Can't remember all memoQ shortcuts by heart?
The memoQ CAT tool enables you to save and print out a list of the default or customized shortcuts as a cheat sheet.
skip to memoQ shorcuts list
How to Create a memoQ Shortcuts Cheat Sheet in memoQ Translator Pro 9:
- Choose Options/Keyboard Shortcuts.
- Select the list you want to save and click Edit (A).
- In the next window click Save Cheat Sheet (B).
- Save your list of shortcuts in HTML format.
The Cheat Sheet feature is available in the following versions of memoQ:
- Translator Pro 9 and up
- Translator Pro 8
- Translator Pro 2015
Customize memoQ Shortcuts
Do you want to add a shortcut for a memoQ command? You can now customize the memoQ shortcuts to your own preferences.
Note: You can't change the default set of shortcuts.
Make a copy of this set by clicking Clone.
Instructions for memoQ Translator Pro 2015 or Newer:
- Open the Options window by clicking the cog icon in the upper lef corner, and select Keyboard Shortcuts.
- Select the list you want to edit and click Edit (A).
- Search for and select the command you want to change the shortcut for.
- Click the pencil icon.
- Select the edit box and press the required shortcut key combination.
- Click the green plus icon.
Instructions for memoQ Translator Pro 2014 or Older:
- Choose Tools/Options/Keyboard Shortcuts.
- Select the list you want to edit and click Edit (A).
- Select the command you want to change the shortcut for.
- Press the desired new shortcut key combination.
memoQ versions older than Translator Pro 2015 do not support the Cheat Sheet feature. The list below contains the default shortcuts for this legacy software, many of which are still applicable to modern versions.
The shortcuts for inserting special characters and diacritics are excluded. memoQ enables you to invoke a list of diacritics, special characters and symbols by hitting keystroke combination Ctrl+Shift+I.
| Command | Shortcut | Category |
|---|
| Add Comment | Ctrl + M | Editor |
| AutoCorrect | Ctrl + Shift + O | Editor |
| Close Active Document | Ctrl + F4 | Editor |
| Confirm and Overwrite | Alt + Enter | Editor |
| Confirm and Update Rows | Ctrl + Shift + U | Editor |
| Confirm Without Update | Ctrl + Shift + Enter | Editor |
| Confirm | Ctrl + Enter | Editor |
| Copy Selection To Target | Ctrl + Shift + T | Editor |
| Copy Source To Target | Ctrl + Shift + S | Editor |
| Copy | Ctrl + C | Editor |
| Cut | Ctrl + X | Editor |
| Display All Hits | Ctrl + Shift + D | Editor |
| Down in horizontal editing control | Alt + Down | Editor |
| Edit Source | F2 | Editor |
| Edit Warnings | Ctrl + W | Editor |
| Filter for selected text | Ctrl + Shift + F | Editor |
| Find | Ctrl + F | Editor |
| Goto Next Settings | Ctrl + Shift + G | Editor |
| Goto Next | Ctrl + G | Editor |
| Insert Assembled Hit | F4 | Editor |
| Insert Current Hit | Ctrl + Space | Editor |
| Insert Symbol | Ctrl + Shift + I | Editor |
| Join Segments | Ctrl + J | Editor |
| Lock Segments | Ctrl + Shift + L | Editor |
| Look Up Term | Ctrl + P | Editor |
| Mark Selected Text | Ctrl + Shift + M | Editor |
| memoQ Web Search | Ctrl + F3 | Editor |
| Move down in hits | Ctrl + Down | Editor |
| Move selected text left by one word | Ctrl + Shift + B | Editor |
| Move selected text right by one word | Ctrl + Shift + N | Editor |
| Move up in hits | Ctrl + Up | Editor |
| Navigate down by one view | Page Down | Editor |
| Navigate down | Down arrow | Editor |
| Navigate through the open tabs | Ctrl + Tab | Editor |
| Navigate up by one view | Page Up | Editor |
| Navigate up | Up arrow | Editor |
| Paste | Ctrl + V | Editor |
| Perform Correction or Replace | Ctrl + Alt + Space | Editor |
| Reject | Shift + Enter | Editor |
| Replace | Ctrl + H | Editor |
| Revert to Earlier Version | Ctrl + Shift + E | Editor |
| Scan Segment | F3 | Editor |
| Select All Segments | Ctrl + Shift + A | Editor |
| Select text line by line | Shift + arrow up/down | Editor |
| Select text word by word | Ctrl + Shift + arrow left/right | Editor |
| Select text | Shift + arrow left/right | Editor |
| Spelling and Grammar | F7 | Editor |
| Split Segment | Ctrl + T | Editor |
| Switch from source to target | Tab | Editor |
| View Pane Content | F10 | Editor |
| Switch To Next Layout | F11 | Editor |
| Toggle Case | Shift + F3 | Editor |
| Up in horizontal editing control | Alt + Up | Editor |
| View/Edit | Ctrl + Alt + Enter | Editor |
| Toggle insert / overwrite mode | Insert | Editor |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | Editor |
| Redo | Ctrl + Y | Editor |
| | | |
| Copy Next Tag Sequence | F9 | Formatting |
| Edit Inline Tag | Ctrl + F9 | Formatting |
| Insert All Tags | Alt + F8 | Formatting |
| Remove All Tags | Ctrl + F8 | Formatting |
| Tag Insertion | F6 | Formatting |
| Arrange Tags | Alt + F6 | Formatting |
| Bold | Ctrl + B | Formatting |
| Italic | Ctrl + I | Formatting |
| Underline | Ctrl + U | Formatting |
| Superscript | Ctrl + + | Formatting |
| Subscript | Ctrl + Shift + + | Formatting |
| | | |
| Concordance Search | Ctrl + K | Concordance |
Insert Selected Text in the target text field
of the Concordance dialog | Alt + S | Concordance |
| Overwrite target of current segment with target of Concordance dialog | Alt + I | Concordance |
| | | |
| Add Term | Ctrl + E | Term Base |
| Quick Add Term | Ctrl + Q | Term Base |
| | | |
| Help | F1 | General |
| Save All | Ctrl + S | General |
| Show/hide ribbon | Ctrl + F1 | General |
| TM Search | Ctrl + Shift + Q | General |
Erwin van Wouw
Erwin (1973) is a native Dutch technician turned translator based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. With over 16 years of experience as a professional Dutch translator and proofreader, he assists businesses in transforming their texts into impeccably written and smoothly flowing Dutch documents.