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Hotkey-PC	Hotkey-Mac	Function
Main
Shift+Ctrl+A	Shift+Ctrl+A	Add record (place, source, citation, task, media, address, etc)
Shift+Ctrl+D	Shift+Ctrl+D	Delete record (place, source, citation, task, media, address, etc)
Shift+Ctrl+I	Shift+Ctrl+I	Add Individual
Shift+Ctrl+C	Shift+Ctrl+C	Add Child
Shift+Ctrl+P	Shift+Ctrl+P	Add Parents
Shift+Ctrl+S	Shift+Ctrl+S	Add Spouse
Enter, Shift+Ctrl+E	Enter, Shift+Ctrl+E	Edit Person
Ctrl+F	Ctrl+F	Person list view
Shift+Ctrl+F	Shift+Ctrl+F	Couple list view
Ctrl+S	Ctrl+S	Person Search
Ctrl+H	Ctrl+H	Go to home person
Shift+Ctrl+H	Shift+Ctrl+H	Move to Primary position (Not Family View)
Shift+Ctrl+E	Shift+Ctrl+E	Edit record (place, source, citation, task, media, address, etc)
Ctrl+P	Ctrl+P	Print a report or chart
Ctrl+Arrow Keys	Command+Arrow Keys	Report thumbnails
Ctrl+Shift+Left	Ctrl+Shift+Left	Back (History)
Ctrl+Shift+Right	Ctrl+Shift+Right	Forward (History)
Ctrl+1.. Ctrl+n	Ctrl+1.. Ctrl+n	Tabs on each page
Shift+Ctrl+U	Shift+Ctrl+U	Reset Program settings or clear registration
F1	F1	Help
F2	F2	Command Palette
F5	F5	Switch between databases
	Ctrl-Command-F	Enter/exit fullscreen mode
Text Field
Ctrl+X	Ctrl+X	Cut
Ctrl+C	Ctrl+C	Copy
Ctrl+V	Ctrl+V	Paste
Ctrl+A	Ctrl+A	Select all
Shift+End	Shift+End	Select to end
Shift+Home	Shift+Home	Select to beginning
Note Editor
Ctrl+Z	Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+X	Ctrl+X	Cut
Ctrl+C	Ctrl+C	Copy
Ctrl+V	Ctrl+V	Paste
Ctrl+Shift+V	Ctrl+Shift+V	Paste as plain text
Ctrl+B	Ctrl+B	Bold
Ctrl+I	Ctrl+I	Italics
Ctrl+U	Ctrl+U	Underline
Ctrl+F	Ctrl+F	Find
F3	F3	Find Next
Ctrl+T	Ctrl+T	Character Map
Ctrl+Left	Ctrl+Left	Note moving left one word at a time
Ctrl+Right	Ctrl+Right	Note moving right one word at a time