Keyboard shortcuts in Pages for iCloud

Cut the selected text or object

Command-X

Control-X

Copy the selected text or object

Command-C

Control-C

Paste the selected text or object

Command-V

Control-V

Apply boldface to selected text

Command-B

Control-B

Apply italic to selected text

Command-I

Control-I

Apply underline to selected text

Command-U

Control-U

Find

Command-F

Control-F

Print a document

Command-P

Control-P

Move to the beginning of the current text area, text box, or shape

Command-Up Arrow

Control-Home

Cut the selected text or object

Command-X

Control-X

Copy the selected text or object

Command-C

Control-C

Paste the selected text or object

Command-V

Control-V

Open a new document from the template chooser

Select a template, then press Return

Select a template, then press Enter

Close the template chooser

Esc

Esc

Move between the page, toolbar, and the Format sidebar

Shift-Command-U

Control-Shift-U

Zoom in

Command-Right Angle Bracket (>)

Control-Right Angle Bracket (>)

Zoom out

Command-Left Angle Bracket (<)

Control-Left Angle Bracket (<)

View at 100% (actual size)

Command-0 (zero)

Control-0 (zero)

Hide or show the Format sidebar

Command-Option-I

Control-Alt-I

Undo the last action

Command-Z

Control-Z

Redo the last action

Shift-Command-Z

Control-Y

Print a document

Command-P

Control-P

Delete the previous character or selection

Delete

Backspace

Delete the next character or selection

Forward Delete (not available on all keyboards)

Forward Delete (not available on all keyboards)

Delete the word before the insertion point

Option-Delete

Alt-Backspace

Delete the word after the insertion point

Option-Forward Delete (not available on all keyboards)

Alt-Forward Delete (not available on all keyboards)

Delete a page in a page layout document

Press and hold the Control key, click the page you want to delete, then choose Delete Page from the menu that appears

Right-click the page you want to delete, then choose Delete Page from the menu that appears

Move one character to the left

Left Arrow

Left Arrow

Move one character to the right

Right Arrow

Right Arrow

Move to the line above

Up Arrow

Up Arrow

Move to the line below

Down Arrow

Down Arrow

Move to the beginning of the current or previous word

Option-Left Arrow

Control-Left Arrow

Move to the end of the current or next word

Option-Right Arrow

Control-Right Arrow

Move to the beginning of the current line

Command-Left Arrow

Shift-Home

Move to the end of the current line

Command-Right Arrow

Shift-End

Move to the beginning of the current paragraph

Option-Up Arrow

Control-Up Arrow

Move to the end of the current paragraph

Option-Down Arrow

Control-Down Arrow

Move to the beginning of the current text area, text box, or shape

Command-Up Arrow

Control-Home

Move to the bottom of the current text area, text box, or shape

Command-Down Arrow

Control-End

Scroll to the beginning of the document

Home

Home

Scroll to the end of the document

End

End

Jump to the first or last text box in a thread (a series of linked text boxes)

Click in any text box in the thread, then press Command-Up Arrow or Command-Down Arrow

Click in any text box in the thread, then press Control-Up Arrow or Control-Down Arrow

Select one or more characters

Click in front of the first character, then drag across the characters you want to select

Click in front of the first character, then drag across the characters you want to select

