RISC World

B. Keyboard Equivalents

Cursor Movement

  • Left Arrow         caret left one character
  • Right Arrow         caret right one character
  • Up Arrow            caret up one line
  • Down Arrow         caret down one line
  • Shift Left Arrow   caret left one word
  • Shift Right Arrow   caret right one word
  • Shift Up Arrow         caret up one paragraph
  • Shift Down Arrow   caret down one paragraph
  • Ctrl Left Arrow         caret to start of line
  • Ctrl Right Arrow   caret to end of line
  • Ctrl Up Arrow         caret to start of text story
  • Ctrl Down Arrow         caret to end of text story

Page Movement

  • Page Up         move up one screen
  • Page Down         move down one screen
  • Shift Page Up         move to previous page
  • Shift Page Down         move to next page
  • Ctrl Page Up         move to first page
  • Ctrl Page Down         move to last page
  • Home         move to start of chapter
  • Shift Home         move to start of next chapter
  • Shift Ctrl Up         scroll up through document
  • Shift Ctrl Down          scroll down through document

Selecting Text

  • 1 click Select         clear selection
  • 2 clicks Select         select word
  • 3 clicks Select         select line
  • 4 clicks Select         select paragraph
  • 5 clicks Select         select story
  • 1 click Adjust         extend/reduce selection

Deleting Text

  • Delete         delete previous character
  • Copy         delete next character
  • Shift Delete         delete word
  • Ctrl Delete         delete line

Formatting Text

  • Ctrl >         increase font size by 1pt
  • Ctrl <         decrease font size by 1pt
  • Shift Ctrl >         increase font size (through range 8, 10, 12pt ...)
  • Shift Ctrl <         decrease font size (through range 8, 10, 12pt ...)
  • Ctrl ]         increase horizontal scale by 5%
  • Ctrl [         decrease horizontal scale by 5%
  • Shift Ctrl ]         increase tracking by .01 em
  • Shift Ctrl [         decrease tracking by .01 em

Miscellaneous Key Presses

  • Alt Space         non-breaking space
  • Alt -         non-breaking hyphen
  • Ctrl -         discretionary hyphen
  • Tab         insert a tab
  • Return         new paragraph
  • Shift Return         new line
  • Enter         new page, column, or frame
  • Print         print document
  • Insert         insert page number
  • Shift Insert         insert current time
  • Ctrl Insert         insert current date
  • Shift Ctrl Insert   insert date and time
  • Alt         generate special characters
  • Shift Ctrl P         swap case
Key Presses in Writeable Icons
  • Left Arrow         caret left one character
  • Right Arrow         caret right one character
  • Up Arrow         caret to previous icon
  • Down Arrow         caret to next icon
  • Shift Left Arrow   caret left one word
  • Shift Right Arrow   caret right one word
  • Ctrl Left Arrow         caret to start of line
  • Ctrl Right Arrow    caret to end of line
  • Ctrl U         delete all text in icon

Key Presses in Dialogue Boxes

  • Return         equivalent to OK
  • Enter         equivalent to OK
  • Escape         equivalent to Cancel

Working with Frames

When drawing frames:

  • Shift drag         constrain frame to a square
When re-sizing frames:
  • Shift drag         constrain frame to a square
  • Ctrl drag         maintain aspect ratio
When moving frames/pictures:
  • Shift drag         constrain to horizontal/vertical movement
When a picture frame is active:
  • Ctrl >            increase scale by 5%
  • Ctrl <            decrease scale by 5%

Working with Lines

When drawing lines:

  • Shift drag         draw horizontal/vertical line
When re-sizing lines:
  • Shift drag         constrain pointer to horizontal/vertical movement
When moving lines:
  • Shift drag         constrain to horizontal/vertical movement
When a line is active:
  • Ctrl >         increase thickness by 1pt
  • Ctrl <         decrease thickness by 1pt