ID Tip #424: QuarkXpress Key Commands

Let's say you've just recently converted to InDesign. Congrats! Welcome aboard. I promise you'll love it much better here. In the meantime, you're probably wondering one thing: How do I fuction?!

No problem. InDesign 2.0 has a feature (someone with CS let me know if this is true) for users in your exact predicament where it is possible to change the key commands to match those from QuarkXpress 4.0. I recommend doing this as a temporary fix while, you know, you crank out that annual report that's due in 2 hours... When you have just a little bit of time to spend, turn the Quark commands back off and begin the not-so-difficult task of getting used to the program. I promise it flows much better with what you already know from Photoshop and Illustrator.

Here's how:
Click Edit>Keyboard Preferences
In that window, click the menu at the top that says Default
Change it to Shortcuts for QuarkXpress 4.0
Hit OK

You're done! Now don't forget to change it back this weekend!