QUARK XPRESS SHORTCUTS

QUARK XPRESS SHORTCUTS

QuarkXPress 8 Keyboard Shortcuts—PC

ADJUST FONT SIZE
Increase Preset Range	Ctrl-Shift->
Increase In 1-Point Increments	Ctrl-Alt-Shift->
Decrease Preset Range	Ctrl-Shift-<
Decrease In 1-Point Increments	Ctrl-Alt-Shift-<
ADJUST LEADING
Increase In 1-Point Increments	Ctrl-Shift-"
Increase In 1/10-Point Increments	Ctrl-Alt-Shift-"
Decrease In 1-Point Increments	Ctrl-Shift-:
Decrease In 1/10-Point Increments	Ctrl-Alt-Shift-:
ADJUST KERN/TRACK AMOUNT
Increase In 10/200-em Increments	Ctrl-Shift-}
Increase In 1/200-em Increments	Ctrl-Alt-Shift-}
Decrease In 10/200-em Increments	Ctrl-Shift-{
Decrease In 1/200-em Increments	Ctrl-Alt-Shift-{
BASELINE SHIFT
Up In 1-Point Increments	Ctrl-Alt-Shift-0
Down In 1-Point Increments	Ctrl-Alt-Shift-9
MODIFYING HORIZONTAL SCALING
Increase in 5% Increments	Ctrl-] (Ctrl-Alt-] for 1% Increments)
Decrease in 5% Increments	Ctrl-[ (Ctrl-Alt-[ for 1% Increments)
SCALING PICTURES IN 5% INCREMENTS
Increase	Ctrl-Alt-Shift->
Decrease	Ctrl-Alt-Shift-<
RESIZING BOXES AND SCALING PICTURES OR TEXT
Scale Box & Contents	Ctrl-Drag
Constrain Box Shape proportionally & Scale contents	Ctrl-Shift-Drag
Scale just box proportionally	Shift-Drag
CENTERING AND FITTING PICTURES
Center	Ctrl-Shift-M
Fit Exactly to a Box	Ctrl-Shift-F
Fit to a Box (Maintaining Aspect Ratio)	Ctrl-Alt-Shift-F
MODIFYING WIDTH OF LINES
Increase in 1-Point Increments	Ctrl-Alt-Shift->
Increase Preset Range	Ctrl-Shift->
Decrease in 1-Point Increments	Ctrl-Alt-Shift-<
Decrease Preset Range	Ctrl-Shift-<
NUDGING
Move Object w/Item tool 1pt	Any Arrow Key (add Alt for .1pt)
Move Picture w/Content tool 1pt	Any Arrow Key (add Alt for .1pt)
SPECIAL CHARACTERS
Indent Here	Ctrl-\
Discretionary New Line	Ctrl-Enter
New Line	Shift-Enter
New Column	Enter (numeric keypad)
New Box	Shift-Enter (numeric keypad)
Right-Indent Tab	Shift-Tab
Inch Marks with Smart Quotes Checked	Ctrl-Alt-"
Foot Marks with Smart Quotes Checked	Ctrl-'
TO ENTER ONE SPECIAL FONT CHARACTER
Symbol Font Character	Ctrl-Shift-Q, then type character
Zapf Dingbats Font Character	Ctrl-Shift-Z, then type character
CHANGING FONTS
Highlight Font Name in Measurements Palette	Ctrl-Alt-Shift-M
Display highlighted text in next font	Ctrl-F9
Display highlighted text in previous font	Ctrl-Shift-F9
HYPHENS AND DASHES
Nonbreaking Standard Hyphen	Ctrl-=
Discretionary (Soft) Hyphen	Ctrl-Hyphen
Nonbreaking en Dash	Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Hyphen
Breaking em Dash	Ctrl-Shift-=
Nonbreaking em Dash	Ctrl-Alt-Shift-=
PAGE NUMBERING
Page Number of the Previous Text Box	Ctrl-2
Page Number of the Current Text Box	Ctrl-3
Page Number of the Next Text Box	Ctrl-4
SPACES
Nonbreaking Standard Space	Ctrl-5
Breaking en-Space	Ctrl-Shift-6
Nonbreaking en-Space	Ctrl-Alt-Shift-6
Breaking Flexible-Space	Ctrl-Shift-5
Nonbreaking Flexible-Space	Ctrl-Alt-Shift-5
Breaking Punctuation Space	Shift-space
Nonbreaking Punctuation Space	Ctrl-Shift-space
SELECTING TEXT
Select one whole word	Double-click (line=3 clicks, paragraph=4 clicks, story=5 clicks)
Select to End of text	Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Down Arrow
Select to Beginning of text	Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Up Arrow
STYLE SHEET PALETTE
Open Style Sheets Dialog Box	Ctrl-Click on style name
Display edit style sheet pop-up menu	Right-Click on style name
Apply No Style, then style sheet	Alt-Click on style name
MEASUREMENTS PALETTE
Switch to Next Tab	Ctrl-Alt-semicolon(;)
Switch to Previous Tab	Ctrl-Alt-comma(,)
Highlight X coordinate	Ctrl-Alt-M
Highlight Font field	Ctrl-Alt-Shift-M
SPACE/ALIGN
Apply Last	Ctrl-Alt-/
Open Space Align Tab in Measurements palette	Ctrl-Comma(,)
SEARCHING FOR TEXT IN FIND/CHANGE
Wild Card (in Find only)	\?
