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Storyline 3: Using Keyboard Shortcuts
Here’s a list of keyboard shortcuts to help you work even faster in Storyline 3:
Key(s) |
Function |
F1 |
Help |
F2 |
In Slide View, F2 selects all text within a shape after clicking its bounding box. In Story View, F2 selects the slide or scene title after clicking its slide thumbnail or scene panel, respectively, so you can rename it. |
F3 |
Switch to Slide View |
F4 |
Switch to Slide Master View |
F5 |
Switch to Feedback Master View |
F7 |
Spell check |
F10 |
Publish |
F12 |
Preview the entire project |
Shift+F9 |
Show or hide gridlines |
Shift+F12 |
Preview the current scene |
Shift+Drag |
If moving an object, movement is constrained to straight lines. If resizing an object, size maintains aspect ratio. |
Alt+Drag |
Move or resize an object with tighter control in one-pixel increments |
Ctrl+Drag |
If moving an object, a copy of the object will be created in the new location. If resizing an object, it will be proportionally resized from opposite directions simultaneously. |
Ctrl+A |
Select all |
Ctrl+B |
Bold |
Ctrl+C |
Copy |
Ctrl+D |
Duplicate |
Ctrl+E |
Center align text |
Ctrl+F |
Find |
Ctrl+G |
Group the selected objects |
Ctrl+I |
Italicize |
Ctrl+J |
Insert a picture |
Ctrl+K |
Insert a hyperlink or trigger |
Ctrl+L |
Left align text |
Ctrl+N |
Create a new project |
Ctrl+O |
Open an existing project |
Ctrl+P |
Publish the project as a Microsoft Word document |
Ctrl+Q |
Insert a new question slide |
Ctrl+R |
Right align text |
Ctrl+S |
Save the project |
Ctrl+T |
Insert a text box |
Ctrl+U |
Underline |
Ctrl+V |
Paste |
Ctrl+W |
Close the active tab in Slide View |
Ctrl+X |
Cut |
Ctrl+Y |
Redo |
Ctrl+Z |
Undo |
Ctrl+Tab |
Cycle through Story View and Slide View tabs |
Ctrl+F12 |
Preview the current slide |
Ctrl+Shift+C |
Copy object formatting |
Ctrl+Shift+G |
Ungroup the selected objects |
Ctrl+Shift+V |
Paste object formatting |
Ctrl+Enter |
Open the Format Shape/Format Picture window |
Ctrl+Shift+Enter |
Open the Size and Position window |
Ctrl+Mouse Wheel |
Zoom in or out |
Ctrl+Arrow |
Move the selected object one pixel in the direction of the arrow |
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow |
Resize the selected objected by one pixel (up/down arrows increase/decrease the object height; right/left arrows increase/decrease the object width) |
Ctrl+= |
Change the selected text to subscript |
Ctrl+Shift+= |
Change the selected text to superscript |
Ctrl+Shift+> |
Increase the font size |
Ctrl+Shift+< |
Decrease the font size |
C |
Add a cue point to the timeline at the current playhead position while playing the slide |
Spacebar |
Play/pause the timeline |
Creating Your Own Keyboard Shortcuts
Create your own keyboard shortcuts by adding features you use frequently to the Quick Access Toolbar. Just right-click the button for any Storyline 3 feature, then select Add to Quick Access Toolbar.
To launch the buttons on the Quick Access Toolbar via a keyboard shortcut, press the Alt key on your keyboard then press the number key that matches the button you want to launch. For example, the first button on the Quick Access Toolbar is "1," the second button is "2," etc.