QuarkXPress Keyboard Command Guide

For Windows

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Keyboard commands: Windows®

Menu commands (Windows) 3

Dialog box commands (Windows) 7

Palette commands (Windows) 8

Project and layout commands (Windows) 10

Item commands (Windows) 12

Text commands (Windows) 14

Picture commands (Windows) 19

This document lists the keyboard commands for QuarkXPress 8.

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Menu commands (Windows)File menuNew Project Ctrl+NNew Library Ctrl+Alt+NOpen Ctrl+OClose Ctrl+F4Save Ctrl+SSave as Ctrl+Shift+SRevert to last Auto Save Alt+Revert to SavedImport Ctrl+ESave Text Ctrl+Alt+EAppend Ctrl+Alt+ASave Page as EPS Ctrl+Alt+Shift+SPage Setup Ctrl+Alt+PPrint Ctrl+PExit Ctrl+QOutput Job Ctrl+Alt+P

Edit menuUndo Ctrl+ZRedo Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+Shift+Z, or Ctrl+Y (configurable)Cut Ctrl+XCopy Ctrl+CPaste Ctrl+VPaste In Place Ctrl+Alt+Shift+VSelect All Ctrl+AFind/Change Ctrl+FClose Find/Change Ctrl+Alt+FPreferences dialog box Ctrl+Alt+Shift+YParagraph pane (Preferences dialog box) Ctrl+Alt+YTrapping pane (Preferences dialog box) Ctrl+Shift+F12Tools pane (Preferences dialog box) Double-click tool in the Tools paletteStyle Sheets dialog box Shift+F11Colors dialog box Shift+F12H&Js dialog box Ctrl+Alt+J

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Menu commands (Windows)Style menu for textSize fi Other Ctrl+Shift+\Type StylesPlain Ctrl+Shift+PBold Ctrl+Shift+BItalic Ctrl+Shift+IUnderline Ctrl+Shift+UWord Underline Ctrl+Shift+WStrikethrough Ctrl+Shift+/Outline Ctrl+Shift+OShadow Ctrl+Shift+SAll Caps Ctrl+Shift+KSmall Caps Ctrl+Shift+HSuperscript Ctrl+Shift+0 (zero)Subscript Ctrl+Shift+9Superior Ctrl+Shift+VLigature (not available in Plus and East Asian editions) Ctrl+Shift+G

Character Attributes dialog box Ctrl+Shift+DChange story direction (Plus and East Asian editions only) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+TRubi (Plus and East Asian editions only) Ctrl+Alt+R Group Characters (Plus and East Asian editions only) Ctrl+Shift+GAlignmentLeft Ctrl+Shift+LCentered Ctrl+Shift+CRight Ctrl+Shift+RJustified Ctrl+Shift+JForced Ctrl+Alt+Shift+J

Leading Ctrl+Shift+EFormats Ctrl+Shift+FTabs Ctrl+Shift+TRules Ctrl+Shift+NToggle Font Previews preference Shift+display Font submenu

Style menu for picturesHalftone Ctrl+Shift+H Center Picture Ctrl+Shift+MStretch Picture To Fit Box Ctrl+Shift+FScale Picture To Box (proportionally) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F

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Menu commands (Windows)Style menu for linesWidth fi Other Ctrl+Shift+\

Item menuModify Ctrl+MBox Ctrl+Alt+B Frame Ctrl+BRunaround Ctrl+TClipping Ctrl+Alt+TDrop Shadow Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D Duplicate Ctrl+DStep and Repeat Ctrl+Alt+R Step and Repeat (Plus and East Asian editions only) Ctrl+Alt+D Delete Ctrl+KGroup Ctrl+GUngroup Ctrl+ULockLock Position/Unlock Position F6

Bring to Front F5Bring Forward Ctrl+F5Send to Back Shift+F5Send Backward Ctrl+Shift+F5Space/AlignApply Last Ctrl+Alt+/ Space/Align Ctrl+, (comma)

Shape (convert Bézier line to filled-center Bézier box) Alt+Item fi Shape fi [Bézier shape]EditShape F10Runaround Ctrl+F10Clipping Path Ctrl+Shift+F10

