In some cases, you must type a character sequence beginning with a backslash (\) to enter a character in a dialog box. The sequence appears in the dialog box, but the character appears correctly in the document. The following table shows the sequences to type in a dialog box.
All key sequences described— here– begin with a backslash (\). To indicate a literal backslash in a dialog box, enter two backslashes (\\). In a few cases, you can choose between two backslash sequences for a character. In these cases, the sequences are separated by a comma.
Character name |
Graphic |
Backslash sequence |
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\b |
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\@ |
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† |
\d |
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Dagger (double) |
‡ |
\Shift+d |
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\m |
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\= |
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… |
\e |
|
ƒ |
\Shift+f |
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\r |
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\ / |
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\{ |
|
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\( |
|
Guilsingl right |
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\) |
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\& |
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- |
\- (hyphen) |
|
- |
\+ |
|
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\Shift+o Shift+e |
|
oe ligature |
|
\oe |
‰ |
\% |
|
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\ , |
|
Quote (base double) |
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\g |
Quote (double left) |
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\` |
Quote (double right) |
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\' |
Quote (single) |
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\" |
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\sm, \Shift+m |
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Space (en) |
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\sn, \Shift+n |
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\space |
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\s#, \# |
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Space (thin) |
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\st, \i |
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\_ (underscore) |
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\t |
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\Shift+t Shift+m |
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\Shift+y : (colon) |
To use these shortcuts, click in any FrameMaker window.
Task |
Keyboard shortcut |
---|---|
Redisplay a document window |
Esc w r, Control+l (lowercase L) |
Close the active window or modeless dialog box |
Alt+F4 |
Close the document window |
Esc f q, Esc f c, Control+F4, Control+w, Control+Shift+w |
Minimize the document window |
Esc w c |
Use these shortcuts to display a window or dialog box and make it active. If it is already open but is behind another window, these shortcuts bring it to the front.
To display this window and make it active |
Keyboard shortcut |
---|---|
Current document window |
Esc Shift+f i d, Shift+F7 |
Find/Change |
Esc Shift+f i f |
Hypertext |
Esc Shift+f i h |
Marker |
Esc Shift+f i m |
Spelling Checker |
Esc Shift+f i s |
Paragraph Designer |
Esc Shift+f i p |
Character Designer |
Esc Shift+f i c |
Conditional Text |
Esc Shift+f i o |
Custom Ruling and Shading |
Esc Shift+f i r |
Table Designer |
Esc Shift+f i t |
Structure View |
Esc Shift+f i v |
Element Validation |
Esc Shift+f i w |
Use these shortcuts to move to settings within dialog boxes and pods. When you use a keyboard shortcut in a window or dialog box, the shortcut’s effect depends on the active setting. The active setting is highlighted, has a dotted rectangle around it, or both.
Task |
Keyboard shortcut |
---|---|
Move to the next setting |
Tab |
Move to the previous setting |
Shift+Tab |
Task |
Keyboard shortcut |
---|---|
Click the default button |
Return |
Click the active button |
space |
Cancel a dialog box (but not a window) |
Esc |
Task |
Keyboard shortcut |
---|---|
Navigate through a group of radio buttons to turn on a radio button |
arrow keys |
Cycle through checkbox states (off, on, As Is) |
space |
Task |
Keyboard shortcut |
---|---|
Move to the previous menu item |
up arrow |
Move to the next menu item |
Down Arrow |
Search forward and select an item starting with a typed letter |
Unshifted key |
Task |
Keyboard shortcut |
---|---|
Move to the previous item in a list |
up arrow |
Move to the next item in a list |
Down Arrow |
Search forward and select an item starting with a typed letter |
Unshifted key |
Move an item in a scroll list to the opposite scroll list |
Double-click the item |
Move all items in a scroll list to the opposite scroll list |
Press and click arrow between scroll lists |
Task |
Keyboard shortcut |
Display a custom menu bar |
Esc v m u |