Keyboard Shortcuts
The following keyboard shortcuts can be used to perform different tasks in Mimic. 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 |
Edit Object Text |
F2 |
Italic |
CTRL+I |
Paste |
CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT |
Save |
CTRL+S |
Save All |
CTRL+SHIFT+S |
Underline |
CTRL+U |
Undo |
CTRL+Z |
Movie Recording
Abort |
SHIFT+END |
Pause |
SHIFT+PAUSE |
Screen Capture This lets you force a screen capture during a movie recording. |
PRINT SCREEN |
Stop |
END PAUSE |
Open User Interface Elements
Collection Ribbon |
ALT+C |
Context-Sensitive Help Topic |
F1 |
Dynamic Help Window Pane |
CTRL+F3 |
File Drop-Down (Ribbon) |
ALT+F |
Frame Ribbon |
ALT+R |
Frames Window Pane |
CTRL+J |
Help Ribbon |
ALT+E |
Home Ribbon |
ALT+H |
Index Pane for Online Help |
ALT+F1 |
Index Results Window Pane for Online Help |
ALT+SHIFT+F2 |
Messages Window Pane |
CTRL+SHIFT+O |
Movie Ribbon |
ALT+M |
Movies Window Pane |
CTRL+W |
Open Movie or Collection |
CTRL+O |
Properties Window Pane |
F4 |
Search Pane for Online Help |
CTRL+F1 |
Spell Check Window Pane |
F7 |
Timeline Window Pane |
CTRL+T |
TOC Pane for Online Help |
ALT+CTRL+F1 |
Tools Ribbon |
ALT+T |
View Ribbon |
ALT+V |
Window Ribbon |
ALT+W |
Output
Build |
F6 |
Publish |
CTRL+F6 |
View |
SHIFT+F6 |
Miscellaneous
Close Application |
ALT+F4 |
Hand Mode |
SPACE |
Preview Mode |
CTRL+SHIFT |
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CTRL+P |
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 |
Zoom 100% |
CTRL+0 |
Zoom In |
CTRL++ |
Zoom Out |
CTRL+- |
Shortcuts—According to Tasks
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 |
F2 |
Edit object text |
Movie Recording
END PAUSE |
Stop |
PRINT SCREEN |
Screen capture This lets you force a screen capture during a movie recording. |
SHIFT+END |
Abort |
SHIFT+PAUSE |
Pause |
Open User Interface Elements
ALT+CTRL+F1 |
TOC pane for online Help |
ALT+C |
Collection ribbon |
ALT+E |
Help ribbon |
ALT+F |
File drop-down |
ALT+F1 |
Index pane for online Help |
ALT+H |
Home ribbon |
ALT+M |
Movie ribbon |
ALT+SHIFT+F2 |
Index Results window pane for online Help |
ALT+T |
Tools ribbon |
ALT+V |
View ribbon |
ALT+W |
Window ribbon |
ALT+R |
Frame ribbon |
CTRL+F1 |
Search pane for online Help |
CTRL+F3 |
Dynamic Help window pane |
CTRL+J |
Frames window pane |
CTRL+O |
Open movie or collection |
CTRL+T |
Timeline window pane |
CTRL+W |
Movies window pane |
F1 |
Context-sensitive Help topic |
F4 |
Properties window pane |
F7 |
Spell Check window pane |
Output
CTRL+F6 |
Publish |
F6 |
Build |
SHIFT+F6 |
View |
Miscellaneous
ALT+F4 |
Close application |
CTRL++ |
Zoom in |
CTRL+- |
Zoom out |
CTRL+0 |
Zoom 100% |
CTRL+A |
Select all |
CTRL+P |
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CTRL+SHIFT |
Preview Mode |
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 |
SPACE |
Hand Mode |