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Adding breaks

Keyboard shortcuts

File

Command - N New Document

Command - O Open Document

Command - W Close Window

Command - Option - W Close All Windows

Command - S Save Document

Command - Shift - Option - S Save As...

Command - E Import Text.../Import...

Command - Option - E Export

Command - P Publish Site

Command - Control - P Force Publish Everything

Command - Option - P Build site and launch default browser

Command - Y Preferences

Command - Q Quit

Edit

Command - Z Undo

Command - X Cut

Command - C Copy

Command - Option - C Copy as Picture - externalize the clipboard

Command - Shift - Option - C Copy Content

Command - V Paste

Command - B Clear Content

Command - A Select All

Command - K HyperLink

Command - Shift - Option - K Follow selected link

Backspace Delete selected box or delete character to left of cursor

Page

Command - Option - N New Pages dialog box

Command - Option - G Grids dialog box

Command - Option - F Forms dialog box

Item

Command - Option - T Transform dialog box

Command - Option - B Border dialog box

Command - Option - M Text dialog box

Command - Option - X Extended Attributes dialog box

Command - Option - L Lock

Command - Option - Shift - L Unlock

Command - = Bring To Front

Command - - Send To Back

Command - / Align to grid

Command - , Align...

Command - D Duplicate dialog box

Command - K Restore graphic to original size

Command - Option - D Fit item frame to contents

Command - Shift - M Center contents in box

Command - Shift - F Scale contents to box

Command - Option - Shift - F Fit contents to box maintaining proportions

Command - Option - Shift - . Increase scaling of contents of box by 5%

Command - Option - Shift - , Decrease scaling of contents of box by 5%

Style (for GIF text only)

