Result | Action |
Aligns left, right, or center | Ctrl + + L, R, or C |
Justifies | Ctrl + + J |
Inserts soft return | + Return
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Highlights kerning | Ctrl + Alt + K |
Resets horizontal scale to 100% | Ctrl + + X |
Resets tracking/kerning to 0 | Ctrl + Alt + Q |
Increases/decreases point size* | Ctrl + + > or < |
Increases/decreases leading* | Alt + |
Sets leading to the font size | Double-click the leading icon in the Character palette |
Increases/decreases kerning/tracking* | Alt + |
Increases/decreases baseline shift* | Alt + + |
Selects word, paragraph | Double-click word, triple-click word |
Moves pointer left/right one word or up/down one paragraph | Ctrl + or ** |
Switches between type and vertical type, area type and vertical area-type, and path type and vertical path-type tools |
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Switches between area type and type, path type and area type, and vertical path-type and vertical area-type tools | Alt + click  |