Obi Keyboard Shorcuts
Keyboard shortcuts
This is the list of keyboard shortcuts for Obi 2.0 (release date: October 20, 2011)
Global shortcuts
| Menu Item | Shortcut keys |
| File | Alt+F |
| Create new project | Ctrl+N |
| Create new project from Import | Ctrl+Shift+N |
| Open project | Ctrl+O |
| Restore from backup | (None) |
| Close project | Ctrl+W |
| Save project | Ctrl+S |
| Save project in different location | Ctrl+Shift+S |
| Recent projects | (None) |
| Exit Obi | Alt+F4 |
| Menu Item | Shortcut keys |
| Edit | Alt+E |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Y |
| Cut | Ctrl+X |
| Copy | Ctrl+C |
| Paste | Ctrl+V |
| Paste before | Ctrl+Alt+V |
| Paste inside | Ctrl+Shift+V |
| Delete | Del |
| Select nothing | (None) |
| Delete unused data | Ctrl+Shift+L |
| Find | Ctrl+F |
| Find next | F3 |
| Find previous | Shift+F3 |
| Bookmark -> Set as bookmark | (None) |
| Bookmark -> Goto bookmark | (None) |
| Menu Item | Shortcut keys |
| View | Alt+V |
| Show TOC view | Ctrl+Alt+T |
| Show metadata view | Ctrl+Alt+M |
| Show transport bar | Ctrl+Alt+B |
| Show status bar | Ctrl+Alt+U |
| Focus on TOC view/Content View | F6 |
| Focus on transport bar | Ctrl+F6 |
| Show peak meter | Ctrl+Alt+P |
| Show source view | Ctrl+Alt+O |
| Show recording tool bar | Ctrl+Alt+R |
| Zoom in | Ctrl+Alt++ |
| Zoom out | Ctrl+Alt+- |
| Normal size | Ctrl+Alt+0 |
| Audio zoom in | Ctrl+Alt+Shift++ |
| Audio zoom out | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+- |
| Reset audio size | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+0 |
| Section properties | Alt+Enter |
| Phrase properties | Alt+Enter |
| Project properties | (None) |
| Menu Item | Shortcut keys |
| Sections | Alt+S |
| Add section | Ctrl+H |
| Add subsection | Ctrl+Shift+H |
| Insert section | Ctrl+Alt+H |
| Rename section | F2 |
| Decrease section level | Ctrl+Shift+Left |
| Increase section level | Ctrl+Shift+Right |
| Split section | Ctrl+Shift+Q |
| Merge section with next | Ctrl+Shift+M |
| Merge multiple sections | (None) |
| Section is used | Ctrl+K |
| Menu Item | Shortcut Keys |
| Phrases | Alt+P |
| Add blank phrase | Ctrl+B |
| Add blank pages | Ctrl+Shift+B |
| Import audio files | Ctrl+I |
| Split phrase | Ctrl+Q |
| Merge->Merge phrase with next | Ctrl+M |
| Merge->Merge with following phrases | None |
| Merge ->Merge with preceding phrases | None |
| Crop Audio | Ctrl+Alt+Q |
| Phrase is TODO | F9 |
| Phrase is used | Ctrl+K |
| Assign role->Plain | (None) |
| Assign role->Heading | Ctrl+Shift+D |
| Assign role->Page | Ctrl+Shift+G |
| Assign role->Silence | Ctrl+Shift+E |
| (New Custom Role) | (None) |
| Clear role | Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Edit roles | (None) |
| Apply phrase detection...->Selected item | Ctrl+Shift+P |
| Apply phrase detection...->Multiple sections | None |
| Begin audio selection | Ctrl+[ |
| End audio selection | Ctrl+] |
| Goto Next TODO phrase | Ctrl+F9 |
| Goto Previous TODO phrase | Ctrl+Shift+F9 |
| Goto Page/ Phrase/ Time | Ctrl+G |
| Delete following phrases | (none) |
| Menu Item | Shortcut keys |
| Transport | Alt+A |
| Play->Play all | Ctrl+shift+Space |
| Play->Play selection | Space |
| Pause/Resume | Space |
| Stop | Ctrl+Space |
| Fast play->Normal speed | Ctrl+0 |
| Fast play->Normal speed with elapse back | (None) |
| Fast play->Speed up | Ctrl++ |
| Fast play->Speed down | Ctrl+- |
| Preview from | Ctrl+P |
| Preview up to | (None) |
| Preview selected | (None) |
| Record->Start monitoring/recording | Ctrl+R |
