Shortcuts for editing text

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You can use the following shortcuts while you are editing text in a field:

To move the insertion point to the next editable field, press Tab.
To move the insertion point to the previous editable field, press Shift-Tab.
To revert the contents of a field to the last saved version, undoing all the recent changes, press Command-Shift-Z.
To select all the text in a field or in the Message box, press Command-A.
To restore text to field’s default font and style, press Command-Shift-D.
To set text styles, use the following shortcuts:
Plain text: Command-Shift-P
Bold text: Command-Shift-B
Italic text: Command-Shift-I
Underline text: Command-Shift-U
Outline text: Command-Shift-O
Shadow text: Command-Shift-S
Condensed text: Command-Shift-C
Extended text: Command-Shift-X
Group text: Command-Shift-G
To change the text font of the selected text to the next font alphabetically, press Command-Shift-] or Command-Shift-F. To change it to the previous font alphabetically, press Command-Shift-[.
To change the text font of the selected text to a smaller point size, press Command-Shift-<. To change it to a larger point size, press Command-Shift->.
To decrease the line spacing in a field, press Command-Shift-– (Command-Shift-minus). To increase it, press Command-Shift-+.
When you’re in the Text Style dialog box, press a letter key to navigate to the nearest font starting with that letter in the list of fonts.

Version 0.8b4 (July 4, 2025)