The following topics show the composite keyboard shortcuts for the Windows, Macintosh, and Linux operating systems.
Composite has a Hotkey Editor that lets you save catalogs of custom keyboard shortcuts which you can share with other users. To edit a hotkey, see Editing Keyboard Shortcuts with the Hotkey Editor.
The following are the keyboard shortcuts for general functions in Composite:
| Window/Linux | Macintosh | Action: |
|---|---|---|
| Enter | Enter | Log in. |
| Ctrl + Q | Cmd + Q | Exit Composite. |
| Ctrl + X | Cut the element. | |
| context menu + click or right-click | context menu + click or right-click | Display the context menu. If a keyboard includes the context menu key, it is typically located three keys to the right of the Spacebar. |
| Ctrl + C | Cmd + C | Copy the element. |
| Ctrl + X | Cmd + X | Cut the element. |
| Ctrl + V | Cmd + V | Paste the element. |
| Ctrl + click | Ctrl + click | Add to, or remove from, the selection. |
| Shift + click | Shift + click | Select the range of elements between this one and the last one selected. |
| Ctrl + Z | Cmd + Z | Undo the last operation. |
| Ctrl + Y | Cmd + Shift + Z | Redo the last undo. |
The following keyboard shortcuts are available for different interface elements.
| Windows/Linux | Macintosh | Action: |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl + T | Cmd + T | Turn the taskbar on or off. |
| Ctrl + M | Ctrl + M | Turn the menubar on or off. |
| Ctrl + Backspace | Cmd + Backspace | Previous layout preset. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C | Reset the cursor |
| Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab | Go to previous control. |
| Tab | Tab | Go to next control |
| Alt + Left Arrow | Alt + Left Arrow | Go to previous tab |
| Alt + Right Arrow | Alt + Right Arrow | Go to next tab |
The following keyboard shortcuts are available in the text editor and in any text field.
| Windows/Linux | Macintosh | Action: |
|---|---|---|
| Enter | Cmd + Return | Text editor: Add a line break. Text field: Accept text. |
| Double-click | Double-click | Select current word. |
| Backspace | Backspace | Delete previous character. |
| Delete | Delete | Delete next character. |
| Home | Cmd + Home | Move to beginning of line. |
| End | Cmd + End | Move to end of line. |
| Left Arrow | Left Arrow | Move cursor left. |
| Right Arrow | Right Arrow | Move cursor right. |
| Shift + Home | Cmd + Shift + Home | Select text from current position to beginning of line. |
| Shift + End | Cmd + Shift + End | Select text from current position to end of line. |
| Shift + Left Arrow | Shift + Left Arrow | Select one character to the left of the cursor. |
| Shift + Right Arrow | Shift + Right Arrow | Select one character to the right of the cursor. |
| Shift + Up Arrow | Shift + Up Arrow | Text editor only. Select from current position backward to same position on previous line. |
| Shift + Down Arrow | Shift + Down Arrow | Text editor only. Select from current position forward to same position on next line. |
| Ctrl + Left Arrow | Alt + Left Arrow | Move cursor left by one word. |
| Ctrl + Right Arrow | Alt + Right Arrow | Move cursor right by one word. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow | Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow | Select word to the left of the cursor. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow | Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow | Select word to the right of the cursor. |
| Esc | Esc | Cancel text entry. |
| Alt + / | Alt + / | Auto Complete. |
The following keyboard shortcuts are available in numeric fields.
| Windows/Linux | Macintosh | Action: |
|---|---|---|
| Up Arrow | Up Arrow | Increment (with autorepeat). |
| Down Arrow | Down Arrow | Decrement (with autorepeat). |
| Ctrl + drag | Ctrl + drag | Increment * 10. |
| Alt + drag | Alt + drag | Increment / 10. |
| Ctrl + Shift + drag | Ctrl + Shift + drag | Increment * 100. |
| Alt + Shift + drag | Alt + Shift + drag | Increment / 100. |
| Enter | Enter | Edit text. |
| Ctrl + click | Ctrl + click | Reset to default. |
| Shift + click | Shift + click | Display the standard calculator. |
| Alt + Shift + click | Alt + Shift + click | Display the Espresso calculator if you can animate the field, or the standard calculator if you cannot. |
| context menu + click or right-click | context menu + click or right-click | Display the pop-up menu. |
The following keyboard shortcuts are available in any browser. The Browser view and the File workspace are browsers.
| Windows/Linux | Macintosh | Action: |
|---|---|---|
| Delete | Delete | Delete |
| F5 | F5 | Refresh |
| Ctrl + A | Cmd + A | Select all. |
| Ctrl + drag | Ctrl + drag | Copy |
| Ctrl + click | Ctrl + click | Add to, or remove from, the selection. |
| Shift + click | Shift + click | Select the range between the last element selected and this one. |
| Shift + click (on Sort area of the column) | Shift + click (on Sort area of the column) | Add the column to the sort criteria. |
| F2 | F2 | Edit the text. |
| Esc | Esc | Cancel the text edit. |
| Down Arrow | Down Arrow | Move to next row. |
| Up Arrow | Up Arrow | Move to previous row. |
| Right Arrow | Right Arrow | Move to next column. |
| Left Arrow | Left Arrow | Move to previous column. |
| Page Down | Page Down | Move to next page. |
| Page Up | Page Up | Move to previous page. |
| Home | Home | Move to first item in list. |
| End | End | Move to last item in list. |
| Double-click | Double-click | Open (File Browser). |
| Ctrl + I | Cmd + D | Bookmark path. |
The following keyboard shortcuts are available for the Floating Browser.
| Windows/Linux | Macintosh | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl + I | Cmd + I | Activate/deactivate Floating File Browser. |
| Alt + O | Alt + O | Activate/deactivate floating view |
| Ctrl + O | Cmd + O | Activate or deactivate the Floating File Browser. |
| Esc | Esc | Close the Floating Browser. |
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