ExamView: Equation Editor Keyboard Shortcuts

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Equation Editor Keyboard Shortcuts

The equation editor in ExamView Test Generator includes numerous shortcut keys to make inserting symbols, inserting templates, adding accents, inserting spaces, and changing font styles as easy as possible. All of the keyboard shortcuts involve the Ctrl key. Templates, style changes, and spaces are inserted by simply pressing Ctrl followed by another key. Symbols are entered by pressing Ctrl+K followed by another key.

Keyboard shortcuts for inserting templates

Template	Key	Description	Template	Key	Description
	Ctrl + D	Long division (Use Shift+Ctrl+D for division with quotient.)		Ctrl + O	Overbar
	Ctrl + E	Summation with underscript and overscript limits		Ctrl + R	Square root
	Ctrl + F	Stacked fraction (Use Shift+Ctrl+F for small fraction.)		Ctrl + U	Underbar
	Ctrl + H	Superscript		Ctrl + Shift + (	Parentheses
	Ctrl + I	Definite integral with superscript and subscript limits		Ctrl + [ or ]	Brackets
	Ctrl + J	Superscript and subscript		Ctrl + { or }	Braces
	Ctrl + L	Subscript

Keyboard shortcuts for changing font styles

1 - Applies only to the next character keyed.

Keyboard shortcuts for inserting spaces

Keyboard shortcuts for inserting symbols

Symbol	Ctrl + K then	Symbol	Ctrl + K then	Symbol	Ctrl + K then	Symbol	Ctrl + K then
	A		H		O		U
	B		I		P		V
	C		J		Q		W
	D		K		R		X
	E		L		S		Y
	F		M		T		Z
	G		N
	Shift + A		Shift + H		Shift + O		Shift + U
	Shift + B		Shift + I		Shift + P		Shift + V
	Shift + C		Shift + J		Shift + Q		Shift + W
	Shift + D		Shift + K		Shift + R		Shift + X
	Shift + E		Shift + L		Shift + S		Shift + Y
	Shift + F		Shift + M		Shift + T		Shift + Z
	Shift + G		Shift + N
	~		=		*		<
	-				+		/

Keyboard shortcuts for adding accents to characters

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