QLab and its manual are written in American English using a US-standard QWERTY keyboard layout. Apple sells Macs with a wide variety of keyboard layouts for many different languages, alphabets, and cultures. There is, unfortunately, no simple way to plan for keyboard shortcuts which transcend these boundaries. If you are using a keyboard layout other than US QWERTY, and/or a language other than US English on your Mac, you may find that some of the keyboard shortcuts do not work as listed. You may find that the key in the same position as the listed key will work, but will simply have the wrong label.
Key Symbols
| Symbol |
Meaning |
| ⌘ |
command |
| ⇧ |
shift |
| ⌃ |
control |
| ⌥ |
option |
| ⌫ |
delete |
Default Key Map
Most of these keyboard shortcuts can be edited in the Key Map section of Workspace Settings.
| Command |
Key |
| GO |
space |
| Panic All |
escape |
| Hard Stop All |
esc esc |
| Pause All |
[ |
| Resume All |
] |
| Preview |
V |
| Load Selected Cue |
L |
| Pause/Resume Selected Cues |
P |
| Panic Selected Cues |
S |
| Hard Stop Selected Cues |
SS |
| Edit Cue Number |
N |
| Edit Cue Name |
Q |
| Edit Cue Notes |
O |
| Edit Cue Target |
T |
| Edit Cue Pre-wait |
E |
| Edit Cue Action (duration) |
D |
| Edit Cue Post-wait |
W |
| Cycle Cue Continue Mode |
C |
| Flag/Unflag |
F |
QLab
| Command |
Key |
| Hide QLab |
⌘H |
| Hide Others |
⌥⌘H |
| Quit QLab |
⌘Q |
File
| Command |
Key |
| New Workspace |
⌘N |
| New From Template |
⇧⌘N |
| Open Workspace… |
⌘O |
| Close |
⌘W |
| Save |
⌘S |
| Save As… |
⇧⌘S |
Edit
| Command |
Key |
| Undo |
⌘Z |
| Redo |
⇧⌘Z |
| Cut |
⌘X |
| Copy |
⌘C |
| Paste |
⌘V |
| Paste Cue Properties… |
⇧⌘V |
| Paste and Match Style |
⌥⇧⌘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.
| Command |
Key |
| Group |
⌘0 |
| Audio |
⌘1 |
| Mic |
⌘2 |
| Video |
⌘3 |
| Camera |
⌘4 |
| Text |
⌘5 |
| Light |
⌘6 |
| Fade |
⌘7 |
| Network |
⌘8 |
| MIDI |
⌘9 |
| Command |
Key |
| 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 |
| Turn on/off live fade preview |
⇧⌘P |
When a Fade cue is selected, the following Tools are also available:
| Command |
Key |
| Set Audio Levels From Target |
⇧⌘T |
| Set Video Geometry From Target |
⌃⌥⌘V |
| Revert Fade Action |
⇧⌘R |
View
| Command |
Key |
| Enter/Exit Full Screen |
⇧⌘F |
| Inspector |
⌘I |
| Inspector for Selected Cue |
⇧⌘I |
| Toolbox |
⌘K |
| Lists / Carts & Active Cues |
⌘L |
| Toggle Between Lists / Carts & Active Cues |
⇧⌘L |
| Warnings |
⌘B |
| Select Next Cue |
⌘↓ |
| Select Previous Cue |
⌘↑ |
| Move Playhead To Next Cue |
⇧⌘↓ |
| Move Playhead To Previous Cue |
⇧⌘↑ |
| Move Playhead To Next Cue Sequence |
= |
| Move Playhead To Previous Cue Sequence |
- |
| Select Next Tab |
⌘→ |
| Select Previous Tab |
⌘← |
| Enter Edit Mode |
⇧⌘[ |
| Enter Show Mode |
⇧⌘] |
Window
| Command |
Key |
| Minimize |
⌘M |
| Workspace Settings |
⌘, |
| Workspace Status |
⇧⌘W |
| Audition Window |
⇧⌘A |
| Override Controls |
⇧⌘O |
| Light Dashboard |
⇧⌘D |
Other keyboard shortcuts
| Command |
Key |
| Expand all Group cues |
> |
| Collapse all Group cues |
< |
| Set start time to current time in the Time & Loops waveform view |
⇧I |
| Set end time to current time in the Time & Loops waveform view |
⇧O |
| Add slice at current time in the Time & Loops waveform view |
M |
| Zoom in on the Time & Loops waveform view |
⌘+ / ⌘= |
| Zoom out on the Time & Loops waveform view |
⌘- |
| Zoom in horizontally on the Group Timeline view |
⌘+/= |
| Zoom out horizontally on the Group Timeline view |
⌘- |
| Zoom in vertically on the Group Timeline view |
⇧⌘+/= |
| Zoom out vertically on the Group Timeline view |
⇧⌘- |
| Nudge selected cues +0.1 second in the Group Timeline view |
⌥→ |
| Nudge selected cues -0.1 second in the Group Timeline view |
⌥← |
| Nudge selected cues +0.01 second in the Group Timeline view |
⇧⌥→ |
| Nudge selected cues -0.01 second in the Group Timeline view |
⇧⌥← |
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