Keyboard Shortcuts
This article lists the default keyboard shortcuts in Scrivener 3 for macOS. Some common macOS shortcuts, such as copy and paste, have been omitted for brevity. You can also customise the shortcuts, or add your own.
Legend
- ⌘ = 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
Scrivener Menu
| Menu Command | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Scrivener ▸ Preferences... | ⌘, |
| Scrivener ▸ Appearance ▸ Keep Main Editors Light | ⌥⇧⌘L |
File Menu
| Menu Command | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| File ▸ New Project... | ⇧⌘N |
| File ▸ Open... | ⌘O |
| File ▸ Close Project | ⇧⌘W |
| File ▸ Close Window | ⌘W |
| File ▸ Save | ⌘S |
| File ▸ Save and Rebuild Search Indexes | ⌘⌥S |
| File ▸ Save As... | ⇧⌘S |
| File ▸ Import ▸ Files... | ⇧⌘I |
| File ▸ Export ▸ Files... | ⇧⌘E |
| File ▸ Page Setup... | ⇧⌘P |
| File ▸ Print Current Document... | ⌘P |
| File ▸ Compile... | ⌥⌘E |
Edit Menu
| Menu Command | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Edit ▸ Paste and Match Style | ⇧⌥⌘V |
| Edit ▸ Select All | ⌘A |
| Edit ▸ Select ▸ Select with Subdocuments | ⌥⌘A |
| Edit ▸ Select ▸ Select Current Text [1] | ⌥⌘A |
| Edit ▸ Completions ▸ Complete | ⌥⎋ |
| Edit ▸ Completions ▸ Complete Document Title | ⌃⎋ |
| Edit ▸ Move ▸ Move Up | ⌃⌘↑ |
| Edit ▸ Move ▸ Move Down | ⌃⌘↓ |
| Edit ▸ Move ▸ Move Left | ⌃⌘← |
| Edit ▸ Move ▸ Move Right | ⌃⌘→ |
| Edit ▸ Add/Edit Link... | ⌘K |
| Edit ▸ Link to Document ▸ New Link | ⌘L |
| Edit ▸ Find ▸ Quick Search | ⌃⌥G |
| Edit ▸ Find ▸ Search in Project | ⇧⌘F |
| Edit ▸ Find ▸ Find... | ⌘F |
| Edit ▸ Find ▸ Find Next | ⌘G |
| Edit ▸ Find ▸ Find Previous | ⇧⌘G |
| Edit ▸ Find ▸ Filter... [2] | ⌘F |
| Edit ▸ Find ▸ Use Selection for Find | ⌘E |
| Edit ▸ Find ▸ Jump to Selection | ⌘J |
| Edit ▸ Find ▸ Find by Formatting... | ⌃⌥⌘F |
| Edit ▸ Find ▸ Find Next Formatting... | ⌥⇧⌘G |
| Edit ▸ Find ▸ Find Previous Formatting... | ⌃⇧⌘G |
| Edit ▸ Show Spelling and Grammar | ⌘: |
| Edit ▸ Check Document Now | ⌘; |
| Edit ▸ Check Spelling While Typing | ⌘\ |
| Edit ▸ Writing Tools ▸ Linguistic Focus | ⌃⌘L |
[1]: Appears if you are working in the Editor.
[2]: Appears if you are working in the Corkboard or Outliner.
