Hold down modifier key(s) while typing character. Spaced ... Type the keys in
order, releasing after each key. Function. Shortcut. Code. View ... Cntl-0 (zero).
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Useful FrameMaker Keyboard Commands This is not a complete list of shortcuts in FrameMaker. Consult the on-line help file for other shortcuts.
Legend to typing shortcuts
hyphenated shortcuts (i.e., Cntl-6) Spaced shortcuts (i.e., Esc n s)
Hold down modifier key(s) while typing character Type the keys in order, releasing after each key
Function
Shortcut
Code
View Force Redraw Activate current document window Zoom in one setting Zoom out one setting Fit page to window Fit to 100%
Cntl-l (lowercase L) Shift+F7 Esc z i (think Zoom In) Esc z o (think Zoom Out) Esc z p Esc z z
Navigation Home or End of document Go to page Go to start/end of word Go to start/end of sentence Go to start/end of paragraph Go to top/bottom of column
Alt-Pg Up or Alt-Pg Down Cntl-g Cntl-Left or -Right keyboard arrow Cntl-Home or -End Cntl-Up or -Down keyboard arrow Cntl-Pg Up or -Pg Down
Book Shortcuts Hold down the Shift key when accessing the File menu so you can Open, Save, and Close all files in book Save All Close All Open All Select all files in book Select all non-generated files in book Select all generated files in book Update Book
Shift-File menu Esc f S Esc f C Esc f O Esc-e, A F Esc-e, A N Esc-e, A G Esc f g (then press Enter to confirm)
Formatting Text via keyboard Apply Paragraph Tag to selected paragraphs* Apply Character Tag to selected text* Change all settings to "As Is" in Designer panels Change all settings to match selection Change Paragraph Designer properties tab Create New Style Rename Style
F9 F8 Shift-F8 Shift-F9 Previous: Page Up; Next: Page Down Type new name in Designer and click Apply Type new name in Designer and click Update All
Case Change All lowercase to selection All uppercase to selection Initial caps to selection
Alt-Cntl-l (lowercase L) Alt-Cntl-u Alt-Cntl-c
Conditional and VariableShortcuts Apply Condition to selected text Remove Condidtion from selected text Make selected text uncondidtional Insert Variable*
Cntl-4 Cntl-5 Cntl-6 Cntl-0 (zero)
Hyphens & Dashes Discretionary hyphen (soft hyphen or dishie) Suppress hyphenation Non-breaking standard Hyphen Em Dash En Dash
Cntl-hyphen Esc n s Esc hyphen h Cntl-q Shft-q Cntl-q Shft-p
\\_ \+ \m \=
Cntl-space or Esc Space h Cntl-Shft-space or Esc Space m Cntl-Alt-space or Esc Space n Esc space 1 (one) Esc space t
\space \sm or \M \sn or \N \s# or \# \st or \i
Spaces Non-breaking standard space Em space (width is equal to type size) En space (half an Em space) Numeric space (width of a zero) Thin space (1/12th of an Em space)
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Special Characters
Note: FrameMaker includes a Character panel (File>Utilities) and you can use the Windows Character utility to copy/paste. Bullet Cntl-q % Trademark Cntl-q * Copyright Cntl-q ) Register Cntl-q ( Dagger Cntl-q space Grave (by itself) Double-Dagger Cntl-q ` (grave key) Ellipsis Cntl-q Shft-i Circumflex Florin Fraction Slash Guilsing Left < Guilsing Right > Per thousand OE ligature oe ligature
\b \TM \xa \d \{ \D \e \@ \F \/ \( \) \% \OE \oe
Quotes Double Typewriter Quotes " (with Smart Quotes on)* Single Typewriter Quote ' (with Smart Quotes on)*
Esc " Cntl-'
*This is the default setting; you should leave it as is. Double Opening Quotes “ Double Closing Quotes ” Single Opening Quote ‘ Single Closing Quote ’
\' \` (grave) \" \,
Accents over Characters Acute ´ Grave ` Tilde ~ Dieresis ¨ Circumflex ˆ Ring ˚ Cedilla ç
Esc Esc Esc Esc Esc Esc Esc
