Keyboard shortcuts
Quick links:
- Universal hotkeys
- Main window of ABBYY Lingvo x3
- Entry window
- Windows Word-by-word translation, Spelling suggestions, History, Search result
| Shows you the translation of a word or phrase highlighted in the text. Hotkeys can be used in any application as long as the ABBYY Lingvo window is open or minimized, or if there is an ABBYY Lingvo icon in the system tray. More: quick lookup |
Ctrl+Insert+Insert/ Ctrl+C+C |
| Takes you to the next word (phrase) in the word list. | Down arrow | |
| Takes you to the previous word (phrase) in the word list. | Up arrow | |
| Translates the word or phrase entered in the search field. | Ctrl+Enter | |
| Reverses the translation direction. | Ctrl+I | |
| Creates a new bookshelf. | Ctrl+N | |
| Copies a word or phrase from the word list and pastes it into the search field. | Ctrl+S | |
| Calls up Help. | F1 | |
| Translation menu | ||
| Translate | Translates the word or phrase entered in the search field. It will also open the entry window of a word or phrase highlighted in the word list. | Enter |
| Translate Text in Search Field | Translates the word or phrase entered in the search field. | Ctrl+Enter |
| Open Entry | Opens the entry window of a word or phrase highlighted in the word list. | Shift+Enter |
| Translate from All Languages into All Languages | Translates a word or phrase in the search field into all languages selected on the Languages tab (menu Tools→Language and Dictionary Settings…→Languages). | Ctrl+Shift+F5 |
| Word-by-Word Translation | Translates a phrase word by word. | Ctrl+Shift+Enter |
| Find | Searches for a word or phrase in the text of dictionaries for the direct and reverse translation directions. More: find in dictionaries | Ctrl+F |
| Find in All Languages | Searches for a word or phrase in the text of dictionaries of all languages. | Ctrl+Shift+F |
| Wildcard Search | Searches words or phrases using a wildcard. More: wildcard search | Ctrl+F3 |
| Show Inflected Forms | Shows grammatical forms of a word. | Ctrl+W |
| Spelling Suggestions | Shows spelling suggestions for the word entered in the search field. | F7 |
| History | Opens the History window where you can view previously translated words and phrases. More: translation history | Ctrl+H |
| Exit | Closes ABBYY Lingvo. | Ctrl+Q |
| Tools menu | ||
| Create/Edit Entry… | Allows creating or editing an entry in a user LUD dictionary. | Ctrl+“+” |
| Always on Top | Forces the main window of ABBYY Lingvo to stay on top of other windows. | Ctrl+T |
| Cascade Entry Windows | Cascades entry windows. | Ctrl+R |
| Close Unpinned Windows | Closes all unpinned entry windows. | Shift+Esc |
| Close All Windows | Closes all entry windows in ABBYY Lingvo. | Shift+F2 |
| Run ABBYY Lingvo Tutor… | Opens the ABBYY Lingvo Tutor for learning new words. | Ctrl+M |
| Options… | Opens the dialog box Options. | Ctrl+O |
| Language and Dictionary Settings… | Opens the dialog box Language and dictionary settings. | Ctrl+D |
| Pins the entry window. | Ctrl+T |
| Hides/shows examples and cross references in the entry window. | Ctrl+“*” |
| Shows the grammatical forms of the headword of the entry window. | Ctrl+W |
| Opens the window Find in Entry. | Ctrl+F |
| Copies the headword of the entry window into the search field. | Ctrl+S |
| Searches for the next word or phrase entry in the entry window. | F3 |
| Takes you to the entry in the next dictionary in the entry window. | Alt+“down arrow” |
| Takes you to the entry in the previous dictionary in the entry window. | Alt+“up arrow” |
| Translates the word or phrase highlighted in the entry window. | Enter |
| Closes the entry window. | Esc |
| Highlights all text in the entry window. | Ctrl+À |
| Switches between entry windows. | Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
| Expands all entries. | F4 |
| Collapses all entries. | F5 |
| Lets you hear a recorded pronunciation of the word More: recorded pronunciations. | Ctrl+P |
| Adds a headword of the entry window to the learner’s vocabulary of ABBYY Lingvo Tutor. | Ctrl+M |
Windows Word-by-Word Translation, Spelling Suggestions, History, Search Results
| Copies the highlighted word or phrase into the search field. | Ctrl+S |
| Clears the history of entry windows and translations. More: translation history | CTRL+Num- |
| Lets you modify the search settings (opens the dialog box Options). | Ctrl+O |
| Switches between result pages in the window Search Results. | Ctrl+Page Down/Ctrl+Page Up |
| Closes the window. | Esc |
| Switches between windows. | Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+Shft+Tab |
You can create language hotkeys in order to be able to quickly choose the translation direction.Creating language hotkeys
