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SCRIVENERKEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 49 ESSENTIAL1⌘Document…2⌘Corkboar…3⌘Outline …45⌘Take Sna…678⌘ ⇧Comment90QW⌘ ⇧Close Pr…E⌥ ⌘CompileR⌥ ⌘Reveal i…T⌘ ⇧Show Pro…YU⌘UnderlineI⌥ ⌘Show/Hid…O⌘Open Pro…P⌘Print Cu…A⌘Select A…S⌘SaveD⌘Duplicat…F⌘FindG⌘Find NextH⌘ ⇧Highligh…JK⌥ ⌘Split at…LZXCV⇧ ⌥ ⌘Paste an…B⌥ ⌘Show/Hid…N⌘New TextM⌘ ⇧Merge Do…MORE SHORTCUTSEnter/Exit Co…⌥⌘FNew Project⌘⇧NNew Folder⌥⌘NSearch in Pro…⌘⇧FPrevious Docu…⌥⌘↑Next Document⌥⌘↓Save As⌘⇧SMove to Trash⌘⌫Ungroup⌥⌘ULeft Align Pa…⌘[Right Align P…⌘]Split Horizon…⌥⌘=Split Vertica…⌘'Backward in D…⌘[Forward in Do…⌘]Inline Annota…⌘⇧AFootnote⌃⌘8Duplicate wit…⌘⇧DSplit with Se…⌥⇧⌘KFind Previous⌘⇧GNo Split⌘'Show/Hide Rul…⌘RZoom In⌘.Zoom Out⌘,Take Titled S…⌃⌘5shortcutposters.comUPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SCRIVENER · MAC
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EDITINGFind⌘FSelect All⌘ASplit at Selection⌥⌘KPaste and Match Style⇧⌥⌘VSearch in Project⌘⇧FMerge Documents⌘⇧MFind Next⌘GSplit with Selection as Ti…⌥⇧⌘KFind Previous⌘⇧GFORMATTINGUnderline⌘ULeft Align Paragraph⌘[Right Align Paragraph⌘]Highlight Text⌘⇧HINSERTComment⌘⇧8Inline Annotation⌘⇧AFootnote⌃⌘8PROJECTSave⌘SNew Project⌘⇧NCompile⌥⌘EOpen Project⌘OShow Project Targets⌘⇧TClose Project⌘⇧WSave As⌘⇧SPrint Current Document⌘PProject Statistics⇧⌥⌘SNAVIGATIONPrevious Document⌥⌘↑Next Document⌥⌘↓Backward in Document Histo…⌘[Forward in Document History⌘]DOCUMENTSTake Snapshot⌘5Take Titled Snapshot⌃⌘5BINDERNew Text⌘NNew Folder⌥⌘NReveal in Binder⌥⌘RDuplicate Document⌘DMove to Trash⌘⌫Ungroup⌥⌘UDuplicate without Subdocum…⌘⇧DVIEWEnter/Exit Composition Mode⌥⌘FDocument / Scrivenings View⌘1Corkboard View⌘2Outline View⌘3Show/Hide Binder⌥⌘BShow/Hide Inspector⌥⌘ISplit Horizontally⌥⌘=Split Vertically⌘'No Split⌘'Show/Hide Ruler⌘RZoom In⌘.Zoom Out⌘,ScrivenerKEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 50BOTH LAYOUTSQWERTYQWERTYAZERTYAZERTYshortcutposters.comUPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SCRIVENER · MAC
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EDITING09Find⌘FSelect All⌘ASplit at Selection⌥⌘KPaste and Match Style⇧⌥⌘VSearch in Project⌘⇧FMerge Documents⌘⇧MFind Next⌘GSplit with Selection as T…⌥⇧⌘KFind Previous⌘⇧GFORMATTING04Underline⌘ULeft Align Paragraph⌘[Right Align Paragraph⌘]Highlight Text⌘⇧HINSERT03Comment⌘⇧8Inline Annotation⌘⇧AFootnote⌃⌘8PROJECT09Save⌘SNew Project⌘⇧NCompile⌥⌘EOpen Project⌘OShow Project Targets⌘⇧TClose Project⌘⇧WSave As⌘⇧SPrint Current Document⌘PProject Statistics⇧⌥⌘SNAVIGATION04Previous Document⌥⌘↑Next Document⌥⌘↓Backward in Document Hist…⌘[Forward in Document Histo…⌘]DOCUMENTS02Take Snapshot⌘5Take Titled Snapshot⌃⌘5BINDER07New Text⌘NNew Folder⌥⌘NReveal in Binder⌥⌘RDuplicate Document⌘DMove to Trash⌘⌫Ungroup⌥⌘UDuplicate without Subdocu…⌘⇧DVIEW12Enter/Exit Composition Mo…⌥⌘FDocument / Scrivenings Vi…⌘1Corkboard View⌘2Outline View⌘3Show/Hide Binder⌥⌘BShow/Hide Inspector⌥⌘ISplit Horizontally⌥⌘=Split Vertically⌘'No Split⌘'Show/Hide Ruler⌘RZoom In⌘.Zoom Out⌘,ScrivenerKEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 50BOTH LAYOUTSQWERTYQWERTYAZERTYAZERTYshortcutposters.comUPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SCRIVENER · MAC

Mac edition · 64 shortcuts

Scrivener Keyboard Shortcuts Poster

A printable, framed-quality poster of the essential Scrivener shortcuts for Mac — the keys worth keeping in view, designed to stay readable on a wall.

