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Mac & Windows Shortcuts

Everyday keyboard shortcuts for Mac and Windows.

3 min read · Mac & Windows

In this chapter

Start with these two shortcuts

New Script⌘ / Ctrl + N

Add Note⌘ / Ctrl + Shift + N

On Mac, ⌘ means Command. On Windows, use Ctrl.

Keep this nearby

Action	Mac	Windows
New Script	`⌘`+`N`	`Ctrl`+`N`
Add Note	`⌘`+`Shift`+`N`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`N`
Open	`⌘`+`O`	`Ctrl`+`O`
Save	`⌘`+`S`	`Ctrl`+`S`
Save As	`⌘`+`Shift`+`S`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`S`
Close window	`⌘`+`W`	`Ctrl`+`W`
Print	`⌘`+`P`	`Ctrl`+`P`
Undo	`⌘`+`Z`	`Ctrl`+`Z`
Redo	`⌘`+`Shift`+`Z`	`Ctrl`+`Y`
Cut / Copy / Paste	`⌘`+`X / C / V`	`Ctrl`+`X / C / V`
Select All	`⌘`+`A`	`Ctrl`+`A`
Find	`⌘`+`F`	`Ctrl`+`F`
Next search result	`⌘`+`G`	`Ctrl`+`G`
Previous search result	`⌘`+`Shift`+`G`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`G`
Jump palette	`⌘`+`J`	`Ctrl`+`J`
Bold / Italic / Underline	`⌘`+`B / I / U`	`Ctrl`+`B / I / U`
Next element	`⌘`+`Return`	`Ctrl`+`Enter`
Delete current element	`⌘`+`Delete (Backspace)`	`Ctrl`+`Backspace`
Open AI companion	`⌘`+`Shift`+`W`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`W`
Zoom in / out	`⌘`+`Plus / Minus`	`Ctrl`+`Plus / Minus`
Actual size	`⌘`+`0`	`Ctrl`+`0`
Fit to Length	`⌘`+`1`	`Ctrl`+`1`
Fit to Width	`⌘`+`2`	`Ctrl`+`2`
Check Document Now	`⌘`+`;`	`Ctrl`+`;`
Leave Story / cards	`Escape`	`Escape`

Shortcuts follow your focus

Element insertion and deletion require the caret in the screenplay. Story-page arrows navigate only when you are not editing a text field. Bold, italic and underline depend on the current element; character-cue appearance follows the writing profile.

Tab is the screenplay’s element key, with special behavior on empty lines and in suggestion menus. See the Tab transition table.