Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac)
Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows)
Keyboard shortcuts can provide a significant time-savings over using your mouse. To speed-up tasks you do regularly, try some of the keyboard shortcuts listed below.
Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac)
This help article abbreviates the names of two keys:
Cmd — Command
Opt — Option
General
These keyboard shortcuts are available throughout macOS.
Cmd+C — Copy
Cmd+H — Hide windows
Cmd+M — Minimize
Cmd+P — Open Print/Export panel
Cmd+Q — Quit Active App
Cmd++ — Zoom in
Cmd+- — Zoom out
Cmd+V — Paste
Cmd+W — Close
Cmd+X — Cut
Cmd+Z — Undo
Cmd+Tab — Unhide windows
Shift+Cmd+G — Opens the “Go to Folder” window (use this to open hidden folders)
Shift+Cmd+Z — Redo
Logos-Specific
These keyboard shortcuts are specific to Logos.
Backspace — Clear Page in Drawing Mode
Caps Lock — Toggles the Keyboard Selector between the default language and an original language
Cmd+ Enter — In a Bible Search displaying multiple versions: Opens the selected Bible to the displayed verse
Cmd+ Delete — In a Bible Search displaying multiple versions: Removes the selected Bible from displayed results
Cmd+D — Add current location to Favorites
Cmd+F — Find (in this panel)
Cmd+G — Go to reference box of current resource/guide
Cmd+I — Toggle Inline Reverse Interlinear on or off
Cmd+K — Apply Highlighting
Cmd+L — Show Library
Cmd+O — Open/close Documents menu
Cmd+R — Read Aloud
Cmd+W — Close current panel
Cmd+ Y — Open History Tool
Cmd+[ — Back in History
Cmd+] — Forward in History
Cmd+‘ — Go to next window (moves between floating windows and main window)
Cmd+1…9 — Navigate to Quick Link (1–9)
Cmd+F8 — Enter Drawing Mode (on some keyboards, Fn+Cmd+F8 may be necessary)
Cmd+Down arrow — End (e.g., last article)
Cmd+Up arrow — Home (e.g., title page)
Cmd+T — Open new tab
Ctrl+Cmd+ Space — Toggle between keyboards in the Keyboard Selector
Ctrl+Tab — Go to next tab
Ctrl+Shift+Tab — Go to previous tab
Esc — Dismiss / Exit Drawing mode / Exit Find box
F4 (requires Logos Pro) — Toggle the application theme between Light and Dark mode
F7 — Quick comparison of the active verse/selected text
Left arrow — Navigate to previous parallel book
Right arrow — Navigate to next parallel book
Opt+Cmd+ B — Open Copy Bible Verses tool in a floating window
Opt+Cmd+C — Copy location as [URL] [HTML] [L4] [Wiki] [RL]
Opt+Cmd+F — Open panel in floating window
Opt+Cmd+L — Focus Command bar
Opt+Cmd+R — Enter Full Screen View
Opt+Cmd+W — Close all panels
Opt+Shift+Cmd+F — Dock panel or tab
Opt+Shift+Cmd+1…9 — Set Quick Link (1–9)
Shift+Cmd+C — Show/Hide Table of Contents
Shift+Cmd+E — Replace a reference typed into an app that uses Services with the passage
Shift+Cmd+F — Show/Hide Inline Search
Shift+Cmd+H — Toggle Between Dashboard and Workspace
Shift+Cmd+I – Show Resource Information
Shift+Cmd+K — Erase Highlighting
Shift+Cmd+L — Show/Hide Locator Bar
Shift+Cmd+M — Toggle Multiple Books on/off
Shift+Cmd+N — Copy this panel to a new tab
Shift+Cmd+P — Columns (paged view)
Shift+Cmd+ R — Show/Hide Interlinear Pane
Shift+Cmd+S — Open Search
Shift+Cmd+T – Reopen last closed tab
Shift+Cmd+Opt+V — Paste without formatting
Shift+Cmd+’ — Go to previous window (moves between floating windows and main window)
Shift+Cmd+] — Go to next tab in the list of tabs
Shift+Cmd+[ — Go to previous tab in the list of tabs
Shift+Cmd+Down arrow — Go to next verse, chapter, article, etc.
Shift+Cmd+Up arrow — Go to previous verse, chapter, article, etc.
Shift+Cmd+Right arrow — Go to next equivalent book
Shift+Cmd+Left arrow — Go to previous equivalent book
Shift+Spacebar — Page Up in a book
Spacebar — Page Down in a book
Text Editor
The following shortcuts apply to the Notes text editor.
Cmd+A — Select All
Cmd+B — Bold
Cmd+C — Copy
Cmd+I — Italic
Cmd+K — Insert Hyperlink
Cmd+U — Underline
Cmd+V — Paste
Cmd+X — Cut
Cmd+Z — Undo
Cmd+Shift+U — Toggle Strikethrough (not currently supported)
Cmd+Shift+Z — Redo
Copy Bible Verses
Shift+Cmd+J — Global shortcut to activate the Copy Bible Verses service on macOS. This service causes the Copy Bible Verses tool to open in a floating window from any macOS application (if Logos is running).
Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows)
General
These keyboard shortcuts are available throughout the Windows OS.
