Keyboard Shortcuts - Reading Forest

Frequently Used Shortcuts

Essential shortcuts to remember for convenient use

Ctrl+S

Save (overwrite)

Ctrl+O

Open file

Alt+L

Open book list

Ctrl+F

Open search

F

Toggle fullscreen

Esc

Close dialog / Exit fullscreen

Tip
On Mac, use ⌘ (Command) key instead of Ctrl.

For Smartphone and Tablet Users
To use keyboard shortcuts, you need to connect an external keyboard such as a Bluetooth keyboard.

You can view the full list in the Shortcuts tab of the settings screen (read-only)

Click [File] → [Settings] from the menu to open settings. Pressing F1 opens the Shortcuts tab directly.

Select "Shortcuts" from the tab menu at the top.

All keyboard shortcuts are displayed by category. This list is read-only; shortcut assignments cannot be changed.

Shortcuts for saving, opening, and printing files

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+`S`	Save (overwrite without dialog)
`Ctrl`+`O`	Open file (shows storage selection dialog)
`Ctrl`+`P`	Print (prints only selected books if any are selected)

Shortcuts for the book list, creating records, and moving around

Shortcut	Action
`Alt`+`L`	Open book list
`Alt`+`N`	Add a new book
`Alt`+`E`	New (create a new reading log)
`Alt`+`K`	Clear sort (restore original order)
`Ctrl`+`,` or `Alt`+`M`	Open Settings
`F1`	Show shortcuts
`Esc`	Close dialog / Cancel edit / Exit fullscreen
`Home`	Jump to top
`End`	Jump to bottom
`Page Up` / `Page Down`	Page scroll
`F`	Toggle fullscreen (press Esc or F to exit)

Shortcuts for finding and replacing text

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+`F`	Open search
`Alt`+`H`	Open find and replace

Shortcuts for undo, redo, and clipboard

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+`Z`	Undo
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z` or `Ctrl`+`Y`	Redo
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`S`	Save current state (manual backup)
`Ctrl`+`X`	Cut
`Ctrl`+`C`	Copy
`Ctrl`+`V`	Paste
`Ctrl`+`A`	Select all

Cut, copy, and paste work on selected text or books checked in the book list. Copying and pasting reading logs is a paid plan feature.

Shortcuts for saving to and loading from Google Drive (paid plans only)

Shortcut	Action
`Alt`+`Shift`+`O`	Open from Google Drive
`Alt`+`Shift`+`D`	Save to Google Drive

These are standard browser shortcuts, not specific to Reading Forest. They work on other websites as well.

The following shortcuts are browser features. Reading Forest cannot control them, so behavior may vary between browsers.

Shortcut	Action
`F11`	Toggle fullscreen (press F11 again to exit)
`F5` or `Ctrl`+`R`	Reload page (unsaved data may be lost)
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`R`	Hard reload (ignore cache)

Warning
Reloading the page with F5 may cause unsaved edits to be lost. We recommend saving important data frequently with Ctrl+S.