Pages Keyboard Shortcuts

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Use the search box or press /, then type an action such as bold.

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Q: Which operating systems are included for Pages?

This reference includes shortcuts for macOS. Availability depends on the action and app version.

Cheat sheet guide

Pages shortcuts worth learning first

This page collects 166 searchable Pages keyboard shortcuts across 4 categories. Start with the shortcuts for Text Formatting, Paragraphs & Lists, Editing, Navigation, then print the cheat sheet once the important ones are worth keeping nearby.

Bold⌘B
Align left⌘{
Undo⌘Z
Go to page N⌘⌥G
Italic⌘I
Underline⌘U

Text Formatting

22 shortcuts

Bold

⌘B

Cmd+B

Italic

⌘I

Cmd+I

Underline

⌘U

Cmd+U

Strikethrough

⌘⇧X

Cmd+Shift+X

Increase font size

⌘⇧>

Cmd+Shift+>

Decrease font size

⌘⇧<

Cmd+Shift+<

Superscript

⌘⇧+

Cmd+Shift++

Subscript

⌘=

Cmd+=

Clear character style

⌘⌥⇧C

Cmd+Opt+Shift+C

Show fonts

⌘T

Cmd+T

Delete to paragraph break

⌃K

Ctrl+K

Decrease text indent

⌘[

Cmd+[

Increase text indent

⌘]

Cmd+]

Add link to selection

⌘K

Cmd+K

Copy paragraph style

⌥⌘C

Opt+Cmd+C

Paste paragraph style

⌥⌘V

Opt+Cmd+V

Insert nonbreaking space

⌥Space

Opt+Space

Insert line after cursor

⌃O

Ctrl+O

Open special characters

⌃⌘Space

Ctrl+Cmd+Space

Transpose adjacent characters

⌃T

Ctrl+T

Decrease character spacing

⌥⌘[

Opt+Cmd+[

Increase character spacing

⌥⌘]

Opt+Cmd+]

Paragraphs & Lists

8 shortcuts

Align left

⌘{

Cmd+{

Align right

⌘}

Cmd+}

Center

⌘|

Cmd+|

Justify

⌘⌥|

Cmd+Opt+|

Increase indent

Tab

Tab

Decrease indent

⇧Tab

Shift+Tab

Line break (soft return)

