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Here are some hidden shortcuts for the Quick Apply feature: Press Command-Return (Mac) or Control-Enter (Windows) to open the Quick Apply feature. Now you can type a few characters of a style name. They don’t have to be the first characters; typing “B2” will find “Bhead2” and “2B or not 2B.” If more than one style appears in the list, you can press the up and down arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate them.
Now, you can press Enter to apply the selected style, Option/Alt-Enter to remove all local overrides and apply the style, or Option/Alt-Shift-Enter to remove all local overrides including character styles before applying the style. If you’re not sure which style you want to apply, press Shift-Enter, which applies the style, but leaves the Quick Apply window open. Or press Esc to cancel the Quick Apply.
This article was last modified on July 7, 2021
This article was first published on August 28, 2018
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