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LaTeX Editor - Keyboard Shortcuts Reference

File Operations

Action Shortcut
New File Ctrl+N
Open File Ctrl+O
Save Ctrl+S
Save As Ctrl+Shift+S
Export to PDF Ctrl+E
Show Errors Ctrl+L
Quit Application Ctrl+Q

Editing

Action Shortcut
Find & Replace Ctrl+F
Find Next (in Find dialog)
Find Previous (in Find dialog)

View & Preview

Action Shortcut
Rebuild Preview Ctrl+R
Show Errors Ctrl+L

Menu Navigation

File Menu

  • New - Create a blank document
  • New from Template - Choose from Article, Report, Beamer, or Letter templates
  • Open - Open an existing LaTeX file
  • Recent Files - Quick access to recently opened files (up to 10)
  • Save - Save current document
  • Save As - Save with a new filename
  • Export to PDF - Export editor content to PDF
  • Exit - Close the application

Edit Menu

  • Find and Replace - Search and replace text with options for case sensitivity and whole words
  • Enable Spell Checking - Toggle spell checking (framework placeholder)

View Menu

  • Theme Selection - Choose from available color themes
  • Rebuild Preview - Manually refresh the preview pane
  • Show Errors - Display a list of all LaTeX syntax errors

LaTeX Toolbar Quick-Insert

The toolbar provides quick insertion for:

Text Formatting

  • Bold (\textbf{})
  • Italic (\textit{})
  • Underline (\underline{})
  • Emphasize (\emph{})
  • Small Caps (\textsc{})
  • Typewriter (\texttt{})

Math

  • Inline Math ($...$)
  • Display Math ($$...$$)
  • Equation environment
  • Align environment
  • Fraction (\frac{}{})
  • Square Root (\sqrt{})

Document Structure

  • Chapter (\chapter{})
  • Section (\section{})
  • Subsection (\subsection{})
  • Subsubsection (\subsubsection{})

Environments

  • Itemize (bullet list)
  • Enumerate (numbered list)
  • Description
  • Table
  • Figure

BibTeX

  • Article citation template
  • Book citation template
  • InProceedings citation template
  • Misc citation template
  • Cite command (\cite{})
  • Bibliography block

Tips

  1. Auto-updating Preview: The preview pane automatically refreshes 500ms after you stop typing
  2. Syntax Error Detection: Errors are checked automatically 1 second after you stop typing
  3. Error Indicators: Look for red ! marks in the line number margin and wavy red underlines
  4. Line Numbers: Click on the editor to see the current line highlighted
  5. Recent Files: Files that no longer exist are automatically removed from the recent files list
  6. Templates: Use templates to quickly start with proper document structure
  7. Find Wrap-Around: Find automatically wraps to the beginning/end of the document