Keyboard Shortcuts

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:

Function Keys

F1 = The Help Key

F2 = View, Six-Key Entry

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

hift + F11 = Edit, Spell Check (Print File) ( Checks from cursor downwards)

Character keys

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

Ctrl + [ = Enter Code dialog

Ctrl + ] = Enter DUSCI Code number (to enter a character not found on your keyboard)

Other keys

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 + Down Arrow = Move to beginning of the next paragraph

Ctrl + Up Arrow = Move to the beginning of the previous paragraph

Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow = Select from cursor to end of paragraph

Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow = Select from cursor to beginning of paragraph

Ctrl + Page Down = Move to next braille page

Ctrl + Page Up = Move back to previous braille page