Time Saving Keyboard Shortcuts to Save Time Editing
Every stroke saved while editing rough-draft transcripts in AutoScript Desktop Editor is time you get back.
Users have shared some of their favorite keyboard shortcuts with us that, once mastered, save them a tremendous amount of time when editing.
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Action
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Shortcut
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Select text from the cursor to the left margin | Shift+Home |
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Select text
from the cursor to the right Margin
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Shift+End
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Select a word
to the right of the cursor
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Ctrl_Shift+right
arrow
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Select a word
to the left of the cursor
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Ctrl+Shift+left
arrow
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Move the
cursor a word at a time
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Ctrl+Right or
left arrow
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Move the
cursor a paragraph at a time
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Ctrl+Up or
down arrow
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Capitalize
the first letter of the word to the right of the cursor
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Shift+F4
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Undo last
action
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Ctrl+Z
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Open the Navigation/Find
Panel
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Ctrl+F
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Moves to the
next found entry
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F3
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Moves to the
previous found entry
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Shift+F3
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Open the Find/Replace
panel
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Ctrl+H
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Go to a
specific page
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Ctrl+G
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Increase the paragraph
indent by the size of one tab
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TAB
|
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Inserts a tab
character
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Ctrl+TAB
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Turn Track
changes on or off
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Ctrl+Shift+E
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Give it a try. Pick one or two new shortcuts to try for a week. Once mastered, add one or two more.
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