503 Appendix A. Keyboard Shortcuts

This appendix lists many of Nisus Writer’s built-in keyboard shortcuts (some of which also involve the mouse). Shortcuts that directly correspond to a menu command are listed on the menus themselves, and so are not duplicated here. If you’d like to create a complete list of all keyboard shortcuts assigned to menu commands (even ones you’ve assigned yourself), choose Keyboard Shortcuts… from the Preferences submenu of the File menu. Click Create to create a sorted list of shortcuts.

There are two unusual things to be noted concerning keyboard shortcuts for menu commands:

1. The shortcuts for Undo and Redo are context-dependent. Normally, pressing Command-Z is equivalent to Undo; after undoing something, pressing Command-Z again will Redo the action. However, if after undoing something you want to perform another Undo, press Command-Shift-Z. Successive application of Command-Shift-Z will perform successive Undos. Then, to perform a Redo, press Command-Z. To perform additional Redos after the first one, press Command-Shift-Z. If you get confused as to which is the appropriate keystroke at any time, refer to the Edit menu.
2. 504 Many menu commands can be modified by one or more of the Shift, Option, or Command keys. After pulling down a menu, you can try various combinations of modifier keys to see how the menu choices change. However, submenus do not change dynamically when modifier keys are pressed. To see changes on a submenu, you must press the modifier key before choosing the submenu name.

Here, as elsewhere in this book, when I refer to the Command key, I mean the one with the “cloverleaf” () symbol (and sometimes an apple as well).

Navigation Shortcuts

To move your insertion point…	Press…
forward or backward one character	or
forward or backward one word	Option + or
505 to the beginning or end of the current paragraph	Command + or
to the beginning of the previous paragraph	Command + Enter
to the beginning of the next paragraph	Command + Return
up or down one line	or
to the top or bottom of your screen	Command + or
to the top or bottom of your document	Option + or

If your insertion point is not currently visible (i.e., you’ve scrolled to another part of your document), you can jump directly to the insertion point simply by pressing Enter.

Standard Selection Shortcuts

To extend the current selection…	Press…
one character to the left or right	Shift + or
to include the previous or next word	Shift + Option + or
to the beginning or end of the current sentence	Shift + triple-click to the left or right of the insertion point in the sentence
to the beginning or end of the current paragraph	Shift + Command + or
to the beginning of the current paragraph	Shift + Command + Enter
up or down one line	Shift + or
to the top or bottom of the screen	Shift + Command + or
to the top or bottom of the document	Shift + Option + or
to a marker, page number, or line number	Shift + choose any command on the Jump To submenu of the Tools menu

Noncontiguous Selection Shortcuts

To select this noncontiguously…	Press…
any range of text	Command + Option + click and drag
a word	Command + Option + double-click
a sentence	Command + Option + triple-click
a paragraph	Command + Option + click four times
a vertical column of text	Option + click and drag

506 Deletion Shortcuts

To delete…	Press…
one character to the left	Delete
one character to the right	Delete Forward (extended keyboards only)
left to next word start	Option + Delete
right to next word ending	Option + Delete Forward (extended keyboards only)
a marker (bookmark)	Option + select the marker from the Jump To submenu of the Tools menu

Catalog Shortcuts

To do this…	Press…
move up or down by one file or folder	or
jump to a particular file name	type the first few letters of the name
open the selected folder or file	Return or Enter or Command +
open the folder enclosing the current file	Command +
open a read-only copy of an open file	Shift + double-click file name
extend the selection up or down	Shift + or
select files or folders noncontiguously	Command + click with mouse
change volumes	Tab
set the Catalog to the folder containing the active document	Command + Shift + double-click the title bar of the document window

507 Window Shortcuts

To do this…	Press…
display the Windows submenu	Command + click the title bar of any window
display the Macros submenu	Option + click the title bar of any document window
open a macro for editing	Command + choose the macro from the Macros submenu
display the Clipboard menu	Option + click the title bar of the Clipboard window
tile all open windows	Option + click zoom box of active window
tile top two windows (side-by-side)	Shift + click zoom box of active window
stack all open windows	Option + Shift + click zoom box of active window
scroll by a full screen	Shift + click in the vertical scroll bar
close an inactive window	Command + Option + click either window’s close box
move an inactive window	Command + click and drag the title bar of the inactive window
scroll in an inactive window	Command + click any scroll control
select in an inactive window	Command + click and drag
scroll backwards	Option + click any scroll control
temporarily turn on synchronized scrolling	Shift + scroll in active window or Command + Shift + scroll in either window

