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Shortcuts in SDL Online Editor

Shortcuts are a simple and efficient alternative to working with the mouse. As project deadlines near, you might want to use them to save time.

The following keyboard shortcuts are available in SDL Online Editor:
CategoryShortcutAction
Translating and reviewing contentCtrl+EnterConfirm the current translation and move to the next unconfirmed segment.
Ctrl+Alt+EnterConfirm the current translation and move to the next segment, regardless of its status.
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+EnterConfirm the current translation and remain on the current segment.
Ctrl+RReload the current segment if its translation has been modified in the meantime.
Ctrl+Shift+UAdd the current translation as a new translation unit in the translation memory.
Ctrl+Alt+F10Turn change tracking on or off.
Ctrl+SpaceClear the formatting of a selected part of a segment.
Ctrl+Alt+SpaceClear all the formatting of an entire segment.
Ctrl+InsertCopy the source content to the target area of the current segment.
Alt+Shift+InsertCopy the entire source content to the target area.
Alt+DeleteClear the content of the current target segment.
Alt+Shift+DeleteClear the content of all the segments having the "Draft" status.
Shift+F3Change the casing of a selected segment or text.
Ctrl+CommaInsert a tag from the current source segment into the target area.
InsertTurn overwrite mode on or off.
Alt+F2Enable source editing.
Working with the translation memoryF3Perform a concordance search based on selected text.
Alt+Page UpGo to the previous translation in the Lookups pane.
Alt+Page DownGo to the next translation in the Lookups pane.
Ctrl+Alt+AInsert the selected translation unit from the Lookups pane in the target area.
Ctrl+NumberInsert one of the translation units from the Lookups pane in the target area. For example, if there are three translation units displayed, press Ctrl+3 to automatically insert the third translation unit.
Splitting and merging segmentsCtrl+Alt+ISplit the current segment.
Ctrl+Alt+SMerge the current segment and the next one.
Locking and unlocking segmentsCtrl+LLock or unlock the current segment.
Navigation and basic actionsCtrl+Up ArrowNavigate to the previous segment.
Ctrl+Down ArrowNavigate to the next segment.
Ctrl+XCut the selected text.
Ctrl+CCopy the selected text.
Ctrl+VPaste the selected text.
Ctrl+ BackspaceDelete the previous word.
Ctrl+DeleteDelete the next word.
Ctrl+ZUndo your last action.
Ctrl+YRedo your last action (if you undid it).
Adding symbolsCtrl+Alt+Minus SignAdd an em dash (—) to the current segment.
Ctrl+Minus SignAdd an en dash (–) to the current segment.
Shift+EnterAdd a soft break to the current segment.
Ctrl+Shift+SpaceAdd a non-breaking space to the current segment.
Ctrl+Shift+CAdd the copyright symbol (©) to the current segment.
Ctrl+Alt+RAdd the registered symbol (®) to the current segment.
Ctrl+Alt+TAdd the trademark symbol (™) to the current segment.
Ctrl+Shift+EAdd the euro symbol () to the current segment.
Ctrl+Shift+PAdd the pound symbol () to the current segment.
Ctrl+Shift+4Add German quotation marks to the current segment.
Ctrl+Shift+5Add curly quotation marks (“”) to the current segment.
Ctrl+Shift+6Add angular (French) quotation marks («») to the current segment.