Chapter 13
Keyboard shortcuts
Every shortcut in Scenic Controller is also a menu item, so if you forget a key, find the command in the menu bar and the key is next to it. Help ▸ Keyboard Shortcuts (⌘/ or F1 ) lists the keys that work where you are. On an iPad with a keyboard, the same keys work unless the table says otherwise.
# Clicker keys in the Player ListWhen the Player List has focus and you are not typing in a field, these single keys work without ⌘ , so a presenter clicker or a Stream Deck sending keystrokes can drive the show:
Key Does → Space Page Down Next ← Page Up Previous Home / End First slide / last slide B Blackout the selected screens R Reveal the selected screens K Play or pause video J / L Slower or step back / faster M Mute or unmute video ↑ ↓ Move the selection ⇧↑ ⇧↓ Extend the selection ⌥← / ⌥→ Collapse or expand the selected group ⌘A Select all screens Esc Clear the selection
Holding a key down does not repeat a cue: holding → sends one Next, not twenty. Picture nudges (brightness and the like) do repeat while held.
⌘→ and ⌘← always cue, even while you are typing in a field.
# Scenic Controller# Show and fileCommand Key New Show… ⌘N Open Show… ⌘O Close Show ⇧⌘W Add Content to Library… ⇧⌘O Edit in Decorator (Mac only) ⇧⌘E Settings… ⌘,
# Slides and visibility (Show menu)Command Key Next (slide or build) ⌘→ Previous ⌘← First slide ⌥⌘← Last slide ⌥⌘→ Go to Slide… ⌘J Shuffle… ⇧⌘Y Blackout the selected screens ⇧⌘B Reveal the selected screens ⌥⌘B Panic: Blackout All ⌥⇧⌘B Interface Lock (hold 1 second to unlock) ⌃⌘L
Blackout and Reveal are separate commands, not a toggle, so pressing Blackout twice never brings a screen back by mistake. Whiteout is in Show ▸ Blackout and has no key.
# PictureCommand Key Brightness up / down 5 % ⌘] / ⌘[ Colour temperature cooler / warmer 100 K ⌥⌘] / ⌥⌘[ Contrast up / down ⇧⌘] / ⇧⌘[ Identify (Flash Screen) ⌘I
# Video (Show ▸ Video)Command Key (Player List focused) Play / Pause K Slower / step back J Faster L Mute / unmute M
# OverlaysCommand Key Computer Labels (names) on or off ⇧⌘I Test Pattern on or off ⌥⌘P Logo on or off ⌥⇧⌘L Fire Trigger Overlay ⌃⌥O Select Trigger Slot 1 to 5 ⌃⌥1 … ⌃⌥5
# SnapshotsCommand Key Capture Snapshot… ⌥⌘E Recall the selected Snapshot… (in the Snapshots list) ↩ Undo Last Recall ⌥⌘Z Import Snapshot… ⇧⌥⌘I Export Snapshot… ⇧⌥⌘E Export Continuity Report (PDF)… ⇧⌥⌘P Automatic Snapshots… ⇧⌥⌘A
Command Key Select All screens ⌘A Clear selection Esc Select group 1 to 9 ⌥⌘1 … ⌥⌘9 Hold selection (clicks inspect only) ⌃⌘H Find screens ⌘F
# View and windowsCommand Key Player List, Grid, Library, Snapshots, Timecode, Network, Logs ⌘1 … ⌘7 Player List as Cards / List / Map ⌃⌘1 / ⌃⌘2 / ⌃⌘3 Zoom in / out / to fit (Grid) ⌘+ / ⌘− / ⌘0 Enter or leave full screen ⌃⌘F Main show window ⌥⌘0 Grid window ⌥⌘G Network window ⌥⌘N Logs window ⌥⌘L Transport window ⌥⌘T Timecode window ⌥⌘C Server window ⌥⌘S
# GridCommand Key Edit Layout / Save and exit ⌘E Select, Move, Zoom, Wall and Door tools (while editing) V H Z W D Back to the Select tool Esc Add Rectangle, Circle, Right Triangle, Triangle, Text ⌥1 … ⌥5 Delete the selected element ⌘⌫
Esc in the Grid never throws away your edits. Discarding them is a menu item that asks first.