Point/Segment TypeCorner Point Ctrl+F1

Smooth Point Ctrl+F2

Symmetrical Point Ctrl+F3Straight Segment Ctrl+Shift+F1Curved Segment Ctrl+Shift+F2

Page menuGo to Page dialog box Ctrl+JDisplay this page’s master page Shift+F4Display next master page Ctrl+Shift+F4Display previous master page Ctrl+Shift+F3Display Layout (when a master page is displayed) Shift+F4Page Properties (when a Web layout is active) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A

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Menu commands (Windows)Layout menuLayout Properties dialog box Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P

View menuFit in Window Ctrl+0 (zero)Fit largest spread in window Alt+Fit in Window or Ctrl+Alt+0 (zero)Actual Size Ctrl+1 (one)Thumbnails Shift+F6Display/hide Guides F7Display/hide Page Grids Ctrl+F7Display/hide Text Box Grids Ctrl+Alt+F7Snap to Guides Shift+F7Snap to Page Grids Shift+Alt+F7Display/hide Rulers Ctrl+RDisplay/hide Invisibles Ctrl+I

Utilities menuCheck Spelling fiWord/Selection Ctrl+WCheck Spelling fi Story Ctrl+Alt+WCheck Spelling fi Layout Ctrl+Alt+Shift+WSuggested Hyphenation Ctrl+Alt+Shift+HMore fi Line Check fi Next Line Ctrl+;

Window menuDisplay/hide Tools palette F8Display/hide Measurements palette F9Display/hide Page Layout palette F4Display/hide Style Sheets palette F11Display/hide Colors palette F12Display/hide Trap Information palette Ctrl+F12Display/hide Lists palette Ctrl+F11Display/hide Interactive palette Ctrl+Alt+F8

Help menuHelp F1

Tabs in dialog boxesDisplay next tab Ctrl+TabDisplay previous tab Ctrl+Shift+Tab

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Dialog box commands (Windows)FieldsSelect next field TabSelect previous field Shift+TabSelect field with Text Insertion bar Double-clickCut Ctrl+XCopy Ctrl+CPaste Ctrl+VUndo Ctrl+ZRevert fields to original values Ctrl+Shift+ZPerform math by combining operators + (addition)

– (subtraction)* (multiplication)/ (division)

ButtonsOK (or bordered button) EnterCancel EscapeApply Alt+AYes YNo NSet button in Tabs tab Alt+S

(in Paragraph Attributes dialog box)

Lists (in dialog boxes)Select consecutive items in list Shift+clickSelect nonconsecutive items in list Ctrl+click

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Palette commands (Windows)Tools paletteDisplay/hide palette F8Select next tool (or display Tools palette) Ctrl+Alt+Tab or Ctrl+F8Select previous tool (or display Tools palette) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+Shift+F8Keep a tool selected Alt+click toolOpen Tools pane of Preferences dialog box Double-click item creation tool or Zoom toolToggle between Item and Text Content tool or Shift+F8Picture Content tool

Content tool changes to Item tool temporarily CtrlMove flyout tool to main palette Control+select toolMove tool into pop-up tool list Control+click toolTool selection shortcuts

(not available when Text Content tool is selected)Item tool VText tools TPicture tool RBox tools BLine tool LPen tools PTable tool GZoom tool ZPan tool X

Measurements paletteDisplay/hide palette F9Select the Font field of the Classic tab or Ctrl+Alt+M

the Space/Align tab (or display palette)Select the Font field of the Classic tab or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M

the Character Attributes tabToggle Font Preview preference Shift+open the Font drop-down menuSelect next field TabSelect previous field Shift+TabExit/Apply EnterExit/Cancel EscapeToggle forward through tabs Ctrl+Alt+; (semicolon)Toggle backward through tabs Ctrl+Alt+, (comma) Display Space/Align tab Ctrl+, (comma)

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Palette commands (Windows)Page Layout paletteDisplay palette F4Open Insert Pages dialog box Alt+drag master page into layout areaDisplay Insert Pages context menu Right-click pageDisplay absolute page number Alt+click page

