Creative Tip

Sort InDesign menus alphabetically.

Ever find yourself spending way too much time hunting through menus for an option you know is there somewhere? You know what it’s called but you…

Tim Pearson
CreativeTechs · Apple Certified
September 21, 2006  ·  1 min read

Ever find yourself spending way too much time hunting through menus for an option you know is there somewhere? You know what it’s called but you just can’t find it.

Here is one of those fun hidden tricks that works in Adobe InDesign CS/CS2. Hold down the right set of keys and click on any menu:

Mac: Option-Command-Shift
Windows: ALT-CTRL-Shift

Ta-da, the commands are displayed in alphabetical order! Enjoy.

Source: This tip comes from a weekly InDesign tip email from Barrycon Productions who is hosting The InDesign Conference: Master Class in Seattle, November 6-8. The original tip was provided by author and podcaster Terry White.

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