You can quickly carry out common tasks using a combination of keys. Many of the shortcut keys carry out the same functions in other applications.
CTRL + Z | Undo |
CTRL + Y | Redo |
CTRL + X | Cut |
CTRL + C | Copy |
CTRL + V | Paste |
CTRL + S | Saves changes within a topic |
CTRL + A | Select All |
CTRL + F | Find |
CTRL + H | Replace |
CTRL + K | Insert Hyperlink |
CTRL + D | Duplicate |
CTRL + P | Open the properties for selected folder or object when the library explorer has the focus Print a topic when the cursor is in the open topic or the topic is selected in the book's content pane (on premises only) |
CTRL + Q | Opens the Quick Search window |
CTRL + < | Displays previous topic in Editor |
CTRL + > | Displays next topic in Editor |
CTRL + SHIFT + - | Insert Non-breaking Hyphen |
CTRL + SHIFT + (Space) | Insert Non-breaking Space |
CTRL + SHIFT + 8 | Show/Hide Control Characters |
CTRL + (Space) | Remove Character Style |
CTRL + F1 | Expand or Collapse the Ribbon Bar |
ALT + ENTER | Select text in a topic then use ALT+ENTER to create an embedded topic from the selected text, or Place cursor in topic, use ALT + ENTER to split the topic into two topics, the new topic (with all content after the cursor) is added to the open book. |
ALT + F | Opens the File Menu in the Library Explorer or in the Editor (depending which has the focus) |
ALT + A | Opens the Author ribbon and displays the keyboard shortcuts in the Library Explorer (when the Explorer has the focus) |
ALT + E | Opens the Edit ribbon and displays the keyboard shortcuts in the Editor (when the Editor has the focus) |
ALT + PGDOWN | Minimizes Author screen when running in browser mode. |
ALT + PGUP | Maximizes Author screens when running in browser mode. Note that Author will cycle through all open screens. |
F1 | Help |
F5 | Refresh |
F7 | Spell Check |
ALT + F4 or ESC | Close Window |
SHIFT + F3 | Toggle Case |
DEL | Delete or Remove Selected Objects or Text |
In addition, you can:
- Use keyboard shortcuts to navigate the ribbon bars in the Library Explorer and the Editor.
To specify object positioning when you're dropping an object into a book's content pane or an Index object, hold down these keys while you're dragging:
SHIFT | Insert directly above the object |
ALT | Insert demoted, as a child of the object |
CTRL | Insert a copy directly below the object |
CTRL+SHIFT | Insert a copy directly above the object |
CTRL+ALT | Insert a copy demoted, as a child of the object |