Keyboard shortcuts

The following shortcut keys that can help streamline your work with Sound Forge software. The available shortcut keys are arranged in tables according to function.

If you want to customize your keyboard shortcuts, you can use the Keyboard Shortcuts page in the Preferences dialog. For more information, see "Preferences."

File shortcuts

Command	Keyboard Shortcut
Create a new sound file	Command+N
Open a sound file	Command+O
Save the active file	Command+S
Save all files	Option+Command+S
Save a file with a new name or type	Shift+Command+S
Close the active file	Command+W
Close all files	Option+Command+W

Magnification and view

Command	Keyboard Shortcut
Zoom time in/out	Up/Down Arrow
Zoom to selection Zoom time in full (if no time selection exists) Zoom to selected event	Command+Up Arrow
Zoom level in/out	Shift+Up/Down Arrow
Show/hide left pane	Command+P
Show/hide right pane	Shift+Command+P
Show/hide bottom pane	Option+Command+P
Show/hide Plug-In Chooser	Command+0
Show/hide Media Browser	Command+1
Show/hide File Properties	Command+2
Show/hide Plug-In Chain	Command+3
Show/hide Channel Meters	Command+4
Show/hide Regions List	Command+5
Show/hide Summary tool	Command+6
Show/hide Record	Command+7
Show/hide Statistics	Command+8

General editing

Most of the cursor placement commands, when combined with the Shift key, also perform selection.

Command	Keyboard Shortcut
Undo the last operation	Command+Z
Reverse the last Undo operation.	Command+Shift+Z
Move (cut) the selected data onto the clipboard	Command+X
Copy the selected data onto the clipboard	Command+C
Paste data from the clipboard into the active editor	Command+V
Mix data from the clipboard with the active editor	Option+Command+V
Paste the clipboard contents into a new editor	Command+E
Select all data	Command+A
Remove all data outside the current selection	Command+T
Place a marker at the current cursor position	M
Create a region from the current selection When you're in event-editing mode, press R to create a region based on the selected event, or press Command+Alt+R to create a region based on the time selection	R Alt+R

Cursor movement

Most of the cursor placement commands, when combined with the Shift key, also perform selection.

Command	Keyboard Shortcut
Move 1 pixel	Left/Right Arrow
Move 1 sample	Option+Command+Left/Right Arrow
Move to next boundary	Command+Right/Left Arrow
Move 10% of screen	Page Up/Down (Command+Fn+Up/Down Arrow)
Move 100% of screen	Command+Page Up/Down (Fn+Left/Right Arrow)
Move to beginning/end of screen	Home/End (Fn+Left/Right Arrow)
Move to beginning/end of file	Option+Command+Home/End (Command+Fn+Left/Right Arrow)
Move the cursor to the beginning or end of the current selection	Comma
Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region	0-9 keys

Selecting data

Most of the cursor placement commands, when combined with the Shift key, also perform selection.

Command	Keyboard Shortcut
Set the cursor position as the beginning of a time selection.	I
Set the cursor position as the end of a time selection.	O

Event editing

Command	Keyboard Shortcut
Split event at cursor	S
Select previous/next event	Shift+Left/Right Arrow
Select first/last event	Shift+Home/End
Extend selection to previous/next event	Shift+Command+Left/Right Arrow
Extend selection to first/last event	Shift+Command+Home/End Arrow
Turn automatic crossfades on or off	Shift + Command + X
Show crossfade lengths	Shift + Command + T
Auto ripple events	Alt+Command+R

Navigation and playback

Most of the cursor placement commands, when combined with the Shift key, also perform selection.

Command	Keyboard Shortcut
Play All	Shift+Spacebar
Play/Pause	Spacebar
Preview Cut	Command+K
Preroll to Cursor	Command+Shift+K
Pause	Return
Go to Start	Option+Command+Home
Rewind	Control+Page Up
Forward	Control+Page Down
Go to End	Option+Command+End
Record	Command+R
Record New	Command+Shift+R