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Shortcuts for changing symbol shapes

Select a symbol, and then use these commands to change the symbol’s shape.

To display:

Next library on symbol palette

Previous library on symbol palette

Macintosh

Command +.

Command+,

Windows

Ctrl+.

Ctrl+,

To select:

Oval symbol

Rectangle symbol

Rounded rectangle symbol

Text-only symbol

Cloud symbol

Custom strip symbol

First symbol in current library

Second symbol in current library

Third symbol in current library

Fourth symbol in current library

Fifth symbol in current library

Sixth symbol in current library

Seventh symbol in current library

Eighth symbol in current library

Ninth symbol in current library

Macintosh

Command+1

Command+2

Command+3

Command+4

Command+5

Command+6

Shift+F1

Shift+F2

Shift+F3

Shift+F4

Shift+F5

Shift+F6

Shift+F7

Shift+F8

Shift+F9

Windows

Ctrl+1

Ctrl+2

Ctrl+3

Ctrl+4

Ctrl+5

Ctrl+6

Shift+F1

Shift+F2

Shift+F3

Shift+F4

Shift+F5

Shift+F6

Shift+F7

Shift+F8

Shift+F9

Keyboarding

Inspiration^® provides many keyboard shortcuts that can save you time and make it easier to edit diagrams and outlines. The following excerpt from the Inspiration^® 7.6 User's Manual can be a useful guide for adding shortcuts to your Inspiration repertoire. We suggest you keep this resources section available while using Inspiration^®. Refer to this section often; we think you'll be surprised by how proficient you've become.

The following shortcuts are primarily for Inspiration versions 7.x. Keyboarding for version 8 is coming soon.

Common commands such as opening and closing documents Navigating in Diagram View Selecting and moving objects in Diagram View Adding symbols Adding links Changing symbol shapes Navigating in Outline View			Selecting and moving topics in Outline View Adding outline topics Editing text Selecting text Formatting Working with notes Using the Listen tool Viewing documents

Shortcuts for common commands

To:

Open new document
Open existing document
Close active window
Save current document
Print
Print preview
Quit/Exit Inspiration
Undo
Redo
Cut
Copy
Paste
Clear
Find
Find next
Spell check
Create a hyperlink
Open Help system

Macintosh

Command+N
Command+O
Command+W
Command+S
Command+P
Command+;
Command+Q
Command+Z
Command+Shift+Z
Command+X
Command+C
Command+V
Delete
Command+F
F3
F7
F6
(none)

Windows

Ctrl+N
Ctrl+O
Ctrl+W
Ctrl+S
Ctrl+P
Ctrl+;
Ctrl+Q
Ctrl+Z
Ctrl+Shift+Z
Ctrl+X
Ctrl+C
Ctrl+V
Backspace or Delete
Ctrl+F
F3
F7
F6
F1

Shortcuts for navigating in Diagram View

You can use the following keyboard commands to move around in your document when
you are not in text editing. When the grid is off, movements still occur relative to the grid
height and width. For finer control when navigating, we recommend setting the grid height
and width to .25 in (.64 cm).

To:

Scroll left one grid box

Scroll right one grid box

Scroll up one grid box

Scroll down one grid box

Scroll to top left

Scroll to bottom right

Scroll up one page

Scroll down one page

Scroll left one page

Scroll right one page

Scroll to selection

Macintosh

Left Arrow

Right Arrow

Up Arrow

Down Arrow

Command+Home

Command+End

Page Up

Page Down

Command+Page Up or Control+ Left Arrow

Command+Page Down or Control+Right Arrow

Command+9

Windows

Left Arrow

Right Arrow

Up Arrow

Down Arrow

Ctrl+Home

Ctrl+End

Page Up

Page Down

Ctrl+Page Up

Ctrl+Page Down

Ctrl+9

Shortcuts for selecting and moving objects in Diagram View

You can use the following keyboard commands to select objects in your document when
you are not in text editing. When the grid is off, movements still occur relative to the grid
width and height. To select objects such as links with the arrow keys, we recommend
setting the grid width and height to .25 in (.64 cm).

