Quizmaker '13: Using Keyboard Shortcuts
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Here's a list of keyboard shortcuts to help you become even more productive when working in Articulate Quizmaker:
Key(s) |
Function |
F1 | Help |
F2 | Select all text within a shape after its bounding box has been clicked |
F3 | Normal (slide) view |
F4 | Slide master |
F5 | Feedback master |
F7 | Spell check |
F10 | Publish |
F12 | Preview entire project |
Shift+F9 | Show/hide gridlines |
Shift+F12 | Preview current question group |
Shift+drag | If moving an object, movement is constrained to straight lines. If resizing an object, size maintains aspect ratio. |
Alt+drag | Move or resize an object with tighter control in one-pixel increments |
Ctrl+drag | If moving an object, a copy of the object will be created in the new location. If resizing an object, it will be proportionally resized from opposite directions simultaneously. |
Ctrl+A | Select all |
Ctrl+B | Bold |
Ctrl+C | Copy |
Ctrl+D | Duplicate object |
Ctrl+E | Center align text |
Ctrl+F | Find |
Ctrl+G | Group objects |
Ctrl+I | Italicize |
Ctrl+J | Insert picture |
Ctrl+K | Insert hyperlink |
Ctrl+L | Left align text |
Ctrl+N | New project |
Ctrl+O | Open project |
Ctrl+Q | Insert new question |
Ctrl+R | Right align text |
Ctrl+S | Save project |
Ctrl+T | Insert text box |
Ctrl+U | Underline |
Ctrl+V | Paste |
Ctrl+W | Close tab |
Ctrl+Y | Redo |
Ctrl+Z | Undo |
Ctrl+Enter | Open Format Shape or Format Picture dialog |
Ctrl+F12 | Preview current slide |
Ctrl+Mouse Wheel | Zoom in/out in Normal View |
Ctrl+Arrow | Move selected object one pixel in the direction of the arrow |
Ctrl+= | Change selected text to subscript |
Ctrl+Shift+G | Ungroup objects |
Ctrl+Shift+Enter | Open Size and Position dialog |
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow | Resize the selected object by one pixel (up/down arrows increase/decrease the object height; right/left arrows increase/decrease the object width) |
Ctrl+Shift+= | Change selected text to superscript |
Ctrl+Shift+> | Increase font size |
Ctrl+Shift+< | Decrease font size |
C | Adds a cue point if you press the key while playing the slide from the timeline |
Spacebar | Pauses/plays the timeline after you click the play button on the timeline |
Creating Your Own Keyboard Shortcuts
You can also create your own keyboard shortcuts by adding features that you use frequently to the Quick Access Toolbar. To do so, right-click the button for any Quizmaker feature, and select Add to Quick Access Toolbar.
Then, to launch any of the buttons on the Quick Access Toolbar via a keyboard shortcut, press and hold the ALT key on your keyboard and press the number key that matches the button you want to launch. For example, the first button on the Quick Access Toolbar is "1," the second button is "2," etc.