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Quick Help
F1 Help Cards
CTRL+F1 version information, credits
right-click to access common commands
ESC or F11 see menu (if enabled in Window mode)

Open+Close

To open a file
CTRL+O Open a file from last used directory
CTRL+TAB in main window, press repeatedly or mouse-select
or use the Jumps Window to open project-related files or see here
   
CTRL+N New File from Scratch
CTRL+SHIFT+N New File from Clipboard Contents
   
CTRL+S Save
CTRL+SHIFT+S Save as....
   
CTRL+Q Quit or Soft Exit, depending on settings in Open+Save
CTRL+SHIFT+Q Force hard exit when soft exit is enabled
  or SHIFT-click close-button in Window Mode
  or SHIFT-click 'Quit' - menu command

View+Zoom

Peeping Features: Hold down ...

  • F3 to peep underneath the WM-Window
  • F4 to peep at a scroll position you previously defined with CTRL+F4
F2 minimize WriteMonkey
F8 lock it on top of screen
F9 Profiles
F10 Preferences
   
F11 or ESC Toggle FullScreen + Window Mode
CTRL F3 Opacity from 100-50%, indicated in Notices-section
ALT+L Try your luck with random colors
   
ALT+P Info Bar On/Off
ALT+R or F5 Toggle Repository
Zooming + Layout
Ctrl Wheel Zoom text + column width
Shift Wheel Zoom text only (keep column width)
Alt Wheel Adjust column width only (keep text size)
   
CTRL+ALT+LEFT Shrink text column
CTRL+ALT+RIGHT Widen text column
CTRL+ALT+Up Zoom in
CTRL+ALT+Down Zoom out
   
CTRL+0 (zero) Reset to default

Scroll+Navigate

When typing:
CTRL+L Typewriter Scrolling On/Off
CTRL+SHIFT+L Caret Centering
   
Scrolling
CTRL+F4 memorize scroll position
hold down F4 peep at memorized scroll position
   
When Blind Scrolling is enabled
hit CTRL to jump a page up or down
ALT- scroll to treat scroll area like a regular scrollbar
ALT-click to jump to the exact spot on a vertical 1-100% scale
Scrolling with the Keyboard
CTRL+, (comma) scroll up
CTRL+. (period) scroll down
CTRL+SHIFT+, scroll one page up
CTRL+SHIFT+. scroll one page down
This will not move the caret position (in contrast to PgUp and PgDown)
   
ALT+SPACE return to current caret/cursor position
CTRL+SPACE center caret/cursor on middle of screen
CTRL+PgUp position caret on top of screen page
CTRL+PgDown position caret on bottom of screen page
CTRL+HOME position caret on top of document
CTRL+END position caret on bottom of document
Navigation
Headings etc. See Jumps Window Shortcuts
CTRL+F Find + Replace
   
ALT+N Next bookmark
ALT+B Before/previous bookmark
ALT+M Insert bookmark

Write+Edit

CTRL+Z Undo
CTRL+Y Redo
   
CTRL+SHIFT+C Copy all
CTRL+A Select All
   
If nothing is selected, the following affects the whole paragraph:
ALT+Up/Down Move paragraph up or down
CTRL+M Move to Repository (ALT+R to go there)
CTRL+X Cut
CTRL+C Copy
   
CTRL+V Paste
ALT+X Insert Symbol
ALT+M Insert Bookmark, ALT+B/N to step through
   
Formatting see Print+Export

Writing Tools

Zero in on part of your text with Segment Focus
F6 Focus on selected text
CTRL+F6 Focus on current paragraph
SHIFT+F6 Focus on current heading section
CTRL+F Find + Replace
F7 Spell Check
ALT+1...9 Lookup words
   
F12 open Progress Window
ALT+F11 Pause Sprint Timer
   
For donors only:
Ctrl Shift Alt F Flow mode
CTRL+SHIFT+R Resolve Math Calculations

Print+Export

Formatting according to Markup Export-settings
CTRL+B Bold
CTRL+I Italic
   
CTRL+SHIFT+E Markup Export
CTRL+SHIFT+F Copy with Formatting
CTRL+SHIFT+H Copy as HTML
  <em>ITALIC</em>
  <strong>BOLD</strong>
   
CTRL+SHIFT+P Print Preview
CTRL+P Print

Sounds

ALT+S Typing Sounds On/Off
CTRL+W Whitenoise On/Off, for donors only
CTRL+SHIFT+W Step through Whitenoise Sounds

Jumps Window

Open Jumps CTRL+ENTER or ALT+LEFT/RIGHT
  middle-click left or right of the text column
  click on FileName in the Info Bar
   
Close Jumps ESC
  ENTER (twice in Files view), go to new position
  BACKSPACE, keep old position

Inside Jumps

ALT+LEFT/RIGHT Focus main window
LEFT/RIGHT Toggle Files - Bookmarks - Jump Masks
CTRL+LEFT/RIGHT FILES: step through recent folders
  BOOKMARKS: no effect
  CUSTOM: step through jump masks
TAB access Filter Box
CTRL+0 (zero) Clear Filter Box
   
CTRL+ENTER Select next item on the list
UP/DOWN Previous/next item
CTRL+UP/DOWN Jump 10 items (same as PgUp/PgDown)
HOME, END Jump to top or bottom of list
   
CTRL+W Toggle compact / full view
CTRL+M Toggle monospace / proportional font
CTRL+N Show/hide numbers
CTRL+S Sync color scheme to main window

Files+Folders

CTRL+P Add folder
CTRL+F Open containing folder of current file
CTRL+I Insert new file
F2 Rename file
   
CTRL+LEFT/RIGHT Step through recent folders list
ALT+Down Open recent folders list
ALT+Up Open recent files list

More about sorting files, merging them etc. image Files + Projects

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WriteMonkey version 2.4.0.6 | This helpfile last updated on Aug 29, 2012 --- Stefan Müller