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Pages keyboard shortcuts

70 shortcuts, from Shortivo Keys last checked on September 14, 2026.

Clipboard 3 shortcuts

Action Mac
Paste the selection Anywhere Cmd + V
Paste the paragraph style Editing text Option + Cmd + V
Paste and match the destination style Editing text Option + Shift + Cmd + V

Comments and review 1 shortcut

Action Mac
Add a comment to the selection Text, object or cell selected Shift + Cmd + K

Editing 15 shortcuts

Action Mac
Duplicate the document Anywhere Shift + Cmd + S
Return to actual size Document Cmd + 0
Show or hide the ruler Document Cmd + R
Show or hide layout boundaries Document Shift + Cmd + L
Show or hide the toolbar Anywhere Option + Cmd + T
Undo the last action Anywhere Cmd + Z
Redo the last action Anywhere Shift + Cmd + Z
Center the text Editing text Cmd + |
Justify the text Editing text Option + Cmd + |
Check spelling and grammar Anywhere Cmd + ;
Accept a tracked change Change tracking on Option + Cmd + A
Reject a tracked change Change tracking on Option + Cmd + R
Show or hide the word count Document Shift + Cmd + W
Enter or leave page template editing Document Shift + Cmd + E
Insert an equation Editing text Option + Cmd + E

Files and printing 9 shortcuts

Action Mac
Open the template chooser Anywhere Cmd + N
Open a document Anywhere Cmd + O
Save the document Anywhere Cmd + S
Save the document under a new name Anywhere Option + Shift + Cmd + S
Print the document Anywhere Cmd + P
Open page setup Anywhere Shift + Cmd + P
Open Pages settings Anywhere Cmd + ,
Find the next match Find window open Cmd + G
Find the previous match Find window open Shift + Cmd + G

Formulas and data 6 shortcuts

Action Mac
Add a table row above Table cells selected Option + Up arrow
Add a table row below Table cells selected Option + Down arrow
Add a table column to the right Table cells selected Option + Right arrow
Add a table column to the left Table cells selected Option + Left arrow
Merge the selected cells Table cells selected Ctrl + Cmd + M
Unmerge the selected cells Table cells selected Ctrl + Shift + Cmd + M

Navigation 1 shortcut

Action Mac
Go to a specific page Document Ctrl + Cmd + G

Paragraphs and lists 7 shortcuts

Action Mac
Align the text to the left Editing text Cmd + {
Align the text to the right Editing text Cmd + }
Decrease the indent level Editing text Cmd + [
Increase the indent level Editing text Cmd + ]
Copy the paragraph style Editing text Option + Cmd + C
Insert a page break Editing text Cmd + Return
Insert a line break Editing text Shift + Return

Search 1 shortcut

Action Mac
Find text in the document Anywhere Cmd + F

Selection 15 shortcuts

Action Mac
Bold the selected text Editing text Cmd + B
Italicize the selected text Editing text Cmd + I
Underline the selected text Editing text Cmd + U
Turn text or an object into a link Text or object selected Cmd + K
Cut the selection Anywhere Cmd + X
Copy the selection Anywhere Cmd + C
Highlight the selected text Editing text Shift + Cmd + H
Send the object to the back Object selected Shift + Cmd + B
Bring the object to the front Object selected Shift + Cmd + F
Group the selected objects Objects selected Option + Cmd + G
Ungroup the selected objects Group selected Option + Shift + Cmd + G
Lock the selected objects Objects selected Cmd + L
Unlock the selected objects Objects selected Option + Cmd + L
Mask or unmask the image Image selected Shift + Cmd + M
Show or hide the chart data editor Chart selected Shift + Cmd + D

System 1 shortcut

Action Mac
Quit Pages Anywhere Cmd + Q

Tabs and windows 2 shortcuts

Action Mac
Close the window Anywhere Cmd + W
Add a bookmark Editing text Option + Cmd + B

Text formatting 5 shortcuts

Action Mac
Show formatting characters Document Shift + Cmd + I
Make the font bigger Editing text Cmd + +
Make the font smaller Editing text Cmd + -
Make the text superscript Editing text Ctrl + Cmd + +
Make the text subscript Editing text Ctrl + Cmd + -

View and zoom 4 shortcuts

Action Mac
Enter full screen view Anywhere Ctrl + Cmd + F
Zoom in on the page Document Shift + Cmd + >
Zoom out of the page Document Shift + Cmd + <
Show or hide the right sidebars Anywhere Option + Cmd + I

From Shortivo at https://shortivo.net/platforms/pages/. A dot means the maker does not document a key for that system. Nothing on this sheet was converted from one system to another.