508 Affecting All Open Documents

Many commands can be applied simultaneously to all open documents. To do this, press the Option key while choosing a command from a menu (or clicking a button). This works with Select All, Close (and the Close box on the title bar), Save, and Revert to Saved (changes only modified documents), plus:

• Commands on the Display submenu of the Tools menu
• Commands on the Font, Size, and Style menus, including More Styles, Color, and Format submenus (affects only documents that have some text selected)
• All of the buttons on the Vertical and Horizontal button bars except for Layout Page

In addition, any dialog box that appears repeatedly for each open document can be answered the same way for all the documents at once by holding the Option key while clicking a button. For example, if you choose Option-Close to close all open files, a dialog box will appear prompting you to save any files in which changes have been made. Option-click the Yes button to save changes in all documents, or option-click No to discard changes in all documents.

Header/Footer and Footnote/Endnote Shortcuts

To do this…	Press…
change the footnote symbol, placement, or other attributes	Shift + double-click the footnote or footnote reference number in document window
jump to the spot where a header/footer or footnote/endnote was inserted	Shift + click the close box of the header/footer or footnote/endnote window

509 Ruler and Style Shortcuts

To do this…	Press…
give the same name to all identical (unnamed)rulers	Command + Enter or Command + Return after typing in new ruler name
apply ruler changes to all paragraphs governed by the current ruler (or an identical ruler)	Command or Option + make ruler changes
jump to the next occurrence of a named ruler	Shift + choose ruler name from Ruler Name menu
change the indent of all selected paragraphs by a relative (not fixed) amount	Shift + move indent marker
open a style definition for editing	Option + choose style name from Style menu

Special Characters

The key combinations used to enter most special characters can be found by using your Key Caps desk accessory. Here are some of the most commonly used ones (not all of which appear in every font):

The Character Table… command on the Editing Tools submenu of the Tools menu will also display a list of all the characters in a font, along with their ASCII codes (in decimal and hex).

To type this character…		press this key combination…
non-breaking (“hard” or “sticky”) space		Option + Space
soft (“discretionary”) hyphen		Command + hyphen (-)
soft return (or “linefeed”)		Shift + Enter (not Shift + Return!)
™	Trademark	Option + 2
®	Registered Trademark	Option + r
510 ©	Copyright	Option + g
•	Bullet	Option + 8
–	en dash	Option + hyphen (-)
—	em dash	Option + Shift + hyphen (-)
…	ellipsis	Option + semicolon (;)

Table Tool Shortcuts

The shortcuts listed here for the Table Tool are the ones that differ from those in Nisus Writer (shortcuts for standard commands like Copy and Print are not listed).

Menu Commands

Command	Keyboard Shortcut(s)
Apply Settings	Command + Option + A or F5
Autosize by Columns	F9
Autosize by Rows	Command + Option + R or F11
Autosize Off	F10
Bold	Command + Shift + B
Bottom vertical alignment	Command + Shift + F
Center horizontally	Command + Shift + C
Clear	Command + B
Delete	Command + K
Entry…	Command + E
Fill Down	Command + D
Fill Right	Command + R
Find	Command + F
Find Next	Command + [
511 Group	Command + G
Headers/Both…	Command + H
Insert	Command + I
Italic	Command + Shift + I
Leading…	Command + L
Left horizontal alignment	Command + Shift + L
Lock/Unlock Headers	F14
Margins…	Command + M
Middle (center) vertical alignment	Command + Shift + M
New Footnote	Command + Option + F
Note…	Command + J
Outline	Command + Shift + O
Plain	Command + Shift + P
Print	F13
Redisplay table	Escape
Replace Next	Command + ]
Report Settings	F7
Resize Now	Command + = or F8
Right horizontal alignment	Command + Shift + R
Save Settings	F6
Scroll down one screen	Page Down
Scroll to bottom right corner of table	End
Scroll to top left corner of table	Home
Scroll up one screen	Page Up
Shadow	Command + Shift + S
Swap	Command + Option + S or F12
Title…	Command + T
Top vertical alignment	Command + Shift + T
Underline	Command + Shift + U
Ungroup	Command + U
Window #	Command + #

512 Other Commands

To do this…	press this…
Insert a column or row in any direction	Command + any arrow key (, , , )
Move to an adjacent cell	any arrow key (, , , )
Move to start of next word in cell	Option +
Move to start of previous word in cell	Option +
Move left one character in cell	Option +
Move right one character in cell	Option +
Move to next cell	Tab

Equation Tool Shortcuts

In the Equation Tool, only a few shortcuts (for commands like Copy, Paste, and Undo) are listed on the menus, but virtually every command can be activated from the keyboard. This section will list most of those. The Equation Tool offers alternative shortcuts (not listed here) for some of these commands. Consult your Nisus Writer manual for more details.

