<info> <desc>See a list of all shortcuts, and learn how to create your own custom shortcuts.</desc> <name>Phil Bull</name> <email>philbull@gmail.com</email> <name>Tiffany Antopolski</name> <email>tiffany.antopolski@gmail.com</email> <name>Taufan Lubis</name> <email>taufanlinux@gmail.com</email> <name>Ronaldi Santosa</name> <email>ronald.santosa@gmail.com</email> <name>Ibnu Amansyah</name> <email>javalander9@gmail.com</email> <license>

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Default shortcuts
Opening, closing, saving and printing

Open a document. | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>O</key></keyseq>
Open a copy of the current document. | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>N</key></keyseq>
Save a copy of the current document with a new file name. | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>S</key></keyseq>
Print the current document. | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>P</key></keyseq>
Close the current document window. | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>W</key></keyseq>
Reload the document (effectively closes and re-opens the document). | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>R</key></keyseq>

Moving around the document

Move up/down a page. | Arrow keys
Move up/down a page several lines at a time. | <key>Page Up</key> / <key>Page Down</key>
Go to the previous/next page. | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Page Up</key></keyseq> / <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Page Down</key></keyseq>
Go to page number. | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>L</key></keyseq> followed by the page number and <key>Enter</key>
Go to the beginning of a page (beginning of the document if <guiseq><gui>View</gui> <gui>Continuous</gui></guiseq> is selected). | <key>Home</key>
Go to the end of a page (end of the document if <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Continuous</gui></guiseq> is selected). | <key>End</key>
Go to the beginning of the document. | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Home</key></keyseq>
Go to the end of the document. | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>End</key></keyseq>

Selecting and copying text

Copy highlighted text. | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>C</key></keyseq>
Select all the text in a document. | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>A</key></keyseq>

Finding text

Show the toolbar that lets you search for words in the document. The search box is automatically highlighted when you press this, and the search will start as soon as you type some text. | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>F</key></keyseq>
Go to the next search result. | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>G</key></keyseq>
Go to the previous search result. | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Shift</key><key>G</key></keyseq>

Rotating and zooming

Rotate the pages 90 degrees counter-clockwise. | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Left arrow</key></keyseq>
Rotate the pages 90 degrees clockwise. | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Right arrow</key></keyseq>
Zoom in. | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>+</key></keyseq>
Zoom out. | <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>-</key></keyseq>

Create your own custom shortcuts

Enable the /desktop/gnome/interface/can_change_accels flag in gconf:

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Press <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F2</key></keyseq>. The Run Application dialogue opens.

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In the textbox, type 'gconf-editor'.

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In the Configuration Editor select <guiseq><gui>desktop</gui><gui>gnome</gui><gui>interface</gui></guiseq>.

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Check the value box for <gui>can_change_accels</gui> in the right side of the window.

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You can add/change the shortcut as follows:

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Open the <app>document viewer</app>.

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Hover the pointer over the menu item you want to change/create the shortcut for.

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Enter the shortcut you want on the keyboard, e.g. <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Shift</key><key>T</key></keyseq>.

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Close the <app>document viewer</app>.

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Repeat steps 1-3.

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Uncheck the value box for <gui>can_change_accels</gui> in the right side of the window.

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The next time the <app>document viewer</app> launches, your custom shortcut key will be preserved.

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Note that this also works for many other Gnome applications as well.