' (letter: a, e, i, o, u, A, e, I, O, U) ` (letter: a, e, i, o, u, A, e, I, O, U) ~ (letter: a, o, n, A, O, N) % (letter: a, e, i, o, u, y, A, e, I, O, U, Y) ^ (letter: a, e, i, o, u, A, e, I, O, U) * (letter: a, A) , (letter: c, C)
TABLES Selection Select single cell Select row Select column Select table Select body row(s) but not header Moving Move to next cell Move to previous cell Move to cell below Move to cell above Adding/Deleting Add Row Above Add Row Below Add Column to Left Add Column to Right Delete selected Rows or Columns Delete contents of selection Other Type Tab in a cell Add row below Resize column without resizing table Align Cell Top Align Cell Middle Align Cell Bottom Create custome rules for table
Cntl-click on cell Cntl-double click on column (vertical) border in row Cntl-double click on row (horizontal) border in column Cntl-triple click Esc t h b Tab Shft-Tab Cntl-Alt-Tab Cntl-Alt-Shft-Tab Esc t R a Esc t R b or Control-Return or Control-j Esc t c l Esc t c r Esc t c x Esc t c e Esc Tab Cntl-Enter Shift-drag or Alt-drag cell handle Cntl-F1 Cntl-F2 Cntl-F3 Esc t e
Colors High-quality, on-screen tints Open Color Definitions
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Cleaning up Excel files for import
Method 1 (cleanest method)
1] Save Excel file as either a tab-delimited text file or a CSV file. 2] Import .txt or .csv file into Frame and select Convert to Table option 3] In the Convert to Table dialog box, apply desired table style, set amount of header rows, and choose either tab or comma (csv) delimited file. 4] Merge cells as needed 1] Copy cells in Excel 2] In Frame, use Paste Special 3] Paste as Text (plain) 4] Select newly pasted tabbed-text 5] Use Table>Convert to Table menu 5] Merge cells as needed 1] Import Excel file into Frame 2] Delete unwanted worksheets 3] Select table and use Custom Ruling and Shading dialog box to set all options to "From Table"
Method 2 ( requires slightly more cleanup)
Method 3 (most cleanup work)
4] Add in header rows and paste content into the header rows 5] Apply proper paragraph styles 6] Merge cells as needed
Temporary Hyperlink Allow you to follow Cross-ref, index entry, TOC entry, hyperlink to source for edits
Cntl-Alt-click on link
Find & Change Wildcards
Note: Use Wildcards must be turned on for these to work. Find one or more alphanumeric characters Find one or more non-word characters (such as spaces and punctuation) Find a single character Find any one of the bracketed characters Find any character except the bracketed characters Find any characters within the range Breakout character (to find characters used during wildcard search) The beginning of a line The end of a line Note: Use Wildcards must be turned off for these to work. End of paragraph (return) Start of paragraph (return) Forced Return (line break, soft return, shift-return) Tab End of flow Find two paragragh returns/replace with one
* | (bar) ? [aeiou] [^xyz] [q-t] \ (for example, to search for an actual asterisk, type \* ) ^ $ \p \P \r \t \f Find: \P\p Replace:(empty)
Graphics and Objects Shrinkwrap In-Line Graphic Frame Unwrap graphic to enlarge frame To resize a frame Copy an object Nudge object Nudge object 6 points Scaling Graphics
Esc m p Esc m e Cntl-click on frame and resize as needed; double-click to edit text again Alt-drag or Cntl-drag object Alt-arrow key Alt-Shift-arrow key Use Object Properties rather than Scale. Object Properties shows actual reduction since import. Scale always treats the current size as 100%.
Special Commands To Lock or Unlock a FrameMaker file
Esc Shft-f l (lowercase L) k
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