Pages keyboard shortcuts
Pages comes free with your Mac and handles both plain documents and page layouts like flyers and newsletters. Use these keys for files and windows, text formatting and find, placing and grouping objects, and adding or removing table rows and columns.
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Create, save, print, and manage Pages documents and windows with these app-level commands.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Create a new document | Cmd + N |
| Open a document | Cmd + O |
| Save the document | Cmd + S |
| Save as | Option + Cmd + S |
| Print the document | Cmd + P |
| Close the window | Cmd + W |
| Open Pages settings | Cmd + , |
| Undo the last action | Cmd + Z |
| Redo the last action | Shift + Cmd + Z |
| Open a new comment | Shift + Cmd + K |
| Save a comment | Cmd + Return |
| Show the next comment | Option + Cmd + K |
| Show the previous comment | Option + Shift + Cmd + K |
Text editing and formatting
Edit text, search, apply styles, change indentation, and insert links while the insertion point is in a document.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Apply boldface | Cmd + B |
| Apply italics | Cmd + I |
| Apply underline | Cmd + U |
| Find text | Cmd + F |
| Find the next match | Cmd + G |
| Find the previous match | Shift + Cmd + G |
| Replace textUse this while the Find and Replace window is open. | Return |
| Turn selected text or an object into a link | Cmd + K |
| Cut the selection | Cmd + X |
| Copy the selection | Cmd + C |
| Paste the selection | Cmd + V |
| Paste and match the destination style | Option + Shift + Cmd + V |
| Increase the indent level | Cmd + Right Bracket |
| Decrease the indent level | Cmd + Left Bracket |
| Insert a line break | Shift + Return |
| Enter special characters | Control + Cmd + Space |
Objects and layout
Select and arrange page objects, then move them through the layer order or keep them aligned while editing a layout.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Select all objects | Cmd + A |
| Deselect all objects | Shift + Cmd + A |
| Select the next object | Tab |
| Select the previous object | Shift + Tab |
| Duplicate the selected object | Cmd + DorOption + drag |
| Group selected objects | Option + Cmd + G |
| Ungroup selected objects | Option + Shift + Cmd + G |
| Lock selected objects | Cmd + L |
| Unlock selected objects | Option + Cmd + L |
| Send the selected object to the back | Shift + Cmd + B |
| Bring the selected object to the front | Shift + Cmd + F |
| Mask or unmask an object | Shift + Cmd + M |
| Move an object one point | Arrow keys |
| Move an object ten points | Shift + Arrow keys |
| Exit text editing and select the object | Cmd + Return |
Tables
These commands work inside a Pages table to add rows and columns, move between cells, and select table content.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Add a row above selected cells | Option + Up |
| Add a row below selected cells | Option + Down |
| Add a column to the right | Option + Right |
| Add a column to the left | Option + Left |
| Delete selected rows | Option + Cmd + Delete |
| Delete selected columns | Control + Cmd + Delete |
| Select the next cell | Tab |
| Select the previous cell | Shift + Tab |
| Select the cell below | Return |
| Select the cell above | Shift + Return |
| Select the table from a cell selection | Cmd + Return |
| Select all content in a table | Cmd + A |
| Insert an equation | Option + Cmd + E |
| Copy a cell style | Option + Cmd + C |
| Paste a cell style | Option + Cmd + V |
Source
Apple Pages keyboard shortcuts for Mac · Checked
Pages for Mac shortcuts from Apple's current Pages User Guide, checked September 1, 2026. Apple notes that portable Macs may require Fn and that paragraph, character, or list styles can also receive user-assigned shortcuts.