Shortcut key
Last updated on
Apr 21, 2023
Shortcut keys provide an easier and quicker way to navigate and use Adobe Captivate. They let you use keyboard key combinations instead of a mouse or program menu. The common shortcut keys are listed in the table.
Shortcut key |
Action |
|---|---|
F1 (Win & Mac) |
Open Adobe Captivate Help (To access dialog-box-level help, click the Help button on individual dialog boxes.) |
F2 (Win & Mac) |
Rename the selected object |
F3 (Win & Mac) |
Test view the current slide |
F4 (Win & Mac) |
Preview the project |
F5 (Win & Mac) |
Record audio |
F6 (Win & Mac) |
Import audio |
F7 (Win & Mac) |
Perform a spelling and grammar check |
F8 (Win only) |
Preview project from current slide |
F9 (Win only) |
Show the Advanced Interaction panel |
F10 (Win only) |
Preview the current slide and the following “N” slides |
| F11 (Win), Command+F11 (Mac) | Preview the project in a web browser (HTML) |
F12 (Win), Command+F12 (Mac) |
Preview the project in a web browser (SWF) |
Page Up (win & Mac) |
Scroll to the previous slide |
Page Down (win & Mac) |
Scroll to the next slide |
Alt+A (Win), Option+A (Mac) |
Create question pool |
Alt+Up, Down, Left, Right Arrows (Win), Option+Up, Down, Left, Right Arrows |
Click the object, click a resize handle, and use these options to resize the object in the selected direction by 1 pixel |
Control+A (Win), Command+A (Mac) |
Select all |
Control+B (Win), Command+B (Mac) |
Find audio in the Library/Change text to Bold |
Control+C (Win), Command+C (Mac) |
Copy (slide in Filmstrip, and selected object on stage) |
Control+D (Win) |
Duplicate (slide in Filmstrip, and selected object on stage) |
Control+E (Win), Command+E (Mac) |
Extend the length of the object display time to the end of the slide on the Timeline |
Control+F (Win), Command+F (Mac) |
Find/replace a particular object in the project Library |
Control+I (Win), Command+I (Mac) |
Increase the indent (selected object on stage)/Change text to Italics. Indentation is equal to the grid size. |
Control+L (Win), Command+L (Mac) |
Sync the selected object to the playhead |
Control+M (Win), Command+M (Mac) |
Merge the selected object with the background |
Control+N (Win), Command+N (Mac) |
Open new project |
Control+O (Win), Command+S (Mac) |
Open the project |
Control+Q (Win), Shift+Option+R (Mac) |
Insert a random question slide |
Control+R (Win), Command + R (Mac) |
Start/record new capture project |
Control+S (Win), Command+S (Mac) |
Save |
Control+T (Win), Command+T(Mac) |
Open project template |
Control+U (Win) |
Underline the selected text |
Control+V (Win), Command+V (Mac) |
Paste what is on the clipboard (for example, slide, image, object, and so on) |
Control+W (Win), Command+W (Mac) |
Close the project |
Control+X (Win), Command+X (Mac) |
Cut (selected object on stage) |
Control+Y (Win), Command+Y (Mac) |
Redo |
Control+Z (Win), Command+Z (Mac) |
Undo |
Control+Enter (Win), Conmmand+Enter (Mac) |
Preview the project |
Control+Alt+A (Win), Command+Option+A (Mac) |
Export PowerPoint slides as animation |
Control+Alt+B (Win), Command+Option+B (Mac) |
Show or hide Filmstrip |
Control+Alt+C (Win), Command+Option+C (Mac) |
Show the Closed Captioning dialog box |
Control+Alt+D (Win), Shift+Option+D (Mac) |
Update the Library |
Control+Alt+E (Win), Command+Option+E (Mac) |
Edit points of polygon drawing object |
Control+Alt+F (Win), Command+Option+F (Mac) |
Find in the Library |
Control+Alt+G (win), Command+Option+G (Mac) |
Create a slide group and autoadjust the rollover area |
Control+Alt+H (Win), Command+Option+H (Mac) |
Hide the selected object |
