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.

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Category: Using FrameMaker

Relevance: All Manuals

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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)

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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

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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

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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