Navigating through documents | |
Esc p p, Pg Up | Previous page |
Esc p n, Pg Dn | Next page |
Esc p f, Alt+Pg Up, Shft and click the Previous Page button | First page |
Esc p l (lowercase L), Alt+Pg Dn, Shft and click the Next Page button | Last page |
Esc v p, Ctrl+g | Go To Page dialog box |
Press Alt+Ctrl and click an active area | Go to source of a cross-reference |
Press Ctrl+g or click the Page Status area and then type the page number | Goto a specific page |
Press Ctrl+g or click the Page Status area and then click Page Containing the Insertion Point | Goto page containing the insertion point |
Move insertion point in text | |
Ctrl+left arrow | Start of a word |
Ctrl+right arrow | End of a word |
Esc b w | Start of the next word |
Ctrl+Home | Start of a sentence |
Ctrl+End | End of a sentence |
Ctrl+up arrow | Start of a paragraph |
Ctrl+down arrow | End of the current paragraph |
Esc b p | Start of the next paragraph |
Ctrl+Pg Up | Top of a column |
Ctrl+Pg Dn | Bottom of a column |
Alt+ Shft+Pg Up | Start of a flow |
Alt+ Shft+Pg Dn | End of a flow |
Ctrl+Pg Up | Start of a line |
Ctrl+Pg Dn | End of a line |
Drawing -Choose tool | |
Esc one a | Arc |
Esc one m | Graphic Frame |
Esc one f | Freehand |
Esc one one | Last tool selected |
Esc one l (lowercase L) | Line |
Esc one o | Object Selection |
Esc one e | Oval |
Esc one p g | Polygon |
Esc one p l (lowercase L) | Polyline |
Esc one r | Rectangle |
Esc one Shft+r | Rounded Rectangle |
Esc one s | Smart Selection |
Esc one t f | Text Frame |
Esc one t l (lowercase L) | Text Line |
Draw object | |
Press Shft and draw a line | Vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line |
Press Shft and draw a rectangle | Square |
Press Shft and draw an oval | Circle |
Press Shft and draw an arc | Circular arc |
Drawing - Misc | |
Esc one w, Esc g Shft+t | Display the Tools palette |
Press Shft and click a drawing tool | Keep a tool active after use |
Press Shft and click the Object Selection tool | Return to the Object Selection tool after drawing |
Book Commands | |
Esc f Shft+n | New Book |
Esc f s, Ctrl+s | Save Book |
Esc f e or F2 | Rename File |
Esc e Shft+u,Esc f g | Update Book |
Esc Shft+v Shft+m | Display filenames (in book window) |
Esc Shft+v Shft+x | Display paragraph headings (in book window) |
Esc f x | Delete File from Book |
Esc e a | Select All Files |
Esc f Shft+s | Save all files in book |
Esc f Shft+c | Close all files in book |
Esc e Shft+a Shft+f | Select All FrameMaker Files |
Esc e Shft+a Shft+n | Select All Non-Generated FrameMaker Files |
Esc e Shft+a Shft+g | Select All Generated FrameMaker Files |
Shft+click | Select a range of files |
Ctrl+click | Select discontiguous files |
Esc m u | Move a file up in book |
Esc m d | Move a file down in book |
Esc f p, Ctrl+p | Print Book |
Esc f Shft+f | Print Selected Files in Book |
Finding and changing | |
Esc f i n,Esc e Shft+f, Ctrl+ Shft+f, Alt+Ctrl+s | Search forward |
Esc f i p, Alt+Ctrl+f, Alt+Ctrl+r | Search backward |
Esc r o | Change current selection |
Esc r g | Change all occurrences of Find text in document |
Esc r a | Change and search again |
Shft+F8 | Change settings to As Is in Find Character Format and Change To Character Format dialog boxes |
Shft+F9 | Change settings to match selected text in Find Character Format and Change To Character Format dialog boxes |
Esc f i s | Display Set Find/Change Parameters dialog box |
\t | Tab symbol |
\r | Forced return |
\p | End-of-paragraph symbol |
\P | Start of paragraph |
\ (space) | Nonbreaking space |
\i, \st | Thin space |
\N, \sn | En space |
\M, \sm | Em space |
\#, \s# | Numeric space |
\f | End-of-flow symbol |
\{ | ` (grave) |
\\ | \ (backslash) |
\- (hyphen) | Discretionary hyphen |
\+ | Nonbreaking hyphen |
\_ (underscore) | Suppress hyphenation symbol |
\< | Start of word |
\> | End of word |
Find (With Use Wildcards turned on…) | |
* | Any number of characters |
| (bar) | Spaces or punctuation |
? | Any one character |
^ | The beginning of a line |
$ | The end of a line |
[ab] | Any one of the bracketed characters ab |
[^ab] | Any character except ab |
[a-f] | Any character from a to f |
Working with tables - Select | |
Ctrl and click the cell | Select a cell |
Ctrl and double-click column border | Select a row |
Ctrl and double-click row border | Select a column |
Esc t h r | Select a Current row |
Esc t h c | Select a Current column |
Esc t h t, Ctrl and triple-click a cell | Select a Current table |
Working with tables - Move | |
Esc t m e | Rightmost cell in current row |
Esc t m a | Leftmost cell in current row |
Esc t m t | Top cell in current column |
Esc t m b | Bottom cell in current column |
Tab, Esc t m n | Next cell and select its text |
Shft+Tab, Esc t m p | Previous cell and select its text |
Alt+Ctrl+Tab | Cell below and select its text |
Alt+Ctrl+ Shft+Tab | Cell above and select its text |
Working with tables - Miscellaneous | |
Esc Tab | Type a tab character in a cell |
Esc t Shft+ r a | Add rows above selected row |
Esc t Shft+ r b, Ctrl+Return | Add rows below selected rows |
Esc t c l (lowercase L) | Add columns to left |
Esc t c r | Add columns to right |
Esc t p r | Paste by replacing selected rows or columns |
Esc t p b | Paste rows or columns before selection |
Esc t p a | Paste rows or columns after selection |
Esc t w | Resize columns so no paragraphs in selected cells wrap |
Alt and drag selected cell's handle | Resize selected columns without changing table's width |
Esc e y w | Copy column width to Clipboard |
Character and Paragraph Designers | |
Shft+F8 | Change all settings to As Is |
Shft+F9 | Change all settings to match selected text |
Page Up | Display the previous set of properties |
Page Down | Display the next set of properties |
Press Ctrl and click Apply | Apply only the current group of properties |
Object Selection | |
Press Ctrl and click the text line or text frame | Select a text line or text frame |
Press Shft and click an object | Extend or shorten the selection |
Press Ctrl+ Shft and drag diagonally | Force selection border to appear (when dragging from outside all objects is not possible) |
Esc o Shft+f | Select the first object in the draw order |
Esc o n | Select the next object in the draw order |
Esc o e | Extend the selection to the next object in the draw order |
Double-click in the text frame or text line | Deselect a text frame or text line and put the insertion point inside it instead |
Editing Text | |
Esc e x, Shft+Delete, Ctrl+x | Cut |
Esc e c, Ctrl+c, Ctrl+Insert | Copy |
Esc e p, Ctrl+y, Shft+Insert, Ctrl+v | Paste |
Esc e u, Ctrl+ Shft+z, Ctrl+ z, Alt+Backspace | Undo/Redo |
