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Mands Spreadf18

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InDesign Key Commands

- N Create new document/file F5 Key Swatches panel (use Swatches panel, not the Color panel to choose colors)

InDesign Panels
- zero Fit page in window F7 Key Layers panel
Shortcuts
General

- O Open existing document F8 Key Word Count


- S Save (will save over your file with the same name) F11 Key Paragraph Styles panel
- Shift - S Save as (Creates a separate and new file. Allows you to rename it) Shift - F11 Key Character Styles panel
- Z Undo F12 Key Pages panel
- C Copy - Option - W Text Wrap panel
- V Paste or “Velcro it” (pastes it in the center of screen) - Shift - T Tabs panel
- Option - Shift - V Paste in exact same placement on page as original placement Option - Shift - F11 Glyphs panel
- G Group selected items Option 8 •

Special Characters
Creates a bullet for making lists
- Shift - G Ungroup Option 2 Creates a trademark symbol ™ which identifies a trade’s mark
- A
- D
Select all
Place picture or text (“drops” it into the frame)
Option R Creates a registered symbol ® which identifies a trade mark legally registered in the United States
Option G Creates a copyright symbol © signifies that the originator of the work owns the rights to copy and distribute it
- F Find/Change Option - shift - hyphen Em dash
hyphen
-
en dash

em dash
— can be used—similar to parentheses — to show a break in thought
- P Print Option - hyphen En dash
hyphen
-
en dash

em dash
— used to indicate time duration, as in 9:00 – 5:00
-Option - Shift - P Package. Collects all document elements (including fonts and links) into one folder Hyphen dash
hyphen
-
en dash

em dash
— used to break a word over lines or in a compound adjective
-Option - Shift - H Turn On/Off Hyphenation
- Shift - - pull corner Resizes frame and content proportionately
- Q Quit out of InDesign

Sizing Images
- R Show/hide rulers
-> Increases size of selected image - < Decreases size of selected image
- Option - Shift - E Fit content to frame proportionately
- ; (that’s a semicolon) Show/hide margin and column guides
- Option - C Trims text frame to fit precisely around the image or text (use to eliminate oversized text frames) 
- B Text frame options

- Shift - < decreases point size of selected type - Shift - > increases point size of selected type
Text Shortcuts

Option - decreases leading of the paragraph Option - increases leading of the paragraph
Option - (kerning) decreases kerning when cursor is between 2 letters Option - increases kerning when cursor is between 2 letters Shift - Option - E Creates the correct foot mark, as in: 5´ (never use 5’ or 5')

Miscellaneous
Option - (tracking) decreases tracking when multiple letters are selected Option - increases tracking when multiple letters are selected Shift - Option - G Creates the correct inch mark, as in: 5˝ (never use 5” or 5')

Option - Shift - Baseline shift up of selected type Option - Shift - Baseline shift down of selected type Control - ’ Types single ditto mark ( ') instead of apostrophe ( ’) if Typographer’s Quotes Preference is on

Shift - Return Soft Return (does not create a new paragraph) Control - Shift - “ Changes keystroke to type ditto marks (") instead of Smart Quotes (”) if Typographer’s Quotes Preference is on

- Option - Show/hide hidden characters Shift - Option - b Types the letter i, but without a tittle (example: ı)

- Check spelling

- Shift - C
Arranging Shortcuts

Center text within text frame


- Shift - R Right-aligns text within the text frame
- Shift - L Left-aligns text within the text frame
- click repeatedly on a stack of objects In a stack of several objects, selects each layer individually
- Shift - Bring selected object to front
- Shift - Send selected object to back
Option - click, hold & drag Double arrows will appear Drag to duplicate selection

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