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Keyboard Reference
This topic contains a list of keyboard shortcuts used in KeyNote. Most shortcuts are visible and can easily be discovered by inspecting the menu items; a few other key combinations are not visible in the program interface. All these shortcuts are listed here.
Some menu commands or toolbar buttons behave differently if the SHIFT or CTRL key is held down while the command or button is clicked. See bottom of this file for a list of these special cases.
----------------------------------------------------------- 1. GENERAL SHORTCUTS -----------------------------------------------------------
a) File-related commands:
Shift+Ctrl+N Create a new KeyNote file Ctrl+O Open an existing KeyNote file Ctrl+S Save current KeyNote file Ctrl+Q Close currently open KeyNote file F12 Open the File Manager window
Alt+Enter Edit properties of currently open KeyNote file (Note: this command allows you to change the format of the file as well as specify whether the file should be encrypted)
b) Note-related shortcuts:
Ctrl+N Create a new Note F2 Rename current Note (or change icon) F3 Repeat last Find command ("Find next") F4 Edit all properties of current note Ctrl+F Find text in note ("Find" dialog box) Ctrl+F3 Replace text in note ("Replace" dialog box) Shift+Ctrl+F Find tree node by name (tree-type notes only) F11 Use current note for clipboard capture (Does not work for Tree-type notes)
Shift+Ctrl+P Print current Note Shift+Ctrl+E Send current Note via email Shift+Ctrl+R Set current note as Read-Only
Tab Switch focus from tree panel to editor Also: grey * Shift+Tab Switch focus from editor to tree panel Ctrl+\ Toggle focus between editor and tree panel
Ctrl+Tab Switch to the next note (tab) Also: Ctrl+PageDown Shift+Ctrl+Tab Switch to the previous note (tab) Also: Ctrl+PageUp
c) Other shortcuts:
F5 Edit program configuration options F6 Edit default properties for new notes F7 Expand term from Glossary definition Shift+F7 Add new term to the Glossary F8 Keep program window on top of all other application windows F9 Show or hide Note icons on tabs (To turn icons on or off for current Note file only, press Alt+Enter to open the File Properties dialog box) Ctrl+F11 Look up current word in the WordWeb thesaurus (if installed)
ESCAPE Depends on settings in Options dialog box, "Action" tab. (Minimize KeyNote, Exit KeyNote, do nothing). If the Find command is in progress, ESC key aborts the search. If the Replace command is in progress, ESC key aborts it. If the font name combo box or the font size box on the Format toolbar are focused, ESC key exits them and switches focus to the editor. If a macro is being recorded, stops recording the macro. If a macro is being replayed, stops replaying the macro.
----------------------------------------------------------- 2. EDITOR SHORTCUTS (editor panel must be focused) -----------------------------------------------------------
Ctrl+A Select all text in the editor Ctrl+B Toggle BOLD font style Ctrl+C Copy selected text to clipboard Also: Ctrl+Insert Ctrl+D Select background color Ctrl+E Toggle BULLETS for selected paragraph(s) Ctrl+G Go to specific line in the editor Ctrl+H Apply current highlight color to selected text Ctrl+I Toggle ITALIC font style Ctrl+J Join selected lines (reformat lines into a single paragraph) Ctrl+K Toggle STRIKEOUT font style Ctrl+L Toggle DISABLED font style Ctrl+M Jump to matching bracket Ctrl+P Select paragraph properties for selected paragraph(s) Ctrl+R Select font color for selected text Ctrl+T Select font properties for selected text Ctrl+U Toggle UNDERLINE font style Ctrl+V Paste text or image from clipboard Also: Shift+Insert Ctrl+W Toggle the Word-Wrap option Ctrl+X Cut selected text to clipboard Also: Shift+Delete Ctrl+Y Delete selected line
Ctrl+0 Clear font attributes for selected text Ctrl+1 Select SINGLE line spacing for selected paragraph(s) Ctrl+2 Select DOUBLE line spacing for selected paragraph(s) Ctrl+5 Select ONE AND A HALF line spacing for selected paragraph(s)
Insert Toggle INSERT / OVERWRITE mode for the editor
Ctrl+= Evaluate expression Alt+Insert Paste result of last evaluated expression
Ctrl+- Toggle SUPERSCRIPT font style Shift+Ctrl+- Toggle SUBSCRIPT font style
Ctrl+[ Shrink (decrease) font size for selected text Ctrl+] Grow (increase) font size for selected text
Ctrl+, Increase space before paragraph Ctrl+. Increase space after paragraph Shift+Ctrl+, Decrease space before paragraph Shift+Ctrl+. Decrease space after paragraph
Ctrl+Alt+Left Left-align selected text Ctrl+Alt+Right Right-align selected text Ctrl+Alt+Up Center selected text
Shift+Ctrl+C Insert special character Shift+Ctrl+D Insert current date Shift+Ctrl+H Remove highlighting from selected text Shift+Ctrl+I Invert case of selected text (This -> tHIS) Shift+Ctrl+L Change selected text to lowercase Shift+Ctrl+M Change selected text to Mixed Case Shift+Ctrl+S Sort selected lines Shift+Ctrl+T Insert current time Shift+Ctrl+U Change selected text to UPPERCASE
Shift+Ctrl+0 Clear paragraph attributes Shift+Ctrl+3 Apply Rot-13 to selected text Shift+Ctrl+4 Reverse selected text
Shift+Ctrl+Ins Paste as text (paste without any formatting)
Alt+Backspace Undo (Multiple Undo is supported. Changes cannot be undone after the file has been saved) Ctrl+Enter Redo (i.e.: Undo the last "Undo" operation) Ctrl+/ Repeat last command (the name of the command which will be repeated is displayed in the editor's context menu)
Shift+F4 Apply selected style to text (Style toolbar MUST be visible)
Ctrl+F8 Copy current font attributes Shift+F8 Paste font attributes ("format paint") Ctrl+F9 Copy current paragraph attributes Shift+F9 Paste paragraph attributes ("format paint")
Ctrl+; Increase first line indent Shift+Ctrl+; Decrease first line indent
Alt+; Increase left indent Shift+Alt+; Decrease left indent
Ctrl+' Increase RIGHT indent Shift+Ctrl+' Decrease RIGHT indent
Alt+W Select current word in editor
Alt+Down In a tree note, switch to next node Alt+Left In a tree note, move one node left Alt+Right In a tree note, move one node right Alt+Up In a tree note, switch to previous node
Ctrl+Grey * Switch focus to the Style combo box. (Select a style, then press Enter to apply it or ESC to cancel.) The Style toolbar must be visible.
