Frequently Used Shortcut Keys

Oxygen XML Author includes numerous shortcut keys that are assigned to actions to help you edit content. All the shortcuts that are assigned to actions are displayed in the table in the Menu Shortcut Keys preference page.

For information about how to assign or configure shortcut keys, see How to Assign a Shortcut Key or Edit an Existing Shortcut.

Table 1. Frequently Used Shortcut Keys in Oxygen XML Author

Action	Windows/Linux Shortcut Keys	macOS Shortcut Keys	Description of Default Assigned Action
Attribute Editor	Alt + Enter	Option + Enter	Opens the in-place attribute editor
Beginning	Ctrl + Home	Command + Home	Navigates to the beginning of the document
Check Spelling	F7	F7	Opens the spell checking dialog box
Check Well-Formedness	Ctrl + Shift + W	Command + Shift + W	Check well-formedness of current document
Configure Transformation	Ctrl + Shift + C	Command + Shift + C	Opens the Configure Transformation Scenario dialog box
Content Completion / New Line	Enter	Enter	Author mode - Opens the content completion window Text mode - Moves cursor to the next line
Content Completion (Text Mode)	Ctrl + Space	Command + Space	Opens the content completion window in Text mode
Create Bookmark #	Ctrl + Shift + 1-9	Command + Shift + 1-9	Create bookmarks numbered 1 through 9
Create Next Bookmark	F9	F9	Create bookmark numbered whatever is next in sequence
Delete Next Word	Ctrl + Delete	Command + Delete	Deletes the next word or whitespace
Delete Previous Word	Ctrl + Backspace	Command + Backspace	Deletes the previous word or whitespace
Delete Tags	Alt + Shift + X	Command + Option + X	Deletes the start and end tag of the current element
Duplicate Lines Up (Text Mode)	Ctrl + Shift + UpArrow	Option + Shift + UpArrow	Duplicates the selected lines (or current line) and inserts it above the current selection/line
Duplicate Lines Down (Text Mode)	Ctrl + Shift + DownArrow	Option + Shift + DownArrow	Duplicates the selected lines (or current line) and inserts it below the current selection or line
End	Ctrl + End	Command + End	Navigates to the end of the document
Exit	Ctrl + Q	Command + Q	Exit the application
Find	Ctrl + F	Command + F	Opens Find/Replace dialog box
Find Next	F3	Command + G	Finds next occurrence of the last searched term
Find Previous	Shift + F3	Command + Shift + G	Finds previous occurrence of the last searched term
Go To Bookmark	Ctrl + 1-9	Command + 1-9	Go to specific bookmark
Go To Definition	Shift + Ctrl + Enter	Shift + Command + Enter	Go to the definition of the selected item in the associated schema.
Help	F1	F1	Opens help documentation
Insert Para / Format Indent	Ctrl + Shift + P	Command + Shift + P	Author mode - Inserts a paragraph at the cursor position Text mode - Formats and indents current document
Move Tab Left	Ctrl + Alt + Comma	Ctrl + Option + Comma	Moves the current file tab one position to the left
Move Tab Right	Ctrl + Alt + Period	Ctrl + Option + Period	Moves the current file tab one position to the right
Move Node Down (Author)	Alt + DownArrow	Option + DownArrow	Moves the selected XML node down in Author mode
Move Node Down (Text)	Ctrl + Alt + DownArrow	Command + Option + DownArrow	Moves the selected XML node down in Text mode
Move Node Up (Author)	Alt + UpArrow	Option + UpArrow	Moves the selected XML node up in Author mode
Move Node Up (Text)	Ctrl + Alt + UpArrow	Command + Option + UpArrow	Moves the selected XML node up in Text mode
New File	Ctrl + N	Command + N	Opens wizard for creating new documents
Next Word	Ctrl + RightArrow	Command + RightArrow	Navigates to next word
Open/Find Resource	Ctrl + Shift + R	Command + Shift + R	Opens the Open/Find Resource dialog box
Previous Word	Ctrl + LeftArrow	Command + LeftArrow	Navigates to previous word
Print Preview	Ctrl + P	Command + P	Opens the print preview (page setup) dialog box
Quick Assist	Alt + 1	Command + Option + 1	Opens Quick Assist menu if actions are available in the current context (usually indicated with a bulb icon in the left stripe)
Quick Find	Alt + Shift + F	Option + Shift + F	Opens the Quick Find mechanism at the bottom of the editor
Redo	Ctrl + Y (Windows) - Ctrl + Shift + Z (Linux)	Command + Shift + Z	Redo last editing action
Refresh	F5	F5	Refresh
Remove Bookmarks	Ctrl + F7	Command + F7	Removes all bookmarks
Reopen Last Closed Editor	Ctrl + Alt + T	Command + Option + T	Reopens the editor tab that was closed most recently
Reset Zoom	Ctrl + NumPad0	Command + NumPad0	Resets zoom (default font size)
Save	Ctrl + S	Command + S	Saves current document
Save All	Ctrl + Shift + S	Command + Shift + S	Saves all open files
Scroll Down	Ctrl + DownArrow	Command + DownArrow	Scrolls the editor down
Scroll Up	Ctrl + UpArrow	Command + Up Arrow	Scrolls the editor up
Select Content of Element	Alt + [Mouse Triple Click]	Option + [Mouse Triple Click]	Selects the content of an element in Author mode.
Shift Left	Shift + Tab	Shift + Tab	Author mode - Moves the cursor to the previous XML node Text mode - Shifts content to the left
Shift Right	Tab	Tab	Author mode - Moves cursor to the next XML node Text mode - Shifts content to the right
Split Element	Alt + Shift + D	Ctrl + Option + D	Splits the element the cursor position
Surround With	Ctrl + E	Command + E	Surrounds selected content with specified tag
Switch Tabs	Ctrl + Tab / Ctrl + Shift + Tab	Command + Tab / Command + Shift + Tab	Switches between open tabs
Transform	Ctrl + Shift + T	Command + Shift + T	Opens a dialog box for selecting a transformation scenario
Underline / Open URL	Ctrl + U	Command + U	Underlines selected content (in the main editor) Opens the URL (when focus is outside the main editor)
Undo	Ctrl + Z	Command + Z	Undo last editing action
Zoom In	Ctrl + NumPad+	Command + NumPad+	Zooms in (increase font size)
Zoom Out	Ctrl + NumPad-	Command + NumPad-	Zooms out (decrease font size)