Quarkxpress 8.5 Mac Keyboard Commands en-us

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QuarkXPress 8.5Keyboard Command Guide: Mac OS


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QuarkXPress 8.5Keyboard Command Guide: Mac OSMenu commands (Mac OS) ...................................................................................................... 3Dialog box commands (Mac OS) ................................................................................................ 8Palette commands (Mac OS) ...................................................................................................... 9Project and layout commands (Mac OS) .................................................................................. 11Item commands (Mac OS) ........................................................................................................ 13Text commands (Mac OS) ........................................................................................................ 15Picture commands (Mac OS) .................................................................................................... 21


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Menu commands (Mac OS)QuarkXPress menuQuarkXPress Environment dialog box Option+About QuarkXPress or Control+Option+EPreferences +Option+Shift+YQuit +QFile menuNew Project +NNew Library +Option+NOpen +OClose +WSave +SSave As +Shift+SRevert to last Auto Save Option+Revert to SavedImport +ESave Text +Option+EAppend +Option+AExport Layout as PDF +Option+PExport Page as EPS +Option+Shift+SPrint +POutput Job +Option+Shift+O

Edit menuUndo +ZRedo +Y, +Z, or+Shift+Z (configurable)Cut +XCopy +CPaste +VPaste without Formatting +Option+VPaste In Place +Option+Shift+VSelect All +AFind/Change +FClose Find/Change +Option+FParagraph pane (Preferences dialog box) +Option+YTrapping pane (Preferences dialog box) Option+Shift+F12Tools pane (Preferences dialog box) Double-click tool in the Tools paletteStyle Sheets dialog box Shift+F11Colors dialog box Shift+F12


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Edit menuH&Js dialog box +Option+JStyle menu for textSize > Other +Shift+\Type StylePlain +Shift+PBold +Shift+BItalic +Shift+IUnderline +Shift+UWord Underline +Shift+WStrikethrough +Shift+/Double Strikethrough +Option+Shift+/Outline +Shift+OShadow +Shift+YAll Caps +Shift+KSmall Caps +Shift+HSuperscript +Shift+=Subscript +Shift+ - (hyphen)Superior +Shift+VLigatures (not available in Plus and East Asian editions) +Shift+GCharacter Attributes dialog box +Shift+DChange story direction (Plus and East Asian editions only) +Option+Shift+T

Rubi(Plus and East Asian editions only) +Option+RGroup Characters(Plus and East Asian editions only) +Shift+GAlignmentLeft +Shift+LCentered +Shift+CRight +Shift+RJustified +Shift+JForced +Option+Shift+JLeading +Shift+EFormats +Shift+FTabs +Shift+TRules +Shift+NToggle Font Previews preference Shift+display Font submenu

Style menu for picturesHalftone +Shift+H


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Style menu for picturesCenter Picture +Shift+MStretch Picture to Fit Box +Shift+FScale Picture to Box (Proportionally) +Option+Shift+FStyle menu for linesWidth > Other +Shift+\Item menuModify +MFrame +BRunaround +TClipping +Option+TDrop Shadow +Option+Shift+DDuplicate +DStep and Repeat +Option+RStep and Repeat(Plus and East Asian editions only) +Option+DDelete +KGroup +GUngroup +ULock Position/Unlock Position F6Send to Back Shift+F5Bring to Front F5Bring Forward Option+Item > Bring to Front or Option+F5Send Backward Option+Item > Send to Back or Option+Shift+F5Space/AlignApply Last +Option+/Left Align (Item Relative) +Left arrow keyLeft Align (Page Relative) +Shift+Left arrow keyRight Align (Item Relative) +Right arrow keyRight Align (Page Relative) +Shift+Right arrow keyCenter Align Horizontal (Item Relative) +[Center Align Horizontal (Page Relative) Shift++[Center Align Vertical (Item Relative) +]Center Align Vertical (Page Relative) Shift++]Top Align (Item Relative) +Up arrow keyTop Align (Page Relative) +Shift+Up arrow keyBottom Align (Item Relative) +Down arrow keyBottom Align (Page Relative) +Shift+Down arrow key


