Alchemy CATALYST provides shortcuts to help you quickly work in projects without using the mouse. Additional keyboard shortcuts appear next to the command names in hover text on ribbons.

General Shortcut Keys

 To do this:

Press this Key Combination:

Insert Files

Ctrl+I

Insert Files and Folders

Ctrl+Alt+I

Extract files

Ctrl+E

Extract Glossary

Ctrl+G

Find & replace

Ctrl+F

Set the focus in the QuickFind Search drop down list

Ctrl+Alt+F


Power Translate Shortcut Keys

 To do this:

Press this Key Combination:

Add Glossary Term

Ctrl+Alt+Y

Copy source to target

Alt+Ins

Get current Term

Alt+Down

Get next Term

Alt+Right

Get previous Term

Alt+Left

Get translation

Alt+Home

Insert current placeable

Ctrl+Alt+Down

Insert next placeable

Ctrl+Alt+Right

Insert previous placeable

Ctrl+Alt+Left

Instantly Translate Duplicates

Alt+PgDown

Revert currently selected string to original

Alt+Delete

Selected text to concordance

Ctrl+Alt+Up

AutoTranslate

Alt+Num*

 

Translator Toolbar Shortcut Keys

 To do this:

Press this Key Combination:

Look segment

CTRL+Shift+L

Mark segment as Untranslated

CTRL+Shift+U

Mark segment as For Review

CTRL+Shift+R

Mark segment as Signed off

CTRL+Shift+S

Flag segment

CTRL+Shift+F

Go to Previous group (resource in navigator)

CTRL+Shift+Y

Go to previous segment

CTRL+Shift+P

Go to Next segment

CTRL+Shift+N

Go to Next group (resource in navigator)

CTRL+Shift+X

Go to Previous Untranslated segment

CTRL+Alt+P

Go to Next Untranslated segment

CTRL+Alt+N

Undo

CTRL+Z

Right to left text direction

CTRL+Shift+J

Toggle Space markers

CTRL+H

Perform Validation

F5

Automate context links in Reference browser

F10

Refresh context link in Reference browser

F11

SpellCheck

F4

Lock/Unlock Keyword

Ctrl+Alt+K

Fetch and display next translation suggestions from Active TMs

Ctrl+[+]

Fetch and display previous translation suggestions from Active TMs

Ctrl+[-]

Concordance Searching

Ctrl+Alt+[Up Arrow]

Add Glossary Term

Ctrl+Alt+Y

Go to Previous Untranslated string

Ctrl+Alt+P

Go to Next Untranslated String

Ctrl+Alt+N

Change case of selected text (toggle between 3 states)

Shift+F3

Select word(s)

CTRL+Shift+Left/Right arrow key

Move to previous/next word

CTRL+Left/Right arrow key

 

View Shortcut Keys

 To do this:

Press this Key Combination:

Cycle View modes

F7

View Original

Ctrl+Shift+O

Show All strings

Ctrl+Alt+A

 

 

 

Moving through strings Shortcut Keys

 To do this:

Press this Key Combination:

Go to Next String while typing translations

Enter 

Go to Previous String while typing translations

Shift+Enter

Revert Translation for highlighted string in string list

Alt+Del

Go to Next string in string list

Ctrl+Shift+N

Go to Previous string in string list

Ctrl+Shift+P

Go to Next resource Group in Navigator window

Ctrl+Shift+X

 

Go to Previous Group in Navigator window

Ctrl+Shift+Y

 

Shortcut Keys for the EXPERTS ribbon

 To do this:

Press this Key Combination:

Alignment

Ctrl+Shift+I

Analysis

Ctrl+R

Auto Project Division

Ctrl+D

Cleanup

Ctrl+B

Comparison

Ctrl+P

Create Package

Ctrl+K

Layout  Manager

Ctrl+W

Leverage

Ctrl+L

Manual Project Division

Ctrl+Alt+D

Project Division – Merge Projects

Ctrl+Alt+M

Pseudo Translate

Ctrl+T

Term Harvest

Ctrl+G

Update Expert

Ctrl+U

Validate Expert

Ctrl+J

Apply Keywords & Locks

Ctrl+1

Remove Keywords & Locks

Ctrl+2

Duplicate Expert

Alt+D

Lead/trail Spaces

Alt+S

 

Shortcut Keys to Activate Windows

The user interface consists of several windows (also called panes). Those can be resized and repositioned to suit the user’s preference.

The following shortcuts enable the user to make one of the window the active window, with the focus on it. Note a project must be opened to use the shortcuts.

 To do this:

Press this Key Combination:

Results Window

Ctrl+Alt+R

Workspace Window

Ctrl+Alt+W

Translator Toolbar – Original field

Ctrl+Alt+O

Translator Toolbar – Translated field

Ctrl+Alt+T

 

Exporting Shortcut Keys

 To do this:

Press this Key Combination:

Export to XLIFF

Ctrl+Alt+X

Import to XLIFF

Ctrl+Alt+L

Export to TBX

Ctrl+Shift+Q

Export to Text

Ctrl+Shift+G

Export to TMX

Ctrl+Shift+T

Export to Trados WorkBench

Ctrl+Shift+D

Export to TTX

Ctrl+Shift+C

Export to Wordfast TXLF

Ctrl+Shift+I

Export to Wordfast TXML

Ctrl+Shift+B