# Timecode windowCommand Key Chase, or play and pause the internal clock Space Return to start ↩ Add cue at the playhead ⌥↩
# Maintenance (Mac)Each of these opens a confirmation that names the Players first.
Command Key Relaunch Player ⌃⌥R Force Quit Player ⌃⌥Q Player input lock on or off ⌃⌥L Cycle Wi-Fi ⌃⌥W Screen Sharing (one Player) ⌃⌥S
# LogsCommand Key Copy all ⇧⌘C Export logs… ⇧⌘S Clear the view ⌘K
# HelpCommand Key Scenic User Guide ⌘? Keyboard Shortcuts ⌘/ or F1
# Scenic Player on a MacThese work on the Player itself, for when you are standing at the machine. Anything you do here shows as LOCAL on every Controller.
Command Key Next slide or build → Space Page Down Previous ← Page Up First slide Home or ⌥⌘← Go to Slide… ⌘J Blackout on or off ⇧⌘B , B or . Whiteout on or off ⌥⇧⌘B or W VFX overlay on or off ⇧⌘V Play or pause video K Slower / faster J / L Brightness, colour temperature, contrast as in the Controller: ⌘] ⌘[ , ⌥⌘] ⌥⌘[ , ⇧⌘] ⇧⌘[ Local Controls ⌃⌥Space Leave or enter full screen ⌃⌘F Escape the Player's input lock ⌃⌥⌘L Logs window ⌥⌘L Quit (asks while it is in a show) ⌘Q
Warning
Esc and ⌘F do nothing on a show output. Leaving full screen is ⌃⌘F only, so a stray Esc can never drop a screen out of full screen mid-take.
# Scenic Player on WindowsA Windows show PC is meant to be left alone, so it has only a few keys, all deliberately awkward to hit by accident:
Command Key Leave full screen (shows the Player window) Esc or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F Go back to full screen Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F , or Enter Full Screen in the Player windowQuit Scenic Player Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Q Release the Player's input lock Ctrl+Alt+Win+L
Note
On Windows, Esc does leave full screen, unlike on a Mac. Turn on the Player's input lock from the Network window on a PC that anyone can reach.
# Scenic Player on iPhone, iPad and Apple TVDevice Gesture Does iPhone, iPad Two fingers held on the screen for 1.5 seconds Local Controls Apple TV Click left / right on the remote Previous / Next Apple TV Play/Pause Play or pause video. With no video on screen it offers to black out (or reveal) the screen. Apple TV Select, Menu, Up or Down Local Controls Apple TV Menu while Local Controls is open Hide Local Controls
# Scenic DecoratorScenic Decorator follows Keynote's keys for arranging and grouping.
Command Key New / Open… / Close ⌘N / ⌘O / ⌘W Save / Save As… ⌘S / ⇧⌘S Shuffle… ⇧⌘Y Undo / Redo ⌘Z / ⇧⌘Z Cut / Copy / Paste ⌘X / ⌘C / ⌘V Paste in Place ⇧⌘V Paste and Scale to Fit ⌥⌘V Duplicate ⌘D Select All ⌘A Insert Text ⇧⌘T New Slide ⇧⌘N Bold / Italic / Underline ⌘B / ⌘I / ⌘U Bring to Front / Bring Forward ⇧⌘F / ⌥⇧⌘F Send Backward / Send to Back ⌥⇧⌘B / ⇧⌘B Group / Ungroup ⌥⌘G / ⌥⇧⌘G Lock / Unlock ⌘L / ⌥⌘L Show Sidebar ⌃⌘S Hide Inspector ⌥⌘I Zoom In / Zoom Out / Zoom to Fit ⌘+ / ⌘− / ⌘0 Actual Size ⌥⌘1 Rulers / Guides ⌘R / ⌘; Timeline ⌥⌘B Play in the canvas ⌥⌘↩ Preview window ⌥⌘P Next / previous while playing Space or → / ← Stop playing Esc Enter Full Screen ⌃⌘F Welcome to Scenic Decorator ⇧⌘1
