Windows Keyboard Commands for Bookshelf 9 and above

Windows Keyboard Commands for Bookshelf 9 and above

Bookshelf Window

  • Ctrl+W: Close Bookshelf window
  • Ctrl+F: Search (jumps focus to search control)
  • F1: Launch Vitalsource Bookshelf help
  • Alt-F4: Quit application
  • Escape: Close modal

Book Content Window

Navigation:

  • Alt+LeftArrow: Navigate backward (page)
  • Alt+RightArrow: Navigate forward (page)
  • UpArrow: Line up
  • DownArrow: Line down
  • Ctrl+G: Go to page number (sets focus to page number edit field)
  • Ctrl+PageUp: Go to previous section
  • Ctrl+PageDown: Go to next section
  • Ctrl+Home: Move to beginning of section
  • Ctrl+End: Move to end of section
  • Ctrl+J: Jump to previous location
  • Ctrl+Tab: Switch between book tab (forward)
  • Ctrl+Shift+Tab: Switch between book tab (backward)
  • F6: Move focus (forward) between Menu (left), Top Nav, Books list, book content and bottom nav
  • Shift+F6: Move focus (backward) between Menu (left), Top Nav, Books list, book content and bottom navigation bar
  • Spacebar: Page (screen; not printed page) down
  • Ctrl+B: Show Bookshelf Library

Page View:

  • F5: Larger text
  • F4: Smaller text
  • Ctrl+Shift+S: TTS Start / pause speaking (resumes speaking where paused)
  • Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S: TTS Stop speaking (resets speaking position)
  • Ctrl+U: Display highlights (notes) tab in navigation control

Reader tools:

  • Ctrl+F: Search (jumps focus to search control)
  • Ctrl+Y: Display TOC panel
  • Ctrl+M: Open bookmark panel
  • Alt+M: Make bookmark
  • Ctrl+I: Open figures panel
  • Ctrl+P: Print
  • Ctrl+N: Create highlight from selection with note
  • Ctrl+D: Create highlight from selection
  • Escape: Close suggested search terms / Clear search terms
  • Escape: Close modal

 

Published Date:

Was this article helpful?
Have Questions?