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Keyboard shortcuts
Anywhere (even when Briefcast is in the background)#
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Ctrl+Shift+R |
Start or stop recording (full screen, with your current settings) |
| Ctrl+Shift+H |
Show or hide the recording bar, while recording |
| Alt+Shift+V |
Switch the main view between screen and camera, while recording with a separate webcam file |
| Ctrl+Shift+B |
Show or hide the recording buttons in the bottom bar |
| Ctrl+Shift+D |
Start or stop drawing on screen (when annotation is enabled in Settings) |
| Alt+Shift+1 – 9, 0, L |
Live display: cut to a camera, show all cameras, next layout (while the display is live) |
Library#
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Ctrl+click |
Add or remove a photo from the selection, in the image grid |
| Shift+click |
Select a range of photos, in the image grid |
| Esc |
Clear the selection |
| ← / → |
Previous or next track, when an audio file is open |
Video and audio player#
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Space or K |
Play / pause |
| J / L |
Slow down / speed up |
| ← / → |
Back / forward 5 seconds (videos) |
| , / . |
Previous / next frame |
| Shift+P / Shift+N |
Previous / next file |
| M |
Mute |
| F |
Fullscreen |
| T |
Theater mode |
| I |
Picture-in-picture |
| C |
Captions on/off |
| ? |
Show all player shortcuts |
Image editor#
| Shortcut |
Action |
| V |
Select / move |
| P |
Pen |
| H |
Highlighter |
| A |
Arrow |
| R |
Rectangle |
| O |
Ellipse |
| T |
Text |
| B |
Blur / redact |
| N |
Numbered step |
| Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z |
Undo / redo |
| Ctrl+D |
Duplicate |
| Del |
Delete selected |
| Ctrl+= / Ctrl+- |
Zoom in / out |
PDF annotator#
| Shortcut |
Action |
| V |
Select |
| P |
Pen |
| H |
Highlighter |
| T |
Text note |
| E |
Eraser |
| [ / ] |
Smaller / larger stroke, text or eraser |
| ← / → |
Previous / next page |
| B |
Two-page view |
| F |
Fullscreen presentation |
| Ctrl+= / Ctrl+- |
Zoom in / out |
| Ctrl+0 |
Reset zoom |
| Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z |
Undo / redo |
| Ctrl+V |
Paste an image onto the page |
Docs#
| Shortcut |
Action |
| / |
Insert menu (headings, lists, table, image, page break…) |
| Ctrl+F |
Find and replace |
| Ctrl+P |
Print |
| Ctrl+S |
Save now |
| Ctrl+K |
Add or edit a link |
| Ctrl+Enter |
Page break |
| Ctrl+Shift+S |
Start or stop voice typing |
| Double-click a page's top or bottom margin |
Edit the header, footer and page numbers |
| Ctrl+B / Ctrl+I / Ctrl+U |
Bold / italic / underline |
| Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y |
Undo / redo |
Whiteboard#
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Ctrl+A |
Select everything on the page |
| Arrow keys |
Nudge the selection 1 px (Shift for 10 px) |
| Delete / Backspace |
Delete the selection |
| Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y |
Undo / redo |
| Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V |
Copy and paste shapes; Ctrl+V also pastes an image, such as a screenshot (mindmaps too) |
| Alt (while dragging) |
Toggle snap to grid |
| Ctrl+scroll or pinch |
Zoom |
On-screen annotation (while drawing)#
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Esc |
Stop drawing |
| Backspace |
Clear the screen |
| 1 – 8 |
Pick a colour |
| P, M, N, L |
Pen, Marker, Neon, Laser |
Live display (when the display or its controls are focused)#
| Shortcut |
Action |
| 1 – 9 |
Cut to that camera |
| Shift+1 – 9 |
Add or remove a camera |
| 0 |
Show all cameras |
| G, S, O |
Grid, Spotlight, One camera |
| L |
Next layout |
| Esc |
Stop the live display |
Screenshot picker#
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Enter |
Capture the highlighted window |
| Esc |
Cancel |
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