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Keyboard shortcuts

Use a hardware keyboard to work faster in iVocabulary.

Menu shortcuts are shown beside their commands. Availability depends on the current selection and platform.

Documents and editing on Mac

Action	Shortcut
New document	⌘N
Open document	⌘O
Save	⌘S
Close	⌘W
Find in the current word list	⌘F
Add chapter	⇧⌘C
Add lesson	⇧⌘L
Add word	⌘+
Generate words	⌥⌘+
Flag selected words	⇧⌘F
Assign label 1–9	⌘1–⌘9
Remove a label	⌘0
Increase or decrease difficulty	⌘→ or ⌘←
Start the selected training mode	⌘R
Start a slideshow	⇧⌘R

In the add-word window, press ⌘Return to add the entry. Use Tab and Shift-Tab to move between fields.

Use the usual Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, and Select All shortcuts when commands are available.
With one word selected, press 1 to play or speak the source and 2 for the target.
In the sidebar, press Space to select or deselect a lesson. If a training mode is selected, Space starts it.

Action	Shortcut
End the session	Escape
Reveal delayed answers or continue	Space
Choose a multiple-choice answer	1, 2, 3, …

Learning cards also accept Y for known and N for not known. The interface buttons remain the clearest option for other keyboard layouts.