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Reference

Keyboard shortcuts

On a Mac, Ctrl reads ⌘ and Alt reads ⌥.

Everywhere

Keys Action
Esc Close the search, the folded list, the inspector, a window; on a phone, the open rail
Ctrl K Search the project
Enter Confirm, in a confirmation window

Ordered lists

Scenes, Bible sections, Locations, Script Library: the keyboard equivalents of drag and drop.

Keys Action
Alt ↑ Move up one step; or file into the group above (parent location, folder)
Alt ↓ Move down one step; or file into the group below
Alt ← Leave its group: the sub-location becomes a location again, the project leaves its folder

Text editors

Keys Where Action
Tab Write, Notes Accept the suggested name
Ctrl B Notes Bold
Ctrl I Notes Italic
Ctrl U Notes Underline
Ctrl Z Write, Notes Undo (in "Whole screenplay", goes back from one scene to another)
Ctrl Shift Z or Ctrl Y Write, Notes Redo
Ctrl F Write, Whole screenplay Find and replace

Plans: sheet plans and floor plan

With the pointer on the plan, outside an input field.

Keys Action
Ctrl Z Undo
Ctrl Shift Z or Ctrl Y Redo
Delete or ⌫ Delete the chosen element
+ / - Zoom in / zoom out
0 Fit to the content
V Selection tool
P Opening tool
C Circle tool
R Rectangle tool
S Segment tool
L Freehand tool
Esc Back to selection
F Full screen: enter or leave

Floor plan: keys and timeline

Keys Action
K Set a key at the cursor's moment
Delete or ⌫ Remove the chosen key
Shift ← Go to the chosen element's previous key
Shift → Go to the chosen element's next key
Shift + wheel Scroll the zoomed timeline
Shift + drag Stretch a key's hold, shifting all the following ones

Documentation

On this site: Ctrl K or / opens the search; ↑ ↓ choose a result, Enter opens it.

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