Efficient typing and editing require minimizing mouse usage. By adopting keyboard shortcuts, you can speed up the transcription process, improve accuracy, and reduce strain.
Text Navigation and Editing:
- CTRL + Left Arrow - Move one word to the left
- CTRL + Right Arrow - Move one word to the right
- CTRL + Up Arrow - Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph
- CTRL + Down Arrow - Move to the end of the paragraph
- CTRL + END - Go to the end of the document
- CTRL + SHIFT + Down Arrow - Select text
- CTRL + SHIFT + Up Arrow - Deselect text
- CTRL + DEL - Delete word to the right of cursor
- CTRL + Backspace - Delete word to the left of cursor
Formatting Text:
- SHIFT + F3 - Toggle between all caps, capitalize first letter, or all lowercase
- CTRL + SHIFT + < - Decrease selected font size
- CTRL + SHIFT + > - Increase selected font size
- CTRL + B - Bold
- CTRL + I - Italicize
- CTRL + U - Underline
- CTRL + SHIFT + L - Insert bullet point
- CTRL + Apostrophe + E - Add accented 'e'
Searching and Replacing Text:
- CTRL + F - Find
- CTRL + H - Find + Replace, or jump to page number
Miscellaneous:
- F12 - Save
- CTRL + ALT + H - Highlight selected text
- CTRL + A - Select all text
- CTRL + Z - Undo
- CTRL + Y - Redo
- CTRL + W - Close currently open document window
- Left-click three times - Highlight an entire paragraph
Using these shortcuts, you can navigate, format, and edit your transcripts quickly and effectively.
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