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Menu Reference

Every menu, item by item. Shortcuts are shown for Windows and Linux; on a Mac use ⌘ for Ctrl and ⌥ for Alt (see Keyboard Shortcuts for the exceptions).

File

ItemWhat it doesShortcut
Create a project and choose its type.Ctrl+Shift+N
Add a scene (inside the selected chapter).Ctrl+N
Add a chapter.Ctrl+Shift+D
Open a .ravenburst file.Ctrl+O
Your last 10 projects.
Keep projects you use often one click away. Pinned projects also sit at the top of the project picker.
Take your custom dictionary and tabletop library to another computer.
Save now (Ravenburst also saves by itself).Ctrl+S
Save a copy of the open document.Ctrl+Shift+S
See, label, restore and delete snapshots.
Bring in a Word, text, Markdown or Fountain file.
Make a manuscript, book, e-book or script.Ctrl+Shift+E
Print what is on screen.Ctrl+P
Title, author, chapter labels and more, in the Inspector.
App settings.Ctrl+,
Close the app (your work is saved first).

Edit

ItemWhat it doesShortcut
Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z
Ctrl+X / C / V
Paste without the original formatting.Ctrl+Shift+V
Ctrl+A
Search this document.Ctrl+F / G / Shift+G
⌘+Shift+H on a Mac.Ctrl+H
Search every document.Ctrl+Shift+F
Recheck the document.
Turn the underlines on or off.
Opens Preferences → Spellcheck.
Collapse double spaces, remove empty lines, delete struck-through text.

Insert

ItemWhat it doesShortcut
An image file, stored in the project.
A divider line (exported as * * *).
A 3 × 3 table with a header row.
Dashes, ellipsis, non-breaking space, curly quotes, © ® ™ §.
A note on the selected text.Ctrl+Shift+K
Ctrl+Alt+F
In US or European style.
Types the document's word count.

View

ItemWhat it doesShortcut
See Views & Layout.Ctrl+1 … Ctrl+5
Distraction-free writing.F11
Ctrl+Shift+[ / ]
Ctrl+= / - / 0
In the status bar.
Chapter-by-chapter counts.
ItemWhat it doesShortcut
In reading order.Ctrl+[ / ]
Documents you opened this session.Alt+← / →
Ctrl+Shift+M
Bookmark the open document.Ctrl+D

Project

ItemWhat it doesShortcut
Word goals for the book and for today.Ctrl+Alt+T
Words, sentences, pages, reading time, word frequency.
Your writing days and streak.
See Backups.

Documents

ItemWhat it doesShortcut
Copy the selected document and everything in it.

Format

ItemWhat it doesShortcut
Ctrl+B / I / U …
Ctrl+\
Ctrl+Alt+1 / 2 / 3
Ctrl+Shift+L / C / R / J
Ctrl+Shift+8 / 7
The color picker.

Window

ItemWhat it doesShortcut
Ctrl+M
Ctrl+Alt+[ / ]
Default panel sizes, positions and zoom.

Help

ItemWhat it doesShortcut
Opens this documentation.
Opens First Launch.
Ctrl+Shift+/
Accessibility options at a glance.
Looks for a newer Ravenburst now.
What changed in your version.
Newer APA and MLA settings.
Opens Preferences → License.
Free up one of your three devices.
Starts an email to us.
Version information.

On a Mac, Preferences and Quit are also in the Ravenburst menu.

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