{"id":27973,"date":"2016-10-02T14:59:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-02T20:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https://howtoscrivener.com/?p=27973"},"modified":"2017-05-18T06:33:22","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T12:33:22","slug":"scrivener-keyboard-shortcuts-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://howtoscrivener.com/scrivener-keyboard-shortcuts-windows/","title":{"rendered":"Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span class='et-dropcap'>I<\/span>f you use <a href=\"https://bit.ly/ScrivenerWriter\">Scrivener<\/a>, it&#8217;s likely that you&#8217;re\u00a0interested in maximizing your writing productivity. Scrivener is a powerful writing tool that gives you flexibility and control over almost every aspect of your writing. One of the best ways to speed up your writing workflow is to become a power user through the use of keyboard shortcuts. Below I&#8217;ve included a comprehensive list of Scrivener&#8217;s keyboard shortcuts for the <a href=\"https://bit.ly/ScrivenerWriter\">Windows version of Scrivener<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows Documents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Move Item Up<\/strong>: Ctrl+Up<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remove Item<\/strong> Shift+Del<\/li>\n<li><strong>Move Item Down<\/strong>: Ctrl+Down<\/li>\n<li><strong>Move Item Left<\/strong>: Ctrl+Left<\/li>\n<li><strong>Move Item Right<\/strong>: Ctrl+Right<\/li>\n<li><strong>Split At Selection<\/strong>: Ctrl+K<\/li>\n<li><strong>Split With Selection as name<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+K<\/li>\n<li><strong>Set Selection as name<\/strong>: F2<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duplicate Item With SubDocuments<\/strong>: Ctrl+D<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duplicate Item Without SubDocuments<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+D<\/li>\n<li><strong>Take Snapshot<\/strong>: Ctrl+5<\/li>\n<li><strong>Take Snapshot With name<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+5<\/li>\n<li><strong>Open in Editor<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+Return<\/li>\n<li><strong>Open in Other Editor<\/strong>: Ctrl+Alt+Return<\/li>\n<li><strong>Open In External Editor<\/strong>: Ctrl+F5<\/li>\n<li><strong>Group Selection<\/strong>: Ctrl+G<\/li>\n<li><strong>UnGroup Selection<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+U<\/li>\n<li><strong>Merge Documents<\/strong>: Ctrl+M<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https://www.davidglarson.com/writing/scrivener-keyboard-shortcuts-for-windows/#\" name=\"edit\"><\/a>Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for Editing<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Add Current To Completions<\/strong>: Ctrl+Alt+=<\/li>\n<li><strong>Show Spelling<\/strong>: Ctrl+8, B<\/li>\n<li><strong>Insert Image<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+H<\/li>\n<li><strong>Insert Current Date and Time<\/strong>: Ctrl+F6<\/li>\n<li><strong>Project Search<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+G<\/li>\n<li><strong>Undo<\/strong>: Ctrl+Z<\/li>\n<li><strong>Redo<\/strong>: Ctrl+Y<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cut<\/strong>: Ctrl+X<\/li>\n<li><strong>Copy<\/strong>: Ctrl+C<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paste<\/strong>: Ctrl+V<\/li>\n<li><strong>Select All<\/strong>: Ctrl+A<\/li>\n<li><strong>Find Dialog<\/strong>: Ctrl+F<\/li>\n<li><strong>Find Next<\/strong>: F3<\/li>\n<li><strong>Find Previous<\/strong>: Shift+F3<\/li>\n<li><strong>Replace And Find Next<\/strong>: Ctrl+H<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paste And Match Style<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+V<\/li>\n<li><strong>Find By Format Dialog<\/strong>: Ctrl+F3<\/li>\n<li><strong>Find Next By Format<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+F3<\/li>\n<li><strong>Find Previous By Format<\/strong>: Ctrl+Alt+F3<\/li>\n<li><strong>Complete Current Word<\/strong>: Alt+=<\/li>\n<li><strong>Complete Current name<\/strong>: Ctrl+Alt+4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https://www.davidglarson.com/writing/scrivener-keyboard-shortcuts-for-windows/#\" name=\"file\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for Files<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New Project<\/strong>: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N<\/li>\n<li><strong>Open Project<\/strong>: Ctrl+O<\/li>\n<li><strong>Page Setup<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+P<\/li>\n<li><strong>Print<\/strong>: Ctrl+P<\/li>\n<li><strong>Close Project<\/strong>: Ctrl+F4<\/li>\n<li><strong>Save<\/strong>: Ctrl+S<\/li>\n<li><strong>Save As<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+S<\/li>\n<li><strong>Compile<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+E<\/li>\n<li><strong>Import Files<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+J<\/li>\n<li><strong>Import Web Page<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+W<\/li>\n<li><strong>Export Files<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+X<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https://www.davidglarson.com/writing/scrivener-keyboard-shortcuts-for-windows/#\" name=\"format\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for Formatting<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Toggle Invisibles<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+\\<\/li>\n<li><strong>Toggle Ghost Notes<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+7<\/li>\n<li><strong>Show Citations<\/strong>: Ctrl+8, C<\/li>\n<li><strong>Toggle Ruler<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+R<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fonts<\/strong>: F4<\/li>\n<li><strong>Toggle FormatBar<\/strong>: Alt+Right<\/li>\n<li><strong>Toggle Typewriter Scrolling<\/strong>: Meta+Ctrl+T<\/li>\n<li><strong>Annotation<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+A<\/li>\n<li><strong>Footnote<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+F<\/li>\n<li><strong>Script Writing<\/strong>: