• Global community
    • Language:
      • Deutsch
      • English
      • Español
      • Français
      • Português
  • 日本語コミュニティ
    Dedicated community for Japanese speakers
  • 한국 커뮤니티
    Dedicated community for Korean speakers
Exit
0

Keyboard Shortcut for "Insert Cross Reference"

Community Expert ,
Mar 31, 2020 Mar 31, 2020

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Is it possible to create a keyboard shortcut for "Insert Cross Reference"?

TOPICS
How to

Views

2.0K

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines

correct answers 1 Correct answer

Community Expert , Mar 31, 2020 Mar 31, 2020

You can create a keyboard shortcut for almost anything in InDesign. Go to your Keyboard Shortcuts mentu, look under Panel menus, find Insert Cross-references, and type in your short cut. (It will warn you if the shortcut is used for something else.) I would change the context to Text since that is the only time you want the x-ref to work.

2020-03-31_12-24-49.png

Votes

Translate

Translate
Community Expert ,
Mar 31, 2020 Mar 31, 2020

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

You can create a keyboard shortcut for almost anything in InDesign. Go to your Keyboard Shortcuts mentu, look under Panel menus, find Insert Cross-references, and type in your short cut. (It will warn you if the shortcut is used for something else.) I would change the context to Text since that is the only time you want the x-ref to work.

2020-03-31_12-24-49.png

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Community Expert ,
Mar 31, 2020 Mar 31, 2020

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Thanks. Was looking in the wrong place. But good thing anyway since I wouldn't have known to change the context to text.

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
New Here ,
Mar 06, 2021 Mar 06, 2021

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

I tried this, and assigned a shortcut of cmd + H to create a hyperlink. When I try to use the shortcut, it takes me back to my web browser. I tried to assign opt+cmd+H and when I used that nothing happens.

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Community Expert ,
Mar 06, 2021 Mar 06, 2021

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

LATEST

Command-H is the default Mac shortcut for Hide (application). If you really want to use that command, you need to change the shortcut in your mac settings. I believe you have to use a third-party utility to disable the shortcut (unless there is some terminal code that can be used).

 

Command-Option-H views the front app (InDesign in this case) but hides all the others. 

Command-Shift-H shows the home folder. 

 

Open your System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts and see if you can change/remove some of the defaults. You should be add in your down shortcut there on a per-app basis.

 
David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines