Publisher's Best Keyboard Shortcuts
MS Publisher Shortcuts
Here is an alphabetized list of Publisher’s most useful commands, followed by their corresponding keyboard shortcut:
Add a non-breaking hyphen – CTRL+SHIFT+-
Add a non-breaking space – CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
Add a page after the current page – CTRL+SHIFT+N
Add a shadow – CTRL+D
Add or remove hyphens – CTRL+SHIFT+H
Align left – CTRL+L
Align right – CTRL+R
Bring to front – F6
Cancel selection of a text frame or table – ESC
Center a paragraph – CTRL+E
Change text font – CTRL+SHIFT+F
Change text size – CTRL+SHIFT+P
Change text style – CTRL+SHIFT+S
Check spelling – F7
Copy formatting – CTRL+SHIFT+C
Copy selected text or objects – CTRL+C
Create a new publication – CTRL+N
Cut selected text or objects – CTRL+X
Decrease font size by 1 point – CTRL+[
Decrease kerning – CTRL+SHIFT+[
Delete a text frame or table containing text – CTRL+SHIFT+X
Delete the next word – CTRL+DELETE
Delete the previous word – CTRL+BACKSPACE
Double-space lines – CTRL+2
Find – CTRL+F
Find and replace – CTRL+H
Group or ungroup objects – CTRL+SHIFT+G
Hide or show special characters – CTRL+SHIFT+Y
Highlight all text in text box or table cell – CTRL+A
Highlight one character to the left – SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Highlight one character to the right – SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Highlight next page in page navigation control – SHIFT+F5
Highlight to end of a line – SHIFT+END
Highlight to end of a paragraph – CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Highlight to end of a word – CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Highlight to start of a line – SHIFT+HOME
Highlight to start of a paragraph – CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW
Highlight to start of a word – CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Increase font size by 1 point – CTRL+]
Increase kerning – CTRL+SHIFT+]
Insert a frame break – CTRL+ENTER
Insert a tab in a table cell – CTRL+TAB
Italicize text – CTRL+I
Justify text – CTRL+J
Make text bold – CTRL+B
Make text small capitals – CTRL+SHIFT+K
Make transparent or opaque – CTRL+T
Move between background and foreground page – CTRL+M
Move between current page view and actual size view – F9
Move between menu bar and publication – ALT
Nudge down – ALT+DOWN ARROW
Nudge left – ALT+LEFT ARROW
Nudge right – ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Nudge up – ALT+UP ARROW
Open current publication – CTRL+O (letter O)
Paste text or objects – CTRL+P
Print – CTRL+P
Redo previous action – CTRL+Y
Remove line spacing before a paragraph – CTRL+0 (zero)
Resize object, keeping its center – Press and hold CTRL and drag a Resize handle
Return character formatting to current text style – CTRL+SPACEBAR
Rotate object freely – Press and hold ALT and drag a Resize handle
Rotate object in 15-degree increments –Press and hold CTRL+ALT and drag a Resize handle
Rotate object five degrees clockwise – CTRL+ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Rotate object five degrees counterclockwise – CTRL+ALT+LEFT ARROW
Save changes to a publication – CTRL+S
Show or hide boundaries and guides – CTRL+SHIFT+O (letter O)
Single-space lines – CTRL+1
Soft return – SHIFT+ENTER
Turn on or off the Snap to Guides feature – CTRL+W
Underline text – CTRL+U
Undo – CTRL+Z (up to 20 actions)
For more on getting the most out of your Publisher program, also check out DTP channel writer Carolyn Taraboletti’s similarly titled piece.