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Keyboard Shortcuts

Master these shortcuts to edit faster.

Essential Shortcuts​

Playback:

  • Space - Play/Pause
  • Ctrl+Left (Cmd on Mac) - Rewind 5 seconds
  • Ctrl+Right (Cmd on Mac) - Forward 5 seconds
  • Ctrl+ + (Cmd on Mac) - Speed up
  • Ctrl+ - (Cmd on Mac) - Slow down

Editing:

  • Ctrl+Z (Cmd on Mac) - Undo
  • Ctrl+Y (Cmd on Mac) - Redo
  • Ctrl+F (Cmd on Mac) - Open search

Formatting:

  • Ctrl+B (Cmd on Mac) - Bold
  • Ctrl+I (Cmd on Mac) - Italic
  • Ctrl+U (Cmd on Mac) - Underline
  • Ctrl+S (Cmd on Mac) - Strikethrough

Text Editing:

  • Ctrl+C (Cmd on Mac) - Copy
  • Ctrl+X (Cmd on Mac) - Cut
  • Ctrl+V (Cmd on Mac) - Paste
  • Ctrl+A (Cmd on Mac) - Select all

Utterances:

  • Ctrl+Shift+Down (Cmd on Mac) - Split utterance at cursor

View Shortcuts in Editor​

Click the Info button (i) in the toolbar to view all shortcuts.

Tips​

Start with these 5:

  1. Space - Play/Pause
  2. Ctrl+Z - Undo
  3. Ctrl+F - Search
  4. Ctrl+B - Bold
  5. Ctrl+Left/Right - Rewind/Forward

Mac users: Use Cmd (⌘) instead of Ctrl

Important: Ctrl+S applies strikethrough, not save. Use the Save button to save your work.

Common Workflows​

Listen and correct:

  1. Space - Start playing
  2. Hear error, Space - Pause
  3. Click word to jump to it
  4. Make correction
  5. Space - Resume

Format text:

  1. Select text
  2. Ctrl+B - Make bold
  3. Ctrl+I - Add italic if needed

Search and fix:

  1. Ctrl+F - Open search
  2. Type what to find
  3. Navigate through matches
  4. Make corrections
  5. Close search panel

Next Steps​