This edition of Tips contains keyboard shortcuts that relate to navigating in a document. Please note that these shortcuts are for FrameMaker 7 and may not work with FrameMaker 10.
Category: Using FrameMaker
Relevance: All Manuals
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) |
Navigating through a document
| To display | Press |
|---|---|
| Previous page | Esc p p, Pg Up |
| Next page | Esc p n, Pg Dn |
| First page | Esc p f, Alt+Pg Up, Shift key and click the Previous Page button |
| Last page | Esc p l (lowercase L), Alt+Pg Dn, Shift key and click the Next Page button |
| Go To Page dialog box | Esc v p |
| To go to | Do this |
|---|---|
| Source of a cross-reference | Press Alt+Control and click an active area |
| A specific page | Press or click the Page Status area and then type the page number |
| Page containing the insertion point | Press or click the Page Status area and then click Page Containing the Insertion Point |
Navigating through text
| To move the insertion point in text to | Press |
|---|---|
| Start of a word | Control+left arrow |
| End of a word | Control+right arrow |
| Start of the next word | Esc b w |
| Start of a sentence | Control+Home |
| End of a sentence | Control+End |
| Start of a paragraph | Control+up arrow |
| End of the current paragraph | Control+down arrow |
| Start of the next paragraph | Esc b p |
| Top of a column | Control+Pg Up |
| Bottom of a column | Control+Pg Dn |
| Start of a flow | Alt+Shift key+Pg Up |
| End of a flow | Alt+Shift key+Pg Dn |
| Start of a line | Control+Pg Up |
| End of a line | Control+Pg Dn |
Navigating through a table
| To move to | Press |
|---|---|
| Rightmost cell in current row | Esc t m e |
| Leftmost cell in current row | Esc t m a |
| Top cell in current column | Esc t m t |
| Bottom cell in current column | Esc t m b |
| Next cell and select its text | Tab, Esc t m n |
| Previous cell and select its text | Shift key+Tab, Esc t m p |
| Cell below and select its text | Alt+Control+Tab |
| Cell above and select its text | Alt+Control+Shift key+Tab |