Appendix A: List of Keyboard Shortcuts and Hotkey Combinations

DuckShot may use the same hotkey combinations for different features. However, the use cases will not conflict with each other. The following keyboard shortcuts and hotkey combinations are fixed and cannot be changed. They are made to adapt with most common usage to encourage intuitive workflow.


DuckShot-F1

  • Open web url which links to this user guide.


DuckShot-PrtSc

  • Show DuckShot toolbar.


DuckShot-Ctrl-PrtSc

  • Capture entire screen or multiple screens.


DuckShot-Alt-PrtSc

  • Capture current active window.


DuckShot-Shift-PrtSc

  • Stop recording video or GIF.


DuckShot-Esc

  • Minimize DuckShot toolbar.

  • Stop scrolling capture (long press until scrolling stops).


DuckShot-Ctrl-C

  • Snip and copy image to clipboard.

  • Copy drawing object (when drawing object is selected).

  • Copy highlighted text (when text is highlighted).


DuckShot-Ctrl-X

  • Cut highlighted text (when text is highlighted).


DuckShot-Ctrl-V

  • Paste copied drawing object on screen.

  • Paste copied text (when cursor is inside textbox).


DuckShot-Ctrl-S

  • Snip and quick save.


DuckShot-Ctrl-P

  • Snip and show print dialog.


DuckShot-Ctrl-A

  • Toggle between maximized and restored snip region.


DuckShot-Ctrl-Z

  • Undo changes made in drawing objects.


DuckShot-Ctrl-Y

  • Redo changes made in drawing objects.


DuckShot-Del

  • Delete selected drawing object.


DuckShot-Arrow-Key

  • Move snip region pixel by pixel in arrow direction.


DuckShot-Shift-Up

  • Decrement snip region height pixel by pixel.


DuckShot-Shift-Down

  • Increment snip region height pixel by pixel.


DuckShot-Shift-Left

  • Decrement snip region width pixel by pixel.


DuckShot-Shift-Right

  • Increment snip region width pixel by pixel.