Navigation and Selection Shortcuts

To do this…	press these keys…
move one character left or right	left or right arrow key (, )
jump left or right past next template boundary	Option + left or right arrow key (, )
move up or down by one slot or line	up or down arrow keys (, )
move forward to next slot end point	Enter or Tab
move backward to last slot beginning point	Option + Enter or Option + Tab

513 To select elements as you move the insertion point, press the Shift key while using the above shortcuts. To select a template element (rather than the contents of the template), press the Option key while selecting with the keyboard or mouse.

Menu Commands

Command	Keyboard Shortcut
View Menu
100%	Command + 1
200%	Command + 2
400%	Command + 4
Redraw	Command + D
Show All	Command + Y
The following commands toggle display of various tools on and off:
Symbol Palettes	Command + Option + K
Macro Bar	Command + Option + M
Symbol Bar	Command + Option + Shift + K
Template Bar	Command + Option + Shift + T
Ruler	Command + Option + R
Format Menu
Align Left	Command + Shift + L
Align Center	Command + Shift + J
Align Right	Command + Shift + R
Nudge Left	Command + Option +
Nudge Right	Command + Option +
Nudge Up	Command + Option +
Nudge Down	Command + Option +
514 Style Menu
Math	Command + Shift + =
Text	Command + Shift + E
Function	Command + Shift + F
Variable	Command + Shift + I
Greek	Command + Shift + G
Vector-Matrix	Command + Shift + B
User 1	Command + Shift + U
User 2	Command + Shift + Option + U
(The following four commands make a style active for the next character typed only.)
Greek	Command + G
Vector-Matrix	Command + B
User 1	Command + U
User 2	Command + Option + U
Size Menu
Smaller	Command + Shift + <
Larger	Command + Shift + >
Guide Menu
Help	Command + Shift + ?

515 Inserting Symbols (Method 1)

To insert this symbol…		press Command-K followed by…
	Infinity	i
	Arrow	a
	Derivative	d
	Less than or equal to	,
	Greater than or equal to	.
	Times	t
	Element of	e
	Not an element of	Shift + E
	Contained in	c
	Not contained in	Shift + E

Inserting Symbols (Methods 2 & 3)

Command-K followed by a number from 1 to 0 (0 meaning 10) will insert one of the first ten symbols (counting from the left) on the Symbol Bar. Or you can press Command-Shift-K followed by a one-digit number, followed by a number from 1 to 32, followed by Return. The first number represents the symbol palette number and the second represents the number of the symbol on the palette. For example, Command-Shift-K then 59 (Return) will insert symbol number 9 from palette number 5 ().

516 Inserting Templates (Method 1)

To insert this template…	press Command-T followed by…
Parentheses	Shift + ( or )
Brackets	[ or ]
Braces	{ or }
Absolute Value	Shift + |
Fractions (vertical)	F
Fractions (slash)	/
Superscript (high)	H
Subscript (low)	L
Joint superscript/subscript	J
Root	R
Nth root	N
Summation	S
Product	P
Integral	I
Matrix (3 x 3)	M
Underscript (limit)	U

Inserting Templates (Methods 2 & 3)

Command-T followed by a number from 1 to 0 (0 meaning 10) will insert one of the first ten templates (counting from the left) on the Template Bar. Or, you can press Command-Shift-T followed by a one-digit number from 1 through 9, followed by a one- or two-digit number from 1 to 32, followed by Return. The first number represents the template palette number and the second represents the number of the 517 template on the palette. For example, Command-Shift-T then 24 (Return) will insert template number 4 from palette 2 (a slash fraction template).

Inserting Macro Expressions

Press Command-Shift-M followed by a number from 1 to 32, followed by Return. The number represents the number of the macro on the Macro Bar, counting from the left.

Inserting Spaces

To insert this space character…	press this key combination…
Zero space	Shift + Spacebar
One-point space	Command + Option + Spacebar
Thin space	Command + Spacebar
Thick space	Command + Shift + Spacebar
NOTE: Any shortcut involving Command + Spacebar will cause your keyboard layout or input method to cycle to the next script if you have more than one WorldScript script installed in your System.

Adding Embellishments

To add this embellishment…	press this key combination…
Overbar	Command + Shift + hyphen (-)
Tilde	Command + Shift + ~
Arrow (vector)	Command + Option + hyphen (-)
Single Prime	Command + Option + '
Double Prime	Command + Shift + "
Single Dot	Command + Option + period (.)