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Veronica Berglyd Olsen 6d097f0bcb Add customisation help to docs (#984) 
* Make sure user-defined themes folders exist in the data path
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.. _a_kb:
******************
Keyboard Shortcuts
******************
Most features in novelWriter are available as keyboard shortcuts.
.. _a_kb_main:
Main Shortcuts
==============
The main shorcuts are as follows:
.. csv-table:: Keyboard Shortcuts
:header: "Shortcut", "Description"
:widths: 20, 80
:class: "tight-table"
":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`1`", "Switch focus to the project tree. On Windows, use :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`1`."
":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`2`", "Switch focus to document editor. On Windows, use :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`2`."
":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`3`", "Switch focus to document viewer. On Windows, use :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`3`."
":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`4`", "Switch focus to outline view. On Windows, use :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`4`."
":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`Left`", "Move backward in the view history of the document viewer."
":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`Right`", "Move forward in the view history of the document viewer."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`.`", "Open menu to correct word under cursor."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`,`", "Open the :guilabel:`Preferences` dialog."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`/`", "Toggle block format as comment."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`0`", "Remove block formatting for block under cursor."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`1`", "Change block format to header level 1."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`2`", "Change block format to header level 2."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`3`", "Change block format to header level 3."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`4`", "Change block format to header level 4."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`5`", "Change block alignment to left-aligned."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`6`", "Change block alignment to centred."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`7`", "Change block alignment to right-aligned."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`8`", "Add a left margin to the block."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`9`", "Add a right margin to the block."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`A`", "Select all text in the document."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`B`", "Format selected text, or word under cursor, with strong emphasis (bold)."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`C`", "Copy selected text to clipboard."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`D`", "Strikethrough selected text, or word under cursor."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`E`", "If in the project tree, edit a document or folder settings."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`F`", "Open the search bar and search for the selected word, if any is selected."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`G`", "Find next occurrence of search word in current document."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`H`", "Open the search and replace bar and search for the selected word, if any is selected. (On Mac, this is :kbd:`Cmd`:kbd:`=`.)"
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`I`", "Format selected text, or word under cursor, with emphasis (italic)."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`", "Activate the insert commands. The commands are listed in :ref:`a_kb_ins`."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`N`", "Create new document."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`O`", "Open selected document."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Q`", "Exit novelWriter."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`R`", "If in the project tree, open a document for viewing. If the editor has focus, open current document for viewing."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`S`", "Save the current document in the document editor."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`V`", "Paste text from clipboard to cursor position."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`W`", "Close the current document in the document editor."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`X`", "Cut selected text to clipboard."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Y`", "Redo latest undo."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Z`", "Undo latest changes."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`F7`", "Toggle spell checking."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`F10`", "Toggle automatic updating of project outline."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Up`", "Move item one step up in the project tree."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Down`", "Move item one step down in the project tree."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Del`", "Delete next word in editor."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Backspace`", "Delete previous word in editor."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`'`", "Wrap selected text, or word under cursor, in single quotes."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`""`", "Wrap selected text, or word under cursor, in double quotes."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Retrun`", "Open the tag or reference under the cursor in the Viewer."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`,`", "Open the :guilabel:`Project Settings` dialog."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`/`", "Remove block formatting for block under cursor."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`1`", "Replace occurrence of search word in current document, and search for next occurrence."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`A`", "Select all text in current paragraph."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`G`", "Find previous occurrence of search word in current document."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`I`", "Import text to the current document from a text file."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`N`", "Create new folder."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`O`", "Open a project."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`R`", "Close the document viewer."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`S`", "Save the current project."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`W`", "Close the current project."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`Z`", "Undo move of project tree item."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`Del`", "If in the project tree, move a document to trash, or delete a folder."
":kbd:`F1`", "Open the online user manual."
":kbd:`F2`", "If in the project tree, edit a document or folder settings."
":kbd:`F3`", "Find next occurrence of search word in current document."
":kbd:`F5`", "Open the :guilabel:`Build Novel Project` dialog."
":kbd:`F6`", "Open the :guilabel:`Writing Statistics` dialog."
":kbd:`F7`", "Re-run spell checker."
":kbd:`F8`", "Activate :guilabel:`Focus Mode`, hiding the project tree and document viewer."
":kbd:`F9`", "Re-build the project index."
":kbd:`F10`", "Re-build the project outline."
":kbd:`F11`", "Activate full screen mode."
":kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`F1`", "Open the local user manual (PDF) if it is available."
":kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`F3`", "Find previous occurrence of search word in current document."
":kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`F6`", "Open the :guilabel:`Project Details` dialog."
":kbd:`Return`", "If in the project tree, open a document for editing."
.. note::
On macOS, replace :kbd:`Ctrl` with :kbd:`Cmd`.
.. _a_kb_ins:
Insert Shortcuts
================
A set of insert features are also available through shortcuts, but they require a double
combination of key sequences. The insert feature is activated with :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, followed by
a key or key combination for the inserted content.
.. csv-table:: Keyboard Shortcuts
:header: "Shortcut", "Description"
:widths: 30, 70
:class: "tight-table"
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`−`", "Insert a short dash (en dash)."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`_`", "Insert a long dash (em dash)."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`_`", "Insert a horizontal bar (quotation dash)."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`~`", "Insert a figure dash (same width as a number)."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`1`", "Insert a left single quote."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`2`", "Insert a right single quote."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`3`", "Insert a left double quote."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`4`", "Insert a right double quote."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`'`", "Insert a modifier apostrophe."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`.`", "Insert an ellipsis."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`'`", "Insert a prime."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`""`", "Insert a double prime."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Space`", "Insert a non-breaking space."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`Space`", "Insert a thin space."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Space`", "Insert a thin non-breaking space."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`*`", "Insert a list bullet."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`−`", "Insert a hyphen bullet (alternative bullet)."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`*`", "Insert a flower mark (alternative bullet)."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`%`", "Insert a per mille symbol."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`O`", "Insert a degree symbol."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`X`", "Insert a times sign."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`D`", "Insert a division sign."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`G`", "Insert a ``@tag`` keyword."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`V`", "Insert a ``@pov`` keyword."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`F`", "Insert a ``@focus`` keyword."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`C`", "Insert a ``@char`` keyword."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`P`", "Insert a ``@plot`` keyword."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`T`", "Insert a ``@time`` keyword."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`L`", "Insert a ``@location`` keyword."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`O`", "Insert an ``@object`` keyword."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`E`", "Insert an ``@entity`` keyword."
":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`X`", "Insert a ``@custom`` keyword."
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