Menu Item Shortcuts
Most of the keyboard shortcuts below are also accessible via the menu bar or shortcut menus. For convenience, items not available in the menus, but with related functions are also included. For example, all shortcut keys related to amplify
To select words or a reference and search for the selection in the text or tool of your choice. You can select the resource in the Library or Amplify menus. A triple-click is a shortcut which amplifies to the top tool of the relevant category. actions are listed with the Amplify To select words or a reference and search for the selection in the text or tool of your choice. You can select the resource in the Library or Amplify menus. A triple-click is a shortcut which amplifies to the top tool of the relevant category. shortcuts, below.
File Shortcuts
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Open a new default tab |
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Open a new simple Construct |
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Open a new Greek Construct |
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Open a new Hebrew Construct |
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Create a duplicate tab (from the active The application, window, tab, or other screen element which is currently being used; sometimes called the "front" or "frontmost" screen element tab) |
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Open |
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Save |
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Open the Print Settings |
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Quit Accordance |
Edit Shortcuts
*Items preceded by an asterisk apply ONLY to actions performed in an Edit window.
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Undo |
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Cut |
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Copy |
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Paste |
| Backspace | Delete |
| Alt+Ctrl+C | Copy as Citation |
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Copy as References |
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Copy as Interlinear |
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Copy as Style Only |
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Paste Style |
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Select all text or objects |
| Ctrl+, | Open the Preferences dialog box |
The following shortcut keys relate to working in an Edit Window.
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-- | Go to the next or previous note or article |
| Shift+Click | Triangle buttons of a User Tool Edit Window | Go to the next block |
| Shift+Click on Triangle Buttons | Create new User Note on the next or previous verse | |
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Margin of the Tool | Increase the level of the subtitle hierarchy |
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Margin of the Tool | Decrease the level of the subtitle hierarchy |
Search/Search Entry box Shortcuts
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Open the Select Lexical Forms or Select Key Numbers dialog box for choosing and entering a lexical form The canonical (dictionary) form of a word or key number in the Search Entry box |
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Open the Select Root Forms dialog box for choosing and entering a root A root is a unit of a language that cannot be further divided, from which words are derived by modification. The root does not necessarily survive as a word in itself. The Accordance roots may combine homographs and therefore a single root may include roots with different etymologies and meanings. In Hebrew, by convention, the lexical form (lemma) of a verb is the same as the root. form in the Search Entry box |
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Display the Enter Root Forms item on the Search menu |
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Open the Select Inflected Forms or Select Words dialog box for choosing and entering an inflected form The word as it appears in the original text, which may be modified from its base dictionary form or a word in the Search Entry box |
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Add the <AND> command in the Search Entry box |
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Add the <OR> command in the Search Entry box |
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Add the <NOT> command in the Search Entry box |
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Add the <XOR> command in the Search Entry box |
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Add the <FOLLOWED BY> command in the Search Entry box |
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Add the <PRECEDED BY> command in the Search Entry box |
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Add the <WITHIN # WORDS> command in the Search Entry box |
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Add the [LINK tabname] command in the Search Entry box |
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Add the [CONTENTS tabname] command in the Search Entry box |
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Add the [HITS tabname] command in the Search Entry box |
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Add the [INFER tabname] command in the Search Entry box |
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Add the [FUZZY definition] command in the Search Entry box |
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Add the [MERGE tabname] command in the Search Entry box |
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Add the [RANGE definition] command in the Search Entry box |
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Add the [COUNT #] command in the Search Entry box |
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Add the [KEY keynumber] command in the Search Entry box |
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Add the [STYLE stylename] command in the Search Entry box |
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Add the [FIELD END] or [FIELD BEGIN] command in the Search Entry box |
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Add the [ANY ?] (?=tag definition) command in the Search Entry box |
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Add the [Tag definition] Entry command in the Search Entry box |
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Toggle between the fields of the Search or Tool tab |
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Open the Define Range dialog box |
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Find/Replace in the Edit window or in a Paper |
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Find a name on the Map or Timeline |
