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      Keyboard shortcuts

      Quang Pham

      Updated on March 5th, 2025

      This article provides a list of keyboard shortcuts in Grids (CMS module) and the CAT editor (CAT module), organized by operating system: Windows, macOS, and Linux (Kubuntu). Keyboard shortcuts enable users to perform tasks more efficiently and navigate Grids with ease.

      Tips

      To open the keyboard shortcut list within a Grid or CAT editor, use this shortcut:

      • Windows, Linux (Kubuntu): Ctrl + /
      • MacOS: + /
       

      CMS module

      General

      Action Windows MacOS Linux (Kubuntu)
      Copy without quotes Ctrl + E + E Ctrl + E
      Copy Ctrl + C + C Ctrl + C
      Cut Ctrl + X + X Ctrl + X
      Paste Ctrl + V + V Ctrl + V
      Undo Ctrl + Z + Z Ctrl + Z
      Redo

      Ctrl + Y

      (Ctrl + Shift + Z

      + Y

      ( + Shift + Z )

      Ctrl + Y

      (Ctrl + Shift + Z

      Copy from source to target Ctrl + Shift + V + Shift + V Ctrl + Shift + V
      Find in Grid Ctrl + F + F Ctrl + F
      Toggle special characters Ctrl + Shift + . + Shift + . Ctrl + Shift + .
      Toggle live spell check Ctrl + Shift + L + Shift + L Ctrl + Shift + L
      Mark as Out-of-date Ctrl + Shift + O + Shift + O Ctrl + Shift + O
      Mark as Up-to-date Ctrl + Shift + U + Shift + U Ctrl + Shift + U
      Duplicate selected record Alt + Shift + D + Shift + D Alt + Shift + D
      Insert new record above Alt + Shift + A + Shift + A Alt + Shift + A
      Apply first TM entry Ctrl + Shift + J + Shift + J Ctrl + Shift + J
      Open Extended view Alt + Shift + E + Shift + E Alt + Shift + E
      Open Record history Ctrl + Alt + H + + H Ctrl + Alt + H
      Action Windows MacOS Linux (Kubuntu)
      Scroll up Fn + (Page Up) Fn + (Page Up) Fn + (Page Up)
      Scroll down Fn + (Page Down) Fn + (Page Down) Fn + (Page Down)
      Scroll to first column Fn + (Home) Fn + (Home) Fn + (Home)
      Scroll to last column Fn + (End) Fn + (End) Fn + (End)
      Move to first row Ctrl + + Ctrl +
      Move to last row Ctrl + + Ctrl +

      Edit cells

      Action Windows MacOS Linux (Kubuntu)
      Select multiple cells up Shift + Shift + Shift +
      Select multiple cells down Shift + Shift + Shift +
      Select multiple cells left Shift + Shift + Shift +
      Select multiple cells right Shift + Shift + Shift +
      Edit selected cell F2 (Enter) F2 (Return) F2 (Enter)
      Finish editing and move to the cell below Ctrl + Enter + Return Ctrl + Enter
      Finish editing and move to the next cell Tab Tab Tab

      CAT module

      General

      Action Windows MacOS Linux (Kubuntu)
      Copy Ctrl + C + C Ctrl + C
      Cut Ctrl + X + X Ctrl + X
      Paste Ctrl + V + V Ctrl + V
      Undo Ctrl + Z + Z Ctrl + Z
      Redo

      Ctrl + Y

      (Ctrl + Shift + Z

      + Y

      ( + Shift + Z )

      Ctrl + Y

      (Ctrl + Shift + Z

      Copy from source to target Ctrl + Shift + V + Shift + V Ctrl + Shift + V
      Find & Replace Ctrl + F + F Ctrl + F
      Toggle special characters Ctrl + Shift + . + Shift + . Ctrl + Shift + .
      Toggle live spell check Ctrl + Shift + L + Shift + L Ctrl + Shift + L
      Go to segment Ctrl + G + G Ctrl + G
      Delete target text Ctrl + D + D Ctrl + D
      Mark as Out-of-date Ctrl + Shift + O + Shift + O Ctrl + Shift + O
      Mark as Up-to-date Ctrl + Shift + U + Shift + U Ctrl + Shift + U
      Toggle repetition F4 F4  F4 
      Open concordance search Ctrl + K + K Ctrl + K
      Open Gridly AI Ctrl + I + I Ctrl + I
      Open segment comment Ctrl + M + M Ctrl + M
      Open context note Ctrl + Alt + T + + T Ctrl + Alt + T
      Open record data Ctrl + Alt + D control + + D Ctrl + Alt + D
      Open QA check F9 F9  F9 
      Insert a non-breaking space Ctrl + Shift + Space + Space Ctrl + Shift + Space
      Move segment to the next status Alt + +   Alt +  

      Tag

      Action Windows MacOS Linux (Kubuntu)
      Insert tag F8 F8  F8 
      Insert all tag Ctrl + Shift + F8 + Shift + F8 Ctrl + Shift + F8
      Remove all tags Ctrl + F8 + F8 Ctrl + F8
      Insert tag by number Ctrl + Alt + Number (1-9) control + + Number (1-9) Ctrl + Alt + Number (1-9)

      CAT pane

      Action Windows MacOS Linux (Kubuntu)
      Open CAT pane Ctrl + Alt + P + + P Ctrl + Alt + P
      CAT result move up Ctrl + + Ctrl +
      CAT result move down Ctrl + + Ctrl +
      CAT result insert Ctrl + Space + Space Ctrl + Space
      CAT result insert by number Ctrl + Number (1-9) + Number (1-9) Ctrl + Number (1-9)

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