Keyboard Shortcuts

Below is a list of keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Encore DVD 1.5.

Project tab
Replace Asset Control+H
Locate Asset Control+Shift+H
Edit Original Control+E
Import as Timeline Control+Shift+T
Import As Asset Control+I
Import As Menu Control+Shift+I
Import As Asset Double-click
Import As Menu Double-click
Import As Menu Alt+Drag
Import As Timeline Double-click
Open menu or timeline in a new window Alt-double-click
Open or close folders Double-click
Open menu or timeline Double-click
Select item above the current selection Up Arrow
Select item below the current selection Down Arrow
Open selected folder Right Arrow
Close selected folder Left Arrow
Open selected item Return/Enter
Open selected item Enter
New Project Control+N
Open Project Control+O
Close Project Control+Shift+W
Close Control+W
Save Control+S
Save As Control+Shift+S
New Folder Control+Shift+N
Exit Control+Q or Alt+F4
Undo Control+Z
Redo Control+Shift+Z
Duplicate Control+D
Rename Control+Shift+R
Select All Control+A
Deselect All Control+Shift+A
Links and Navigation
Check Project Control+Shift+L
Link To Control+L
Designing Menus
Paste As Subpicture Control+Shift+V
Convert To Button Control+B
Convert To Object Control+Shift+B
Create Subpicture Control+Alt+B
Drop Shadow Control+Shift+O
Bring To Front Control+Shift+] (right bracket)
Bring Forward Control+] (right bracket)
Send Backward Control+[ (left bracket)
Send To Back Control+Shift+[ (left bracket)
New Menu Control+M
Edit In Photoshop Control+Shift+M
Show Safe Area Control+6
Show Button Routing Control+7
Set video background for motion menu Alt+Drag
Set audio background for motion menu Drag
Replace in menu Alt+Drag
Open menu from button Double-click
Open timeline from chapter point Double-click
Nudge selection 1 pixel to the right Right Arrow
Nudge selection 1 pixel to the left Left Arrow
Nudge selection 1 pixel up Up Arrow
Nudge selection 1 pixel down Down Arrow
Nudge selection 10 pixels to the right Shift+Right Arrow
Nudge selection 10 pixels to the left Shift+Left Arrow
Nudge selection 10 pixels up Shift+Up Arrow
Nudge selection 10 pixels down Shift+Down Arrow
Constrain movement to 45 degrees Shift+Drag
Duplicate Alt+Drag
Constrain aspect ratio on scale Shift+Drag
Scale from center point Alt+Drag
Show Guides Control+; (semi-colon)
Snap to Guides Control+Shift+; (semi-colon)
Lock Guides Control+Alt+; (semi-colon)
New Guide Control+Alt+Shift+; (semi-colon)
Rename Double-click
Flip Horizontal Control+Alt+H
Flip Vertical Control+Alt+V
Working in Dialogs and Windows
Cut Control+X
Copy Control+C
Paste Control+V
Clear Delete (del)
Delete Backspace/Delete
Add/remove from current selection Shift+Click
Add/remove multiple items from current selection Shift+Drag
Add/remove range of items from current selection Shift+Click
Select Yes in dialog Y
Select No in dialog N
Select Cancel in dialog Esc
Selects current button or controller Space Bar
Activate current button Return/Enter
Select OK in dialog O
Move focus/selection to next control in dialog Down Arrow
Move focus/selection to previous control in dialog Up Arrow
Move focus/selection to next control in dialog Right Arrow
Move focus/selection to previous control in dialog Left Arrow
Move focus to next UI element Tab
Cycle through active windows Control+Tab
Cycle through active windows Control+F6
Move focus to previous UI element Shift+Tab
Activate current button Enter
Showing and Hiding Windows and Palettes
Monitor window Control+Shift+Space Bar
Properties palette F5
Character palette F6
Layers palette F7
Library palette F8
Increase field value by one increment Up Arrow
