Keyboard Shortcuts

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

Keyboard 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

Edit Object Text

F2

Italic

CTRL+I

Paste

CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT

Rotate Object (1 degree at a time)

CTRL+LEFT or CTRL+RIGHT

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

Open User Interface Elements

Character Dialog

SHIFT+F11

Context-Sensitive Help Topic

F1

Dynamic Help Window Pane

CTRL+F3

File Drop-Down (Ribbon)

ALT+F

File List Window Pane

CTRL+R

Help Ribbon

ALT+E

Home Ribbon

ALT+H

Messages Window Pane

CTRL+SHIFT+O

Open Project

CTRL+O

Properties Dialog

F4

Quick Launch Bar

CTRL+Q

Resources Ribbon

ALT+R

Spell Check Window Pane

F7

Start New Project Wizard

CTRL+SHIFT+N

Thesaurus Window Pane

SHIFT+F7

Tools Ribbon

ALT+T

View Ribbon

ALT+V

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

Translation

Add Next Number

CTRL+,

Add Next Tag

CTRL+N

Clear Target Segment

CTRL+DELETE

Confirm

ENTER

Confirm and Go Back

This inserts the translation, adds it to translation memory, and moves down to the next untranslated segment.

CTRL+SHIFT+UP

Confirm and Move Next

This inserts the translation, adds it to translation memory, and moves up to the previous untranslated segment.

CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN

Copy Source to Target

CTRL+K

Join Segments

CTRL+SHIFT+K

Move Focus Between Source Segment and Target Segment

CTRL+G

Move Focus to Next Segment

CTRL+DOWN

Move Focus to Previous Segment

CTRL+UP

Split Segment

CTRL+T

Styles (Inline)—Open Drop-Down

CTRL+W

Suggestions—Copy and Replace

This copies, respectively, the first through the tenth suggestions and replaces the current text.

CTRL+1 through 0

Toggle Live Preview

CTRL+M

Upload Translation (File) to Database

ALT+SHIFT+U

Upload Translation (Selection) to Database

ALT+U

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

Open Quick Find Widget

CTRL+F

Quick Access Buttons

ALT+1-9

Refresh

F5

Select All

CTRL+A

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

Upload Translation (File) to Database

ALT+SHIFT+U

Upload Translation (Selection) to Database

ALT+U

Zoom 100%

CTRL+0

Zoom In

CTRL++

Zoom Out

CTRL+-

Keyboard 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+LEFT or CTRL+RIGHT

Rotate object (1 degree at a time)

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

F2

Edit object text

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

Open User Interface Elements

ALT+E

Help ribbon

ALT+F

File drop-down (ribbon mode)

ALT+H

Home ribbon

ALT+R

Resources ribbon

ALT+T

Tools ribbon

ALT+V

View ribbon

ALT+W

Window ribbon

CTRL+F3

Dynamic Help window pane

CTRL+O

Open project

CTRL+Q

Quick Launch Bar

CTRL+R

File List window pane

CTRL+SHIFT+N

Start New Project Wizard

CTRL+SHIFT+O

Messages window pane

F1

Context-sensitive Help topic

F4

Properties dialog

F7

Spell Check window pane

SHIFT+F7

Thesaurus window pane

SHIFT+F11

Character dialog

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

Translation

ALT+SHIFT+U

Upload translation (file) to database

ALT+U

Upload translation (selection) to database

CTRL+,

Add next number

CTRL+1 through 0

Suggestions—copy and replace

This copies, respectively, the first through the tenth suggestions and replaces the current text.

CTRL+DELETE

Clear target segment

CTRL+DOWN

Move focus to next segment

CTRL+G

Move focus between source segment and target segment

CTRL+K

Copy source to target

CTRL+M

Toggle live preview on/off

CTRL+N

Add next tag

CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN

Confirm and move next

This inserts the translation, adds it to translation memory, and moves up to the previous untranslated segment.

CTRL+SHIFT+K

Join segments

CTRL+SHIFT+UP

Confirm and go back

This inserts the translation, adds it to translation memory, and moves down to the next untranslated segment.

CTRL+T

Split segment

CTRL+UP

Move focus to previous segment

CTRL+W

Styles (inline)—open drop-down

ENTER

Confirm

Miscellaneous

[

Decrease eraser size

[

Decrease pencil size

]

Increase eraser size

]

Increase pencil size

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.

ALT+SHIFT+U

Upload translation (file) to database

ALT+U

Upload translation (selection) to database

CTRL++

Zoom in

CTRL+-

Zoom out

CTRL+0

Zoom 100%

CTRL+A

Select all

CTRL+F

Open Quick Find widget

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