TRANSANA’s BUILT-IN
TRANSCRIPTION SHORTCUT KEYS
Transana’s Built-in Transcription Shortcut Keys
Transana has a number of additional keyboard shortcuts to streamline the transcription process, including shortcuts for Jeffersonian Notation. We also provide you with keyboard shortcuts to use within the visualization window to efficiently move back and forth within your video or audio file. You can download or print our three pages of shortcuts to refer to as you transcribe your media files.
Main Shortcut Keys
Transcription Shortcut Keys
Most Commonly Used Keyboard Shortcut Keys
| Media Control | |
| Ctrl-A or Cmd-A | Starts media file playback with ten-second rewind |
| Ctrl-S or Cmd-S | Start or Pause Video Starts media file playback with two-second rewind |
| Ctrl-D or Cmd-D | Pauses and Starts media file playback with NO rewind |
| Ctrl-F or Cmd-F | Starts media file playback forward ten seconds |
| Ctrl-T or Cmd-T | Inserts a Time Code, matching the current cursor position in the Transcript with the current position in the Media File. |
| Ctrl-(comma) or Cmd-< | slows down media playback by 10% of normal speed |
| Ctrl-(period) or Cmd-> | speeds up media playback by 10% of normal speed |
| Editing Controls | |
| Ctrl-X or Cmd-X | Cut |
| Ctrl-C or Cmd-C | Copy |
| Ctrl-V or Cmd-V | Paste |
| Ctrl-Z or Cmd-Z | Undo |
| Text Formatting | |
| Ctrl-B or Cmd-B | Toggle Bold formatting |
| Ctrl-I or Cmd-I | Toggle Italics formatting |
| Ctrl-U or Cmd-U | Toggle Underline formatting |
| Jeffersonian Notation Symbols | |
| Ctrl-(cursor up) or Cmd-(cursor up) | Rising Intonation |
| Ctrl-(cursor down) or Cmd-(cursor down) | Falling Intonation |
| Ctrl-H or Cmd-J | Audible Breath |
| Ctrl-O or Cmd-O | Whispered Speech |