============================= MathType 7 keyboard shortcuts ============================= First published at 6/10/2021 on https://defkey.com/mathtype-7-shortcuts MathType is a software for creating mathematical notation. It allows entering mathematical equations with the mouse or keyboard in a graphical interface. Initially released in June 1987, MathType is developed by Design Science and available in Windows, macOS. MathType 7 has 123 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Formatting ---------- Ctrl + Tab Insert tab Enter New line Ctrl + Arrow keys Nudge to pressed direction Ctrl + Shift + A Rotate fence alignment Menu ---- Commands, templates and symbols that have no default shortcuts are shown in italics. File menu Ctrl + Z Undo Ctrl + Y Redo Ctrl + X Cut Ctrl + C Copy Ctrl + V Paste Ctrl + A Select all View menu Ctrl + Shift + Y Show all Ctrl + Shift + N Show nesting Ctrl + Alt + K Symbol palettes Ctrl + Alt + T Template palettes Ctrl + Alt + F Small bar Ctrl + Alt + L Large tabbed bar Ctrl + Alt + S Small tabbed bar Ctrl + Alt + B Toolbar Ctrl + Alt + R Ruler View menu > Zoom Ctrl + 1 Zoom 100% Ctrl + 2 Zoom 200% Ctrl + 4 Zoom 400% Ctrl + 8 Zoom 800% Format menu Ctrl + Shift + L Align left Ctrl + Shift + J Align center Ctrl + Shift + R Align right Format > Matrix Ctrl + M then A Add row above Ctrl + M then B Add row below Ctrl + M then L Add column left Ctrl + M then R Add column right Ctrl + M then D Delete row Ctrl + M then Shift + D Delete column Ctrl + M then C Change matrix Style menu Ctrl + + Math Ctrl + Shift + E Text Ctrl + Shift + F Function Ctrl + Shift + V Variable Ctrl + Shift + G Greek-Symbol Ctrl + Shift + B Vector-Matrix Ctrl + Shift + U User 1 Ctrl + Alt + Shift + U User 2 Navigation and selection Home Beginning of slot Backspace Delete left Del Delete right End End of slot Down arrow Move down Shift + Down arrow Move down, extend selection Left arrow Move left Shift + Left arrow Move left, extend selection Right arrow Move right Shift + Right arrow Move right, extend selection Up arrow Move up Shift + Up arrow Move up, extend selection Tab Next slot Shift + Tab Previous slot Page Down Scroll down Page Up Scroll up Ctrl + Shift + S Select slot Double click Select slot Ctrl + Shift + Left arrow Skip left Ctrl + Shift + Right arrow Skip right Keyboard modifiers (one-shots) Shortcuts for specifying the style of the next character typed into the current equation: Ctrl + G Greek-symbol one-shot Ctrl + B Vector-matrix one-shot Ctrl + U User 1 one-shot Ctrl + Alt + U User 2 one-shot Shortcuts for modifying the method used to insert the next template entered with a keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Q Replace selected template one-shot Ctrl + Shift + O Use alternate template form one-shot Symbols: Relational Ctrl + K then , Less-than or equal to from Symbol style Ctrk + K then . Greater-than or equal to from Symbol style Ctrl + K then Alt + ~ Tilde operator from Extra Math style Ctrl + K then ~ Almost equal to from Symbol style Ctrl + K then + Not equal to from Symbol style Ctrl + K then = Identical to from Symbol style Ctrl + K then P Proportional to from Symbol style Symbols: Spaces and ellipses Ctrl + ; Alignment mark Shift + Space Zero-width space Ctrl + Alt + Space 1-point space Ctrl + K then 1 1-point space Ctrl + Space Thin space (1/6 em) Ctrl + K then 2 Thin space (1/6 em) Ctrl + Shift + Space Thick space (1/3 em) Ctrl + K then 3 Thick space (1/3 em) Ctrl + K then 4 Em space Ctrl + . then _ Horizontal ellipsis from Extra Math style Ctrl + . then - Math-axis ellipsis from Extra Math style Ctrl + . then | Vertical ellipsis from Extra Math style Ctrl + . then / Up right diagonal ellipsis from Extra Math style Ctrl + . then \ Down right diagonal ellipsis from Extra Math style Symbols: Embellishments Ctrl + Alt + ' Prime Ctrl + " Double prime Ctrl + 6 then Alt + ' Triple prime Ctrl + 6 then ` Back prime Ctrl + 6 then N Not Ctrl + 6 then Alt + - Strike-through Ctrl + 6 then X Cross-out Ctrl + 6 then / Slash (up) Ctrl + 6 then \ Slash (down) Ctrl + Alt + . Single dot Ctrl + 6 then 2 Double dot Ctrl + 6 then 3 Triple dot Ctrl + 6 then 4 Quad dot Ctrl + 6 then ! Under single dot Ctrl + 6 then @ Under double dot Ctrl + 6 then # Under triple dot Ctrl + 6 then $ Under quad dot Ctrl + _ Over bar Ctrl + 6 then ~ Tilde Ctrl + 6 then 9 Arc (frown) Ctrl + 6 then 0 Arc (smile) Ctrl + 6 then 6 Hat Ctr + 6 then _ Under bar Ctrl + 6 then ( Under arc (frown) Ctrl + 6 then ) Under arc (smile) Ctrl + Alt + - Right arrow Ctrl + 6 then Left arrow Left arrow Ctrl + 6 then Up arrow Double-headed arrow Ctrl + 6 then Alt + Right arrow Right harpoon Ctrl + 6 then Alt + Left arrow Left harpoon Ctrl + 6 then Shift + Right arrow Under right arrow Ctrl + 6 then Shift + Left arrow Under left arrow Ctrl + 6 then Shift + Up arrow Under double-headed arrow Ctrl + 6 then Alt + Shift + Right arrow Under right harpoon Ctrl + 6 then Alt + Shift + Left arrow Under left harpoon For more symbol shortcuts, refer the official keyboard shortcut page. 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