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Camtasia Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Keyboard shortcuts for Camtasia Editor on Windows. Covers recording, the canvas, the timeline, captions, markers, and the library on Windows.
Key label style

Recorder Options

New recording
Ctrl+R
Start/pause recording
F9
Stop recording
F10
Add marker while recording
Ctrl+M

Animations and Effects

Add last used transition
Shift+T
Add custom animation
Shift+A
Jump to next animation
Alt+I
Jump to previous animation
Shift+I
Start/stop narration recording
Ctrl+Shift+V

Canvas Options

Zoom in on canvas
Ctrl+=
or
Scroll
Zoom out on canvas
Ctrl+-
or
Scroll
Center canvas
Alt+C
Scale to fill
Ctrl+0
Enable/disable canvas snapping
Ctrl+;
Move selected media left
Left
Move selected media right
Right
Move selected media up
Up
Move selected media down
Down
Move media 10 pixels
Shift+UpDownLeftRight
Change size of selected media on canvas
Ctrl+Scroll
Exit full screen canvas view
Esc
Maintain aspect ratio while resizing media (excludes annotations)
Draga corner handle to resize
Override aspect ratio when resizing (excludes annotations)
Shift+Draga corner handle to resize
Resize media with aspect ratio and maintain center point (excludes annotations)
Ctrl+Draga corner handle to resize
Pan and scale to 100%
Alt+Z
Freely rotate media (3D)Do not use the side or rotate handles.
Ctrl+Shift+Dragmedia
with media selected on canvas

Program Options

Show/hide tools panel
Ctrl+1
Show/hide properties panel
Ctrl+2
Attach/detach timeline
Ctrl+3
Open media bin subtab
B
Open Camtasia assets subtab
E
Open library subtab
R
Open favorites tab
F
Open annotations tab
N
Open transitions tab
T
Open behaviors tab
O
Open animations tab
A
Open cursor effects tab
U
Open voice narration tab
V
Open audio effects tab
D
Open visual effects/video effects tab
X
Open captions tab
C
Launch home dialog
Ctrl+H
Launch preferences dialog
Ctrl+,
Launch recorder
Ctrl+R
Launch Camtasia Audiate recorder
Ctrl+Alt+A
Launch Snagit Image Capture
Ctrl+Alt+S
Import package
Ctrl+Shift+P
Export package
Ctrl+Shift+E
Maximize window
Win+Up
Minimize window
Win+Down
Exit/quit Camtasia
Alt+F4
Display system menu
Alt+Space
Activate menus
Alt+<letter>
Remove focus or close current control, menu, or dialog box
Esc

Project Options

Import media into media bin
Ctrl+I
Export frame as
Ctrl+F
Export to local file
Ctrl+E
Export frame at playhead
Ctrl+Shift+F
New project
Ctrl+N
Open project
Ctrl+O
Save project
Ctrl+S
Launch online help
F1

Timeline Editing

Group
Ctrl+G
Ungroup
Ctrl+U
Open group
Ctrl+Shift+G
Close group
Ctrl+Shift+U
Silence audio
Shift+S
Restore audio
Shift+R
Split selected media at playhead
S
Split all tracks at playhead
Ctrl+Shift+S
Stitch selected media
Ctrl+Alt+I
Remove all stitches from selected track
Ctrl+Shift+\
Add annotation
Shift+N
Extend frame
Shift+E
or
Alt+Dragend of clip
Add selection to library
Ctrl+Shift+A
Add placeholder
P
Convert to placeholder
Ctrl+Alt+P
Deselect all
Ctrl+Shift+D
Select all
Ctrl+A
Ripple deleteNo gap: stitches media together on timeline and deletes the selection, shifting everything after it to the left.
Ctrl+DelBksp
with a timeline selection made
CutCopies to clipboard, with no gap: stitches media together on timeline.
Ctrl+X
Duplicate
Ctrl+D
Copy
Ctrl+C
Delete (leaves space on timeline)
Del
Paste
Ctrl+V
Redo
Ctrl+Y
Undo
Ctrl+Z
Pan
Space+Dragcanvas
Crop
Alt+Draghandles
Open media bin tab
B
Increase a property value
Up
with a number field selected
Decrease a property value
Down
with a number field selected

