Keyboard Shortcuts

The following keyboard shortcuts can be used to perform different tasks in Contributor. Two sets of shortcuts are provided—one for viewing the shortcuts according to tasks and the other for viewing them according to shortcut keys.

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Shortcuts—According to Tasks

The following tables list the tasks in the first column and the associated shortcuts in the second column.

Edit

Bold

CTRL+B

Copy

CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT

Cut

CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE

Delete

DEL

Italic

CTRL+I

Paste

CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT

Repeat Last Action in XML Editor

F8

Save

CTRL+S

Save All

CTRL+SHIFT+S

Underline

CTRL+U

Undo

CTRL+Z

Find and Replace

Find and Replace in Files Window Pane

CTRL+SHIFT+F

Find Next

F3

Quick Find Widget

CTRL+F

Quick Replace Widget

CTRL+H

Insert Characters

Copyright ©

ALT+CTRL+C

Ellipsis …

ALT+CTRL+. (period)

Em dash —

ALT+CTRL+NUM - (minus key in the number pad)

En dash –

CTRL+NUM - (minus key in the number pad)

Non-breaking Hyphen

CTRL+SHIFT+-

Non-breaking Space

SHIFT+SPACE

Quick Character (normal text)

The addition of "(normal text)" means that the text will take on the font of the content where it is being inserted, instead of having its own unique font.

F11

Registered ®

ALT+CTRL+R

Trademark ™

ALT+CTRL+T

Insert Elements

Bookmark

CTRL+SHIFT+K

Cross-Reference

CTRL+SHIFT+R

Equation

CTRL+E

Hyperlink

CTRL+K

Image

CTRL+G

Index Keyword

Based on selected text

F10

QR Code

CTRL+SHIFT+Q

Variable

CTRL+SHIFT+V

Lists

Add Another Definition <dd> to Definition List

ENTER (press at end of <dd> tag containing text)

Add New Term <dt> to Definition List

ENTER (press at end of empty <dd> tag)

Create Paragraph or Simple Item in List (Toggle)

CTRL+; (semicolon)

Exit Bulleted or Numbered List

ENTER (press x2 on last line)

Exit Definition List

ENTER (press x3 on last line, at end of final <dd> tag)

Indent List Item

TAB

Outdent List Item

Remove List Tag and Convert to Paragraph

SHIFT+TAB

Open User Interface Elements

Attributes Window Pane

SHIFT+F12

Character Dialog

SHIFT+F11

Concepts Window Pane

SHIFT+F9

Condition Tags Dialog

CTRL+SHIFT+C

Context-Sensitive Help Topic

F1

Dynamic Help Window Pane

CTRL+F3

Edit Menu

ALT+E

eLearning Ribbon

ALT+L

File Drop-Down (Ribbon)

ALT+F

File Elements Window Pane

CTRL+N

File Menu

ALT+F

Font Properties Dialog

CTRL+SHIFT+B

Format Menu

ALT+O

Formatting Window Pane

CTRL+F12

Help Menu

ALT+H

Help Ribbon

ALT+E

Home Ribbon

ALT+H

Index Window Pane

F9

Insert Menu

ALT+I

Insert Ribbon

ALT+N

Messages Window Pane

CTRL+SHIFT+O

Open File

CTRL+O

Paragraph Properties Dialog or Cell Properties Dialog

You must have one or more table cells selected first in order to open the Cell Properties Dialog.

ALT+CTRL+B

Properties Dialog

CTRL+SHIFT+P

Quick Launch Bar

CTRL+Q

Review Ribbon

ALT+R

Spell Check Window Pane

The Spell Check window pane opens and automatically displays the first questionable spelling it finds in the current file.

F7

Style Picker

CTRL+SHIFT+H

Styles Window Pane

F12

Table Menu

ALT+A

Table Ribbon

ALT+B

Tools Menu

ALT+T

Tools Ribbon

ALT+T

View Menu

ALT+V

View Ribbon

ALT+V

Window Menu

ALT+W

Window Ribbon

ALT+W

Position Cursor

Beginning of Line

HOME

Beginning of Next Block

CTRL+DOWN

Beginning of Next Word

CTRL+RIGHT

Beginning of Previous Block

CTRL+UP

Beginning of Previous Word

CTRL+LEFT

End of Line

END

Next Portion of Screen (if Web Layout view) or Next Page (if Print Layout view)

PAGE DOWN

Previous Portion of Screen (if Web Layout view) or Previous Page (if Print Layout view)

PAGE UP

Select

All

CTRL+A

Content Between Current Position of Cursor and New Position

SHIFT+CLICK

Content Between Cursor and Beginning of Block

CTRL+SHIFT+UP

Content Between Cursor and Beginning of Line

SHIFT+HOME

Content Between Cursor and End of Block

CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN

Content Between Cursor and End of Line

SHIFT+END

Content Between Cursor and Next Portion of Screen

If Web Layout view

SHIFT+PAGE DOWN

Content Between Cursor and Previous Portion of Screen

If Web Layout view

SHIFT+PAGE UP

Next Character

SHIFT+RIGHT

Next Table Cell

TAB

Next Word

CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT

Previous Character

SHIFT+LEFT

Previous Table Cell

SHIFT+TAB

Previous Word

CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT

Miscellaneous

Close Application

ALT+F4

Move Block Elements and Table Rows Down or Up

You can select and move multiple elements. In addition, you can move block items from one parent tag into another. However, you cannot use these commands to move list items outside of lists.

