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August 5, 2025
Question

Key shortcut for view previous/next page at same magnification/position?

  • August 5, 2025
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Is there a keyboard shortcut to jump to the next or previous page and keep it at the same magnification and position?

Thanks!

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Mike Witherell
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 5, 2025

Today I'm working on a Windows 11 version of InDesign 20.5 on a laptop.

In the Layout menu, it also shows:

Go Back            Cmd/Ctrl + Numpad 9

Go Forward      Cmd/Ctrl + Numpad 3

to move through pages in the order they were viewed during the current session.

In the Helpx file, the shortcuts are listed differently:

Go back/forward to last-viewed page

Ctrl+Page Up/ Ctrl+Page Down

Command+Page Up/ Command+Page Down

 

At any rate, I find that if I use the Go Back and/or Go Forward command, I keep the same zoom and position. This is also true for me if I do a Next Spread or Previous Spread shortcut. It is beginning to make me wonder if you app has a need for a reset?

 

Mike Witherell
Mike Witherell
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 5, 2025

From the Layout Menu
First Page                     Shift+Cmd+PageUp
Go Back/Forward       Cmd+Page Up/PageDown
Go to Page                   Cmd+J
Last Page                      Shift+Cmd+PageDown
Next or Prev Page        Shift+PageDown or PageUp
Next/Prev Spread        Opt+PageDown or PageUp

Mike Witherell
turner111Author
Inspiring
August 5, 2025

Hi Mike - 

Unfortunately, these commands don't keep the page in the same place.