Style Sheets paletteDisplay palette F11Display Edit Style Sheet context menu Right-click style sheet nameDisplay Edit Style Sheet dialog box Ctrl+click style sheetApply No Style, then style sheet Alt+click style sheet name(apply to paragraph attributes only) Alt+Shift+click paragraph style sheet

Colors paletteDisplay/hide palette F12Display Edit Colors context menu Right-click color nameDisplay Colors dialog box Ctrl+click color name

Trap Information paletteDisplay/hide palette Ctrl+F12

Lists paletteDisplay/hide palette Ctrl+F11

Index paletteSelect Text field Ctrl+Alt+IClick Add button Ctrl+Alt+Shift+IEdit selected index entry Double-clickClick Add Reversed button Alt+click Add button

Find/Change paletteDisplay palette Ctrl+FClose palette Ctrl+Alt+FChange Find Next button to Find First Alt

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Project and layout commands (Windows)Displaying pagesGo to Page dialog box Ctrl+JDisplay this page’s master page Shift+F4Display next master page Ctrl+Shift+F4Display previous master page Ctrl+Shift+F3Display Layout (when a master page is displayed) Shift+F4

Changing viewsAccess View Percentage field Ctrl+Alt+VAny view to Actual Size Ctrl+1 (one)Any view to Fit in Window Ctrl+0 (zero)Any view to 200% Ctrl+Alt+clickToggle between 100% and 200% Ctrl+Alt+clickFit largest spread in window Alt+Fit in Window or Ctrl+Alt+0 (zero)Zoom in Ctrl+Space+click/dragZoom out Ctrl+Alt+Space+click/dragZoom in Ctrl+ =

(not available when Text Content tool is selected)Zoom out Ctrl+ - (hyphen)

(not available when Text Content tool is selected)Minimize/maximize project window F3Fit spread in window Shift+F3

ScrollingWith Pan tool Alt+dragTo start of text Ctrl+HomeTo end of text Ctrl+EndUp one screen Page UpDown one screen Page DownTo first page Ctrl+Page UpTo last page Ctrl+Page DownTo previous page Shift+Page UpTo next page Shift+Page DownTo previous spread Alt+Page UpTo next spread Alt+Page Down

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Project and layout commands (Windows)Redrawing the screenStop redraw EscapeForce redraw Shift+Escape

Deleting ruler guidesDelete horizontal ruler guides Alt+click horizontal rulerDelete vertical ruler guides Alt+click vertical ruler

Closing projectsClose project window Ctrl+F4Close project and quit QuarkXPress® Alt+Shift+F4 or Alt+F4

Displaying context menuProject window context menu Alt+ - (hyphen)Active object context menu Shift+F10

Navigating among layoutsCycle through layouts Alt+’ (apostrophe)

Navigating among projectsCycle through project windows Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+F6

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Item commands (Windows)Selecting/deselecting itemsSelect item in back or behind Ctrl+Alt+Shift+click where items overlapSelect multiple items or points Shift+clickDeselect all items Escape

Creating, resizing, and rotating itemsConstrain to square or circle while creating a box Press Shift while creatingConstrain proportions while resizing Shift+drag handleScale contents while resizing item Ctrl+drag handleResize relative to center Alt+drag handleResize multiple items (requires multiple selection) Press Ctrl before dragging handleConstrain item rotation to 0°/45°/90° Press Shift while rotatingConstrain straight line angle to 0°/45°/90° Press Shift while creating or resizing lineDuplicate item while dragging Press Alt while dragging item

Editing Bézier items and pathsAdd Bézier point Click segment with Bézier Pen toolDelete Bézier point Click point with Bézier Pen toolInvoke Select Point mode from Bézier Pen tool CtrlInvoke Convert Point mode from Bézier Pen tool AltInvoke Convert Point mode while dragging Bézier handle Alt+dragRetract Bézier handle Alt+click control handleDelete active Bézier point Delete (Select Point tool must be selected)Select all points on Bézier item or path Double click point with Select Point toolInvoke Item mode from Bézier Pen tool Ctrl +OptionConstrain active point to 45° movement Shift+drag pointConstrain active curve handle to 45° movement Shift+drag curve handleConvert Bézier line to filled-center Bézier box Alt+ Item fi Shape fi [Bézier shape]

