Shortcut Help
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July 16, 2015 at 1:26 pm #76646Alicia BlairMember
Ok, so I am trying to use my mouse minimally when creating in indesign…but I can’t seem to find the shortcut for after a frame is selected…without double clicking…to get inside the frame to edit text. Is there a shortcut for this or a clever workaround? I just want to be seamless as possible.
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July 16, 2015 at 1:35 pm #76647David BlatnerKeymaster
Great question. I don’t think there is a shortcut for that. Shift-Esc should do it, but it doesn’t with a text frame. Maybe someone could write a script to place the cursor inside the currently-selected text frame, and then you could assign a shortcut to it. Would you want all the text in the frame selected? Or just place the cursor at the beginning of the frame?
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September 22, 2015 at 11:09 am #78281Alicia BlairMember
Sorry this took me so long to reply, it’s been awhile. It would just be to place the cursor at the beginning of the text frame. Seems like there should be a shortcut for that…But maybe someone can script that!
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September 22, 2015 at 1:25 pm #78284Dwayne HarrisMember
The only short cut I know is to hit “t” after you have selected the box. But that only selects the type tool and doesn’t position your cursor anywhere.
And wouldn’t a script take longer than simply clicking with your mouse?
I realize some folks prefer keyboard shortcuts instead of using the mouse, but while I do use some keyboard shortcuts, I still use my mouse a lot.
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September 24, 2015 at 1:55 pm #78347Alicia BlairMember
I really like keyboard shortcuts. I have a magic mouse, and double-clicking is super annoying when dealing with text frames.
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September 25, 2015 at 3:43 am #78351Peter KahrelParticipant
Here’s a script that, if the current selection is a text frame, places the cursor at the first insertion point:
if (app.documents.length > 0 && app.selection.length > 0 && app.selection[0] instanceof TextFrame) { app.selection[0].insertionPoints[0].select(); }
You can assign it to a shortcut key.
Peter
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