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Adobe InDesign

Center the paragraph

ShiftCmdC

Mac Desktop app InDesign desktop, default shortcuts

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In Adobe InDesign, Shift + Ctrl + C will center the paragraph. On a Mac, press Shift + Cmd + C instead.

Where it works: Text selected

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`ShiftCmdC`
Windows	Desktop app	`ShiftCtrlC`

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts - Adobe InDesign

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Center the text Adobe After Effects Cmd + Shift + C
Center the text ClickUp Cmd + Shift + E
Center the text Evernote Ctrl + E
Center align Google Sheets Ctrl + Shift + E
Centre the paragraph LibreOffice Writer Ctrl + E
Center the current paragraph Microsoft Word Ctrl + E

More Adobe InDesign shortcuts

Justify all lines Shift + Cmd + F
Justify all but the last line Shift + Cmd + J
Turn align to grid on or off Shift + Option + Cmd + G
Turn auto hyphenation on or off Shift + Option + Cmd + H
Move to the start of the story Cmd + Home
Move to the end of the story Cmd + End
Select the current line
Select everything in the story Cmd + A

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