ALT+SHIFT+DOWN

ALT+SHIFT+UP

Print

CTRL+P

Quick Access Buttons

ALT+1-9

Refresh

F5

Tab Between User Interface Elements

This opens a popup displaying icons of the various files and window panes that are currently open in the user interface. Therefore, you can easily move from element to element. By pressing TAB, you can tab forward through the icons. By pressing CTRL+SHIFT+TAB, you can tab backwards through the icons. When you release the keys, the element associated with the selected icon opens.

CTRL+TAB

Shortcuts—According to Keys

The following tables list the shortcuts in the first column and the associated tasks in the second column.

Edit

CTRL+B

Bold

CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT

Copy

CTRL+I

Italic

CTRL+S

Save

CTRL+SHIFT+S

Save all

CTRL+U

Underline

CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT

Paste

CTRL+X or SHIFT+DEL

Cut

CTRL+Z

Undo

DEL

Delete

F8

Last action in XML Editor

Find and Replace

CTRL+F

Quick Find widget

CTRL+H

Quick Replace widget

CTRL+SHIFT+F

Find/Replace in Files

F3

Find next

Insert Characters

ALT+CTRL+. (period)

Ellipsis …

ALT+CTRL+C

Copyright ©

ALT+CTRL+NUM - (minus key in the number pad)

Em dash —

ALT+CTRL+R

Registered ®

ALT+CTRL+T

Trademark ™

CTRL+NUM - (minus key in the number pad)

En dash –

CTRL+SHIFT+-

Non-breaking hyphen

F11

Quick character (normal text)

The addition of "(normal text)" means that the text will take on the font of the content where it is being inserted, instead of having its own unique font.

SHIFT+SPACE

Non-breaking space

Insert Elements

CTRL+E

Equation

CTRL+G

Image

CTRL+K

Hyperlink

CTRL+SHIFT+K

Bookmark

CTRL+SHIFT+Q

Insert QR Code

CTRL+SHIFT+R

Cross-reference

CTRL+SHIFT+V

Variable

F10

Index keyword

Lists

BACKSPACE

Delete current line and move cursor to previous line

CTRL+; (semicolon)

Paragraph or simple item in list (toggle)

ENTER (press at end of <dd> tag containing text)

Add another definition <dd> to definition list

ENTER (press at end of empty <dd> tag)

Add new term <dt> to definition list

ENTER (press x2 on last line)

Exit bulleted or numbered list

ENTER (press x3 on last line)

Exit definition list

SHIFT+TAB

Outdent list item

Remove list tag and convert to paragraph

TAB

Indent list item

Open User Interface Elements

ALT+A

Table menu

Analysis ribbon

ALT+B

Table ribbon

ALT+CTRL+B

Paragraph Properties or Cell Properties dialog

You must have one or more table cells selected first in order to open the Cell Properties dialog.

ALT+E

Edit menu

Help ribbon

ALT+F

File drop-down

ALT+H

Home ribbon

ALT+I

Insert menu

ALT+L

eLearning ribbon

ALT+N

Insert ribbon

ALT+O

Format menu

ALT+R

Review ribbon

ALT+T

Tools menu

Tools ribbon

ALT+V

View menu

View ribbon

ALT+W

Window menu

Window ribbon

CTRL+F3

Dynamic Help window pane

CTRL+F12

Formatting window pane

CTRL+N

Find Elements window pane

CTRL+O

Open file

CTRL+Q

Quick Launch Bar

CTRL+SHIFT+B

Font Properties dialog

CTRL+SHIFT+C

Condition Tags dialog

CTRL+SHIFT+H

Style Picker

CTRL+SHIFT+O

Messages window pane

CTRL+SHIFT+P

Properties dialog

F1

Context-sensitive Help topic

F7

Spell Check window pane

The Spell Check window pane opens and automatically displays the first questionable spelling it finds in the current file.

F9

Index window pane

F12

Styles window pane

SHIFT+F9

Concepts window pane

SHIFT+F11

Character dialog

SHIFT+F12

Attributes window pane

Position Cursor

CTRL+DOWN

Beginning of next block

CTRL+LEFT

Beginning of previous word

CTRL+RIGHT

Beginning of next word

CTRL+UP

Beginning of previous block

END

End of line

HOME

Beginning of line

PAGE DOWN

Next portion of screen (if Web Layout view) or next page (if Print Layout view)

PAGE UP

Previous portion of screen (if Web Layout view) or previous page (if Print Layout view)

Select

CTRL+A

All

CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN

Content between cursor and end of block

CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT

Previous word

CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT

Next word

CTRL+SHIFT+UP

Content between cursor and beginning of block

SHIFT+CLICK

Content between current & new position of cursor

SHIFT+END

Content between cursor and end of line

SHIFT+HOME

Content between cursor and beginning of line

SHIFT+LEFT

Previous character

SHIFT+PAGE DOWN

Content between cursor and next portion of screen (if Web Layout view)

SHIFT+PAGE UP

Content between cursor and previous portion of screen (if Web Layout view)

SHIFT+RIGHT

Next character

SHIFT+TAB

Previous table cell

TAB

Next table cell

Miscellaneous

ALT+1-9

Quick Access buttons

ALT+F4

Close application

ALT+SHIFT+DOWN

ALT+SHIFT+UP

Move block elements and table rows down or up

You can select and move multiple elements. In addition, you can move block items from one parent tag into another. However, you cannot use these commands to move list items outside of lists.

CTRL+P

Print

CTRL+TAB

Tab between user interface elements

This opens a popup displaying icons of the various files and window panes that are currently open in the user interface. Therefore, you can easily move from element to element. By pressing TAB, you can tab forward through the icons. By pressing CTRL+SHIFT+TAB, you can tab backwards through the icons. When you release the keys, the element associated with the selected icon opens.

F5

Refresh