Aug. 5, 2008
A friend and long time InDesign user came to me last week and said “I find it so frustrating that I can’t toggle through my open InDesign documents without having to go up to the window menu. I wish Adobe could give me a shortcut to do this”. It got me thinking. How many other everyday InDesign users possibly don’t know that there’s a keyboard shortcut to do exactly that? It’s so convenient I thought I would share it with everyone.
If you choose Command & ~ (Mac) or Control & ~ (PC) you will find yourself toggling gracefully through all your open documents. That’s one for the memory bank!
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4 Responses to “Toggle through your open InDesign docs”
Well, I was one who didn’t know - googled for it and for your tip. Thanks!
By jarrod on Jun 11, 2009
What a great hint…I can’t believe it’s not in the users guide?
Thanks!
Paul Rondeau
By Synapse Associates on Aug 5, 2009
I did not know this lovely trick. Thanks. I WILL USE THIS.
By M Joan Breining on Jun 10, 2010
Thanks so much for this tip. I’ve been using InDesign for years and finally got frustrated with having to go up to the Windows menu. On a whim I googled the question and found your tip. I am fan of keyboard shortcuts, and this is one to add to my toolbox. THANKS!
By Eliza Selig on Jun 17, 2010