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Item menuDisplay Space/Align tab ofMeasurements palette +, (comma)Shape(convert Bzier line to filled-center Bzier box) Option+ Item > Shape > [Bzier shape]EditRunaround Option+F4Clipping Path Option+Shift+F4Point/Segment TypeCorner Point Option+F1Smooth Point Option+F2Symmetrical Point Option+F3Straight Segment Option+Shift+F1Curved Segment Option+Shift+F2

Page menuGo to Page dialog box +JDisplay this pages master page Shift+F10

Display next master page Option+F10

Display previous master page Option+Shift+F10

Display Layout (when a master page is displayed) Shift+F10Page Properties (when a Web layout is active) +Option+Shift+ALayout menuLayout Properties dialog box +Option+Shift+P View menuFit in Window +0 (zero)Fit largest spread in window Option+Fit in Window or+Option+0 (zero)

Actual Size +1Thumbnails Shift+F6 or Option+Shift+F6Display/hide Guides F7Display/hide Page Grids Option+F7Display/hide Text Box Grids +Option+F7Snap to Guides Shift+F7Snap to Page Grids Option+Shift+F7Display/hide Rulers +RDisplay/hide Invisibles +IUtilities menuCheck Spelling > Word/Selection +L


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Utilities menuCheck Spelling > Story +Option+LCheck Spelling > Layout +Option+Shift+LAdd (during Check Spelling session) +AAdd all suspect words to auxiliary dictionary (duringCheck Spelling session)

Option+Shift+click Add All button

Skip button (during Check Spelling session) +SReplace All button (during Check Spelling session) +RReplace button (during Check Spelling session) +Shift+RDone button (during Check Spelling session) +DSuggested Hyphenation +Option+Shift+HUsage dialog boxFonts pane +F6 or F13Pictures pane +Option+F6 or Option+F13Line Check >Next Line +;Window menuDisplay/hide Tools palette F8Display/hide Measurements palette F9Display/hide Page Layout palette F10Display/hide Style Sheets palette F11Display/hide Colors palette F12Display/hide Trap Information palette Option+F12Display/hide Lists palette Option+F11Display/hide Interactive palette +Option+F8


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Dialog box commands (Mac OS)Tabs in dialog boxesDisplay next tab +Option+Tab

Display previous tab +Option+Shift+Tab

FieldsSelect next field Tab

Select previous field Shift+Tab

Select field with text insertion bar Double-click

Cut +XCopy +CPaste +VRevert fields to original values +Z

Perform math by combining operators + (addition)- (subtraction)

* (multiplication)

/ (division)

ButtonsOK (or bordered button) Return or EnterCancel +. (period) or escYes +YNo +NApply +ASet button in Tabs tab (in Paragraph Attributes dialog box) +SLists (in dialog boxes)Select consecutive items in list Shift+click

Select nonconsecutive items in list +click


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Palette commands (Mac OS)Tools paletteDisplay/hide palette Option+F11

Display Tools pane ofPreferences Double-click toolSwitch between Item tool and Text Content tool orPictureContent tool Shift+F8Select next tool Option+F8 or+Option+Tab

Select previous tool Option+Shift+F8 or+Option+Shift+Tab

Move tool to main palette Control+select tool

Move tool into pop-up tool list Control+click tool

Tool selection shortcuts (not available when Text Contenttool is selected)

Item tool VText tools TPicture Content tool RBox tools BLine tool LPen tools PTable tool GZoom tool ZPan tool X

Measurements paletteDisplay/hide palette Option+F11

Select the X field of the Classic tab or the Space/Align tab(or display palette)

+Option+M

Select the Font field of the Classic tab or the CharacterAttributes tab

+Option+Shift+M

Toggle Font Preview preference Shift+display the Font drop-down menuSelect next field Tab

Select previous field Shift+Tab

Toggle forward through tabs +Option+; (semicolon)

Toggle backward through tabs +Option+, (comma)

Exit/Apply Return or EnterExit/Cancel +. (period) or EscapeDisplay Space/Align tab +, (comma)


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Page Layout paletteDisplay/hide palette Option+F11

