Change of quick keys

Quick keys, or keyboard abbreviations, allow to launch program commands very quickly. Packet InDesign gives the chance to change quick keys in the desirable image.

In this program exists two dial-ups of quick keys. At the first loading of a packet the dial-up of keys by default will be installed. It includes the most part of the keyboard shortcuts used in products of adobe, such as Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop. Other dial-up contains the keyboard shortcuts used in QuarkXPress 4.O.

Choice of quick keys of program QuarkXPress 4.0

1. Execute commands Edit-> Keyboard Shortcuts (Editing-> Keyboard abbreviations). On the screen there will be dialog box Keyboard Shortcuts (Keyboard abbreviations) - fig. 19.1.

2. From menu Set (Dial-up) select option Shortcuts for QuarkXPress 4.0 (For QuarkXPress 4.0) - fig. 19.2.

3. Push APPRX. In the menu there will be new quick keys (fig. 19.3).

Some keyboard shortcuts are built in the program and do not change at change of a dial-up of keys For example, keyboard abbreviations of tool Zoom do not change on used in QuarkXPress keys Control (Mac) or Ctrt+пробел (Win)

Fig. 19.1. Dialog box Keyboard Shortcuts gives the chance to change quick keys for commands, tools and palettes

Fig. 19.2. Menu Set is intended for a choice of a dial-up of quick keys

Fig. 19.3. You can change keyboard abbreviations of program InDesign loaded by default to dial-up QuarkXPress 4.0

Fig. 19.4. Dialog box New Set gives the chance to appropriate a name to a new dial-up of keyboard abbreviations and to select a dial-up on which it will be based

About own dial-up of quick keys

I know very many programs from the various companies-developers, I train students in operation with QuarkXPress more than 15 years, I work both in Adobe Illustrator, and in Macromedia FreeHand, and also I own Adobe Photoshop and Macromedia Fireworks, and for imposition of all books I use InDesign.

I do not change quick key in program InDesign, as I consider what easier to find time for learning of its keys. It is the main program which I use, working over the book, therefore to remember key patterns does not make special work.

If you work with other programs, for example Macromedia FreeHand, can create an own dial-up of keyboard abbreviations.

Creation of a new dial-up of keyboard abbreviations

1. Execute commands Edit-> Edit Shortcuts (Editing-> to Edit keyboard abbreviations).

2. Select option New Set (New on a pine forest). On the screen there will be dialog box New Set (fig. 19.4).

3. Enter a dial-up name.

4. Select a dial-up on which will be wasps нован new.

Dial-ups should be based on other dial-ups as at a stage of creation they should contain any initial amount of combinations However at the subsequent change of an initial dial-up the dial-up based on it remains in a former type

5. Push APPRX. Now you can edit a dial-up as it is described in I follow щем section.

Faster to remember key patterns, can create a file which is including all keyboard abbreviations, and to hang up its printout near to the computer

Creation of the list of quick keys

1. Execute commands Edit-> Edit Shortcuts.

2. Select a dial-up from the menu.

3. Click by button Show Set (to Open a dial-up). The list of quick keys will be opened.

The list of keyboard shortcuts can be opened in following applications

• Simple Text (Mac OS 9),

• Notepad (Win);

• TextEdit (Mac OS X)

4. Unpack the text file. It is possible to change the keyboard abbreviation corresponding to a command. However not all commands have quick keys. Means, you have possibility to assign to commands own key patterns.

You can change keyboard shortcuts of any dial-up, except a dial-up by default and dial-up QuarkXPress.

Change or key assignment of fast access

1. Select a dial-up of keys from dialog box Keyboard Shortcuts.

Create a new dial-up.

2. From falling out menu Product Area (Application field) select an element or the menus of the program containing a command which want to assign keyboard abbreviation (fig. 19.5).

3. Select a command from allocated below the list (fig. 19.6).

4. In shortcut menu Context (Context) specify area in which the keyboard shortcut (fig. 19.7 will be applied).

5. Fields New Shortcut (New keyboard abbreviations) click inside to make its active.

6. Push keys which want to assign to a command.

If the given keyboard shortcut is already assigned to other command it will be specified in the field Currently Assigned To (Now is assigned...) - fig. 19.8.

7. If needed change keys, selecting them and entering a new combination.

Fig. 19.5. Menu Product Area is used for a choice of the menu or elements of the program,
Which need to be changed

Fig. 19.6. Field Commands contains the list of commands of the certain menu or a program element

Fig. 19.7. Menu Context allows to select application field of keyboard abbreviations

Fig. 19.8. In the field Currently Assigned To it is reflected, to what command the given keyboard shortcut is assigned

Fig. 19.9. Dialog box Preferences g selected category General

Fig. of 19.10 Categories of dialog box Preferences

Click by button Assign to (Assign), to apply a new keyboard shortcut.

8. Click by button Save to (Save) for saving of changes in a dial-up

Keyboard shortcut removal

1. Select a dial-up of keys which want to delete from menu Set.

2. Click by button Delete Set to (Delete).