New Paragraph	\p
New Line	\n
New Column	\c
New Box	\b
Discretionary New Line	\d
Backslash	\\
Tab	\t
Indent Here	\i
Punctuation Space	\.
Figure Space	\8
Flex Space	\f
Hair Space	\{
Em Space	\m
Thin Space	\[
FOR USE IN DIALOG BOXES
Apply	Alt-A
Yes or No	Y or N
Display next Tab in Dialog Box	Ctrl-Tab
Display previous Tab in Dialog Box	Ctrl-Shift-Tab
REDRAWING
To halt redraw on screen	Escape
To force redraw on screen	Shift-Escape
TOOLS
Select next tool	Ctrl-Alt-Tab or Ctrl-F8
Select previous tool	Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Tab or Ctrl-Shift-F8
ZOOMING/DISPLAY
Zoom In (using the Mouse)	Ctrl-Spacebar-Click or Drag
Zoom Out (using the Mouse)	Ctrl-Alt-Spacebar-Click
Zoom In/Out (using Scroll Wheel)	Hold Control and spin the Scroll Wheel
Zoom In	Ctrl-plus(–) [doesn’t work in text boxes]
Zoom Out	Ctrl-minus(+) [doesn’t work in text boxes]
Access View Percentage Field	Ctrl-Alt-V
Fit Largest Spread in Window	Ctrl-Alt-0(zero)
SCROLLING
Use Page Grabber Hand	Alt-Drag
Live Scroll/Disable when Already Live	Alt-Drag scroll box
Change pages but keep onscreen page position	Alt-Page Down/Page Up
INDEX PALETTE
Display Index palette & highlight Text Field	Ctrl-Alt-I
Click Add button	Ctrl-Alt-Shift-I
Edit highlighted index entry	Double-Click
FOR USE WITH BÉZIER PATHS
Create a point	Click on line segment
Delete a point	Click on point
Convert point from Corner to Smooth	Ctrl-Shift-Drag curve handle
Convert point from Smooth to Corner	Alt-Click on point
Edit Bézier while creating item	Ctrl while creating item
Retract curve handles	Alt-Click point
Expose curve handles	Alt-Drag point
Temporarily Suspend Text Reflow w/Runaround Path	Hold Space Bar while Editing Path
MISCELLANEOUS GOODSTUFF
Copy Paragraph Formats to Selection	Alt-Shift-Click
Remove All Tabs from Paragraph	Alt-Click on Tab Ruler
Activate Hidden Items (box behind box)	Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Click
Add multiple pages	Alt-drag master page into document area
Move or Remove guide (if not currently in Item tool)	Ctrl-Click-drag guide
Delete All Ruler Guides	Alt-Click on Ruler
Change “Find Next” to “Find First”	Alt
Close Find/Change Palette	Ctrl-Alt-F
Open Item Specifications	Ctrl-Double-click on object w/Item tool
Open Font Usage	F2
Open Picture Usage	Shift-F2
Maximize/Minimize Window	F3
Select contiguous components in list (Style Sheets, Colors, H&Js, etc.)	Shift-Click
Select noncontiguous components in list (Style Sheets, Colors, H&Js, etc.)	Ctrl-Click

QuarkXPress 8 Keyboard Shortcuts—Mac

ADJUST FONT SIZE
Increase Preset Range	Cmd-Shift->
Increase In 1-Point Increments	Cmd-Option-Shift->
Decrease Preset Range	Cmd-Shift-<
Decrease In 1-Point Increments	Cmd-Option-Shift-<
ADJUST LEADING
Increase In 1-Point Increments	Cmd-Shift-"
Increase In 1/10-Point Increments	Cmd-Option-Shift-"
Decrease In 1-Point Increments	Cmd-Shift-:
Decrease In 1/10-Point Increments	Cmd-Option-Shift-:
ADJUST KERN/TRACK AMOUNT
Increase In 10/200-em Increments	Cmd-Shift-}
Increase In 1/200-em Increments	Cmd-Option-Shift-}
Decrease In 10/200-em Increments	Cmd-Shift-{