Insert Menu
| Menu Command | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Insert ▸ Comment | ⇧⌘* |
| Insert ▸ Inline Annotation | ⇧⌘A |
| Insert ▸ Footnote | ⌃⌘8 |
| Insert ▸ Inline Footnote | ⌃⌥F |
| Insert ▸ Bibliography/Citations... | ⌘Y |
| Insert ▸ Break ▸ Line Break | ⌥⌘↩ |
| Insert ▸ Break ▸ Non-Breaking Space | ⌥Space |
| Insert ▸ Current Date & Time | ⇧⌥⌘D |
View Menu
| Menu Command | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| View ▸ Document/Scrivenings | ⌘1 |
| View ▸ Corkboard | ⌘2 |
| View ▸ Outline | ⌘3 |
| View ▸ Show/Hide Binder | ⌥⌘B |
| View ▸ Show/Hide Inspector | ⌥⌘I |
| View ▸ Editor Layout ▸ No Split | ⌘' |
| View ▸ Editor Layout ▸ Split Horizontally | ⌥⌘= |
| View ▸ Editor Layout ▸ Split Vertically | ⌘" |
| View ▸ Text Editing ▸ Show/Hide Format Bar | ⇧⌘R |
| View ▸ Text Editing ▸ Show/Hide Ruler | ⌘R |
| View ▸ Text Editing ▸ Show/Hide Page View | ⇧⌥⌘P |
| View ▸ Text Editing ▸ Typewriter Scrolling | ⌃⌘T |
| View ▸ Corkboard Options ▸ Show Hide Label Colors Along Edges | ⌃⌘P |
| View ▸ Corkboard Options ▸ Show Hide Status Stamps | ⌃⌘S |
| View ▸ Corkboard Options ▸ Show Hide Keyword Colors | ⌃⌘K |
| View ▸ Zoom ▸ Zoom In | ⌘> |
| View ▸ Zoom ▸ Zoom Out | ⌘< |
| View ▸ Outline ▸ Expand All | ⌘9 |
| View ▸ Outline ▸ Collapse All | ⌘0 |
| View ▸ Outline ▸ Collapse All to Current Level | ⌃⌘0 |
| View ▸ Enter/Exit Composition Mode | ⌥⌘F |
Navigate Menu
| Menu Command | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Navigate ▸ Reveal in Binder | ⌥⌘R |
| Navigate ▸ Go To ▸ Previous Document | ⌥⌘↑ |
| Navigate ▸ Go To ▸ Next Document | ⌥⌘↓ |
| Navigate ▸ Go To ▸ Enclosing Group | ⌃⌘R |
| Navigate ▸ Go To ▸ Selection | ⌘4 |
| Navigate ▸ Open ▸ In Current Editor | ⌥⌘O |
| Navigate ▸ Open ▸ in Other Editor | ⇧⌘O |
| Navigate ▸ Open ▸ in External Editor | ⌃⌘O |
| Navigate ▸ Open ▸ With All Subdocuments as Flat List ▸ on Editor Corkboard | ⌥⇧⌘O |
| Navigate ▸ Editor ▸ Lock in Place | ⌥⌘L |
| Navigate ▸ Editor ▸ Forward in Document History | ⌘] |
| Navigate ▸ Editor ▸ Backward in Document History | ⌘[ |
| Navigate ▸ Other Editor ▸ Forward in History | ⌥⌘] |
| Navigate ▸ Other Editor ▸ Backward in History | ⌥⌘[ |
| Navigate ▸ Other Editor ▸ Scroll Up | ^⌥⌘↑ |
| Navigate ▸ Other Editor ▸ Scroll Down | ^⌥⌘↓ |
| Navigate ▸ Other Editor ▸ Go to Previous Page | ^⌥⌘↑ |
| Navigate ▸ Other Editor ▸ Go to Next Page | ^⌥⌘↓ |
| Navigate ▸ Media ▸ Play Media File | ⌘↩ |
| Navigate ▸ Media ▸ Fast Forward | ⌥⇧⌘] |
| Navigate ▸ Media ▸ Rewind | ⌥⇧⌘[ |
| Navigate ▸ Move Focus To ▸ Rotate through main views | ⌃⇥ |
| Navigate ▸ Move Focus To ▸ Binder | ⌃⌥⌘B |
| Navigate ▸ Move Focus To ▸ Editor | ⌃⌥⌘E |
| Navigate ▸ Move Focus To ▸ Other Editor | ⌃⌥⌘R |
| Navigate ▸ Move Focus To ▸ Header Bar Title | ⌃⌥⌘T |
| Navigate ▸ Move Focus To ▸ Copyholder | ⌃⌥⌘D |
| Navigate ▸ Inspect ▸ Notes | ⌃⌥⌘H |
| Navigate ▸ Inspect ▸ Bookmarks | ⌃⌥⌘N |
| Navigate ▸ Inspect ▸ Metadata | ⌃⌥⌘J |
| Navigate ▸ Inspect ▸ Snapshots | ⌃⌥⌘M |
| Navigate ▸ Inspect ▸ Comments and Footnotes | ⌃⌥⌘K |
| Navigate ▸ Inspect ▸ Synopsis | ⌃⌥⌘I |
