Is there a default shortcut for the paragraph Style Options panel, and if not how do I set one?

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Correct answer Peter Spier

But the option is not (anymore) in the right click menu either.

If you haven't made changes to styled text as Jean Marc points out there will be no option to redefine the style and in those cases you would choose Edit {Stylename}... to open the options dialog to make changes.

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Laubender

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Hi Chris,

if you hover over a specific paragraph style name you could invoke the context menu to get to the menu that will open the style options of that specific paragraph style. Is that the command you are looking for?

A double-click on the style's name would open it as well, but would also apply the style to selected text. Sometimes you would not want this. Using the context menu would not apply the style to selected text.

I think for this special usage, the context menu, there cannot be a keyboard shortcut, because InDesign is building the menu option name on the fly. From the position of the cursor on the style listed in the Paragraph Styles panel.

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Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Professional )

Chris P. BaconAuthor

Inspiring

Hi Uwe,

what I meant if there is a default shortcut gor this specific field:

but now I get it that it isn't and that's just vecause that is specific to each paragraph style, isn't it?

thanks

Chris P. BaconAuthor

Inspiring

Since you need to select a paragraph style among all existing paragraph styles before displaying the paragraph style options, what you ask for is impossible.

Clicking on a text frame should be sufficient before using the shortcut. Then the app could assume that the Paragraph Style Options window of that paragraph in that frame is what it should display. So it cannot be set a custom shorcut either?