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Rachel.b.Jackson
Rachel.b.Jackson
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January 23, 2025
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Frame break keyboard shortcut?

  • January 23, 2025
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What is this character and how do I type it (on a mac)? Shift+what?

Thanks!

 

Correct answer Mike Witherell

It is character called a Projective and is located at Unicode U+2305, and it represents (Numeric Keypad) Enter Key in the iconography of macOS. In the macOS version of Adobe InDesign, it is pressed to make a column break. On my MacBook Pro, which does not have a full-size keyboard with Numeric keypad on the right side, the work-around is to press Fn+Return. If you want to break to the next frame, add also the Shift key.

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Mike Witherell
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Mike WitherellCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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January 23, 2025

It is character called a Projective and is located at Unicode U+2305, and it represents (Numeric Keypad) Enter Key in the iconography of macOS. In the macOS version of Adobe InDesign, it is pressed to make a column break. On my MacBook Pro, which does not have a full-size keyboard with Numeric keypad on the right side, the work-around is to press Fn+Return. If you want to break to the next frame, add also the Shift key.

Mike Witherell
Barb Binder
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Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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January 23, 2025

And if you are on a MacBook without a numeric keypad, add Fn (lower left corner of the keyboard):

 

Fn+Shift+Return

 

 

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    Kezialion
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    September 4, 2025

    Thank you!!

     

    jmlevy
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    jmlevyCommunity Expert
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    January 23, 2025

    I f you have an extended keyboard, it is the “enter” key, at the very right of the numeric keypad.

    James Gifford—NitroPress
    James Gifford—NitroPress
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    January 23, 2025

    On the PC, it's Shift+NumPad Enter —

     

    I am assuming the little glyphs in your screen snip represent the same thing in Macspeak. 🙂

     

    Note, if you have not, that the main Return/Enter and the numpad Enter do different things even unshifted; the numpad key defaults to Column Break.

     

    You can remap or co-map nearly all keyboard operations in ID using the Keyboard Shortcuts menu. It can be hard to find the exact command you want, but they're all there.

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