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Keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
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Layout mode keyboard shortcuts
In Layout mode, you can use keyboard shortcuts to arrange and align objects, format fields, control
layout tools, and create layouts.
Layout creation and navigation
Object selection and modification keyboard shortcuts
Delete a find request Ctrl+E
Duplicate a find request Ctrl+D
Show all records Ctrl+J
Perform a find Enter (disabled when a script is paused)
Insert from index Ctrl+I
Move to next find request Ctrl+Down Arrow or Shift+PgDn
Move to previous find request Ctrl+Up Arrow or Shift+PgUp
Move to a specific find request Esc (to activate the book icon), type the
request number, then press Enter
To Press
To Press
Create a new layout Ctrl+N
Go to the next layout Ctrl+Down Arrow or Shift+PgDn
Go to the previous layout Ctrl+Up Arrow or Shift+PgUp
Move to a specific layout Esc (to activate the book icon), type the
layout number, then press Enter
To Press
Select an object Tab or Shift+Tab repeatedly until the desired object is selected.
Select multiple objects Shift as you click each object individually.
Note You can also drag the arrow pointer to make a selection box
that includes the objects. The selection box does not have to
completely surround the objects. (To select only the objects enclosed
within the selection box, press Ctrl while dragging.)
Resize a selected object when
the Inspector is open (click
Inspector
in the formatting
bar)
Ctrl+1 to move to the Position tab of the Inspector. Then Tab to the
desired sizing action and enter the size value you want. Press Enter
on the numeric keypad to return to the Layout window.
Resize selected objects, keeping
their proportions
Shift as you drag a handle.
Resize selected objects, keeping
the difference in their lengths or
widths the same.
Ctrl+Shift as you drag a handle.
The opposite edges of the objects remain fixed in the same position
as you resize the objects.