A keyboard shortcut, also known as an accelerator, allows you to trigger an action without stepping through the menus with the normal menu keys. Listed below are DBT's shortcut keys:
F1 = The Help Key
F2 = View, Six + Key Entry (Braille file only)
F3 = File, Save As
F4 = Layout, Left Margin, 3
F5 = Layout, Code List
F6 = Edit, Replace
F8 = Layout, Styles
F9 = Insert Code
F10 = Activate Menu Bar
F11 = Edit, Find Misspelling
Alt + F2 = Layout, Character Codes, Hard Space
Alt + F3 = View, Codes
Alt + F4 = File, Exit
Alt + F7 = Layout, Line Codes, Flush Right w/Leader
Ctrl + F4 = File, Close
Ctrl + F5 = View, Print Font (Braille File)
Ctrl + F6 = View, Braille Font (Braille File)
Ctrl + F7 = View, SimBraille Font (Braille File)
Ctrl + F8 = View, Translated Line (Braille or Print File)
Ctrl + F9 = Insert Style
Ctrl + F11 = Document, Embosser Setup
Ctrl + F12 = Document, Printer Setup
Shift + F1 = Layout, Line Codes, Single Spacing
Shift + F2 = Layout, Line Codes, Double Spacing
Shift + F4 = Layout, Right Margin, 6
Shift + F6 = Layout, Line Codes, Centering
Shift + F7 = Layout, Line Codes, Flush Right
Shift + F11 = Edit, Spell Check (Print File) ( Checks from cursor downwards)
Alt + 0 = Layout, Translation Codes, Grade 0
Alt + 1 = Layout, Translation Codes, Grade 1
Alt + 2 = Layout, Translation Codes, Grade 2
Alt + 3 = Layout, Translation Codes, CBC
Alt + 4 = Layout, Translation Codes, Spanish Text
Alt + 5 = Layout, Translation Codes, LIFG Text
Alt + D = Document menu
Alt + E = Edit menu
Alt + F = File menu
Alt + G = Global menu
Alt + H = Help menu
Alt + L = Layout menu
Alt + V = View menu
Ctrl + A = Edit, Select All
Ctrl + B = Layout, Character Codes, Group
Ctrl + C = Edit, Copy
Ctrl + E = File, Emboss
Ctrl + F = Edit, Find
Ctrl + G = Edit, Goto (Not applicable in Coded View)
Ctrl + H = Edit, Highlight
Ctrl + I = Edit, Find Again
Ctrl + K = Layout, Line Codes, Skip Line
Ctrl + L = Layout, Line Codes, New Line
Ctrl + M = Layout, Line Codes, New Paragraph
Ctrl + N = File, New
Ctrl + O = File, Open
Ctrl + P = File, Print
Ctrl + R = Layout, Runover Offset, 3
Ctrl + S = File, Save
Ctrl + T = File, Translate
Ctrl + V = Edit, Paste
Ctrl + X = Edit, Cut
Ctrl + Y = Redo
Ctrl + Z = Undo
Alt + Right Arrow = Layout, Style Level +
Alt + Left Arrow = Layout, Style Level -
Alt + Enter = Layout, Page Codes, New Reference Page
Ctrl + Enter = Layout, Page Codes, New Page
Shift + Arrow keys = Highlight text
Ctrl +Shift + Down Arrow = Select from cursor to end of paragraph