Display Insert Pages context menu Control+click in the paletteDisplay Insert Pages dialog box Option+drag master page into the layout area of the

palette

Display absolute page number Option+click page

Style Sheets paletteDisplay/hide palette Option+F11

Display Edit Style Sheet context menu Control+click style sheetDisplay Edit Style Sheet dialog box +click style sheetApply No Style, then style sheet Option+click style sheet(apply to paragraph attributes only) Option+Shift+click paragraph style sheet

Colors paletteDisplay/hide palette Option+F11

Display Colors dialog box +click color nameDisplay Edit Colors context menu Control+click color name

Trap Information paletteDisplay/hide palette Option+F11

Lists paletteDisplay/hide palette Option+F11

Index paletteDisplay palette +F

Select Text field +Option+IClick Add button +Option+Shift+IClick Add Reversed button Option+click Add buttonEdit selected index entry Double-click

Find/Change paletteDisplay palette +F

Close palette +Option+F

Change Find Next button to Find First Option+Find Next


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Project and layout commands (Mac OS)Tiling and stacking projectsWindow menuTile orStack at actual size Control+Tile/StackTile orStack at fit in window +Tile/StackTile orStack at thumbnails Option+Tile/StackShortcut to Window menu Shift+click title barTile orStack at actual size from title bar Control+Shift+click title bar+Tile/StackTile orStack at fit in window from title bar +Shift+click title bar+Tile/StackTile orStack at thumbnails from title bar Option+Shift+click title bar+Tile/Stack

Displaying pagesGo to Page dialog box +JDisplay this pages master page Shift+F10Display next master page Option+F10

Display previous master page Option+Shift+F10

Display Layout (when a master page is displayed) Shift+F10

Changing viewsAccess View Percentage field Control+V

Any view to Actual Size +1Any view to Fit in Window +0Any view to 200% +Option+clickToggle between 100% and 200% +Option+clickFit largest spread in window Option+Fit in Window or+Option+0 (zero)

Zoom in Control+Shift+click/drag

Zoom out Control+Option+click/drag

Zoom in (not available when Text Content tool is selected) + + (plus)Zoom out (not available when Text Content tool isselected)

+ - (hyphen)

Redrawing the screenStop redraw +. (period)

Force redraw +Option+. (period)

Deleting ruler guidesDelete horizontal ruler guides Option+click horizontal ruler

Delete vertical ruler guides Option+click vertical ruler


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Closing projectsClose project window +W

Close all project windows Option+click close box or+Option+W

ScrollingWith Pan tool Option+dragEnable Live Scroll (Input Settings preference off) Option+drag scroll boxDisable Live Scroll (Input Settings preference on) Option+drag scroll boxTo start of text Control+A

To end of text Control+D

Up one screen Page Up

Down one screen Page Down

To first page Shift+Home

To last page Shift+End

To previous page Shift+Page Up

To next page Shift+Page Down

Extended keyboard

Start of layout Home

End of layout End

Up one screen Page Up

Down one screen Page Down

To first page Shift+Home

To last page Shift+EndTo previous page Shift+Page Up

To next page Shift+Page Down

Navigating among layoutsCycle through layouts +`

Navigating among projectsCycle through project windows +~


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Item commands (Mac OS)Selecting/deselecting itemsSelect item at back or behind +Option+Shift+click where items overlap

Select multiple items or points Shift+click

Deselect all items Escape

Creating, resizing, and rotating itemsConstrain to square or circle while creating a box Press Shift while creating

Constrain proportions while resizing Shift+drag handle

Scale contents while resizing item +drag handle

Resize relative to center Option+drag handle

Resize multiple items (requires multiple selection) Press before dragging handle

Constrain item rotation to 0/45/90 Press Shift while rotating

Constrain straight line angle to 0/45/90 Shift+while creating or resizing lineDuplicate item while dragging Option+drag

Modifying line widthIncrease

Preset range +Shift+. (period)

1 point +Option+Shift+. (period)

Decrease

Preset range +Shift+, (comma)

1 point +Option+Shift+, (comma)Editing Bzier items and pathsAdd Bzier point Click segment with Bzier Pen tool

Delete Bzier point Click point with Bzier Pen toolInvoke Select Point mode from Bzier Pen tool Invoke Convert Point mode from Bzier Pen tool OptionInvoke Convert Point mode while dragging Bzier handle Option+dragRetract Bzier handle Option+click control handle

