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  1. RoboHelp User Guide
  2. Introduction
    1. Get to know RoboHelp workspace
    2. What's new in RoboHelp 2022 release
      1. What's new in Update 5
      2. What's new in Update 4
      3. What's new in Update 3
      4. What's new in Update 2
      5. What's new in Update 1
    3. Fixed Issues in RoboHelp
    4. RoboHelp System Requirements
    5. Download RoboHelp on Windows and macOS
    6. Download and install Adobe app
    7. RoboHelp FAQs
    8. What's new in RoboHelp 2020 release
      1. What's new in Update 8
      2. What's new in Update 7
      3. What's new in Update 6
      4. What's new in Update 5
      5. What's new in Update 4
      6. What's new in Update 3
      7. What's new in Update 2
      8. What's new in Update 1
  3. Projects
    1. Plan your RoboHelp project
    2. Create a project
    3. Manage projects
    4. Work with topics and folders
    5. Generate reports
    6. Work with context-sensitive help
    7. Manage References
    8. Set preferences in RoboHelp
  4. Collaborate with authors
    1. Collaborate using Git
    2. Collaborate using SharePoint Online
    3. Collaborate using Azure DevOps (Team Foundation Server)
  5. PDF Layout
    1. PDF templates
    2. Design a page layout
    3. Publish PDF output
    4. Work with the common content styles
    5. Components of a PDF template
    6. Support for language variables
    7. Customize PDFs
  6. Editing and formatting
    1. Format your content
    2. Create and manage cross-references
    3. Create and manage links
    4. Single-source with snippets
    5. Work with images and multimedia
    6. Create and use variables for easy updates
    7. Work with Variable Sets
    8. Use Find and Replace
    9. Auto save your content
    10. Side-by-side editing in Split View
    11. Use the Spell Check feature
    12. Create and Edit Bookmarks
    13. Insert and update fields
    14. Switch between multiple views
    15. Autonumbering in CSS
  7. Import and linking
    1. Import Markdown files into a project
    2. Import Word documents into a project
    3. Import FrameMaker documents into a project
  8. TOCs, indexes, glossaries, and citations
    1. Create and manage a Table of Contents
    2. Create and manage an index
    3. Create and manage a glossary
    4. Create and manage citations
    5. Create and manage browse sequences
    6. Work with See Also and Related Topics
  9. Conditional content
    1. What is conditional content
    2. Create and apply condition tags
    3. Configure output presets for conditional content
    4. Optimize and manage conditional content
  10. Microcontent
    1. Microcontent
  11. Review and Collaboration
    1. Review and Collaboration
  12. Translation
    1. Translating content to multiple languages
    2. Configure a translation framework for a service provider
  13. Generating output
    1. Generate output
    2. Generate Frameless output
    3. Generate Knowledge Base output
    4. Generate PDF output
    5. Generate Responsive HTML5 output
    6. Generate Word Document output
    7. Generate Content Only output
    8. Generate eBook output
    9. Generate Microsoft HTML Help output
    10. Generate Mobile App output
  14. Publish output
    1. Publish to a RoboHelp Server
    2. Publish to an FTP server, a Secure FTP server, or a File System
    3. Publish to SharePoint Online
    4. Publish to Zendesk Help Center
    5. Publish to Salesforce Knowledge Base
    6. Publish to ServiceNow Knowledge Base
    7. Publish to Zoho Knowledge Base
    8. Publish to Adobe Experience Manager
    9. Publish to Atlassian Confluence Knowledge Base
  15. Appendix
    1. Adobe RoboHelp Scripting Reference
    2. RoboHelp keyboard shortcuts

A comprehensive list of all the keyboard shortcuts in Adobe RoboHelp.

Adobe RoboHelp provides shortcuts to help you quickly navigate and work on documents. Know the keyboard shortcuts that appear next to command names in menus and the ones not included in menus.

Keys for project and file operations

The following Ctrl key combinations provide shortcuts to many of the frequently used commands.

