Keyboard shortcuts are a great way to boost productivity. While most of the keyboard shortcuts are listed besides the menu items in Cp5, there are few which are hidden underneath. Here is a list of some of those shortcuts
Editing shortcuts
| Shortcut key | Action |
| Ctrl + I (Win), Command + I (Mac) | Left indent selected items |
| Shift + Ctrl + I (Win), Shift + Command + I (Mac) | Right indent selected items |
| Ctrl + – (Win), Command + – (Mac) | Decrease magnification |
| Ctrl + = (Win), Command + = (Mac) | Increase magnification |
| Page Up (Win & Mac) | Scroll to the previous slide |
| Page Down (Win & Mac) | Scroll to the next slide |
| Alt + Up, Down, Left, Right Arrows (Win), Option + Up, Down, Left, Right Arrows | Click the object, click a resize handle, and use these options to resize the object in the selected direction by 1 pixel |
| Ctrl + Q (Win), Shift + Option + R (Mac) | Insert a random question slide |
| F5 (Win & Mac) | Open slide audio dialog |
| Ctrl + P (Win), Command + P (Mac) | Start audio at play head position |
| Ctrl + B (Win), Command + B (Mac) | Find current slide’s audio in library |
| Shift + Ctrl + V (Win), Shift + Command + V (Mac) | Insert stencil slides |
| Ctrl + U (Win), Command + U (Mac) | Underline the selected text |
| Shift + Alt + Up, Down, Left, Right Arrows (Win), Shift + Option + Up, Down, Left, Right Arrows | Click the object, click a resize handle, and use these options to resize the object in the selected direction by 10 pixel |
| Ctrl + Enter (Win), Command + Enter (Mac) | Preview the project |
| Space (Win & Mac) | Show on stage preview of the current slide |
Magnification shortcuts
| Shortcut key | Action |
| Ctrl + 1 (Win), Command + 1 (Mac) | 100% |
| Ctrl + 2 (Win), Command + 2 (Mac) | 200% |
| Ctrl + 3(Win), Command + 3 (Mac) | 300% |
| Ctrl + 4 (Win), Command + 4 (Mac) | 400% |
| Ctrl + – (Win), Command + – (Mac) | Zoom out |
| Ctrl + + (Win), Command + + (Mac) | Zoom in |
| Ctrl + 0 (win), Command + 0 (Mac) | Best Fit Zoom / Center Align Workspace |
For the complete list of keyboard shortcuts check Captivate 5 help.
Is there a way/keyboard shortcut to shorten a timeline. In Flash it’s Shift-F5. If not it would be nice to have. Consistency across Adobe products what a concept.
Got it, Shift Left Arrow.
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What are the keyboard shortcuts for send to back/bring to front and send backward/bring forward? That would be REALLY helpful, as they’re not listed in the help.
Hi,
in the shortcut list, it says CTRL – to Zoom out. I’m having the problem, that it always goes to the smallest view (25) whenever I hit the CTRL button. That is somewhat annoying because I use the CTRL button for a lot more, eg. CTRL+ SHIFT + C… but if I don’t hit all 3 buttons at exactly the same time, the window is tiny and I need to resize it again.
Is there a way to customise these KEyboard shortcuts? THat by some chance I changed something without knowing it?
thanks for any idea, Ines.
Hi Zain,
you may ask this question at http://forums.adobe.com/community/adobe_captivate/adobe_captivate_general
Hello Rahul,
I am trying to create a Project using Captivate 5 (I have used Captivate 4 in the past)… the problem I am having is the LINKS to Websites. I want the users to click on the links provided that opens a new window and they can review it as a reference without getting interrupted.
I added the click option with an action command. But when I publish, it doesn’t do anything…
Can you help me! please.
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Umm, why do I want to download something when I can bookmark it? It’s a question of how the resource is most naturally used when you need to refer to a shortcut-think most will reach for the bookmark rather than open a pdf. Could be wrong,…but if usability of the site isn’t something Adobe cares about, well, not much to be done.
Thanks!
But what’s the problem that prevents you from providing such material as a downloadable pdf?
Thanks for this really helpful list but can you make the font color in the table darker? The shortcuts are really hard to see.
Sure. 😉
Its very good information Rahul. Really shortcut makes work very easy and productivity higher. Also the use of shortcut makes you use less of mouse and this also relax your hand. This shortcuts are not listed in the Shortcut menu that makes people unknown of these. Hope you will send more information like this.
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