Decrease In 1/200-em Increments	Cmd-Option-Shift-{
BASELINE SHIFT
Up In 1-Point Increments	Cmd-Option-Shift-=
Down In 1-Point Increments	Cmd-Option-Shift-Hyphen(–)
MODIFYING HORIZONTAL SCALING
Increase in 5% Increments	Cmd-] (Cmd-Option-] for 1% Increments)
Decrease in 5% Increments	Cmd-[ (Cmd-Option-[ for 1% Increments)
SCALING PICTURES IN 5% INCREMENTS
Increase	Cmd-Option-Shift->
Decrease	Cmd-Option-Shift-<
RESIZING BOXES AND SCALING PICTURES OR TEXT
Scale Box & Contents	Cmd-Drag
Constrain Box Shape proportionally & scale contents	Cmd-Shift-Drag
Scale just box proportionally	Shift-Drag
CENTERING AND FITTING PICTURES
Center	Cmd-Shift-M
Fit Exactly to a Box	Cmd-Shift-F
Fit to a Box (Maintaining Aspect Ratio)	Cmd-Option-Shift-F
MODIFYING WIDTH OF LINES
Increase in 1-Point Increments	Cmd-Option-Shift->
Increase Preset Range	Cmd-Shift->
Decrease in 1-Point Increments	Cmd-Option-Shift-<
Decrease Preset Range	Cmd-Shift-<
NUDGING
Move Object w/Item tool 1pt	Any Arrow Key (add Option for .1pt)
Move Picture w/Content tool 1pt	Any Arrow Key (add Option for .1pt)
SPECIAL CHARACTERS
Indent Here	Cmd-\
Discretionary New Line	Cmd-Return
New Line	Shift-Return
New Column	Enter
New Box	Shift-Enter
Right-Indent Tab	Option-Tab
Inch Marks with Smart Quotes Checked	Control-Shift-"
Foot Marks with Smart Quotes Checked	Control-'
TO ENTER ONE SPECIAL FONT CHARACTER
Symbol Font Character	Cmd-Option-Q, then type character
Zapf Dingbats Font Character	Cmd-Option-Z, then type character
CHANGING FONTS
Highlight Font Name in Measurements Palette	Cmd-Option-Shift-M
Display highlighted text in next font	Option-F9
Display highlighted text in previous font	Option-Shift-F9
HYPHENS AND DASHES
Nonbreaking Standard Hyphen	Cmd-=
Discretionary (Soft) Hyphen	Cmd-Hyphen
Nonbreaking en Dash	Option-Hyphen
Breaking em Dash	Option-Shift-Hyphen
Nonbreaking em Dash	Cmd-Option-=
PAGE NUMBERING
Page Number of the Previous Text Box	Cmd-2
Page Number of the Current Text Box	Cmd-3
Page Number of the Next Text Box	Cmd-4
SPACES
Nonbreaking Standard Space	Cmd-Space
Breaking en-Space	Option-Space
Nonbreaking en-Space	Cmd-Option-Space
Breaking Flexible-Space	Option-Shift-Space
Nonbreaking Flexible-Space	Cmd-Option-Shift-Space
Breaking Punctuation Space	Shift-Space
Nonbreaking Punctuation Space	Cmd-Shift-Space
SELECTING TEXT
Select one whole word	Double-click (line=3 clicks, paragraph=4 clicks, story=5 clicks)
Select to End of text	Cmd-Option-Shift-Down Arrow
Select to Beginning of text	Cmd-Option-Shift-Up Arrow
STYLE SHEET PALETTE
Open Style Sheets Dialog Box	Cmd-Click on style name
Display edit style sheet pop-up menu	Control-Click (or Right-Click) on style name
Apply No Style, then style sheet	Option-Click on style name
MEASUREMENTS PALETTE
Switch to Next Tab	Cmd-Option-semicolon(;)
Switch to Previous Tab	Cmd-Option-comma(,)
Highlight X coordinate	Cmd-Option-M
Highlight Font field	Cmd-Option-Shift-M
SPACE/ALIGN
Apply Last	Cmd-Option-/
Open Space Align Tab in Measurements palette	Cmd-Comma(,)
SEARCHING FOR TEXT IN FIND/CHANGE
Wild Card (in Find only)	\?
