Shortcuts for placing text in brackets
Is there a way to easy place text in brackets in Indesign? I have a lot of text where some word need to be placed in brackets and would like to just highlight the word and use a shortcut to place it in brackets.
Save this short Javascript in your User Scripts folder:
app.selection[0].insertionPoints[-1].contents = ')';
app.selection[0].insertionPoints[0].contents = '(';
app.selection[0].characters.itemByRange(0,app.selection[0].length-2).select();
You can assign a shortcut key to it the usual way.
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Problem: importing from regularly styled Word templated documents to CS4 can be a mess. Even if import presets are exactly set,
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--Will need to trap for missing fonts? (e.g. Windings Bold, which is faked in Word; doesn't actually exist!)
Left @: Works reasonably well. Probably should be run on before layout has sections.
--Document includes a paragraph style named "Body Text"
* @@@BUILDINFO@@@ ConvertWordBrute.jsx !Version! Thu Oct 11 2011 10:52:08 GMT-0700
#script "ConvertWord"
#target "InDesign"
main();
function main(){
try {
var docRef = getActiveDocument();
} catch (e) {
alert (e);
var confirmWarning = "Note: bold, italic and bold-italic will be turned into character styles, then this script clears all overrides--" +
"any character spacing applied outside of regular paragraph and character styles will be erased--OK?";
var myConfirm = confirm(confirmWarning, true, "Text change alert!");
if (myConfirm == false){
return;
var jumpTextCharStyle = "Body jump text";
var jumpLineChars = 30;
//saveTextReflowState & turn it off to avoid adding pages...
var smartTextReflowState = docRef.textPreferences.smartTextReflow
docRef.textPreferences.smartTextReflow = false;
//Apply HTML-like tags to text with formatting you want to keep
//what you search here depends on how your import preferences were set... did you map incoming word styles? to what? Normal -> Body Text?
tagFormattedCharacters(docRef, "Body Text", "Bold" , "b");
tagFormattedCharacters(docRef, "Body Text", "Italic" , "i");
tagFormattedCharacters(docRef, "Body Text", "Bold Italic" , "bl");
tagFormattedCharacters(docRef, "Normal", "Bold" , "b");
tagFormattedCharacters(docRef, "Normal", "Italic" , "i");
tagFormattedCharacters(docRef, "Normal", "Bold Italic" , "bl");
tagFormattedCharacters(docRef, "Body Text indent", "Bold" , "b");
tagFormattedCharacters(docRef, "Body Text indent", "Italic" , "i");
tagFormattedCharacters(docRef, "Body Text indent", "Bold Italic" , "bl");
cleanupTags(docRef);
//Convert Word styles to ID styles, then wipe Word styles
convertWordStyles(docRef);
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formatTaggedCharacters(docRef, "b", "Bold")
formatTaggedCharacters(docRef, "i", "Italic")
formatTaggedCharacters(docRef, "bl", "Byline")
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formatJumpLines(docRef, jumpLineChars, jumpTextCharStyle);
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docRef.textPreferences.smartTextReflow = smartTextReflowState;
function getActiveDocument(){
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if (app.documents.length == 0) {
throw ("No documents open");
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var docRef = app.documents.item(0);
return docRef;
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// in HTML-style angle-bracket tags containing fontTag
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if (!paragraphStyle.match(stylesRE)){
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app.findChangeTextOptions.includeFootnotes = false;
app.findChangeTextOptions.includeHiddenLayers = false;
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app.findChangeTextOptions.includeLockedStoriesForFind = false;
app.findChangeTextOptions.includeMasterPages = false;
app.findChangeTextOptions.wholeWord = false;
app.findTextPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = paragraphStyle;
app.findTextPreferences.fontStyle = fontStyle;
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openTag = "<"+fontTag+">";
closeTag ="</"+fontTag+">";
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for(i=myFoundItems.length-1; i>-1; i--){
myFoundItems[i].insertionPoints.lastItem().contents = closeTag;
myFoundItems[i].insertionPoints.firstItem().contents = openTag;
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// captured with RecordFindChange_CS3-CS5.jsx .
