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Keyboard
short-cuts

The following keystrokes can be used as an alternative to choosing the command from a menu. (Note: Dialogue box short-cuts can be found in the section on dialogue boxes).
Commands marked œ do not appear in the menus.

Editing

Ctrl-C Copy selection to clipboard.

Ctrl-V / Insert Paste selection from clipboard.

Ctrl-X Cut selection making a copy on the clipboard.

Delete Delete selection making a copy on the clipboard. If no selection is made delete one character to the left of the Caret.

F5 Go to page.

F7 Change case of character to right of caret. œ

F8 Undo/Redo.

Ctrl-Shift-C Cycle selection through, ALL CAPS, lower case and Initial Caps. œ

Ctrl-Shift-Q Swap characters at cursor. œ

Ctrl-Shift-W Select word, or if a word is already selected the paragraph. œ

Filing

F2 Load named document. œ

Shift-F2 Insert named document. œ

F3 Save document.

Ctrl-Shift-S Save without dialogue in same place with the same name and file type as loaded. œ

Searching

F4 Find.

Shift-F4 Find same.

Ctrl-F4 Replace same.

Shift-F5 Find selection.

Tables

Ctrl-Shift-A Add row above row containing the caret.

Ctrl-Shift-B Add row below row containing the caret.

Ctrl-Shift-L Add column to the left of column containing the caret.

Ctrl-Shift-R Add column to the right of column containing the caret.

Ctrl-Shift-N Make spanner cell from cell containing the caret (which may itself be a spanner cell) with cell to its right. Or make selection a spanner.

Miscellaneous

Shift-F1 Insert date.

Ctrl-F2 Close window. œ

F9 Correct spelling.

F10 Show/hide Ruler.

Shift-F10 Show/hide Scales.

F11 Select structure outwards. œ

Shift-F11 Select inwards. œ

Print Same as choosing Print.

Ctrl-Shift-F Zoom page to window size or restore previous.

Ctrl-Shift-G Scroll to bring selection (or caret) into view.

Structure

Ctrl-Shift-F1 Chapter.

Ctrl-Shift-F2 Section.

Ctrl-Shift-F3 Sub-section.

Ctrl-Shift-F4 List.

Ctrl-Shift-F5 Sub-list.

Ctrl-Shift-F6 Table.

Ctrl-Shift-F7 Figure.

Ctrl-Shift-F8 Picture.

Ctrl-] End <structure>.

Styles

Ctrl-F5 Plain.

Ctrl-F6 Emphasis 1.

Ctrl-F7 Emphasis 2.

Ctrl-F8 Emphasis 3.

Ctrl-F9 User 1.

Ctrl-F10 User 2.

Ctrl-F11 User 3.

Numeric keypad

Type To get
/ ÷
* ×
. ·
- -
Enter Shift-Return

This action can be suppressed by deleting lines 4-8 of the file MenuData.

153,0,¤N--

183,0,¤N-.

215,0,¤N-*

247,0,¤N-/

You can extend these shortcuts by adding extra lines. The easy way to do this is to copy one of the existing lines then alter the number at the beginning of the line and the Numeric key pad character at the end.

For example, to change + into ±. Look up the key code for ± (177 - use the table in this manual). Add the line:

177,0,¤N-+

and from now on:

Type To get
+ ±


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