Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts

Command Key (Apple Key)

 Option Key (Alt Key)

 Shift Key

 Control Key

 Up Arrow Key

 Down Arrow Key

 Right Arrow Key

 Left Arrow Key

 Return Key

 ESC Key (or ESC)

 Tab Key

 Delete Key

Here is ever Scrivener keyboard shortcut in alphabetical order. Enjoy.

Scrivener for Mac Keyboard Shortcuts

Bibliography/Citations… ⌘Y
Close Window ⌘W
CloseProject ⇧⌘W
Comment ⇧⌘*
Compile Draft… ⌥⌘E
Complete ⌥⎋
Complete Document Title ⌃⎋
Copy ⌘C
Copy Special > Copy without Comments and Footnotes ⌥⇧⌘C
Corkboard ⌘2
Corkboard > Show Keyword Colors ⌃⌘K
Corkboard > Show Pins ⌃⌘P
Corkboard > Show Stamps ⌃⌘S
Cut ⌘X
Document/Project Notes ⌘6
Document/Project References ⌘6
Document/Scrivenings ⌘1
Duplicate > with Subdocuments and Unique Title ⌘D
Duplicate > without Subdocuments ⇧⌘D
Editor > Backward in Document History ⌘[
Editor > Forward in Document History ⌘]
Editor > Lock in Place ⌥⌘L
Editor > Other Editor > Backward in History ⌥⌘[
Editor > Other Editor > Forward in History ⌥⌘]
Editor > Other Editor > Scroll Down ⌃⌥⌘
Editor > Other Editor > Scroll Up ⌃⌥⌘
Enter/Exit Full Screen1 ⌥⌘F
Export > Files… ⇧⌘E
Find > Find by Formatting… ⌃⌥⌘F
Find > Find Next ⌘G
Find > Find Next Formatting ⌥⇧⌘G
Find > Find Previous ⇧⌘G
Find > Find Previous Formatting ⌃⌥⌘G
Find > Find… ⌘F
Find > Jump to Selection ⌘J
Find > Project Search ⌃⌘F
Find > Use Selection for Find ⌘E
Font > Bigger ⌘+
Font > Bold ⌘B
Font > Copy Font ⌥⌘C
Font > Italic ⌘I
Font > Paste Font ⌥⌘V
Font > Show Colors ⇧⌘C
Font > Show Fonts ⌘T
Font > Smaller ⌘-
Font > Strikethrough ⇧⌘_
Font > Underline > Single ⌘U
Footnote ⌃⌘8
Formatting > Copy Formatting ⌃⌥⌘C
Formatting > Paste Formatting ⌃⌥⌘P
General/Custom Meta-Data ⌘7
Go To > Editor Selection ⌘4
Go To > Enclosing Group ⌃⌘R
Go To > Next Document ⌥⌘
Go To > Previous Document ⌥⌘
Group ⌥⌘G
Help ⇧⌘?
Hide Others ⌥⌘H
Hide Scrivener ⌘H
Highlight > Highlight ⇧⌘H
Import > Files… ⇧⌘I
Import > Web Page… ⌥⌘W
Inline Annotation ⇧⌘A
Inline Footnote ⇧⌘F
Insert > Bookmark Annotation ⇧⌘B
Insert > Current Date & Time ⌥⇧⌘D
Insert > Line Break ⌥⌘↩
Inspect > Comments and Footnotes ⌃⌥⌘K
Inspect > Keywords ⌃⌥⌘J
Inspect > Notes ⌃⌥⌘H
Inspect > References ⌃⌥⌘N
Inspect > Snapshots ⌃⌥⌘M
Inspect > Synopsis ⌃⌥⌘I
Layout > No Split
Layout > Show Layouts ⇧⌘)
Layout > Show/Hide Binder ⌥⌘B
Layout > Show/Hide Inspector ⌥⌘I
Layout > Split Horizontally ⌥⌘=
Layout > Split Vertically
Lists > Next List Style ⌥⌘
Lists > Previous List Style ⌥⌘
Media > Fast Forward ⌥⌘}
Media > Play Media FIle ⌘↩
Media > Rewind ⌥⌘{
Merge ⇧⌘M
Meta-Data Settings… ⌥⌘,
Minimize ⌘M
Minimize All ⌥⌘M
Move > Down ⌃⌘
Move > Left ⌃⌘
Move > Left ⌃⌘
Move > Up ⌃⌘
Move Focus To > (Left/Bottom) Editor ⌃⌥⌘E
Move Focus To > (Next Pane)2) ⌃⇥
Move Focus To > Binder ⌃⌥⌘B
Move Focus To > Right/Top/Supporting Editor ⌃⌥⌘R
Move to Trash
Move> Right ⌃⌘
New Folder ⌥⌘N
New From Template > (First Template Document)3) ⌥⇧⌘N
New Project ⇧⌘N
New Text ⌘N
Open > in (Left/Bottom) Editor ⌥⌘O
Open > in External Editor ⌃⌘O
Open > in Right/Top/Other Editor ⇧⌘O
Open > With All Subdocuments > On Editor Corkboard ⌥⇧⌘O
Open/Close Scratch Pad4 ⇧⌘↩
Open… ⌘O
Options > Typewriter Scrolling ⌃⌘T
Outline ⌘3
Outline > Collapse All ⌘0
Outline > Expand All ⌘9
Outline > Next Container ⌃⌥
Outline > Previous Container ⌃⌥
Page Setup… ⇧⌘P
Page View > Show/Hide Page View ⌥⇧⌘P
Paste ⌘V
Paste and Match Style ⌥⇧⌘V
Preferences ⌘,
Print Current Document… ⌘P
Project Notes ⌥⌘P
Project Statistics ⌥⇧⌘S
Quit Scrivener ⌘Q
Redo ⇧⌘Z
Reveal in Binder ⌥⌘R
Save ⌘S
Save and Rebuild Search Indexes ⌥⌘S
Save As… ⇧⌘S
Scriptwriting > Script Mode ⌘8
Scriptwriting > Show Script Elements Menu ⇧⌘Y
Scrivener Link > New Link… ⌘L
Select All ⌘A
Select Current Text ⌥⌘A
Set Selection as Title ⌥⇧⌘T
Show/Hide Format Bar ⇧⌘R
Show/Hide Keywords HUD ⌥⇧⌘H
Show/Hide Project Targets ⇧⌘T
Show/Hide Ruler ⌘R
Snapshots > Show Changes > Next Change ⌃⌘]
Snapshots > Show Changes > Previous Change ⌃⌘[
Snapshots > Take Snapshot ⌘5
Snapshots > Take Snapshot With Title ⇧⌘%
Special Characters ⌥⌘T
Spelling and Grammar > Check Document Now ⌘;
Spelling and Grammar > Check Spelling While Typing ⌘\
Spelling and Grammar > Show Spelling and Grammar ⌘:
Split > at Selection ⌘K
Split > with Selection as Title ⌥⌘K
Text > Align Left ⌘{
Text > Align Right ⌘}
Text > Center ⌘|
Text > Copy Ruler ⌃⌘C
Text > Justify ⌥⌘|
Text > Paste Ruler ⌃⌘V
Text Statistics ⌃⌥⌘S
Undo ⌘Z
Ungroup ⌥⌘U
Zoom ⌃⌘-
Zoom > Zoom In ⇧⌘>
Zoom > Zoom Out ⇧⌘<
Zoom All ⌃⌥⌘-
Zoom to Fit Screen ⌃⌘=

 

 

2 comments
  1. Victor Rovira said:

    what’s the short cut for “Show scratchpad”