New Paragraph	\p
New Line	\n
New Column	\c
New Box	\b
Discretionary New Line	\d
Backslash	\\
Tab	\t
Indent Here	\i
Punctuation Space	\.
Figure Space	\8
Flex Space	\f
Hair Space	\{
Em Space	\m
Thin Space	\[
FOR USE IN DIALOG BOXES
Apply	Cmd-A
Yes or No	Cmd-Y or Cmd-N
Display next Tab in Dialog Box	Cmd-Opt-Tab
Display previous Tab in Dialog Box	Cmd-Opt-Shift-Tab
REDRAWING
To halt redraw on screen	Cmd-period
To force redraw on screen	Cmd-Option-period
TOOLS
Select next tool	Cmd-Opt-Tab or Opt-F8
Select previous tool	Cmd-Opt-Shift-Tab or Opt-Shift-F8
ZOOMING/DISPLAY
Zoom In (using the Mouse)	Control-Shift-Click or Drag
Zoom Out (using the Mouse)	Control-Option-Click
Zoom In	Cmd-plus(–) [doesn’t work in text boxes]
Zoom Out	Cmd-minus(+) [doesn’t work in text boxes]
Access View Percentage Field	Control-V
Fit Largest Spread in Window	Cmd-Option-0(zero)
SCROLLING
Use Page Grabber Hand	Option-Drag
Live Scroll/Disable when Already Live	Option-Drag scroll box
Change pages but keep onscreen page position	Option-Page Down/Page Up
INDEX PALETTE
Display Index palette & highlight Text Field	Cmd-Option-I
Click Add button	Cmd-Option-Shift-I
Edit highlighted index entry	Double-Click
FOR USE WITH BÉZIER PATHS
Create a point	Click on line segment
Delete a point	Click on point
Convert point from Corner to Smooth	Option-Drag handle
Convert point from Smooth to Corner	Option-Click on point
Edit Bézier while creating item	Cmd while creating item
Retract curve handles	Option-Click point
Expose curve handles	Option-Drag point
Temporarily Suspend Text Reflow w/Runaround Path	Hold Space Bar while Editing Path
MISCELLANEOUS GOODSTUFF
Copy Paragraph Formats to Selection	Option-Shift-Click
Remove All Tabs from Paragraph	Option-Click on Tab Ruler
Activate Hidden Items (box behind box)	Cmd-Option-Shift-Click
Bring items forward one level	Option > Item menu > Bring Forward (Opt-F5)
Send items backward one level	Option > Item menu > Send Backward (Opt-Shift-F5)
Add multiple pages	Option-Drag master page into document area
Move or Remove guide (if not currently in Item tool)	Cmd-Click-Drag guide
Delete All Ruler Guides	Option-Click on Ruler
Change “Find Next” to “Find First”	Option
Close Find/Change Palette	Cmd-Option-F
Open Item Specifications	Cmd-Double-click on object w/ Item tool
Open Font Usage	F13
Open Picture Usage	Option-F13
Shortcut to Windows Sub-Menu	Shift click on Title Bar of a document
Drag &Drop Text	Control-Cmd-Drag highlighted text
Drag &Drop & Copy Text	Shift-Control-Cmd-Drag highlighted text
Select contiguous components in list (Style Sheets, Colors, H&Js, etc.)	Shift-Click
Select noncontiguous components in list (Style Sheets, Colors, H&Js, etc.)	Cmd-Click