Pages keyboard shortcuts
Pages on Mac combines document editing with page-layout objects, tables, comments, and style controls. This reference groups the commands people use while writing, searching, formatting, and arranging a document, with Apple-specific object and table actions kept visible.
macOS · 59 shortcutsDocument and window
Create, save, print, and manage Pages documents and windows with these app-level commands.
| Action | macOS |
|---|---|
| Create a new document | CmdN |
| Open a document | CmdO |
| Save the document | CmdS |
| Save as | OptionCmdS |
| Print the document | CmdP |
| Close the window | CmdW |
| Open Pages settings | Cmd, |
| Undo the last action | CmdZ |
| Redo the last action | ShiftCmdZ |
| Open a new comment | ShiftCmdK |
| Save a comment | CmdReturn |
| Show the next comment | OptionCmdK |
| Show the previous comment | OptionShiftCmdK |
Text editing and formatting
Edit text, search, apply styles, change indentation, and insert links while the insertion point is in a document.
| Action | macOS |
|---|---|
| Apply boldface | CmdB |
| Apply italics | CmdI |
| Apply underline | CmdU |
| Find text | CmdF |
| Find the next match | CmdG |
| Find the previous match | ShiftCmdG |
| Replace textUse this while the Find and Replace window is open. | Return |
| Turn selected text or an object into a link | CmdK |
| Cut the selection | CmdX |
| Copy the selection | CmdC |
| Paste the selection | CmdV |
| Paste and match the destination style | OptionShiftCmdV |
| Increase the indent level | CmdRight Bracket |
| Decrease the indent level | CmdLeft Bracket |
| Insert a line break | ShiftReturn |
| Enter special characters | ControlCmdSpace |
Objects and layout
Select and arrange page objects, then move them through the layer order or keep them aligned while editing a layout.
| Action | macOS |
|---|---|
| Select all objects | CmdA |
| Deselect all objects | ShiftCmdA |
| Select the next object | Tab |
| Select the previous object | ShiftTab |
| Duplicate the selected object | CmdDorOptiondrag |
| Group selected objects | OptionCmdG |
| Ungroup selected objects | OptionShiftCmdG |
| Lock selected objects | CmdL |
| Unlock selected objects | OptionCmdL |
| Send the selected object to the back | ShiftCmdB |
| Bring the selected object to the front | ShiftCmdF |
| Mask or unmask an object | ShiftCmdM |
| Move an object one point | Arrow keys |
| Move an object ten points | ShiftArrow keys |
| Exit text editing and select the object | CmdReturn |
Tables
These commands work inside a Pages table to add rows and columns, move between cells, and select table content.
| Action | macOS |
|---|---|
| Add a row above selected cells | OptionUp |
| Add a row below selected cells | OptionDown |
| Add a column to the right | OptionRight |
| Add a column to the left | OptionLeft |
| Delete selected rows | OptionCmdDelete |
| Delete selected columns | ControlCmdDelete |
| Select the next cell | Tab |
| Select the previous cell | ShiftTab |
| Select the cell below | Return |
| Select the cell above | ShiftReturn |
| Select the table from a cell selection | CmdReturn |
| Select all content in a table | CmdA |
| Insert an equation | OptionCmdE |
| Copy a cell style | OptionCmdC |
| Paste a cell style | OptionCmdV |