Click where you want to put the copied text and then press Alt and drag through the text | Quick-copy text |
Click between characters and then press Ctrl+F9 | Transpose characters |
Alt+Ctrl+l (lowercase L) | Make selected text lowercase |
Alt+Ctrl+u | Make selected text uppercase |
Alt+Ctrl+c | Make selected text initial caps |
Editing Text - Select | |
Double-click it | A word |
Double-click it and drag, double-click it and Shft -click | A word, then next words |
Press Esc h s, press Ctrl+ Shft+End | Current sentence, then next |
Press Esc Shft+h Shft+s, press Ctrl+ Shft+Home | Current sentence, then previous |
Triple-click it | A paragraph |
Triple-click it and drag, triple-click it and Shft -click | A paragraph, then next paragraphs |
Editing Text - Delete | |
Backspace | Previous character |
Esc k b | Backward to start of the previous word |
Esc k a | Backward to end of the previous sentence |
Delete | Next character |
Esc k f, Ctrl+Delete | Forward to end of a word |
Ctrl+Shft+Delete | Forward to end of a line |
Esc k s | Forward to start of the next sentence |
Entering Special Characters | |
Press | To type |
Ctrl+q % | (bullet) |
Ctrl+q space | † (dagger) |
Ctrl+q ` | ‡ (double dagger) |
Ctrl+q * | (trademark) |
Ctrl+q ) | © (copyright) |
Ctrl+q ( | ® (registered trademark) |
Ctrl+q & | ¶ (paragraph symbol) |
Ctrl+q $ | § (section symbol) |
Ctrl+q Shft+i | … (ellipsis) |
Ctrl+q Shft+q | (em dash) |
Ctrl+q Shft+p | (en dash) |
Ctrl+' | ' |
Esc " | " |
Ctrl+q Shft+t | (with Smart Quotes off) |
Ctrl+q Shft+u | (with Smart Quotes off) |
Ctrl+q Shft+r, Alt+Ctrl+' | (with Smart Quotes off) |
Ctrl+q Shft+s, Alt+Ctrl+' | (with Smart Quotes off) |
Esc space m, Ctrl+ Shft+space | Em space |
Esc space n, Alt+Ctrl+space | En space |
Esc space h, Ctrl+space | Nonbreaking space |
Esc space 1 (one) | Numeric space |
Esc space t | Thin space |
Esc hyphen h | Nonbreaking hyphen |
Esc n s | Suppress hyphenation symbol |
Esc hyphen Shft+d, Ctrl+hyphen | Discretionary hyphen |
Shft+Return | Forced return |
Esc ' (apostrophe) then a, A, e, E, i, I, o, O, u, U | á (acute) |
Esc ` (left quote) then a, A, n, N, o, O | à (grave) |
Esc ~ (tilde) then a, A, e, E, i, I, o, O, u, U, y, Y | ã (tilde) |
Esc % (percent) then a, A, e, E, i, I, o, O, u, U, y, Y | ä (dieresis) |
Esc ^ (caret) then a, A, e, E, i, I, o, O, u, U | â (circumflex) |
Esc * (asterisk) then a, A | å (ring) |
Esc , (comma) then c, C | ç (cedilla) |
Other useful shortcuts | |
Ctrl+l (lowercase L) | Redraw the document display |
Alt and drag the object | Quick-copy a selected object |
Alt and use the left or right mouse button to drag a corner or reshape handle | Rotate an object arbitrarily |
Shft and drag object | Move an object along vertical or horizontal axis |
Alt+arrow key/Alt+Shft+arrow key | Nudge an object 1 point/6 points |
Esc z p | Fit page in window |
Esc z w | Fit window to page |
Esc z z | Zoom to 100 percent |
Esc Shft+f l (lowercase L) k | Lock or unlock a document or book |
Element menu | |
Esc Shft+e m | Merge |
Esc Shft+e s | Split |
Esc Shft+e u | Unwrap |
Esc Shft Shft+e Shft+a | Edit Attributes |
Esc Shft+e Shft+n | Namespaces |
Esc Shft+e Shft+c | Element Catalog |
Esc Shft+e Shft+o Shft+c | Set Available Elements |
Esc Shft+e Shft+o Shft+i | New Element Options |
Esc Shft+e v | Validate |
Color | |
Press Shft and choose a color from the Color pop-up menu | Keep a color selected after use |
Press Alt+ Shft and choose a color from the Color pop-up menu in the Tools palette | Assign a color to all objects in a document, including text |
Press Esc v c d | Display the Color Definitions dialog box |
Press Esc v c v | Display Define Color Views dialog box |
Press Esc v and then the number | Choose view number (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6) from the Define Color Views dialog box |
Context Menu | |
Right-click on an object, in a document margin, or in a book window | Display a pop-up menu of commands that apply to the current selection or context |
File menu (document window) | |
Esc f n, Ctrl+n | New>Document |
Esc f Shft+n | New>Book |
Esc f o, Ctrl+o | Open |
Esc f c, Esc f q, Ctrl+w, Ctrl+F4, Ctrl+Shft+w | Close |
Esc f Shft+c, Esc f Shft+q | Close All |
Esc f s, Ctrl+s | Save |
Esc f Shft+s | Save All |
Esc f a | Save As |
Esc f w p | Save As PDF |
Esc f w x | Save As XML |
Esc f r | Revert to Saved |
Esc f i f | Import>File |
Esc f i o | Import>Formats |
Esc f i b | Import>Object |
Esc f i e | Import>Element Definitions |
Esc f p, Ctrl+p | |
Ctrl+ Shft+p | Print Setup |
Esc f m | Send |
Esc f Shft+m | Send All Open Files |
Esc f t c | Utilities>Compare Documents |
Esc f t r | Utilities>Document Reports |
Esc f t h | Utilities>HTML Setup |
Esc f t f | Utilities>Create and Apply Formats |
Esc f Shft+p | Preferences |
Alt+F4 | Exit |
File menu (book window) | |
Esc f n, Ctrl+n | New Document |
Esc f Shft+n | New Book |
Esc f Shft o, Ctrl+o | Open |
Esc f Shft+o | Open All Files in Book |
Esc f c, Ctrl+w | Close Book |
Esc f Shft+c | Close All Files in Book |
Esc f s, Ctrl+s | Save Book |
Esc f Shft+s | Save All Files in Book |
Esc f a | Save Book As |
Esc f r | Revert to Saved Book |
Esc f i o | Import>Formats |
Esc f i e | Import>Element Definitions |
Esc f Shft+f, | Print Selected Files |
Esc f p, Ctrl+p | Print Book |
Ctrl+ Shft+p | Print Setup |
Esc f b | Utilities>Compare Books |
Esc f Shft+p | Preferences |
Alt+F4 | Exit |
Edit menu (document window) | |
Esc e u, Ctrl+z, Alt+Backspace, Ctrl+ Shft+z | Undo/Redo |
Esc e x, Ctrl+x, Shft+Delete | Cut |
Esc e c, Ctrl+c, Ctrl+Insert | Copy |
Esc e p, Ctrl+v, Shft+Insert | Paste |
Ctrl+ Shft+v | Paste Special |
Esc e b | Clear |
Esc e y a | Copy Special>Attribute Values |
Esc e y p | Copy Special>Paragraph Format |
Esc e y c | Copy Special>Character Format |
Esc e y d | Copy Special>Conditional Text Settings |
Esc e y w | Copy Special>Table Column Width |
Esc e a, Ctrl+a | Select All in Flow |
Esc e f, Ctrl+f | Find/Change |
Esc f i n, Esc e Shft+f, Ctrl+ Shft+f | Find Next |
Esc e s | Spelling Checker |
Esc e t | Thesaurus |
Esc e i | Text Inset Properties |
Esc e Shft+u | Update References |
Esc e k | Links |
(No shortcut available) | Object |
Edit menu (book window) | |
Esc e u, Ctrl+z, Alt+Backspace, Ctrl+ Shft+z | Undo/Redo |
Esc e x, Ctrl+x, Shft+Delete | Cut |
Esc e c, Ctrl+c, Ctrl+Insert | Copy |
Esc e p, Ctrl+v, Shft+Insert | Paste |
Ctrl+ Shft+v | Paste Special |
Esc e b | Clear |
Esc e y a | Copy Special>Attribute Values |
Esc e a | Select All Files |
Esc e Shft+a Shft+f | Select All FrameMaker Files |
Esc e Shft+a Shft+n | Select All Non-Generated FrameMaker Files |
Esc e Shft+a Shft+g | Select All Generated FrameMaker Files |
Esc e f, Ctrl+f | Find/Change |