| Navigate ▸ Inspect ▸ Keywords | ⌃⌥⌘L |
| Navigate ▸ Outline Groups ▸ Previous Group | ⌃⌥↑ |
| Navigate ▸ Outline Groups ▸ Next Group | ⌃⌥↓ |
Project Menu
| Menu Command | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Project ▸ New Text | ⌘N |
| Project ▸ New Folder | ⌥⌘N |
| Project ▸ New From Template ▸ | ⇧⌥⌘N |
| Project ▸ Project Settings... | ⌥⌘, |
| Project ▸ Show Project Targets | ⇧⌘T |
| Project ▸ Statistics... | ⇧⌥⌘S |
| Project ▸ Show Project Keywords | ⇧⌘K |
| Project ▸ Show Project Bookmarks | ⇧⌘B |
Documents Menu
| Menu Command | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Documents ▸ Snapshots ▸ Take Snapshot | ⌘5 |
| Documents ▸ Snapshots ▸ Take Titled Snapshot | ⌃⌘5 |
| Documents ▸ Snapshots ▸ Show Changes ▸ Next Change | ⌃⌘] |
| Documents ▸ Snapshots ▸ Show Changes ▸ Previous Change | ⌃⌘[ |
| Documents ▸ Duplicate ▸ with Subdocuments and Unique Title | ⌘D |
| Documents ▸ Duplicate ▸ without Subdocuments | ⇧⌘D |
| Documents ▸ Split ▸ at Selection | ⌥⌘K |
| Documents ▸ Split ▸ with Selection as Title | ⇧⌥⌘K |
| Documents ▸ Merge | ⇧⌘M |
| Documents ▸ New Folder From Selection | ⌥⌘G |
| Documents ▸ Ungroup | ⌥⌘U |
| Documents ▸ Move To "X" Again [3] | ⌥⌘T |
| Documents ▸ Auto-Fill ▸ Set Selected Text as Title | ⇧⌥⌘T |
| Documents ▸ Auto-Fill ▸ Set Synopsis from Main Text/Selection | ⇧⌥⌘I |
| Documents ▸ Move to Trash | ⌘⌫ |
[3]: Appears after using Documents ▸ Move To to move a Binder item.
Format Menu
| Menu Command | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Format ▸ Font ▸ Show Fonts | ⌘T |
| Format ▸ Font ▸ Underline ▸ Single | ⌘U |
| Format ▸ Font ▸ Strikethrough | ⇧⌘_ |
| Format ▸ Font ▸ Bigger | ⌘+ |
| Format ▸ Font ▸ Smaller | ⌘- |
| Format ▸ Font ▸ Copy Font | ⌥⌘C |
| Format ▸ Font ▸ Paste Font | ⌥⌘V |
| Format ▸ Paragraph ▸ Align Left | ⌘{ |
| Format ▸ Paragraph ▸ Center | ⇧⌘\ |
| Format ▸ Paragraph ▸ Justify | ⇧⌥⌘\ |
| Format ▸ Paragraph ▸ Align Right | ⌘} |
| Format ▸ Paragraph ▸ Increase/Decrease Indents ▸ Increase Indents | ⌃⌘→ |
| Format ▸ Paragraph ▸ Increase/Decrease Indents ▸ Decrease Indents | ⌃⌘← |
| Format ▸ Paragraph ▸ Increase/Decrease Indents ▸ Increase First Line Indent | ⌃⌥⌘→ |
| Format ▸ Paragraph ▸ Increase/Decrease Indents ▸ Decrease First Line Indent | ⌃⌥⌘← |
| Format ▸ Paragraph ▸ Copy Paragraph Attributes | ⌃⌘C |
| Format ▸ Paragraph ▸ Paste Paragraph Attributes | ⌃⌘V |
| Format ▸ Style ▸ Show/Hide Styles Panel | ⌃S |
| Format ▸ Style ▸ Show Styles Menu | ⇧⌘Y |
| Format ▸ Style ▸ No Style | ⌥⌘0 |
| Format ▸ Scriptwriting ▸ Script Mode (Format) | ⌘8 |
| Format ▸ Scriptwriting ▸ Show Script Elements Menu | ⇧⌘Y |
| Format ▸ Highlight ▸ Highlight Text | ⇧⌘H |
| Format ▸ Copy Formatting | ⌃⌥⌘C |
| Format ▸ Paste Formatting | ⌃⌥⌘V |
Window Menu
| Menu Command | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Window ▸ Layouts ▸ Manage Layouts... | ⇧⌘) |
| Window ▸ Float Quick Refrence Panels | ⌃⌥⌘Q |
| Window ▸ Show/Hide Scratchpad [4] | ⇧⌘↩ |
[4]: This shortcut is available across the entire Mac. It can be customised in Scrivener's General: Scratch Pad preference pane.