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myChangesArray[0] = "grep {findWhat:\"(<[^>]*>)(\\\\s)(</[^>]*>)\"} {changeTo:\"$2\", changeConditionsMode:1919250519} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false}"; //Nix bolded white space of any kind
myChangesArray[1] = "grep {findWhat:\"(<[^>]*>)(\\\\ )(\\\\[)\"} {changeTo:\"$2$1$3\", changeConditionsMode:1919250519} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false}"; //move spaces (only!) in front of bylines before tag
myChangesArray[2] = "grep {findWhat:\"(\\\\r)(</[^>]*>)\"} {changeTo:\"$2$1\", changeConditionsMode:1919250519} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false}"; //move close tags before graf returns
myChangesArray[3] = "text {findWhat:\"<bl>^_</bl>\"} {changeTo:\"^_\", changeConditionsMode:1919250519} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false}"; //Replace em dashes that somehow get bold italic
findChangeByArray(myObject, myChangesArray)
function convertWordStyles(docRef){
// Converts Word styles to ID styles, then wipes Word styles
// To internalize search routines to this script, this uses a series of searches equivalent to FindChangeByList,
// captured with RecordFindChange_CS3-CS5.jsx .
// Note search strings MUST be enclosed in quotes with all internal backslashes & quotes escaped, esp. important for GREP
// e.g.: \\ becomes \\\\, findWhat:"( becomes findWhat:\"(
var i, p, stylesRE;
var myChangesArray = new Array();
//note: findChangeByArray does not trap for
myChangesArray[0] = "text {findWhat:\"^p^t\"} {changeTo:\"^p\", changeConditionsMode:1919250519} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false}"; // remove tabs at the start of paragraphs
myChangesArray[1] = "text {findWhat:\"n\", appliedParagraphStyle:\"Heading 1\", appliedFont:\"Wingdings\", fontStyle:\"Bold\"} {changeTo:\"^8\", appliedCharacterStyle:\"[No character style]\", appliedParagraphStyle:\"Headline 1\", changeConditionsMode:1919250519} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false}"; //replace square bullet in Heading 1 Word style to standard bullet Headline 1 + Bold
myChangesArray[2] = "text {appliedParagraphStyle:\"Normal\"} {appliedParagraphStyle:\"Body Text\", changeConditionsMode:1919250519} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false}"; // replace Normal paragraph Word style with Body Text
myChangesArray[3] = "text {appliedParagraphStyle:\"CallOut\"} {appliedParagraphStyle:\"Callout\", changeConditionsMode:1919250519} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:true}"; // replace CallOut Word style with Callout
myChangesArray[4] = "text {appliedParagraphStyle:\"Normal Indent\"} {appliedParagraphStyle:\"Body Text indent\", changeConditionsMode:1919250519} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:true}"; //replace Normal Indent Word style to Body Text indent
myChangesArray[5] = "text {appliedParagraphStyle:\"Body Text\", fontStyle:\"Italic\"} {appliedCharacterStyle:\"Italic\"} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false, kanaSensitive:true, widthSensitive:true, ignoreKashidas:true, ignoreDiacritics:false}"; //replace direct formatted body text italic with character style
myChangesArray[6] = "text {appliedParagraphStyle:\"Body Text\", fontStyle:\"Bold\"} {appliedCharacterStyle:\"Bold\"} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false, kanaSensitive:true, widthSensitive:true, ignoreKashidas:true, ignoreDiacritics:false}"; //replace direct formatted body text bold with character style
myChangesArray[7] = "text {appliedParagraphStyle:\"Body Text\", fontStyle:\"Bold Italic\"} {appliedCharacterStyle:\"Byline\"} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false, kanaSensitive:true, widthSensitive:true, ignoreKashidas:true, ignoreDiacritics:false}"; //replace direct formatted body text bold italic with Byline character style
myChangesArray[8] = "text {findWhat:\" -- \"} {changeTo:\"^_\"} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false, kanaSensitive:true, widthSensitive:true, ignoreKashidas:true, ignoreDiacritics:false}"; //replace space dash dash space with em dash, no spaces
