What are keyboard shortcuts?
Keyboard shortcuts are key combinations on your keyboard that you can use to perform certain actions within Cuez, without the need of using the mouse. This means that you can keep your hands on your keyboard to more efficiently navigate through Cuez and create content in your Episode (Script, Rundown).
(Modifier) key symbols
Certain keyboards use symbols to represent the (modifier) keys, here is an overview of the most common keyboard symbols to help you find the correct key to use:
Mac | Windows |
Command: command, cmd or ⌘ |
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Option: option, alt or ⌥ | Alt: Alt |
Control: control, ctrl or ⌃ | Control: control or ctrl |
Shift: shift or ⇧ | Shift: shift or ⇧ |
Backspace: ⌫ | Backspace: backspace, del or ⟵ |
Enter: ↩ | Enter: enter or ↵ |
Arrow keys: ◀ ▶ ▲ ▼ | Arrow keys: ↑ ↓ ← → |
Which Cuez keyboard shortcuts are there?
Certain keyboard shortcuts require you to select the Part, Item or Block first, or to focus in one of the fields of the Part, Item or Block. For more details about the available shortcuts, make sure to check out the separate articles here and here.
Action | Mac | Windows |
(De)Select current Part, Item or Block | Esc | Esc |
Focus to first field of selected Block | Enter | Enter |
Select Part, Item or Block above | Up arrow | Up arrow |
Select Part, Item or Block below | Down arrow | Down arrow |
Extend selection upwards | Shift + up arrow | Shift + up arrow |
Extend selection downwards | Shift + up arrow | Shift + up arrow |
Move selected element up | Command + up | Control + up |
Move selected element down | Command + down | Control + down |
Add Block below | Option + B | Alt + B |
Add Part below | Option + Shift + P | Alt + P |
Add Item below | Option + Shift + I (i) | Alt + I (i) |
Copy Part, Item or Block | Command + C | Control + C |
Paste Part, Item or Block | Command + V | Control + V |
Cut Part, Item or Block | Command + X | Control + X |
Duplicate Part, Item, Block | Command + D | Control + D |
Delete Part, Item or Block | Backspace | Backspace or Del |
Float / Unfloat content | Command + Shift + F | Control + Shift + F |
Make text bold | Command + B | Control + B |
Make text italic | Command + I (i) | Control + I (i) |
Make text underlined | Command + U | Control + U |
Make text strikethrough | Command + Shift + X | Control + Shift + X |
Cue next element (Part, Item) | Spacebar | Spacebar |
Command + P | Control + P | |
Option + T | Alt + T | |
Open the Search Panel | Command+F | Control+F |