Keyboard Shortcuts

Key Symbols

SymbolMeaning
command
shift
control
option
delete

Default Key Map

CommandKey
GOspace
Panic Allescape
Hard Stop Allesc esc
Pause All[
Resume All]
PreviewV
Load Selected CueL
Pause/Resume Selected CuesP
Panic Selected CuesS
Hard Stop Selected CuesSS
Edit Cue NumberN
Edit Cue NameQ
Edit Cue TargetT
Edit Cue Pre-waitE
Edit Cue Action (duration)D
Edit Cue Post-waitW
Cycle Cue Continue ModeC
Flag/UnflagF

Menu Keyboard Shortcuts

QLab

CommandKey
Hide QLab⌘H
Hide Others⌥⌘H
Quit QLab⌘Q

File

CommandKey
New Workspace⌘N
New From Template⇧⌘N
Open Workspace...⌘O
Close⌘W
Save⌘S
Save As...⇧⌘S

Edit

CommandKey
Undo⌘Z
Redo⇧⌘Z
Cut⌘X
Copy⌘C
Paste⌘V
Delete⌘⌫
Select All⌘A
Find...⌘F
Find Next⌘G
Find Previous⇧⌘G
Show Fonts⌥⇧⌘T
Bigger⌘+
Smaller⌘-
Show Colors⌥⇧⌘C
Copy Style⌥⌘C
Paste Style⌥⌘V

Cues

Note: You can reassign keyboard shortcuts for cues by re-arranging them in the toolbox.

CommandKey
Group⌘0
Audio⌘1
Mic⌘2
Video⌘3
Camera⌘4
Titles⌘5
Fade⌘6
OSC⌘7
MIDI⌘8
MIDI File⌘9

Tools

CommandKey
Load to time...⌘T
Renumber selected cues...⌘R
Delete numbers of selected cues...⌘D
Jump to cue...⌘J
Jump to selected cue's target⇧⌘J
Toggle live fade preview⇧⌘P

Some tools are only visible when certain cue types are selected:

CommandKeyCue Type(s)
Copy Levels⇧⌘CAudio, Mic, Fade
Paste Levels⇧⌘VAudio, Mic, Fade
Copy Integrated Fade Shape⌃⌘CAudio, Video, Camera, Titles
Paste Integrated Fade Shape⌃⌘VAudio, Video, Camera, Titles
Copy Geometry⇧⌘CVideo, Camera, Titles
Paste Geometry⇧⌘VVideo, Camera, Titles
Set Levels From Target⇧⌘TFade
Copy Fade Shape⌃⌘CFade
Paste Fade Shape⌃⌘VFade
Revert Fade Action⇧⌘RFade

View

CommandKey
Toggle Full Screen⇧⌘F
Inspector⌘I
Toolbox⌘K
Cue Lists & Active Cues⌘L
Toggle Between Cue Lists & Active Cues⇧⌘L
Broken Cues & Warnings⌘B
Workspace Settings⌘,
Select Next Cue⌘↓
Select Previous Cue⌘↑
Move Playback Position To Next Cue⇧⌘↓
Move Playback Position To Previous Cue⇧⌘↑
Select Next Inspector Tab⌘→
Select Previous Inspector Tab⌘←
Enter Edit Mode⇧⌘[
Enter Show Mode⇧⌘]

Window

CommandKey
Minimize⌘M
Audition Window⇧⌘A

Other keyboard shortcuts

CommandKey
Move Playback Position To Next Cue Sequence+
Move Playback Position To Previous Cue Sequence-
Expand all group cues>
Collapse all group cues<

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