myChangesArray[9] = "text {findWhat:\"--\"} {changeTo:\"^_\"} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false, kanaSensitive:true, widthSensitive:true, ignoreKashidas:true, ignoreDiacritics:false}"; //replace space dash dash space with em dash, no spaces
myChangesArray[10] ="text {findWhat:\" \"} {changeTo:\" \"} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false, kanaSensitive:true, widthSensitive:true, ignoreKashidas:true, ignoreDiacritics:false}"; //replace double spaces with single space
myChangesArray[11] ="text {findWhat:\"^p^p\"} {changeTo:\"^p\"} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false, kanaSensitive:true, widthSensitive:true, ignoreKashidas:true, ignoreDiacritics:false}"; //Nix double paragraph markers
// section to put in headline jump reference bullets
myChangesArray[12] ="grep {findWhat:\"\\\\> ?(from \\\\[\\\\d\\\\d?\\\\])\\\\s?\\\\s?$\"} {changeTo:\" ~8 $1\"} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:true, kanaSensitive:true, widthSensitive:true}"//add bullet before end of word, replace space (optional space) 'from [' digit optional digit ']' optional space optional space end of paragraph with space bullet space + the rest
// Changes any imported paragraph styles to Body Text, imported character styles to None, nukes imported
findChangeByArray(docRef, myChangesArray)
removeImportedStyles(docRef);
// clear overrides, both character & paragraph
// first set what paragraphs to check
stylesRE = new RegExp(/Body |Heading /)
for (i = 0; i < docRef.stories.length; i++) {
//only mess with stories with a bunch of paragraphs & only paragraphs of Body* or Heading* styles
if (docRef.stories[i].paragraphs.length > 1) {
for ( p=0; p < docRef.stories[i].paragraphs.length; p++){
if (docRef.stories[i].paragraphs[p].appliedParagraphStyle.name.match(stylesRE)) {
docRef.stories[i].paragraphs[p].clearOverrides(OverrideType.ALL);
function clearFindChangePrefs(){
//find/change text preferences
app.findTextPreferences = null;
app.changeTextPreferences = null;
//find/change grep preferences
app.findGrepPreferences = null;
app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
//find/change glyph preferences
app.findGlyphPreferences = null;
app.changeGlyphPreferences = null;
function findChangeByArray(myObject, myChangesArray){
//a shorter version of the supplied FindChangeByList.jsx to allow internalizing search strings
// Note search strings passed MUST be enclosed in quotes with all internal backslashes & quotes escaped,
// esp. important for GREP, e.g.: \\ becomes \\\\, findWhat:"( becomes findWhat:\"(
var myFindChangeArray, myFindType, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions, i;
var myStyles, s, stylesRE, searchOK;
// Prepare to trap for non-existant styles
// get a list of pipe-separated styles, but not the default styles in brackets, since they'll screw up a RegExp pattern
for (var s = myObject.paragraphStyles.length-1; s >= 2; s--) {
myStyles = myObject.paragraphStyles[s].name + "|" + myStyles;
stylesRE = new RegExp(myStyles);
for (i = 0; i < myChangesArray.length; i++) {
myFindChangeArray = myChangesArray[i].split("\t");
//The first field in the line is the findType string.
myFindType = myFindChangeArray[0];
//The second field in the line is the FindPreferences string.
myFindPreferences = myFindChangeArray[1];
// Trap to ensure the style exists
//The second field in the line is the ChangePreferences string.
myChangePreferences = myFindChangeArray[2];
//The fourth field is the range--used only by text find/change.
myFindChangeOptions = myFindChangeArray[3];
// Trap for non-existant paragraph styles; ID will choke on searching for a style not in doc
// Look for paragraph style in find string
if (myFindPreferences.match(/appliedParagraphStyle/)){
// & that the search is for a style existing in the document
if (!myFindPreferences.match(stylesRE)){
continue;
switch(myFindType){
case "text":
myFindText(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions);
break;
case "grep":
myFindGrep(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions);
break;
case "glyph":
myFindGlyph(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions);
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function myFindText(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions){
//Reset the find/change preferences before each search.