To:

Select all objects

Select first main idea

Select subtopics

Select this level

Move cursor selection left one grid box

Move cursor selection right one grid box

Move cursor selection up one grid box

Move cursor selection down one grid box

Move selected symbols left one pixel

Move selected symbols right one pixel

Move selected symbols up one pixel

Move selected symbols down one pixel

Nudge selection left one pixel

Nudge selection right one pixel

Nudge selection up one pixel

Nudge selection down one pixel

Group seleced diagram objects

Arrange diagram

Macintosh

Command+A

Command+M or Home

Command+Shift+M

Command+Shift+N

Left Arrow

Right Arrow

Up Arrow

Down Arrow

Shift+Left Arrow

Shift+Right Arrow

Shift+Up Arrow

Shift+Down Arrow

Option+Left Arrow

Option+Right Arrow

Option+Up Arrow

Option+Down Arrow

Command+G,

Command+7

Windows

Ctrl+A

Ctrl+M or Home

Ctrl+Shift+M

Ctrl+Shift+N

Left Arrow

Right Arrow

Up Arrow

Down Arrow

Shift+Left Arrow

Shift+Right Arrow

Shift+Up Arrow

Shift+Down Arrow

Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow

Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow

Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow

Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow

Ctrl+G

Ctrl+7

Shortcuts for adding symbols
When a symbol is selected, these commands make new symbols in relationship to the selected symbol.
	With a symbol selected: Make a symbol to the left Make a symbol to the right Make a symbol above Make a symbol below With a symbol selected or when in text editing: Turn on RapidFire Create a new symbol where you click, linked to the currently selected symbol With no selection: Select any open space (crosshair showing in workspace)	Macintosh Command+Left Arrow Command+Right Arrow Command+Up Arrow Command+Down Arrow	Windows Ctrl+Left Arrow Ctrl+Right Arrow Ctrl+Up Arrow Ctrl+Down Arrow

		F9 Command+Click Type any text character	F9 Ctrl+Click Type any text character

Shortcuts for adding links

To:

Turn link tool on/off

Move link target point when link tool is on

Select origin and target symbols when link tool is on

Macintosh

Command+\

Arrow keys

Return or Enter

Windows

Ctrl+\

Arrow keys

Enter or 10-Key Enter

Shortcuts for navigating in Outline View

To:

Scroll to top
Scroll to bottom
Scroll to selection

Macintosh

Command+Home
Command+End
Command+9

Windows

Ctrl+Home
Ctrl+End
Ctrl+9

Shortcuts for selecting and moving topics in Outline View
In Outline View, if you select a topic instead of text, the keys have the following effect.
	To: Select all topics Select first main idea Select subtopics Select this level Select previous topic Select next topic Select next topic above at same level Select next topic below at same level Select superior topic Select superior topic and hide Select inferior topic and show it Select inferior topic Move topic left (Move Left) Move topic right (Move Right) Move topic up (Flip Up) Move topic down (Flip Down) Promote subtopics Demote topics Split notes text and Split notes text and add text in front of the cursor to the topic text	Macintosh Command+A Command+M or Home Command+Shift+M Command+Shift+N Up Arrow Down Arrow Command+Up Arrow Command+Down Arrow Command+Left Arrow Command+Shift+Left Arrow Command+Shift+Right Arrow Command+Right Arrow Command+L or Shift+Left Arrow Command+R or Shift+Right Arrow Command+' or Shift+Up Arrow Command+/ or Shift+Down Arrow Command+[ Command+] Command+E	Windows Ctrl+A Ctrl+M or Home Ctrl+Shift+M Ctrl+Shift+N Up Arrow Down Arrow Ctrl+Up Arrow Ctrl+Down Arrow Ctrl+Left Arrow Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow Ctrl+Right Arrow Ctrl+L or Shift+Left Arrow Ctrl+R or Shift+Right Arrow Ctrl+' or Shift+Up Arrow Ctrl+/ or Shift+Down Arrow Ctrl+[ Ctrl+] Ctrl+E

Shortcuts for adding outline topics

To:

Insert topic if no subtopics; otherwise, insert subtopic

Add topic

Insert subtopic

Insert higher level topic

Split topic

Split notes text and add text in front of the cursor to the topic text

Macintosh

Command+G

Command+K

Command+J

Command+`

Command+E

Windows

Ctrl+G

Ctrl+K

Ctrl+J

Ctrl+`

Ctrl+E

Shortcuts for editing text

When editing text, you can use these shortcuts to move the insertion point in text.