Delete active Bzier point Delete (Select Point tool must be selected)Select all points on Bzier item or path Double click point with Select Point toolInvoke Item mode from Bzier Pen tool +OptionConstrain active point to 45 movement Shift+drag point

Constrain active curve handle to 45 movement Shift+drag curve handle

Convert Bzier line to filled-center Bzier box Option+ Item > Shape > [Bzier shape]


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Moving itemsWith no constraints Drag (Item tool) or+drag (Text Content tool or Picture

Content tool)

With horizontal/vertical constraints Shift+drag (Item tool) or+Shift+drag (Text Content tool

or Picture Content tool)

Nudging items (Item tool)Move 1 point Arrow keys

Move 1/10 point Option+arrow keys

Move 10 points (amount configurable in Preferences) Shift+arrow keys

Aligning items (Item tool)Center align (horizontally) two or more items with each

other

+[

Center align (vertically) two or more items with each other +]

Left align two or more items relative to each other +

Right align two or more items relative to each other +

Top align two or more items relative to each other +

Bottom align two or more items relative to each other +

Center align (horizontally) one or more selected items

relative to the page

+Shift+ [

Center align (vertical) one or more selected items relative

to the page

+Shift+ ]

Left align one or more selected items relative to the page +Shift+Right align one or more selected items relative to the page +Shift+

Bottom align one or more selected items relative to the

page

+Shift+

Top align one or more selected items relative to the page +Shift+


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Text commands (Mac OS)Applying drop shadows to itemsDrop Shadow tab of the Modify dialog box +Option+Shift+DAdding automatic page numbers in textboxPrevious box page number character +2

Automatic page number character +3

Next box page number character +4

Updating text flow in a layoutReflow text as current version of QuarkXPress Option+Open in Open dialog box

Changing languageForce apply a language (override language locking) Option+select a language in the Language drop-down

menu

Changing fontFont field in Measurements palette +Option+Shift+MPrevious font Option+Shift+F9

Next font Option+F9

Force apply a font (override font locking) Option+select a font in the Font menu

Entering one font characterSymbol font character +Option+Q

Zapf Dingbats font character +Option+Z

Modifying font sizeIncrease

Preset range +Shift+. (period)

1 point +Option+Shift+. (period)

Decrease

Preset range +Shift+, (comma)

1 point +Option+Shift+, (comma)

Resize interactively

Proportional relative to center +Option+Shift+drag handle

Proportional +Shift+drag handle

Nonproportional +drag handle


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Modifying horizontal/vertical scalingIncrease

5% +]

1% +Option+]

Decrease

5%

+[

1% +Option+[

Modifying kerning/trackingIncrease

1/20 em +Shift+]

1/200 em +Option+Shift+]

Decrease

1/20 em +Shift+[

1/200 em

+Option+Shift+[

Modifying word space trackingIncrease

.05 em +Control+Shift+]

.005 em +Control+Option+Shift+]

Decrease

.05 em +Control+Shift+[

.005 em +Control+Option+Shift+[

Modifying baseline shiftUp 1 point +Option+Shift+=

Down 1 point +Option+Shift+ - (hyphen)

Modifying leadingIncrease

1 point +Shift+ (apostrophe)

1/10 point +Option+Shift+ (apostrophe)

Decrease1 point +Shift+; (semicolon)

1/10 point +Option+Shift+; (semicolon)

Copying paragraph attributesApply a paragraphs formatting to the paragraph that

contains the insertion point or the selected text

Option+Shift+click the paragraph with the desired

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Dragging and dropping textDrag text (Input Settings preference off) +Control+dragDrag+copy text (Input Settings preference on) Shift+dragDrag+copy text (Input Settings preference off) +Control+Shift+dragClicking buttons when checking spellingLook up +LSkip +SAdd +AAdd all suspect words to auxiliary dictionary Option+Shift+click Done button

Searching for textWild card (Find only) (\?) +/Tab \t

New paragraph (\p) +Return

New line (soft return) (\n) +Shift+Return

New column (\c) +Enter

New box (\b) +Shift+Enter

Previous box page number character (\2) +2

Automatic page number character (\3) +3

Next box page number character (\4) +4

Punctuation space +. (period)