Esc f i n, Esc e Shft+f, Ctrl+ Shft+f | Find Next |
Esc e s | Spelling Checker |
Esc f d | Set Up Generated File |
Esc f e, F2 | Rename File |
Esc f x | Delete File from Book |
Esc e Shft+s | Suppress Automatic Reference Updating |
Esc e Shft+u, Esc f g | Update Book |
Add menu (book window) | |
Esc f f | Files |
Esc t o c | Table of Contents |
Esc l (lowercase L) o f | List of>Figures |
Esc l (lowercase L) o t | List of>Tables |
Esc l (lowercase L) o p | List of>Elements & Paragraphs |
Esc l (lowercase L) o Shft+p | List of>Elements & Paragraphs (Alphabetical) |
Esc l (lowercase L) o m | List of>Markers |
Esc l (lowercase L) o Shft+m | List of>Markers (Alphabetical) |
Esc l (lowercase L) o r | List of>References |
Esc i x | Standard Index of Authors |
Esc i o a | Index of>Authors |
Esc i o s | Index of>Subjects |
Esc i o m | Index of>Markers |
Esc i o r | Index of>References |
Format menu | |
(No shortcut available) | Font |
(No shortcut available) | Size |
Esc c p, F2 | Style>Plain |
Esc c b, F4, Ctrl+b, Ctrl+ Shft+b | Style>Bold |
Esc c i, F5, Ctrl+i | Style>Italic |
Esc c u, Ctrl+u, Ctrl+ Shft+u | Style>Underline |
Esc c d | Style>Double Underline |
Esc c o | Style>Overline |
Esc c s, Ctrl+/ | Style>Strikethrough |
Esc c h, Ctrl+ Shft+h | Style>Change Bar |
Esc c plus | Style>Superscript |
Esc c minus | Style>Subscript |
Esc c m, Ctrl+e | Style>Small Caps |
Esc o c d, Ctrl+d | Characters>Designer |
Esc o c c | Characters>Catalog |
Esc o c p | Characters>Default Paragraph Font |
Esc o p d, Ctrl+m, Ctrl+ Shft+m | Paragraphs>Designer |
Esc o p c | Paragraphs>Catalog |
Esc o c l (lowercase L) | Page Layout>Column Layout |
Esc o l l (lowercase L) | Page Layout>Line Layout |
Esc o p s | Page Layout> Page Size |
Esc o p i | Page Layout>Pagination |
Esc o m u | Page Layout>Master Page Usage |
Esc o m p | Page Layout>New Master Page |
Esc o u p | Page Layout>Update Column Layout |
Esc o c f | Customize Layout>Customize Text Frame |
Esc Shft+c Shft+c | Customize Layout>Connect Text Frames |
Esc Shft+c Shft+p | Customize Layout>Disconnect Previous |
Esc Shft+c Shft+n | Customize Layout>Disconnect Next |
Esc Shft+c Shft+b | Customize Layout> Disconnect Both |
Esc Shft+c Shft+s | Customize Layout> Split Text Frame |
Esc p Shft+o | Customize Layout>Rotate Page Clockwise |
Esc p o | Customize Layout>Rotate Page Counterclockwise |
Esc p Shft+u | Customize Layout>Unrotate Page |
Esc o c o | Customize Layout>Combined Fonts |
Esc o d n, Esc e n | Document>Numbering |
Esc o b | Document>Change Bars |
Esc o f | Document>Footnote Properties |
Esc o t o | Document>Text Options |
Esc o d a | Document>PDF Setup |
Esc o r | Document>Rubi Properties |
Esc o h p | Headers & Footers>Insert Page # |
Esc o h c | Headers & Footers>Insert Page Count |
Esc o h d | Headers & Footers>Insert Current Date |
Esc o h o | Headers & Footers>Insert Other |
View menu (document window) | |
Esc v q | QuickAccess Bar |
Esc v F | Formatting Bar |
Esc Shft+v e | Track Text Edit Bar |
Esc Shft+v Shft+t Shft+b | Tabbed Bar |
Esc v b | Borders |
Esc v t | Text Symbols |
Esc v r | Rulers |
Esc v g | Grid Lines |
Esc v Shft+e | Element Boundaries |
Esc v Shft+t | Element Boundaries (as Tags) |
Esc v o | Options |
Esc v Shft+a | Attribute Display Options |
Esc v p, Ctrl+g, Ctrl+ Shft+g | Go to Page |
Esc v Shft+b | Body Pages |
Esc v Shft+m | Master Pages |
Esc v Shft+r | Reference Pages |
Esc v c v | Color>Views |
Esc v c d | Color>Definitions |
Esc v m q | Menus>Quick |
Esc v m c | Menus>Complete |
Esc v m m | Menus>Modify |
View menu (book window) | |
Esc v q | QuickAccess Bar |
Esc v F | Formatting Bar |
Esc Shft+v Shft+t Shft+b | Tabbed Bar |
Esc Shft+v b s | Show Borders |
Esc Shft+v b h | Hide Borders |
Esc Shft+v t s | Show Text Symbols |
Esc Shft+v t h | Hide Text Symbols |
Esc Shft+v r s | Show Rulers |
Esc Shft+v r h | Hide Rulers |
Esc Shft+v g s | Show Grid Lines |
Esc Shft+v g h | Hide Grid Lines |
Esc Shft+v v s | Show Graphics |
Esc Shft+v v h | Hide Graphics |
Esc Shft+v Shft+e s | Show Element Boundaries |
Esc Shft+v Shft+e h | Hide Element Boundaries |
Esc Shft+v Shft+t s | Show Element Boundaries (as Tags) |
Esc v o | Options |
Esc v Shft+a | Attribute Display Options |
Esc z i | Zoom>In |
Esc z o | Zoom>Out |
Esc z z | Zoom>100 percent |
Esc z p | Zoom>Fit Page in Window |
Esc z w | Zoom>Fit Window to Page |
Esc z f | Zoom>Fit Window to Text Frame |
Esc v c v | Color>Views |
Esc v c d | Color>Definitions |
Esc v m q | Menus>Quick |
Esc v m c | Menus>Complete |
Esc v m m | Menus>Modify |
Special menu | |
Esc s p b | Page Break |
Esc s a | Anchored Frame |
Esc s f | Footnote |
Esc s c | Cross-Reference |
Esc s v | Variable |
Esc s h | Hypertext |
Esc s m | Marker |
Esc s e | Equations |
Esc a c | Filter By Attribute |
Esc s Shft+c | Conditional Text |
Esc m Shft+c | Manage Conditional Text |
Esc s Shft+c | Apply Conditional Text |
Esc v Shft+c | Show/Hide Conditional Text |
Esc Shft+v o | Show Condition Indicator |
Esc Shft+v Shft+o h | Hide Condition Indicator |
Esc v Shft+o | Toggle Conditional Indicators On/Off |
Esc q Shft+s | Show One Conditional Text Tag |
Esc h Shft+c | Select Same Condition Tags |
Esc q Shft+c | View the condition applied to the text where the cursor is placed |
Esc Shft+f i o | Focus in Conditional Text |
Esc Shft+c o | Close Conditional Text dialog box |
Esc s t o | Turn on or off the Track Text Edit feature |
Esc s t n | Show Next |
Esc s t p | Show Previous |
Esc s t a | Accept Edit |
Esc s t r | Reject Edit |
Esc s t Shft+a | Accept All |
Esc s t Shft+r | Reject All |
Esc s t Shft+f | Preview Final |
Esc s t Shft+o | Preview Original |
Esc s p o | Preview Off |
Esc s r | Rubi |
Esc t o c | Table of Contents |
Esc l o f | List of>Figures |
Esc l o t | List of>Tables |
Esc l o p | List of>Elements & Paragraphs |
Esc l o Shft+p | List of>Elements & Paragraphs (Alphabetical) |
Esc l o m | List of>Markers (Alphabetical) |
Esc l o Shft+m | List of>Markers |
Esc l o r | List of>References |
Esc i x | Standard Index |
Esc i o a | Index of>Authors |
Esc i o s | Index of>Subjects |
Esc i o m | Index of>Markers |
Esc i o r | Index of>References |
Esc s p a | Add Disconnected Pages |
Esc s p d | Delete Pages |
Esc s s f | Remove Structure from Flow |
Graphics menu | |
Esc g Shft+t, Esc one w | Tools |
Esc g g | Group |
Esc g u | Ungroup |
Esc g f | Bring to Front |
Esc g b | Send to Back |
Esc g a | Align |
Esc g d | Distribute |
Esc g r | Reshape |
Esc g s | Smooth |
Esc g m | Unsmooth |
Esc g v | Flip Up/Down |
Esc g h | Flip Left/Right |
Esc g t | Rotate |
Esc g z | Scale |
Esc g n | Set # Sides |
Esc g j | Join |
Esc g o | Object Properties |
Esc g Shft+o | Pick up Properties |
