Keyboard Shortcuts

You can speed up a lot of your daily tasks with keyboard shortcuts. These shortcuts are a great time saver and (most of them, at least) are very easy to remember. Here's an overview of keyboard shortcuts in Book Collector.

These keyboard shortcuts are a combination of two, and sometimes three, keys. They should be pressed in the order shown and be held down until the second (or third) key is pressed.

An Overview of Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows
Ctrl + O Open Database
Ctrl + S Save Database
Ctrl + P Print
Ins Add Books Automatically
Shift + Ins Add Book Manually
Ctrl + Enter Edit Book
Shift + Enter Edit Mutliple Books
Ctrl + Ins Duplicate Book
Ctrl + U Update Book(s) Automatically
Ctrl + A Select All
Ctrl + F Quick Search
Ctrl + Alt + F Filter On/Off
F5 Refresh
F1 Manual
Ctrl + Alt + R Reset Toolbars
Ctrl + + Increase Font Size
Ctrl + - Decrease Font Size
Ctrl + 0 Reset Font Size
Ctrl + R Select Random

When in Edit Book Screen (Windows only)
F2 Edit Value (for lookup fields)
F4 Enter Current Date (in date field)
F8 Clear Field (in edit multiple
Alt + N Go to next item in current list
Alt + P Go to previous item in current list


Mac
Cmd + , Preferences
Cmd + H Hide Book Collector
Option + Cmd + H Hide Others
Cmd + Q Quit Book Collector
Cmd + N New
Cmd + O Open
Cmd + S Save
Shift + Cmd + S Save As
Shift + Cmd + P Page Setup
Cmd + P Print
Shift + Cmd + M Import From Other Collection
Cmd + I Import From XML
Shift + Cmd + E Export To HTML
Option + Cmd + I Export To iPhone or iPod Touch
Cmd + A Select All
Cmd + R Select Random
Option + Cmd + N Add Book Automatically
Shift + Cmd + N Add Book Manually
Cmd + E Edit Book
Cmd + M Edit Multiple Books
Cmd + D Duplicate Book
Cmd + Backspace Remove Books
Cmd + U Update Book Automatically
Option + Cmd + T Special Characters
Cmd + F Quick Search
Shift + Cmd + C Synchronize To Connect