Adobe FrameMaker — Magic of Ctrl+q Shortcuts

© 2010 Ugur Akinci
The Ctrl+q combination of key strokes creates some very useful alphanumeric effects in Adobe FrameMaker. Keep the following list next to your keyboard when working on your FM document:

Ctrl + q + 1 – ±

Ctrl + q + 6 – ¹ (Superscript 1)

Ctrl + q + 7 – ²  (Superscript 2)

Ctrl + q + 8 – ³ (Superscript 3)

Ctrl + q + 9 – ¼

Ctrl + q + = – ¾

You get some other interesting results if you add Shift to the Ctrl+q duo:

Ctrl + q + Shift + 1 – °

Ctrl + q + Shift + 2 – ¿

Ctrl + q + Shift + 8 – ™

Ctrl + q + Shift + 9 – ®

Ctrl + q + Shift + 0 – ©