# Keyboard Shortcuts

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All keyboard shortcuts available in Supervertaler for Trados, with Mac equivalents for users running Trados in Parallels.

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**Mac users (Parallels):** Ctrl = Control, Alt = Option on Mac keyboards. Check **Parallels → Preferences → Shortcuts** if your modifier key mapping differs.
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**Trados conflict with Ctrl+Alt+T:** Trados Studio assigns this shortcut to "Insert TM Symbol" by default. If Ctrl+Alt+T does nothing, go to **File → Options → Keyboard Shortcuts**, search for "Insert TM Symbol", and remove or reassign its shortcut to free up Ctrl+Alt+T for Supervertaler.
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**Trados conflict with Ctrl+Q:** Trados Studio assigns Ctrl+Q to "View Internally Source" by default. This action is rarely used. To free up Ctrl+Q for the QuickLauncher, go to **File → Options → Keyboard Shortcuts**, search for "View Internally Source", and remove or reassign its shortcut.
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### Terminology

| Shortcut (Windows)  | Shortcut (Mac)            | Action                                                                      |
| ------------------- | ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Alt+Down`          | `Option+Down`             | Quick-add term to write termbases                                           |
| `Alt+Up`            | `Option+Up`               | Quick-add term to project termbase                                          |
| `Ctrl+Alt+T`        | `Control+Option+T`        | Add term entry (opens full editor with definition, domain, notes, synonyms) |
| `Ctrl+Alt+N`        | `Control+Option+N`        | Quick-add non-translatable term                                             |
| `Ctrl` (tap)        | `Control` (tap)           | Toggle the floating **TermLens popup** (open / close)                       |
| `Ctrl+Alt+G`        | `Control+Option+G`        | Open the floating TermLens popup (alternative)                              |
| `Ctrl+Shift+P`      | `Control+Shift+P`         | Open the **Term Picker** dialogue (list-based)                              |
| `Alt+1` ... `Alt+9` | `Option+1` ... `Option+9` | Insert term 1–9 by badge number                                             |

### AI Translation

| Shortcut (Windows) | Shortcut (Mac) | Action                                                       |
| ------------------ | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `Ctrl+Q`           | `Control+Q`    | Open QuickLauncher prompt menu                               |
| `Ctrl+T`           | `Control+T`    | Translate the active segment (uses Batch Translate settings) |

### QuickLauncher Shortcuts

| Shortcut (Windows)            | Shortcut (Mac)                            | Action                                        |
| ----------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| `Ctrl+Alt+1` ... `Ctrl+Alt+9` | `Control+Option+1` ... `Control+Option+9` | Run QuickLauncher prompt assigned to slot 1–9 |
| `Ctrl+Alt+0`                  | `Control+Option+0`                        | Run QuickLauncher prompt assigned to slot 10  |

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Assign prompts to slots in **Settings → Prompts**. Select a QuickLauncher prompt and choose a shortcut from the dropdown in the detail pane. If no slots are assigned, the shortcuts default to menu position order.
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### SuperMemory

| Shortcut (Windows) | Shortcut (Mac)     | Action                                                         |
| ------------------ | ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Ctrl+Alt+M`       | `Control+Option+M` | Quick Add – add a term or correction to the active memory bank |

### SuperSearch

| Shortcut (Windows) | Shortcut (Mac) | Action                                                                                    |
| ------------------ | -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Alt+S`            | `Option+S`     | Open SuperSearch -- searches for the selected source/target text across all project files |

### Navigation and Display

| Shortcut (Windows) | Shortcut (Mac) | Action                                                                                                            |
| ------------------ | -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `F1`               | `F1`           | Context-sensitive help                                                                                            |
| `F2`               | `F2`           | Expand selection to word boundaries                                                                               |
| `F5`               | `F5`           | Force-reload Supervertaler termbases from disk and refresh TermLens display (does not reload MultiTerm termbases) |

### Shortcuts for Terms 10+

When a segment has more than 9 matched terms, you can still insert terms by number using Alt+digit. TermLens offers two shortcut styles – choose the one you prefer in **Settings > TermLens > Term shortcuts**.

#### Sequential (default)

Type the term number digit by digit. Each badge shows the plain term number (10, 11, 12, ...).

| Shortcut (Windows) | Shortcut (Mac) | Inserts |
| ------------------ | -------------- | ------- |
| `Alt+10`           | `Option+10`    | Term 10 |
| `Alt+23`           | `Option+23`    | Term 23 |
| `Alt+45`           | `Option+45`    | Term 45 |

After the first digit, TermLens waits briefly for a possible second (or third) digit. If no further digit is pressed, the single-digit term is inserted.

#### Repeated digit

Press the **same digit key** multiple times. Each badge shows the repeated digit (11, 222, 3333, ...).

| Presses | Windows                     | Mac                               | Badge                 | Terms |
| ------- | --------------------------- | --------------------------------- | --------------------- | ----- |
| 1x      | `Alt+1` ... `Alt+9`         | `Option+1` ... `Option+9`         | **1** – **9**         | 1–9   |
| 2x      | `Alt+11` ... `Alt+99`       | `Option+11` ... `Option+99`       | **11** – **99**       | 10–18 |
| 3x      | `Alt+111` ... `Alt+999`     | `Option+111` ... `Option+999`     | **111** – **999**     | 19–27 |
| 4x      | `Alt+1111` ... `Alt+9999`   | `Option+1111` ... `Option+9999`   | **1111** – **9999**   | 28–36 |
| 5x      | `Alt+11111` ... `Alt+99999` | `Option+11111` ... `Option+99999` | **11111** – **99999** | 37–45 |

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In both modes, when a segment has 9 or fewer matches, pressing Alt+N inserts immediately with no delay.
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Terms beyond 45 have no keyboard shortcut. Use the **TermLens popup** (tap `Ctrl`) or the **Term Picker** dialogue (`Ctrl+Shift+P`) to insert them.
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### See Also

* [TermLens](https://supervertaler.gitbook.io/trados/features/termlens)
* [Supervertaler Assistant](https://supervertaler.gitbook.io/trados/features/ai-assistant)
* [SuperSearch](https://supervertaler.gitbook.io/trados/features/supersearch)
* [Batch Translate](https://supervertaler.gitbook.io/trados/features/batch-operations/batch-translate)
* [SuperMemory](https://supervertaler.gitbook.io/trados/features/ai-assistant/super-memory)


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