The hot keys available depend on which window
has the keyboard focus. The window with the focus has
a darker or more definite title bar. To put the focus on a window,
click in that window or on its title bar.
Click on the name of a window to jump to the hot keys for that window.
Focus in Any Text Field
| Key |
Focus |
Effect |
| ctl-\ | text | Clear current selection. |
| Esc | text | Clear current selection. |
| ctl-c | text | Copy the selected text. |
| ctl-x | text | Cut the selected text. |
| ctl-h | text | Delete character to left of cursor (backspace). |
| ctl-d | text | Delete character to right of cursor. |
| ctl-k | text | Delete from cursor to end of line. |
| shf-down arrow | text | Extend selection one line down. |
| shf-up arrow | text | Extend selection one line up. |
| shf-left arrow | text | Extend selection one space left. |
| shf-right arrow | text | Extend selection one space right |
| shf-ctl-End | text | Extend selection to end of document. |
| shf-End | text | Extend selection to end of line. |
| shf-Home | text | Extend selection to left margin. |
| shf-ctl-down arrow | text | Extend selection to start of next paragraph. |
| shf-ctl-right arrow | text | Extend selection to start of next word. |
| shf-ctl-up arrow | text | Extend selection to start of prior paragraph. |
| shf-ctl-left arrow | text | Extend selection to start of prior word. |
| shf-ctl-Home | text | Extend selection to top of document. |
| ctl-' | text | Highlight apostrophes in selection (Windows only). |
| ctl-" | text | Highlight doublequotes in selection (Windows only). |
| ctl-j | text | Insert a newline (Windows only). |
| ctl-o | text | Insert a Return. |
| ctl-i | text | Insert a Tab. |
| ctl-n | text | Move cursor down one line. |
| down arrow | text | Move cursor down one line. |
| ctl-b | text | Move cursor left one character (<--). |
| left arrow | text | Move cursor left one character. |
| right arrow | text | Move cursor right one character. |
| ctl-End | text | Move cursor to end of document. |
| ctl-e | text | Move cursor to end of line. |
| End | text | Move cursor to end of line. |
| Home | text | Move cursor to left margin. |
| ctl-down arrow | text | Move cursor to start of next paragraph. |
| ctl-right arrow | text | Move cursor to start of next word. |
| ctl-up arrow | text | Move cursor to start of prior paragraph. |
| ctl-left arrow | text | Move cursor to start of prior word. |
| ctl-Home | text | Move cursor to top of document. |
| ctl-p | text | Move cursor up one line. |
| up arrow | text | Move cursor up one line. |
| ctl-v | text | Paste. |
| ctl-y | text | Redo. |
| ctl-/ | text | Select all. |
| ctl-z | text | Undo. |
Focus in the Main Document Window
| Key |
Focus |
Effect |
| alt-b | main | Bookmark menu (Windows only). |
| F1 | main | Column Copy |
| F2 | main | Column Cut |
| F3 | main | Column Paste |
| alt-e | main | Edit menu (Windows only). |
| shf-PageDn | main | Extend selection down one page. |
| shf-PageUp | main | Extend selection up one page. |
| alt-f | main | File menu (Windows only). |
| alt-x | main | Fixup menu (Windows only). |
| ctl-w | main | Flood-fill (Selection> Flood Fill). |
| ctl-1 | main | Go to bookmark 1. |
| ctl-2 | main | Go to bookmark 2. |
| ctl-3 | main | Go to bookmark 3. |
| ctl-4 | main | Go to bookmark 4. |
| ctl-5 | main | Go to bookmark 5. |
| alt-h | main | Help menu (Windows only). |
| ctl-l | main | Lowercase selected text. |
| ctl-f | main | Open the Search dialog or move the focus to it. |
| alt-p | main | Preferences menu (Windows only). |
| ctl-s | main | Save the file. |
| ctl-g | main | Search again. |
| alt-r | main | Search menu (Windows only). |
| PageDn | main | Scroll text down one page. |
| ctl-PageUp | main | Scroll text left one page. |
| ctl-PageDn | main | Scroll text right one page. |
| PageUp | main | Scroll text up one page. |
| ctl-a | main | Select all. |
| alt-s | main | Selection menu (Windows only). |
| shf-ctl-1 | main | Set bookmark 1. |
| shf-ctl-2 | main | Set bookmark 2. |
| shf-ctl-3 | main | Set bookmark 3. |
| shf-ctl-4 | main | Set bookmark 4. |
| shf-ctl-5 | main | Set bookmark 5. |
| ctl-t | main | Titlecase selected text. |
| Insert | main | Toggle Insert/Typeover mode (Windows only). |
| ctl-u | main | Uppercase selected text. |
Focus in the Search Dialog
| Key |
Focus |
Effect |
| shf-Return | srch | Replace. |
| shf-ctl-Return | srch | Replace All. |
| ctl-Return | srch | Replace and Search. |
| ctl-f | srch | Search. |
| Return | srch | Search |
Focus in the Page Separator Palette
| Key |
Focus |
Effect |
| r | page | Find and center next separator (Refresh). |
| j | page | Join lines, healing hyphens. |
| k | page | Join lines, keeping hyphens. |
| d | page | Delete page separator, no other action. |
| h | page | Replace separator with 4 blank lines (chapter break). |
| l (ell) | page | Replace separator with one blank line (paragraph break). |
| a | page | Toggle Full-auto mode on/off. |
| s | page | Toggle Semi-auto mode on/off. |
| u | page | Undo last page separator action. |
| v | page | View page image of current page. |
Focus in the Spellcheck Dialog
| Key |
Focus |
Effect |
| ctl-a | spell | Add word to Aspell dictionary. |
| ctl-p | spell | Add word to project dictionary. |
| Return | spell | Replace and continue spellcheck. |
| ctl-i | spell | Skip all of word ("ignore"). |
| ctl-s | spell | Skip word. |
Focus in ASCII Table Special Effects Palette
| Key |
Focus |
Effect |
| left arrow | tfx | Move selected line left. |
| right arrow | tfx | Move selected line right. |
| ctl-right arrow | tfx | Select next line. |
| ctl-left arrow | tfx | Select prior line. |
Focus in Word Frequency Report
| Key |
Focus |
Effect |
| ctl-x | freq | Export the list of words as a text file. |
| ctl-s | freq | Save report as displayed to a text file. |