The Control keys in Formula
The control key
may be used to do several commands. You have to press simultaneously
the Ctrl key
plus a usual character key.
Here are the commands you get:
Ctrl + "end"
key: move the cursor to the end of
the formula
Ctrl + "home" key:
move the cursor at the beginning of the formula
Ctrl + PgUp:
move the cursor to the beginning
of the document.
Ctrl + PgDn:
move the cursor to the end
of the document.
Ctrl + a:
display the fonts menu allowing you to change
permanently the
current font.
Ctrl + b:
display the fonts menu allowing you to change temporarily
(just for the next character) the current font.
Ctrl + c:
copy
the selection into the clipboard.
Ctrl + d:
enter the subscript
mode: this will put the
next character in index. To enter permanently in subscript mode use Tab + d ; to go back use the Enter key.
Ctrl + f: open the Search & Replace window.
Ctrl + g:
change temporarily the current font for the greek font.
Ctrl + j: change temporarily the current font for the mathematic2 font.
Ctrl + l:
change temporarily the current font for the user font.
Ctrl + m:
change temporarily the current font for the mathematic font.
Ctrl + p: change the formula to a line formula.
Ctrl + q: ask to save changes and quit PreTeX.
Ctrl + r: put a bar
over the next character.
Ctrl + s:
save
the document on the hard disc.
Ctrl + t:
preview
the document.
Ctrl + u:
enter the superscript
mode: this will put
the next character in exponent. To enter permanently
in superscript mode use Tab + u ; to go back use the Enter key.
Ctrl + y:
display the shapes
font menu allowing you to change temporarily the current shape
of the font.
Ctrl + z:
display the shapes
font menu allowing you to change permanently the current shape
of the font.