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Adobe InDesign

Choose the Selection tool

V

Mac Desktop app InDesign desktop, default shortcuts

Practice this

Press V to choose the Selection tool in Adobe InDesign. The keys are the same on a Mac.

Where it works: Tools

Esc also chooses the Selection tool.

Every documented variant

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

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

Choose the Select tool Adobe Acrobat V
Choose the Selection tool Adobe After Effects V
Choose the select tool Confluence V
Choose the select tool Final Cut Pro A
Choose the selector tool Inkscape S
Choose the select tool Miro V

More Adobe InDesign shortcuts

Choose the Direct Selection tool A
Toggle between Selection and Direct Selection Cmd + Ctrl + Tab
Choose the Page tool Shift + P
Choose the Gap tool U
Choose the Hand tool H
Choose the Zoom tool Z
Zoom to 50 per cent Cmd + 5
Zoom to 200 per cent Cmd + 2

See every Adobe InDesign shortcut

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