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Find the next instance of a word or phrase in the Edit window or in a Paper |
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Find the previous instance of a word or phrase in the Edit window or in a Paper |
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Find the selected word or phrase in the Edit window or in a Paper |
| Shift+Select highlight (in Search Results area of a Search Tab) | Highlight all hit words The verses, words, text, or other information found as the result of a search in a Search tab The core tab used to search Bible texts, it consists of a search entry area and a search results area |
| Shift+Clear highlight (in Search Results area of a Search Tab) | Remove highlighting from all hit words in a Search tab |
Display Shortcuts
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Open the Set XX Display dialog box, where XX is the screen element Any part of an application that is visible, such as workspaces, menu bars, or windows where the shortcut key was done (for example, Set Tool Display or Set Text Display dialog box) |
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Increases the font size in the active pane |
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Decreases the font size in the active pane |
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Increases the font size in all panes |
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Decreases the font size in all panes |
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Plain Text |
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Bold |
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Italic |
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Underline |
Selection Shortcuts
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Mark Selection / Remove Bookmark |
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Remove all marks |
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Repeat Highlight |
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Remove selected verses |
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Edit User Note |
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Modify Entire User Tool/Notes File |
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Add or remove a Scripture link |
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Group selected objects |
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Ungroup |
Amplify Shortcuts
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Search current resource Any Bible text, or other single tool that can be read in Accordance, including reference texts and articles; may also be referred to as content or module |
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You can also use the mouse and these additional shortcuts to quickly perform certain Amplify actions. In the table below, Amplify means to select text and then click on a resource (module Any Bible text, or other single tool that can be read in Accordance, including reference texts and articles; may also be referred to as content or resource) via the Amplify menu or the Library.
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| Double-click | Name in a 2D Map or Timeline |
Open and search the default English tool |
| Triple-click | Text or tool pane |
Open the first Greek, Hebrew, or English dictionary, or search them all if the first search does not find the word or the first dictionary in which the word is found |
| Triple-click | Verse reference in a Text Pane |
Open the first commentary (Reference tool) |
| Triple-click | Keyed Bible Text/Tagged Text |
Open the first lexicon for that language (which supports those Key numbers) |
| Triple-click | Other Tab Areas |
Selects all text |
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Any of the Above |
Open the tool in a separate workspace instead of a tab |
| Alt+Triple-click | Key Number Text | Amplify to the top English dictionary in Key number text |
| Shift+Triple-click | Word or Verse Reference |
For a key-numbered text, opens the first (top) English tool in the Library. For a Greek or Hebrew word, it reverses the |
| Shift+Triple-click | Keyed Bible Text | Open the first (top) English tool in the Library |
Window Shortcuts
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Toggle to open/close the Library |
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Toggle to open/close the Instant Details |
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Toggle to open/close the Highlights popover |
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Toggle to open/close the Characters popover |
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Show all active Workspace content |
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Hide all active Workspace content |
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Select the next tab |
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Select the previous tab |
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Detach the active tab |
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Recycle tab contents |
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Set name of the active tab |
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Select the next Zone |
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Select the previous Zone |
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Detach the active Zone |
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Magnify the front (active) Zone |
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Toggle to start/end Slide Show Display |
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Open Help for the active window |
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Show Analytics or Return to the Search Tab |
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Toggle to hide/show the Accordance Toolbar |
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Toggle the show Text As options |
Other Shortcuts
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| F1 | Open the Window Help menu |
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Stops the current action |
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Open the footnote in a Tools tab and all Scripture links in a Text tab (zone) or opens the User Note(s) in a new tab and zone |
| Click a User Notes marker | Open the User Note(s) in a parallel pane |
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Resize the text (font size) for all panes of that Tab |
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Open a link in the default |
Closing a Dialog Box
- Press Esc for Cancel
- Press Enter for Save
Changing Find & Replace Language Fields
- Press Alt+Shift+Ctrl+D for Default language.
- Press Alt+Shift+Ctrl+G for Greek.
- Press Alt+Shift+Ctrl+H for Hebrew.