Pages for iPad: Pages for iOS keyboard

shortcuts

If you have an external keyboard connected to your iOS device, you can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly
accomplish many tasks in Pages. To use a keyboard shortcut, press all the keys in the shortcut at the same time.

You can press and hold the Command key on the keyboard to show a list of shortcuts for the item that’s
selected in the document, like text or a table.

General

Action Shortcut

Create a new document (open the template chooser) Command-N

Open the document manager Command-O

Copy Command-C

Paste Command-V

Paste and match the style of the destination text Option-Shift-Command-V

Undo Command-Z

Redo Shift-Command-Z

Show or hide the Find window Command-F

Find next (while in the Find window) Command-G

Find previous (while in the Find window) Shift-Command-G

Show or hide page thumbnail view Option-Command-P

Enter or exit edit master page view Shift-Command-E

Show or hide word count Shift-Command-W

Show or hide the ruler Command-R

Add a comment Shift-Command-K

 Save a comment Command-Return

Insert a page break Command-Return or Command-Enter

Add a bookmark Option-Command-B

Scroll up one page without moving the insertion point Fn-Up Arrow or Page Up

Scroll down one page without moving the insertion point Fn-Down Arrow or Page Down

Edit text, shapes, tables, and charts

Action Shortcut

or Apply boldface to selected text Command-B

or Apply italic to selected text Command-I

OrApply underline to selected text Command-U

Make the text superscript Control-Shift-Command-Plus Sign (+)

Make the text subscript Control-Command-Minus Sign (-)

Turn text into a link Command-K

Copy the paragraph or object style Option-Command-C

Paste the paragraph or object style Option-Command-V

Insert a paragraph break when editing text in a

Return
cell

Insert a tab in text or a formula Option-Tab

Specify absolute and relative attributes of Press Command-K or Shift-Command-K to move forward or
selected cell references backward through options

Open the Chart Data Editor Shift-Command-D

Insert an equation Option-Command-E

Manipulate shapes, tables, and charts

Action Shortcut

Group the selected objects Option-Command-G

Ungroup the selected objects Option-Shift-Command-G

Lock the selected object Command-L

Unlock the selected object Option-Command-L

Command-D or Option-drag
Duplicate the selected object
Press Option and an arrow key, then drag

Move the selected object one point Press an arrow key

 Move the selected object ten points Hold down Shift and press an arrow key

Move the selected object to the back Shift-Command-B

Move the selected object to the front Shift-Command-F

Move the selected object backward Option-Shift-Command-B

Move the selected object forward Option-Shift-Command-F

In a table, add rows above the selected cells Option-Up Arrow

In a table, add rows below the selected cells Option-Down Arrow

In a table, add columns to the right of the selected cells Option-Right Arrow

In a table, add columns to the left of the selected cells Option-Left Arrow

Published Date: Nov 13, 2018

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