Esc g Shft+r | Runaround Properties |
Esc g y | Gravity |
Esc g p | Snap |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+b | 3D Menu |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+l (lowercase L) | 3D Menu Lighting option |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+l + (lowercase L) Shft+l (lowercase L) | Lights From File |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+l (lowercase L) + Shft+n | No Lights |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+l (lowercase L) + Shft+w | White Lights |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+l (lowercase L) + Shft+d | Day Lights |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+l (lowercase L) + Shft+b | Bright Lights |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+l (lowercase L) + Shft+p | Primary Color Lights |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+l (lowercase L) + i | Night Lights |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+l (lowercase L) + u | Blue Lights |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+l (lowercase L) + Shft+r | Red Lights |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+l (lowercase L) + Shft+c | Cube Lights |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+l (lowercase L) + Shft+o | CAD Optimized Lights |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+l (lowercase L) + Shft+h | Headlamp |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+s | Show Existing Views |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+r | Render Mode option |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+r + Shft+b | Bounding Box |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+r + Shft+t | Transparent Bounding Box |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+r + Shft+o | Transparent Bounding Box Outline |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+r + Shft+v | Vertices |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+r + Shft+s | Shaded Vertices |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+r + Shft+w | Wireframe |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+r + h | Shaded Wireframe |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+r + l (lowercase L) | Solid |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+r + r | Transparent |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+r + i | Solid Wireframe |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+r + a | Transparent Wireframe |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+r + u | Illustration |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+r + d | Solid Outline |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+r + e | Shaded Illustration |
Alt + g + 3 + Shft+r + n | Hidden Wireframe |
Table menu | |
Esc t i | Insert Table |
Esc t d, Ctrl+t, Ctrl+Shft+t | Table Designer |
Esc t r | Row Format |
Esc t x | Custom Ruling & Shading |
Esc t a | Add Rows or Columns |
Esc t z | Resize Columns |
Esc t l (lowercase L) | Straddle/Unstraddle |
Esc t v | Convert to Table/Convert to Paragraphs |
Esc t s | Sort |
Structure Tools menu | |
Esc f + Shft+a, ALT + r + u | StructureTools>Set Structured Application |
ALT + r + l | StructureTools>Utilities |
Esc f + t + s, ALT + r + l + c | StructureTools>Utilities>Convert Structured Documents |
Esc f + t + d, ALT + r + l + d | StructureTools>Utilities>Convert Documents to Structured Format |
Esc f + t + Shft+c, ALT + r + l + s | StructureTools>Utilities>Structure Current Document |
Esc f + t + Shft+d, ALT + r + l + t | StructureTools>Utilities>Structure Documents |
Esc f Shft+d Shft+n | StructureTools>New EDD |
Esc f Shft+d Shft+x | StructureTools>Export Element Catalog as EDD |
Esc f Shft+d Shft+j | StructureTools>Import CSS Styles |
Esc f Shft+d Shft+e | StructureTools>Show Element context |
Esc f Shft+d Shft+o | StructureTools>Open DTD |
Esc f Shft+d Shft+m | StructureTools>Import DTD |
Esc f Shft+d Shft+s | StructureTools>Save as DTD |
Esc f Shft+d Shft+y | StructureTools>Open Schema |
Esc f Shft+d Shft+z | StructureTools>Import Schema |
Esc f Shft+d Shft+a | StructureTools>Edit Application Definitions |
Esc f Shft+d Shft+r | StructureTools>Read Application Definitions |
Esc f Shft+d Shft+w | StructureTools>New Read/Write Rules |
Esc f Shft+d Shft+c | StructureTools>Check Read/Write Rules |
Esc f Shft+d Shft+p | StructureTools>Parse Structured Document |
Esc f Shft+d Shft+g | StructureTools>Generate Conversion Table |
Esc f Shft+d Shft+h | StructureTools>Generate CSS2 |
DITA menu | |
Esc Shft+n Shft+m i | DITA>New DITA File>New |
Esc Shft+n Shft+t 1Esc Shft+n Shft+t 2Esc Shft+n Shft+t i | DITA>New DITA File>New |
Esc Shft+r Shft+m | DITA>New DITA File>Refresh Menu |
Esc Shft+i Shft+c | DITA>Insert Conref |
Esc Shft+a Shft+i | DITA>Assign ID to Element |
Esc Shft+u Shft+r | DITA>Update References |
Esc Shft+o Shft+a | DITA>Open all Topicrefs |
Esc Shft+i Shft+t | DITA>Insert Topicref |
Esc Shft+g Shft+d | DITA>Build FM Document From DITA Map |
Esc Shft+d Shft+o | DITA>DITA Options |
Window menu | |
Shft+F4 | Cascade |
Shft+F5 | Tile |
(No shortcut available) | Arrange Icons |
Ctrl+l (lowercase L) | Refresh |
Window manipulation | |
Esc w r, Ctrl+l (lowercase L) | Redisplay a document window |
Alt+F4 | Close the active window or modeless dialog box |
Esc f q, Esc f c, Ctrl+F4, Ctrl+w, Ctrl+Shft+w | Close the document window |
Esc w c | Minimize the document window |
Display and activation | |
Esc Shft+f i d, Shft+F7 | Current document window |
Esc Shft+f i f | Find/Change |
Esc Shft+f i h | Hypertext |
Esc Shft+f i m | Marker |
Esc Shft+f i s | Spelling Checker |
Esc Shft+f i p | Paragraph Designer |
Esc Shft+f i c | Character Designer |
Esc Shft+f i o | Conditional Text |
Esc Shft+f i r | Custom Ruling and Shading |
Esc Shft+f i t | Table Designer |
Esc Shft+f i v | Structure View |
Esc Shft+f i w | Element Validation |
Navigation within windows | |
Tab | Next setting |
Shft+Tab | Previous setting |
Command buttons | |
Return | Click the default button |
space | Click the active button |
Esc | Cancel a dialog box (but not a window) |
Radio Buttons and Checkboxes | |
arrow keys | Navigate through a group of radio buttons to turn a radio button on |
space | Cycle through checkbox states (off, on, As Is) |
Popup menus | |
up arrow | Move to the previous menu item |
down arrow | Move to the next menu item |
UnShfted key | Search forward and select an item starting with a typed letter |
Scroll lists | |
up arrow | Move to the previous item in a list |
down arrow | Move to the next item in a list |
UnShfted key | Search forward and select an item starting with a typed letter |
Double-click the item | Move an item in a scroll list to the opposite scroll list |
