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

Print

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

Print

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