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SCRIVENERKEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 49 ESSENTIAL1⌘Document…2⌘Corkboar…3⌘Outline …45⌘Take Sna…678⌘ ⇧Comment90QW⌘ ⇧Close Pr…E⌥ ⌘CompileR⌥ ⌘Reveal i…T⌘ ⇧Show Pro…YU⌘UnderlineI⌥ ⌘Show/Hid…O⌘Open Pro…P⌘Print Cu…A⌘Select A…S⌘SaveD⌘Duplicat…F⌘FindG⌘Find NextH⌘ ⇧Highligh…JK⌥ ⌘Split at…LZXCV⇧ ⌥ ⌘Paste an…B⌥ ⌘Show/Hid…N⌘New TextM⌘ ⇧Merge Do…MORE SHORTCUTSEnter/Exit Co…⌥⌘FNew Project⌘⇧NNew Folder⌥⌘NSearch in Pro…⌘⇧FPrevious Docu…⌥⌘↑Next Document⌥⌘↓Save As⌘⇧SMove to Trash⌘⌫Ungroup⌥⌘ULeft Align Pa…⌘[Right Align P…⌘]Split Horizon…⌥⌘=Split Vertica…⌘'Backward in D…⌘[Forward in Do…⌘]Inline Annota…⌘⇧AFootnote⌃⌘8Duplicate wit…⌘⇧DSplit with Se…⌥⇧⌘KFind Previous⌘⇧GNo Split⌘'Show/Hide Rul…⌘RZoom In⌘.Zoom Out⌘,Take Titled S…⌃⌘5shortcutposters.comUPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SCRIVENER · MAC

Free PNG is web-resolution and lightly watermarked. The printable PDF is 300 DPI, print-ready, and watermark-free.

All Scrivener keyboard shortcuts (Mac)

The complete list of 64 Scrivener keyboard shortcuts for Mac, grouped by category. The poster itself features the most essential of these — the keys worth keeping in view, sized to stay readable on a wall.

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+ 4 more controls in the table below

Editing 15

Action Shortcut
Copy
Paste
Undo
Find ⌘F
Select All ⌘A
Cut
Split at Selection ⌥⌘K
Redo
Paste and Match Style ⇧⌥⌘V
Replace
Search in Project ⌘⇧F
Merge Documents ⌘⇧M
Find Next ⌘G
Split with Selection as Title ⌥⇧⌘K
Find Previous ⌘⇧G

View 12

Action Shortcut
Enter/Exit Composition Mode ⌥⌘F
Document / Scrivenings View ⌘1
Corkboard View ⌘2
Outline View ⌘3
Show/Hide Binder ⌥⌘B
Show/Hide Inspector ⌥⌘I
Split Horizontally ⌥⌘=
Split Vertically ⌘'
No Split ⌘'
Show/Hide Ruler ⌘R
Zoom In ⌘.
Zoom Out ⌘,

Formatting 10

Action Shortcut
Bold
Italic
Underline ⌘U
Center Paragraph
Left Align Paragraph ⌘[
Right Align Paragraph ⌘]
Highlight Text ⌘⇧H
Justify Paragraph
Copy Style
Paste Style

Project 9

Action Shortcut
Save ⌘S
New Project ⌘⇧N
Compile ⌥⌘E
Open Project ⌘O
Show Project Targets ⌘⇧T
Close Project ⌘⇧W
Save As ⌘⇧S
Print Current Document ⌘P
Project Statistics ⇧⌥⌘S

Binder 8

Action Shortcut
New Text ⌘N
New Folder ⌥⌘N
Reveal in Binder ⌥⌘R
Group Selection
Duplicate Document ⌘D
Move to Trash ⌘⌫
Ungroup ⌥⌘U
Duplicate without Subdocuments ⌘⇧D

Navigation 4

Action Shortcut
Previous Document ⌥⌘↑
Next Document ⌥⌘↓
Backward in Document History ⌘[
Forward in Document History ⌘]

Insert 3

Action Shortcut
Comment ⌘⇧8
Inline Annotation ⌘⇧A
Footnote ⌃⌘8

Documents 2

Action Shortcut
Take Snapshot ⌘5
Take Titled Snapshot ⌃⌘5

Help 1

Action Shortcut
Show Manual

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Frequently asked questions

Does the poster include every Scrivener shortcut?
Scrivener has 64 keyboard shortcuts in total — the complete list is free to read on this page. The poster features the most essential ones, curated to stay readable on a wall.
Can I print it at home?
Yes. The digital download is a high-resolution 300 DPI file you can print at home or at any print shop, in standard frame sizes.
Does it cover both Mac and Windows?
We sell separate Mac and Windows editions so every key matches your keyboard exactly. This page is the macOS edition.
Is this an official Scrivener product?
No. This is an unofficial reference poster and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Scrivener. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.
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