Keyboard Shortcuts
created by Mark Baird
| Function | Keyboard Combination |
Description | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add | Ctrl +NUMPAD +
(Control Key and Plus Key on the number pad) |
Add a new page to project | Page
Menu & Toolbar | ||
| Animation and Effects | Ctrl+\ | Opens Element Animation and Effects Settings dialog | Selection &Item Pop Up Menus View Dialog | ||
| Bold (Text) | Ctrl+B | Make font weight of selected text Bold | Text
Menu & Format Toolbar | ||
| Bullet Text List (Insert) | Ctrl+Shift+L | Opens Auto Bullet dialog | Insert Menu & Toolbar View Dialog | ||
| Cancel (Operation) | Esc (Press and hold down the escape key) | Stops longer operations like exporting | Tips Page | ||
| Copy | Ctrl+C | Copies current selection to clipboard | File
& Pop Up Menus & Main Toolbar | ||
| Create user defined format | Ctrl+ Shift+( number keys 0-9) | Record font and size selection to Extras menu | Extras Menu | ||
| Cut | Ctrl+X | Cuts selected text and copies to clipboard | File
& Pop Up Menus & Main Toolbar | ||
| Delete (Item) | Delete Key | Deletes the selected item | File Menu | ||
| Delete (Page) | Ctrl+NUMPAD- (Control Key and minus key on the number pad). |
Removes current page from project | Page
Menu & Toolbar | ||
| Duplicate | Ctrl+D | Copies and pastes selected item | File Menu | ||
| Export | Ctrl E | Publishes project creating HTML file and embedded.swf file | File Menu | ||
| Help Contents | F1 (if no specific control is selected ) |
Opens this Help File | Help
Menu & Toolbar | ||
| Image (Insert) | Ctrl+Shift+I | Opens dialog box to select image | Insert
Menu & Toolbar | ||
| Image from Clipboard | Ctrl+Shift+P | Pastes an image you've copied elsewhere | Insert
Menu & Toolbar | ||
| Italic (Text) | Ctrl+Shift+I | Make selected text italicised | Text
Menu & Format Toolbar | ||
| Line Selector (Insert) | Ctrl+Shift+N | Opens Line Selector dialog | Insert
Menu & Toolbar View Dialog | ||
| Move (Item) | Arrow Keys
|
For more accurate positioning of items | Tips Page | ||
| Move Backward (From object to object) |
Shift + Tab (Shift Key plus the Tab Key) |
Move backwards from one object to the next on project page | Tips Page | ||
| Move Backward (Item Z-order) |
Ctrl+PageDown | Move item selection down in the Z-order | Selection Menu | ||
| Move Bottom (Item Z-order) |
Ctrl+End | Move item to the bottom in Z-order | Selection Menu | ||
| Move Forward (From object to object) |
Tab (The Tab Key) |
Move forward from one object to the next on project page | Tips Page | ||
| Move Forward (Item Z-order) |
Ctrl+PageUp | Move item selection up in the Z-order | Selection Menu | ||
| Move Top (Item Z-order) |
Ctrl+Home | Move item to the top in Z-order | Selection Menu | ||
| New | Ctrl+N | Create new project | File
Menu & Main Toolbar View Dialog | ||
| Next Page | Alt+ -> (Alt key +Right Arrow key) |
Move to the next page of project | Page
Menu & Toolbar | ||
| Open | Ctrl+O | Open existing project | File
Menu & Main Toolbar View Dialog | ||
| Open project folder | Ctrl+J | Opens directory of current project | File
Menu & Main Toolbar | ||
| Oval (Insert) | Ctrl+Shift+O | Inserts an oval shape into layout | Insert
Menu & Toolbar | ||
| Paste | Control+V | Paste clipboard contents into layout | File
Menu & Main Toolbar | ||
| Preview | F2 (the function key at the top of your keyboard) |
Opens page in browser | Page Menu | ||
| Previous Page | Alt+<- (Alt key plus Left Arrow key) |
Move to previous page of project | Page
Menu & Toolbar | ||
| Ctrl+P | Print contents of current page(opens print dialog) | File
Menu & Main Toolbar | |||
| Properties (Item) | Alt+Enter | Opens Item Properties dialog | Item Pop Up Menu
View Dialog | ||
| Rectangle (Insert) | Ctrl+Shift+R | Inserts a rectangular shape into layout | Insert
Menu & Toolbar | ||
| Redo | Ctrl+Y | Redo last Undo operation | Edit
Menu & Main Toolbar | ||
| Save | Ctrl+S | Save the current project | FileMenu & Main Toolbar | ||
| Select All | Ctrl+A | Select or highlight all in active field | Edit
Menu & Main Toolbar | ||
| Set selection to user defined format | Ctrl+(number keys 0-9) | Sets the text selection to the format recorded under the corresponding ID | Extras Menu | ||
| Shift Backward | Ctrl
+NUMPAD4 (Control Key plus Number Pad 4) |
Shifts current page backward in page order of presentation | Page
Menu & Toolbar | ||
| Shift Forward | Ctrl
+NUMPAD6 (Control Key plus Number Pad 6) |
Shifts current page forward in page order of presentation | Page
Menu & Toolbar | ||
| Table (Insert) | Ctrl+Shift+B | Inserts a table into layout | Insert
Menu & Toolbar | ||
| Text (Insert) | Ctrl+Shift+T | Inserts a text block into layout | Insert
Menu & Toolbar | ||
| Text Size Decrease | Ctrl+Shift+DownArrow | Decrease currently selected text one point in size | Text
Menu & Format Toolbar | ||
| Text Size Increase | Ctrl+Shift+UpArrow | Increase currently selected text one point in size | Text
Menu & Format Toolbar | ||
| Text Underline | Ctrl+U | Underline current text selection | Text
Menu & Format Toolbar | ||
| Undo | Ctrl+Z | Undo the last editing operation | Edit
Menu & Main Toolbar |
Keyboard help provided by Mark Baird. Mark is a valued contributor to the Powerbullet User Forum.