Keyboard shortcuts
The keyboard shortcuts that are described in this topic refer to the U.S. keyboard layout. Keys on other keyboard layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a U.S. keyboard.
For keyboard shortcuts in which you press two or more keys simultaneously, the keys to press are separated by a plus sign (+).
In this topic
- Common tasks
- Navigate the project
- Work with text
- Select text
- Work with framework matrices
- Work with tabular content (for example, transcripts, tables, datasets, and node matrices)
- Work with audio and video
- Work with maps
- Analysis tasks
Common tasks
| To do this | Press |
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Undo previous action. |
CTRL+Z |
| Select all—for example, all items in a list, all text in a source, or an entire image. |
CTRL+A |
| Copy selected text or project item. | CTRL+C |
| Paste text or project item. | CTRL+V |
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Cut selected text or project item. |
CTRL+X |
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Delete selected text or project item. |
DELETE |
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Open a project. |
CTRL+O |
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Print project item. |
CTRL+P |
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Export project item. |
CTRL+SHIFT+E |
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Save the project. |
CTRL+S |
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Create a new project. |
CTRL+N |
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Switch between edit mode and read-only mode (for sources and maps open in Detail View). |
CTRL+E |
| Move from selected 'codable' content in Detail View to the Quick Coding bar (and back). |
CTRL+Q |
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Get Help. |
F1 |
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Refresh the NVivo workspace (Navigation View, List View and Detail View). |
F5 |
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Import a new Internal source (document, PDF, audio, video or picture). |
CTRL+SHIFT+I |
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Cancel a process such as a query or report. |
ESC |
Navigate the project
| To do this | Press |
| Open the Sources folder. | CTRL+1 |
| Open the Nodes folder. |
CTRL+2 |
| Open the Classifications folder. | CTRL+3 |
| Open the Collections folder. | CTRL+4 |
| Open the Queries folder. | CTRL+5 |
| Open the Reports folder. | CTRL+6 |
| Open the Maps folder. | CTRL+7 |
| Show all folders in Navigation View. | CTRL+8 |
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Show or hide Navigation View. |
ALT+F1 |
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Show or hide the Associated Items pane for project maps. |
ALT+F2 |
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Open the selected project item. |
CTRL+SHIFT+O |
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Display the properties of the selected project item. |
CTRL+SHIFT+P |
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Open the memo that is linked to the selected project item. |
CTRL+SHIFT+M |
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Move between Navigation View, List View, Detail View, Find bar, and Quick Coding bar |
CTRL+TAB |
| Move from selected 'codable' content in Detail View to the Quick Coding bar (and back). | CTRL+Q |
| Find text in sources and nodes. | CTRL+F |
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Go to a specified point in a source or a node—for example, a paragraph, an annotation or a transcript row. |
CTRL+G |
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Advanced Find—find project items that meet specific criteria. |
CTRL+SHIFT+F |
Work with text
Many of these shortcuts are only available when a source is open in edit mode.
| To do this | Press |
| Find text in sources and nodes. | CTRL+F |
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Replace text. |
CTRL+H |
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Apply bold to selected text. |
CTRL+B |
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Apply italics to selected text. |
CTRL+I |
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Apply an underline to selected text. |
CTRL+U |
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Insert a page break within a document, external or memo. |
CTRL+ENTER |
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Insert date and time. |
CTRL+SHIFT+T |
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Insert a symbol. |
CTRL+SHIFT+Y |
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Check spelling in documents, memos and other editable sources, and in annotations. |
F7 |
Select text
| To do this | Press |
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Extend or decrease a text selection by one or more characters. |
Hold down SHIFT and then press the RIGHT or LEFT arrow to extend or decrease your selection by one or more characters. |
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Select a single word. |
Double-click anywhere in the word. |
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Select a whole paragraph. |
Triple-click anywhere in the paragraph (not available in PDF sources). |
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Select a single line of text. |
In PDF sources, triple-click anywhere in the line.
In other source types, click in the line, then press HOME to move to the start of the line, and then hold down SHIFT+END. |
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Select multiple lines of text. |
Select the first line, and then hold down SHIFT and use the DOWN and UP arrows to extend the selection to one or more lines immediately below or above. |
Extend a text selection to the beginning of:
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CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW |
Extend a text selection to the end of:
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CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW |
Extend a text selection to the beginning of:
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CTRL+SHIFT+HOME |
Extend a text selection to the end of:
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CTRL+SHIFT+END |
Work with framework matrices
| To do this | Press |
| Create a new summary link that connects text in a framework matrix cell to selected content displayed in the associated view. | CTL+L |
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Move from the current matrix cell to the associated view. |
ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
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Move from the associated view to the previously selected cell in the matrix. |
ALT+LEFT ARROW |
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Switch edit mode ON or OFF for the current framework matrix cell. |
F2 |
Work with tabular content (for example, transcripts, tables, datasets, and node matrices)
The shortcuts available vary depending of the type of project item you are working with in Detail View—for example, you cannot insert a row in datasets and matrices.
| To do this | Press |
| Insert a row. | CTRL+INSERT |
| Move left. | CTRL+SHIFT+L |
| Move right. | CTRL+SHIFT+R |
| Move up. | CTRL+SHIFT+U |
| Move down. | CTRL+SHIFT+D |
Work with audio and video
| To do this | Press |
| Play / pause. | F4 |
| Stop. | F8 |
| Skip back. | F9 |
| Skip forward. | F10 |
| Start selection. | F11 |
| Finish selection. | F12 |
Work with maps
| To do this | Press |
| In mind maps, add a sibling idea to the selected idea. | ENTER |
| In mind maps, add a child idea to the selected idea. | INSERT |
| In concept maps, add the selected shape from the shapes pane to the canvas. | CTRL+ENTER |
| In concept maps, switch to Pointer Tool mode from Connector mode. | ESCAPE |
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Show or hide the Associated Items pane for project maps. |
ALT+F2 |
| Edit the label of a shape or idea. | F2 |
| Save a text edit. | ENTER |
| Delete the selected shape, item or connector. | DELETE |
| Move between the canvas and the shapes pane or Associated Items pane. | F6 |
| Move selection to next shape or item on the canvas. | TAB |
| Move selection to previous shape or item on the canvas. | SHIFT+TAB |
| Move the selected shape or item on the canvas. | ARROW KEYS (LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN) |
| Resize the selected shape - increase the width. | CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
| Resize the selected shape - reduce the width. | CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
| Resize the selected shape - increase the height. | CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
| Resize the selected shape - reduce the height. | CTRL+UP ARROW |
Analysis tasks
| To do this | Press |
| Link selected item to a new memo. | CTRL+SHIFT+K |
| Open the memo that is linked to the selected project item. | CTRL+SHIFT+M |
| Create a new annotation for selected content. | CTRL+SHIFT+A |
| Move from selected 'codable' content in Detail View to the Quick Coding bar (and back). | CTRL+Q |
| Move to the next highlighted reference. | F3 |
| Move to the previous highlighted reference. | SHIFT+F3 |
| Code selected content or sources to new or existing nodes. | CTRL+F2 |
| Make a node from selected text (In Vivo coding). | CTRL+F8 |
| Code selection at node currently visible in Quick Coding bar. | CTRL+F9 |
| Uncode selection or sources at nodes. | CTRL+SHIFT+F2 |
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Uncode selection at the node currently visible in the Quick Coding bar. |
CTRL+SHIFT+F9
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| Merge into selected node. | CTRL+M |