Editing buttons and keyboard shortcuts
Navigating around the questionnaire
| Action | Commands |
|---|---|
| Move question below | Page Down |
| Move question above | Page Up |
| Move to the first question | Ctrl + Home |
| Move to the last question | Ctrl + End |
| Move down a line |  Down cursor key |
| Move up a line |  Up cursor key |
| Move one character left or right |  Left or  Right cursor key |
| Move one word left or right | Ctrl + Left cursor key or Ctrl + Right cursor key |
Editing questions
| Action | Commands |
|---|---|
| Add a new question | Move the cursor to the required location. Press Enter to create a new question after the current one. Click  to insert a new question before the current one.Alternatively, use the menu option Edit | New or Ctrl + N. |
| Add a new part of a question | At the end of a Multi Choice, use Ctrl + Enter to add an Other style question, or to create a Grid Next after a Grid First, or Open Next after Open First. |
| Delete a question |  will delete the question currently highlighted. |
| Clone a question |  will copy the currently highlighted question and insert it immediately after the current question.Alternatively, use the menu option Edit | Clone or Ctrl + O. |
| Move a question | Use Ctrl + and to move a question up and down within the questionnaire. |
| Add new codes | Move the cursor to the required location in the list of codes and press Tab. |
| Delete existing codes | Use Ctrl + Y to remove the entire code. Alternatively, use the Backspace key or Delete key to remove a character at a time. |
| Change box size | Use Ctrl+ + on the numeric keypad to increase the size of the box and Ctrl + – to decrease the size of the box for Open Ended questions. |
Adding breaks
| Action | Commands |
|---|---|
| Add a new line | Move the cursor to the required place in the text. Use Shift + Enter to force a new line. |
| Add a page break | Highlight a question and press Ctrl + Shift + B and a  will appear above the current question. Press Ctrl + Shift + B again to remove the page break. |
| Add a column break | Highlight a question and press Ctrl + Shift + A and a  will appear above the current question. Press Ctrl + Shift + A again to remove the column break. |
| Add a section break | No shortcut available. |
Selecting questions
| Action | Commands |
|---|---|
| Selecting consecutive questions/ codes | Either drag down with the left mouse button depressed, or use Shift + to select the required questions or codes. |
| Select all | Use Ctrl + A to select the whole questionnaire. |
Questionnaire actions
| Action | Commands |
|---|---|
| Save | Use File | Save or Ctrl + S to save your work. |
| Use File | Print Report or Ctrl + P to show the print preview, where you can print the questionnaire. | |
| Undo the last action | Use Edit | Undo or Ctrl + Z |
| Find | Use Edit | Find or Ctrl + F to open the Find dialog. Use Edit | Find Next or F3 to find the next item. Use Edit | Find Previous or Shift + F3 to find the previous item. |
| Spell Check | Use F9 to open the spell checking dialog |
| Switch to Design mode (from Style or Data View mode) Switch to Style mode (from Design mode) | Ctrl + M |
| Switch to Data View mode | Ctrl + Shift + D |
| Variable Properties | Alt + Enter to open the Variable Properties for the selected question. |
| Open the Style Picker in Design mode Open the Style Organiser in Style mode | Ctrl + Shift + S |
| Publish Questionnaire | Use File | Publish or Ctrl + Shift + W to open the Questionnaire properties for publishing |
| Editions and Style Templates | Use File | Editions or Ctrl + Shift + E to open the Editions and Style templates dialog. |