Control+Alt+I (Win), Command+Options+I (Mac) |
Find PowerPoint slides in the Library |
Control+Alt+J (Win), Command+Option+J (Mac) |
Edit PowerPoint slides |
Control+Alt+K (Win), Command+Option+K (Mac) |
Lock the selected object |
Control+Alt+L (Win), Command+Option+L (Mac) |
Show or hide the Library |
Control+Alt+M (Win), Command+Option+M (Mac) |
Insert master slide |
Control+Alt+N (Win), Command+Option+N (Mac) |
Show slide notes |
Control+Alt+O (Win), Command+Option+O (Mac) |
Record additional slides |
Control+Alt+P (Win), Command+Option+P (Mac) |
Remove a slide group. |
Control+Alt+Q (Win), Option+Shift+Q (Mac) |
Show the Question Pools Manager |
Control+Alt+S (Win only) |
Edit PowerPoint slide |
Control+Alt+T (Win), Command+Option+T (Mac) |
Show or hide the Timeline |
Control+Alt+U (Win), Command+Option+U (Mac) |
Library usage |
Control+Alt+V (Win), Command+Option+V (Mac) |
Import video file |
Control+Alt+X (Win), Command+Options X (Mac) |
Show/hide the SWF-Commenting pane |
Control+Alt+Z (Win), Command+Option+Z (Mac) |
Show/hide the Widget panel |
Shift+F7 (Win & Mac) |
Show objects style manager |
Shift+F8 (Win), Command + , (Mac) |
Preferences dialog box |
Shift+F9 (Win), Shift+Command+F9 (Mac) |
Actions dialog box |
Shift+F10 (Win), Shift+Command+F10 (Mac) |
Table of contents |
Shift+F11 (Win), Shift+ Command+F11 (Mac) |
Skin Editor panel |
Shift+F12 (Win), Shift+Option+F12 (Mac) |
Publish the file |
Shift+A (Win & Mac) |
Insert Animation placeholder |
Shift+F (Win & Mac) |
Insert Flash video placeholder |
Shift+R (Win & Mac) |
Insert rollover caption placeholder |
Shift+O (Win & Mac) |
Insert rollover image placeholder |
Shift+C (Win & Mac) |
Insert Text Caption placeholder |
Shift+V (Win & Mac) |
Insert video place holder |
Shift+M (Win & Mac) |
Insert Image placeholder |
Shift+Q (Win), Option + Q (Mac) |
Insert Question slide placeholder |
Shift+X (Win & Mac) |
Insert Text Animation placeholder |
Shift+Alt+A (Win), Shift+Option+A (Mac) |
Show Audio Management panel |
Shift+Alt+W (Win), Shift+Option+W (Mac) |
Close all the open projects |
Shift+Alt+O (Win), Shift+Option+O (Mac) |
Insert recording slide placeholder |
Shift+Alt+P (Win), Shift+Option+P (Mac) |
Import Photoshop file |
Shift+Alt+S (Win), Shift+Option+A (Mac) |
Show Speech Management panel |
Shift+Alt+V (Win), Shift+Option+V (Mac) |
Paste as Background |
Shift+Alt+Up, Down, Left, Right Arrows (Win), Shift+Option+Up, Down, Left, Right Arrows |
Click the object, click a resize handle, and use these options to resize the object in the selected direction by 10 pixel |
Shift+Control+A (Win), Shift+ Command+A (Mac) |
Add an animation object |
Shift+Control+B (Win), Shift+Command+B (Mac) |
Add a new button |
Shift+Control+C (Win), Shift+ Control+C (Mac) |
Add a new text caption |
Shift+Control+D (Win), Command+Shift+D (Mac) |
View slide properties |
Shift+Control+E (Win), Shift+Command+E (Mac) |
Insert a new zoom area |
Shift+Control+F (Win), Shift+Command+F (Mac) |
Insert an FLV file |
Shift+Control+H (Win), Shift+Command+H (Mac) |
Hide/show slide |
Shift+Control+I (Win), Shift+Command+I (Mac) |
Decrease the indent |
Shift+Control+J (win), Shift+Command+J (Mac) |
Insert a blank slide |
Shift+Control+K (Win), Shift+Command+K (Mac) |
Add a new click box |
Shift+Control+L (Win), Shift+Command+L (Mac) |
Insert a highlight box |
Shift+Control+M (Win), Shift+Command+M (Mac) |
Add a new image |
Shift+Control+N (Win), Shift+Command+N (Mac) |
Add a new animation slide |
Shift+Control+O (Win), Shift+Command+O (Mac) |
Add a new rollover image |
Shift+Control+P (Win), Shift+Command+P (Mac) |
Import PPT |
