Expo Keyboard Shortcuts
Methodox Expo answers the keys below. The first tables are the menu commands that have a key, generated from the window itself; the later ones are the keys of the slide, of the text in a shape, of the slides panel and of the show. Every menu shows its item's key beside it, and hovering over a toolbar button shows its name.
Menu commands
File
| Key |
Command |
Ctrl+N |
File ▸ New |
Ctrl+O |
File ▸ Open… |
Ctrl+S |
File ▸ Save |
Ctrl+Shift+S |
File ▸ Save As… |
Ctrl+P |
File ▸ Print… |
Ctrl+W |
File ▸ Close |
Edit
| Key |
Command |
Ctrl+Z |
Edit ▸ Undo |
Ctrl+Y |
Edit ▸ Redo |
Ctrl+X |
Edit ▸ Cut |
Ctrl+C |
Edit ▸ Copy |
Ctrl+V |
Edit ▸ Paste |
Ctrl+A |
Edit ▸ Select All |
Ctrl+F |
Edit ▸ Find… |
Ctrl+H |
Edit ▸ Find and Replace… |
F3 |
Edit ▸ Find Next |
Shift+F3 |
Edit ▸ Find Previous |
Ctrl+Shift+C |
Edit ▸ Copy Formatting |
Ctrl+Shift+V |
Edit ▸ Paste Formatting |
Insert
| Key |
Command |
Delete |
Insert ▸ Delete Glue Point |
| Key |
Command |
Tab |
Format ▸ Bullets and Numbering ▸ Demote |
Shift+Tab |
Format ▸ Bullets and Numbering ▸ Promote |
Slide show
| Key |
Command |
F5 |
Slide show ▸ Start from First Slide |
Shift+F5 |
Slide show ▸ Start from Current Slide |
Alt+F5 |
Slide show ▸ Present with the Console |
| Key |
Command |
Alt+F11 |
Tools ▸ Scripts |
Window
| Key |
Command |
Ctrl+F6 |
Window ▸ Next Document |
Ctrl+Shift+F6 |
Window ▸ Previous Document |
On the slide
| Key |
What it does |
Tab Shift+Tab |
Select the next or previous shape |
F2 Enter |
Type into the selected shape |
| Any character |
Start typing into the selected shape |
← → ↑ ↓ |
Nudge the selection 1 pt |
Shift+← Shift+→ Shift+↑ Shift+↓ |
Nudge it 10 pt |
Delete Backspace |
Delete the selection |
Esc |
Cancel the format painter, or deselect |
Page Up Page Down |
Previous or next slide |
Home End |
First or last slide |
Typing in a shape
| Key |
What it does |
Esc |
Finish typing |
Tab Shift+Tab at the start of a bulleted line |
Move it one level in or out |
Tab Shift+Tab in a table |
Next or previous cell |
Enter |
New paragraph |
Ctrl+↑ Ctrl+↓ |
Previous or next paragraph |
Home End, Ctrl+Home Ctrl+End |
Line start or end, text start or end |
Ctrl+Backspace Ctrl+Delete |
Delete a word |
Slides panel and sorter
| Key |
What it does |
← → ↑ ↓ |
Select the neighbouring slide |
Home End |
First or last slide |
Enter |
Open the slide (in the sorter) |
Delete |
Delete the slide |
Ctrl + click, drag |
Select several slides; reorder them |
| Wheel, scrollbar |
Scroll the panel |
During the slide show
| Key |
What it does |
→ ↓ Space Page Down Enter, click, wheel down |
Next step or slide |
← ↑ Page Up Backspace, right-click, wheel up |
Previous step or slide |
Home End |
First or last slide |
A slide number, then Enter |
Go to that slide |
B or . |
Black screen, and back |
W or , |
White screen, and back |
P |
Show or hide the presenter console beside the slide |
T |
Reset the timer |
Pause |
Pause or resume the timer |
Esc |
End the show |
In the presenter console on a second display, the same keys drive the show.
Mouse
| Gesture |
What it does |
Ctrl + wheel |
Zoom |
Shift + click |
Add a shape to the selection, or take it out |
Shift + drag on the empty slide |
Select more shapes by area |
Shift + drag the rotate handle |
Rotate in 15° steps |
| Double-click a shape |
Type into it |
| Click in a placeholder |
Put the caret there |
Not yet: there are no keys for duplicate, group or a new slide, and Shift does not constrain a move or resize; use the menus.
In the Scripts pane
Tools ▸ Scripts (Alt+F11) opens the script editor under the document. While the editor has the keyboard, its own keys win over the window's: Ctrl+F searches the script rather than the document, and Ctrl+D deletes a line.
| Key |
What it does |
Ctrl+Enter |
Run the script |
Ctrl+Space |
Show completions; typing . (or : in Lua) shows them too |
Enter Tab |
Accept a completion; Esc closes the list |
Tab Shift+Tab |
Indent or unindent by two spaces |
Ctrl+D |
Delete the line |
Insert |
Overtype on or off |
Ctrl+Backspace Ctrl+Delete |
Delete the word before or after the caret |
Alt+Shift+← Alt+Shift+→ Alt+Shift+↑ Alt+Shift+↓ |
Rectangular selection |
Ctrl+F |
Find in the script |
Ctrl+H |
Find and replace in the script |
F3 Shift+F3 |
Next or previous match |
Alt+R Alt+A |
Replace, or replace all, while the find bar is open |
Ctrl+Tab |
Leave the editor |
See also