To move the insertion point to:

Beginning of topic
End of topic
Beginning of line
End of line
Left one character
Right one character
Left one word
Right one word
Up one line
Down one line
Up one paragraph
Down one paragraph

Macintosh

Command+Home
Command+End
Home
End
Left Arrow
Right Arrow
Command+Left Arrow
Command+Right
Up Arrow
Down Arrow
Command+Up Arrow
Command+Down Arrow

Windows

Ctrl+Home
Ctrl+End
Home
End
Left Arrow
Right Arrow
Ctrl+Left Arrow
Ctrl+Right Arrow
Up Arrow
Down Arrow
Ctrl+Up Arrow
Ctrl+Down Arrow

To:

End text editing

Add a Tab character

Split notes text and add
text in front of the cursor to
the topic text (Outline View
only)

Macintosh

Esc or Shift+Return or Shift+Enter

Option+Tab

Command+E

Windows

Esc or Shift+Enter or Shift+10-Key Enter

Ctrl+E

Shortcuts for selecting text
When editing text, you can use these shortcuts to select text.
	To: Extend selection to beginning of topic Extend selection to end of topic Extend selection to beginning of line Extend selection to end of line Extend selection left one character Extend selection right one character Extend selection left one word Extend selection right one word Extend selection up one line Extend selection down one line Extend selection up one paragraph Extend selection down one paragraph End text editing Add a Tab character	Macintosh Command+Shift+Home Command+Shift+End Shift+Home Shift+End Shift+Left Arrow Shift+Right Arrow Command+Shift+Left Arrow Command+Shift+Right Arrow Shift+Up Arrow Shift+Down Arrow Command+Shift+Up Arrow Command+Shift+Down Arrow Esc or Shift+Return or Shift+Enter Option+Tab	Windows Ctrl+Shift+Home Ctrl+Shift+End Shift+Home Shift+End Shift+Left Arrow Shift+Right Arrow Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow Shift+Up Arrow Shift+Down Arrow Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow Esc or Shift+Enter or Shift+10-Key Enter

Shortcuts for formatting

To:

Bold

Italic

Underline

Left align

Center align

Right align

Increase font size

Decrease font size

Set default look of symbols, links, or notes

Apply default look to symbols, links, or notes

Paste symbol size

Macintosh

Command+B

Command+I

Command+U

Command+Shift+L

Command+Shift+C

Command+Shift+R

Command+Shift+>

Command+Shift+<

Command+Shift+F5

Command+Shift+V

Windows

Ctrl+B

Ctrl+I

Ctrl+U

Ctrl+Shift+L

Ctrl+Shift+C

Ctrl+Shift+R

Ctrl+Shift+>

Ctrl+Shift+<

Ctrl+Shift+F5

Ctrl+Shift+V

Shortcuts for working with notes

To:

Add a note to the selected symbol or topic

Hide or show a note

End text editing and select the note

Deselect note and select the note's symbol

Macintosh

Command+Y

Esc

Windows

Ctrl+Y

Esc

Shortcuts for using the Listen tool

To use these shortcuts, the Listen tool must be enabled in Application Properties.

To:

Turn Listen tool on/off

Read text in current selection

Macintosh

Command+Shift+D

Command+D

Windows

Ctrl+Shift+D

Ctrl+D

Shortcuts for viewing documents

To:

Switch between Outline and Diagram Views

Zoom in

Zoom out

Fit diagram to window

Show specified number of levels

Focus in on selected area of diagram or outline while hiding other elements

Focus out to show entire diagram or outline

Note hide/show

Subtopics hide/show

Rulers on/off

Symbol palette hide/show

Toolbars on/off

Macintosh

Command+T

Command+=

Command+-

[Command+E

Command+8

Command+Shift+X

Command+Shift+Y

Command+Y

Command+H

Command+Shift+G

Command+F8

Windows

Ctrl+T

Ctrl+=

Ctrl+-

Ctrl+E

Ctrl+8

Ctrl+Shift+X

Ctrl+Shift+Y

Ctrl+Y

Ctrl+H

Ctrl+Shift+G

Ctrl+F8