Command - Shift - \ Other Size dialog box

Command - Shift - . Increase font to next size

Command - Shift - , Decrease font to previous size

Command - Shift - Option - . Grow size by one point

Command - Shift - Option - , Shrink size by one point

Command - Shift - P Plain Text

Command - Shift - B Bold Text

Command - Shift - I Italic Text

Command - Shift - U Underline Text

Command - Shift - W Word Underline

Command - Shift - O Outline Text

Command - Shift - S Shadow Text

Command - Shift - - Lower baseline

Command - Shift - = Raise baseline

Command - Option - Shift - \ Other width dialog box

Command - ] Grow width 5%

Command - [ Shrink width 5%

Command - Option - ] Grow width 1%

Command - Option - [ Shrink width 1%

Command - Shift - ] Increase character spacing 5% on selected text

Command - Shift - [ Decrease character spacing 5% on selected text

Command - Shift - Option - ] Increase character spacing 1% on selected text

Command - Shift - Option - [ Decrease character spacing 1% on selected text

Command - Shift - E Leading dialog box

Command - Shift - ' Increase leading by 1 pt or 10%

Command - Shift - ; Decrease leading by 1 pt or 10%

Command - Option - Shift - ' Increase leading by 1/10th pt or 1%

Command - Option - Shift - ; Decrease leading by 1/10th pt or 1%

Command - Shift - L Left Justification

Command - Shift - C Center Justification

Command - Shift - R Right Justification

Command - Shift - J Justified

Command - Shift - Option - J Force Justified

Text menu

Command - F Displays Find dialog box

Command - Shift - F Find backwards

Command - G Find Next

Command - Shift - G Find Previous

Command - H Find Selection

Command - R Displays Replace dialog box

Command - T Replace Next

Command - L Check Spelling

Command - Enter Insert break

Shift - Return Insert new line

Command - Shift - Return Insert New Rule

View

Command - Option - Z Displays Zoom dialog box

Command - 1 Actual Size

Command - 0 Fit In Window

Command - Option - R Hide/Show Rulers

Command - Shift - Option - I Displays item frames

Command - Shift - Option - N Displays item names in boxes

Command - Shift - Option - G Hides/Shows Guides

Command - Shift - Option - A Hides/Shows Anti-Aliasing

Command - Shift - Option - P Previews graphics

Command - Shift - Option - H Displays HTML tables

Window

Command - Shift - N New Window

Command - Option - I Display Inspector palette

Command - Option - S Display Site palette

Command - Option - K Display Color palette

Command - Option - Y Display Styles palette

Selecting Text

Shift - Right arrow Highlight next character

Shift - Left arrow Highlight previous character

Shift - Down arrow Highlight next line

Shift - Up arrow Highlight previous line

Option - Shift - Right arrow Highlight text to the beginning of next word

Option - Shift - Left arrow Highlight text to the beginning of previous word

Option - Shift - Down arrow Highlight text to the beginning of next paragraph

Option - Shift - Up arrow Highlight text to the beginning of the paragraph

Option - Right arrow Moves to the beginning of next word

Option - Left arrow Moves to the beginning of previous word

Option - Down arrow Moves to end of paragaraph

Option - Up arrow Moves to beginning of paragraph

Command - Left arrow Moves to beginning of line

Command - Right arrow Moves to end of line

Command - Up arrow Moves to beginning of frame

Command - Down arrow Moves to end of frame

boxes

Hold Shift then draw Constrain box shape

Start drawing and then hold Option Draw from the center

Arrow keys Move box by nudge distance

Option - Arrow keys Move box by 1/10 nudge distance

Shift - Arrow keys Resize box in direction of arrow by nudge distance

Shift - Option - Arrow keys Resize box in direction of arrow by 1/10 nudge distance

Command - Arrow keys Move box by nudge distance

Command - Option - Arrow keys Move box by 1/10 nudge distance

Command - Shift - Arrow keys Resize box in direction of arrow by nudge distance

Command - Shift -Option - Arrow keys Resize box in direction of arrow by 1/10 nudge distance

Drag handle and Shift Constrain shape of box

Drag handle and Option - Shift Constrain proportions of box

Command - Shift - D Fit box to graphic

Shift - rotate handle Rotate box separately from content

Shift - skew tool Skew box separately from content

Shift - mirror tool Mirror box separately from content

Shift - Drag Move with horizontal and vertical constraints

Option - Drag Move and clone box

Option - Rotate Rotate and clone box

Option - Skew Skew and clone box

Option - Mirror Mirror and clone box

Shift - Nudge Increase box size in direction

Shift - click box Add box to selection

Graphics

Command - Option - T Transform dialog box

Command - Shift - K Restore graphic to original size

Command - Option - D Fit box to graphic

Command - Shift - M Center graphic in box

Command - Shift - F Fit graphic exactly to box

Command - Option - Shift - F Fit graphic to box maintaining proportions

Command - Option - Shift - . Increase scaling of contents of box by 5%

Command - Option - Shift - , Decrease scaling of contents of box by 5%

Start resizing box - ctrl Temporarily set graphic behavior to Preserve Size

Start resizing box - Command Temporarily set graphic behavior to Scale

Start resizing box - Command - Option Temporarily set graphic behavior to Scale and Pad

Start resizing box - Option Temporarily set graphic behavior to Scale and Trim

Dialog boxes and palettes

Return or Enter OK in dialog box

Escape Cancel in dialog box

Tab Highlight next field in dialog box/palette

Shift - Tab Highlight previous field in dialog box/palette

Command - click on color in palette Displays Color dialog box

Command - click on style in palette Displays Style dialog box

Command - click folder icon in site palette Displays Rename folder dialog box

Option - click on style name in palette Edit Style name

Option - click on name in site palette Edit name

Option - click on name in color palette Edit color name

Command - Tab Show tools palette and select next tool

Command - Shift - Tab Show tools palette and select previous tool

Option - click on page icon triangle Opens/Closes all pages in Site palette

Show Items selected in palette popup menu

Zoom control

ctrl - Click or ctrl - Drag Zoom in

ctrl - Option - Click Zoom out

Special text characters

Option - - En dash

Option - Shift - - Em dash

Adding breaks

Command - Enter Adds a break to move remaining text to linked box.

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