Keyboard shortcuts
You can do everything in the Studio with the mouse. Shortcuts just make common steps faster. This page lists all of them, sorted by what you want to do.
- On a Mac: press Cmd wherever this page says Ctrl.
- In the German interface the keys are called Strg, Umschalt and Entf.
- In the editor: hover over a button in the ribbon; the tooltip shows its shortcut.
The most important ones
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Undo | CtrlZ |
| Redo | CtrlY or CtrlShiftZ |
| Save now | CtrlS |
| Copy, cut, paste | CtrlC, CtrlX, CtrlV |
| Duplicate the selection | CtrlD |
| Delete the selection | Del or Backspace |
| Preview this slide | F12 |
Editing
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Select all objects on the slide | CtrlA |
| Clear the selection, cancel the format painter, stop playback | Esc |
| Copy format | CtrlShiftC |
| Paste format | CtrlShiftV |
| Find | CtrlF |
| Replace | CtrlH |
Moving and arranging objects
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Move by 1 pixel | Arrow keys |
| Move by 10 pixels | ShiftArrow |
| Add an object to the selection | Shift or Ctrl plus click |
| Group | CtrlG |
| Ungroup | CtrlShiftG |
| Bring forward / send backward | Ctrl] / Ctrl[ |
| Bring to front / send to back | CtrlShift] / CtrlShift[ |
Dragging with the mouse
Hold the key while you drag.
| Key | While moving | While resizing | While rotating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shift | Only straight across or straight up and down | Keep the proportions (for images and videos: change them freely) | Turn in steps of 15 degrees |
| Alt | Don't snap to the grid or guides | Resize from the center |
View and preview
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Zoom in / out | CtrlPlus / CtrlMinus |
| Fit the slide to the window | Ctrl0 |
| Actual size (100 %) | Ctrl1 |
| Zoom with the mouse | Ctrl plus mouse wheel (stage, timeline and story view) |
| Scroll the stage | Mouse wheel; with Shift sideways |
| Pan the stage | Hold Space and drag |
| Preview this slide | F12 |
| Preview this scene | CtrlF12 |
| Preview the whole course | CtrlShiftF12 |
Slides, layers and other lists
The same keys work on slides, scenes, layers, courses and every other list item.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open or edit | Enter |
| Rename | F2 (or double-click) |
| Duplicate | CtrlD |
| Delete | Del |
| Previous / next slide in the slide list | Arrow Up / Arrow Down |
| Previous / next layer in the layer bar | Arrow Left / Arrow Right |
Text and tables
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Bold, italic, underline: while typing for the selected text, otherwise for all selected objects | CtrlB, CtrlI, CtrlU |
| Leave the text box or table cell | Esc |
| Next / previous table cell | Tab / ShiftTab |
Number fields in the panels
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Raise / lower the value by one step | Arrow Up / Arrow Down |
| Ten steps at once | Shift plus arrow key |
| A tenth of a step | Alt plus arrow key |
| Apply the value | Enter |
| Discard your input | Esc |
Lines, polygons and points
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Keep 45-degree steps while drawing | Hold Shift |
| Finish a polyline or polygon | Enter or double-click |
| Insert a ready-made line or shape without drawing | Enter before you click the first point |
| Remove the last point while drawing | Backspace |
| Cancel drawing | Esc |
| Move a selected point by 1 / 10 pixels | Arrow keys / ShiftArrow |
| Remove a selected point | Del |
Cropping images
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Move the crop frame a little | Arrow keys |
| Move it further | ShiftArrow |
Course player (learners)
These keys work for your learners in the finished course.
| Action | Key |
|---|---|
| Play / pause | Space |
| Previous / next slide (when the Back and Next buttons are switched on) | Arrow Left / Arrow Right |
| Captions on or off | C |
| Sound off or on | M |
| Full screen (when the full screen button is switched on) | F |
| Show the list of keys | ? |
Your course can add its own keys with the trigger event Key pressed. If you use one of the keys above in a trigger, your trigger wins on that slide.
If something doesn't work
A shortcut does nothing. The cursor is probably in a text field, or a dialog or menu is open. Press Esc or click on an empty spot of the stage, then try again.
The browser does something else instead (for example a bookmark or a new window). Some browsers keep certain key combinations for themselves. Use the button in the ribbon instead; its tooltip shows the shortcut.
The course script
The text format behind AI work in Open Learning Studio. What it is, what a small course looks like, and how to download and open it.
Troubleshooting
Common problems with storage, Moodle and SCORM, media, imports and the AI connection, each with cause and fix, plus answers to frequent questions.