Keyboard Shortcut Reference



This page provides a list of all keyboard shortcuts that can be used in Audacity, arranged in similar functional groupings used by the Menu Bar and Toolbars.
 * Some shortcuts do not have an equivalent menu item. In the tables below, these shortcuts will not have a link to a menu item. For shortcuts associated with a menu item, click on the Action name for a full description of the command.
 * Many menu and other commands do not have a pre-defined shortcut, but you can assign a shortcut to them in Keyboard Preferences. For convenience, these are listed at the end of the tables below. It is also possible to assign shortcuts to individual Effects, Analyze commands and Generate commands.
 * Similarly, you can change the pre-defined shortcut for any item in Keyboard Preferences.
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 * width=25%|File Menu
 * width=25%|Tracks Menu
 * width=25%|Help Menu
 * width=25%|Tools Toolbar
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 * Edit Menu
 * Generate Menu
 * Device Toolbar
 * Keyboard focus
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 * View Menu
 * Effect Menu
 * Mixer Toolbar
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 * Transport Menu
 * Analyze Menu
 * Selection Toolbar
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 * Selection Toolbar
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Mac OS X users: CTRL = COMMAND; ALT = OPTION. So, for example, CTRL + ALT + K = COMMAND + OPTION + K

Transport Menu
ToDo-2 When Bug 133 is fixed, remove "You need to then use the Play-at-speed shortcut above to restart playback at the new speed." from the "Increase/decrease playback speed" shortcuts.