Keyboard shortcuts¶

This page lists the keyboard shortcuts available in Phonometrica. On macOS, replace Ctrl with Cmd throughout.

Global shortcuts¶

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+N`	New script
`Ctrl+O`	Open project
`Ctrl+Shift+O`	Open the most recent project
`Ctrl+S`	Save the current view (annotation, note, script, concordance, dataset, etc.)
`Ctrl+Shift+S`	Save the project (all modified files)
`Ctrl+W`	Close the current view
`Ctrl+Return`	Execute the current view’s script (in the script editor) or the selected portion
`Escape`	Context-dependent: cancel editing, stop playback, or dismiss a transient overlay
`Ctrl+Q`	Quit Phonometrica

Query shortcuts¶

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+Shift+F`	Find in annotations (open the text query editor)
`Ctrl+L`	Edit last query (reopen the most recent query for modification or re-execution)

Concordance and dataset views¶

Shortcut	Action
`Space`	Play the selected match (if a sound file is bound)
`Escape`	Stop playback
`Ctrl+Return`	Open the selected match in its annotation
`Double-click` (row)	Play the match
`Double-click` (base cell)	Edit the cell in place (match text or auxiliary column)

Row deletion and other operations are available via the toolbar buttons and right-click context menus.

Sound and annotation views¶

Shortcut	Action
`Space`	Play the current selection (or the visible window if no selection)
`Escape`	Stop playback
`Middle click` (scroll wheel)	Zoom to the current selection
`Scroll wheel` (over wave bar)	Shift the visible window forward (scroll down) or backward (scroll up)
`F5` / `Shift+F5`	View the FFT spectrum / FFT and LPC spectra at the cursor
`F6` / `Shift+F6`	Get formants at the cursor / mean formants over the selection
`F7` / `Shift+F7`	Get pitch at the cursor / mean pitch over the selection
`F8` / `Shift+F8`	Get intensity at the cursor / mean intensity over the selection

Annotation editing¶

Shortcut	Action
`Enter`	Open the label editor for the focused event; press again to validate
`Escape`	Cancel label editing
`Left` / `Right`	Move to the previous / next event on the same layer
`Up` / `Down`	Move to the same event position on the previous / next layer
`Ctrl+B`	Bookmark the selected event on the focused layer (opens the bookmark editor)

Note

Ctrl+B is also used for Bold in the note editor. The two shortcuts do not conflict because each is scoped to its own view: inside a note, Ctrl+B toggles bold; inside an annotation, it opens the bookmark editor.

Script editor¶

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+Return`	Run the current script (or the selected portion)
`Ctrl+F`	Open the Find bar
`Ctrl+H`	Open the Replace bar

Indent, unindent, comment, and uncomment are available from the script editor’s toolbar.

Note editor¶

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+B`	Bold
`Ctrl+I`	Italic
`Ctrl+U`	Underline
`Ctrl+S`	Save the note

Plugin shortcuts¶

Plugins can define their own keyboard shortcuts for their menu actions. These are specified in the plugin’s description.json file (see Plugins). For example, a plugin action might use Alt+M to run a metadata import script.