Shortcuts in Trados 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 Trados Online Editor and can be used with Microsoft keyboards. For Mac keyboards, use the Option key (instead of Alt) and the Command key (instead of Ctrl).
| Category | Windows Shortcut | Mac Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Translating and reviewing content | Ctrl+Enter | Command+Enter | Confirm the current translation and move to the next unconfirmed segment. |
| Ctrl+Alt+Enter | Command+Option+Enter | Confirm the current translation and move to the next segment, regardless of its status. | |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Enter | Command+Option+Shift+Enter | Confirm the current translation and remain on the current segment. | |
| Ctrl+R | Control+R | Reload the current segment if its translation has been modified in the meantime. | |
| Ctrl+B | Command+B | Apply bold formatting. | |
| Ctrl+I | Command+I | Apply italics formatting. | |
| Ctrl+U | Command+U | Apply underline formatting. | |
| Ctrl+Alt+Oemplus | Control+Option+Oemplus | Apply subscript formatting. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Oemplus | Control+Shift+Oemplus | Apply superscript formatting. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+K | Command+Shift+K | Apply smallcaps formatting. | |
| Ctrl+Space | Command+Fn+Space | Clear formatting. | |
| Ctrl+Alt+Space | Control+Option+Space | Clear all segments. | |
| Ctrl+Insert | Control+Shift+I or Command+Shift+I | Copy the source content of the current segment to the target area. | |
| Alt+Shift+Insert | Control+Shift+Alt+I | Copy the source content of all segments to the target area. | |
| Alt+Delete | Option+Fn+Backspace | Clear the content of the current target segment. | |
| Alt+Shift+Delete | Option+Shift+Fn+Backspace | Clear the content of all the segments having the "Draft" status. | |
| Shift+F3 | Shift+Fn+F3 | Change the casing of a selected segment or text. | |
| Ctrl+Comma | Command+Comma or Control+Comma | Bring up the smart action menu. | |
| Insert | Command+Shift+O or Control+Shift+O | Turn overwrite (insert) mode on or off. | |
| Alt+F2 | Fn+F2+Option | Enable source editing for the current segment. | |
| F8 | Fn+F8 | Verify document. | |
| F3 | Fn+F3 | Open concordance search for the selected source/target. | |
| Working with the translation memory | Alt+Page Up | Option+Fn+Up Arrow | Go to the previous translation in the Lookups panel. |
| Alt+Page Down | Option+Fn+Down Arrow | Go to the next translation in the Lookups panel. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+A | Command+Shift+A or Control+Shift+A | Apply selected translation from the Lookups panel. | |
| Ctrl+1 | Command+1 | Apply the 1st translation from the Lookups panel. | |
| Ctrl+2 | Command+2 | Apply the 2nd translation from the Lookups panel. | |
| Ctrl+3 | Command+3 | Apply the 3rd translation from the Lookups panel. | |
| Ctrl+4 | Command+4 | Apply the 4th translation from the Lookups panel. | |
| Ctrl+5 | Command+5 | Apply the 5th translation from the Lookups panel. | |
| Ctrl+6 | Command+6 | Apply the 6th translation from the Lookups panel. | |
| Ctrl+7 | Command+7 | Apply the 7th translation from the Lookups panel. | |
| Ctrl+8 | Command+8 | Apply the 8th translation from the Lookups panel. | |
| Ctrl+9 | Command+9 | Apply the 9th translation from the Lookups panel. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+U | Command+Shift+U | Add as the content as a new translation unit. | |
| Splitting and merging segments | Ctrl+Alt+I | Control+Option+I | Split the current segment. |
| Locking and unlocking segments | Ctrl+L | Command+L or Control+L | Lock or unlock the current segment. |
| Ctrl+Shift+L | Command+Shift+L or Control+Shift+L | Lock or unlock the current selection. | |
| Navigation and basic actions | Ctrl+A | Command+A or Control+A | Select the entire content of the active segment. |
| Ctrl+Up Arrow | Command+Up Arrow | Navigate to the previous segment. | |
| Ctrl+Down Arrow | Command+Down Arrow | Navigate to the next segment. | |
| Ctrl+ Backspace | Control+Backspace | Delete the previous word. | |
| Ctrl+Delete | Control+Fn+Backspace | Delete the next word. | |
| Backspace | Backspace | Delete the previous character. | |
| Delete | Fn+Backspace | Delete the next character. | |
| Ctrl+Right Arrow | Command+Right Arrow | Move cursor to next word. | |
| Ctrl+Left Arrow | Command+Left Arrow | Move cursor to previous word. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow | Command+Shift+Right Arrow | Select the word after the cursor, including the whitespace after it. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow | Command+Shift+Left Arrow | Select the word before the cursor. | |
| Ctrl+Home | Command+Fn+Left | Move to the first segment in the document. | |
| Ctrl+End | Command+Fn+Right Arrow | Move to the last loaded segment in the document. | |
| Page Up | Command+Fn+Up Arrow | Move one page up. | |
| Page Down | Command+Fn+Down Arrow | Move one page down. | |
| Ctrl+Z | Command+Z or Control+Z | Undo your last action. | |
| Ctrl+Y | Command+Y or Control+Y | Redo your last action (if you undid it). | |
| Ctrl+G | Control+G or Command+G | Go to. | |
| Alt+H | (Not available on Mac) | Show the Home tab. | |
| Alt+R | (Not available on Mac) | Show the Review tab. | |
| Alt+U | (Not available on Mac) | Show the Quality Assessment tab. | |
| Alt+V | (Not available on Mac) | Show the View tab. | |
| Adding symbols and special characters | Ctrl+Alt+Minus Sign | Control+Option+Minus Sign | Add an em dash (—) to the current segment. |
| Ctrl+Minus Sign | Command+Minus Sign or Control+Minus Sign | Add an en dash (–) to the current segment. | |
| Shift+Enter | Shift+Enter | Add a soft break to the current segment. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Space | Command+Shift+Space | Add a non-breaking space to the current segment. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Command+Shift+C | Add the copyright symbol (©) to the current segment. | |
| Ctrl+Alt+R | Control+Option+R | Add the registered symbol (®) to the current segment. | |
| Ctrl+Alt+T | Control+Option+T | Add the trademark symbol (™) to the current segment. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+E | Command+Shift+E | Add the euro symbol (€) to the current segment. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+P | Command+P or Control+P | Add the pound symbol (£) to the current segment. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+4 | Control+Shift+4 | Add German quotation marks to the current segment. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+5 | Control+Shift+5 | Add English quotation marks to the current segment. | |
| Ctrl+Shift+6 | Control+Shift+6 | Add angular (French) quotation marks («») to the current segment. |