Mimic Shortcuts - MadCap Software

Shortcuts

Version 5.0

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Shortcuts The following keyboard shortcuts can be used to perform different tasks in Mimic. Two tables are provided—one for viewing the shortcuts according to tasks and the other for viewing them according to shortcut keys. View the List According to Tasks

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View the List According to Shortcut Keys

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View The List According To Tasks The following table lists the tasks in the first column and the associated shortcuts in the second column. Task

Shortcut

Abort recording

SHIFT+END

Bold

CTRL+B

Build movie collection

F6

Close application

ALT+F4

Copy

CTRL+C CTRL+INSERT

Cursor - move left This moves the cursor to the next word to the left.

CTRL+Left Arrow

Cursor - move right This moves the cursor to the next word to the right.

CTRL+Right Arrow

Cut

CTRL+X SHIFT+DELETE

Delete

DEL

Document Dock pane - move document This moves the active document from its current location to Document Dock pane.

CTRL+SHIFT+D

Dynamic Help window pane

CTRL+F3

Frames window pane

CTRL+J

Help

F1

Index pane for the online Help

ALT+F1

Index Results window pane for the online Help

ALT+SHIFT+F2

Italic

CTRL+I

Link Browser window pane

CTRL+SHIFT+J

Messages window pane

CTRL+SHIFT+O

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Shortcuts

Task

Shortcut

Movie Properties dialog

CTRL+SHIFT+P

Non-breaking space

SHIFT+SPACE

Open

CTRL+O

Paste

CTRL+V SHIFT+INSERT

Pause a movie recording

SHIFT+PAUSE

Print

CTRL+P

Project Movies window pane

CTRL+W

Properties - selected object

F4

Publish movie collection

CTRL+F6

Record - application

CTRL+SHIFT+A

Record - full screen

CTRL+SHIFT+F

Record - region

CTRL+SHIFT+R

Record - window

CTRL+SHIFT+W

Redo

CTRL+Y

Refresh

F5

Rotate - selected object (1 degree at a time)

CTRL+ Left Arrow or Right Arrow

Save

CTRL+S

Save all

CTRL+SHIFT+S

Screen capture This lets you force a screen capture during a movie recording.

PrintScreen

Search pane for the online Help

CTRL+F1

Select all

CTRL+A

Select next word to the left

CTRL+SHIFT+Left Arrow

Select next word to the right

CTRL+SHIFT+Right Arrow

Spell Check window pane

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Task

Shortcut

Start a movie recording

END

Stop a movie recording

PAUSE END

Tab between UI elements This opens a popup displaying icons of the various files and window panes that are currently open in the user interface. Therefore, you can easily move from element to element. By pressing CTRL+TAB, you can tab forward through the icons. By pressing CTRL+SHIFT+TAB, you can tab backwards through the icons. When you release the keys, the element associated with the selected icon opens.

CTRL+TAB (Tab forward) CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Tab in reverse)

Text - edit

F2

Text - select This selects the text between the cursor (before you pressed SHIFT) and the new location of the cursor when you click the mouse button again.

SHIFT

Timeline window pane

CTRL+T

TOC pane for the online Help

CTRL+ALT+F1

Underline

CTRL+U

Undo

CTRL+Z

View movie collection

SHIFT+F6

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Shortcuts

View The List According To Shortcut Keys The following table lists the shortcuts in the first column and the associated tasks in the second column. Shortcut

Task

A CTRL+A

Select all

CTRL+SHIFT+A

Copy window and context menu

Arrows CTRL+Left Arrow

Cursor - move left This moves the cursor to the next word to the left. Rotate selected object 1 degree to the left

CTRL+Right Arrow

Cursor - move right This moves the cursor to the next word to the right. Rotate selected object 1 degree to the right

CTRL+SHIFT+Left Arrow

Select next word to the left

CTRL+SHIFT+Right Arrow

Select next word to the right

CTRL+B

Bold

CTRL+C

Copy

CTRL+SHIFT+C

Copy menu drop-down

CTRL+SHIFT+D

Document Dock pane - move document This moves the active document from its current location to Document Dock pane.

B

C

D

DEL SHIFT+DELETE

End

Delete Cut

SHIFT+End

Start and stop recording Abort recording

CTRL+SHIFT+F

Record - full screen

ALT+F1

Help Index pane for the online Help

F

F1

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Shortcut

Task

CTRL+ALT+F1

TOC pane for the online Help

CTRL+F1

Search pane for the online Help

ALT+SHIFT+F2

Edit text Index Results window pane for the online Help

CTRL+F3

Dynamic Help window pane

ALT+F4

Properties dialog - selected object Close application

CTRL+F4

Close active file or window pane

F2

F3

F4

F5

Refresh

F6 CTRL+F6

Build the movie collection Publish the movie collection

SHIFT+F6

View the movie collection

F7

Spell Check window pane

I CTRL+I

Italic

INSERT CTRL+INSERT

Copy

SHIFT+INSERT

Paste

CTRL+J

Frames window pane

CTRL+SHIFT+J

Link Browser window pane

CTRL+O

Open

CTRL+SHIFT+O

Messages window pane

CTRL+P

Print

CTRL+SHIFT+P

Movie Properties dialog

J

O

P

Pause SHIFT+Pause

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Stop a movie recording Pause a movie recording

Shortcuts

Shortcut PrintScreen

Task Screen capture This lets you force a screen capture during a movie recording.

R CTRL+SHIFT+R

Record - region

CTRL+S

Save

CTRL+SHIFT+S

Save all

S

SPACE

Text - select This selects the text between the cursor (before you pressed SHIFT) and the new location of the cursor when you click the mouse button again.

SHIFT+SPACE

Non-breaking space

CTRL+T

Timeline window pane

T

TAB CTRL+TAB

Tab between elements

CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

This opens a popup displaying icons of the various files and window panes that are currently open in the user interface. Therefore, you can easily move from element to element. By pressing CTRL+TAB, you can tab forward through the icons. By pressing CTRL+SHIFT+TAB, you can tab backwards through the icons. When you release the keys, the element associated with the selected icon opens.

SHIFT+TAB

Cell - select previous This selects the previous cell in a table.

CTRL+U

Underline

ALT+V CTRL+V

View menu Paste

CTRL+W

Project Movies window pane

CTRL+SHIFT+W

Record - window

U

V

W

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Shortcut

Task

X CTRL+X

Cut

CTRL+Y

Redo

CTRL+Z

Undo

Y

Z

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