Applying drop shadows to itemsDrop Shadow tab of the Modify dialog box Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D

DIsplaying the Modify dialog boxDisplayModify dialog box for selected item Double-click item with Item tool

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Item commands (Windows)Displaying Usage dialog boxDisplay the Usage dialog box (Fonts pane) F2Display the Pictures tab of the Usage dialog box Shift+F2

Modifying line widthIncrease

Preset range Ctrl+Shift+. (period)1 point Ctrl+Alt+Shift+. (period)

DecreasePreset range Ctrl+Shift+, (comma)1 point Ctrl+Alt+Shift+, (comma)

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

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

tool or Picture Content tool)

Nudging items (Item tool)Move 1 point Arrow keysMove 1/10 point Alt+arrow keysMove 10 points (amount configurable in Preferences) Shift+arrow keys

Modifying boxesResize box, constraining shape Shift+drag box handleResize box, maintaining aspect ratio Alt+Shift+drag box handleResize box and scale picture/text Ctrl+drag box handleResize box and scale picture/text, constraining shape Ctrl+Shift+drag box handleResize box and scale picture/text, maintaining aspect ratio Ctrl+Alt+Shift+drag box handle

Displaying context menu (items)Display context menu of item Shift+F10

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Text commands (Windows)Adding automatic page numbers in text boxPrevious box page number character Ctrl+2Current page number character Ctrl+3Next box page number character Ctrl+4

Updating text flowsReflow text in current version of QuarkXPress Alt+Open in Open dialog box

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

Changing fontFont field in Measurements palette Ctrl+Alt+Shift+MPrevious font Ctrl+Shift+F9Next font Ctrl+F9Force apply a font (override font locking) Ctrl+select a font in the Font menu

Entering one font characterSymbol font character Ctrl+Alt+Q

Modifying font sizeIncrease

Preset range Ctrl+Shift+. (period)1 point Ctrl+Alt+Shift+. (period)

DecreasePreset range Ctrl+Shift+, (comma)1 point Ctrl+Alt+Shift+, (comma)

Resize interactivelyProportional relative to center Ctrl+Alt+Shift+drag handleProportional Ctrl+Shift+drag handleNonproportional Ctrl+drag handle

Modifying horizontal/vertical scalingIncrease

5% Ctrl+]1% Ctrl+Alt+]

Decrease5% Ctrl+[1% Ctrl+Alt+[

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Text commands (Windows)Modifying kerning/trackingIncrease

1/20 em Ctrl+Shift+]1/200 em Ctrl+Alt+Shift+]

Decrease1/20 em Ctrl+Shift+[1/200 em Ctrl+Alt+Shift+[

Modifying baseline shiftUp 1 point Ctrl+Alt+Shift+0 (zero)Down 1 point Ctrl+Alt+Shift+9

Modifying leading (auto to absolute)Increase

1 point Ctrl+Shift+’ (apostrophe)1/10 point Ctrl+Alt+Shift+’ (apostrophe)

Decrease1 point Ctrl+Shift+; (semicolon)1/10 point Ctrl+Alt+Shift+; (semicolon)

Copying paragraph attributesCopy formats to selected paragraphs in text chain Alt+Shift+click

Dragging and dropping textDrag-copy text (Input Settings preference on) Shift+drag

Searching for textWild card (Find only) Ctrl+/Tab \tNew paragraph Ctrl+EnterNew line Ctrl+Shift+EnterNew column \cNew box \bPrevious box page number character Ctrl+2Current page number character Ctrl+3Next box page number character Ctrl+4Punctuation space Ctrl+. (period)Flex space Ctrl+Shift+FBackslash Ctrl+\

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Text commands (Windows)Clicking buttons in Check Spellingdialog boxLook up Alt+LSkip Alt+SAdd Alt+AAdd all suspect words to auxiliary dictionary Alt+Shift+click Close button

Special charactersIndent here Ctrl+\Discretionary new line Ctrl+EnterNew paragraph EnterNew line Shift+EnterNew column Keypad EnterNew box Shift+Keypad EnterRight-indent tab Shift+TabInsert hanging indent character Ctrl+\Open single quote (curly quote) character Alt+[Close single quote (curly quote) character Alt+]Open quote (curly quote) character Alt+Shift+[Close quote (curly quote) character Alt+Shift+]Inch mark Ctrl+Alt+’ (apostrophe)

