iBooks Author’s Formatting Keyboard Shortcuts
Part of the iBooks Author For Dummies Cheat Sheet
When you’re formatting text and objects in iBooks Author, certain keyboard shortcuts make the job a snap. You can adjust style, text layout, and more with these iBooks Author shortcuts.
| Action | Shortcut | Menu Sequence |
|---|---|---|
| Indent the text in one level | Apple command+] | Format→Text→Increase Indent Level |
| Outdent the text in one level | Apple command+[ | Format→Text→Decrease indent Level |
| Copy the graphics attributes for applying to another graphic | Option+Apple command+C | Format→Copy Graphic Style |
| Copy the character style attributes for applying to another text selection | Option+Shift+Apple command+C | Format→Copy Character Style |
| Apply the copied graphics or character attributes to the current graphic or text, respectively | Option+Apple command+V | Format→Paste Style |
| Paste text and apply the default formatting | Option+Shift+Apple command+V | Edit→Paste and Match Style |
| Paste text and apply the formatting of the surrounding text | Option+Shift+Apple command+V | Edit→Paste and Retain Style |
| Define the selection as placeholder text | Control+Option+Apple command+T | Format→Advanced→Define as Placeholder Text |
| Define the selected object’s attributes as placeholder objects | Control+Option+Apple command+I | Format→Advanced→Define as Media Placeholder |