Press and click arrow between scroll lists | Move all items in a scroll list to the opposite scroll list |
Custom menus | |
Esc v m u | Display a custom menu bar |
Master and reference pages | |
Esc p Shft+n | Rename a master or reference page (display the master or reference page before using this shortcut) |
Esc o m p or Esc p m | Create a master page (display a body or master page before using this shortcut) |
Page layout | |
Esc o u p | Update page layouts (display a body page before using this shortcut) |
Import formats | |
Esc f i o | Import the formats from another document |
Side-head area | |
Esc j p Shft+s | Turn side-head area on or off |
Text flows | |
Esc Shft+c Shft+s | Split a text frame below the insertion point |
Esc Shft+c Shft+p | Disconnect the text frame with the insertion point from the previous frame in a flow |
Esc Shft+c Shft+n | Disconnect the text frame with the insertion point from the next frame in a flow |
Esc Shft+c Shft+b | Disconnect the text frame with the insertion point from both the previous and next frames |
Esc Shft+c Shft+c | Connect two selected text frames |
Help | |
Esc f h, F1 | Display online Help |
Esc w w w | Adobe Online |
Press Ctrl+n and click Explore Standard Templates | Display Help on using the templates provided with FrameMaker |
Open | |
Double-click the filename in the book window | A document in a book file |
Esc f Shft+o, or press and choose Open All Files in Book from the File menu | All files in an active book window |
Press Ctrl and click Open in the Open dialog box | A MIF or an MML file as a text file |
Save and Close | |
Esc f a | Display the Save Document dialog box |
Esc f s, Ctrl+s | Save a document or book |
Esc f Shft+s, or press and choose Save All Open Files from the File menu | Save all open files |
Esc f Shft+s, or press and choose Save All Files in Book from the File menu | Save all open files in an active book window in a book |
Esc f Shft+c, or press and choose Close All Open Files from the File menu | Close all open files |
Esc f Shft+c, or press and choose Close All Files in Book from the File menu | Close all open files in an active book window in a book |
Cancel and undo | |
Esc | Cancel some FrameMaker commands |
Esc e u, Ctrl+z, Alt+Backspace, Ctrl+Shft+z | Undo some FrameMaker commands |
Navigation within a document | |
Esc p p, Page Up | Previous page |
Esc p n, Page Down | Next page |
Esc p f, Alt+Page Up, or press and click the Previous Page button | First page |
Esc p l (lowercase L), Alt+Page Down, or press and click the Next Page button | Last page |
Esc v p, Ctrl+g | Go to Page dialog box |
Document redisplay | |
Esc w r, Ctrl+l (lowercase L) | Redisplay a document |
Zoom | |
Esc z i | In one zoom setting |
Esc z o | Out one zoom setting |
Esc z p | To fit page in window |
Esc z w | To fit window to page |
Esc z f | To fit window to text frame |
Esc z z | To 100 percent |
Hypertext documents | |
Esc v Shft+p | Go to previous location on the hypertext stack |
Esc v Shft+n | Go to next location on the hypertext stack |
Press Ctrl+Alt and click an active area | Activate a hypertext command without locking a document |
Esc Shft+f l (lowercase L) k | Lock or unlock a document |
Esc s h | Open Hypertext dialog box |
Esc m h | Insert new hypertext marker |
Esc Shft+f i h | Move focus to Hypertext dialog box |
Esc Shft+c h | Close Hypertext dialog box |
Esc v h | Validate a hypertext command |
Esc Shft+v Shft+f | Toggle FluidView locked format |
Spelling Checker | |
Esc l (lowercase L) s, or press Ctrl and click Start Checking in the Spelling Checker dialog box | Check selected text or a word containing the insertion point |
Esc l (lowercase L) e | Check the entire document |
Esc l (lowercase L) p | Check the current page |
Esc l (lowercase L) c w | Correct a word |
Esc l (lowercase L) a p | Add a word to your personal dictionary (learn) |
Esc l (lowercase L) a d | Add a word to the document dictionary |
Esc l (lowercase L) a c | Add a word to automatic corrections |
Esc l (lowercase L) x p | Delete a word from your personal dictionary (unlearn) |
Esc l (lowercase L) x d | Delete a word from the document dictionary |
Esc l (lowercase L) c a | Clear automatic corrections |
Esc l (lowercase L) Shft+o | Display the Spelling Checker Options dialog box |
Esc l (lowercase L) c d | Display the Dictionary Functions dialog box |
Esc l (lowercase L) b | Create a file of unknown words |
Esc l (lowercase L) r | Mark all paragraphs for rechecking |
Esc l (lowercase L) hyphen | Show a word's hyphenation |
Esc l (lowercase L) Shft+r | Rehyphenate a document |
Double-click the word in the Correction scroll list in the Spelling Checker dialog box | Replace a questioned word |
Thesaurus | |
Esc Shft+t r | Replace a selection with the Thesaurus selection |
Document comparison | |
Esc f t c | Display the Compare Documents dialog box |
Document reports | |
Esc f t r | Display the Document Reports dialog box |
HTML and PDF export | |
Esc f t f | Create and apply formats |
Esc f t h | Open the HTML Setup dialog box |
Esc o d a | Open the PDF Setup dialog box |
Reference Updating | |
Esc e Shft+s | Display the Suppress Automatic Reference Updating dialog box |
Drawing tools | |
Esc one a | Arc |
Esc one m | Graphic Frame |
Esc one f | Freehand |
Esc one one | Last tool selected |
Esc one l (lowercase L) | Line |
Esc one o | Object Selection |
Esc one e | Oval |
Esc one p g | Polygon |
Esc one p l (lowercase L) | Polyline |
Esc one r | Rectangle |
Esc one Shft+r | Rounded Rectangle |
Esc one s | Smart Selection |
Esc one t f | Text Frame |
Esc one t l (lowercase L) | Text Line |
Press and draw a line | Vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line |
Press and draw a rectangle | Square |
Press and draw an oval | Circle |
Press and draw an arc | Circular arc |
Esc one w, Esc g Shft+t | Display the Tools palette |
Press and click a drawing tool | Keep a tool active after use |
Press and click the Object Selection tool | Return to the Object Selection tool after drawing |
Fill patterns | |
Esc zero f | First fill pattern (solid) |
Esc 9 f | Last fill pattern (none) |
Esc plus f | Next fill pattern (if at the last pattern, this does nothing) |
Esc minus f | Previous fill pattern (if at the first pattern, this does nothing) |
Pen patterns | |
Esc zero p | First pen pattern (solid) |
Esc 9 p | Last pen pattern (none) |
Esc plus p | Next pen pattern (if at the last pattern, this does nothing) |
Esc minus p | Previous pen pattern (if at the first pattern, this does nothing) |
Line widths | |
Esc zero w | Thinnest line width |
Esc 9 w | Thickest line width |
Esc plus w | Next line width |