app.changeTextPreferences = null;
app.findTextPreferences = null;
var myString = "app.findTextPreferences.properties = "+ myFindPreferences + ";";
myString += "app.changeTextPreferences.properties = " + myChangePreferences + ";";
myString += "app.findChangeTextOptions.properties = " + myFindChangeOptions + ";";
app.doScript(myString, ScriptLanguage.javascript);
myFoundItems = myObject.changeText();
//Reset the find/change preferences after each search.
app.changeTextPreferences = null;
app.findTextPreferences = null;
function myFindGrep(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions){
//Reset the find/change grep preferences before each search.
app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences = null;
var myString = "app.findGrepPreferences.properties = "+ myFindPreferences + ";";
myString += "app.changeGrepPreferences.properties = " + myChangePreferences + ";";
myString += "app.findChangeGrepOptions.properties = " + myFindChangeOptions + ";";
app.doScript(myString, ScriptLanguage.javascript);
var myFoundItems = myObject.changeGrep();
//Reset the find/change grep preferences after each search.
app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences = null;
function myFindGlyph(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions){
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I'm a novice InDesign user and these forums have been a great resource, so thank you for your time.
I'm doing a very complicated "text art" project and I'd like to be able to change text colors right from the keyboard.
In Word, one is able to make a keyboard shortcut (to an unused key combination) that would allow you to change text to white, for example and another combination to change it to black, etc.
I'd love to be able to do that in InDesign without having to mouse over to the color swatch or over to a paragraph style with the text color set.
Again, thank you in advance!For anyone else who has this problem - I actually found out an easy workaround.
There's another forum that addresses the NumPad issue for MacBooks (http://forums.adobe.com/thread/324960) and I did a modified version for character styles v. paragraph styles per the final comment by Kaj-Ettore.
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(1) Open text edit and copy the below script (for me it was changing the text to white):
try{app.selection[0].applyCharacterStyle
(app.documents[0].characterStyles.item(1),true)}catch(e){}
Watch the number '(1)' in brackets on the last line: This is the Style number according to the Styles listed in the 'Character Styles' Panel of InDesign (following "[None]").
Per my setup, "White" is 1 and "Black" is 2.
SEE SCREENSHOT:
Decrement the style you'd like to be applied via this script from the styles listed in the InDesign-applet 'paragraph styles'.
*Note - This Workaround only works for specific Documents – since InDesign links Styles with document templates.
(2) Save the Script to:
%InDesign_Install_Folder%\Scripts\Scripts Panel\Samples\JavaScript\Style(%nmb%).jsx
or name the file as you like. You'll have to assign a keyboard-shortcut to this and other files later, so it is wise to choose a common and memorable syntax for naming, e. g. numbers or style-names. (I used Style(White).jsx)
(3) Repeat this step for every style you'd like to be applicable via a keyboard shortcut...
This is my "Black" script:
try{app.selection[0].applyCharacterStyle
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Saved as: Style(Black).jsx
Assign a Shortcut to the Script
(1) Open InDesign > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts > %YourSetOfShortcuts%
(2) Select 'Scripts'
(3) Choose the first script you've written, e. g. 'style(body).jsx'
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(5) Repeat for any script you've written
(6) Done.
This worked perfectly for me and I can now use ONE keyboard shortcut (albeit 3 simultaneous keys) to change from black text to white text. -
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Hi all,
I use my black MacBook at work, connected to an external monitor and external keyboard. I'm looking for a way to set up the F buttons on my external keyboard as volume control, just as they do on my laptop keyboard. Looking for F3 to F5 to be volume mute, down, and up, respectively.
I tried going into Keyboard Shortcuts in System Preferences but since there is no menu item for volume control I can't seem to add it. Anyone know how I can go about doing this or what I'm missing?
