Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

If you use Scrivener, it’s likely that you’re interested in maximizing your writing productivity. Scrivener is a powerful writing tool that gives you flexibility and control over almost every aspect of your writing. One of the best ways to speed up your writing workflow is to become a power user through the use of keyboard shortcuts. Below I’ve included a comprehensive list of Scrivener’s keyboard shortcuts for the Windows version of Scrivener.

 

Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows Documents

Move Item Up: Ctrl+Up
Remove Item Shift+Del
Move Item Down: Ctrl+Down
Move Item Left: Ctrl+Left
Move Item Right: Ctrl+Right
Split At Selection: Ctrl+K
Split With Selection as name: Ctrl+Shift+K
Set Selection as name: F2
Duplicate Item With SubDocuments: Ctrl+D
Duplicate Item Without SubDocuments: Ctrl+Shift+D
Take Snapshot: Ctrl+5
Take Snapshot With name: Ctrl+Shift+5
Open in Editor: Ctrl+Shift+Return
Open in Other Editor: Ctrl+Alt+Return
Open In External Editor: Ctrl+F5
Group Selection: Ctrl+G
UnGroup Selection: Ctrl+Shift+U
Merge Documents: Ctrl+M

Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for Editing

Add Current To Completions: Ctrl+Alt+=
Show Spelling: Ctrl+8, B
Insert Image: Ctrl+Shift+H
Insert Current Date and Time: Ctrl+F6
Project Search: Ctrl+Shift+G
Undo: Ctrl+Z
Redo: Ctrl+Y
Cut: Ctrl+X
Copy: Ctrl+C
Paste: Ctrl+V
Select All: Ctrl+A
Find Dialog: Ctrl+F
Find Next: F3
Find Previous: Shift+F3
Replace And Find Next: Ctrl+H
Paste And Match Style: Ctrl+Shift+V
Find By Format Dialog: Ctrl+F3
Find Next By Format: Ctrl+Shift+F3
Find Previous By Format: Ctrl+Alt+F3
Complete Current Word: Alt+=
Complete Current name: Ctrl+Alt+4


Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for Files

New Project: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N
Open Project: Ctrl+O
Page Setup: Ctrl+Shift+P
Print: Ctrl+P
Close Project: Ctrl+F4
Save: Ctrl+S
Save As: Ctrl+Shift+S
Compile: Ctrl+Shift+E
Import Files: Ctrl+Shift+J
Import Web Page: Ctrl+Shift+W
Export Files: Ctrl+Shift+X

Scrivener Resources

Get a Scrivener Trial

Learn Scrivener









Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for Formatting


Toggle Invisibles: Ctrl+Shift+\
Toggle Ghost Notes: Ctrl+Shift+7
Show Citations: Ctrl+8, C
Toggle Ruler: Ctrl+Shift+R
Fonts: F4
Toggle FormatBar: Alt+Right
Toggle Typewriter Scrolling: Meta+Ctrl+T
Annotation: Ctrl+Shift+A
Footnote: Ctrl+Shift+F
Script Writing: Ctrl+4
Outlined: Ctrl+;
Script Elements Popup: Ctrl+\
Strike Through: Ctrl+Shift+-
Bold: Ctrl+B
Enlarge Font: Ctrl+>
Italic: Ctrl+I
Shrink Font: Ctrl+<
Underlined: Ctrl+U
Super Script: Ctrl+Alt+]
Sub Script: Ctrl+Alt+[
To name Case: Ctrl+6
To Smart Quotes: Ctrl+`
To Straight Quotes: Ctrl+Shift+`
To Single Spaces: Ctrl+Space
Align Left: Ctrl+L
Copy Style: Ctrl+Shift+C
Align Center: Ctrl+E
Paste Style: Ctrl+Shift+Y
Align Justified: Ctrl+J
Copy Ruler: Ctrl+Alt+7
Align Right: Ctrl+R
Paste Ruler: Ctrl+Alt+8
Single Line Spacing: Ctrl+Shift+1
Double Line Spacing: Ctrl+Shift+2
Single Half Line Spacing: Ctrl+Shift+3


Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for the Fullscreen Option

Full Screen Keywords: Ctrl+Alt+6
Full Screen Go To: Ctrl+Alt+5

Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for the Help Option

Scrivener Manual: F1


Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for Other

Increase Left Indent: Ctrl+Q
Decrease Left Indent: Ctrl+Shift+Q
Increase Text Indent: Ctrl+T
Decrease Text Indent: Ctrl+Shift+T


Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for the Project Menu

Project Statistics: Ctrl+.
Text Statistics: Ctrl+/
Add New Text: Ctrl+N
Project Targets: Ctrl+,
Add New Folder: Ctrl+Shift+N
Toggle Keywords HUD: Ctrl+Shift+G
Edit Meta Data: Ctrl+Shift+M
Show Auto Complete List: Ctrl+Shift+4


Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for the Tools Menu

Toggle Scratch Pad: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P
Preferences: F12


Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for View

Previous Container: Ctrl+Shift+Up
Next Container: Ctrl+Shift+Down
Previous Document: Alt+Shift+Left
Next Document: Alt+Shift+Right
Enclosing Group: Alt+Shift+Up
Editor Selection: Alt+Shift+Down
Toggle Main ToolBar: Alt+Left
Toggle Collections: Ctrl+Shift+9
Toggle Editor HeaderBar: Alt+Up
Play Pause Action: Ctrl+Return
Toggle Editor FooterBar: Alt+Down
Fast Forward Action: Ctrl+}
Rewind Action: Ctrl+{
Current Editor Back: Ctrl+[
Current Editor Forward: Ctrl+]
Alternate Editor Back:
Alternate Editor Forward:
Show Binder Tint: F5
Show Icon Tint: F6
Show Index Card Tint: F7
Show Outliner Tint: F8
Focus Next Major Element: Ctrl+Tab
Reveal In Binder: Ctrl+Shift+8
Show Index Card Label: F9
Show Index Card Status: F10
Show Index Card Keywords: Ctrl+F12
Toggle Binder: Ctrl+Shift+B
Toggle Inspector: Ctrl+Shift+I
Toggle FullScreen: F11
No Editor Split: Ctrl+’
Horizontal Editor Split: Ctrl++
Vertical Editor Split: Ctrl+Shift+’
Show Text: Ctrl+1
Show Corkboard: Ctrl+2
Show Outliner: Ctrl+3
Toggle Editor Lock: Ctrl+Shift+L
Zoom In: Ctrl+=
Zoom Out: Ctrl+-
Expand All:
Collapse All:
Collapse All To Current Level:

The post Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows appeared first on Justin Swapp.