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Pages

Navigate

Move one character to the left
Move one character to the right
B
Move one character backward
F
Move one character forward
Move to the line above
Move to the line below
B
Move to the beginning of the current or previous word
Move to the left edge of the current word
F
Move to the end of the current or next word
Move to the right edge of the current word
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the current text area
Move the insertion point to the bottom of the current text area
A
or
Move to the beginning of the paragraph
E
or
Move to the end of the paragraph
Move to the left edge of the current line
Move to the right edge of the current line
Scroll up the page
Scroll down the page
Scroll one page up and move the insertion point
V
or
Scroll one page down and move the insertion point
or fn
Move to the beginning of the document without moving the insertion point
or fn
Move to the end of the document without moving the insertion point
L
Center the insertion point in the center of the application window

Select

A
Select all objects and text
A
Deselect all objects adn text
Extend the selection one character to the right
Extend the selection one character to the left
Extend the selection to the end of the current word, then to the end of subsequent words
Extend the selection to the beginning of the current word
Extend the selection to the end of the current line
Extend the selection to the beginning of the current line
Extend the selection to the line above
Extend the selection to the line below
Extend the selection to the beginning of the current paragraph
Extend the selection to the end of the current paragraph
Extend the selection to the beginning of the text
Extend the selection to the end of the text

Format

T
Show the fonts window
C
Show the colors window
B
Bold
I
Italic
U
Underline
D
Delete the next character or selection
Delete the word before the insertion point
K
Delete the text between the insertion point and the next paragraph break
+
Increase font size
-
Decrease font size
[
Decrease (tighten) the space between selected characters
]
Increase (loosen) the space between selected characters
+
Make the text superscript
-
Make the text subscript
E
Insert an equation
{
Align the text flush left
|
Center the text
}
Align the text flush right
|
Align the text flush left and flush right (justify)
[
Decrease the indent level of a block of text or a list item
]
Increase the indent level of a block of text or a list item
Decrease the indent levelof a list item
Increase the indent level of a list item
K
Add a hyperlink to text
X
Cut the selection
C
Copy the selection
C
Copy the paragraph style
V
Paste the selection
V
Paste the paragraph style
V
Paste and match the style of the destination text
C
Copy the graphic style of text
V
Paste the graphic style of text
Insert a nonbreaking space
Insert a line break (soft return)
Insert a paragraph break
O
Insert a new line after the insertion point
Fn
Insert a page break
Enter special characters
T
Transpose the characters on either side of the insertion point
E
Add an EndNote bibliography

Find

F
Find
G
Find next
G
Find previous
E
Place the selected text in the Find and Replace text field
Replace text
J
Scroll the window to show the selected text or object
Hide the Find window
D
Look up the word at the insertion point
Display a list of words to complete the selected word
;
Check spelling and grammar
;
Show the Spelling and Grammar window
H
Highlight text
K
Open a new comment for the selected text, object, or table cell
Save a new comment
K
Show the next comment
K
Show the previous comment
A
Accept a change (when change tracking is on)
R
Reject a change (when change tracking is on)
W
Show or hide word count

Manipulate Objects

A
Select all objects
A
Deselect all objects
Select the previous object on the page
scroll
Scroll zoom
drag
Add or remove objects from the selection
click
Select or deselect additional objects
Move the selected object one point
then
Move the selected object ten points
C
Copy the graphic style
V
Paste the graphic style
B
Send the selected object to the back
B
Send the selected object one layer back
F
Bring the selected object to the front
F
Bring the selected object one layer forward
G
Group selected objects
G
Ungroup selected objects
Select the next object in a group
Select the previous object in a group
L
Lock selected objects
L
Unlock selected objects
then
Duplicate the object
drag
Constrain the movement of the object horizontally, vertically, or diagonally
M
Mask or unmask the image
Exit text editing and select the object
V
Choose an object to insert
T
Define the selected text as a text placeholder
I
Define the image or movie as a media placeholder
P
Draw a custom shape with the Pen tool

Tables

Add a row above the selected cells
Add a row below the selected cells
Add a column to the right of the selected cells
Add a column to the left of the selected cells
Insert a row at the bottom of the table
or
Selected additional rows
or
Select additional columns
Select a table from a cell selection
C
Copy cell style
V
Paste cell style
V
Paste and preserve the style of the destination cell
U
Auto align cell content
Stop editing the cell and select the cell
Begin text editing
Select the next cell
Select the previous cell
Insert a tab when editing text or a formula
Insert a line break (soft return) when editing text in a cell
Insert a paragraph break (hard return) when editing text in a cell
=
Open the Formula Editor for the selected nonformula cell
In the Formula Editor, commit changes
In the Formula Editor, discard changes

Cell References in Formulas

then
Navigate to and select a single cell
then
Extend or shrink a selected cell reference
then
Navigate to and select the first or last cell in a row or column
K
or
K
Specify absolute and relative attributes of selected cell references
K
or
K
Specify absolute and relative attributes of the first and last cells of selected cell references

Chart Data

D
Show or hide the Chart Data editor
Complete a cell entry and move the selection down
Complete a cell entry and move the selection up
Complete a cell entry and move the selection to the right
Complete a cell entry and move the selection to the left
or
Move one character to the left or right
or
Move to the beginning of text or to the end of text

General

Fn
Fn
Start dictation
N
Open the template chooser
N
Open the template chooser and show the language pop-up menu
Close the template chooser
O
Open an existing document
S
Save a document
S
Save as
S
Duplicate a document
P
Print a document
?
Open Pages help
W
Close a window
W
Close all windows
M
Minimize a window
M
Minimize all windows
F
Enter full screen
>
Zoom in
<
Zoom out
0
Zoom to selection
0
Return to actual size
T
Show or hide the tab bar
P
Show page thumbnails
R
Toggle ruler
P
Open the page setup window
L
Toggle layout boundaries
I
Show formatting characters (invisibles)
V
Choose a file to insert
C
Show the colors window
T
Toggle toolbar
I
Toggle sidebars on the rigth side of the Pagers window
`
Open the next tab in the sidebar
`
Open the previous tab in the sidebar
H
Hide Pages
H
Hide windows of other applications
Z
Undo
Z
Redo