Flex space (\f)

+Shift+F

Backslash (\\) +\

Indent here \i

Discretionary new line \d

Discretionary hyphen \h

Em space \m

En space \e

3-per-em space \5

4-per-em space \$

6-per-em space \^Figure space \8

Hair space \{

Thin space \[

Zero-width space \z

Word joiner \j

Glyph without Unicode value \~


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Searching for textStraight single quotation mark when Smart Quotes is on '

Straight double quotation mark when Smart Quotes is on "

Curly quotation mark Paste into field

Special charactersIndent here +\

Discretionary new line +Return

New paragraph Return

New line (soft return) Shift+Return

New column Enter

New box Shift+Enter

Right-indent tab Option+Tab

Registered symbol () Option+R

Copyright symbol () Option+GTrademark symbol () Option+2

Bullet () Option+8

Apple logo character Option+Shift+K

Pound symbol Option+3

Euro symbol Option+Shift+2

Yen symbol Option+Y

Division symbol Option+/ (forward slash)

Hyphens and dashesBreaking standard hyphen - (hyphen)

Nonbreaking standard hyphen +=

Discretionary (soft) hyphen + - (hyphen)

Do not hyphenate word + - (hyphen) immediately before word

Nonbreaking en dash Option+ - (hyphen)

Breaking em dash Option+Shift+ - (hyphen)

Nonbreaking em dash +Option+=

SpacesBreaking standard space Space

Nonbreaking standard space +5

Breaking en space Option+Space

Nonbreaking en space +Option+Space or+Option+5

Breaking flexible space Option+Shift+Space

Nonbreaking flexible space +Option+Shift+Space


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SpacesBreaking punctuation space Shift+Space

Nonbreaking punctuation space +Shift+Space

Breaking em space +6

Nonbreaking em space +Option+6

Breaking thin space

+7

Nonbreaking thin space +Option+7

Moving the text insertion pointPrevious character Delete

Next character Shift+Delete

Previous line

Next line

Previous word +Delete

Next word

+Shift+Delete

Previous paragraph +

Next paragraph +

Start of line +Option+

End of line +Option+

Start of story +Option+

End of story +Option+

Selecting charactersPrevious character DeleteNext character Shift+Delete

Previous line Shift+

Next line Shift+


Next word +Shift+Delete

Previous paragraph +Shift+

Next paragraph +Shift+

Start of line +Option+Shift+

End of line +Option+Shift+

Start of story +Option+Shift+

End of story +Option+Shift+

Clicking the mouse to select textPosition text insertion point One click

Select word Two clicks in the word


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Clicking the mouse to select textSelect word and its period, comma, etc. Two clicks between word and punctuation

Select line Three clicks

Select paragraph Four clicks

Select story Five clicks

Deleting charactersPrevious character Delete

Next character Shift+Delete

Next character (extended keyboard) [Forward delete key]


Next word +Shift+Delete

Selected characters Delete


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Picture commands (Mac OS)Importing picturesImport EPS without adding spot colors +Open in Import dialog box

Reimport all pictures in project +Open in Open dialog box

Scaling picturesIncrease scale 5% +Option+Shift+. (period)

Decrease scale 5% +Option+Shift+, (comma)

Resizing boxes and picturesResize maintaining aspect ratio Shift+drag handle

Resize from center, maintaining aspect ratio Option+Shift+drag handle

Resize box and scale picture +drag box handle

Resize relative to center Option+drag handleRotate picture content relative to center Option+drag rotation handle

Centering and fitting picturesCenter +Shift+M

Fit to box +Shift+F

Fit to box maintaining proportions +Option+Shift+F

Nudging pictures (Content tool)Left 1 point

Left 1/10 point Option+

Right 1 point

Right 1/10 point Option+

Up 1 point

Up 1/10 point Option+

Down 1 point

Down 1/10 point Option+

Modifying picturesPicture Halftone Specifications dialog box +Shift+HChange Update button to Update All in the Pictures paneof the Usage dialog box

Option+click Update button

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