Key Binds

Some options in the menu have key binds to speed up your story planning. Below is a comprehensive list of all the key binds on the menu bar.

On macOS, use the Command key (⌘) instead of Ctrl, and Option (⌥) instead of Alt.

File Commands

Windows macOS Action
Ctrl+O ⌘O Open or create a story
Ctrl+S ⌘S Save story
Ctrl+Shift+S ⇧⌘S Save as
Ctrl+B ⌘B Create backup
Ctrl+Q ⌘Q Exit / Quit

Add Story Element Commands

These shortcuts are available when the story explorer is visible.

Windows macOS Action
Alt+F ⌥F Add Folder
Alt+A ⌥A Add Section
Alt+P ⌥P Add Problem
Alt+C ⌥C Add Character
Alt+L ⌥L Add Setting
Alt+S ⌥S Add Scene
Alt+W ⌥W Add Website
Alt+N ⌥N Add Notes
Alt+B ⌥B Add StoryWorld
Delete Delete Move selected element to Trash

Tools Commands

Windows macOS Action
Ctrl+N ⌘N Open Narrative Editor
Ctrl+K ⌘K Key Questions
Ctrl+M ⌘M Master Plots
Ctrl+D ⌘D Dramatic Situations
Ctrl+L ⌘L Stock Scenes

Report Commands

Windows macOS Action
Ctrl+P ⌘P Print Reports (Windows) / PDF Reports (macOS)
Ctrl+Shift+P ⇧⌘P PDF Reports
Ctrl+R ⌘R Scrivener Reports

Note: Print Reports is only available on Windows. On macOS, Ctrl+P opens PDF Reports instead.

Other

Windows macOS Action
Ctrl+, ⌘, Preferences
F1 F1 Help