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Shortcuts for Script Editor

Use these shortcuts to save time while working with Script Editor.

Action

Shortcut

Move window divider to bottom of the script window

Double-click the window divider

Move window divider to top of the script window

Option - double-click the window divider

Display the Description in the script window

⌘ - 1

Display the Result in the script window

⌘ - 2

Display the Event Log in the script window

⌘ - 3

Run the script

⌘ - R

Stop the script

⌘ - period (.)

Turn on Record mode

⌘ - Shift - R

Compile script

⌘ - K or Enter key

Find

⌘ - F

Find the next occurrence of the search term

⌘ - G

Find the previous occurrence of the search term

⌘ - Shift - G

Find using the selected text

⌘ - E

Scroll the window to the selection

⌘ - J

Open the Library window

Shift - ⌘ - L

Open the Result History window

Option - ⌘ - R

Open the Event Log History window

Option - ⌘ - L

Minimize window

⌘ - M

Select all

⌘ - A

Open Script Editor preferences

⌘ - comma (,)

Open new script

⌘ - N

Open

⌘ - O

Open a dictionary

Shift - ⌘ - O

Close window

⌘ - W

Undo the last action

⌘ - Z

Restore the action that was undone

⌘ - Shift - Z

Cut

⌘ - K

Copy

⌘ - C

Paste

⌘ - V

Paste a reference to an object

Shift - ⌘ - V