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.. _a_kb:
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******************
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Keyboard Shortcuts
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******************
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Most features in novelWriter are available as keyboard shortcuts. This is a reference list if these
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shortcuts. Most of them are also listed in the application.
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.. note::
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On macOS, replace :kbd:`Ctrl` with :kbd:`Cmd`.
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.. _a_kb_main:
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Main Window Shortcuts
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=====================
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.. csv-table::
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:header: "Shortcut", "Description"
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":kbd:`F1`", "Open the online user manual"
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":kbd:`F5`", "Open the :guilabel:`Build Manuscript` tool"
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":kbd:`F6`", "Open the :guilabel:`Writing Statistics` tool"
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":kbd:`F8`", "Toggle :guilabel:`Focus Mode`"
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":kbd:`F9`", "Re-build the project index"
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":kbd:`F11`", "Toggle full screen mode"
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":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`1`", "Switch focus to the project tree (Windows :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`1`)"
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":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`2`", "Switch focus to document editor (Windows :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`2`)"
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":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`3`", "Switch focus to document viewer (Windows :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`3`)"
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":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`4`", "Switch focus to outline view (Windows :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`4`)"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`,`", "Open the :guilabel:`Preferences` dialog"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Q`", "Exit novelWriter"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`,`", "Open the :guilabel:`Project Settings` dialog"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`O`", "Open a project"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`S`", "Save the current project"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`W`", "Close the current project"
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":kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`F1`", "Open the local user manual (PDF) if it is available"
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":kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`F6`", "Open the :guilabel:`Project Details` dialog"
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.. _a_kb_tree:
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Project Tree Shortcuts
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======================
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.. csv-table::
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:header: "Shortcut", "Description"
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":kbd:`F2`", "Edit the label of the selected item"
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":kbd:`Return`", "Open the selected document in the editor"
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":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`Up`", "Jump or go to the previous item at same level in the tree"
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":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`Down`", "Jump or go to the next item at same level in the tree"
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":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`Left`", "Jump to the parent item in the tree"
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":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`Right`", "Jump to the first child item in the project tree"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`.`", "Open the context menu on the selected item"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`L`", "Open the :guilabel:`Quick Links` menu"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`N`", "Open the :guilabel:`Create New Item` menu"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`O`", "Open selected document"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`R`", "Open the selected document in the viewer"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Up`", "Move selected item one step up in the tree"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Down`", "Move selected item one step down in the tree"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`Z`", "Undo the last move of a project item, if possible"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`Del`", "Move the selected item to Trash"
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.. _a_kb_editor:
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Document Editor Shortcuts
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=========================
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Text Search Shortcuts
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---------------------
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.. csv-table::
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:header: "Shortcut", "Description"
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":kbd:`F3`", "Find the next occurrence of the search word"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`F`", "Open the search bar and search for the selected word, if any is selected"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`G`", "Find next occurrence of search word in current document"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`H`", "Open the search tool and populate with the selected word (Mac :kbd:`Cmd`:kbd:`=`)"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`1`", "Replace selected occurrence of the search word, and move to the next"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`G`", "Find previous occurrence of the search word"
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":kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`F3`", "Find the previous occurrence of the search word"
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Text Formatting Shortcuts
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.. csv-table::
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:header: "Shortcut", "Description"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`/`", "Toggle block format as comment"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`0`", "Remove block formatting for block under cursor"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`1`", "Change block format to header level 1"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`2`", "Change block format to header level 2"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`3`", "Change block format to header level 3"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`4`", "Change block format to header level 4"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`5`", "Change block alignment to left-aligned"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`6`", "Change block alignment to centred"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`7`", "Change block alignment to right-aligned"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`8`", "Add a left margin to the block"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`9`", "Add a right margin to the block"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`B`", "Format selected text, or word under cursor, with strong emphasis (bold)"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`D`", "Strikethrough selected text, or word under cursor"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`I`", "Format selected text, or word under cursor, with emphasis (italic)"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`'`", "Wrap selected text, or word under cursor, in single quotes"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`""`", "Wrap selected text, or word under cursor, in double quotes"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`/`", "Remove block formatting for block under cursor"
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Other Editor Shortcuts
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.. csv-table::
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:header: "Shortcut", "Description"
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":kbd:`F7`", "Re-run the spell checker"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`.`", "Open the context menu at the current cursor location"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`A`", "Select all text in the document"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`C`", "Copy selected text to clipboard"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`", "Activate the insert commands (see list in :ref:`a_kb_ins`)"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`R`", "Open or reload the current document in the viewer"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`S`", "Save the current document"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`V`", "Paste text from clipboard to cursor position"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`W`", "Close the current document"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`X`", "Cut selected text to clipboard"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Y`", "Redo latest undo"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Z`", "Undo latest changes"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Del`", "Delete the word after the cursor"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Backspace`", "Delete the word before the cursor"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Return`", "Open the tag or reference under the cursor in the viewer"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`F7`", "Toggle spell checking"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`A`", "Select all text in the current paragraph"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`I`", "Import text to the current document from a text file"
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.. _a_kb_ins:
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Insert Shortcuts
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A set of insert features are also available through shortcuts, but they require a double
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combination of key sequences. The insert feature is activated with :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, followed by
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a key or key combination for the inserted content.
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.. csv-table::
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:header: "Shortcut", "Description"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`−`", "Insert a short dash (en dash)"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`_`", "Insert a long dash (em dash)"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`_`", "Insert a horizontal bar (quotation dash)"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`~`", "Insert a figure dash (same width as a number)"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`1`", "Insert a left single quote"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`2`", "Insert a right single quote"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`3`", "Insert a left double quote"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`4`", "Insert a right double quote"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`'`", "Insert a modifier apostrophe"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`.`", "Insert an ellipsis"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`'`", "Insert a prime"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`""`", "Insert a double prime"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Space`", "Insert a non-breaking space"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`Space`", "Insert a thin space"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Space`", "Insert a thin non-breaking space"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`*`", "Insert a list bullet"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`−`", "Insert a hyphen bullet (alternative bullet)"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`*`", "Insert a flower mark (alternative bullet)"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`%`", "Insert a per mille symbol"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`O`", "Insert a degree symbol"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`X`", "Insert a times sign"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`D`", "Insert a division sign"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`G`", "Insert a ``@tag`` keyword"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`V`", "Insert a ``@pov`` keyword"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`F`", "Insert a ``@focus`` keyword"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`C`", "Insert a ``@char`` keyword"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`P`", "Insert a ``@plot`` keyword"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`S`", "Insert a synopsis comment"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`T`", "Insert a ``@time`` keyword"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`L`", "Insert a ``@location`` keyword"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`O`", "Insert an ``@object`` keyword"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`E`", "Insert an ``@entity`` keyword"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`X`", "Insert a ``@custom`` keyword"
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.. _a_kb_viewer:
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Document Viewer Shortcuts
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=========================
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.. csv-table::
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:header: "Shortcut", "Description"
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":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`Left`", "Move backward in the view history"
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":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`Right`", "Move forward in the view history"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`C`", "Copy selected text to clipboard"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`A`", "Select all text in the current paragraph"
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":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`R`", "Close the document viewer"
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