FrameMaker Tips | Keyboard Shortcuts, Part 2

Posted on: July 20, 2020 / FrameMaker Tips /

FrameMaker Tips

Keyboard Shortcuts, Part 2

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
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