The shortcut keys[6]

File options

CTRL+S Saves the current project
CTRL+SHIFT+S Save as…
CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+S Save as template
CTRL+W Close the current window
CTRL+Q Exit the application
CTRL+O Open a document
CTRL+N Create a new document
CTRL+P Prints the current document
CTRL+SHIFT+P Page Setup
CTRL+ALT+P Print Preview
SHIFT+UP Activate previous window
SHIFT+DOWN Activate next window

Playing a document & making selections

CTRL+SPACE Starts or stops the Media Player
CTRL+B Go to the beginning of the video/audio fragment
CTRL+PAGE UP Go to the previous scroll view
SHIFT+LEFT Go back one second
CTRL+LEFT Go back one frame
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT Go back one “pixel” on the annotation density viewer
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT Go to the next “pixel” on the annotation density viewer
CTRL+RIGHT Go to the next frame
SHIFT+RIGHT Go to the next second
CTRL+PAGE DOWN Go to the next scroll view
CTRL+E Go to the end of the media fragment
CTRL+ALT+R Switch to predefined playback rate
CTRL+SHIFT+R Switch to predefined volume
CTRL+G Go to time

Working with annotations

CTRL+ALT+N Opens the Inline Edit box for inserting a new annotation (only available if a time interval or annotation is selected)
CTRL+ALT+M Opens the Inline Edit box for modifying an annotation (only available if an annotation is selected)
ALT+SHIFT+M Opens the Local Data Category Selection for associating the annotation with a data category of the ISO Data Category Registry.
CTRL+Delete Deletes the value of the selected annotation
CTRL+ALT+D Deletes an annotation (only available if an annotation is selected)
CTRL+SHIFT+N New annotation before
CTRL+SHIFT+N New annotation after
CTRL+SHIFT+T Add new tier type
CTRL+ALT+L Edit linked file
CTRL+SHIFT+C Edit controlled vocabulary
ALT+LEFT Go to previous Annotation
ALT+RIGHT Go to next Annotation
ALT+UP Go annotation upward
ALT+DOWN Go annotation downward
CTRL+T Add new tier
CTRL+ALT+T Delete tier
CTRL+UP Set previous tier active
CTRL+DOWN Set next tier active
CTRL+ALT+SHIFT Show empty slots in multitier viewer
CTRL+ENTER Saves the changes made to the Inline Edit box or the Edit annotation box
ESC (from within the Inline Edit box or the Edit annotation box): exits the box without saving the changes
ESC (in all other contexts): deselects a selection
SHIFT+ENTER Allows you to switch between the Inline Edit box and the Edit annotation box
ALT+click Allows you to multiple annotations on multiple tiers.
SHIFT+E Opens the Inline edit box for the active annotation

Copy and paste

CTRL+C Copy Annotation
CTRL+ALT+C Copy Annotation Group
CTRL+D Duplicate Annotation
CTRL+V Paste Annotation
CTRL+ALT+V Paste Annotation Group
CTRL+SHIFT+V Paste Annotation Here
CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+V Paste Annotation Group Here
CTRL+ALT+G Copy the current time

Working with selections

SHIFT+SPACE Play selection
CTRL+SHIFT+SPACE Play around selection
ALT+SHIFT+C Clear selection
CTRL+SHIFT+Z Clear selection and cancel selection mode
CTRL+/ or CTRL+SHIFT+K Move the crosshair to the right or left of the selection
ALT+CTRL+/ Move the crosshair to the center of the selection
CTRL+K Toggle selection mode
CTRL+L Toggle loop mode
SHIFT+A Put the selection in the center of the Timeline Viewer

Searching

CTRL+F Find
CTRL+SHIFT+F Search in multiple eaf files

General

CTRL+Z Undo
CTRL+Y Redo



[6] Shortcuts in bold mean that they recently have been changed