Shift+Command-DShow or hide Chart Data Editor
ReturnComplete a cell entry and move the selection down
Shift+ReturnComplete a cell entry and move the selection up
TabComplete a cell entry and move the selection to the right
Shift+TabComplete a cell entry and move the selection to the left
DeleteDelete 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)
EnterComplete a cell entry and select the cell
Arrows keys (in cell selection mode)Move one cell in a given direction
HomeMove to the beginning of the row
EndMove to the last filled cell to the right in the current row
Shift+Arrow keysExtend the selection by one cell
Shift+HomeExtend the selection to the beginning of the row
Shift+EndExtend the selection to the end of the row