⇧Return

Shift+Return

Insert paragraph break

Return

Return

Editing

92 shortcuts

Undo

⌘Z

Cmd+Z

Redo

⌘⇧Z

Cmd+Shift+Z

Cut

⌘X

Cmd+X

Copy

⌘C

Cmd+C

Paste

⌘V

Cmd+V

Paste and match style

⌘⌥⇧V

Cmd+Opt+Shift+V

Select all

⌘A

Cmd+A

Find

⌘F

Cmd+F

Find and replace

⌘H

Cmd+H

Insert page break

⌘Return

Cmd+Return

Choose a template language

⌥⌘N

Opt+Cmd+N

Close template chooser

Esc

Esc

Save as

⌥⇧⌘S

Opt+Shift+Cmd+S

Close window

⌘W

Cmd+W

Close all windows

⌥⌘W

Opt+Cmd+W

Enter full screen

⌃⌘F

Ctrl+Cmd+F

Zoom to selection

⇧⌘0

Shift+Cmd+0

Actual size

⌘0

Cmd+0

Show colors

⇧⌘C

Shift+Cmd+C

Deselect objects and text

⇧⌘A

Shift+Cmd+A

Extend text selection right

⇧→

Shift+→

Extend text selection left

⇧←

Shift+←

Extend selection to next word

⌥⇧→

Opt+Shift+→

Extend selection to word start

⌥⇧←

Opt+Shift+←

Select to text line end

⇧⌘→

Shift+Cmd+→

Select to text line start

⇧⌘←

Shift+Cmd+←

Extend text selection up

⇧↑

Shift+↑

Extend text selection down

⇧↓

Shift+↓

Select to paragraph start

⌥⇧↑

Opt+Shift+↑

Select to paragraph end

⌥⇧↓

Opt+Shift+↓

Select to text start

⇧⌘↑⇧Home

Shift+Cmd+↑ · Shift+Home

Select to text end

⇧⌘↓⇧End

Shift+Cmd+↓ · Shift+End

Send object to back

⇧⌘B

Shift+Cmd+B

Send object backward

⌥⇧⌘B

Opt+Shift+Cmd+B

Bring object to front

⇧⌘F

Shift+Cmd+F

Bring object forward

⌥⇧⌘F

Opt+Shift+Cmd+F

Ungroup objects

⌥⇧⌘G

Opt+Shift+Cmd+G

Lock objects

⌘L

Cmd+L

Unlock objects

⌥⌘L

Opt+Cmd+L

Table: Add row above selection

⌥↑

Opt+↑

Table: Add row below selection

⌥↓

Opt+↓

Table: Select rows intersecting selection

⌥⌘Return

Opt+Cmd+Return

Table: Select columns intersecting selection

⌃⌘Return

Ctrl+Cmd+Return

Table: Auto-align cell content

⌥⌘U

Opt+Cmd+U

Table: Insert tab in cell or formula

⌥Tab

Opt+Tab

Table: First populated cell in row

⌥⌘←

Opt+Cmd+←

Table: Last populated cell in row

⌥⌘→

Opt+Cmd+→

Table: First populated cell in column

⌥⌘↑

Opt+Cmd+↑

Table: Last populated cell in column

⌥⌘↓

Opt+Cmd+↓

Table: Merge cells

⌃⌘M

Ctrl+Cmd+M

Table: Unmerge cells

⌃⇧⌘M

Ctrl+Shift+Cmd+M

Table: Toggle top cell border

⌃⌥⌘↑

Ctrl+Opt+Cmd+↑

Table: Toggle bottom cell border

⌃⌥⌘↓

Ctrl+Opt+Cmd+↓

Table: Toggle right cell border

⌃⌥⌘→

Ctrl+Opt+Cmd+→

Table: Toggle left cell border

⌃⌥⌘←

Ctrl+Opt+Cmd+←

Table: Enable autofill mode

⌘\

Cmd+\

Table: Autofill from previous column

⌃⌘\

Ctrl+Cmd+\

Table: Autofill from row above

⌥⌘\

Opt+Cmd+\

Insert equation

⌥⌘E

Opt+Cmd+E

New document

⌘N

Cmd+N

Open document

⌘O

Cmd+O

Save document

⌘S

Cmd+S

Duplicate document

⇧⌘S

Shift+Cmd+S

Print document

⌘P

Cmd+P

Insert file

⇧⌘V

Shift+Cmd+V

Delete previous character

Backspace⌃H

Backspace · Ctrl+H

Delete next character

⌃DDelete(forward)

Ctrl+D · Delete

Delete previous word

⌥Backspace

Opt+Backspace

Delete next word

⌥Delete(forward)

Opt+Delete

Add bookmark

⌥⌘B

Opt+Cmd+B

Add EndNote bibliography

⌥⇧⌘E

Opt+Shift+Cmd+E

Open spelling and grammar window

⇧⌘:(USkeyboard)

Shift+Cmd+:

