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# Shortcuts

> Snap's global capture shortcuts and window shortcuts, and why a global shortcut can refuse to register.

Snap has two kinds of shortcut, and the difference matters.

* **Global** shortcuts are registered with the operating system. They fire from the system tray
  with Snap's window closed — which is the whole point of a capture tool.
* **Window** shortcuts work only when Snap has focus, like any other application's.

All are rebindable in **Settings ▸ Shortcuts**.

## Global — capture

| Action                    | Default                |
| ------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| Capture a region          | `Shift` `Print`        |
| Capture the whole screen  | `Print`                |
| Capture a window          | `Ctrl` `Print`         |
| Capture a scrolling area  | `Ctrl` `Shift` `Print` |
| Start or stop recording   | `Ctrl` `Shift` `R`     |
| Capture after a delay     | `Ctrl` `Shift` `T`     |
| Open the capture launcher | `Ctrl` `Shift` `Space` |

<Warning>
  **A global shortcut can fail to register.** On a stock Windows 11, the Snipping Tool already owns
  `Print` and `Shift` `Print` — so two of Snap's defaults being refused is the *normal* case, not
  an edge case.

  **Settings ▸ Shortcuts** shows which bindings were refused and what the operating system said
  about it. Either rebind Snap's shortcut, or turn off the Windows setting that gives the Snipping
  Tool the Print key.
</Warning>

The capture actions are **also** bound as window shortcuts. If the operating system grants the
global binding it consumes the key first, so there is no double capture; if it refuses, the window
binding still works while Snap has focus.

## Window — library

| Action                    | Default            |
| ------------------------- | ------------------ |
| New collection            | `Ctrl` `Shift` `N` |
| Import an image…          | `Ctrl` `O`         |
| Show in file manager      | `Ctrl` `Shift` `E` |
| Rename                    | `F2`               |
| Delete                    | `Del`              |
| Export a copy…            | `Ctrl` `E`         |
| Close the current capture | `Ctrl` `W`         |

## Window — editing

| Action                   | Default            |
| ------------------------ | ------------------ |
| Undo                     | `Ctrl` `Z`         |
| Redo                     | `Ctrl` `Shift` `Z` |
| Copy to the clipboard    | `Ctrl` `C`         |
| Duplicate the annotation | `Ctrl` `D`         |
| Select all annotations   | `Ctrl` `A`         |

## Window — annotate

Single letters, matching the tool rail in the design. These are bound but the tools themselves are
[not built yet](/snap/roadmap).

| Tool            | Key |
| --------------- | --- |
| Select          | `V` |
| Numbered steps  | `S` |
| Text callout    | `T` |
| Spotlight       | `O` |
| Crop and resize | `C` |

## Window — view and application

| Action               | Default            |
| -------------------- | ------------------ |
| Show the library     | `Ctrl` `1`         |
| Toggle the sidebar   | `Ctrl` `B`         |
| Toggle the inspector | `Ctrl` `Shift` `I` |
| Zoom in              | `Ctrl` `=`         |
| Zoom out             | `Ctrl` `-`         |
| Fit to the window    | `Ctrl` `0`         |
| Send to Compose      | `Ctrl` `Return`    |
| Settings…            | `Ctrl` `,`         |
| Quit Snap            | `Ctrl` `Q`         |

## Why some keys only work in context

`Del`, `F2` and the single-letter annotation keys are handled by whichever view has focus rather
than being registered application-wide. A window-wide `Del` would delete a capture while you were
editing text in a field, and a global `T` would make typing impossible.

## The tray

A global shortcut is only worth having if Snap is still running when its window is closed. Closing
the window hides Snap to the system tray by default; the tray icon reopens it, and quitting is
explicit.

If you turn the tray icon off in **Settings ▸ System**, closing the window really does quit —
otherwise Snap would become an unreachable background process.