Ctrl+4<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outlined<\/strong>: Ctrl+;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Script Elements Popup<\/strong>: Ctrl+\\<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strike Through<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+-<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bold<\/strong>: Ctrl+B<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enlarge Font<\/strong>: Ctrl+&gt;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Italic<\/strong>: Ctrl+I<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shrink Font<\/strong>: Ctrl+&lt;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Underlined<\/strong>: Ctrl+U<\/li>\n<li><strong>Super Script<\/strong>: Ctrl+Alt+]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sub Script<\/strong>: Ctrl+Alt+[<\/li>\n<li><strong>To name Case<\/strong>: Ctrl+6<\/li>\n<li><strong>To Smart Quotes<\/strong>: Ctrl+`<\/li>\n<li><strong>To Straight Quotes<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+`<\/li>\n<li><strong>To Single Spaces<\/strong>: Ctrl+Space<\/li>\n<li><strong>Align Left<\/strong>: Ctrl+L<\/li>\n<li><strong>Copy Style<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+C<\/li>\n<li><strong>Align Center<\/strong>: Ctrl+E<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paste Style<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+Y<\/li>\n<li><strong>Align Justified<\/strong>: Ctrl+J<\/li>\n<li><strong>Copy Ruler<\/strong>: Ctrl+Alt+7<\/li>\n<li><strong>Align Right<\/strong>: Ctrl+R<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paste Ruler<\/strong>: Ctrl+Alt+8<\/li>\n<li><strong>Single Line Spacing<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Double Line Spacing<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+2<\/li>\n<li><strong>Single Half Line Spacing<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https://www.davidglarson.com/writing/scrivener-keyboard-shortcuts-for-windows/#\" name=\"full\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for the Fullscreen Option<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Full Screen Keywords<\/strong>: Ctrl+Alt+6<\/li>\n<li><strong>Full Screen Go To<\/strong>: Ctrl+Alt+5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for the Help Option<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Scrivener Manual<\/strong>: F1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https://www.davidglarson.com/writing/scrivener-keyboard-shortcuts-for-windows/#\" name=\"other\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for\u00a0Other<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Increase Left Indent<\/strong>: Ctrl+Q<\/li>\n<li><strong>Decrease Left Indent<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+Q<\/li>\n<li><strong>Increase Text Indent<\/strong>: Ctrl+T<\/li>\n<li><strong>Decrease Text Indent<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+T<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https://www.davidglarson.com/writing/scrivener-keyboard-shortcuts-for-windows/#\" name=\"project\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for the Project Menu<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Project Statistics<\/strong>: Ctrl+.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Text Statistics<\/strong>: Ctrl+\/<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add New Text<\/strong>: Ctrl+N<\/li>\n<li><strong>Project Targets<\/strong>: Ctrl+,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add New Folder<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+N<\/li>\n<li><strong>Toggle Keywords HUD<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+G<\/li>\n<li><strong>Edit Meta Data<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+M<\/li>\n<li><strong>Show Auto Complete List<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https://www.davidglarson.com/writing/scrivener-keyboard-shortcuts-for-windows/#\" name=\"tools\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for the Tools Menu<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Toggle Scratch Pad<\/strong>: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P<\/li>\n<li><strong>Preferences<\/strong>: F12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https://www.davidglarson.com/writing/scrivener-keyboard-shortcuts-for-windows/#\" name=\"view\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for View<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Previous Container<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+Up<\/li>\n<li><strong>Next Container<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+Down<\/li>\n<li><strong>Previous Document<\/strong>: Alt+Shift+Left<\/li>\n<li><strong>Next Document<\/strong>: Alt+Shift+Right<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enclosing Group<\/strong>: Alt+Shift+Up<\/li>\n<li><strong>Editor Selection<\/strong>: Alt+Shift+Down<\/li>\n<li><strong>Toggle Main ToolBar<\/strong>: Alt+Left<\/li>\n<li><strong>Toggle Collections<\/strong>: Ctrl+Shift+9<\/li>\n<li><strong>Toggle Editor HeaderBar<\/strong>: Alt+Up<\/li>\n<li><strong>Play Pause Action<\/strong>: Ctrl+Return<\/li>\n<li><strong>Toggle Editor FooterBar<\/strong>: Alt+Down<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fast Forward Action<\/strong>: Ctrl+}<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rewind Action<\/strong>: Ctrl+{<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current Editor Back<\/strong>: Ctrl+[<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current Editor Forward<\/strong>: Ctrl+]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alternate Editor Back<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alternate Editor Forward<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<li><strong>Show Binder Tint<\/strong>: F5<\/li>\n<li><strong>Show Icon Tint<\/strong>: F6<\/li>\n<li><strong>Show Index Card Tint<\/strong>: F7<\/li>\n<li><strong>Show Outliner Tint<\/strong>: F8<\/li>\n<li><strong>Focus Next Major Element<\/strong>: Ctrl+Tab<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reveal In Binder<\/strong>: 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