Exempla
User Guide
Reference Menus and shortcuts
Menus and shortcuts

Find every application command

Exempla uses the same menu hierarchy on macOS and Windows. The commands and their enabled states are shared, while their placement follows each operating system.

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macOS

The Exempla, File, Edit, View, Window, and Help menus appear in the system menu bar at the top of the screen.

Windows

The same six menus appear in a compact strip inside the application window, immediately below the title bar.

ApplicationIdentity, updates, appearance

Exempla menu

About Exempla

Shows application identity and version information.

Update available · version

Appears only when a newer version is known. Selecting it opens the release or download page.

Check for Updates…

Runs a manual online check. It is greyed out while Automatically Check for Updates is selected.

Automatically Check for Updates

When selected, Exempla checks after launch only if at least one day has passed since the last check. It performs no checks while the application is closed.

Appearance…

Choose Classic, Aurora, or Clarity (High Contrast), select Light or Dark, and choose the Exempla or a custom accent where available.

Quit Exempla

Closes the application. Save first if the project contains changes you want to keep.

When an update is available, the K button also shows an animated edge sparkle and an Update available label. Use its close control to choose Remind me later or Skip this version. Remind me later hides the notice for one day. Skip this version hides that release until a newer version is found.

FileProjects and imports

Create, open, import, and save

New Project

Starts a new project after Exempla handles any unsaved changes in the open project.

Open Project…

Opens a saved Exempla project.

Open Recent

Lists recently opened projects. Choose Clear Recent Projects to remove the list, not the project files.

Add Text Files…

Imports UTF-8 TXT or DOCX files. See Preparing Your Files.

Save

Saves the current project to its existing location.

Save As…

Saves the project under a new name or in another location.

EditFocused-control commands

Edit the control you are currently using

Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste, and Select All follow the field, editor, list, or table that currently has keyboard focus. The menu refreshes when opened, so commands that do not apply are disabled.

View and WindowWorkspace and window control

Move through the application

The View menu opens Concordance, Word List, Sequences, Statistics, Transcript, Import, or Clipboard. A checkmark identifies the current workspace. It also contains Enter Full Screen or Exit Full Screen.

The Window menu contains Minimize and Center Window. On Windows, it also provides Maximize or Restore. On macOS, standard window behaviour is also available from the traffic-light controls.

HelpDocumentation and support

Open guidance without leaving the command system

Exempla User Guide

Opens this guide when the final website address is connected to the release build.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shows a compact list generated from the application’s current commands.

Report a Problem

Opens the support destination when it is connected for release.

Keyboard reference

Standard shortcuts on both platforms

Keyboard shortcuts for macOS and Windows
CommandmacOSWindows
New ProjectCommand+NCtrl+N
Open ProjectCommand+OCtrl+O
SaveCommand+SCtrl+S
Save AsCommand+Shift+SCtrl+Shift+S
UndoCommand+ZCtrl+Z
RedoCommand+Shift+ZCtrl+Y
CutCommand+XCtrl+X
CopyCommand+CCtrl+C
PasteCommand+VCtrl+V
Select AllCommand+ACtrl+A
Find in TranscriptionCommand+FCtrl+F
Full ScreenControl+Command+FF11

Minimize is Control+M in the current command list. The application’s Keyboard Shortcuts window is the final authority because it reads directly from the live commands.

Focused tablesAdditional keyboard behaviour

Useful keys that depend on the current workspace

Concordance

Enter opens the current occurrence in Transcript view. Space checks or unchecks highlighted rows. Escape removes highlighting. Command+A or Ctrl+A checks all results. Command+C or Ctrl+C copies highlighted rows.

Clipboard

Delete or Backspace removes highlighted rows after the Clipboard table has focus.

Transcript

Command+F or Ctrl+F focuses Find. Enter moves to the next match and Shift+Enter moves to the previous match.

Sidebar Word List

Use arrows, Page Up, Page Down, Home, or End to move. Type letters to jump by word. Enter searches for the current word.

Right-click menusCommands for the selected item

Open actions where the data is

Corpus text

Show Transcription, Text Information, Rename, Check Formatting, Edit Transcript, Replace/Re-import Text, Export Transcript…, Undo Last Transcript Change, group selected texts, or delete.

Speaker and group lists

Rename one speaker code or create a speaker group from several selected speakers. A group menu can set the Active selection, edit members, rename, or delete the group.

Concordance

Open in File View; add selected or all results to the Exempla Clipboard; copy; export selected or all results; or select all.

Clipboard

Export selected rows, export all rows, delete selected rows, or clear the Clipboard.

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