Please note that some shortcuts may not work in versions distributed for non-English markets. This is to make sure that the shortcuts do not interfere with some keyboard functions in national Windows releases. Some shortcuts may also be turned off with Tools : Options : SuperMemo : Trim shortcuts (also due to problems with using some buggy national keyboard drivers).

You can quickly learn SuperMemo keyboard shortcuts with SuperMemo via Keyboard available from SuperMemo Library

If you find errors in this file or inconsistencies in using shortcuts, please let us know

Single keys

• A – Edit the first answer
• E – Edit texts
• Q – Edit the first question
• Ins - Insert element (in the contents window) or Select element (in the browser)
• Tab - Next control (standard Windows behavior)

Function keys

• F1 - Help
• F2 - Translated help
• F3
  • In text components: search for a string
  • In tasklist manager: Repeat last search
• F4 - Open the tasklist manager with the currently used tasklist
• F5 - Classic layout
• F7
  • Go to the read-point (in RTF and text components)
  • View in web browser (in HTML components)
• F9 - Edit the file associated with the component. For example, if you use MS Office, F9 on rich text components will start editing your texts in MS Word, and F9 on HTML components will use Front Page to start editing your HTML texts
• F11 - Random review or Random change (in a registry or browser)

Shift+key

• Shift+Tab - Previous control (standard Windows behavior)
• Shift+F3 - Search for leeches
• Shift+F12 - Quick backup

Ctrl+key

• Ctrl+Enter - view the currently selected element (in the contents window)
• Ctrl+] - increase font size (in RTF components)
• Ctrl+[ - decrease font size (in RTF components)
• Ctrl+Del - Delete the current component
• Ctrl+F2 - Learn new material
• Ctrl+F3 - Go through the final drill
• Ctrl+F4 - Open the currently selected reading list in tasklist manager
• Ctrl+F5 - Restore the default windows layout
• Ctrl+F6 - Next window
• Ctrl+F7 - Set a read-point in a reading list component
• Ctrl+F10 - Play again (e.g. to repeat a sound when learning pronunciation)
• Ctrl+F11 - Random learning
• Ctrl+F12 - Repair collection
• Ctrl+A – Add new item (same as Alt+N)
• Ctrl+B - Bold font
• Ctrl+C - Copy to the clipboard
• Ctrl+D
  • in the element window: Dismiss the current element
  • in the tasklist manager: Dismiss the current task (i.e. move it to the archive)
  • in the contents window: Dismiss the current element
• Ctrl+E - Enter the editing mode (in the element window)
• Ctrl+F - Find elements (in the main window) or Find (in other windows)
• Ctrl+G - Go to an element with a given number (see the caption of element data window)
• Ctrl+H - Find word
• Ctrl+I - Italic font
• Ctrl+J - Jump interval
• Ctrl+K
  • in the element window: Link registry member
  • in the contents window: Convert the current branch into a category
• Ctrl+L - Learn
• Ctrl+M - Memorize an element (i.e. introduce it to the learning process)
• Ctrl+N - Add a new note to the current category
• Ctrl+O - Options
• Ctrl+P - Tools : Plan - plan your daily schedule
• Ctrl+Q - Import file (in a component)(e.g. to add sound to a sound component)
• Ctrl+R - Forget/Reset
• Ctrl+S - Search for texts containing a given string (globally or in registries)
• Ctrl+T - Edit next component
• Ctrl+U - Underline font
• Ctrl+V - Paste from clipboard
• Ctrl+W - Workload
• Ctrl+X - Cut
• Ctrl+Y - Mercy