Esc minus w | Previous line width |
Line styles | |
Esc one d s | Apply the solid line style to an object |
Esc one d d | Apply the dashed line style to an object |
Esc one d i | Display the Dashed Line Options dialog box |
Esc zero d | Change to the first dashed line pattern |
Esc 9 d | Change to the last dashed line pattern |
Esc plus d | Change to the next dashed line pattern (if at the last pattern, this does nothing) |
Esc minus d | Change to the previous dashed line pattern (if at the first pattern, this does nothing) |
Object selection | |
Press Ctrl and click the text line or text frame | Select a text line or text frame |
Press and click an object | Extend or shorten the selection |
Press Ctrl+ and drag diagonally | Force selection border to appear (when dragging from outside all objects is not possible) |
Esc o Shft+f | Select the first object in the draw order |
Esc o n | Select the next object in the draw order |
Esc o e | Extend the selection to the next object in the draw order |
Double-click in the text frame or text line | Deselect a text frame or text line and put the insertion point inside it instead |
Object manipulation | |
Press and drag the object | Move an object horizontally or vertically |
Press and drag a corner handle | Maintain an object's proportions while resizing |
Esc g Shft+o, or press and choose Pick up Object Properties from the Graphics menu | Pick up the properties of the currently selected object in the Tools palette |
Esc g r, Ctrl+r, Ctrl+Shft+r | Display the reshape handle and control points for the line, polyline, polygon, or freehand curve currently selected |
Press and drag the ctrl point | Move the control point horizontally or vertically |
Drag the ctrl point with the right mouse button | Change the curve on only one side of a reshape handle (crimp curve) |
Esc g w | Run text around the contour of a selected graphic |
Esc g Shft+w | Run text around the bounding box of a selected graphic |
Esc g q | Turn text runaround off for a selected graphic |
Press Alt and drag the object | Quick-copy a selected object |
Esc v v | Turn display of graphics off or on |
Press Ctrl and click a line, polyline, polygon, or freehand curve with reshape handles and ctrl points currently displayed | Add a reshape handle and control points |
Press Ctrl and click the reshape handle | Delete a reshape handle |
Drag (Ctrl-drag to copy) | Drag and drop between open windows or applications |
Object movement | |
Alt+arrow key | One point in specified direction (at 100 percent zoom setting) |
Alt+Shft+arrow key | Six points in specified direction (at 100 percent zoom setting) |
Object alignment | |
Esc j t, Ctrl+F1 | Tops |
Esc j m,Ctrl+F2 | Top/bottom centers |
Esc j b, Ctrl+F3 | Bottoms |
Esc j l (lowercase L) | Left sides |
Esc j c | Left/right centers |
Esc j r | Right sides |
Object rotation | |
Esc g plus | Rotate 90 degrees clockwise |
Esc g minus | Rotate 90 degrees counterclockwise |
Esc g t | Rotate precisely by using the Rotate Selected Objects dialog box |
Esc g x | Rotate again |
Esc g zero | Return object to its unrotated orientation (zero degrees) |
Esc g one | Rerotate object from its unrotated orientation to its previous orientation |
Esc g 9 | Set the current orientation of an object as the new unrotated orientation |
Press Alt and drag a corner or reshape handle | Rotate an object arbitrarily |
Press Alt+ and drag a corner or reshape handle | Constrain rotation to 45-degree increments |
Esc p Shft+o | Rotate a page clockwise |
Esc p o | Rotate a page counterclockwise |
Esc p Shft+u | Unrotate a page |
Graphic frames | |
Esc m p | Shrink-wrap an anchored frame (shrink the frame to an object and position the frame at the insertion point) |
Esc m e | Unwrap an anchored frame (enlarge the frame) |
Click frame name in status bar | Rename a selected reference frame |
Marker insertion | |
Esc m k | Insert a marker |
Esc m h | Insert a hypertext marker |
Esc e m t | Open the Edit Marker Types dialog box |
Variable insertion | |
Esc q v, Ctrl+zero | Insert a variable by typing the first characters of its name and pressing Return |
Filter By Attribute | |
Esc a c | Open the Manage Attribute Expressions dialog box |
Track Text Edit | |
Esc s t o | Turn on or off the Track Text Edit feature |
Esc s t n | Show Next Text Edit |
Esc s t p | Show Previous Text Edit |
Esc s t a | Accept Edit |
Esc s t r | Reject Edit |
Esc s t Shft+a | Accept All |
Esc s t Shft+r | Reject All |
Esc s t Shft+f | Preview Final |
Esc s t Shft+o | Preview Original |
Esc s p o | Preview Off |
Conditional text display | |
Esc v Shft+c | Display the Show/Hide Conditional Text dialog box |
Esc v Shft+o | Turn condition indicators on or off |
Esc h Shft+c | Select all text around the insertion point that has the same condition tag settings |
Conditional text window | |
Shft+F8 | Move all condition tags to the As Is scroll list |
Shft+F9 | Change the scroll lists to match the condition tag settings of selected text |
Double-click the tag | Move a condition tag between the In and the Not In scroll lists |
Double-click the tag in the As Is scroll list | Move a condition tag from the As Is to the In scroll list |
Condition tags | |
Esc q Shft+c, Ctrl+4 | Apply a condition tag to selected text by typing the first characters of the tag and then pressing Return |
Esc q Shft+d, Ctrl+5 | Remove a condition tag from selected text by typing the first characters of the tag and then pressing Return |
Esc q Shft+u, Ctrl+6 | Make the selected text unconditional |
Equations popup menu | |
Esc m s | New Small Equation |
Esc m m | New Medium Equation |
Esc m l (lowercase L) | New Large Equation |
Esc m p | Shrink-Wrap Equation |
Esc m e | Unwrap Equation |
Esc p e | Equation Sizes |
Esc m f | Equation Fonts |
Esc m i | Insert Math Element |
Esc m c | Add Definition to Catalog |
Esc m Shft+u | Update Definition |
Matrices page | |
Ctrl+Shft+t | Add/Remove Brackets |
Esc x m | Create 1 x 1 Matrix |
Esc x r | Add Row |
Esc x c, Ctrl+Shft+c | Add Column |
Esc x t | Matrix Transpose |
Esc x a | Matrix Algebra |
Esc m t r | Toggle fixed/proportional |
Esc m t c | Toggle fixed/proportional |
Positioning page | |
Alt+up arrow | Move up 1 point |
Alt+down arrow | Move down 1 point |
Alt+left arrow | Move left 1 point |
Alt+right arrow | Move right 1 point |
Alt+Shft+up arrow | Move up 6 points |
Alt+Shft+down arrow | Move down 6 points |
Alt+Shft+left arrow | Move left 6 points |
Alt+Shft+right arrow | Move right 6 points |
Alt+Home | Remove micropositioning |
Left/right (alignment) pop-up menu | |
Esc m a l (lowercase L) | Left |
Esc m a c | Center |
Esc m a r | Right |
Esc m a plus | Left of = |
Esc m a = | Right of = |
