iBooks Author’s Object Keyboard Shortcuts
Part of the iBooks Author For Dummies Cheat Sheet
iBooks Author lets you easily work with objects by offering certain shortcuts for common tasks. These shortcuts allow you to control how objects are arranged, as well as how they look.
| Action | Shortcut | Menu Sequence |
|---|---|---|
| Insert a file that you choose from the settings sheet that appears | Shift+Apple command+V | Insert→Choose |
| Open the masking (cropping) controls for a graphic | Shift+Apple command+M | Format→Image→Mask |
| Lock an item to its location in the layout | Apple command+L | Arrange→Lock |
| Unlock an item from its location in the layout | Option+Apple command+L | Arrange→Unlock |
| Group the selected items so they can be selected as and manipulated if they were one item | Option+Apple command+G | Arrange→Group |
| Separate a grouped object into its constituent objects | Option+Shift+Apple command+G | Arrange→Ungroup |
| Move the selected object to the front of the object stack (on top of the rest) | Shift+Apple command+F | Arrange→Bring to Front |
| Move the selected object one increment forward in the object stack | Option+Shift+Apple command+F | Arrange→Bring Forward |
| Move the selected object to the back of the object stack (behind the rest) | Shift+Apple command+B | Arrange→Send to Back |
| Move the selected object one increment backward in the object stack | Option+Shift+Apple command+B | Arrange→Send Backward |
| Enable the pen tool for drawing with the mouse or other pointer | Option+Shift+Apple command+P | Insert→Shape→Draw with Pen |
