Shortcut Keys
| Moving around Clip Gallery | |
|---|---|
| To do this | Press this |
| Go to All Categories or Home page | ALT+HOME |
| Exit Clip Gallery | ALT+F4 |
| Select among multiple open Clip Gallery windows | ALT+TAB |
| Select the Media tabs from left to right or right to left | CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
| Move focus to the main areas of the Clip Gallery window | TAB or SHIFT+TAB |
| Launch a new Clip Gallery window | CTRL+N |
| Close the window that has focus | ALT+F4 |
| Activate a selected category (execute), clip (Pop-up control), or control | ENTER |
| Accessing the toolbar | |
| To do this | Press this |
| Move focus to the Search for clips box | CTRL+F |
| Move forward or backward one word in the Search for clips box | CTRL+LEFT ARROW or CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
| Expand the Search for clips combo box (if editing) and focus on the first item | ALT+DOWN ARROW |
| Display spelling suggestions in the Search for clips box | SHIFT+F10 |
| Shrink Clip Gallery to small window size | CTRL+SHIFT+< |
| Expand Clip Gallery to normal window size | CTRL+SHIFT+> |
| Import clips | ALT+I |
| Clips Online | ALT+C |
| Open Help | ALT+H or F1 |
| Show Context Help for whatever has focus | SHIFT+F1 |
| Finding or selecting clips | |
| To do this | Press this |
| Find more clips with similar artistic style | SHIFT+F7 |
| Find more clips with similar color and shape | SHIFT+F8 |
| Move left and right, up and down, among categories or clips | ARROW KEYS |
| Select additional clips after one clip has been selected | SHIFT+ARROW KEYS |
| Select all clips on the current page | CTRL+A |
| Go to next page (when focus on clips, same as Keep Looking) | SHIFT+BACKSPACE |
| Go to previous page (when focus on clips, same as Back) | BACKSPACE |
| Move back to a previously seen page | ALT+LEFT ARROW |
| Move forward to a previously seen page | ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Scroll up | PAGE UP |
| Scroll down | PAGE DOWN |
| Preview or play a clip | F6 |
| Insert the clip in your document | CTRL+I |
| Copy (select the clip to clipboard) | CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT |
| Paste (import from clipboard to Clip Gallery) | CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT |
| Delete selected clip or category | DELETE |
| Move to the beginning of a page and select the first item | HOME |
| Move to the end of a page and select the last item | END |
| Using the Pop-up menu | |
| To do this | Press this |
| Show or hide the Pop-up control for the clip that has focus (same as click) | SPACEBAR |
| Shift focus to another button on the Pop-up menu | TAB or SHIFT+TAB |
| Expand the Pop-up control | Tab to the Find similar clips or Add clip to Favorites button, and then press ENTER |
| Shrink the Pop-up control | Tab to the Find similar clips or Add clip to Favorites button, and then press ENTER |
| Preview or Play | Tab to the Preview or Play button, and then press ENTER |
| Using a shortcut menu | |
| To do this | Press this |
| Display a shortcut menu for a collection, clip, or link (same as right-click) | SHIFT+F10 |
| Display a shortcut menu | Shortcut Menu Key (only on the Microsoft Natural Keyboard) |
| Open the Clip Properties dialog box on a selected clip | ALT+ENTER |
| Using the Preview window | |
| To do this | Press this |
| Open or close the Preview window (from a clip that has focus) | F6 |
| Shift focus between the Preview window and the Clip Gallery window | CTRL+F6 |
| Open the shortcut menu on the Preview window | ALT+SPACEBAR |
| Preview a different clip while the Preview window is open | Move focus to the Clip Gallery window (CTRL+F6), and then use ARROW KEYS |
| Using dialog boxes | |
| To do this | Press this |
| Exit a dialog box | ESC |
| Shift focus forward and backward between different areas of a dialog box | TAB and SHIFT+TAB |
| Activate a selected category (execute), clip (Pop-up control), or control | ENTER |