Shift+Ctrl+key

• Shift+Ctrl+Enter
  • Browse the currently selected branch (in the contents window)
  • Go to the currently selected task (in the tasklist manager)
• Shift+Ctrl+Del - Delete the currently displayed element (in the element window)
• Shift+Ctrl+F2 - Impose template
• Shift+Ctrl+F4 - Pick the first article from the current reading list
• Shift+Ctrl+F5 - Save as default (window layout)
• Shift+Ctrl+F7 - Clear a read-point
• Shift+Ctrl+F11 
  • Randomize outstanding repetitions
  • (in browsers) Randomize the content of the browser 
• Shift+Ctrl+F12 - Convert RTF text (rich text components) to plain text
• Shift+Ctrl+B 
  • Browse all elements associated with registry members (in registries)
  • Browse all tasks in a given tasklist (in the tasklist manager) 
  • Compute burden (in the contents window and in browsers)
• Shift+Ctrl+C - Copy
• Shift+Ctrl+D - Add to final drill
• Shift+Ctrl+F - Link registry font (in text components) or Change font (in RTF components)
• Shift+Ctrl+H - Display the repetition history window
• Shift+Ctrl+I - Input password
• Shift+Ctrl+K - Link external file
• Shift+Ctrl+L - Test repetition cycle
• Shift+Ctrl+M - Merge element with template (in the element window) and Merge branch with template (in the contents window)
• Shift+Ctrl+N - Analysis
• Shift+Ctrl+O - Edit component order
• Shift+Ctrl+P - Edit element parameters
• Shift+Ctrl+S
  • Swap question with answer (in the element window)
  • Add sibling (in the contents window)
• Shift+Ctrl+T - Convert the current element to a topic
• Shift+Ctrl+U - View source data of the element (i.e. without the applied template)
• Shift+Ctrl+W - Switch window
• Shift+Ctrl+Y - Copy transcription

Alt+key

• Alt+PgUp - Previous element in the knowledge tree (in the element window)
• Alt+PgDn - Next element in the knowledge tree (in the element window)
• Alt+Home - First element in the knowledge tree (in the element window)
• Alt+End - Last element in the knowledge tree (in the element window)
• Alt+Up - Drag up all components in dragging mode (in the element window)
• Alt+Left - Drag left all components in dragging mode (in the element window)
• Alt+Right - Drag right all components in dragging mode (in the element window)
• Alt+Down - Drag down all components in dragging mode (in the element window)
• Alt+F4 - Close the program (or the currently active dialog box)
• Alt+F10 - Open a pop-up menu of the currently active window
• Alt+F11 - Random test or Resume random test
• Alt+A – Ahead (opposite to Alt+B) or Show Answer (during repetitions)
• Alt+B – Back (opposite to Alt+A)
• Alt+C - Contents
• Alt+D – Dismiss
• Alt+E – Edit menu
• Alt+F – File menu
• Alt+G – Cancel grade
• Alt+H – Help menu
• Alt+I - Show the history list (in the element window)
• Alt+L – Learn menu
• Alt+M – Remember/Memorize element (i.e. introduce it to repetitions)
• Alt+O – Tools menu
• Alt+P - Path in contents
• Alt+R – Forget/Reset
• Alt+S – Search menu (on the professional level)
• Alt+T - Edit title (in the element window or in the contents window)
• Alt+U - translate all text components in the element window
• Alt+V – View menu
• Alt+W – Window menu
• Alt+X - Next element (in the element window)(as defined on the Next button pop-up menu)
• Alt+Y - provide phonetic transcription to all text components in the element window

Ctrl+Alt+key

• Ctrl+Alt+A - Add a new task
• Ctrl+Alt+C - Select category
• Ctrl+Alt+D - Duplicate an element
• Ctrl+Alt+E - Add a new e-mail task
• Ctrl+Alt+H - Edit : Add a new page : HTML file
• Ctrl+Alt+L
  • in the element window: Start branch learning beginning with one of the ancestors of the currently displayed element (e.g. to make repetitions only in the Physics branch)
  • in the contents window: Start branch learning beginning with the selected element
  • in the browser window: Start subset learning on the browser
• Ctrl+Alt+N - Add a new article to the current category
• Ctrl+Alt+O - Add a pronunciation pair
• Ctrl+Alt+P - Postpone repetitions in the current branch
• Ctrl+Alt+R - Add a new reading list position (i.e. add an element and import a text to read)
• Ctrl+Alt+S - Save the current element as the default template for the current category
• Ctrl+Alt+T - Select tasklist
• Ctrl+Alt+U - Add a URL element
• Ctrl+Alt+X - Open the text registry
• Ctrl+Alt+Enter - Collapse the current branch (in the contents window)
• Ctrl+Alt+Right - Change subset to higher (in the registry window)
• Ctrl+Alt+Left - Change subset to lower (in the registry window)
• Ctrl+Alt+Up - Move to the parent of the currently displayed element (in the element window or contents window)
• Ctrl+Alt+Down - Move to the first child of the currently displayed element (in the contents window)
• Ctrl+Alt+F10 - Show or hide the background behind SuperMemo
• Ctrl+Alt+F11 - Show or hide the toolbars window
• Ctrl+Alt+F12 - Move one difficulty level up (see: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F12)

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+key

• Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F12 - Move one difficulty level down (see: Ctrl+Alt+F12)
• Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D - Select a new date