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Adobe InDesign

Select everything in the story

CmdA

Mac Desktop app InDesign desktop, default shortcuts

Practice this

Press Ctrl + A to select everything in the story in Adobe InDesign. On a Mac, press Cmd + A instead.

Where it works: Editing text

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdA`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlA`

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

Select everything Adobe After Effects Cmd + A
Select everything Audacity Ctrl + A
Select all the text in the field Bitwarden Cmd + A
Select everything Blender A
Select everything on the page ChromeOS Ctrl + A
Select everything Eclipse IDE Ctrl + A
Select every note in the list Evernote Cmd + A
Select every clip Final Cut Pro Cmd + A
Select all Mozilla Firefox Ctrl + A
Select everything GarageBand Cmd + A
Select all visible items Google Drive Cmd + A
Select the whole image GIMP Ctrl + A

More Adobe InDesign shortcuts

Move to the next table cell Tab
Move to the previous table cell Shift + Tab
Switch between the current and previous zoom Option + Cmd + 2
Redraw the screen Shift + F5
Open a new default document Cmd + Option + N
Switch to the next document window Cmd + F6
Go back to the last viewed page Cmd + Page Up
Go forward to the next viewed page Cmd + Page Down

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