Use these shortcuts to format selected paragraphs or the paragraph containing the insertion point.
Task |
Keyboard shortcut |
|---|---|
Apply a paragraph style by typing the first characters of its name and pressing Return |
esc q p F9 ctrl+9 |
Center a paragraph |
esc j c |
Left-align a paragraph |
esc j l |
Right-align a paragraph |
esc j r |
Justify a paragraph (left and right) |
esc j f |
Position the current paragraph in the column, removing any straddling or run-in formatting |
esc j p n |
Change current paragraph to a run-in head |
esc j p r |
Change current paragraph to a side head |
esc j p s |
Make current paragraph straddle all columns |
esc j p t |
Make current paragraph straddle both the side-head area and columns |
esc j p shift+t |
Change line spacing to single spacing |
esc j 1 |
Change line spacing to 1½ spacing |
esc j / |
Change line spacing to double spacing |
esc j 2 |
Change line spacing to fixed (default font size plus leading) |
esc j x |
Change line spacing to floating (largest font size plus leading) |
esc j o |
Increase line spacing 1 point |
esc j + esc + 1 |
Decrease line spacing 1 point |
esc j - esc - 1 |
Make paragraphs with the current paragraph’s style and the Paragraph Catalog definition match the current paragraph’s format (unify) |
esc j shift+u |
Start a paragraph anywhere |
esc j shift+j |
Start a paragraph at the top of a column |
esc j shift+c |
Start a paragraph at top of a page |
esc j shift+jp |
Start a paragraph at the top of a left page |
esc j shift+l |
Start a paragraph at the top of a right page |
esc j shift+r |
Turn on Hyphenation |
esc j h |
Turn off Hyphenation |
esc j n |
Repeat last paragraph-related command |
esc j j |
Display Paragraph Catalog |
esc o p c |
Display Update Paragraph Format dialog box |
esc o p u |
Display Space Between Paragraphs dialog box |
esc j w |
Display Custom Line Spacing dialog box |
esc j u |