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Adobe InDesign

Underline

ShiftCmdU

Mac Desktop app InDesign desktop, default shortcuts

Practice this

Press Shift + Ctrl + U to underline in Adobe InDesign. On a Mac, press Shift + Cmd + U instead.

Where it works: Text selected

Every documented variant

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

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

Underline Canva Cmd + U
Underline the selected text Confluence Ctrl + U
Underline the text Evernote Cmd + U
Underline Microsoft Excel Ctrl + U
Underline Gmail Ctrl + U
Underline Google Docs Ctrl + U
Underline Google Sheets Ctrl + U
Underline Google Slides Ctrl + U
Underline the selected text Keynote Cmd + U
Underline the selected text Linear Cmd + U
Underline the text Miro Cmd + U
Underline Notion Ctrl + U

More Adobe InDesign shortcuts

Strikethrough Ctrl + Shift + Cmd + /
Turn all caps on or off Shift + Cmd + K
Turn small caps on or off Shift + Cmd + H
Superscript Shift + Cmd + =
Subscript Shift + Option + Cmd + =
Increase the point size Shift + Cmd + >
Decrease the point size Shift + Cmd + <
Auto leading Shift + Option + Cmd + A

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