In this week’s InDesignSecrets video, Mike Rankin demonstrates how to navigate around InDesign’s various panels, all without taking your hands off the keyboard. Whether you need to jump to the Links panel or quickly try out different swatches, he shows how a few keyboard shortcuts will speed up the job!
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This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on August 7, 2019
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