Highlight text

⇧⌘H

Shift+Cmd+H

Accept tracked change

⌥⌘A

Opt+Cmd+A

Reject tracked change

⌥⌘R

Opt+Cmd+R

Toggle image mask

⇧⌘M

Shift+Cmd+M

Make text placeholder

⌃⌥⌘T

Ctrl+Opt+Cmd+T

Make media placeholder

⌃⌥⌘I

Ctrl+Opt+Cmd+I

Draw shape with Pen tool

⌥⇧⌘P

Opt+Shift+Cmd+P

Table: insert bottom row

⌥Return

Opt+Return

Table: select additional rows

⇧↑⇧↓

Shift+↑ · Shift+↓

Table: select additional columns

⇧→⇧←

Shift+→ · Shift+←

Table: delete selection or cell contents

Backspace

Backspace

Table: open formula editor

=

Table: delete rows

⌥⌘Backspace

Opt+Cmd+Backspace

Table: delete columns

⌃⌘Backspace

Ctrl+Cmd+Backspace

Table: select to first populated cell in row

⌥⇧⌘←

Opt+Shift+Cmd+←

Table: select to last populated cell in row

⌥⇧⌘→

Opt+Shift+Cmd+→

Table: select to first populated cell in column

⌥⇧⌘↑

Opt+Shift+Cmd+↑

Table: select to last populated cell in column

⌥⇧⌘↓

Opt+Shift+Cmd+↓

Open chart data editor

⇧⌘D

Shift+Cmd+D

Navigation

44 shortcuts

Go to page N

⌘⌥G

Cmd+Opt+G

Move word left

⌥Left

Opt+Left

Move word right

⌥Right

Opt+Right

Move to start of line

⌘Left

Cmd+Left

Move to end of line

⌘Right

Cmd+Right

Move to top of document

⌘Home

Cmd+Home

Move to bottom of document

⌘End

Cmd+End

Find next in Find window

⌘G

Cmd+G

Find previous in Find window

⇧⌘G

Shift+Cmd+G

Use selection as search text

⌘E

Cmd+E

Look up word at cursor

⌃⌘D

Ctrl+Cmd+D

Show word completions

⌥Esc

Opt+Esc

Check spelling and grammar

⌘;

Cmd+;

Add comment to selection

⇧⌘K

Shift+Cmd+K

Next comment

⌥⌘K

Opt+Cmd+K

Previous comment

⌥⇧⌘K

Opt+Shift+Cmd+K

Open Pages User Guide

⇧⌘?

Shift+Cmd+?

Minimize window

⌘M

Cmd+M

Minimize all windows

⌥⌘M

Opt+Cmd+M

Toggle Screen View

⇧⌘R

Shift+Cmd+R

Toggle ruler

⌘R

Cmd+R

Open Page Setup

⇧⌘P

Shift+Cmd+P

Toggle layout boundaries

⇧⌘L

Shift+Cmd+L

Show invisible formatting characters

⇧⌘I

Shift+Cmd+I

Toggle right sidebars

⌥⌘I

Opt+Cmd+I

Hide other applications

⌥⌘H

Opt+Cmd+H

Open Pages settings

⌘,

Cmd+,

Quit Pages

⌘Q

Cmd+Q

Quit and keep windows

⌥⌘Q

Opt+Cmd+Q

Previous character in text

⌃B

Ctrl+B

Next character in text

⌃F

Ctrl+F

Previous word in reading order

⌃⌥B

Ctrl+Opt+B

Next word in reading order

⌃⌥F

Ctrl+Opt+F

Start of current text area

⌘↑

Cmd+↑

End of current text area

⌘↓

Cmd+↓

Start of paragraph

⌃A⌥↑

Ctrl+A · Opt+↑

End of paragraph

⌃E⌥↓

Ctrl+E · Opt+↓

Page up and move cursor

⌥PageUp

Opt+PageUp

Page down and move cursor

⌃V⌥PageDown

Ctrl+V · Opt+PageDown

Center text cursor

⌃L

Ctrl+L

Toggle word count

⇧⌘W

Shift+Cmd+W

Edit page template

⇧⌘E

Shift+Cmd+E

Documentation check for this addition

133 additional actions were checked against the official documentation on 2026-11-05. Existing actions were retained. These are documentary checks, not tests in installed applications. A dash means this batch does not provide a verified binding for that system. Context such as PDF viewer, text field or address bar is part of the action.

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