Keys for formatting type


    Result

    Windows Action

    Mac OS Action

    Align paragraph left, right, or center

    Ctrl + Shift + L, R, or C

    Command + Shift + L, R, or C

    Justify paragraph

    Ctrl + Shift + J

    Command + Shift + J

    Insert soft return

    Shift + Enter

    Shift + Return

    Highlight kerning

    Ctrl + Alt + K

    Command + Option + K

    Reset horizontal scale to 100%

    Ctrl + Shift + X

    Command + Shift + X

    Increase or decrease point size*

    Ctrl + Shift + > or <

    Command + Shift + > or <

    Increase or decrease leading*

    Alt + Up Arrow or Down Arrow

    Option + Up Arrow or Down Arrow

    Set leading to the font size

    Double-click leading icon in the Character palette

    Double-click leading icon in the Character palette

    Reset tracking/kerning to 0

    Ctrl + Alt + Q

    Command + Option + Q

    Add or remove space (kerning) between two characters*

    Alt + Right Arrow or Left Arrow

    Option + Right Arrow or Left Arrow

    Add or remove space (kerning) between characters by five times the increment value*

    Ctrl + Alt + Right Arrow or Left Arrow

    Command + Option + Right Arrow or Left Arrow

    Add or remove space (kerning) between selected words*

    Alt + Ctrl+\ or Backspace

    Option + Command+\ or Backspace

    Add or remove space (kerning) between words by five times the increment value*

    Shift + Alt + Ctrl+\ or Backspace

    Shift + Option + Command+\ or Backspace

    Increase or Decrease baseline shift*

    Alt + Shift + Up Arrow or Down Arrow

    Option + Shift + Up Arrow or Down Arrow

    Switch between Type and Vertical Type, Area Type and Vertical Area Type, and Path Type and Vertical Path Type tools

    Shift

    Shift

    Switch between Area Type and Type, Path Type and Area Type, and Vertical Path Type and Vertical Area Type tools

    Alt-click Type tool

    Option-click Type tool

    * Set increment value in Type & Auto Tracing Preferences ** Press Shift to select or extend existing selection