Decrease field value by one increment Down Arrow
Show/hide all palettes Tab
Place library item Double-click
Apply style Double-click
Replace layer with library item Alt+Double-click
Enable/disable sorting button Shift+Click
Enable all sorting buttons in Library & Styles palettes Alt+Click
Show/hide all palettes other than Tool Bar Shift+Tab
Preferences Control+K
Project tab F9
Menus tab F10
Timelines tab F11
Disc tab F12
Adobe Encore Help F1
Preview Mode
Preview Control+Alt+Space Bar
Go to Next Chapter Point Control+Right Arrow
Go to Previous Chapter Point Control+Left Arrow
Play/Pause Space Bar
Select button 1-9
Navigate up Up Arrow
Navigate down Down Arrow
Navigate right Right Arrow
Navigate left Left Arrow
Title button Home
Menu button Insert/Help
End Action button End
Activate current button Return/Enter
Activate current button Enter
Text
Select word Double-click
Select line Triple-click
Add to selection by word Double-click+Drag
Add to selection by line Triple-click+Drag
Move insertion point to beginning of text Control+Home
Move insertion point to end of text Control+End
Increase selection 1 character to the right Shift+Right Arrow
Increase selection 1 character to the left Shift+Left Arrow
Move text layer Control+Drag
Move insertion point 1 word right Control+Right Arrow
Move insertion point 1 word left Control+Left Arrow
Increase selection 1 word right Control+Shift+Right Arrow
Increase selection 1 word left Control+Shift+Left Arrow
Move Insertion Point to previous paragraph Control+Up Arrow
Move Insertion Point to next paragraph Control+Down Arrow
Increase selection to previous paragraph Control+Shift+Up Arrow
Increase selection to next paragraph Control+Shift+Down Arrow
Increase selection to end of text Control+Shift+End
Increase selection of text Shift+Click
Select paragraph Quadruple-click
Add to selection by paragraph Quadruple-click+Drag
Increase selection to beginning of text Control+Shift+Home
Move insertion point to end of line End
Increase selection to end of line Shift+End
Move insertion point to beginning of line Home
Increase selection to beginning of line Shift+Home
Exit inline text edit mode Esc
Enter inline text mode Double-click
Select all text Quintuple-click
Timeline Window
New Timeline Control+T
Bring Tracks Into View Control+Alt+T
Add Chapter Point Control+F1
Add Chapter Point * (asterisk)
Set Poster Frame Control+Shift+F1
Save Frame As File Control+Shift+F
Play Timeline Control+Space Bar
Play/Pause Space Bar
Move CTI one frame to the right Right Arrow
Move CTI one frame to the left Left Arrow
Move CTI to beginning of timeline Home
Move CTI to end of timeline End
Move CTI to beginning of timeline Up Arrow
Move CTI to end of timeline Down Arrow
Set Poster Frame Shift+* (asterisk)
Go to next edit point Page Down
Go to previous edit point Page Up
Show Chapter Point names in Timeline Control+8
Create Poster Frame Control+Alt+Drag
Select all clips in track Double-click
Tool Palette
Switch to Selection tool V
Switch to Selection tool temporarily Press and hold V
Switch to Direct Selection tool A
Switch to Direct Selection tool temporarily Press and hold A
Switch to Text tool T
Switch to Text tool temporarily Press and hold T
Switch to Vertical Text tool Y
Switch to Vertical Text tool temporarily Press and hold Y
Switch between Horizontal and Vertical Text tools T
Switch between Horizontal and Vertical Text tools Y
Switch to Zoom tool Z
Switch to Zoom tool temporarily Press and hold Z
Zoom
Zoom In and Resize Control+= (equal)
Zoom Out and Resize Control+- (hyphen)
Fit In Window Control+0
Actual Size Control+1
Zoom to 100% Double-click
Zoom Out Alt+Click
Zoom Out Alt+Drag