Appendix A. Toolbar, Menu, and Keyboard Shortcut Reference

After you use Audacity for a while, you might want to start using keyboard shortcuts for your most used features in the software. These are keyboard combinations that are usually easy to remember, and are also faster than using the menus. See the list below to get started!

Note

If you are using a Mac computer, instead of using the Ctrl key, you use the Command key in any of the combinations listed next.

Keyboard Shortcut	Feature/Function
Project and Files
Ctrl + N	New project
Ctrl + O	Open project
Ctrl + W	Close project and Audacity
Ctrl + S	Save Project
Ctrl + P	Preferences
Tools Toolbar Shortcuts
F1	Selection Tool
F2	Envelope Tool
F3	Draw Tool
F4	Zoom Tool
F5	Time Shift Tool
Tools Toolbar Shortcuts
F6	Multi-Tool Mode
D	Next Tool
A	Previous Tool
Editing Menu Shortcuts
Ctrl + Z	Undo
Ctrl + Y	Redo (Windows)
Ctrl + Shift + Z	Redo (Mac/Unix)
Ctrl + X	Cut
Ctrl + C	Copy
Ctrl + V	Paste
Ctrl + K or Delete	Delete
Ctrl + L	Silence
Ctrl + D	Duplicate
Ctrl + A	Select All
Z	Find Zero Crossings
Navigation, Playback and Recording
Space	Play or Stop
Shift + Space or L	Loop
P	Pause
R	Record
1	Preview one second
B	Play from cursor to selection
Ctrl + 1	Zoom In
Ctrl + 2	Zoom Normal
Ctrl + 3	Zoom Out
Ctrl + F	Fit In Window
Ctrl + Shift + F	Fit Vertically
Ctrl + E	Zoom to Selection
Ctrl + I	Import Audio
Ctrl + B	Create Label at current position
Ctrl + R	Repeat Last Effect