Action
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Shortcut
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Moving around within a document
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Move one character to the left
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Left Arrow
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Move one character to the right
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Right Arrow
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Move to the line above
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Up Arrow
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Move to the line below
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Down Arrow
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Move to the beginning of current or previous word
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Option-Left Arrow
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Move to the end of current or next word
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Option-Right Arrow
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Move to the beginning of the current line
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Command-Left Arrow
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Move to the end of the current line
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Command-Right Arrow
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Move to the beginning of the current paragraph
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Option-Up Arrow
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Move to the end of the current paragraph
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Option-Down Arrow
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Scroll to the beginning of the document
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Home
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Move to the beginning of the document
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Command-Up Arrow
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Scroll to the end of the document
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End
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Move to the end of the document
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Command-Down Arrow
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Selecting text
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Select one or more characters
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Click in front of the first character and drag across the characters you want to select
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Select a word
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Double-click the word
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Select a paragraph
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Triple-click in the paragraph
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Select all inline text and objects
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Command-A
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Deselect all inline text and objects
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Shift-Command-A
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Extend text selection
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Click in the text, then Shift-click in another location in the text
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Extend selection one character to the right
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Shift-Right Arrow
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Extend selection one character to the left
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Shift-Left Arrow
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Extend selection to end of current word
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Shift-Option-Right Arrow
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Extend selection to beginning of current word
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Shift-Option-Left Arrow
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Extend selection to end of current line
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Shift-Command-Right Arrow
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Extend selection to beginning of current line
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Shift-Command-Left Arrow
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Extend selection to the line above
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Shift-Up Arrow
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Extend selection to the line below
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Shift-Down Arrow
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Extend selection to beginning of the current paragraph
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Shift-Option-Up Arrow
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Extend selection to end of the current paragraph
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Shift-Option-Down Arrow
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Extend selection to beginning of text
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Shift-Command-Up Arrow or Shift-Home
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Extend selection to end of text
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Shift-Command-Down Arrow or Shift-End
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Select multiple words or blocks of text that are not next to each other
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Select the first text you want, and then select additional text while holding down the Command key
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Formatting text
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Show fonts window
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Command-T
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Show styles drawer
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Shift-Command-T
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Bold
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Command-B
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Italic
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Command-I
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Underline
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Command-U
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Delete previous character or selection
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Delete
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Delete the next character or selection
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Del (not available on all keyboards)
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Make font size bigger
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Command-plus sign (+), command-equal sign (=)
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Make font size smaller
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Command-minus sign (-)
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Make text superscript
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Control-Command-plus sign (+)
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Make text subscript
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Control-Command-minus sign (-)
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Align text flush left
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Command-
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Align text flush left and flush right (justify)
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Option-Command-|
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Decrease list indent level
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Command-[
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Increase list indent level
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Command-]
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Edit hyperlink text without disabling hyperlinks
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Arrow keys into hyperlink text
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Cut
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Command-X
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Copy
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Command-C
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Copy paragraph style
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Option-Command-C
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Copy character style
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Option-Shift-Command-C
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Paste
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Command-V
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Paste character or paragraph style
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Option-Command-V
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Paste and match style of destination text
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Option-Shift-Command-V
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Insert non-breaking space
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Option-Space bar
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Insert line break (soft return)
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Shift-Return
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Insert page break
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Command-Enter
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Insert paragraph break
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Return
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Manipulating fixed objects
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"Draw" a fixed shape, table, or chart
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Option-click the Objects toolbar button; choose Shapes, Table, or Chart; then drag to size
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Select all fixed objects
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Select one fixed object and press Command-A
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Deselect all fixed objects
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Select one fixed object and press Command-Shift-A
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Select or deselect additional objects
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Command-click, Shift-click
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Add range to (or remove it from) selection
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Shift-drag, Command-drag
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Move selected object one point
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Arrow key
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Move selected object ten points
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Shift-Arrow key
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Send object to the back
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Shift-Command-B
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Send object one layer back
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Option-Shift-Command-B
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Bring object to the front
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Shift-Command-F
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Bring object one layer forward
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Option-Shift-Command-F
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Group objects
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Option-Command-G
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Ungroup objects
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Option-Shift-Command-G
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Lock objects
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Command-L
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Unlock objects
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Option-Command-L
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Duplicate object
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Command-D, Option-drag
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Constrain movement of object to 45º
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Shift-drag
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Resize object
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Drag handle
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Resize object from center
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Option-drag handle
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Constrain aspect ratio when resizing object
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Shift-drag handle
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Constrain aspect ratio when resizing object from center
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Option-Shift-drag handle
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Rotate object
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Command-drag handle
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Rotate object 45º
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Shift-Command-drag handle
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Rotate object around opposite handle (instead of center)
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Command-Option-drag handle
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Rotate object 45º around opposite handle (instead of center)
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Shift-Command-Option-drag handle
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Turn off alignment guides
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Command-drag
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Mask or unmask object
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Shift-Command-M
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Exit mask mode
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Return, Command-Return, Enter, double-click
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Reenter mask mode
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Double-click the masked image
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Open shortcut menu for selected item
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Control-click
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Exit text edit mode and select object
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Command-Return
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Working with tables
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Select all table borders or cell content, depending on initial selection
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Command-A
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Delete selected table, border or border segment, or contents of selected cells
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Delete
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Constrain the movement of the table and snap to guides
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Shift-drag table
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Switch contents of selected cell with contents of destination cell
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Drag selected cell to another cell
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Copy contents of selected cell into destination cell
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Option-drag selected cell to another cell
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Extend selection from selected cell to destination cell
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Shift-click in destination cell
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Select cell
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Click cell of selected table or double-click cell of unselected table
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Add cell to (or remove it from) selection
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Command-click selected or unselected cell
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Enter text edit mode
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Return or enter (in cell selection mode)
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Stop editing text and select cell
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Command-Return or Command-click the cell (in text edit mode)
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Select border
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Click border of selected table or double-click border of unselected table
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Add border to (or remove it from) selection
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Command-click or Shift-click border
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Select border segment
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Option-click, Option-double-click if table isn't selected
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Add border segment to (or remove it from) selection
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Shift-Option-click border segment, Command-Option-click border segment
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Move border or border segment to new position
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Drag border or border segment
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Move selected table, border, or border segment one point
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Arrow keys
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Move selected table, border, or border segment ten points
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Shift-Arrow keys
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Select next cell to the left, right, up, or down
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Arrow keys (in cell selection mode)
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Extend cell selection by one cell
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Shift-Arrow keys (in cell selection mode)
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Select text in next cell or if last cell is selected add a new row
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Tab
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Select text in previous cell
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Shift-Tab
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Stop editing cell and select the table
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Command-Return (in cell selection mode)
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Insert a tab
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Option-Tab (in text edit mode)
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Open table formatting menu for selected table or cells
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Control-click table
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Create a table by dragging
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