Alt+left arrow — Go back
Alt+right arrow — Go forward
Alt+F4 — Close program
Alt+Spacebar — Activate window menu
Ctrl+= — Zoom in
Ctrl+- — Zoom out
Ctrl+A — Select all
Ctrl+C — Copy
Ctrl+P — Opens the Print/Export dialog
Ctrl+T — Open new tab
Ctrl+V — Paste
Ctrl+X — Cut
Ctrl+Y — Redo
Ctrl+Z — Undo
Ctrl+Tab — Go to next tab
Ctrl+Shift+Tab — Go to previously accessed tab
Del — Delete
F5 — Refresh
Logos-Specific
These keyboard shortcuts are specific to Logos.
Alt+C — Go to Command Box
Alt+D — Toggle between Dashboard and workspace
Alt+G — Open/close Guides menu
Alt+H — Open/close History
Alt+L — Open/close Library
Alt+O — Open/close Documents menu
Alt+P — Open/close Help menu
Alt+S — Open Search panel
Alt+T — Open/close Tools menu
Alt+Backspace — Undo
Alt+Enter — Clear and focus Passage List Reference box
Alt+Enter — In a Bible Search displaying multiple versions: Opens the selected Bible to the displayed verse
Alt+Ctrl+Left Arrow — In a Bible Search: Moves the selected Bible to the left
Alt+Ctrl+Right Arrow — In a Bible Search: Moves the selected Bible to the right
Alt+Home — Go to Dashboard (from a floating window)
Alt+Up Arrow — Go to previous verse, chapter, article, etc.
Alt+Down Arrow — Go to next verse, chapter, article, etc
Alt+- — Activate panel menu
Caps Lock — Toggles the Keyboard Selector between the default language and an original language
Ctrl+Alt+Space — Toggle between keyboards in the Keyboard Selector
Ctrl+D — Add current location to Favorites
Ctrl+E — Expand all timeline groups
Ctrl+F — Find / Filter (in this panel)
Ctrl+G — Go to navigation box for the current resource/guide
Ctrl+H — Open History
Ctrl+I — Toggle Inline Reverse Interlinear on or off
Ctrl+K — Apply highlighting
Ctrl+L — Open Library in a floating window
Ctrl+ R — Read Aloud
Ctrl+W — Close panel
Ctrl+Enter — Search for [word, “phrase”] in Top Bible (after typing search term in Command Box)
Ctrl+F4 — Close current panel
Ctrl+F6 — Switch keyboard focus to next panel
Ctrl+F11 — Float a panel
Ctrl+Left arrow — Navigate to previous parallel book (use this if current resource has a horizontal scrollbar)
Ctrl+Right arrow — Navigate to next parallel book (use this if current resource has a horizontal scrollbar)
Ctrl+Page Down — Switch to next tab in the list of tabs
Ctrl+Page Up — Switch to previous tab in the list of tabs
Ctrl+Alt+C — Copy location as [URL] [HTML] [L4] [WIKI] [RL]
Ctrl+Shift+Enter — Carry out an All Search for [word, “phrase”] in Entire Library (after typing search term in Command Box)
Ctrl+Shift+ C - Show/Hide Table of Contents
Ctrl+Shift+ F - Show/Hide Inline Search
Ctrl+Shift+ I - Open Resource Information Panel
Ctrl+Shift+ K - Erase highlighting
Ctrl+Shift+ L - Show/Hide Locator Bar
Ctrl+Shift+M - Toggles Multiple Resources on/off
Ctrl+Shift+N — Copy current panel to a new tab
Ctrl+Shift+P — Columns (paged view)
Ctrl+Shift+ R — Show/Hide Interlinear Pane
Ctrl+Shift+S — Open Search (from a floating window)
Ctrl+Shift+T — Reopen last closed tab
Ctrl+Shift+W — Close all panels
Ctrl+Shift+F6 — Switch keyboard focus to previous panel
Ctrl+Shift+F11 — Dock a panel
Ctrl+Shift+1…9 — Set Quick Link (1–9)
Ctrl+Shift+Left arrow — Previous equivalent book
Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow — Next equivalent book
Delete — In a Bible Search displaying multiple versions: Removes the selected Bible from displayed results
Esc — Dismiss (or exit drawing mode)
F1 — Help Opens Help Center
F2 — Rename the current item
F3 — Navigate to next Find hit
Shift+F3 — Navigate to previous Find hit
F4 (requires Logos Pro) — Toggle the application theme between Light and Dark mode
F7 — Quick comparison of the active verse/selected text
F8 — Enter drawing mode or clear drawing
F10 — Go to menu bar (then press Enter key to open or activate)
F11 — Enter Full Screen view
Right arrow — Navigate to next parallel book
Left arrow — Navigate to previous parallel book
Shift+Spacebar — Page Up in a book
Spacebar — Page Down in a book
Text Editor
The following shortcuts apply to the Notes text editor.
Ctrl+A — Select All
Ctrl+B — Bold
Ctrl+C — Copy
Ctrl+I — Italic
Ctrl+K — Insert Hyperlink
Ctrl+M — Increase Indent
Ctrl+U — Underline
Ctrl+V — Paste
Ctrl+X — Cut
Ctrl+Y — Redo
Ctrl+Z — Undo
Ctrl+Shift+M — Decrease Indent
Copy Bible Verses
Ctrl+Alt+B — Global shortcut to open Copy Bible Verses tool in a floating window from any Windows application (if Logos is running).
Notes Tool
Use the following shortcut keys with your text selected, to quickly add or remove annotations:
H – Applies the last used highlighting style (i.e. it behaves like CTRL/CMD+K).
R – Removes annotations.
Additional Resources
Logos Wiki: Keyboard Shortcuts for macOS
Logos Wiki: Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows