40+ Mac Pages Keyboard Shortcuts

Pages is Mac’s built-in word processor that has multiple features at par with other popular word processors like MS Word, and some even better. You can collaborate on documents in real-time, format your documents, and use professional templates.

Like other apps, Pages can be used more efficiently through many keyboard shortcuts. From navigating between documents to text editing and annotation, there’s a lot you can do on Pages with just your keyboard.

Mac Pages

Document Navigation

Scroll up one page. Fn +
Scroll down one page. Fn +
Scroll to the beginning of document. Fn +
Scroll to the end of document. Fn +

Content Editing

Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph. Control + A
Move to the end of the line or paragraph. Control + E
Centralize cursor on the page or visible area. Control + L
Insert new line after insertion point. Control + O
Swap character behind (right) insertion point with character in front (left) of insertion point. Control + T
Left indent current line. Command + {
Right indent current line. Command + }
Center align line. Command + Shift + |
Delete word on the left of the insertion point. Option + Delete
Delete text between insertion point to the end of the line. Control + K
Copy content with format settings. Command + Option + C
Paste content with format settings. Command + Option + V
Paste content matching style of surrounding content. Command + Option + Shift + V
Increase size of highlighted item. Command + Shift + +
Decrease size of highlighted item. Command + Shift +

Controlling Insertion Point

Move insertion point to the beginning of document. Command +
Move insertion point to the end of document. Command +
Move insertion point to the beginning of current line. Command +
Move insertion point to the end of current line. Command +
Move insertion point to beginning of previous word. Option +
Move insertion point to end of next word. Option +

Text selecting / highlighting

Highlight text between insertion point to the beginning of document. Command + Shift +
Highlight text between insertion point to the end of document. Command + Shift +
Highlight text between insertion point to beginning of current line. Command + Shift +
Highlight text between insertion point to end of current line. Command + Shift +
Highlight text selection to the nearest character on the line above. Shift +
Highlight text selection to the nearest character on the line below. Shift +
Highlight one character to the left. Shift +
Highlight one character to the right. Shift +
Highlight text to the beginning of current paragraph. Shift + Option +
Highlight text to the end of current paragraph. Shift + Option +
Highlight text to the beginning of current word. Shift + Option +
Highlight text to the end of current word. Shift + Option +

Miscellaneous

Add web link to highlighted text. Command + K
Open Fonts Windows. Command + T
Go to search field. Command + Option + F
Toggle toolbar on/off. Command + Option + T
Toggle inspector window on/off. Command + Option + I
See current document settings. Command + Shift + P
Duplicate current document. Command + Shift + S
Open Help menu. Command + Shift + ?
Open Spelling and Grammar window. Command + :
Find misspelled words. Command + ;

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