Esc m a s | Set Manual |
Esc m a d | Clear Manual |
Esc m a Shft+r | Reset Alignment |
Up/down (alignment) pop-up menu | |
Esc m a t | Top |
Esc m a Shft+b | Baseline |
Esc m a b | Bottom |
Line breaking pop-up menu | |
Esc m b s | Set Manual |
Esc m b c | Clear Manual |
Equation - move | |
left arrow | Left |
right arrow | Right |
down arrow | From beside a fraction to the numerator |
Equation - selection | |
Tab | Select next prompt |
space | Increase scope of selection |
left arrow | Select next element to the left |
right arrow | Select next element to the right |
Equation - Moving math elements while retaining algebraic equivalency | |
Shft+left arrow | Left |
Shft+right arrow | Right |
Shft+up arrow | Up |
Shft+down arrow | Down |
Ctrl+Alt+left arrow | To far left |
Ctrl+Alt+right arrow | To far right |
Ctrl+Shft+left arrow | Left into expression |
Ctrl+Shft+right arrow | Right into expression |
Equation - Moving math elements without retaining algebraic equivalency | |
Ctrl+m Ctrl+left arrow | With element on left |
Ctrl+m Ctrl+right arrow | With element on right |
Selection in tables | |
Press Ctrl and click the cell | A cell |
Press Ctrl and double-click column (vertical) border in the row | A row |
Press Ctrl and double-click row (horizontal) border in the row | A column |
Esc t h a | All text in current cell |
Esc t h e | Current cell, then next cell |
Esc t h r | Current row, then next row |
Esc t h c | Current column, then next column |
Esc t h b | Body cells in current column, then next body cells |
Esc t h t, or press Ctrl and triple-click a cell | Current table |
Press Ctrl+- and click the last cell you want in the selection | Extend or shorten the election |
Movement in tables | |
Esc t m r | Cell to the right |
Esc t m l (lowercase L) | Cell to the left |
Esc t m d | Cell below |
Esc t m u | Cell above |
Esc t m e | Rightmost cell in the current row |
Esc t m a | Leftmost cell in the current row |
Esc t m t | Top cell in the current column |
Esc t m b | Bottom cell in the current column |
Esc t m s, Esc t h zero | Top-left selected cell |
Esc t m Shft+t | Top-left cell |
Ctrl+Page Up | Beginning of cell |
Ctrl+Page Down | End of cell |
Tab, Esc t m n | Next cell and select all text in cell |
Shft+Tab, Esc t m p | Previous cell and select all text in cell |
Ctrl+Alt+Tab | Cell below and select all text in cell |
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+Tab | Cell above and select all text in cell |
Esc t Shft+i | Anchor point of a table |
Tab characters in cells | |
Esc Tab | Type a tab character in a cell |
Row and column manipulation | |
Esc t Shft+r a | Add rows above top selected row |
Esc t Shft+r b, Ctrl+Return, Ctrl+j | Add rows below bottom selected row |
Esc t c l (lowercase L) | Add columns to left of leftmost selected column |
Esc t c r | Add columns to right of rightmost selected column |
Esc t c e | Delete contents of selected rows or columns, but leave cells in table |
Esc t c x | Delete selected rows or columns from table |
Esc t s | Sort rows and columns |
Row and column replacement | |
Use this shortcut | To paste whole rows or columns |
Esc t p r | By replacing selected rows or columns |
Esc t p b | Before current selection (above top selected row or to left of leftmost selected column) |
Esc t p a | After current selection (below bottom selected row or to right of rightmost selected column) |
Vertical alignment in cells | |
Esc j t, Ctrl+F1 | Top alignment |
Esc j m, Ctrl+F2 | Middle alignment |
Esc j b, Ctrl+F3 | Bottom alignment |
Column width | |
Esc t w | Resize columns so no paragraphs in selected cells wrap |
Press Alt and drag selected cell's handle | Resize Selected column without changing table's width |
Table Designer | |
Shft+F8 | Change all settings to As Is |
Shft+F9 | Change all settings to match the selected table |
Page Up | Display previous page of properties |
Page Down | Display next page of properties |
Press Ctrl and click Apply | Apply only the current group of properties |
Table formats | |
Esc t u t | Apply the current table's format to the catalog and to all tables that have the same tag |
Esc t e | Display the Edit Ruling Style dialog box |
Insert point movement | |
right arrow | Next character |
left arrow | Previous character |
Ctrl+left arrow | Beginning of a word |
Ctrl+right arrow | End of a word |
Esc b w | Beginning of the next word |
Home | Beginning of a line |
End | End of a line |
up arrow | Previous line |
down arrow | Next line |
Ctrl+Home | Beginning of a sentence |
Ctrl+End | End of a sentence |
Esc b s | Beginning of the next sentence |
Ctrl+up arrow | Beginning of a paragraph |
Ctrl+down arrow | End of the current paragraph |
Esc b p | Beginning of the next paragraph |
Ctrl+Page Up | Top of a column |
Ctrl+Page Down | Bottom of a column |
Alt+Shft+Page Up | Beginning of a flow |
Alt+Shft+Page Down | End of a flow |
Ctrl+Shft+i | Start of first visible text flow |
Insertion point placement | |
Esc b f | First column of the first text frame in the draw order |
Esc b n | Next column, traversing text frames in the draw order |
Text selection | |
Esc h c, Esc Shft+h c,Shft+right arrow | Next character |
Esc Shft+h Shft+c, Shft+Shft+left arrow | Previous character |
Esc h w, Esc Shft+h w, Ctrl+Shft+right arrow | Current word, then next word |
Esc Shft+h Shft+w, Ctrl+Shft+left arrow | Current word, then previous word |
Esc h s, Esc Shft+h s, Ctrl+Shft+End | Current sentence, then next sentence |
Esc Shft+h Shft+s, Ctrl+Shft+Home | Current sentence, then previous sentence |
Esc Shft+h l (lowercase L) Esc h l (lowercase L), Shft+End | Current line, then next line |
Esc Shft+h Shft+l (L), Shft+Home | Current line, then previous line |
Esc h p, Esc Shft+h p, Ctrl+Shft+down arrow | Current paragraph, then next paragraph |
Esc Shft+h Shft+p, Ctrl+Shft+up arrow | Current paragraph, then previous paragraph |
Esc h d, Shft+down arrow | One line width of text, starting at insertion point |
Esc h u, Shft+up arrow | One line width of text, ending at insertion point |
Esc h t, Shft+Page Up | To top of a column |
Esc h m, Shft+Page Down | To bottom of a column |
Esc h g, Ctrl+Shft+Page Up | To beginning of flow |
Esc h n, Ctrl+Shft+Page Down | To end of flow |
Esc h Ctrl+Shft+f | All text around the insertion point that has the same character format |
Esc h f | Shift selection Right one character |
Esc h b | Shift selection Left one character |
Text editing | |
Triple-click the paragraph | Select a paragraph |
Triple-click the paragraph and then drag | Select a paragraph, then next paragraphs |
Ctrl+F9 | Transpose characters |
Esc e x, Ctrl+x, Shft+Delete | Cut |
Esc e c, Ctrl+c, Ctrl+Insert | Copy |