Shift+Control+Q (Win), Shift+Q (Mac) |
Insert a question slide |
Shift+Control+R (Win), Shift+Command+R (Mac) |
Insert a rollover caption |
Shift+Control+S (Win), Shift+Command+S (Mac) |
Save the project with different name |
Shift+Control+T (Win), Shift+Command+T (Mac) |
Insert a text entry box |
Shift+Control+U (Win), Shift+Command+U (Mac) |
Insert the mouse |
Shift+Control+W (Win), Shift+Command+W (Mac) |
Insert a widget |
Shift+Control+X (Win), Shift+Command+X (Mac) |
Insert a text animation |
Shift+Control+Y (Win), Shift+Command+Y (Mac) |
Copy the background |
Shift+Control+Z (Win), Shift+Command+Z (Mac) |
Insert Slidelet |
Shift + Control + Alt + B (Win), Shift+Command+Option+B (Mac) |
Show Branching View |
Shift+Control+Alt+S (Win), Shift+Command+Option+S (Mac) |
Insert an image slide |
Shift+Control+Alt+E (Win), Shift+Command+Option+E (Mac) |
Show/Hide effects panel |
Shift+Control+V (Win), Shift+Command+V (Mac) |
Insert stencil slides |
Shift+Control+G (Win), Shift +Command+G (Mac) |
Edit gradient |
Note:
On macOS Ventura, the shortcut Option+Shift+S, does not work ads expected for the keyboard layout ABC-India. This shortcut will work if you change the keyboard layout to US.
Magnification shortcuts
|
|
Magnification level |
|
Control+1 (Win), Command + 1 (Mac) |
100% |
|
Control+2 (Win), Command + 2 (Mac) |
200% |
|
Control+3(Win), Command + 3 (Mac) |
300% |
|
Control+4 (Win), Command + 4 (Mac) |
400% |
|
Control+ - (Win), Command + - (Mac) |
Zoom out |
|
Control++ (Win), Command + + (Mac) |
Zoom in |
|
Control + 0 (win), Command + 0 (Mac) |
Best Fit Zoom / Center Align Workspace |
Shortcut keys for recording
The following table lists the default shortcut keys used during recording. These shortcuts should be used only after you start the recording process. The same keys function differently when you are editing a project.
Shortcut key |
Action |
|---|---|
Control+R (Win), Command + R (Mac) |
Start/record new capture project |
Control+Alt+O (Win), Command+Option+O (Mac) |
Record additional slides |
End (Win), Command+Enter (Mac) |
Stop recording |
Delete (Win & Mac) |
Delete the current selection |
Pause (Win), Command+F2 (Mac) |
Pause or resume recording |
Print Screen (Win), Command +F6 (Mac) |
Capture a screenshot manually |
F4 (Win & Mac) |
Preview project |
F3 (Win & Mac) |
Preview single slide |
F2 (Win & Mac) |
Edit caption text |
F12 (Win & Mac) |
Preview project in browser |
F4 (Win), Command+F4 (Mac) |
Auto panning |
F3 (Win), Command+F3(Mac) |
Manual panning |
F7 (Win), Command+F7(Mac) |
Stop panning |
F9 (Win), Command+F9 (Mac) |
Start Full Motion Recording |
F10 (Win), Command+F10 (Mac) |
Stop Full Motion Recording |
F11 (Win), Command+F11 (Mac) |
Snap recording window to mouse |
F12 (Win), Command+F12 (Mac) |
Toggle mouse capture |
Change shortcut keys for recording
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Select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Captivate > Preferences (Mac OS).
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In the Preferences dialog box, select Keys from the Recording menu.
Preferences dialog to change shortcut keys Preferences dialog to change shortcut keys -
To change keys, click once in one of the text boxes and, on the keyboard, press the key or key combination you want to use. For example, click inside the To Stop Recording text box and then press Shift+Alt+4. The key combination you entered now appears in the To Stop Recording text box. You can use almost any key, including the Control, Alt, Shift+Control, and Shift+Alt keys. For example, you could change the stop recording key to Alt+R.
