Keyboard Shortcuts
Open Publisher includes a variety of keyboard shortcuts designed to speed up your desktop publishing workflow, available on both Windows/Linux and Mac. The shortcuts listed here are also accessible via the Keyboard Shortcuts Reference panel within the application. Note: Text formatting shortcuts are guarded so they only activate when you are actively editing inside a text box, preventing interference with canvas-level interactions.
| Windows / Linux |
Mac |
Action |
| File & Document Management |
| Ctrl+S |
Cmd+S |
Save document |
| Ctrl+O |
Cmd+O |
Open the file explorer to load a document or template |
| Ctrl+P |
Cmd+P |
Open the Print dialog / Export to PDF |
| Editing & Arrangement |
| Ctrl+Z |
Cmd+Z |
Undo last action |
| Ctrl+Y |
Cmd+Y |
Redo last undone action |
| Ctrl+C / Ctrl+X |
Cmd+C / Cmd+X |
Copy or Cut selected element |
| Ctrl+V |
Cmd+V |
Paste element onto canvas |
| Ctrl+Shift+V |
Cmd+Shift+V |
Paste text without formatting |
| Ctrl+A |
Cmd+A |
Select All |
| Ctrl+H |
Cmd+H |
Find & Replace |
| Delete / Backspace |
Delete |
Remove selected element from the canvas |
| Arrow Keys |
Arrow Keys |
Nudge selected element by 1 pixel for precise alignment |
| Shift+Arrow Keys |
Shift+Arrow Keys |
Nudge selected element by 10 pixels |
| Shift+Click |
Shift+Click |
Select multiple elements at once |
| Ctrl+Z (in draw mode) |
Cmd+Z (in draw mode) |
Undo Drawing Stroke |
| Text Formatting |
| Ctrl+B |
Cmd+B |
Toggle Bold |
| Ctrl+I |
Cmd+I |
Toggle Italic |
| Ctrl+U |
Cmd+U |
Toggle Underline |
| Ctrl+Space |
Cmd+Space |
Clear Formatting — strips all manual formatting and resets to the default style (Segoe UI, 12px) |
| Shift+F3 |
Shift+F3 |
Cycle Change Case |
| Ctrl+Shift+K |
Cmd+Shift+K |
Toggle Small Caps |
| Ctrl+Shift++ |
Cmd+Shift++ |
Toggle Superscript |
| Ctrl+= |
Cmd+= |
Toggle Subscript |
| Ctrl+Shift+> |
Cmd+Shift+> |
Increase font size by 1px |
| Ctrl+Shift+< |
Cmd+Shift+< |
Decrease font size by 1px |
| Ctrl+Z (in text box) |
Cmd+Z (in text box) |
Undo last text change (keystroke-by-keystroke granularity) |
| View & Navigation |
| Ctrl+Mouse Wheel |
Cmd+Mouse Wheel |
Zoom slider allows smooth, continuous zoom from 10% all the way to 500% |
| Spacebar (Hold) |
Spacebar (Hold) |
Temporarily activates the Pan Tool to drag the canvas |
| F9 |
F9 |
Quick Zoom (100%): Toggle between your current zoom level and 100% actual size. Pressing again returns to the previous zoom |
| Ctrl+Shift+L |
Cmd+Shift+L |
Whole Page View: Instantly zooms to fit the entire page in the window |
| Ctrl+Shift+O |
Cmd+Shift+O |
Toggle Boundaries on/off (show/hide element boundary boxes) |
| Double-click top/bottom 100px |
Double-click top/bottom 100px |
Enter / Exit Master Page |
| Miscellaneous |
| ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A |
↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A |
Konami Code (Easter Egg) |