Esc e p, Shft+Insert, Ctrl+v, Ctrl+y | Paste text that you cut or copied |
Click where you want to place the copied text. Then press Alt and drag through the text you want to copy. | Quick-copy text |
Asian text | |
Esc s r | Type rubi text |
Esc o r | Display the Rubi Properties dialog box |
Esc o c o | Define a combined font of Western and Japanese characters (only available on Asian operating systems) |
Text deletion | |
Ctrl+h, Backspace | Previous character |
Ctrl+Backspace | Backward to the start of the previous word |
Esc k a | Backward to the end of the previous sentence |
Delete | Next character |
Esc k f, Ctrl+Delete | Forward to the end of a word |
Ctrl+Shft+Delete | Forward to the end of a line |
Esc k s | Forward to the start of the next sentence |
Capitalization | |
Ctrl+Alt+l (lowercase L), Ctrl+Alt+Shft+L | Change the current word to all lowercase |
Ctrl+Alt+u, Ctrl+Alt+Shft+u | Change the current word to all uppercase |
Ctrl+Alt+c | Change the current word to initial caps |
Esc e Shft+c | Display the Capitalization dialog box |
Character and Paragraph Designers | |
Shft+F8 | Change all settings to As Is |
Shft+F9 | Change all settings to match selected text |
Page Up | Display the previous set of properties |
Page Down | Display the next set of properties |
Press Ctrl and click Apply | Apply only the current group of properties |
Paragraph formats | |
Esc q p, F9, Ctrl+9 | Apply a paragraph format by typing the first characters of its tag and pressing Return |
Esc j c | Center a paragraph |
Esc j l (lowercase L) | Left-align a paragraph |
Esc j r | Right-align a paragraph |
Esc j f | Justify a paragraph (left and right) |
Esc j p n | Position the current paragraph in the column, removing any straddling or run-in formatting |
Esc j p r | Change current paragraph to a run-in head |
Esc j p s | Change current paragraph to a side head |
Esc j p t | Make current paragraph straddle all columns |
Esc j p Shft+t | Make current paragraph straddle both the side-head area and columns |
Esc j one | Change line spacing to single spacing |
Esc j / | Change line spacing to 1-1/2 spacing |
Esc j 2 | Change line spacing to double spacing |
Esc j x | Change line spacing to fixed (default font size plus leading) |
Esc j o | Change line spacing to floating (largest font size plus leading) |
Esc j plus, Esc plus one | Increase line spacing 1 point |
Esc j minus, Esc minus one | Decrease line spacing 1 point |
Esc j Shft+u | Make paragraphs with the current paragraph's tag and the Paragraph Catalog definition match the current paragraph's format (unify) |
Esc j Shft+a | Start a paragraph anywhere |
Esc j Shft+c | Start a paragraph at the top of a column |
Esc j Shft+p | Start a paragraph at top of a page |
Esc j Shft+l (L) | Start a paragraph at the top of a left page |
Esc j Shft+r | Start a paragraph at the top of a right page |
Esc j h | Turn on hyphenation |
Esc j n | Turn off hyphenation |
Esc j j | Repeat last paragraph-related command |
Esc o p c | Display Paragraph Catalog |
Esc o p u | Display Update Paragraph Format dialog box |
Esc j w | Display Space Between Paragraphs dialog box |
Esc j u | Display Custom Line Spacing dialog box |
Character formats | |
Esc q c, F8, Ctrl+8 | Apply a character format by typing the first characters of its tag and pressing Return |
Esc o c p | Change text to default paragraph font; remove character tag from text in a text line |
Esc c b, F4, Ctrl+b, Ctrl+Shft+b | Turn bold on or off |
Esc c i, F5, Ctrl+i | Turn italic on or off |
Esc c u, F3, Ctrl+u, Ctrl+Shft+u | Turn underline on or off |
Esc c d | Turn double underline on or off |
Esc c 2 | Turn numeric underline on or off |
Esc c s, Ctrl+/ | Turn strikethrough on or off |
Esc c o, Shft+F3 | Turn overline on or off |
Esc c p, F2 | Change text to plain |
Esc c plus | Turn superscript on or off |
Esc c minus | Turn subscript on or off |
Esc c = | Put text on baseline |
Esc c m, Ctrl+e | Change text to small caps |
Esc c h, Ctrl+Shft+h | Turn change bars on or off |
Esc c k | Turn pair kerning on or off |
Alt+arrow key | Manually kern text 1 point in specified direction (at 100 percent zoom setting) |
Alt+Shft+arrow key | Manually kern text 6 points in specified direction (at 100 percent zoom setting) |
Alt+Home | Remove all manual kerning |
Esc c ] (right square bracket) | Increase size 1 point |
Esc c [ (left square bracket) | Decrease size by 1 point |
Esc [ (left square bracket) Shft+d | Squeeze 20 percent of an em space |
Esc [ (left square bracket) Shft+c | Spread 20 percent of an em space |
Esc [ (left square bracket) n | Set font stretch to 100 percent |
Esc [ (left square bracket) c | Reduce font stretch by 5 percent |
Esc [ (left square bracket) e | Increase font stretch by 5 percent |
Esc c c | Repeat the last font-related command |
Esc c t | Toggle Tsume (Japanese only) |
Esc o c c | Display the Character Catalog |
Working with structure | |
Press | To move the insertion point |
Esc s Shft+s | To start of the current element |
Esc s Shft+e | To end of the current element |
Esc s Shft+d, Alt+Ctrl+down arrow | After the next element |
Esc s Shft+u, Alt+Ctrl+up arrow | Before the previous element |
Esc s Shft+b, Alt+Ctrl+left arrow | Before the current element's parent |
Esc s Shft+n, Alt+Ctrl+right arrow | To start of the next element's contents |
Press | Working with structure - select |
Esc h Shft+e | Current element |
Esc h Shft+n, Alt+Ctrl+Shft+down arrow | Next element |
Esc h Shft+p, Alt+Ctrl+Shft+up arrow | Previous element |
Esc h Shft+s | Siblings of the current element |
Esc h e Shft+p, Alt+Ctrl+Shft+left arrow | Parent of the current element |
Alt+Ctrl+Shft+up arrow | Extend selection Up by one element |
Alt+Ctrl+ down arrow | Extend selection Down by one element |
Working with structure - misc | |
Alt+Ctrl+Shft+left arrow | To include the parent |
Esc Shft+e i, Ctrl+1 (one) | Insert element |
Esc Shft+e w, Ctrl+2 | Wrap element |
Esc Shft+e u | Unwrap element |
Esc Shft+e c, Ctrl+3 | Change element |
Esc Shft+e m | Merge into first element |
Esc Shft+e Shft+m | Merge into last element |
Esc Shft+e Shft+p | Move element up one level |
Esc Shft+e Shft+d | Move element down one level |
Esc Shft+e Shft+t | Transpose element with previous element |
Esc Shft+e t | Transpose element with next element |
Esc Shft+e s | Split element |
Ctrl+7 | Edit attribute value |
Esc e e | Repeat last Element Catalog command |
Esc v Shft+e | Toggle display of element boundaries (as brackets) |
Esc v Shft+t | Toggle display of element boundaries (as tags) |
Esc Shft+e v | Validate a document |
Esc Shft+e Shft+v | Display Structure View |
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