Keyboard Shortcuts

In Recorder:

Global hotkeys in recorder which you can change by clicking the Preferences button before starting the recorder.

Pause / Resume	ALT + P	Option - P for Mac
Draw and Zoom	SHIFT + ALT + D	Shift - Option - D for Mac
Toggle Webcam Big	No default	Toggle between PIP and big webcam when recording both screen and webcam.

 

In Draw & Zoom:

Hotkeys you can use while in the Draw & Zoom tool.

Erase drawings	E or DEL
Zoom In	I
Zoom Out	O
Show Help	H
Change tool	1... 6
Exit Drawing Mode	ESC
Nudge Zoom	Arrow keys
Undo last drawing	CTRL + Z
Redo last drawing	CTRL + Y

In Stories:

Global hotkeys in scripted recorder which you can change by clicking the Preferences button before starting the recorder.

Pause / Resume	ALT + P	Option + P for Mac
Record Next Section	ALT + N	Option + N for Mac

General Timeline Controls while Previewing or Editing:

Pause / Resume Playback	Space bar
Seek forward one frame	Right arrow key
Seek backward one frame	Left arrow key
Seek forward 1 second	SHIFT + Right arrow key
Seek backward 1 second	SHIFT + Left arrow key
Seek forward to next changed frame	Up arrow key

While Previewing Recording:

Move selection start to current position	S
Move selection end to current position	E
Reset selection to select all	R

               

In Video Editor:

General:

Toggle Timeline Magnify	M
Undo	CTRL + Z   (Command + Z for Mac)
Redo	CTRL + SHIFT + Z   (Command + Y for Mac)

Select a Tool:

Cut	C
Hide Cursor	H then C
Hide Webcam	H then W
Insert New Recording	I then N
Insert Existing Recording	I then E
Insert Pause	I then P
Narrate	N
Overlay Arrow	O then A
Overlay Blur	O then B
Overlay Highlight	O then H
Overlay Image	O then I
Overlay Outline	O then O
Overlay Text	O then T
Replace Video	R then R
Replace Freeze Frame	R then F
Speed Up	S then U
Slow Down	S then D
Transition	T
Volume	V

In a Tool:

Move selection start to current position	S
Move selection end to current position	E
Preview changes	P
OK	ENTER key
Cancel	ESC

In Overlay Tool:

Nudge overlay around screen

CTRL + Arrow keys

In Narrate Tool:

      

Start / Stop holding video while recording	H
Clear Drawings	C

                                    

Tray / Menu bar icon:

Set up global hotkeys to take a screenshot,  launch the Recorder, or open the Video Editor by clicking our tray icon (Menu bar icon on a Mac) and clicking Settings or Preferences from the drop-down list next to your user icon.

1. Click the ScreenPal icon in your tray on Windows, or your Menu bar on Mac.

2. From the top of the menu, hover over the action for which you would like to create a shortcut. For example, Take Screenshot.

3. Click the cog icon next to Setup Shortcut.

Result: The Preferences dialog opens with the Shortcuts tab displayed.

4. Place your cursor in the field for which you want to create a shortcut.

5. Press the key combination you want to use. For example, if you want to use SHIFT+CTRL+S as your shortcut for Start the Screenshot Tool, press the SHIFT key, then the CTRL key, then the S key on your keyboard.

6. Close the dialog by clicking X in the top right corner to save your changes.

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