This appendix is a reference section for BeatWare Writer menus, Toolbar, and keyboard shortcuts.
The tables in this section summarize the menu commands and their keyboard shortcuts. In all the shortcuts, "Cmd'' stands for the Command or Apple key on Macintosh-type keyboards, and for "A'' or "Alt'' on PC-type keyboards.
Menu item |
Does this |
Keyboard shortcut |
New |
Opens new Writer file. |
Cmd+N |
Open |
Brings up file selection window from which to open an existing Writer
file. |
Cmd+O |
Save |
Saves changes made to file since last save. |
Cmd+S |
Save As |
Names an unnamed file or saves a previously saved file to a different
location or under a different name. |
Shift+Cmd+S |
Revert |
Restores file to previously saved version. |
|
Export... |
Exports your document in the file format you specify (text, RTF, UTF8). |
|
Page Layout |
Brings up dialog box for specifying paper size, orientation and scale. |
Shift+Cmd+P |
Print One |
Prints one copy of file. |
Cmd+P |
Print |
Prints the file and allows you to specify number of copies to be printed. |
|
Close |
Closes file. |
Cmd+W |
Menu item |
Does this |
Keyboard shortcut |
Undo |
Undoes last text edits. |
Cmd+Z |
Cut |
Cuts selected text and saves it to clipboard. |
Cmd+X |
Copy |
Copies selected text to clipboard. |
Cmd+C |
Paste |
Inserts contents of clipboard. |
Cmd+V |
Select All |
Selects all text in a document |
Cmd+A |
Find/Replace |
Searches for specified text. Expanded dialog searches for specified string
of text and replaces it with another specified text. |
Cmd+F |
Set Search String |
Expedites Find/Replace feature. Highlight search string. Set Search String
pre-fills Find field. |
Cmd+E |
Find Next |
Finds next instance of specified text. |
Cmd+G |
Find Previous |
Finds previous instance of selected text. |
Cmd+D |
Replace |
Replaces selected text. |
Cmd+R |
Replace then Find |
Replaces selected text and finds next instance. |
Shift+Cmd+R |
Replace All |
Replaces all instances of selected text. |
|
Menu item |
Does this |
Toolbar or keyboard shortcut |
Font |
Brings up pop-up font selection menu. |
Click on Font Panel in Toolbar and select font from pop-up menu. |
Size |
Brings up menu of pre-set font sizes. |
Click on Size box in Toolbar size and type in font size. To increase font
size one, click on arrow to right of Size box, to decrease click on arrow
at left. |
Smaller |
Decreases font size by one point. |
Larger |
Increases font size by one point. |
Style |
Brings up menu with Plain, Bold, and Italic options. |
Cmd+B (bold); Cmd+I (italic); in Toolbar click on the "P" button for plain text, the "I" button for italicized text, and the "B" button for bold text. |
Underline |
Brings up menu with choice of underline styles. |
Simple underline: Cmd+U
No underline: Shift+Cmd+U |