Hotkeys
These shortcut keys reduce the time it takes to create a presentation. They are available in most screens but some are not always applicable. |
| General | |
| P | Play Presentation |
| Space | Preview the current scene |
| F1 | Help |
| F4 | Hotkeys |
| F3 | Getting started |
| F4 | Hide windows |
| F5 | Activate scene combo |
| F6 | Activate actor combo |
| F7 | Hide all but selected actors |
| F8 | show all selected actors paths |
| F9 | Scroll on edges |
| F10 | View scrollbars |
| F11 | Show media time |
| F12 | Snap to grid |
| Shift-F1 | Jump to scene view |
| Shift-F2 | Jump to actor view |
| Shift-F3 | Lock bounds to front |
| Shift-F4 | Resize window to canvas |
| Shift-F6 | Show presentation properties window |
| Shirt-F7 | Show scene properties window |
| Shift-F8 | Show actor properties window |
| Ctrl-N | New presentation |
| Ctrl-O | Open presentation |
| Ctrl-S | Save presentation |
| Ctrl+Shift-S | Save presentation as... |
| Ctrl-W | Save Scene |
| Ctrl-L | Load Scene |
| Ctrl-P | Print screen shot |
| Ctrl-C | Copy current actor |
| Ctrl-X | Cut current actor |
| Ctrl-V | Paste actor from clipboard |
| Ctrl-Z | Undo |
| Ctrl-Y | Redo |
| Alt-Enter | Toggle between windowed and full screen modes |
| Alt-F4 | Quit Liquid Media |
| PageUp | Previous Scene |
| PageDown | Next Scene |
| Home | First Scene |
| End | Last Scene |
| Actor Selection | |
| Ctrl-A | Select all actors |
| Ctrl-D | Deselect all actors |
| Ctrl+Shift-L | Select one or more actors from a list. |
| Path Options | |
| T | Show segment times |
| E | Show end points |
| Shift-T | Show tweens on each control point |
| 9 | Show path ticks |
| 0 | Show path shadow |
| Insert Actors | |
| 1 | Insert an image actor |
| 2 | Insert a last scene actor |
| 3 | Insert a sound actor |
| 4 | Insert a media actor |
| 5 | Insert a text actor |
| 6 | Insert a 3D actor |
| 7 | Insert a button actor |
| Set Resolution | |
| Alt-1 | Switch resolution to 640x480 |
| Alt-2 | Switch resolution to 800x600 |
| Alt-3 | Switch resolution to 1024x768 |
| Alt-4 | Switch resolution to 1280x1024 |
| Alt-5 | Switch resolution to 1600x1200 |
| Control Points | |
| S | Split current path from selected control point |
| Shift-S | Split current path and lock control point |
| I | Insert new control point under cursor |
| D | Delete selected control point |
| R | Reverse selected Path |
| While Dragging Control Point | |
| Shift | Only moves in the last moved direction |
| Ctrl | Aligns the movement to 45 degree angles |
| Shift-Ctrl | On the end point - rotate and zoom the path |
| Movement | |
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Move actor and actors path |
| Ctrl- |
Move actor from control point |
| Shift- |
Moves actor and actors path in ten pixel leaps. |
| Ctrl+Shift-up/down | Adjust actor's control point Z-Order up or down |
| Period (.) | Move to next control point |
| Comma (,) | Move to previous control point |
| Alignment | |
| A | Align the Highlighted Control Point to the Selected Control Point |
| Y | Align the Highlighted Control Point Y Position to the Selected Control Points Y Position. When highlighting the final control point all points in between will be moved. |
| X | Align the Highlighted Control Point X Position to the Selected Control Points X Position. When highlighting the final control point all points in between will be moved. |
| Shift-A | Align All Control Points to the Selected Control Point |
| Shift-Y | Align All Control Points to the Selected Control Points Y Position |
| Shift-X | Align All Control Points to the Selected Control Points X Position |
| Rotation and 3D | |
| Ctrl-t | Enable Rotate Actor device |
| Shift+Drag | Rotate Actor |
| Ctrl+Shift-Drag | Rotate Actor on X Axis |
| Ctrl+Alt-Drag | Zoom Actor |
| Alt+
(on resize corner) |
Rotates the actor around the z axis |
| Actor View Hotkeys | |
| E | Show/Hide End Control Points |
| T | Show/Hide Segment Times next to Control Points |
| H | Hide Actors window |
| Delete | Delete currently selected actor |
| Tab | Cycle through actors forward. |
| Shift-Tab | Cycle through actors backwards. |
| Plus (+) | Increase Magnification (Zoom) |
| Minus (-) | Decrease Magnification (Zoom) |
| Esc | Leave Actor View |