Shortcuts of InDesign Alt-PageUp and PageDown-Alt does not

I noticed in InDesign CS5 Windows 7 64 bit on my desktop and 32-bit machine on my laptop, these shortcuts (to spread next and previous spread) have stoppped working. I know that these shortcuts worked previously, but I can't predict exactly when they stopped working - maybe with one of the recent updates.

I checked the file Default.indk in C:\Program Files (x 86) \Adobe\Adobe InDesign CS5\Presets\InDesign Shortcut Sets\en_US\ and shortcut definitions are here. For example line 90:

< shortcut >

< value action-id = "+ 33 0x1d000" name = "kPreviousSpreadKBSCActionID" > < / action-id >

< frame > DefaultContext < / context >

< string > Alt + #Keyboard_Page Up < / string >

< / shortcut >

And line 133:

< shortcut >

< value action-id = "+ 34 0x1d000" name = "kNextSpreadKBSCActionID" > < / action-id >

< frame > DefaultContext < / context >

< string > Alt + Down #Keyboard_Page < / string >

< / shortcut >

However, they do not work in the program, yet all other related shortcuts I tried (for example, shift + page down and Shift + Alt + page down) work.

Any ideas?

Thank you.

Brad

I decided to run the PassMark Keytest diagnostic tool to see if Alt + Pg. Prev and Alt + page down actually generate keycodes. They were not! At least, not Keytest could see. That's because another program has intercept keycodes before Keytest diagnosis could see them. And the other program has been...

SKYPE! Of course, Skype uses Alt-Next Page and previous Page Alt as shortcut keys to hang up / answering a call. When I disabled the shortcut keys in Skype, I'm home my InDesign keyboard shortcuts!

Sorry for the inconvenience everyone, but the problem is solved.

See you soon!

Brad

Tags: InDesign

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