Ctrl+Grey / Switch focus to the Macro combo box. (Select a macro, then press Enter to run it or ESC to cancel.) The Macro toolbar must be visible.
----------------------------------------------------------- 3. TREE SHORTCUTS (tree panel must be focused) -----------------------------------------------------------
Enter Add new node Shift+Enter Add new node as child of current node Insert Insert new node before current Delete Delete selected node and all its children Shift+Delete Delete all children of the selected node Space Rename selected node Also: Shift+F2
Shift+F11 Hide or show tree panel (changed from Shift+F10)
Grey + Expand all nodes in tree Grey - Collapse all nodes in tree Grey * Switch from tree panel to editor
Shift+Down Move selected node down Shift+Left Move selected node left (promote in hierarchy) Shift+Right Move selected node right (demote in hierarchy) Shift+Up Move selected node up
(Note: Another way of moving nodes is by dragging them and dropping in a new place. More tree commands are available from the tree context menu.)
----------------------------------------------------------- 4. OTHER -----------------------------------------------------------
Alt+0 to Alt+9 Jump to bookmark number 0 through 9 (bookmark must be set) Shift+Alt+0 to Shift+Alt+9 Set bookmark number 0 through 9
Shift+F5 Execute selected macro (if selector visible)
Shift+F6 Insert internal KeyNote link Ctrl+F6 Mark location for internal KeyNote link
Ctrl+F12 Execute the most recently run plugin Shift+F12 Display the Plugins dialog box (to select, configure or run plugins)
----------------------------------------------------------- 5. ALTERNATE shift OR ctrl COMMANDS -----------------------------------------------------------
The following commands behave differently if the SHIFT, CTRL or ALT key is held down while the command is executed by pressing a toolbar button, clicking a menu option, or performing other mouse action (drag and drop, double-click, etc.).
Save (File menu or toolbar button) - with SHIFT, the Save As command is executed instead
Paste (Edit menu or toolbar button) - with SHIFT, text is pasted as plain text - with CTRL, the "Paste into new" command is executed instead. - with ALT, the "Paste special" command is executed instead.
Paste into new (Edit menu) - with SHIFT, text is pasted into a new note as plain text
Plugins (Tools menu) - with SHIFT, KeyNote will re-initialize the list of installed plugins. This is useful if you have added or removed a plugin while KeyNote is running.
When double-clicking on the note tab: - with SHIFT, the Note Properties dialog box is opened (normally, the simpler Rename note dialog box is opened)
When clicking an URL in the editor: - depending on the setting in Options dialog box, "Misc" tab, pressing the SHIFT key may be required for the URL to be activated. - with CTRL, the URL is opened in a new browser window, regardless of the "URL action" option setting. (This only affects "http://" URLs.)
Background color (Format menu) - with SHIFT, if current note is a tree-type note, the new background color will be applied to ALL NODES in the tree (normally, the command only affects the currently displayed node). After you select a color, a confirmation dialog box is displayed. Shift key has no effect if the note is not a tree-type note.
Increase indent, Decrease indent (toolbar buttons) - with SHIFT, the RIGHT indent gets increased or decreased, rather than the left indent.
WordWeb lookup (Insert menu, editor context menu, toolbar button) - with SHIFT, you will be prompted to enter a word to look up in the WordWeb thesaurus. (Normally, KeyNote automatically picks the current word in the editor and looks it up.)
When dropping a tree node onto another node in the tree: - with SHIFT, the Insert command is executed for the dragged node, meaning that the node will be inserted before the node onto which it was dropped. Normally, the dragged node is added as a child of the node onto which it was dropped. - with CTRL, the dragged node is inserted as the FIRST node in the tree (it becomes the top, or root, node).
When a file is dropped from Windows Explorer onto the editor: - if you hold down the SHIFT key while dropping a KeyNote file (a file with extension .KNT, .KNE, or .N_TEXT), the Merge function will be executed instead of opening the file. The Shift key has no effect when dropping other types of files (the Import function is executed for these files). Also note that when you drop files onto the tree panel, the files are linked as virtual nodes.
Copy node name (tree panel context menu) - with SHIFT, the whole text of the current node is copied to clipboard, in addition to the name of the node. The text is copied without formatting.
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