Final Draft 13 keyboard shortcuts ‒ DefKey

If int. or ext. is typed at the beginning of an action paragraph, it will automatically become a scene heading starting with INT. or EXT., respectively.

0	⌘ Cmd + 0	General
0	⌘ Cmd + 1	Scene heading
0	⌘ Cmd + 2	Action
0	⌘ Cmd + 3	Character
0	⌘ Cmd + 4	Parenthetical
0	⌘ Cmd + 5	Dialogue
0	⌘ Cmd + 6	Transition
0	⌘ Cmd + 7	Shot
0	⌘ Cmd + 8	Cast list
0	⌘ Cmd + 9	New act
0	⌘ Cmd + Control + 8	Sequence
0	⌘ Cmd + Control + 9	End of act
0	⌘ Cmd + Control + 0	Summary
0	⌘ Cmd + Control + 1	Outline 1
0	⌘ Cmd + Control + 2	Outline 2
0	⌘ Cmd + Control + 3	Outline 3
0	⌘ Cmd + Control + 4	Note

0	⌘ Cmd + H	Hide Final Draft 13
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + H	Hide others
0	⌘ Cmd + Q	Quit Final Draft 13

0	⌘ Cmd + N	New document
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + N	New from template
0	⌘ Cmd + O	Open
0	⌘ Cmd + W	Close
0	⌘ Cmd + S	Save
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + S	Save as
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + P	Save as PDF
0	⌘ Cmd + P	Print

0	⌘ Cmd + Z	Undo
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + Z	Redo
0	⌘ Cmd + X	Cut
0	⌘ Cmd + C	Copy
0	⌘ Cmd + V	Paste
0	⌘ Cmd + A	Select all
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + A	Select current scene
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + K	Next change
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + ↑ Shift + K	Previous change
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + A	Accept change
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + R	Reject change
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + ↑ Shift + A	Accept all changes
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + ↑ Shift + R	Reject all changes
0	⌘ Cmd + F	Find
0	⌘ Cmd + G	Go to
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + F	Find selection
0	Fn + D	Start dictation
0	Fn + E	Emoji and symbols

0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + M	Hide / show outline editor
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + O	Hide / show outline in script
0	⌘ Cmd + J	Show invisibles
0	⌘ Cmd + + (+	SIGN) Zoom in
0	⌘ Cmd + +	(MINUS SIGN) Zoom out
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + \	Show all tabs
0	⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Opt + F	Enter full screen
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0	⌘ Cmd + E	Open elements settings window
0	⌘ Cmd + T	Remove style from selected text
0	⌘ Cmd + B	Bold selected text
0	⌘ Cmd + I	Italicize selected text
0	⌘ Cmd + U	Underscore selected text
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + X	Strike through selected text
0	⌘ Cmd + K	All caps
0	⌘ Cmd + D	Dual dialogue
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + D	Edit dual dialogue

0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + .	(PERIOD) Add alt dialogue
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + ,	(COMMA) Remove alt dialogue
0	⌘ Cmd + ⤶ Enter	New beat (beat board only)
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + I	(AS IN INDIA) New scene (index cards / scene view only)
0	⌘ Cmd + \	Insert bookmark
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + K	Insert scriptnote
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + L	Insert label
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + C	Send to script (index cards only)

⌘ Cmd + L

Open SmartType window

0	⌘ Cmd + ,	(COMMA) Spelling
0	⌘ Cmd + :	(SEMI-COLON) Thesaurus
0	⌘ Cmd + R	Open reformat tool

0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + J	Edit scene number
0	⌘ Cmd + ]	Mark selected text revised
0	⌘ Cmd + [	Mark selected text unrevised
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + T	Tags mode on / off

0	⌘ Cmd + M	Minimize
0	Control + ↑ Shift + Tab	Show previous tab
0	Control + Tab	Show next tab

0	Tab	Scene heading part 1 to scene heading part 2
0	Tab	Scene heading part 2 to scene heading part 3
0	⤶ Enter	Scene heading part 3 to action
0	⤶ Enter	Scene heading part 2 to action
0	⤶ Enter	Action to action
0	⤶ Enter + Tab	Action to character
0	Control + 7	Action to shot
0	Control + 6	Action to transition
Type int. or ext.: Action to scene heading
0	⤶ Enter	Character to dialogue
0	Tab	Character to parenthetical
0	⤶ Enter	Parenthetical to dialogue
0	⤶ Enter	Dialogue to action
0	⤶ Enter + Tab	Dialogue to character
0	⌘ Cmd + 1	Dialogue to scene heading
0	⌘ Cmd + 6	Dialogue to transition
0	⌘ Cmd + 7	Dialogue to shot

0	Page Up / Down	Pages up or down one screen-full of text
0	Home	Moves cursor to beginning of the line
0	End	Moves cursor to end of the line
0	⌘ Cmd + Home	Moves cursor to beginning of the document
0	⌘ Cmd + End	Moves cursor to end of the document
0	⌘ Cmd + →	Moves cursor to beginning of next word
0	⌘ Cmd + ←	Moves cursor to beginning of previous word
0	↑	Moves cursor up a line
0	↓	Moves cursor down a line
0	⌥ Opt + ↑	Moves cursor up a paragraph
0	⌥ Opt + ↓	Moves cursor down a paragraph
0	↑ Shift + ← →	Extends highlighted selection letter at a time
0	⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + →	Extends highlighted selection a word at a time
0	or ⌘ Cmd + ↑ Shift + ←

An alternative method of adding new paragraphs is using the Control key combinations. The defaults are:
0	Control + 0	General
0	Control + 1	Scene heading
0	Control + 2	Action
0	Control + 3	Character
0	Control + 4	Parenthetical
0	Control + 5	Dialogue
0	Control + 6	Transition
0	Control + 7	Shot
0	Control + 8	Cast list
0	Control + 9	New act
0	Control + ↑ Shift + 8	Sequence
0	Control + ↑ Shift + 9	End of act
0	Control + ↑ Shift + 0	Summary
0	Control + ↑ Shift + 1	Outline 1 (acts)
0	Control + ↑ Shift + 2	Outline 2 (sequences)
0	Control + ↑ Shift + 3	Outline 3 (scenes)
0	Control + ↑ Shift + 4	Note
Similar to changing Enter key shortcuts, the Control key combination may be changed in the Elements menu via the shortcut key text area.
Source: Final Draft knowledge base

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