Timeline Navigation

Play/pause/stop video
Space
Return playhead
Ctrl+Alt+M
Move playhead to previous clip
Ctrl+Alt+,
Move playhead to next clip
Ctrl+Alt+.
Step backward on timeline
,
Step forward on timeline
.
Zoom in
Ctrl+Shift+=
or
Ctrl+Scroll
Zoom out
Ctrl+Shift+-
or
Ctrl+Scroll
Zoom to fitShows all media on timeline.
Ctrl+Shift+7
or
Ctrl+Scroll
Zoom to maxShows maximum timeline view.
Ctrl+Shift+9
or
Ctrl+Scroll
Make timeline selection
Ctrl+Dragplayhead
Zoom to selection
Ctrl+Shift+8
Jump to beginning of timeline
Ctrl+Home
Jump to end of timeline
Ctrl+End
Extend selection to next clip
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Right
Extend selection to previous clip
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Left
Extend selection range left
Shift+,
Extend selection range right
Shift+.
Move up or down through tracks
Scroll
or
Dragscroll bar
Increase track heights
Alt+=
Decrease track heights
Alt+-
Extend selection to timeline beginning
Ctrl+Shift+Home
Extend selection to timeline end
Ctrl+Shift+End
Select succeeding media
Alt+Right
Select preceding media
Alt+Left
Select all media to left of playhead
Ctrl+Alt+J
Select all media to right to right of playhead
Ctrl+Alt+L
Increase reverse playback speed
J
Decrease reverse playback speed
Shift+J
Step backward one frame
K+J
Step backward 1/2 second
Shift+K+J
Stop Playback
K
Increase forward playback speed
L
Decrease forward playback speed
Shift+L
Step forward one frame
K+L
Step forward 1/2 second
Shift+K+L
Ripple SplitInserts space on timeline and moves everything to the right of the playhead.
Shift+Dragplayhead
Ripple move
Shift+Dragmedia
with a clip selected on timeline
Ripple trimExtends or reduces media duration without creating space.
Shift+Dragend of media in or out
Ripple split and move everything on track at playhead
Shift+Dragplayhead
Temporarily disable snapping
Ctrl+Dragmedia
Attach/detach timeline
Ctrl+3

Captions

Add caption
Shift+C
Increase caption duration
Ctrl+Alt+]
Decrease caption duration
Ctrl+Alt+[
Next caption
Tab
Previous caption
Shift+Tab
Replay current caption segment
Enter
or
Clickthe Loop button

Timeline Tray Options

Add marker
Shift+M
Add quiz
Shift+Q
Show/hide marker view
Ctrl+M
Show/hide quiz view
Ctrl+Q
Show/hide transcript view
Ctrl+T
Next marker
Ctrl+]
Previous marker
Ctrl+[
Select next markerExtends selection to the next marker.
Ctrl+Shift+]
Select previous markerExtends selection to the previous marker.
Ctrl+Shift+[
Next quiz (jump to and select)
Ctrl+0
Previous quiz (jump to and select)
Ctrl+9

Library Options

Import to library
Ctrl+Shift+I
Add selection to library
Ctrl+Shift+A
Open library tab
R
Collapse selected folderMoves upwards to parent.
Left
or
Double-click
Expand selected folder
Right
or
Double-click
Collapse all folders
Ctrl+Left
Expand all folders
Ctrl+Right
Collapse/expand subfolders
Alt+Click
Select next element upwards
Up
Select next element downwards
Down
Scroll to top
Home
Scroll to bottom
End
Scroll to and select top
Ctrl+Home
Scroll to and select bottom
Ctrl+End
Scroll upwards by height of view
Pg Up
Scroll downwards by height of view
Pg Dn
Delete selected items (in custom library)
Del
Multi-select items
Shift+Click
or
Shift+UpDownLeftRight
Add/remove item from selection
Ctrl+Click
Enter asset rename mode (in custom library)
F2

Text Options for Annotations

Bold
Ctrl+B
Italic
Ctrl+I
Select one character right of the cursor
Shift+Right
Select one character left of the cursor
Shift+Left
Select all characters after the cursor
Shift+Down
Select all characters before the cursor
Shift+Up
Underline
Ctrl+U
Copy selected text
Ctrl+C
Paste text
Ctrl+V
Undo
Ctrl+Z
Redo
Ctrl+Y
Delete text
Del
with text selected

PowerPoint Add-In Shortcuts

Record
Ctrl+Shift+F9
Pause
Ctrl+Shift+F9
Stop
Ctrl+Shift+F10

Intro

Camtasia on Windows uses Ctrl as its primary modifier for Editor commands, alongside function keys for the standalone Recorder (F9/F10) and a PowerPoint add-in with its own recording shortcuts.

Windows-specific shortcut notes

Recorder function keys. F9 starts or pauses a recording and F10 stops it, both work from the standalone Recorder without opening the full Editor.

Panel switching. Single letters (B, E, R, F, N, T, O, A, U, V, D, X, C) open a specific panel tab with no modifier, the fastest way to move around the Editor.

PowerPoint add-in. Camtasia's PowerPoint recording add-in has its own three shortcuts (Ctrl+Shift+F9 to record or pause, Ctrl+Shift+F10 to stop), independent of the main Editor's shortcuts.

Windows-only navigation. A handful of timeline and library shortcuts, extending a selection to the timeline's start or end, selecting media to either side of the playhead, importing to the library, have no Mac equivalent.

Printable PDF

The Camtasia Windows shortcut list is available as a printable PDF. The panel-switching letters and the core timeline commands (split, group, ripple delete) are the most useful for everyday editing.

FAQ

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Visit the Camtasia app page for an overview and helpful links.

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