Special charactersTrademark symbol Alt+Shift+2§ symbol Alt+Shift+6¶ symbol Alt+Shift+7Bullet symbol Alt+Shift+8Copyright symbol Alt+Shift+CRegistered symbol Alt+Shift+R† symbol Alt+Shift+T

Hyphens and dashesBreaking standard hyphen HyphenNonbreaking standard hyphen Ctrl+=Discretionary (soft) hyphen Ctrl+ - (hyphen)Do not hyphenate word Ctrl+ - (hyphen) immediately before wordNonbreaking en dash Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ - (hyphen)Breaking em dash Ctrl+Shift+=Nonbreaking em dash Ctrl+Alt+Shift+=

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Text commands (Windows)SpacesBreaking standard space SpaceNonbreaking standard space Ctrl+5Breaking en space Ctrl+Shift+6Nonbreaking en space Ctrl+Alt+Shift+6Breaking flexible space Ctrl+Shift+5Nonbreaking flexible space Ctrl+Alt+Shift+5Breaking punctuation space Shift+SpaceNonbreaking punctuation space Ctrl+Shift+SpaceBreaking em space Ctrl+Shift+7 Nonbreaking em space Ctrl+Alt+Shift+7 Breaking thin space Ctrl+Shift+8 Nonbreaking thin space Ctrl+Alt+Shift+8

Moving the text insertion pointPrevious character f

Next character g

Previous line h

Next line i

Previous word Ctrl+fNext word Ctrl+gPrevious paragraph Ctrl+hNext paragraph Ctrl+iStart of line Ctrl+Alt+f or HomeEnd of line Ctrl+Alt+g or EndStart of story Ctrl+Alt+h or Ctrl+HomeEnd of story Ctrl+Alt+i or Ctrl+End

Selecting charactersPrevious character Shift+fNext character Shift+gPrevious line Shift+hNext line Shift+iPrevious word Ctrl+Shift+fNext word Ctrl+Shift+gPrevious paragraph Ctrl+Shift+hNext paragraph Ctrl+Shift+iStart of line Ctrl+Alt+Shift+f or Shift+HomeEnd of line Ctrl+Alt+Shift+g or Shift+EndStart of story Ctrl+Alt+Shift+h or Ctrl+Shift+HomeEnd of story Ctrl+Alt+Shift+i or Ctrl+Shift+End

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Text commands (Windows)Clicking the mouse to select textPosition text insertion point One clickSelect word Two clicks in the wordSelect word and its period, comma, etc. Two clicks between word and punctuationSelect line Three clicksSelect paragraph Four clicksSelect story Five clicks

Deleting charactersPrevious character BackspaceNext character Delete or Shift+BackspacePrevious word Ctrl+BackspaceNext word Ctrl+Delete or Ctrl+Shift+BackspaceSelected characters Delete or Backspace

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Picture commands (Windows)Importing picturesImport EPS without adding spot colors Ctrl+Open in Import dialog boxReimport all pictures in project Ctrl+Open in Open dialog box

Scaling picturesIncrease 5% Ctrl+Alt+Shift+. (period)Decrease 5% Ctrl+Alt+Shift+, (comma)

Resizing boxes and picturesResize maintaining aspect ratio Shift+drag handleResize box and scale picture Ctrl+drag box handleResize relative to center Alt+drag handleRotate picture content relative to center Alt+drag rotation handle

Centering and fitting picturesCenter Ctrl+Shift+MFit to box Ctrl+Shift+F

Nudging pictures (Content tool)Left 1 point f

Left 1/10 point Alt+fRight 1 point g

Right 1/10 point Alt+gUp 1 point h

Up 1/10 point Alt+hDown 1 point i

Down 1/10 point Alt+i

Modifying picturesPicture Halftone Specifications dialog box Ctrl+Shift+HChange Update button to Update All Alt+click Update buttonin the Pictures pane of the Usage dialog boxApply Negative/Invert picture style Ctrl+Shift+ - (hyphen)

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