Keyboard shortcuts are available to help speed repetitive tasks.

This article lists shortcuts available in the Lingotek (Classic) Shortcuts profile.

These shortcuts are available for both Windows and Mac.

Windows Shortcuts

With Lingotek (Classic) Shortcuts selected, the following shortcuts will be available in the drop down menus if you are using Windows.

Menu Item	Shortcut	Description
DOCUMENT
Preview Translation	Alt+P	Open document in the In-Context Workbench
Download	Ctrl+Shift+D	Open Document menu; select download options

EDIT
Undo	Ctrl+Z	Undo latest action
Redo	Ctrl+Y	Redo latest action
Open Find/Replace	Alt+Shift+F	Open the Workbench Find/Replace tool
Save Segment	Ctrl+S
Save/Approve and Next	Alt+Shift+S	Save translation and navigate to the next segment
Next Segment	Alt+Shift+Down	Navigate to the next segment
Previous Segment	Alt+Shift+Up	Navigate to the previous segment
Approve All Segments	Alt+A	Save and approve all existing transaltions
Add Note	Alt+N	Add a note to the current translation
Apply Format Tag	Alt+Shift+Insert	Apply format tags in the order they appear (to the currently highlighted text)
Remove Format Tag	Alt+Shift+Del	Remove the highlighted format tag (within the current segment)
Go to Next with Format Tag	Alt+Shift+Right	Go to the next segment with a format tag
Go to Previous with Format Tag	Alt+Shift+Left	Go to the previous segment with a format tag
Auto Format Segment	Ctrl+Shift+A
Insert a Symbol	Ctrl+Insert	Open the options in the widget icon
Unlock Segment	Ctrl+L	When allowed by the PM, allows the linguist to unlock the current segment
Next Most Important Segment	Alt+Ctrl+N
Approve Translations when Navigating	Alt+Shift+A	Turn on/off approve translations when navigating
Copy Source to Target	Alt+Shift+C	Paste source into the current translation

VIEW
Context Viewer	Alt+X	Display the Context Viewer
Sidebar	Alt+B	Display the Sidebar
Document Viewer	Alt+M	Open the document in the Document Viewer

TOOLS
Paste TM Hit	Ctrl + (1–9)	Paste selected TM hit into Current Translation field
Paste Term	Alt + Shift + (1–9)	Paste selected terminology hit into Current Translation field
Paste MT Hit	Ctrl + Shift + (1–9)	Paste selected MT hit into Current Translation field
Concordance Search	Ctrl + Shift + F3	Perform a concordance search on the highlighted text. (Feature available on Source text only)
Search Glossary	Ctrl+G	Open the glossary search box
Add Glossary Entry	Ctrl+F2	Add a term to the glossary
Check Spelling & Grammar	Alt+Shift+F7	Run a QA check on the current segment
Check Spelling & Grammar When Saving	Ctrl+Shift+F7	Run QA on each segment when saving

Mac Shortcuts

With Lingotek (Classic) Shortcuts selected, the following shortcuts will be available in the drop down menus if you are using a Mac.

Menu Item	Shortcut	Description
DOCUMENT
Preview Translation	Alt+P	Open document in the In-Context Workbench
Download	⌘+Shift+D	Open Document menu; select download options

EDIT
Undo	⌘+Z	Undo latest action
Redo	⌘+Y	Redo latest action
Open Find/Replace	Alt+Shift+F	Open the Workbench Find/Replace tool
Save Segment	⌘+S
Save/Approve and Next	Alt+Shift+S	Save translation and navigate to the next segment
Next Segment	Alt+Shift+Down	Navigate to the next segment
Previous Segment	Alt+Shift+Up	Navigate to the previous segment
Approve All Segments	Alt+A	Save and approve all existing transaltions
Add Note	Alt+N	Add a note to the current translation
Apply Format Tag	Alt+Shift+Insert	Apply format tags in the order they appear (to the currently highlighted text)
Remove Format Tag	Alt+Shift+Del	Remove the highlighted format tag (within the current segment)
Go to Next with Format Tag	Alt+Shift+Right	Go to the next segment with a format tag
Go to Previous with Format Tag	Alt+Shift+Left	Go to the previous segment with a format tag
Auto Format Segment	⌘+Shift+A
Insert a Symbol	⌘+Insert	Open the options in the widget icon
Unlock Segment	⌘+L	When allowed by the PM, allows the linguist to unlock the current segment
Next Most Important Segment	Alt+⌘+N
Approve Translations when Navigating	Alt+Shift+A	Turn on/off approve translations when navigating
Copy Source to Target	Alt+Shift+C	Paste source into the current translation

VIEW
Context Viewer	Alt+X	Display the Context Viewer
Sidebar	Alt+B	Display the Sidebar
Document Viewer	Alt+M	Open the document in the Document Viewer

TOOLS
Paste TM Hit	⌘ + (1–9)	Paste selected TM hit into Current Translation field
Paste Term	Alt + Shift + (1–9)	Paste selected terminology hit into Current Translation field
Paste MT Hit	⌘ + Shift + (1–9)	Paste selected MT hit into Current Translation field
Concordance Search	⌘ + Shift + F3	Perform a concordance search on the highlighted text. (Feature available on Source text only)
Search Glossary	⌘+G	Open the glossary search box
Add Glossary Entry	⌘+F2	Add a term to the glossary
Check Spelling & Grammar	Alt+Shift+F7	Run a QA check on the current segment
Check Spelling & Grammar When Saving	⌘+Shift+F7	Run QA on each segment when saving

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