Keys for formatting type


    * Not in ImageReady

    Result

    Windows

    Mac OS

    Align left, center, or right*

    Horizontal type tool + Control + Shift + L, C, or R

    Horizontal type tool + Command + Shift + L, C, or R

    Align top, center, or bottom*

    Vertical type tool + Control + Shift + L, C, or R

    Vertical type tool + Command + Shift + L, C, or R

    Return to default font style

    Control + Shift + Y

    Command + Shift + Y

    Choose 100% horizontal scale*

    Control + Shift + X

    Command + Shift + X

    Choose 100% vertical scale*

    Control + Shift + Alt + X

    Command + Shift + Option + X

    Choose Auto leading*

    Control + Shift + Alt + A

    Command + Shift + Option + A

    Choose 0 for tracking*

    Control + Shift + Q

    Command + Control + Shift + Q

    Justify paragraph, left aligns last line*

    Control + Shift + J

    Command + Shift + J

    Justify paragraph, forces last line*

    Control + Shift + F

    Command + Shift + F

    Toggle paragraph hyphenation on/off*

    Control + Shift + Alt + H

    Command + Control + Shift + Option + H

    Toggle single/every-line composer on/off*

    Control + Shift + Alt + T

    Command + Shift + Option + T

    Decrease or increase type size of selected text 2 pts/px

    Control + Shift + < or >

    Command + Shift + < or >

    Decrease or increase leading 2 pts/px

    Alt + Down Arrow or Up Arrow††

    Option + Down Arrow or Up Arrow††

    Decrease or increase baseline shift 2 pts/px

    Shift + Alt + Down Arrow or Up Arrow††

    Shift + Option + Down Arrow or Up Arrow††

    Decrease or increase kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems

    Alt + Left Arrow or Right Arrow††

    Option + Left Arrow or Right Arrow††

    Hold down Alt (Win) or Option (Mac OS) to decrease/increase by 10

    ††Hold down Control (Win) or Command (Mac OS) to decrease/increase by 10