User interface -> how to hide "format bar"

Claude · January 4, 2022, 9:40am

Hi there,

I can’t figure out how to hide the bar marked in red in the screenshot below… and because I don’t even know what it’s called, I can’t find the information in the DTP documentation.

Could one of you refresh my memory?

Thanks a lot!

Blanc · January 4, 2022, 9:45am

It literally is called the Format Bar and can be toggled via the Format menu or using ⇧⌘F

Claude · January 4, 2022, 9:55am

Huh, a little ashamed I didn’t see it for myself. Thanks a lot for the info!

Blanc · January 4, 2022, 10:01am

That’s the whole point of having a forum and sharing You’re welcome

BLUEFROG · January 4, 2022, 2:38pm

And you likely accidentally pressed Shift-Command-F. This can be used again to dismiss the Format bar.

Claude · January 4, 2022, 2:53pm

You are certainly right Jim, suddenly this format bar appeared some time ago “in spite of me”

BLUEFROG · January 4, 2022, 3:25pm

I occasionally hit the key sequence myself when doing a database search (which is Control-Comand-F)

cgrunenberg · January 4, 2022, 3:28pm

Actually it’s Alt-Cmd-F

BLUEFROG · January 4, 2022, 4:03pm

Haha! Indeed. I forgot I had changed it in the Keyboard prefs when testing something.
Time to delete that custom shortcut and retrain.