Keyboard shortcuts are a handy way to improve your efficiency. This edition of Tips contains keyboard shortcuts that relate to working with text. Please note that these shortcuts are for FrameMaker 7 and may not work with FrameMaker 10.
Category: Using FrameMaker
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Conventions for Shortcuts
| Example |
Describes |
| Esc j c |
Press and release the Esc key, then j, then c |
| Alt+Control+u |
Hold down Alt and Control while pressing u |
| Esc Shift+h Shift+s |
Press and release the Esc key, then hold down the Shift key while pressing and releasing the h key and (still holding down the Shift key) the s key |
| Esc e x, Shift key+Delete |
Press and release the Esc key, then e, then x; or Hold down the Shift key while pressing the Delete key (The comma separates different ways to accomplish the task) |
Paragraph Format Shortcuts
Use these shortcuts to format selected paragraphs or the paragraph containing the insertion point.
| To |
Press |
| Apply a paragraph format |
Esc q p, F9, Control+9
Then type the first characters of the tag name and press Return |
| Center a paragraph |
Esc j c |
| Left-align a paragraph |
Esc j l (lowercase L) |
| Right-align a paragraph |
Esc j r |
| Justify a paragraph (left and right) |
Esc j f |
| Repeat last paragraph-related command |
Esc j j |
| Display Paragraph Catalog |
Esc o p c |
| Display Update Paragraph Format dialog box |
Esc o p u |
| Display the Character Catalog |
Esc o c c |
| Turn on hyphenation |
Esc j h |
| Turn off hyphenation |
Esc j n |
| Turn change bars on or off |
Esc c h, Control+Shift key+h |
Editing Text
Use these shortcuts to format selected text.
| To |
Press |
| Cut |
Esc e x, Shift key+Delete, Control+x |
| Copy |
Esc e c, Control+c, Control+Insert |
| Paste |
Esc e p, Control+y, Shift key+Insert, Control+v |
| Undo/Redo |
Esc e u, Control+Shift key+z, Control+z, Alt+Backspace |
| Quick-copy text |
Click where you want to put the copied text and then press Alt and drag through the text |
| Transpose characters |
Click between characters and then press Control+F9 |
| Make selected text lowercase |
Alt+Control+l (lowercase L) |
| Make selected text uppercase |
Alt+Control+u |
| Make selected text initial caps |
Alt+Control+c |
| To select |
Do this |
| A word |
Double-click it |
| A word, then next words |
Double-click it and drag, double-click it and Shift key-click |
| Current sentence, then next |
Press Esc h s, press Control+Shift key+End |
| Current sentence, then previous |
Press Esc Shift key+h Shift key+s, press Control+Shift key+Home |
| A paragraph |
Triple-click it |
| A paragraph, then next paragraphs |
Triple-click it and drag, triple-click it and Shift key-click |
| To delete |
Press |
| Previous character |
Backspace |
| Backward to start of the previous word |
Esc k b |
| Backward to end of the previous sentence |
Esc k a |
| Next character |
Delete |
| Forward to end of a word |
Esc k f, Control+Delete |
| Forward to end of a line |
Control+Shift key+Delete |
| Forward to start of the next sentence |
Esc k s |