Use these keys To do this

Alt + Ctrl + N

New project

Ctrl + O

Open project

Alt + Ctrl + S

Save

Ctrl + S

Save all

Ctrl + F4

Close active editor
Alt + Ctrl + C Close project

Ctrl + Shift + /

Project settings

Ctrl + Q

Exit application

Ctrl + W

Open topic preview

Ctrl + R

Open Source view

Ctrl + E

Open Author view

Ctrl + F

Find files
Ctrl + Alt + F
 Recent files

Ctrl + H

Find and replace text in topics and Table of Contents (Author and Source views, and Table of Contents panel)
Ctrl + Alt + C
 Close project
Shift + F10 Open context menu

Keys for editing

You can use shortcut keys to perform certain functions within the editing environment of RoboHelp.  The following section lists the shortcut keys available to increase your productivity.

Use these keys To do this
Ctrl + Z Undo
Ctrl + Y, Ctrl + Shift + Z Redo
Ctrl + X, Shift + Del  Cut 
Ctrl + C Copy 
Ctrl + V, Shift + Insert Paste 
Ctrl + A Select all
Ctrl + Shift + T Application preferences
Shift + Arrow Select text by letters
Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Select text by words
Shift + Home Select text from the cursor to the beginning of the line
Shift + End Select text from the cursor to the end of the line
Ctrl + Shift + Home Select text from the cursor to the beginning of the document
Ctrl + Shift + End Select text from the cursor to the end of the document
Shift + Page Down Select text downwards from the cursor to the length of the editing area
Shift + Page Up Select text upwards from the cursor to the length of the editing area
Ctrl + Shift + C Copy inline formatting from a text fragment and enable sticky mode
Ctrl + Shift + V Apply the copied inline formatting to a text fragment
Esc Disable sticky mode
Shift + Ctrl + V Paste as plain text
Tab Indent a list
Shift + Tab Outdent a list
Ctrl + B Make text bold
Delete Delete contextually
Ctrl + Alt + L Auto indent Source view
Ctrl + Space Show options in Source view
Ctrl + Up Arrow Move selected Table of Contents items up
Ctrl + Down Arrow Move selected Table of Contents items down
Ctrl + Left Arrow Move selected Table of Contents items left
Ctrl + Right Arrow Move selected Table of Contents items right
Ctrl+Shift+8 Display and hide paragraph markers in a topic.

Keys for applying Heading styles

The following shortcut keys can be used to quickly apply heading styles for clear and consistent formatting:

Ctrl + Alt + 1

Apply Heading 1 style

Ctrl + Alt + 2

Apply Heading 2 style

Ctrl + Alt + 3

Apply Heading 3 style

Ctrl + Alt + 4

Apply Heading 4 style

Ctrl + Alt + 5

Apply Heading 5 style

Ctrl + Alt + 6

Apply Heading 6 style

Ctrl + Shift + N

Converts the text to normal paragraph text

Keys for insertion of items

The following shortcuts make it easier for you to perform insert actions:

Use these keys

To do this

Ctrl + 1

Insert a variable

Ctrl + 2

Insert a snippet

Ctrl + 3

Insert a field

Ctrl + G

Insert an image

Ctrl + K

Insert a hyperlink

Keys for navigation

The following keys help provide an easier and quicker method of navigating and executing commands. 

Use these keys

To do this

Home

Jump to the beginning of the line

Ctrl + Home

Jump to the beginning of the document

End

Jump to the end of the line

Ctrl + End

Jump to the end of the document

Page Down

Scroll down the length of the editing area in a document

Page Up

Scroll up the length of the editing area in a document

Ctrl + Page Up

Switch to the next open tab in RoboHelp workspace

Ctrl + Page Down

Switch to the previous open tab in RoboHelp workspace

Keys for other functions

Some shortcut keys serve as function keys and are used as single key commands:

Use these keys

To do this

F11

Toggle full screen

F1

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