Skip to the main content

Adobe InDesign

Open a new default document

CmdOptionN

Mac Desktop app InDesign desktop, default shortcuts

Practice this

Press Ctrl + Alt + N to open a new default document in Adobe InDesign. On a Mac, press Cmd + Option + N instead.

Where it works: Anywhere

Every documented variant

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

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

Create a new project Adobe After Effects Cmd + Option + N
New project Audacity Ctrl + N
Add a new login Bitwarden Cmd + N
Start a new file Blender Ctrl + N
Create a new SQL script DBeaver Ctrl + ]
Open the new item wizard DBeaver Cmd + N
Create a new resource Eclipse IDE Ctrl + N
Create a new project TikTok Effect House Cmd + N
Create a new project GarageBand Cmd + N
Create a document Google Drive Ctrl + C then T
Create a new image GIMP Ctrl + N
Start a new document Inkscape Cmd + N

More Adobe InDesign shortcuts

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
Go to the previous spread Option + Page Up
Go to the next spread Option + Page Down
Open the Go To command Cmd + J
Fit the selection in the window Cmd + Option + =
Cycle the units of measurement Shift + Option + Cmd + U

See every Adobe InDesign shortcut

Report a correction