Storyline 360

Keyboard Shortcuts
Here’s a list of keyboard shortcuts to help you work even faster in Storyline 360:

Action Shortcut Action Shortcut

F1 Help Shift+F12 Preview the current scene

F2 Select all text within a shape after its bounding box has Alt+F12 Preview an interaction in the 360° image editor
been clicked
Shift+Drag If moving an object, movement is constrained to straight
If editing a 360° image, F2 opens the selected marker or
lines. If resizing an object, size maintains aspect ratio.
hotspot on the Markers & Hotspots panel so you can
rename it.
Alt+Drag Move or resize an object with tighter control in one-
pixel increments
F3 Switch to Slide View

Ctrl+Drag If moving an object, a copy of the object will be created

F4 Switch to Slide Master View in the new location. If resizing an object, it will be
proportionally resized from opposite directions
F5 Switch to Feedback Master View simultaneously.

Ctrl+Shift+Drag Duplicate the selected object and move it in straight

F7 Spell check
horizontal or vertical lines

F10 Publish Ctrl+A Select all

F12 Preview the entire project Ctrl+B Bold

Shift+F9 Show or hide gridlines

Ctrl+C Copy
Action Shortcut Action Shortcut

Ctrl+D Duplicate Ctrl+R Right align text

Ctrl+E Center align text Ctrl+S Save the project

Ctrl+F Find Ctrl+T Insert a text box

Ctrl+U Underline
Ctrl+G Group the selected objects

Ctrl+V Paste
Ctrl+I Italicize

Ctrl+W Close the active tab in Slide View

Ctrl+J Insert a picture
If editing a 360° image, Ctrl+W saves changes before
Ctrl+K Insert a hyperlink or trigger closing the editor.

Ctrl+L Left align text Ctrl+X Cut

Ctrl+M Insert a new slide with the same layout as the current slide Ctrl+X Redo

Ctrl+N Create a new project Ctrl+Z Undo

Ctrl+O Open an existing project Ctrl+Tab Cycle through Story View and Slide View tabs

Ctrl+P Publish the project as a Microsoft Word document Ctrl+F12 Preview the current slide

Ctrl+Q Insert a new question slide Ctrl+Shift+F12 Preview the selected scenes or slides
Action Shortcut Action Shortcut

Ctrl+Shift+C Copy object formatting Ctrl+ Shift+Arrow This resizes the selected object.

Ctrl+Shift+D Paste object in the same place as the original object If the snap-to-grid feature is turned off (the default
setting), then Ctrl+Shift+Arrow adjusts the width or
height of the object by the number of pixels in your grid
Ctrl+Shift+G Ungroup the selected objects settings. The default is 8 px.

Ctrl+Shift+M Insert a Content Library 360 slide template If the snap-to-grid feature is turned on, then
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow adjusts the width or height of the
object 1 px at a time.
Ctrl+Shift+J Launch the Content Library 360 media browser

Ctrl+Shift+V Paste object formatting Ctrl+= Change the selected text to subscript

Ctrl+Enter Open the Format Shape/Format Picture window Ctrl+Shift+= Change the selected text to superscript

Ctrl+ Shift+Enter Open the Size and Position window Ctrl+Shift+> Increase the font size

Ctrl+Mouse Wheel Zoom in or out Ctrl+Shift+< Decrease the font size

Ctrl+Arrow This moves the selected object. C Add a cue point to the timeline at the current playhead
position while playing the slide
If the snap-to-grid feature is turned off (the default
setting), then Ctrl+Arrow nudges the object by the Spacebar Play/pause the timeline
number of pixels in your grid settings. The default is 8 px.

If the snap-to-grid feature is turned on, then Ctrl+Arrow

nudges the object 1 px at a time.
Keyboard Shortcuts for Ribbon Commands
Press the Alt key to access commands on the Storyline 360 ribbon. Then
press the letter for the corresponding tab on the ribbon. Finally, press the
letter for the command you want to execute. For example, press Alt, N, V to
insert a video.
Keyboard shortcuts benefit everyone, especially screen
reader users and learners with motor disabilities, so we
added shortcuts for the following actions. They work no
matter where the keyboard focus is currently located in
the course. Learners can press Shift+? at any time to see
this list of keyboard shortcuts.

Creating Your Own Keyboard Shortcuts Action Shortcut

Create your own keyboard shortcuts by adding features you use frequently
Ctrl+Alt+Z Toggle zoom to fit
to the Quick Access Toolbar. Just right-click the button for any Storyline 360
feature, then select Add to Quick Access Toolbar.
Ctrl+Alt+T Toggle accessible text
To execute the buttons on the Quick Access Toolbar via a keyboard shortcut,
press the Alt key on your keyboard, and then press the number key that Ctrl+Alt+M Mute/unmute audio
matches the button you want to launch. For example, the first button on the
Quick Access Toolbar is "1," the second button is "2," etc.
Ctrl+Alt+C Toggle closed captions

Ctrl+Alt+R Replay the slide

Ctrl+Alt+P Play/pause

Ctrl+Alt+, (comma) Previous slide

Ctrl+Alt+. (period) Next slide

Ctrl+Alt+S Submit slide