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jay fresno
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keyboard shortcut to apply paragraph tag

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I'm experienced with FrameMaker 8, but just starting to get used to FrameMaker 9. A keyboard shortcut I use constantly in FrameMaker 8 is Ctrl-9, type the first letter of the paragraph tag and hit Enter. If there is more than one tag starting with the same letter, I just keep hitting that letter until the tag I want appears. For example if there's a Heading1 and a Heading2, I type 'h' two times to get Heading2. With FrameMaker 9, it seems that I have to type the whole word 'Heading2' before hitting Enter.

Frustrating when favorite shortcuts are messed up. Is there any way to get my old shortcut back? Is there a fast way to apply paragraph tags in FrameMaker 9?

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    Correct answer peter minneapolis

    jay fresno wrote:

    I'm experienced with FrameMaker 8, but just starting to get used to FrameMaker 9. A keyboard shortcut I use constantly in FrameMaker 8 is Ctrl-9, type the first letter of the paragraph tag and hit Enter. If there is more than one tag starting with the same letter, I just keep hitting that letter until the tag I want appears. For example if there's a Heading1 and a Heading2, I type 'h' two times to get Heading2. With FrameMaker 9, it seems that I have to type the whole word 'Heading2' before hitting Enter.

    Frustrating when favorite shortcuts are messed up. Is there any way to get my old shortcut back? Is there a fast way to apply paragraph tags in FrameMaker 9?

    Type Down Arrow after selecting the first of similar format names. For example, Ctrl+9 H DnArrow moves to Heading2, or whatever is the second format that begins with "H".

    Consider using format names that have fewer identical leading characters. For example:

    1H Heading1

    2H Heading2

    1N Numbered1

    N Numbered

    Typing 1 brings up 1H Heading1; DnArrow moves to 1N Numbered1.

    Some folks separate the abbreviation from the full name with an underscore instead of a space; i. e., 1H_Heading1, instead of 1H Heading1.

    HTH

    Regards,

    Peter

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    SQUIDDS
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    March 9, 2012

    Hi,

    since FM ? it works F9 to apply or to change a paragraph tag.

    Sample: If there is "SideHead" what you want and currently your cursor is in a paragraph tag "Body",
    then press F9 + S + Return and the paragraph tag "SideHead" is applied.

    Note:
    There is a long history of shortcuts in FrameMaker, beginning un UNIX systems and then for Mac and at least on Windows.

    The growing of features and the compatibility are great challenges for the developer of FrameMaker.

    Indeed, some could be better, but there are many great and many shortcuts in FrameMaker.

    Please also find some information in the Adobe TechComm Blog:

    http://blogs.adobe.com/techcomm/2012/01/framemaker-keyboard-shortcuts-reference.html (in English)

    and at http://www.workflowblog.de/?p=508 (in German)

    - GEorg

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    peter minneapolisCorrect answer
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    August 11, 2010

    jay fresno wrote:

    I'm experienced with FrameMaker 8, but just starting to get used to FrameMaker 9. A keyboard shortcut I use constantly in FrameMaker 8 is Ctrl-9, type the first letter of the paragraph tag and hit Enter. If there is more than one tag starting with the same letter, I just keep hitting that letter until the tag I want appears. For example if there's a Heading1 and a Heading2, I type 'h' two times to get Heading2. With FrameMaker 9, it seems that I have to type the whole word 'Heading2' before hitting Enter.

    Frustrating when favorite shortcuts are messed up. Is there any way to get my old shortcut back? Is there a fast way to apply paragraph tags in FrameMaker 9?

    Type Down Arrow after selecting the first of similar format names. For example, Ctrl+9 H DnArrow moves to Heading2, or whatever is the second format that begins with "H".

    Consider using format names that have fewer identical leading characters. For example:

    1H Heading1

    2H Heading2

    1N Numbered1

    N Numbered

    Typing 1 brings up 1H Heading1; DnArrow moves to 1N Numbered1.

    Some folks separate the abbreviation from the full name with an underscore instead of a space; i. e., 1H_Heading1, instead of 1H Heading1.

    HTH

    Regards,

    Peter

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    jay fresnoAuthor
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    August 11, 2010

    Peter,

    Thanks for easing the pain.

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