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Hi, is there a mouse-click + keyboard  shortcut for a very common action.  This is where you are writing text in a text box and you need to move the text box frequently.  I always have to keep switching between the text tool and the Black pointer arrow to move a text box now for months and never thought to ask.  Looking through a list of keyboard actions I see that shift + Click and Alt  +Click are taken.

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I'm not sure why you're needing to move a Text Frame frequently while typing text, but this may help.

First, press the Escape key to exit text editing mode. Then move your mouse cursor over the edge of the frame until it changes to the crossed-arrows cursor. Move the frame, then click on the frame again to position your text cursor and resume editing.

Alternatively, after pressing Escape, press V to get the Move Tool, move the frame, then double-click in the frame to resume editing.

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Posted
1 hour ago, walt.farrell said:

I'm not sure why you're needing to move a Text Frame frequently while typing text, but this may help.

My designs are often multiple text frames and being able to move each one as I type into each one is handy.  Its not just a single text frame on a page.  But your tips are apreciated Walt.  Esc + V that is quicker than what I am used to doing Walt.  Great.

Microsoft - Like entering your home and opening the stainless steel kitchen door, with a Popup: 'Do you really want to open this door'? Then looking for the dishwasher and finding it stored in the living room where you have to download a water supply from the app store, then you have to buy microsoft compliant soap, remove the carpet only to be told that it is glued to the floor.. Don't forget to make multiple copies of your front door key and post them to all who demand access to all the doors inside your home including the windows and outside shed.

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Posted
1 hour ago, Chris26 said:

Esc + V that is quicker

I just need to move the mouse cursor to the edge of the text box when writing the text, the cursor changes to crossed-arrows, drag to move the box to a new position, and continue writing the text. No Esc, no V, no double click. 

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Thats great if your text box isn't Microscopic when doing a drop cap, and placing it over another text box -  hard to pick up the edges.

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Posted
1 hour ago, Chris26 said:

hard to pick up the edge

I don't understand, why I shouldn't hit - the border of the Text frame will be displayed just like using the Move tool.

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While writing the text, the frame disappears, but just move the mouse and it will reappear.

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I aggree, the cross hairs method is fine for normal text boxes, glad to have heard about it.  But as this demonstration shows, not feasibe with tiny text boxes. 

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Posted
27 minutes ago, Chris26 said:

with tiny text boxes.

Why must be the box so small? It is not a problem to make it bigger (just let it contain a single letter), or slightly increase the zoom.

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Posted
1 hour ago, Pšenda said:

Why must be the box so small? It is not a problem to make it bigger (just let it contain a single letter), or slightly increase the zoom.

It is zoomed in quite a bit.  Text box is small because it forms a drop cap and precision is key here so the text frame must be tight against the letter.  I really hope all this explanation will quell your thirst for further queries.:)

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Posted
1 hour ago, Chris26 said:

Text box is small because it forms a drop cap and precision is key here so the text frame must be tight against the letter.

Thanks for indulging our curiosity.

Some might suggest that using a different approach for Drop Caps (i.e., the built-in support) would provide another way of fixing that problem. And also allow other functions, such as spell-checking, to work better.

But it's good that you have a working solution in Esc, V :)

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Posted
1 hour ago, walt.farrell said:

Thanks for indulging our curiosity.

Some might suggest that using a different approach for Drop Caps (i.e., the built-in support) would provide another way of fixing that problem. And also allow other functions, such as spell-checking, to work better.

But it's good that you have a working solution in Esc, V :)

Hallo there Walt,  Yes I tried drop cap function but find it limited in creativity and intermediate sizing between the default sizes given are not possible, at least as far as I am aware.  Spell checking I really don't need, yes yes I do make mistakes but I spell check as I go along and then do a final one at the end.  I suppose I like to treat the drop p as an image rather than a letter that I can manipulate independently of the text rather than seeing the text go awry just because I make an alteration, doe this make sense?

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Posted
10 hours ago, Chris26 said:

It is zoomed in quite a bit.  Text box is small because it forms a drop cap and precision is key here so the text frame must be tight against the letter.

For precision work zooming in is often a necessity anyway. If you use a mouse with a scroll wheel or the equivalent, you can even zoom in & out on the fly without switching tools or moving the pointer to the edge of any text box. This can be set up in Preferences > Tools.

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