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Editing


    Result

    Action

    Moves type in image

    Command key + drag type when Type layer is selected

    Aligns left, center, or right*

    horizontal type tool + Shift key + Command key + L, C, or R

    Aligns top, center, or bottom*

    vertical type tool + Shift key + Command key + L, C, or R

    Selects 1 character left/right, or 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right

    Shift key + Left arrow key Right arrow key Down arrow key Up arrow key, or Shift key + Command key + Left arrow key Right arrow key

    Selects characters from insertion point to mouse click point

    Shift key + click

    Moves 1 character left/right, 1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right

    Left arrow key Right arrow key, Down arrow key Up arrow key, or Command key + Left arrow key Right arrow key

    Designates new origin over existing type

    Shift key + click or click + drag

    Selects word, line, paragraph, or story

    Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click

    Shows/Hides selection on selected type

    Command key + H (OS 9); Control + Command key + H (OS X)

    Toggles Underlining on/off*

    Shift key + Command key + U

    Toggles Strikethrough on/off*

    Shift key + Command key + /

    Toggles All Uppercase on/off*

    Shift key + Command key + K

    Toggles Small Caps on/off*

    Shift key + Command key + H

    Toggles Superscript on/off*

    Shift key + Command key + +

    Toggles Subscript on/off*

    Shift key + Option key + Command key + +

    Chooses 100% horizontal scale*

    Shift key + Command key + X

    Chooses 100% vertical scale*

    Shift key + Option key + Command key + X

    Chooses Auto leading*

    Shift key + Option key + Command key + A

    Chooses 0 for tracking*

    Shift key + Command key + Q (OS 9) or Shift key + Command key + Control + Q (OS X)

    Justifies paragraph; left aligns last line*

    Shift key + Command key + J

    Justifies paragraph; forces last line*

    Shift key + Command key + F

    Toggles paragraph hyphenation on/off*

    Shift key + Option key + Command key + H

    Toggles single/every-line composer on/off*

    Shift key + Option key + Command key + T

    Decreases/increases type size of selected text 2 pts/px

    Shift key + Command key + < >

    Decreases/increases leading 2 pts/px

    Option key + Down arrow key Up arrow key††

    Decreases/increases baseline shift 2 pts/px

    Shift key + Option key + Down arrow key Up arrow key††

    Decreases/increases kerning/tracking 20/1000 ems

    Option key + Left arrow key Right arrow key††

    Hold down Option key to decrease/increase 10x

    ††Hold down Command key to decrease/increase 10x

    *Not in ImageReady

    Command key Command Shift key Shift Option key Option Key Key