Thanks
Mikepaste the following into Applescrpt Editor (it's in /Applications/Utilities)
<pre style="
font-family: Monaco, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
font-size: 10px;
margin: 0px;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px solid #000000;
width: 720px;
color: #000000;
background-color: #ADD8E6;
overflow: auto;"
title="this text can be pasted into the Script Editor">
set curVolume to output volume of (get volume settings)
-- work out the new setting
if curVolume < 96 then
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else
-- can't go over 100
set newVolume to 100
end if
-- and apply it
set volume output volume newVolume</pre>
this script will increase volume by 5 (out of 100) any time you run it. you can adjust this of course. save the script somewhere.
You can use a 3rd part app launcher to bind a keyboard shortcut to it. I use Butler. there are many others: Quicksilver, ikeys, quickeys, Spark, Launchbar.
this will work the fastest.
If you don't want to use 3rd party tools for this you can make a service using automator but that might be a bit slower than the first option. open automator. it will give you a pulldown screen wiuth the choice of what you want to make. choose "service". set it to receive no input and be available in all applications. add the following "run apple script" action to the service
<pre style="
font-family: Monaco, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
font-size: 10px;
margin: 0px;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px solid #000000;
width: 720px;
color: #000000;
background-color: #ADD8E6;
overflow: auto;"
title="this text can be pasted into the Script Editor">
on run {input, parameters}
set curVolume to output volume of (get volume settings)
-- work out the new setting
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-- can't go over 100
set newVolume to 100
end if
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end run</pre>
save the service, go to keyboard system preferences->keyboard shortcuts->services and make a shortcut for the service you just created. -
How do I generate a list of keyboard shortcuts for any given application
I want to generate a list of keyboard shortcuts for all of the applications I have on my Mac. I want the list to be a simple text (or rtf) file that I can edit and organize. (By edit, I don't mean change the shortcuts, only the report of them.)
I was using Key Cue, but it does not let me save the list to a text file.
I want this for several purposes. One is to have a easy to reference list of shortcuts to learn. Another is to find unused key combinations that I can use for my own keyboard shortcuts that I create with DefaultKeyBinding.dict.
Note: The program doesn't have to an OS X app. A program that runs from a shell without a GUI is plenty adequate.
If there is a way to read the keyboard commands from a plist list or other such file, and any of you know the format for these or where I can find them, I can write a Perl script myself to do it.Well, the info is stored in...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.universalaccess.plist
PlistPro has a way to convert it to ASCII, but you'll srtill have work to do, as...
{enabled = 1; key = 20; modifier = 1179648; sybmolichotkey = 28; },
{enabled = 1; key = 20; modifier = 1441792; sybmolichotkey = 29; },
{enabled = 1; key = 21; modifier = 1179648; sybmolichotkey = 30; },
{enabled = 1; key = 21; modifier = 1441792; sybmolichotkey = 31; },
{enabled = 0; key = 28; modifier = 1572864; sybmolichotkey = 15; },
{enabled = 0; key = 27; modifier = 1572864; sybmolichotkey = 19; },
{enabled = 0; key = 24; modifier = 1572864; sybmolichotkey = 17; },
{enabled = 0; key = 47; modifier = 1835008; sybmolichotkey = 25; },
{enabled = 0; key = 43; modifier = 1835008; sybmolichotkey = 26; },
{enabled = 0; key = 28; modifier = 1835008; sybmolichotkey = 21; },
{enabled = 0; key = 96; modifier = 1048576; sybmolichotkey = 59; },
{enabled = 1; key = 122; modifier = 262144; sybmolichotkey = 12; },
{enabled = 0; key = 120; modifier = 262144; sybmolichotkey = 7; },
{enabled = 0; key = 99; modifier = 262144; sybmolichotkey = 8; },
{enabled = 0; key = 118; modifier = 262144; sybmolichotkey = 9; },
{enabled = 0; key = 96; modifier = 262144; sybmolichotkey = 10; },
{enabled = 0; key = 97; modifier = 262144; sybmolichotkey = 11; },
{enabled = 1; key = 50; modifier = 1048576; sybmolichotkey = 27; },
{enabled = 1; key = 98; modifier = 262144; sybmolichotkey = 13; },