Select a word

Double-click the word

Double-click the word

Select a paragraph

Triple-click in the paragraph

Triple-click in the paragraph

Select all objects and text

Command-A

Control-A

Deselect all objects and text

Command-Shift-A

Control-Shift-A

Extend the text selection

Click in the text, then Shift-click in another location in the text

Click in the text, then Shift-click in another location in the text

Extend the selection one character to the right

Shift-Right Arrow

Shift-Right Arrow

Extend the selection one character to the left

Shift-Left Arrow

Shift-Left Arrow

Extend the selection to the end of the current word

Option-Shift-Right Arrow

Shift-Alt-Right Arrow

Extend the selection to the beginning of the current word

Option-Shift-Left Arrow

Shift-Alt-Left Arrow

Extend the selection to the end of the current line

Shift-Command-Right Arrow

Control-Shift-Right Arrow

Extend the selection to the beginning of the current line

Shift-Command-Left Arrow

Control-Shift-Left Arrow

Extend the selection to the line above

Shift-Up Arrow

Shift-Up Arrow

Extend the selection to the line below

Shift-Down Arrow

Shift-Down Arrow

Extend the selection to the beginning of the current paragraph

Option-Shift-Up Arrow

Shift-Alt-Up Arrow

Extend the selection to the end of the current paragraph

Option-Shift-Down Arrow

Shift-Alt-Down Arrow

Extend the selection to the beginning of the text

Shift-Command-Up Arrow

Control-Shift-Up Arrow

Extend the selection to the end of the text

Shift-Command-Down Arrow

Control-Shift-Down Arrow

Apply boldface to selected text

Command-B

Control-B

Apply italic to selected text

Command-I

Control-I

Apply underline to selected text

Command-U

Control-U

Decrease the indent level of a block of text or a list item

Shift-Tab, or in a table cell, Command-Left Bracket ([)

Shift-Tab, or in a table cell, Control-Left Bracket ([)

Increase the indent level of a block of text or a list item

Tab, or in a table cell, Command-Right Bracket (])

Tab, or in a table cell, Control-Right Bracket (])

Turn text into a link

Command-K

Control-K

Add a range to (or remove it from) the selection

Shift-drag or Command-drag

Shift-drag or Control-drag

Insert a line break (soft return)

Shift-Return

Shift-Enter

Insert a paragraph break

Return or Option-Return

Enter

Insert a tab character

Tab

Tab

Make the text superscript

Control-Command-Plus Sign (+)

Control-Alt-Plus Sign (+)

Make the text subscript

Control-Command-Minus Sign (-)

Control-Alt-Minus Sign (-)

Find

Command-F

Control-F

Find next

Command-G

Control-G

Find previous

Shift-Command-G

Control-Shift-G

Find using selected text

Command-E

Control-E

Replace text

Return

Enter

Replace using selected text

Shift-Command-E

Control-Shift-E

Hide the Find window

Esc

Esc

Jump to a selection in a document

Command-J

Control-J

Select or deselect objects

Command-click or Shift-click

Control-click or Shift-click

Move the selected object one point

Press an arrow key

Press an arrow key

Move the selected object ten points

Press Shift and an arrow key

Press Shift and an arrow key

Constrain the movement of the object horizontally, vertically, or diagonally (45°)

Shift-drag

Shift-drag

Group selected objects

Option-Command-G

Control-Alt-G

Ungroup selected objects

Option-Shift-Command-G

Control-Shift-Alt-G

Disable alignment guides while moving or resizing an object

Command-drag (to disable while moving), or drag a selection handle, then press Command (to disable while resizing)

Control-drag (to disable while moving), or drag a selection handle, then press Control (to disable while resizing)

Resize the object

Drag a selection handle

Drag a selection handle

Resize the object from the center

Option-drag a selection handle

Alt-drag a selection handle

Constrain the aspect ratio when resizing the object

Shift-drag a selection handle

Shift-drag a selection handle

Rotate the object

Command-drag a selection handle

Control-drag a selection handle

Rotate the object 45°

Shift-Command-drag a selection handle

Shift-Control-drag a selection handle

Mask or unmask an image

Only in Safari, Command-Shift-M

Only in Internet Explorer, Control-Shift-M

Exit masking

Return

Enter

Open the shortcut menu for the selected item

Control-click the item

Right-click the item

Add a row above the selected cells

Option-Up Arrow

Alt-Up Arrow

Add a row below the selected cells

Option-Down Arrow

Alt-Down Arrow

Add a column to the right of the selected cells

Option-Right Arrow

Alt-Right Arrow

Add a column to the left of the selected cells

Option-Left Arrow

Alt-Left Arrow

Delete selected rows

Option-Command-Delete

Alt-Shift-Backspace

Delete selected columns

Control-Command-Delete

Control-Alt-Shift-Backspace

Insert a row at the bottom of the table

Select a cell in the bottom row, then press Option-Return

Select a cell in the bottom row, then press Alt-Enter

Select an entire row or column

Click the table, then click the lettered bar for the column or the numbered bar for the row