| Record->Start recording directly | Ctrl+Shift+R |
| Allow overwrite | (None) |
| Navigation->Previous section | Alt+Up |
| Navigation->Previous page | Alt+Page Up |
| Navigation->Previous phrase | Alt+Left |
| Navigation->Next phrase | Alt+Right |
| Navigation->Next page | Alt+Page Dn |
| Navigation->Next section | Alt+Down |
| Navigation->Play on Navigate | (None) |
| Rewind | Ctrl+, |
| Fast forward | Ctrl+. |
| Menu Item | Shortcut Keys |
| Tools | Alt+T |
| Preferences | Ctrl+Alt+F |
| Export Audio | Ctrl+Alt+E |
| Export as DAISY | Ctrl+E |
| Clean unreferenced audio | Ctrl+L |
| Convert audio to MP3 | (None) |
| DAISY 3 Validator | (None) |
| DAISY 2.02 Light Validator | (None) |
| Fileset renamer | (None) |
| Menu Item | Shortcut keys |
| Help | Alt+H |
| Contents | F1 |
| Online Resources/Issue Tracker | (None) |
| About Obi | (None) |
Content view shortcuts
Navigation shortcuts:
| Operation | Shortcut keys |
| Move to next section | Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow |
| Move to previous section | Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow |
| Move to the first section of the project | Ctrl+Home |
| Move to the last section of the project | Ctrl+End |
| Move to next phrase | Right Arrow |
| Move to previous phrase | Left Arrow |
| Move to the first phrase of the section | Home |
| Move to the last phrase of the section | End |
| Move to the first phrase in next row | Down Arrow |
| Move to the first phrase in previous row | Up Arrow |
| Move to a phrase holding a special role after the current phrase | F4 |
| Move to a phrase holding a special role before the current phrase | Shift+F4 |
| Move to a page phrase following the current phrase | Ctrl+Page Down |
| Move to the page phrase prior to the current phrase | Ctrl+Page Up |
| Move to the next Todo phrase | Ctrl+F9 |
| Move to the previous Todo phrase | Ctrl+Shift+F9 |
| Move to the next empty phrase | Ctrl+Alt+F4 |
| Move to next phrase separator | Ctrl+Right Arrow |
| Move to previous phrase separator | Ctrl+Left Arrow |
| Move to first phrase | Home/ Right Arrow/Down Arrow |
| Move to last phrase | End |
| Move to enclosing section | Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow |
| Move to next section | Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow |
| Move to a phrase separator on the right | Ctrl+Right Arrow |
| Move to a phrase separator on the left | Ctrl+Left Arrow |
| Move to a phrase on the right | Right Arrow |
| Move to a phrase on the left | Left Arrow |
Selection, playback and recording shortcuts:
| Operation | Shortcut keys |
| Select whole audio in phrase | A |
| Preview selected fragment | C |
| Return to normal speed | D |
| Return to normal speed with elapse back | E |
| Increase fast play rate | F |
| Navigate to next section | H |
| Navigate to previous section | Shift + H |
| Navigate to next phrase | K |
| Navigate to previous phrase | J |
| Nudge selection (forward) | N |
| Nudge selection (backward) | Shift + N |
| Navigate to next page | P |
| Navigate to previous page | Shift + P |
| Decrease fast play rate | S |
| Play/pause | Space |
| Play or resume from selection | Shift + Space |
| Preview from current position | V |
| Preview up to current position | X |
| Selection begin mark | [ |
| Select from beginning to audio cursor | Shift + [ |
| Selection end mark | ] |
| Select from audio cursor to end | Shift + ] |
| Text VU meter right channel | Alt +R |
| Text VU meter left channel | Alt +L |
| Focus on time display | F8 |
