Dialog boxes

Typing in dialog boxes

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
Bullet		\b
Circumflex		\@
Dagger	†	\d
Dagger (double)	‡	\Shift+d
Dash (em)		\m
Dash (en)		\=
Ellipsis	…	\e
Florin	ƒ	\Shift+f
Forced return		\r
Fraction	$fraction.png$	\ /
Grave		\{
Guilsingl left		\(
Guilsingl right		\)
Hungarumlaut		\&
Hyphen (discretionary)	-	\- (hyphen)
Hyphen (nonbreaking)	-	\+
OE ligature		\Shift+o Shift+e
oe ligature		\oe
Per thousand	‰	\%
Quote (base single)		\ ,
Quote (base double)		\g
Quote (double left)		\`
Quote (double right)		\'
Quote (single)		\"
Space (em)		\sm, \Shift+m
Space (en)		\sn, \Shift+n
Space (nonbreaking)		\space
Space (numeric)		\s#, \#
Space (thin)		\st, \i
Suppress hyphenation		\_ (underscore)
Tab		\t
Trademark serif		\Shift+t Shift+m
Y dieresis		\Shift+y : (colon)

Window manipulation

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

Display and activation

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

Navigation within dialog boxes

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

Command buttons

Task	Keyboard shortcut
Click the default button	Return
Click the active button	space
Cancel a dialog box (but not a window)	Esc

Radio buttons and checkboxes

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

Pop-up menus

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

Scroll lists

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

Custom menus

Task	Keyboard shortcut
Display a custom menu bar	Esc v m u