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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