Click the table, then click the lettered bar for the column or the numbered bar for the row

Select all rows that intersect the current selection

Option-Command-Return

Alt-Shift-Enter

Select all columns that intersect the current selection

Control-Command-Return

Control-Shift-Enter

Select additional columns

Shift-Right Arrow or Shift-Left Arrow

Shift-Right Arrow or Shift-Left Arrow

Select additional rows

Shift-Up Arrow or Shift-Down Arrow

Shift-Up Arrow or Shift-Down Arrow

Select additional cells

Shift-click

Shift-click

Select only body cells in a row or column

Double-click the lettered bar for the column or the numbered bar for the row

Double-click the lettered bar for the column or the numbered bar for the row

Stop the reordering of rows or columns

Press Esc while dragging

Press Esc while dragging

Resize the table columns evenly

Press Option while dragging

Press Alt while dragging

Select a table from a cell selection

Command-Return

Control-Enter

Select the first cell in a selected table

Return

Enter

Select all content in a table

Click a table, then press Command-A

Click a table, then press Control-A

Delete the selected table, or the contents of selected cells

Delete

Backspace

Select a cell

Click a cell

Click a cell

Edit a cell

Return

Enter

Stop editing the cell and select the cell

Command-Return

Control-Enter

Stop editing the cell and select the table

Command-Return twice

Control-Enter twice

Move the selected table one point

Press an arrow key

Press an arrow key

Move the selected table ten points

Press Shift and an arrow key

Press Shift and an arrow key

Select the next cell to the left, right, up, or down

Press an arrow key (from a selected cell)

Press an arrow key (from a selected cell)

Extend cell selection by one cell

Press Shift and an arrow key (from a selected cell)

Press Shift and an arrow key (from a selected cell)

Extend cell selection to the first row

Shift-Page Up

Shift-Page Up

Extend cell selection to the last row

Shift-Page Down

Shift-Page Down

Extend cell selection to the first column

Shift-Home

Shift-Home

Extend cell selection to the last column

Shift-End

Shift-End

Move cell selection to the first row

Option-Page Up

Alt-Page Up

Move cell selection to the last row

Option-Page Down

Alt-Page Down

Move cell selection to the first column

Option-Home

Alt-Home

Move cell selection to the last column

Option-End

Alt-End

Select the cell in the next row; from the last cell in the last row, add a new row

Option-Return

Alt-Enter

Select the cell in the next column; from the last cell in a row, move to the next row

Tab

Tab

Select the cell in the previous column

Shift-Tab

Shift-Tab

Select the cell in the previous row

Shift-Return

Shift-Enter

Insert a paragraph break (hard return) when editing text in a cell

Return

Enter

Merge selected cells

Control-Command-M

Control-Alt-Shift-M

Unmerge selected cells

Control-Shift-Command-M

Control-Alt-Shift-U

Add a formula to the current cell

Equal Sign (=)

Equal Sign (=)

Edit a formula

Double-click or Return

Double-click or Enter

In the formula editor, save changes

Return or Tab

Alt or Enter

In the formula editor, discard changes

Esc

Esc

Specify absolute and relative attributes of selected cell references

Press Command-K to move forward or backward through options

Press Control-K to move forward or backward through options

Move from one document to another

Select a document, then press an arrow key

Select a document, then press an arrow key

Extend the selection to the next document

Shift-Right Arrow or Shift-Left Arrow

Shift-Right Arrow or Shift-Left Arrow

Extend the selection above or below the document

Shift-Up Arrow or Shift-Down Arrow

Shift-Up Arrow or Shift-Down Arrow

Extend document selection

Select a document, then Shift-click another document

Select a document, then Shift-click another document

Select or deselect discontiguous documents

Command-click

Control-click

Select all documents

Command-A

Control-A

Open a selected document

Return

Enter

Delete a selected document

Delete

Backspace

Rename a document

Type a new name, then press Return. To undo, press Esc

Type a new name, then press Enter. To undo, press Esc