{enabled = 1; key = 50; modifier = 1572864; sybmolichotkey = 51; },
{enabled = 1; key = 100; modifier = 262144; sybmolichotkey = 57; },
{enabled = 1; key = 17; modifier = 1572864; sybmolichotkey = 50; },
{enabled = 1; key = 2; modifier = 1572864; sybmolichotkey = 52; },
{enabled = 0; key = 105; modifier = 0; sybmolichotkey = 32; },
{enabled = 0; key = 109; modifier = 0; sybmolichotkey = 33; },
{enabled = 0; key = 103; modifier = 0; sybmolichotkey = 36; },
{enabled = 0; key = 109; modifier = 0; sybmolichotkey = 62; },
{enabled = 0; key = 49; modifier = 1048576; sybmolichotkey = 60; },
{enabled = 0; key = 49; modifier = 1572864; sybmolichotkey = 61; },
{enabled = 1; key = 2; modifier = 1310720; sybmolichotkey = 70; },
{enabled = 1; key = 49; modifier = 1048576; sybmolichotkey = 64; },
{enabled = 1; key = 49; modifier = 1572864; sybmolichotkey = 65; },
{enabled = 0; key = 53; modifier = 1048576; sybmolichotkey = 73; },
{enabled = 1; key = 107; modifier = 0; sybmolichotkey = 53; },
{enabled = 1; key = 113; modifier = 0; sybmolichotkey = 54; } -
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If it is not possible to do it by default, is there a plug-in or a change to the code that will allow this basic functionality?
Thanks again guys and gals!As far as I know, you can't. It's "hard wired" in. Not even Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts is allowed to change it.
However I did find this tip:
Anyway i never found tabs in Adobe application useful, instead i prefer the old school method: simply switch off tabs feature via illustrator/ preferences/ user interface/ open documents as tabs. Then in Mac preferences panel, under keyboard, just search for the “focus on next application window” field (under menu, keyboard and text) and assign a shortcut if the default option doesn't fit you. And there is now you can easily switch between open documents!.
The best part of this is that it can be used in all mac applications, not only Adobe ones. And remember, if you want this working on Indesign, Photoshop, etc be aware of first switch off the tab features so that the system could “see” multiple documents opened not only one single tabbed document.
Gene -
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I have a large document with masters that I use for my proposals. I created all the masters I need in this file, then when I get a request for proposal, I just copy out the masters I need for that particular one (depending on the products requested).
The original file is getting pretty big (175 MB), and I'm looking for ways to make it smaller, as it's starting to drag. I was thinking of cutting all text out of it, creating Word docs, then placing the text back in, but I had some questions.
1. Will this really shrink the file size that much?
2. How will the Word document be affected if I change text within InDesign? Do changes in InDesign change the original document?
3. Will all of my character styles stay (such as highlighting the area where I need to fill in the customer's name)?
If anyone could point me to a good reference on placing text or help me with some guidance I would much appreciate it. This is a big project and I want to start it correctly.
Thanks!Before you do anything try file>save as and save the file that way.
Bob -
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Hi - I've just recently updated to CS6 and am having an issue with linking placed text files.
When I place the Word Doc into the InDesign file initially (not in position), the link to the original document is present in the 'Links' window as expected. However, I need to transfer this text into another text box on the page and of course when I do so the link is removed.
Therefore, I tried placing the Word Doc directly onto the page in position (I have an autoflow setup that I need the text to run through) however when I do this no link appears in the window. To clarify, I have three separate text boxes setup on my master page that I need this linked text to flow through.
Any suggestions how to solve this? I have run through the preferences and ensured everything is as it should be.
Thanks!Sorry for the double post! I've solved it - for anyone else in the same boat, I created a Master Page with the linked text flowed through the 3 separate text boxes. I then selected to override the master objects on the realtime pages and relinked to different documents from there as needed.
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