Keyboard shortcuts (NVivo 15 Windows)

Undo previous action.

Cut selected text or project item.

Delete selected text or project item.

Open a project.

Print project item.

Export project item.

Save the project.

Create a new project.

Switch between edit mode and read-only mode (for files and maps open in Detail View).

Get Help.

Refresh the NVivo workspace (Navigation View, List View and Detail View).

Import a new Internal file (document, PDF, audio, video or picture).

Open the Maps folder.

Open the Reports folder.

Show or hide Navigation View.

Show or hide the Associated Items pane for project maps.

Open the selected project item.

Display the properties of the selected project item.

Open the memo that is linked to the selected project item.

Move between Navigation View, List View, Detail View, Find bar, and Quick Coding bar

Go to a specified point in a file or a code—for example, a paragraph, an annotation or a transcript row.

Advanced Find—find project items that meet specific criteria.

Replace text. 

Apply bold to selected text.

Apply italics to selected text.

Apply an underline to selected text.

Insert a page break within a document, external or memo.

Insert date and time (uses the format set in the operating system).

Insert a symbol.

Check spelling in documents, memos and other editable files, and in annotations.

Extend or decrease a text selection by one or more characters.

Select a single word.

Select a whole paragraph.

Select a single line of text.

Select multiple lines of text.

Extend a text selection to the beginning of:

• A paragraph in documents, PDFs, memos or externals
• A cell in media transcripts, picture logs and surveys

Extend a text selection to the end of:

• A paragraph in documents, PDFs, memos or externals
• A cell in media transcripts, picture logs and surveys

Extend a text selection to the beginning of:

• A document, PDF, memo or external
• A cell in media transcripts, picture logs and surveys

Extend a text selection to the end of:

• A document, PDF, memo or external
• A cell in media transcripts, picture logs and surveys

Move from the current matrix cell to the associated view.

Move from the associated view to the previously selected cell in the matrix.

Switch edit mode ON or OFF for the current framework matrix cell.

Change from Row to Cell selection

Place the cursor within the cell

Play / pause.

Show or hide the Associated Items pane for project maps.

Uncode selection at the code currently visible in the Quick Coding bar.